Spoke n Word -Issue 203

Sun 24 May 09	09118	Ken Dinnerville Memorial Handicap	Sun 10 May 09 No Late Entries	More Info Start List
Sun 24 May 09	09119	The Great Hunter Cycling Classic V2B CycloSportif Challenge- Fun Ride	Sun 10 May 09	More Info
Sun 24 May 09	09120	The Great Hunter Cycling Classic V2B CycloSportif Challenge- Long Course	Sun 10 May 09	More Info
Sun 24 May 09	09121	The Great Hunter Cycling Classic V2B CycloSportif Challenge- Short Course	Sun 10 May 09	More Info
Sat 30 May 09	09122	Goulburn Junior 2 Day Tour (U9-JM19 + Women)	Sun 17 May 09	More Info
Sat 30 May 09	09124	Sydney Road Titles	Sun 17 May 09 No Late Entries	More Info Start List

Races closing this weekend

Sat 06 Jun 09	09126	McDonalds Classics Handicapped Road Race	Sun 24 May 09 No Late Entries	More Info Start List
Sat 06 Jun 09	09132	Tamworth Junior 2 Day Tour	Sun 24 May 09	More Info Start List
Sun 07 Jun 09	09128	Wagga McDonalds Classics Criteriums	Sun 24 May 09	More Info Start List

V2B

Online entries for the V2B are now closed, yet riders can enter at the event!

Be sure to arrive early in order to receive your number and transponder as this a timed event!

For information on how to attach your transponder, click here

GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION

The V2B Cyclo Sportif Challenge is open to Cycling NSW members and the general public catering to riders 18 years and over.

Entry includes a competitors T-Shirt and a bottle of wine

(or sports drink for riders under 18 years of age).

Approx 100km long course will be 5 laps of a approx 19km circuit around wineries.

NSW Road Series points on offer. -Elite Men, Women/U19 Women, U/23 Men , U/19 Men (Juniors will participate in the short course)

3 Team classifications- Sport Club, Race Club and Corporate Teams.
Team members will not be eligible for individual prizes.

All riders who finish will receive a certificate including their finish time.
Age Categories:

18-22 years
23-34 years
35-49 years
50-64 years
65+ years

Event Start Times:

Family Fun Ride: 7:30am
Short Course: 8:20am
Long Course: 8:30am

Registration will be at the rotunda in front of Oscars Cafe at Hunter Valley Gardens, Broke Rd Pokolbin

All Participants must be registered 30 minutes prior to their event start time.

Online entries have closed. Entry will be accepted at the registration 1 hour prior to start time.

For more information click here

2009 NSW Masters Club Shield

Congratulations to all riders who took part in what was a fantastic weekend of racing and weather!

And a special thankyou to all volunteers, organisers, and riders for making this a truly great, smooth running event.

A special congratulations goes to the winner of the NSW Masters Club Shield, the

Sutherland Shire Cycling Club!

		Crit		Road		Total
Overall place	Club	Start	Place	Start	Place
1	Sutherland Shire CC	51	79	105	161	396
2	Tuggeranong Vikings CC	42	73	90	149	354
3	Waratah Veterans CC	48	64	95	122	329
4	Penrith Panthers CC	42	105	75	97	319
5	Illawarra CC	69	12	120	88	289
6	Nowra Velo Club	24	55	85	120	284
7	Canberra Cycling Club	36	55	95	89	275
8	Northern Sydney CC	36	24	65	123	248
9	Hunter District CC	24	52	50	104	230
10	Randwick Botany CC	39	39	70	57	205

Congratulations also to the Penrith Panthers who did astonishingly well on their placing points in the criterium.

2009 Cycling NSW Road Camp Overview

Last weekend's (15-17th May 09) CNSW Development & Training Camp was treated to some climatic extremes with day 1 and 3 fine and sunny but a cold windy conditions blowing in for Saturdays road race which made the event a test of the toughest with the race climbing up into the hills south of Bathurst.

Click here to read more and see more camp photos!

