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23 Jul 2008: Budget Forklifts and Shotz Sports Nutrition Team for the 2008 NRS: With the exciting release of details of the Cycling Australia revamped 2008 NRS Team Series, Budget Forklifts and Shotz Sports Nutrition have fast tracked plans to back an Elite Men’s Cycling team to contest the major events on the Australian Domestic Cycling scene. Read More 23 Jul 2008: NSW Individual Time Trial Championship Start Times: The start times for the NSW Individual Time Trial Championships have been allocated and are available for viewing on the race information page. Read More 22 Jul 2008: News from Harper the Guide Dog July 2008 Pre-Holiday: This is the last newsletter before I go on my two months holiday. That is right, while Lindy is off to Pre-Paralympic training camp in Queensland and Perth, and then the Paralympics in Beijing, I will be on my well earned holiday. Read More 22 Jul 2008: NSW Individual Time Trial Championship Categories: With some age categories not receiving sufficient entry numbers (3 entries) to hold a valid championship, the following age categories have been combined. MMAS8 and MMAS9 will be MMAS8/9. WMAS3 and WMAS4 will be WMAS3/4. WMAS5 and WMAS7 will be WMAS5+. Start times will be available later this afternoon. 21 Jul 2008: 2008 UCI World Track Masters Championships: The 14th annual UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships 2008 will be staged at the Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney Australia from the 14th – 19th October. This year’s event will include a Cycling Expo on the weekend of the Championships, 18th-19th October. Read More
21 Jul 2008: Cycling Art Display in Gosford: To coincide with the 2008 Beijing Games, an eclectic mix of Chinese bicycle art and photos will be on display at the Where for Art Thou Gallery, Gosford Town Centre, from 4-9 August, as part of The Beijing Bicycle Art and Photo Exhibition. Read More
16 Jul 2008: 2008 UCI Junior World Track Championships- Cape Town: Gary Sutton has once again lead the Australian Junior Team to a prolific run of Gold medals at the UCI Junior World Championships. Read More 15 Jul 2008: Tamworth 2 Day Tour- Follow Vehicles required: Tamworth CC have requested assistance in follow and lead vehicles for the Tamworth 2 Day Tour on 9/10th August. If you are able to assist in the running of the event by following the race, please contact Kerry Maher on kezrick@bigpond.com or 67655841
14 Jul 2008: 2008 UCI Junior World Track Championships- Cape Town: Australian Juniors are continuing their domination at the Junior World Track Cycling Championships in South Africa. At the completion of day 2 of track competition Australia has won 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 bronze medal. NSW Juniors, of which we have 7 members in this years team are performing admirably with Megan Dunn, Dubbo CC (Scratch Race), Ashley Ankudinoff, St George CC (Individual Pursuit) and our Junior Men’s Team Pursuit Team of which Luke Davison Sydney CC was a member donning the world championship jerseys, whilst Scott Law, Illawarra CC & Peter Lewis, Hunter District CC were members of the Team Sprint taking out the silver medal, while Paul Fellows rode courageously to win bronze in the Keirin. Congratulations must also go to our Team Management and Coaching staff, who under the guidance of our maestro head coach, Gary Sutton have done a marvellous job in getting our riders to the required levels coming off our winter season. Lauren Kitchen will ride the Road Time Trial on Friday. For full results click onto the UCI website at www.uci.ch 11 Jul 2008: Exclusive interview with Cadel Evans online at SBS: Silence Lotto's Australian race favourite, Cadel Evans, chats exclusively with SBS's Cycling Expert, David McKenzie, about the first week of the 2008 Tour de France To watch the interview go to www.sbs.com.au/tdf. Other video content online at SBS after stage 6: - Stage 6 Cadel lashes out - Stage 6 Highlights - Stage 6 Yellow jersey crashes - Media scrum Daily podcasts of the morning update program and key interviews are available on sbs.com.au/tdf as well as full stage profiles, maps, race results and standings, expert blogs (including Cadel Evans) and photo gallery. Stage 7 of the Tour de France commences LIVE on SBS tonight at 10pm. 10 Jul 2008: Urgent Help Required for NSW Road Championships & Kurrajong Classic: Cycling NSW and Parramatta CC require HELP to run the NSW U19, U23 Men and Elite Men & Women NSW Open Road championships at Kurrajong on Sunday 3rd August. The circuit is approximately 33klms. Help us to protect our riders and the general public and witness the races unfold. Up to 50 officials and volunteers are required for these events to enable us to comply with Traffic Management Plan requirements as well as Cycling NSW Championship rules and race conditions. We are not asking for an all day commitment, help during one event only would suffice! We need: 1 x Lead vehicle and driver 8 x Spares vehicles plus drivers 8 x assistants for spares vehicles to help change wheels in need etc. BBQ cooks Volunteers to deliver refreshments to Officials and volunteers around course. Some petrol money will be paid for volunteers using their cars. Please email Judy Bates at judybates@optusnet.com.au to confirm your help for these championship events.
