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Cycling NSW Weekly e-Letter
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2nd February 2006 |
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SATURDAY @ 11.00 AM: NSW U17 CLUB TEAMS PURSUIT
SATURDAY @
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SATURDAY @ 4.00pm:
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RACING THIS WEEKEND
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Cycling NSW -
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LIDCOMBE CC
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Race Entries closing Sunday 5 FEBRUARY 2006
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE KERSTEN A CHAMPION FOR NSW TEAM
Throwing his hands up in victory as he goes over the finishing line is what most of us are familiar with when it comes to Benny K. But there is another side. Without prompting, without any discussion and without any fanfare Ben took it upon himself to ask personal sponsor and supporter "Champion" to outfit the entire NSW Elite, U19 and AWD track team for the Australian Track Championships and they accepted the challenge. So Benny will be looking at himself many times over as our full NSW team will have the Champion look! The arrangement includes travel bag, shorts, casual shirts and caps. This is a significant contribution from Champion and we sincerely thank them for their support and encouragement. Indeed, thank you Champion and Ben Kersten.
BANKSTOWN CARNIVAL A RIPPER Congratulations to all involved with the Bankstown track carnival. It was a great meet with some fantastic racing. One personal highlight for me was the NSW Womens Scratch Race. The ever improving and talented Kate Bates won the championship in emphatic style but it was the quality of the field which delighted me. Apart from Kate you had Rochelle Gilmore, Skye-lee Armstrong, Amanda Spratt, Toireasa Gallagher and Elizabeth Georgouras amongst the key protagonists. Women’s cycling has come along way and as we witnessed on Saturday night the quality of some of their fields is easily matching that of the men. Oh and it would certainly be remiss of me not to repeat this often quoted line but the support of the Bankstown Sports Club and the Bankstown Council was again very obvious. Attending was key representatives of the club and Bankstown’s very proactive Mayor Clr Helen Westwood. A Club Director who we shall only name as John offered to chauffer some of us home after the big event – now that is service! Great racing – great night.
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 JOSEPH SUNDE MEMORIAL CRITERIUM Another superb day of racing and fundraising at the 13th Annual Joseph Sunde Memorial Criteriums which are dedicated to the memory of Joseph Sunde, who passed away in 1993 after an 18 month battle with leukaemia. The elite race was won by Jeff Hopkins.
Our thanks to the 160 cyclists who competed on the day and
to the spectators and supporters who donated so generously to
raise $3000 for the Children's Cancer
Institute. A special thank you also to the Caravello/FRF
Couriers riders who also donated their prizemoney, to Anthony
Spurgeon for donating his Discovery team kit which he won in the
raffle and to Cycling NSW for donating the race sanction fee.
And of course to the many sponsors, especially Trek Bikes
Australia who provided the raffle prizes and supplied the riders
with a complimentary carry bag and Discovery team water bottle.
Race reports and photos can be viewed on cyclingnews at
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BREAKING NEWS Dunc Gray Velodrome wins rights to host Track Cycling's Masters World Titles The Dunc Gray Velodrome has today announced that the UCI (International Cycling Union) has awarded them the honour of hosting the Track Cycling Masters World Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The velodrome, located at Bass Hill in Sydney's South West, is the state-of-the-art purpose built venue that was used in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The Velodrome's bid was submitted last year and faced strong opposition from Manchester and Los Angeles but at a UCI Board Meeting held in Germany last weekend Sydney was awarded the titles for three years commencing in 2007. Dunc Gray Velodrome's Manager, Peter Johnston said: "We are delighted at this win and look forward to hosting a great week of Masters Cycling in 2007. This gives us our second major annual international meet and sits nicely with the UCI World Cup which we host each year". The major sponsor of this prestigious event will be managers and operators of the Dunc Gray Velodrome, Bankstown Sports Club. Bankstown Sports Club President, Kevin McCormick said: "This is great news, we are pleased to be involved in another International Cycling Event and this further emphasises our commitment to cycling in this State." The event normally attracts more than 300 entries from 21 different countries. It is the Official World Championships for riders over 30 years of age and is run over five days in divisions ranging from 30 - 34 through to 70 + years of age. Dates are yet to be finalised with the UCI, as is the final program.. ___________________________________________________
RIDING FOR FUN? Over the last 6 months we have been working to build closer ties with other organizations interested in promoting cycling and improving conditions for cyclists. One such organization is Bicycle NSW who through their 10,000 members and high profile recreational cycling events work with the government, industry and community to secure improvements to benefit us all. As an indication of our growing partnership we have secured a special deal with Bicycle NSW so that your Cycling NSW membership will entitle you to the special member’s discount of $85 on the NSW Big Ride. From 25 February this ride on the road to Gundagai will travel from Holbrook to Binalong through the picturesque NSW Eastern Riverina for 9 days of fun on 2 wheels! For all the details log on to http://www.bigride.com.au/ Enter the Bicycle Victoria team on the NSW Big Ride on line via this special link http://www.bigride.com.au/enter?team=1626 and quote voucher number 5091 to qualify you for your $85 discount. As part of the Cycling NSW team you get an invite to join in the special team function held in the evening of day two at Café Big.
