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After the criteruims and time trials, the Australian road national championships reaches a crescendo this weekend with the elite men's and women's road races. The women will tackle the 10.2km Buninyong circuit ten times while the men will complete 18 laps of the same course for a distance of 183.6km. The race will start and finish on Warrenheip Street where big screens and radio will keep spectators up to date on the races. The climb up Mt Buninyong will once again be decisive in the outcome of the race with fans packing the road side to give the race a European feel.