The riders were rewarded with beautiful sunshine and some challenging winds.  The combination of small fields and moderate winds contributed to some very challenging racing and brought out the strongest on the day.

In A and B grade combined Stephen Cousins broke away early from Lee linsay and Kevin Murphy, worked hard and stayed away for a clear win. On the last lap Lee and Kevin  staged a real battle of wits manouvering for position for the final sprint.  This technical battle commenced early in the back straight, and mid way down the straight spectators were expecting track stands, but Lee jumped up the hill into the second last corner and managed to hold his gap to the finish line.

With C & D grades combined the D grade riders were wondering how hard the day would be. D grader Adam Paykel-Samuel decided that to attack was better than to wait and be worked over by the C grade riders and built a commanding lead to finisk about a kilometer infront of the main bunch. Adam strong ride has earnt him a pronmotion to C gradefor  next time at Casey Fields.  Not to be out done Adrew Cripps decided he to could show the C graders how its done. Third place was then decided with a three up sprint with Marco Rando taking the honours.

Photos expected to be available shortly

Photos courtesy of Rik Blazevic

Rik Blazevic  for all photos

Although this is a purpose built 2.2 km crit circuit, the open nature of the circuit ensures a great opportunity to both build your strength and improve your skills in hiding from the wind in the bunch. These are essential requirements  for your training for this seasons road racing.

So why not ride down, race and ride home, making the day a very worthwhile training effort, combining racing efforts, skill honing and long kms.

Graded Racing starts at 1:30pm

Entry fees

U19/Seniors $10

Juniors $5

A beautiful sunny day greeted greeted riders at Phillip Island.  The moderate winds made for challenging racing, presenting cross winds at the bottom of the circuit, headwinds to make the climb up the back more challenging and a driving tailwind adding to the down hill speed in the pit straight.

A big thankyou to circuit management, they presented the circuit was in its usual pristine condition, The new bitumen surface, provided for high speed racing.

Both the mens and womens team races provided fantastic tight hard racing, and great entertainment for the spectators.

The afternoons club racing provided the same magnificent condition for 124 riders to enjoy some fantastic racing, in these ideal conditions on the best closed off road circuit in Australia.

Men’s Victorian Road Series Teams Race

A fast start was probably the catalyst for a few early crashes. The second, just after the start line, was at high speed and resulted in quite a few off the back as they were caught behind. There was consternation amongst them, but this should have been tempered by the knowledge they’d leave the track with the same amount of skin they took to the track with. The pace stayed on and after a few laps 4 got away, Tom Leaper, Jay Bourke, Matthew Leonard and Dom Dudkiewicz. Working strongly, the pace was too hot for Leonard who was jettisoned with 11 laps to go. With seven to go the trio were looking fine, but a lot can happen in a lap, or not enough, depending on if you are in the break or the bunch, and Nick Aitken was almost across to them at the start of 6 to go. He was across and the bunch was close enough to smell and feel their perspiration in the headwind sections as they took 5 to go. Over the line as the marker board said 4, the break had been absorbed by the bunch. Peter Smith dangled off the front to take the last intermediate sprint, then it was altogether in one long long line as the bunch circulated for the last 3 times. At the bell, Luca Giacomin was off the front trying to hold off a raging bunch in a move that could be described as equal parts enthusiasm and insanity. Unsurprisingly he was caught then the one who won was number 1. Shannon Johnson took it convincingly Liam White and that man from the break, Dudkiewicz, who had the ride of the day being in the break and netting the sprint classification for his efforts. The KOM was taken by Nick Aitken, from Tom Leaper and then Vaughan Bowman who is clearly recovering well after a complicated broken collar bone in the summer. Second and third in the sprint competition were Jay Bourke and Peter Smith.