09 Jul
2008:
NSW Commissaires Meeting:
on
the 16th August at 10am the NSW College
Commissaires meeting will take place at DGV conference
room. We are calling for nomination to the technical
commission at this time also. The general business of
the meeting will be a forum/seminar to discuss rule
changes, the role of commissaire before and after his
appointment and more. For those wishing to be nominated to the NSW technical commission to be received by Cycling NSW by the close of business on Friday 18th of July 08. We are all aware that it will be difficult for some people to get to the meeting, and we will endeavour in the next 6 months to make arrangements in the various country divisions to come out a conduct similar seminars. We will look at the calendar and try where possible tie in with an event. Please indicate your attendance or not by Monday 11 August for catering purposes. 08 Jul 2008: Cycling NSW is seeking expressions of interest from members to fill the Team Management Positions for the NSW Team to attend the Junior National Road Championships: Cycling NSW is seeking expressions of interest for Five Team Management Positions for the upcoming 2008 National Junior Road Championships to be held in Canberra from Thursday 4th September to Monday the 8th September 2008. Read More
08 Jul 2008: Mudgee 90km Mark Dwyer Handicaps: The handicaps for the Mudgee 90km Mark Dwyer Handicap have been placed on the race information page. Riders wishing to change their handicap should contact Peter Tomlinson at pt2587@bigpond.com.au Mudgee 90km Mark Dwyer Handicap 08 Jul 2008: Cycling NSW Membership sets new record: Cycling NSW membership on Friday 4th July passed last years record membership of 5,176 members. Currently sitting at 5,204 members and with 6 month licenses now available, CEO Kevin Young is confident our membership will reach 5,400 members for 2008. The lucky winner of the $50 fuel voucher for being the 5,177th member to affiliate in 2008 goes to Penrith Panthers Cameron Weekes. Congratulations Cameron and thankyou to all Clubs for getting behind our growth initiatives throughout the year. Cycling NSW. 08 Jul 2008: Muswellbrook Rosemount Estate Women's Grades: Muswellbrook CC has confirmed that it will run an A and B grade in the Women's division for the racing at Rosemount Estate. Current entry numbers in the Explorer are only sufficient for a single women's grade. For more information about the racing at Muswellbrook on the 19/20 July click through on the following links: Rosemount Estate Open Muswellbrook Explorer 07 Jul 2008: Tour de France Results- Sydney Morning Herald Coverage: Cycling NSW would like to inform its members that the Sydney Morning Herald is maintaining a page with specifically Australian coverage of the Tour de France. Rupert Guiness covers the previous night's results each morning with Australian results so you can monitor the results of your Australian riders such as Bathurst sprinter Mark Renshaw. www.smh.com.au/sport/tour_de_france/
04 Jul 2008: SBS coverage of the 2009 Tour de France: SBS will again be providing extensive coverage of the Tour de France. SBS have provided us with a schedule of the screening times of each stage and a brief description of the stage Read More
03 Jul 2008: 2009 Australian Youth Olympics Festival: The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will once again conduct the Australian Olympic Youth Festival (AYOF) at the Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney 14 to 18 January 2009: Read More 01 Jul 2008: Muswellbrook Weekend Details: Muswellbrook CC have provided maps, race profiles and the programs for the Rosemount Estate Open and Muswellbrook Explorer on the weekend of the 19/20 July. More information can be located on the race information pages: Rosemount Estate Open Muswellbrook Explorer
01 Jul 2008: Good Sports Update: Members can click on the following link to read the latest update for Good Sports: Good Sports Update
30 Jun 2008: Cadel Evans set to Create Cycling History in 2008 on SBS: “Cadel Evans is poised to create a slice of history when he competes in cycling's biggest event of the year,” said SBS sport presenter, Michael Tomalaris, who will host his thirteenth Tour de France for SBS this July. Read More 27 Jun 2008: Full Team for the Beijing Olympics: Cycling Australia has announced the full team to represent Australia at the Beijing Olympics later this year. Read More 26 Jun 2008: RAW- Race All Winter: Race All Winter (previously FNWTR) Race Information for week 2. Read More 25 Jun 2008: Coaching Accreditation Courses: Cycling NSW will be running Cycle Skills and Level 1 coaching courses in the month of September for members looking to gain accreditation to coach in the future. For more information follow these links; Cycle Skills Course Level 1 Course
