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Top cyclist Alex Wohler currently has the Green Sprint Jersey in the 2012 Queensland Road Team Series which will continue this weekend in the South Burnett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 5, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett motorists have been urged to keep an eye out for teams of cyclists who will be competing on local roads over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Round 4 of Cycling Queensland’s\u00a02012 Queensland Road Team Series<\/strong> will be held in two stages on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s stage will start at noon at the Maidenwell Hotel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sixteen teams of six riders will complete three laps of a 37km circuit which takes in the Kingaroy-Cooyar and Brooklands-Pimpimbudgee roads.<\/p>\n

Organisers say the Maidenwell Hotel would be an ideal location to catch the riders each time they cross under the banner for intermediate and final sprints.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s stage will start at 11:00am at the Youth Park in Somerset Street, Kingaroy. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The riders will complete four laps of a 36km course that includes Somerset Street, Harris Road, Kingaroy-Barkers Creek Road, North Branch Road, Booie-Crawford Road, Bunya Highway, Taylors Road, Schellbacks Road, Fisher Street and Alford Street.<\/p>\n

The CTC Youth Centre in Somerset Street would be an ideal vantage point as the riders will sprint each time they cross the under the finish banner.<\/p>\n

Hot food will also be available courtesy of the Kingaroy Lions Club.<\/p>\n

Race spokeswoman Wendy Sanders<\/strong> said the series was for amateur cyclists aged 19 and above. Some of these cyclists could be the professionals of the future, including potential Olympians and Tour de France competitors.<\/p>\n

No roads will be closed for the race however police and SES will be supervising to help keep both riders and motorists safe.<\/p>\n

This is the second year that a round of the Queensland Road Teams series has been held in the South Burnett, however last year’s event was just one day.<\/p>\n

The extension to a two-day event should provide a boost to the local economy with competitors and their support staff staying overnight in the region.<\/p>\n

Queensland Road Teams – Results Going Into Round 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n