Racing Queens birthday long weekend.
- Michael Chidgey
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There is a bunch of racing going on this weekend.
Saturday, Heffron is cancelled due to the long weekend.
Sunday morning MWCC are running the West head road race at 8am;
http://www.manlywarringahcc.org.au/page4.php
Monday morning NSCC are running the Beaumont Rd crit, rego is at 7.45am racing starts approx 8.20am
http://www.northernsydneycyclingclub.or ... &Itemid=30
Also Monday is the second round of the Cervelo Waratahs super Farters series
http://www.waratahvcc.asn.au/news/uploa ... 0email.pdf
Anybody doing anything else?
Saturday, Heffron is cancelled due to the long weekend.
Sunday morning MWCC are running the West head road race at 8am;
http://www.manlywarringahcc.org.au/page4.php
Monday morning NSCC are running the Beaumont Rd crit, rego is at 7.45am racing starts approx 8.20am
http://www.northernsydneycyclingclub.or ... &Itemid=30
Also Monday is the second round of the Cervelo Waratahs super Farters series
http://www.waratahvcc.asn.au/news/uploa ... 0email.pdf
Anybody doing anything else?
yeah, but West Head is now one of the best road surfaces in Sydney....
James
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Heading down to Wagga Wagga for a road race sat, then a crit sunday.
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Im tempted by west head. Christian you would be a B grade rider.
The entrance gate for the West Head park is a bit away from the turn off from McCarrs Creek Rd, so you can park at the bottom. You can also park up in Terry Hills, it is only a few k's away.
James
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Ok ill be racing. What time do i have to leave here? Id go with you chrisitan but i have yarna in the car.
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HTFU. Even simons riding and there is hills.
- mikesbytes
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I'm thinking of pulling the pin on Beaumont st to get another rest day so to progress my hip.
I heard that Sutherland race Sat mornings in winter, might check it out.
I heard that Sutherland race Sat mornings in winter, might check it out.
Go for C grade Orphic. Jo and I did E at Beaumont a while back and there ended up being only 4 of us so we had to tag onto the back of C, but weren't actually allowed to get amongst them. It was ridiculous! With a serious sling-shot every few kms we had no hope.Already planning on doing Beaumont Rd on Monday. Hoping there's a D grade...
And don't be fooled if there are 16 people on the sign on list. it's all the juniors!
if that happens, normally you just time trial as the three of you, and take oetwop three in the sprint. Its illegal to jump on :S (if your dropped from what ever grade you can sit on once out of it i think, though its not legal either)Go for C grade Orphic. Jo and I did E at Beaumont a while back and there ended up being only 4 of us so we had to tag onto the back of C, but weren't actually allowed to get amongst them. It was ridiculous! With a serious sling-shot every few kms we had no hope.
And don't be fooled if there are 16 people on the sign on list. it's all the juniors!
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Race reports ????
I rode c grade with the vets at Penrith, 80 min + 1 lap, about 40 in the bunch.
The course was a loop of about 4 km around the rowing course, with several pinch-points where the course narrowed, and plenty of hard metal or concrete things to hit.
Two long straights meant no-one was ever going to break away.
There were two crashes in the bunch with riders off to hospital.
The dangerous course made for a very grumpy race. I just rolled in with bunch, happy to be in one piece.
It might be OK for higher grades with more skilful riders, but I'd not like to race this course again.
Paul
The course was a loop of about 4 km around the rowing course, with several pinch-points where the course narrowed, and plenty of hard metal or concrete things to hit.
Two long straights meant no-one was ever going to break away.
There were two crashes in the bunch with riders off to hospital.
The dangerous course made for a very grumpy race. I just rolled in with bunch, happy to be in one piece.
It might be OK for higher grades with more skilful riders, but I'd not like to race this course again.
Paul
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Create an account on photobucket, upload it there and copy the link that photobucket provides into a post
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I suppose i best write a race report for sunday.
Had 5 dhbc riders out at West head, myself in A grade, Simon, John, and Christian in B and another rider whos name has escaped me for a moment in either C or D.
Was a very cold morning, with only about 15 A grade riders in attendence. Pace was relatively slow (for A grade), with intermittent attacks. Besides wanting to vomit up my breakfast I was feeling pretty good and chased down a number of the attacks. Didnt really bother to contest the sprint in the end and rolled through in about 7th. In hindsight I wish I had tried a little hard in the sprint, or possible initated my own attack before the finish. Overall a good day out on the bike.
Had 5 dhbc riders out at West head, myself in A grade, Simon, John, and Christian in B and another rider whos name has escaped me for a moment in either C or D.
Was a very cold morning, with only about 15 A grade riders in attendence. Pace was relatively slow (for A grade), with intermittent attacks. Besides wanting to vomit up my breakfast I was feeling pretty good and chased down a number of the attacks. Didnt really bother to contest the sprint in the end and rolled through in about 7th. In hindsight I wish I had tried a little hard in the sprint, or possible initated my own attack before the finish. Overall a good day out on the bike.
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