Category Archives: 2011

Dunlop Road Criterium

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

Eastern Cycling Club – B Grade A full compliment of 25 riders set off on a warm up lap.  And it really was a warm up lap  with an average speed of just 28kph.  This compares with the final lap … Continue reading →

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Casey Fields Criterium

Posted on November 7, 2011 by admin

Wow!  Summer arrives early. Sunny and 32 degrees with a moderate northerly. Let’s go crit racing 😉 After last week’s disappointing effort I was keen to hang in a bit longer on the flat this week. I’m still coming back … Continue reading →

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Arthurs Creek Road Race

Posted on October 29, 2011 by admin

After 2 weeks of overseas travel and a persistent neck problem keeping me off the bike for a further 2 weeks it didn’t take a Minority Report to predict the outcome of this race. Still, I was pretty desperate to … Continue reading →

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La Marmotte 2011

Posted on July 2, 2011 by admin

Well here we go – the big one. Bit weird starting the CycloSportives I’ve planned for this trip with the hardest one of the lot. Not that the others will be easy but what can compete with 176km and 5,000m … Continue reading →

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Gembrook Road Race

Posted on May 28, 2011 by admin

Eastern Cycling Club B Grade road race, Gembrook, 28th May 2011 Eight riders blasted out of the blocks and down to the start finish line despite the insistent calling from the bunch captain, Ian Smith, “what is it about neutral … Continue reading →

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Casey Fields Criterium

Posted on April 30, 2011 by admin

B Grade A cracker of a day and a big field of 21 riders set the scene for a solid race.  The usual miraculous conditions are present – the grass not a movin’ yet a solid wind a blowin’.  This … Continue reading →

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Sth Pacific RR Champs Criterium

Posted on April 24, 2011 by admin

Day 3. One last race in the series – a fast and furious crit around a 1.33km circuit with a fair sou-wester blowing. Ivan Howes hasn’t returned after his asthma attack on Day 1 so we’re down to 11 starters. … Continue reading →

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Sth Pacific RR Champs ITT

Posted on April 23, 2011 by admin

Day 2 Afternoon: 15km Individual Time Trial. Out and back course – undulating, descent out, climb back, slight crosswinds throughout. What’s to say about a time trial? You don’t want to start and you just want it to end. In … Continue reading →

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Sth Pacific RR Champs 300m sprint

Posted on April 23, 2011 by admin

Day 2 Morning. 300 metre straight line sprint off a small ramp onto the tarmac then a slight rise all the way to the line. I took home the bronze in 2010 with a time of 28.27 when there was … Continue reading →

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Sth Pacific RR Champs Road Race

Posted on April 22, 2011 by admin

Well here we are again spending Easter in Maryborough. Day 1 is the 65km Road Race running anti-clockwise around a loop with a gusting Sou-wester making the hilly leg even more difficult than one might wish for. Every year I … Continue reading →

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