Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

Hey guys the next Criterium is nearly upon us & hopefully this month we can see more riders!!!

Criterium Racing: Sunday 18th of October 2009.
Location: Dunc Gray Criterium circuit
Start time: 7:30am- 8am
Expected finish time: 8:30am-9:30am
Grades: Slowies (C), Middies (B), Fasties (A)
Cost: $5 for racing
Prize money: nil.
Distance: approx 30kms but based on your handicapp. Racing works so that riders are given an allocated start & thus an equal chance of winning!!!

The plan is that everybody meet at Mick Mazza's at 6:30am as usual & ride out together race & ride back as like last month. The route has been found to be suprisingly safer & quieter than expected.

If anybody chooses to drive out or is coming from another direction & doesn't know where dunc Gray is; here's the map:
http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/default.asp?id=29416



Current handicapps: (but can be subject to change on race day)

Scratch (A1):

Simon L
ALex C

A2 (1 lap)

James F
Tim L
Tim B
Alex R
Matt W

B1 (2 laps)

Mikebytes
Mark L
Simon C
James M
John N
Christian

B2 (3 Laps)

Langdon
Chidgey
Amy
Adrian E
Ian D
Chris H
Weiyun

C1 (4laps)

David L
Chris Thompson
Nick B
Geoff M

C2 (5Laps)

Victoria
Joanne
Camilla
Jessica



If you're not on this or disagree please nominate/ dispute so I can reassess, & we can discuss... Because I'm not that sure with a few handicapps...

I see Chidgey and Ian D are still being burglars! Great. They can do all the work for me and Amy.

Waterfall Cruisers are welcome to come and watch this crit.
The plan is to ride out as a Cruisy bunch, take a lap or five of the crit track, watch the race and give our clubmates some vocal encouragement as they circulate.
You'll almost certainly come away thinking you could do this crit thing easily and start budgeting for a racing license come renewal time in January so we can start to get a D grade going!
It's about 18kms to and from Dunc Gray, so for those who want a longer ride I can devise a longer trip home on various paths and roads, via the Liverpool to Parramatta rail trail and other routes.

I'm coming back from Melbourne that sunday so will sadly miss the race. Should be a lot of fun.
A

hey if im there for this i think i need a crapper handicap.
if i have the date right, ill be home on sat, then going to a party that night, not sure when ill be home.

18th is also the day for criterium finals for the World Masters Games, to be held at Lady Macquaries Chair. Assuming there's no time clash with the key events, I'll probably ride over after our club crit to watch the finals. Anyone interested in joining? We'll be able to cheer MikeC and Alex C if they can get into the finals.

You'll almost certainly come away thinking you could do this crit thing easily and start budgeting for a racing license come renewal time in January so we can start to get a D grade going!

You can buy a racing licence NOW that is valid till the end of 2010 or upgrade your Ride licence - same cost of $198. I'm thinking about it for these crits. Then we can have a 6 or 7 lap bunch too for the real cruisers.

Hi Weiyun,

I was thinking of riding in for the criterium finals after our crit.

I won't be racing this one regardless of whether I'm in the worlds crit finals or not.

I will be away this weekend ... good luck

Hi,

I'm interested in riding on Sunday, not just watching. Do you need a racing license to ride?

Pace wise I ride with the middlies on sunday mornings, good on hills. slow in corners ... so a crit circuit will be challenging.

David Os

Yes, you will need a race license (or at least the receipt for one).

I've been lent a Flip Mino HD video camera (http://www.theflip.com.au) to test (I'm a tech journo) so expect to be interviewed and filmed at the crit this weekend. I'll cobble something together and get it onto YouTube so we can all share the experience!

I'm available to be an official for this race, as I'll need to rest between the world masters road race on Saturday and the UCI world track championships on Monday, so this one ain't on the shop'n list.

Hi,

I won't be riding on Sunday.

David Os

Hey guys today was a fantastic Crit, we had over 20 riders, with about 7-8 juniors & 4 Queenslanders competing!!!

Well done to Christian on taking out the line honours.

Results:

1. Christian L
2. Mark L
3. Peter C ( Southern Cross CC- first junior)

Fastest Time- Alex C
First female- Amy V

& a big thankyou must go out to Marrickville Rd cafe who supplied a hamper for the winner!!!!!

As a result of today the handicapp have had to be readjusted:

Starting order: B, A, C, D

Current handicapps: (but can be subject to change on race day)

Scratch (A): (pass B twice, Pass C 4 times, pass D 5 times)

Simon L
ALex C

B (1.5 lap; pass C 3 times, Pass D 4 times-- Not be passed by A twice)

James F
Tim L
Tim B
Alex R
Matt W
Christian
Mikebytes
Mark L
Simon C
James M
John N


C (4 Laps; Pass D once--- not be passed by A 4 times, B 3 times)

Langdon
Chidgey
Amy
Adrian E
Ian D
Chris H
Weiyun
Geoff M

D (5laps; Not be passed by A 5 times, B 4 times, C once)

David L
Chris Thompson
Nick B
Lindsay M
Victoria
Joanne
Camilla
Jessica

Sorry i missed this one. I've been over-run with Uni assignments, so i'm a bit sleep deprived and decided to work on an assignment this morning instead of riding.

Well done to Christian!!

Lucky you guys were able to make it to the crit! I went back to bed after hearing rain on waking this morning.

Crit finals at Lady Macquaries Chair were entertaining in the afternoon. Some serious riders there.

New handicaps look good.

Based on the new handicaps, I predict a victory for Langdon at the next crit, but "it ain't over till the fat lady sings".

May boil down to the assistance of the "super domestics"

Here's a wee video I made of the crit - there's not much racing action, but plenty to encourage folks to come out and race!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8v862TCqrk

Nicely done Simon!

Nice Video, but it's a Criterium not a Criterion...

Very helpful video. For spectators don't get to see all around the course. It is also very helpful for potential riders. I hope this makes it to the videos section as well as the home page for the road.

Very helpful video. For spectators don't get to see all around the course. It is also very helpful for potential riders. I hope this makes it to the videos section as well as the home page for the road.

Yep the Video looks great Simon. You are a Denton in the making. Stuart Webmaster is in Perth, but when he gets back....I'm sure it will make the video section.

Awesome video Simon, a great job!