Women’s Victorian Road Series Teams Race

The 20 laps of the famous circuit saw a group of 2 chance their hand, but the bunch were ready and attentive today and all were still together with 2 to go making a bunch sprint look very likely. As the men were close behind at this point, the call was made to neutralise the women at about 1.5 laps to go, a fairly unpopular decision. There was no break in the women’s at the time, but there was in the men’s, so it probably seemed logical to neutralise the bunch as compared to the break and bunch. It generally appears more logical to nuetralise the slower moving group, but logic doesn’t make it any less frustrating for those being slowed that close to the end of their race. In the sprint, Lauretta Hanson took it from Nicole Whitburn in the fast but safe bunch kick in the fierce tailwind. Pippa Savage savaged the other women in the QOM, winning all 3, whilst Nicole Whitburn took second to show she could climb as well as sprint, and Crystal Wemyss picked up 3rd in this classification despite having an extremely high consonant to vowel ratio across her 2 names.

Club Races

A-Grade

Given 16 laps, they had time to kill, so rode around as a bunch pretty much for a couple of laps. Fergus SULLY and Stuart Smith joined Daniel Nelson who had left the bunch comforts late on the 3rd lap, and opened a large gap quickly. And Cameron PARLEVLIET either magically swapped places during the 4th lap, or the writer of this report had some of Timothy Leary’s finest slipped in his sandwich, and the break maintained its gap, but the bunch was looking single file-ish signifying the chase was on. With 11 to go it was gruppo compatto and stayed that way for a few laps. Stefan IMBERGER, Fergus SULLY , Matt BOYS and Stuart SMITH had escaped during the 7th lap, and the gap was sizeable. On the 8th lap it was at 25s, and the four riders out front seemed to be committed whereas the bunch appeared to be harbouring a laisser-faire attitude, which is not usually advised in bike racing. But, bunch body language is difficult to read sometimes and the gap was back to 13s with 7 laps to race. The decreasing gap told a clearer tale than the physical form of the groups and with 6 to go it was as the Farm sang, altogether now. Not for long though because sometime during the next lap, Fergus SULLY opened a gap of 32s, to be almost out of sight on the finishing straight in less than a lap. This was only slightly more unexpected than Bernard Tomic writing a how-to book on class, decency and good manners. The gap had grown by another 20s the next lap, but with 4 to go, the wind would surely abrade. As expected it did, but not the individual, the bunch. The gap continued to grow, almost exponentially and at the bell was well over 2mins. He took the win by miles and would have been an incredible half a lap up at the finish. Second, John MCPEAKE was daylight and lots of waiting, followed by Stuart SMITH and Daniel NELSON.

B-Grade

With 14 laps in which to decide their race, Peter CHESTER , Shaun SUTLIFFE and Evan ROLTON had decided they didn’t want any of the nice views obscured by having riders all around them so jumped away on the first lap. Ian MCGEOGH & Kallum PARLEVLIET joined them quickly to forge a small gap after 3 laps but the bunch weren’t giving them much leeway. The gap was around 200m, and seemed to be growing slightly but was still there for the crossing. The gap was out to 11s with 10 laps to go but the bunch behind had detonated, chasing in groups of 2s and 3s. The next lap was a lap of growth for B-grade, with both the gap growing and the bunch re-generating, but a long way behind. A few of the 2s and 3s had made it across to form a “break” of 12. With 7 to go the gap was massive, well over a minute. Barring earthquake, tsunami or other natural disaster, the front 12 would be fighting out the win. With 2 to go, Evan ROLTON & Shaun SUTLIFFE took off. The 12 had started hostilities and were in-fighting as they took the bell. As the other 10 were looking around at each other, Evan & Shaun rolled away from them and took a well deserved win in that order, especially as they had been two in original break.

C-Grade

The bunch were happy to roll around together, and roll around together and roll together some more. Then Ryan SCHILT and Philip HANLEY jumped and got a gap that looked ominous at the bell. The former took it from Thomas MCFARLANE and Peter DEAN in a sprint.

D-Grade

They didn’t want to rock the boat, so followed the lead of the majority of the other grades by hanging out together for the first few laps. With 6 laps left, Joel SARGEANT took off alone in what looked to have pointless written all over it, but soon had a gap amounting to 32s. Being alone, the initial signs weren’t good, and on a twisty turning circuit with a bit of a wind it was going to be difficult, but he maintained it over the next 3 laps. He was joined a little later and at the bell they were still together and looking like it was theirs to decide. David CURRIE took it from Joel SARGEANT with a big gap to 3^rd place Paul DYNON, follow by Jarrod ADEM.