Seersy's weekend review

CNSW Bathurst Junior Development Camp 15th – 17th May

Our weekend in Bathurst was a great experience, for athletes, parents also us the coaches.

In all we had 50 people attend the camp, the Newhaven Park Lodge our new home for the next 3 days, Chris, Bernadette and Dorothia our hosts, they cooked up a treat and made us feel like we were at home.

This warm hospitality was needed as after the groups arrival on Friday evening the heavens opened up, the wind blew and our Junior riders learnt more about themselves and the sport of cycling and how they need to prepare for all conditions that may arise as they strive to be competitive.

Friday Evening.

After dinner an overview of the camp, with a focus on road safety, we also discussed tomorrows training ride and course assessment for the Saturday afternoon Bathurst Club race.

Saturday Morning.

After breakfast the riders were split into 2 x groups and assessed the climb and race finish. We were assisted by parents and coaches.

Each rider set their own goals and race plan for the Club race which was a 36km handicap against all ages from the Bathurst club.

Saturday Afternoon Racing

The afternoon was a shocker, cold, wind and sleet greeted our Junior Camp riders as they set out the 4km journey to the race start.

Our girls on go, the boys spread throughout the field with the scratch markers Tim Guy, Blair Windsor and Angus Tobin in hot pursuit. Tim was looking to celebrate his Birthday with a win.

The Course included a 10km gradual climb which into the wind and freezing conditions proved to be very testing. This meant a 10 km descent with a cross tail wind blowing our sub 60kg riders in all directions whilst spinning and endeavouring to perfect the pedalling technique to maintain contact with their older and bigger gear riding competitors. This they did with a smile on their (or was that a grimace) the WOW factor of Tim Guys performance to take out first and fastest was a hot topic in the race debrief.

Saturday Evening

The race analysis and debrief prior to dinner was an interesting discussion with riders giving their brief in front of the group. The various versions in this debrief were extremely entertaining and added a media aspect to the camp.

After the roast chicken dinner the athletes had a Bicycle Maintenance and basic repair session. The parents enjoyed a Development forum with Mark Windsor while the riders watched the Tour De France.

Sunday Morning

Clear skies and sunshine greeted with temperature of -5 and ice covered cars and decent fog.

A recovery ride onto the famous Mt Panorama race circuit, unable to do a full lap due to a motor bike event, however we still got to ride Conrod and Pitt Straight.

After a shower and Dorothea's scones with jam and cream and home made cakes the group were entertained with an informal discussion by local Continental Team riders Blair Windsor and Tim Guy.

These 2 now young men discussed the highs and lows of their junior cycling career, balancing cycling/study/everyday life, where they are now and also their future goals.

Both boys are in a Continental Team Blair – Budget Fork Lifts and Tim – Nestle and both study full time Bachelor of Education Degrees.

Questions and Answers to Blair and Tim rounded off the Camp weekend.

A special thanks to the New Haven Park staff for making our weekend enjoyable, coaches Glen Carter, Mark Windsor, Mick Marshall form Bathurst and Iain Hume, Greg Scott, Nigel Irvine from Wagga for assisting in on and off the road, the Bathurst Cycle Club and parents and athletes for their participation.

See you on the road or maybe the next camp,

Seersy

Metroll Tamworth Junior Tour introduce Yellow and KOM Jerseys for 2009

1. Yellow & KOM/QOM Jerseys

The junior tour will comprise a time trial and three road races. Timing of race events will be performed by Cycling NSW.

The winners of the first road race in the U13 to U17 categories will be provided with a yellow jersey to wear in the next stage of the tour. At the conclusion of each stage, the yellow jersey will be retained if the wearer holds the lead or handed to the new leader.

NSW representatives for Junior World Championship

Cycling NSW and the Board would like to congratulate the following riders for being selected to represent Australia at the UCI Junior Road World Championships in Moscow, Russia from the 7th to 9th of August.

