Spoke N Word 262- Brought to you by Tour of August

Sun 08 Aug 10	10174	Cyclecover NSW Elite, U23 and U19 Road Championships	Sun 25 Jul 10 No Late Entries	More Info Start List
Sun 08 Aug 10	10176	Kurrajong Classic	Sun 25 Jul 10	More Info Start List

Taken from St George CC weekly newsletter

It was not a great week for the cycling fraternity, especially St George club members that remembered both Greg Gee and Lance McDonald.

Greg Gee raced with the club in the 1980’s and his red flowing hair was pretty much part of a very good era, especially of junior competitors. Several of those juniors at the time that raced with Greg is Gary Rubie and also Steve Griffiths and the legendary Martin Vinnicombe. There was also John Clissold , cousin of Gary and Shane Sutton.

Greg passed away at age 45 after battling cancer for some time and our thoughts are with his Mum Laurel and sister Julie and Greg’s brother Stuart.

Lance McDonald was one of our super vets that never forgot the good times with the club. Lance moved to Coffs Harbour with work, maintained his strong association with St George and was a frequent visitor to the famous Graham Bennie 2 day tour.

Even when he was unable to compete, due to injury, Lance still travelled to be part of the official contingent and helped those that needed support.

Lance had been in training for a mountain bike challenge in a few weeks time and was to be joined by Gary O’Sullivan. Lance had a heart attack whilst at work in the hospital in Coffs Harbour but was revived and flown to Royal North Shore when he was making good progress before a burst aorta in his heart claimed his life. We wish the family and friends of both former members the very best

START TIMES CLICK HERE

Start / Finish:

Elite & U23 Men start & finish in Piles Road Somersby all other categories will start in Hallards Road, Central mangrove and finish in Piles Road Somersby.

Race distance for Elite & U23 men 36.80 Kms, all other categories 18.60 Kms.

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RIDERS TAKE NOTE- SIGN ON AT PILE ROAD, NOT HALLARDS ROAD.

Registration / sign-on for all Categories:

Pile Road, Somersby (same as Team TT) from 7.30 AM. Riders starting in Hallards Road should make sure they sign-on early enough to allow time to get to their designated start.(35minutes at least)

Parking:

Elite & U23 Men starting at Pile rd, please park in Triennium Road off Pile Rd (same as TTT).

All other categories starting in Hallards Road please park in Nurses Road- turn left from Mangrove Mountain Road opposite Hallards Road. Please do not park in front of houses or driveways. Parking allowed in the Church Grounds 300 metres along Nurses Road on the left.

For the safety of riders, please do not park in Hallards Road. (Zoom in on main map to view Nurses Rd- Look for the car and 'P' symbols)

Parking is also available at the Café in Somersby although we want to keep the number of vehicles on the course to a minimum

General Information:

Toilets will be provided at the Start/Finish in Piles Road and in Nurses Road near Hallards Rd opposite the church drive way.

Commencing last Saturday the 17th July the Dunc Gray track will be open for training for a 4 week trial period as follows:

10.00 AM to 12.45 PM Open training.
1.00 PM to 3.00 PM Sprint only training.
No derny available for either session.

Cost per session $20, Juniors (U17 and under) $10.

Note that because there is no on-site security there will be no vehicle entry, please park in the street and enter using the pedestrian gate.

Barrie McLean will be on site to collect training fees and make conversation, please help out by tendering the correct money. Cycling Australia financial members only, membership card must be shown.

Enquiries contact Barrie: barrie.mclean@cycling.org.au

4 week trial period includes:

Sat 17th July
Sat 24th July
Sat 31st July
Sat 7th August

ALSO! Introducing Wednesday nights 100 laps above the Blue Pace Line starting from 7.15pm!

It is with regret that Cycling NSW advises this year’s Tamworth Two Day Tour has been cancelled.

This has been a difficult decision for the promoters (Tamworth Cycling Club) and Cycling NSW; one that has not been made lightly.

With the recently announced Federal elections scheduled for Saturday 21st August, many voters will be using the same roads as that of our tour creating potential risks that neither the Promoter or Cycling NSW would feel comfortable in attempting to manage.

We looked at alternate dates however with such a packed calendar of events, school holidays, World Road Championships coming up in Melbourne plus the National Road Series events commencing in earnest we could not find a suitable date nor resources to reschedule the event in 2010.