The girls had a good battle, with Georgia CUMMINGS taking the win over Bridgette THOMAS

E-Grade

They got to do 6 laps, the first 3 of which were neutral. Joshua HEATHER took it very narrowly from Tiger MCNAMARA on the line. Ben JONES and Sam BASCOMBE made up the final placings.

Morning Results – Victorian Road Series Phhillip Island GP Teams Race

Cycling Victoria Results Page

http://www.vic.cycling.org.au/?Page=48495&MenuID=Road%2Fc20072%2F45738%2CResults%2F20056%2F16758%2F

Afternoon Rresults – CCCC Club racing

Thanks to Michael Eaddie for sending through his shots from a great days racing. To view the full gallery visit

Morning – Victorian Road Series Teams Race

https://plus.google.com/photos/103110114927998248117/albums/5876646218436757745

Afternoon – CCCC Club racing

https://plus.google.com/photos/103110114927998248117/albums/5876648369351871409

IMPORTANT: If you now cannot make a particular event that you are assigned to it is your responsibility to find someone to stand in for you. If you miss a duty you will be unable to race until you have been re-assigned another date – note that this may be some weeks away as rosters will be filled several weeks in advance.

We are now preparing the July (and beyond) roster so if you have preferences please email Brendan Rowbotham with the race, date, and activity you would like to do that way you have the best chance of getting a date that suits you. Brendan’s email is:

brendan.rowbotham@carnegiecycling.com.au

Road Race Modella (Flat)

Date: Saturday 1^st of June 2013

Instructions:

• Lead / Follow vehicle / Corner Volunteers to arrive between 12.00 – 12.30pm and report to the Marshall Coordinator in the car park just in front of the hall entrance for a briefing.
• Set up / Pack up volunteers need to arrive at 11.45am.

Road Race Modella (Hilly)

Date: Saturday 15^th of June 2013

Instructions:

• Lead / Follow vehicle / Corner Volunteers to arrive between 12.00 – 12.30pm and report to the Marshall Coordinator in the car park just in front of the hall entrance for a briefing.
• Set up / Pack up volunteers need to arrive at 11.45am.

Modella (Flat) Jack McGowan Memorial Handicap

Date: Saturday 29th of June 2013

Instructions:

• Lead / Follow vehicle / Corner Volunteers to arrive between 12.00 – 12.30pm and report to the Marshall Coordinator in the car park just in front of the hall entrance for a briefing.
• Set up Pack up volunteers need to arrive at 11.45am.

Following the Team’s Races in the morning, CCCC is running graded club-level road racing for A to E Grades. All riders are very welcome.

If you’ve raced there before and were amazed at how good the hotmix road surface was, prepare to be blown away – circuit management didn’t think it was good enough and it was totally resurfaced in December!

Come down early and watch the action of the men’s and women’s teams races, before having a crack yourself. The graded races will kick off at 2.00pm.

Club race flyer

If you wish to ride in a CCCC team then contact Mal Sawford now ! mal.sawford@carnegiecycling.com.au

Entries for club racing in the afternoon are line entries at the circuit on the day.

Bring the whole family – after they have watched your awesomeness on the track they can treat you to the delights of Phillip Island – penguins, Amaze-n-Things, Chocolate factory, Koala sanctuary, dinner in Cowes – a great day out for all – who says cycling is a selfish sport!

http://www.visitphillipisland.com/

Ride for Doug

Created on Friday, 19 April 2013 19:31

As the anniversary of the tragic passing of our friend Doug Garley approaches, a ride has been organised for Sunday 5^th May leaving from The Western Hotel 1221 Sturt Street Ballarat at 9.30am. The approximate distance will be 70kms with drinks etc back at the pub for those who want to partake.

This is not a race just a social ride over some of the roads Doug used to train on. We’d like to encourage riders who ride a steel or retro bike to ride it, but all bikes welcome of course. Hopefully this will develop into an annual get together

(Posted by Penny Robinson – CCCC Presentation night organisor)

The date for this year’s CCCC Presentation Night is THIS THURSDAY night 2nd May in the Function Room at Packer Park velodrome.
(Address = Leila Road, Carnegie for those who don’t know where Packer Park is.)

