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RROTY 2024 Current Standings (8 Rounds completed)
Rank Rider Races First Second Third Fourth Fifth Signs Points Pts/Race Last 5 Rounds 1 BOURKE Dene 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 40 6.6667 3,SIGNS,7,6,4 2 FERRIS Pat 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 37 6.1667 10,3,4,13,2 3 BRENNAN Shaun 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 35 7 9,2,5,14,1 4 WILKINSON…
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Update on club strip
The proposal for a new club strip was discussed at a meeting last night (2 July). While it seems there is good (but not unanimous) support, it quickly became obvious that it is not trivial to make the change, and that we should not do so without careful consideration. There were two main concerns which…
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Ride for a smile challenge
This message comes from Joe Cannon of the Macksville Amateur Cycle Club, about a ride to raise funds for ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children). Anyone interested? On April 12th & 13th this year, our club was involved in the ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children) Ride for a Smile. The ride is…
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Club strip
Bill Mara has been working with the Cannibal cycle clothing company on the design of a new club strip. Thanks to Bill’s efforts we now have a couple of alternatives, as shown in this image: The kit includes a short sleeve jersey and bib style knicks, for a total cost of $200. Information on sizing…
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Club Championships Round 3
Round 3 of the 2008 Club Championships was held on 21 June, featuring a 15km time trial on Dangarsleigh Road. Despite windy conditions there were good performances from a number of riders, with Geoff Straub winning A grade from Mitch Bullen and Dave Munday. Reece O’Hara won his second race of the series in B…
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Training and racing tips
This article from the New York Times comes with some good advice on training and racing from pro rider Christian Vande Velde. Another source of good practical advice for riders like us is the RoadBikeRider web site. They publish a weekly newsletter which is worth subscribing to.
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A windy day in Inverell
A group of the usual suspects traveled to Inverell on Saturday June 14 for the Ashford Road Race. We pretty soon discovered that the flyer advertising the event was right: the terrain was indeed challenging (think a series of Rockvale like hills joined by long false flats). But that wasn’t the only challenge: there was…
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Coffs to Coffs (27 July)
The Grafton to Coffs Harbour race has now been changed to start and finish at the Upper Orara Hall on Mt Browne Road, at the Coffs Harbour end. So the race is now “Coffs to Coffs”. The date stays the same (27 July). The change happened because Grafton Council refused permission to ride over the…
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Brisbane to Noosa Century Ride
Peter Wilkinson, Cole Wilkinson, My brother in law, Peter Sullivan and his brother Des and I rode the Brisbane to Noosa 100 mile ride on Sunday 8 June.
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The Junior Tourist
Reece O’Hara spent the long weekend representing the club at the Tamworth Junior Tour. This event featured 3 races over 2 days, with 2 x 40km road races and a 5km ITT. Competing in the U17B division against some very good riders, Reece performed very well, getting stronger as the event got longer. After finishing…
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Ashford Road Race – 14 June 2008
This flyer has the details of the Ashford Road Race to be held by Inverell Cycle ‘n Tri on 14 June.
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Club Championships Round 2
Round 2 of the Club Championships, featuring A, B, and C grade criteriums was held on 31 May. The day started off with C grade racing 15 minutes + 1 lap. In a very close finish Lasse Mikkelsen (who had cunningly saved himself in the junior races run beforehand) just pipped Gillian Backhouse on the…
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Grafton to Coffs Harbour
The Grafton to Coffs Harbour road race will be held on 27 July, starting on Armidale Road, South Grafton (near the sale yards). Sign on from 10am. This event will be graded, with the A grade course being 104km, and B, C, and D grades 78km. An under 17 race will start from Glenreagh, over…