Megan Dunn
Aaron Donnelly
Lachlan Morton (reserve)

Immediately following the Junior Road World Championships is the Junior Track World Championships (11th- 15th August). Two NSW riders have been selected for the Australian team:

Alex Carver
Megan Dunn

We congratulate all selected riders on this fantastic achievement, and hope to see some fantastic results!

CNSW would especially like to congratulate Megan Dunn for being selected in both disciplines, as this is a truly outstanding accomplishment for this young rider.

Good luck to all riders on this magnificent feat and we can only imagine what successes lie ahead for these great young cyclists.

RAW Track is back for 2009!

RAW Track is back again for 2009, we are exactly four Weeks out from Week 1 on Friday June 19. The season will run for 15 weeks concluding on Friday September 25.

The RAW media launch of what's new for 09 can be found by clicking on the video link below.

Till June 19; "if it isn't fixed, it's broken!'

NSW Junior Championships- Port Macquarie

The 2009 Peak Coffee NSW Junior Road Championships is only 2months away! Watch this space each week for more information on what will surely be a great weekend of racing.

TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Sat 15th (from 9am)

CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS: Sat 15th August (from 12.30pm)

ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Sun 16th August (from 8am)

To view the event flyer, click here

or visit:

www.portmaccycleclub.com.au

CNSW Sprint and Endurance coaches appointed

The board and management of Cycling NSW wish to advise the appointments of Sean Eadie and Mick Kejda to the positions of Sprint and Endurance coaches, for NSWIS/CNSW.

Both coaches took up their positions as of Wednesday the 20th of May.

We congratulate them on their new positions and wish them well in their rolls.

M7 Cycleway

Dear Riders,

Cycling NSW was recently made aware of hoodlum behaviour on the Westlink M7 Cycleway such as rock throwing, debris, and wire being strung across the cycleway. In an attempt to rectify this situation, Cycling NSW wrote an email to the RTA noting its frustration and concern for the safety of riders. We would like to thank the RTA and M7 for their prompt reply, and the steps they have put in place to resolve these issue.

Response Email:

Good Morning Kevin

Your email was passed on to Westlink by the RTA.

Westlink shares your concern and frustration.

Westlink has investigated the incident and notes that the wire used was cut from the shared path fencing balustrade. We also note that incidents of anti social behaviour seem to be concentrated in the area between Woodstock Ave Glendenning and Sunnyholt Rd Kings Langley.

In an effort to improve safety, Westlink will remove all the wire from the shared path balustrade between these two locations. This work will be completed in the coming days. If we find that other areas on the shared path are targeted, we will remove the wire from these sites as well.

In addition to this action, Westlink will increase its security along the shared path by the Police and our incident response team. We hope these actions will discourage further events. However, as you can appreciate; this type of anti social behaviour is difficult to control, and ultimately, is a Police matter.

Thank you for your interest and concern. Please feel free to contact me directly should you have any other information or feedback.

Regards

John

All cyclists please remember to be cautious and safe at all times on the road.

Thank you,

Aleece Longbottom

WMG Figures

There are currently 899 event entries for the World Masters Games!

Hurry to get your entries in so you dont miss out on this fantastic international event!

Cycling at Information for WMG!

Competition dates

Track: 10-13 October 2009
Criterium: 14 October + 18 October 2009
Individual time trial: 15 October 2009
Road race: 16-17 October 2009

Competition venues

Track: Dunc Gray Velodrome, Bass Hill
Road - Criterium (men): Lansdowne Park, Lansvale and Royal Botanic Gardens
Road - Criterium (women): Dunc Gray Velodrome Criterium Track, Bass Hill
Road - Time Trial and Road Race: Eastern Creek Raceway and Western Sydney International Dragway, Eastern Creek

Age categories

Men: 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+
Women: 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+

Age determined as at 31 December 2009.
Competitors must compete in their actual age category only.
Competitors must have a UCI-affiliated licence but Australian competitors who do not have a UCI or domestic licence may be able to obtain a temporary permit, based on experience, for a small fee.

