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Club Racing

We finally have all our approvals in place and racing has now commenced. The race calendar for 2010 is now updated on the website if you want to check out what is coming up.

The Course

Due to the requirement of providing traffic controllers at corners the only course that we have the capability of holding club racing is the Hanwood circuit. This 10.5km circuit still requires something like 24 signs to be put out plus a traffic controller at Walla Avenue. This is still quite onerous compared to days gone by.

The club is looking at other possible circuits but these will need to undergo a lot of paperwork.

 

3Peaks Challenge

8 club riders tackled the monster ride. Jeff Stoll, Rob Hall, Phil Twigg, Peter Budd, Kingsley Massey,

Jason Minato, Russell Webb and Gary Polkinghorne.

The ride turned out to be far more an epic adventure than any rider would hope. The weather decided that it would add to the excitement so it rained ......all day.

The conditions at the top of Mt Hotham were a severe test of the riders resolve and that was only the half way point.

Rob Hall distinguished himself by finishing in the top 4 riders. Jason and Peter were next home followed by a great ride by Russell.

Phil was the last Griffith rider to finish after puncturing less than 1km from the finish. Jeff's ride was finished when his tyre was slashed by a sharp stone chip and non repairable in the dark and wet. Kingsley made it up the hardest part of the Falls Creek climb and to the last aid station before darkness and the consequent safety concerns required a car ride for the last 15k's.

Gary put in a heroic ride after falling before Harriettville. He continued riding despite a dislocated AC joint in the shoulder. He climbed Mt Hotham and continued to the Falls Creek climb. He made it up the hardest part of the climb where once again darkness and safety concerns meant an early finish.

To summarise the ride. It is the hardest thing you will do in one day of riding. It is an epic. Just add 11 hours of rain to add to the fun.

Hopefully there will be riders looking to meet the challenge next year. For those interested the date next year is 13th March.

 

 

Saturday Ride

The Saturday ride continues to get great numbers with 24 riders consistently turning up at 7am at the "plane on the stick". The ride is non supported and the club takes no responsibility as it is just a group of individuals out for a training ride. There are no following vehicles and no corners are marshalled. As always riders must obey traffic laws.

This ride is a great introduction to riding in a group situation. The speed is kept to a steady pace and the route provides the opportunity for riders to peel off and head back to town if needed.

The full ride goes for 45km and takes 90 minutes to complete. Post ride coffee is at Mi Amici.

All riders are welcome to try.

Club Forum

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The reason for this is due to the multitude of spam registrations that come through to my email address and they all get deleted enmasse.

So if you want to register and not be deleted, send me an email first.

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