Kerry Ruffels |
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Entries can now be made on-line for the
NSW Hill Climb Championships,
Mt Panorama Criteriums as well as the
B2B Cyclo Sportif event. ________________________
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INCREDIBLE RATES FOR CYCLING NSW MEMBERS
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Photos ©:David Lane/ actionsnaps.com.au RON BATES MEMORIAL MADISON Three equally strong teams dominated the racing in the Ron Bates Memorial Madison at Hurstville Oval on Sunday night. In front of a large crowd the teams of Ben Kersten and Gavin Bates (Decks by Design), Steve Fitzpatrick and Peter Fitzpatrick (Kareela Tool and Die), and Chris Sutton and Warren Scott (Dynafurn) put on a show that was only decided in the last sprint of the final session. In a super fast race driven by Cofidis Professional Chris Sutton and the Fitzpatrick brothers, it took all of Kersten's sprinting power to ultimately succeed by just two points from Sutton and Scott with the Fitpatrick's only one point behind them. All credit to big Benny who was recovering from food poisoning and at the race end had no recollection of any of the sprints. The evening had a great turn up with competitive racing in all grades from U9's through to Elite. See the full
story Click Here
WHAT'S
HAPPENING
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We are asking for expressions
of interest from members who wish to gain their SkillCycle
Coaching accreditation. SkillCycle coaches are qualified
to run skill and bike setup sessions, assist at club
development sessions and to run the Sports
Commission/Cycling Australia Accredited J-Cycle and Skill
Cycle courses.
Course duration one day,
accreditation is obtained on the day and places limited to
10 people.
Cost will depend on the venue
be should be around $65 per person .
It is our intention to hold
the course where it is convenient for those attending so
why not organise 10 people from your club or join with
another club in close proximity and if possible we will
present a course some where convenient to all.
The majority of course content
is mandatory but there is enough flexibility to allow the
inclusion of information that may be specific to your club's
needs.
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CLARENCE
ST CUP
25 FEBRUARY 2006 DUNC GRAY VELODROME TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CYCLING NSW OFFICE PHONE: 9738 5850 PRICES: ADULTS $15.00 SENIOR CARD HOLDERS: $10.00 CHILDREN, UNDER 17'S: $2.00 |
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LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE We are happy to say that the first Level 1 course for 2006 has been oversubscribed. The next course will be held on Saturday the 13th/ Sunday the 14th of May. Information including cost, time table and application details will be in next weeks Newsletter. Applications will probably taken be via our race entry system. Numbers will be limited to 15
people so when the info is available apply as coon as possible so
you don't miss out. The course has been substantially revised by the
Sports Commission and Cycling Australia resulting in some changes to
the content to make it a better package. For information check next
weeks Newsletter or contact:
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NSW SPORTS FEDERATION ANNUAL AWARDS Nominations are in for the NSW Sports Federation annual awards. This year cycling has been highly represented in each category with the following nominations: Male Athlete of the Year: Ben Kersten Female Athlete of the Year: Katherine Bates Male Junior Athlete of the Year: Chris Sutton Female Junior Athlete of the Year: Skye-lee Armstrong Athlete with a disability: Lindy Hou Coach of the Year: Gary Sutton Congratulations to all those nominated!
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ONLY $5 Juniors and $10
SENIORS Contact Barrie: (02) 9738 5850
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MEMBERSHIPS
To renew your Cycling Australia
Cycling Membership all you have to do is go to the Cycling Australia website
and follow all the prompts.
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Tickets for the World Cup
are on sale through Ticketmaster:
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