19 Jun 2008: RAW- Race All Winter: Race All Winter (previously FNWTR) Race Information for week 1. Read More 16 Jun 2008: More Live Tour action on SBS in 2008 than ever before: In its 18th year showcasing the Tour de France, the worlds most prestigious and celebrated cycling event, SBS will broadcast more LIVE action than ever before. Read More 12 Jun 2008: Entries in the 2008 UCI World Masters Championships: Hosted by the Bankstown Sports Club, the 13th UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships were conducted last year for the first time in Australia. Read More 12 Jun 2008: Cycling Australia Pre-Nominations for the 2008 Olympic Games Sprint Team: Cycling Australia today named five cyclists it intends to nominate to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection in the Australian team for the 2008 Olympic Games. Read More 10 Jun 2008: 6 month Licences: Cycling NSW has announced the prices for 6 month licences to the end of 2008. Read More 10 Jun 2008: Cycling Australia nominations for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing: Cycling Australia is pleased to announce the cyclists it intends to nominate to the Australian Paralympic Committee for selection in the Australian Team for the 2008 Paralympic Games being staged in Beijing from 6 to 17 September. Read More
05 Jun 2008: Cycling NSW Membership to reach record numbers: Cycling NSW is set to eclipse last years record membership recording in excess of 5,000 members with still a few of months of the 2008 membership year to go. Read More
30 May 2008: Jayme Paris Comedy Night Fundraising Event: Have a blast, bring your friends, family & colleagues and enjoy this evening of dinner and comedy entertainment whilst raising funds for Paralympian Jayme Paris. Read More 29 May 2008: Women's Track Day at Sydney: The Masters Commission is running a come and try track day for womens masters riders to experience track riding or build on their skills, to be held on July 20 9am to 5pm at Dunc Gray Velodrome at Bass Hill. Read More 27 May 2008: Commissaires Required for the Road Season: Cycling NSW is communicating a request for all registered commissaires to consider assisting at NSW Open events to assist the events to function as planned. As the NSW Calendar grows more commissaires will be required and all events offer the opportunity for less experienced commissaires to build on their experience. To view the commissaire roster use the following link. Read More 26 May 2008: NSW Junior Tour Point Score Series: The points in the 2008 NSW Junior Tour Point Score Series can view found here. Read More 14 May 2008: Australian Team for the UCI Junior World Championships: Cycling Australia today confirmed the Australian road team to contest the Junior World Championships to be staged in Capetown, South Africa from 12 to 20 July 2008. Read More 13 May 2008: UCI World Masters Track Championships: The organisers of the 2008 World Masters Games would like to inform members that entries for the championships are now being taken on Cyclingmasters.com.au 13 May 2008: Attention all cyclists using Sydney Olympic Park: The following is a letter from the Manager Traffic and Transport at Sydney Olympic Park Authority which is self explanatory. Cycling NSW and Sydney Olympic Park Authority have worked hard to accommodate Cycling events within the Sydney Olympic Park precinct. I urge all users of this great cycling facility to exercise care and show responsibility when training/riding and racing within the area. Read More 08 May 2008: Aussie Cyclists in Hit and Run: Australian cyclists Kate Nichols and Ben Kersten were among about 50 riders involved in a hit-and-run crash in the Sydney suburb Mascot on Thursday morning. Read More 06 May 2008: Cycling NSW Annual Financial Statements: The following link will take members through to the 2007 Financial Statements of Cycling NSW. Read More 05 May 2008: Kitchen is “Head Chef” at Murwillumbah: Port Macquarie rider, Lauren Kitchen, has pulled off the biggest win of her short career, by taking out the U19 Women’s Australian Road Race Championships at Murwillumbah. Read More 05 May 2008: McDonalds 48th Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic: The promoter of the McDonalds 48th Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic would like to announce a exciting team entry for the race on Saturday 20th September 2008. Read More 16 Apr 2008: Cycling NSW Introduces the NSW Masters Club Shield: Organisers of the 2008 Peak Coffee NSW Masters Road Championships are excited by the initiative of Cycling NSW in introducing the NSW Masters Club Shield at this year’s event on the 17th & 18th May. (Read More) |
24 Jul
2008:
RAW- Race All Winter Week 6 Information:
Race All Winter (previously FNWTR) race information for
week 6.
18 Jul
2008: RAW-
Swerve Cafe Time Blaster:
Race All Winter racing has secured a sponsor for the
Time Blaster Series and know has Swerve Cafe of Mosman
as the naming rights sponsor of the series.
17 Jul
2008:
2008 National Road Teams Series:
After negotiation with the respective race organisers, five events have been identified from within the NRS calendar this year for Teams-only racing and series ranking. 
