With less than a kilometre to go in the Bathurst2Bathurst (B2B) men's 100km long course, there was no doubt the race would go down to the wire between brothers Sam or Ben Hill.
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But after winning the elite men's division hill climb at Harris Park on Saturday, Ben Hill - who represents the Canberra Cycling Club - was more than willing to hold off and offer his younger brother Sam - who represents the Hunter District Cycling Club - the victory, which could've went either way.
"After a few late attacks, Ben and I were in a two-man lead at the front," Sam Hill said after the race.
"I asked Ben, 'Do you mind if I win?' He said no worries and I was like thank you so much, so we came across the line together."
The win for Hill marks the second consecutive year that his won the event, having finished ahead of Luke Cridland and Angus Calder in second and third respectively in 2019.
This year he finished ahead of his brother in second and Bathurst Cycling Club's Will Hodges in third.
Hill explained how the race unfolded, saying that he built a strong lead by the time he conquered Mount Rockley.
"We tried to split up Mount Panorama but it was unsuccessful because we all came back together," he said.
"After a lot of attacks, I eventually found myself up the front solo.
"I went over the KOM by myself and I was out there hovering about a minute ahead of the peloton.
"Then Ben, Cam Roberts and Will Hodges bridged across. I saw them coming so I sat up, chopped off and we just extended the gap all the way to the line."
When asked whether winning the B2B or his brother winning the hill climb on Saturday, Hill believed Sunday's event was the better one to win.
"I'd say today was the better one to win, but in the context of what happened," he said.
"Ben's win [in the hill climb on Saturday] was the better result. I tried as best as I could to beat him but I couldn't.
"But today, coming into the sprint, Ben could've put me on toast if he wanted too, but he decided he'd let me have, which I'm thankful for.
"He's a good older brother."
Hill finished first in a time of two hours, 26 minutes and 58.23 seconds, with his brother just .20 of a second behind him.
Roberts, who was also contesting the podium positions, would eventually finish four, almost a minute behind Hodges in third.
Randwick Botany Cycling Club member Brayden Bloch won the 50km men's short course in a time of 1:30:05, while Josie Talbot of the Camden Cycling Club, was the winner in the women's.
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