The Tamworth Two Day Tour is a much sought after event on the Cycling NSW road calendar and it will definitely be back on in 2011. We trust that members will be understanding in this instance and appreciate that these circumstances have proven to be outside the promoters and Cycling NSW’s control. Our riders and officials safety must come first.

This may provide many members with the opportunity of transferring their event entry to the John Woodman Memorial, Ride For Life, Cootamundra or the Moree to Inverell events all scheduled around late August early September.

Alternatively members may seek a full race entry refund which can be made to your bank account providing you provide your account details to Linda Hamwi at the Cycling NSW Office or have the funds placed into your race entry credit account for use against future events.

Any queries please contact Linda on 9738 5850 or by email linda.hamwi@cycling.org.au

The first 3 months of 2011 are set to be huge with Cycling NSW promoting 3 National Track Championships with the support of the Bankstown Sports Club.

First off is the National Elite Track Championships, with the omnium event commencing Saturday the 29th of January and official National competition commencing on the 2nd-6th of February. This event is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser as it will showcase Australia’s hottest talents in track cycling. Many riders would have competed at the recent Commonwealth Games- this may be your chance to check out the medallists for yourselves!

Just over a month later the juniors will take stage to show that the future of track cycling in Australia is in safe hands. The juniors will compete from Wednesday March 16th -19th.

And as if that wasn’t enough action - the masters will be out to play 2 days after the young guns to show us they still have it! The masters will be dominating the Dunc Gray Velodrome from Tuesday March 22nd – 27th.

With these A class events throughout the first 3 months of 2011, the Dunc Gray Velodrome is definitely the place to be for excitement, thrills and spills!

The NSW Elite, U23 and U19 Road Championships and Kurrajong Classic close this weekend, Sunday 26th of July.

Enter now!

Event No:10174	Cyclecover NSW Elite, U23 and U19 Road Championships
Promoter:	Parramatta CC
Sponsors:	Cyclecover
Event Date:	Sunday 08 August 2010
Venue:	East Kurrajong, East Kurrajong Road, Stanley Park
Closing Date:	Sunday 25 July 2010 No Late Entries
Start Time:	See Below
Races:	9:00am NSW Elite and U23 Men Road Championships 5 Laps (165km) 9:15am NSW U19 Road Championships 3 Laps (99km) 9:30am NSW Women's Road Championships (Elite and U19) 3 Laps (99km) 9:45am Kurrajong Classic Division 2 - 3 laps (99km) 11:00am Kurrajong Classic Division 3 - 2 laps (66km)
Categories:	JM19, JW19, U/23, Elite Men, Elite Women
Entry Fee:	$30 JM19 $30 JW19 $30 U/23 $30 Elite Men $30 Elite Women
Prize Money:	$3,500 over both events plus NSW Medals for Championship Events
Contact:	Cycling NSW Office ph:(02) 9738 5850 or David MacAlister (AH.) 02 9748 0680
Information:	Riders with an elite licence graded C and below have the option to ride the NSW Championships but have the option to ride the Kurrajong Classic if they wish.

The Graperide organisers, KMS Events are looking for enthusiastic dedicated cyclists to become ambassadors of the Graperide as part of our marketing campaign. All you need to do to win this prestige’s place is to just keep cycling! That’s right guys, all we want you to do is wear the official Graperide Jersey and Bib set that we will supply you in your normal training schedule.

The set is designed and made from Tineli’s super performance material. Head to http://www.graperideaustralia.com/merchandise.html to have a look at the design. For expressions of interest please email Aleece Longbottom at Aleece.Longbottom@cycling.org.au with how many times you ride a week and where you ride. We want to see these sets out on the field so dedicated cyclists only need apply.

And of course we will be seeing all ambassadors at the event in Mudgee on the 13th November. Online entries have just opened so be quick!!

The Following events require commisaires and chief commisaires. If you are a qualified commisaire and are free on these dates please contact Barbara Wyles on (02) 4237 7704 or Linda Hamwi on (02) 9738 5850.