Events

Track
Pursuit: Men 30 through 44 (3,000m), men 45 and over and women all age categories (2,000m)
Scratch: Men 30 through 44 (10km), men 45 and over and women all age categories (5km)
Sprint: Men and women all age categories (three laps)
Team Sprint: Men <135 and men 135+ only (three riders per team)
Time Trial: Men 30 through 39 (1,000m), men 40-44 (750m), men 45 and over and women all age categories (500m)

Road
Criterium: Men 30 through 49 (40 minutes plus three laps), men 50 and over and women all age categories (30 minutes plus three laps)
Time Trial: Men and women all age categories (18km)
Road Race: Men 30-34 (106km), men 35-39 (98km), men 40 through 54 (78km), men 55 through 64 and women 30 through 49 (59km), men 65 and over and women 50 and over (47km)

CNSW Membership Gauge- MAY!

Not long til we reach our target!

Battle on the Boarder!

The Battle is On!

QLD v NSW

Tour De Tweed!

Fri 5th June to Mon 8th June

ENTRIES CLOSE 29th MAY 2009

Click here to read more!

NSW Sports and Recreation Coaching Courses

NSW Sports and Recreation are doing vairous coaching courses throughout May and June 2009. If you would like any more information about these courses, please click the links below.

Course 1: Core Strength and Flexibility

Course 2: Basic Nutrition, Games Sense, Fun Warm ups.

To find out general information about coaching courses with CNSW, click here.

Race Credits: Largest Family in NSW

The NSW Office has compiled the family credits for 2009 and the largest family is the Lewis family in Tamworth with 6 affiliated family members registered at the one address.

We have a number of families with 5 members including: The Heffernan's of Illawarra CC, the Mullany family of Illawarra CC, the Van Gelder's of Lidcombe Auburn CC the Saunder's of Tamworth CC, the Small family of Dulwich Hill BC and the Murray family of Inverell CTC.

Cycling NSW would like to congratulate all the families and clubs that are taking advantage of the NSW family credit scheme in 2009.

Lauren Kitchen's report from America

On tour with the Australian National Women's Team

Week One

Well it all began on Wednesday the 13th of May when I flew out of Aus bound for Pennsylvania, USA. After a few days of traveling and a few too many airports we arrived at our destination located in Ephata, Pennsylvania. The team currently consists of Bridie O'Donnell, Belinda Goss, Carlee Taylor, Davina Summers and myself, As well as Martin Barras and Beth Duryea. I was lucky enough with Belinda to score the master suite so we are very comfortable in the largest room in the house.

Our first race was the Bank of America Grand Prix Wilmington criterium held on Saturday the 16th. The field consisted of many high status riders for the America racing scene. This was a criterium located in the main street of Wilmington, basically a rectangle course with very long straights and an uphill finish. Four of our team started the race being; Belinda, Bridie, Davina and myself. The field of 85 starters quickly dwindled down and after a few break aways and many attempts to split the field we headed into the last lap with only 13 girls left in contention. Belinda managed to step onto the podium with a 2nd place, after going down hard earlier in the race along with a dozen other girls. I finished 6th overall, we were happy with our first race overseas and first race as a team on this tour.

The following day we headed to Baltimore for the Kelly Cup/Bike Jam criterium. This was held over a large circular course with out any major corners being 1.1miles around. With very different conditions to yesterday we attacked the race differently, We sent Bridie up the road after only three laps and basically neutralised the front of the bunc, shutting down any attacks or chases. Bridie won the race after a 16 mile ITT, I finished 4th overall and the other girls close behind. Very happy as a team to have pulled off our first win and keen to get another few this weekend coming!

This weekend we are racing a 65km road race at pooley, followed by a criterium in Washsington on the Sunday, then on Monday the 'World-championships of criterium racing' at Sommerville before heading to Montreal to prepare for the world cup and tour.

So we have raced a few bike races, hit up the chocolate factory at Hersey's, been shopping for a few hours, won some prize money, found the best spots for internet coverage around our house as well as enjoying the fanastic views over the Lancaster county from our mountain top house.

Lauren

Cycing NSW