Date	Start Time	Event Name	Commisaires Required	Location
August
Sun 15th	10.00am	John Woodman Memorial Wagga Wagga to Albury	4	Albury CC
Sun 22nd	8.00am	Ride for Like- Centennial Park	3	Centennial Park
September
Sat 4th	10.00am	Inverell to Moree Road Classic	4	Inverell
Sun 5th
Sat 11th	12.00pm	Penganna Goulburn 2 Day (Time Trial)	5	Goulburn
Sat 18th
Sun 19th	7.00am	Southern Hemisphere Cup	3	Eastern Creek Raceway
Sat 16th	????	Sydney Olympic Park Festival of Cycling		Sydney Olympic Park
Sun 17th	????	Sydney Olympic Park Criterium		Sydney Olympic Park

National Junior Road Championships
Stromlo Park, Canberra
Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th September 2010

Cycling NSW is seeking expressions of interest for 5x Team Management Positions for the upcoming 2010 National Junior Road Championships to be held in Canberra from Thursday 2nd September to Sunday the 5th September 2010.

Team Positions:
1 x    Manager
2 x    Development Coaches
1 x    Mechanic
1 x    Chaperone

Date: Depart Sydney: Thursday the 2nd September 2010
Depart Canberra: Sunday the 5th September 2010

Venue: Stromlo Park, Canberra, ACT.

Team: Junior Men 15 & 17’s, Junior Women 15 & 17’s

Team Numbers: Up to 16 athletes and 5 management

Position Entitlements:

Transport to and from Canberra
Team Transport during stay in Canberra
Accommodation for duration of stay in Canberra
2 Team Shirts and a jacket
$250 travel/meal allowance

Click here to read the responsibilities of the management team...>

If you are entering the Masters World Road Championships in Austria between the dates of August 25th - 28th and would like to apply for a CNSW Masters Assistance Package (MAP) please fill out the form provided.

Applications WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED unless they are on the form provided.

Applications for the Masters Road World Champs MAP will close on the 29th of July at 5pm.

PDF MAP Application Form

MAP Criteria

Scott Law, Kirsty Mills and Donna Meehan modelled the new Crimestoppers road shirts for Minister Michael Daley and Peter Price OBE of Crime Stoppers in Hyde Park this morning.

With the emphasis being on cycling safety when training and riding on our roads Peter Price OBE Crimestoppers says these new tops will prove to be one of the safest cycling tops available on the market. Cycling NSW and Bicycling NSW are partnering Crimestoppers and the NSW Government to get the message out there to all road users to promote safe cycling.

Shirts can be purchased by clicking onto http://www.bodytorque.com.au/new/ Have a rider in your bunch purchase one of these shirts and see what a difference in attitude motorists will have when coming across your group on their training ride.
DataDot Technology Ltd have come on board as a partner with Crimestoppers. More information covering DataDot Technologies will be provided to members over coming weeks.

Be seen and stay safe in your new Crimestoppers training road shirts.

Cycling NSW

Week 5 bring it!

Feature Race

The Kirrawee Cycles 1.5km Wheel Race

This week’s feature race will be the Kirrawee Cycles1.5km wheel-race in Round 2
Riders finishing in the top 4 of the warm up scratch race from Div 1-4 will qualify
In the event of a division being split, the top two of each heat will qualify
Handicaps:
Div 1 = 0m
Div 2 = 50m-60m
Div 3 = 100m-110m
Div 4 = 170-180m

The Kirrawee Cycles 1.5km Wheel Race

Prize List

First Place = includes a wicked set of machined alloy sealed bearing rollers
Recommended retail = $349 on sale now at www.kirraweecycles.com.au for $279

This week’s Races

Round 1 warm up Scratch
Round 2 The Kirrawee Cycles 1.5km Wheel-Race
Round 3 ½ field sprints
Round 4 Point’a’Lap
Round 5 Round 5 Combines

Explain these races

Point'a'Lap- The race is run similar to a point score-however each lap is a sprint for first place only and worth one point. The overall winner is the rider with the most points.
Half Field 4 lap scratch/sprint. Your Division will be split into two heats. So if there are 18 riders in div 2 there will be two heats each containing 9 riders. However the maximum in a field is 10 riders, so if we have more than 20 sign on in any division we will actually have 3 heats. The race is run under standard scratch race rules. At only 1km in length this race is considered more like a sprint than a scratch race. Here is a video, but please do not emulate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaW_2E_bPU0

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Photo (c) Cervelo TestTeam

Bicycles.net.au Christopher Jones recently interviewed Cervelo TestTeams Heinrich Haussler. To read this interview, please click here

If you have any suggestions, ideas, stories or news for the Spoke N Word- please contact: aleece.longbottom@cycling.org.au

Cycing NSW

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