Time = 7 pm for 7:30 pm start

The following medals (see full list below) will be presented:

• CCCC Road Championships (held on 22 September last year)
• CCCC Track Championships (held on 16 March and 27/28 March due to washout)

Please RSVP – preferably by next Monday, 29 April, for catering purposes.

RSVP options:

• Google Form
• Event on the CCCC Facebook page
• Younger JDP’ers -> Sandra Currie
• Older JDP’ers -> Jo Freeman
• Wednesday DISC -> Georgina Benton

Refreshments:  Soft drinks, tea/coffee and finger food will be available for a small charge.

CCCC Road Championship Medals List:

CCCC Track Championship Medals List:

A Grade report courtesy Jason Kruger

With some early showers there was a slight hesitation if the A and C grade races were going to be held, but the skies cleared and the racing went ahead. The road was a little damp at the start but dried quickly. There were a few early attacks but nothing stuck until Adam Versteege (Zoom Video Racing) and Jason Kruger (CCCC Elite – Bikes De Ver) just rolled of the front of the bunch and no one seeme interested in chasing.

The pair soon had a solid gap, the length of the front straight, which encouraged the bunch to lift their game and start chasing. The duo were caught with about 25 minutes to go by a small group led by Leigh De Luca (sram) and Warren Knevitt (O’Mara),and then a lap later there were another six riders that came across to this bunch including Stuart Smith (search2retain), Luke Parker (Jayco VIS) Danny Kah (Cycling-Inform) and Damon De Angelos (Hometec).

The main bunch chased hard but couldn’t close the gap and were eventually lapped with ten minutes to go.  The leaders continued to work well together until they saw the three laps to go board. There were a few surges and with all eyes on Luke Parker with one lap to go, the pace fired up. Damon led the sprint out and looked like he might have it, however, Luke managed to get around him on the line to claim another win, with Leigh De Luca third, Warren Knevitt fourth, and Danny Kah and David Randall rounding out the last spots.

B Grade report courtesy Cam Winton

The film of two halves is an interesting phenomenon. The most obvious reason for a film having two disparate parts is the screenwriter had a great premise which was quickly exhausted, and didn’t really know what to do to finish the film. An excellent example of this is When A Stranger Calls (the 1979 version includes a bar-room fight which is arguably the least believable thing ever recorded on celluloid ). Muriel’s Wedding is a classic of the genre, a film that starts with immense comic promise which descends into syrupy melodrama midway through and has a feel good ending tacked on. B Grade today was a race of two halves, but would the ending be a fairytale for anyone?

The race started with the routine line-out for a lap then the attacks started. Ones, twos and small groups all had a crack. There was no-one particularly prevalent in these, but David McLean (Seight) was notable for the ferocity of one of his efforts, gaining a large gap quickly through power and the timing of it. The grey clouds growing overhead threatened for a while, encouraging more attacks as everyone knows the second safest place to be when the crit course is wet. Then the clouds stopped threatening and started doing. This left the road wet and many minds ill at ease. The Clash wondered about staying or going, and only 20 odd riders took the former option even though, to paraphrase Mick Jones, staying could mean trouble. The first half was over but there was no interlude in sight. Not knowing how to end this story, the default script for a bunch is usually a mass sprint.

Around the 30min mark a group of four got away, Jayden Cooper, Brad Kester, Thomas Verleys-Donk (CCCC-Bikes de Ver) and McLean again. He wasn’t going to let some shower dampen his morning. After a lap or so away, they were reeled in and the elderly statesman of the grade , Cristian Requin launched off the front, taking 2 young bucks with him. They were allowed a couple of laps freedom before being caught and almost immediately countered by George Hamilton (O’Mara). He gained a good gap with around 15 minutes left to race, but was rocking and rolling after two laps and caught on the third. More counter attacks followed but there was still enough interest in the bunch to bring those back. This second half of the race in which attacks were being given some space on the wet track, as compared to no space whatsoever on the dry one had an over-arching feeling of predictability about it. There was nothing to suggest anything inspiring or even interesting would soon take place.

So, having seen Hamilton out front alone, Leigh Atkins obviously liked what he saw and headed out to front the wind alone too. He got a 10 second gap, but again only managed three laps before the bunch dragged him back. Then McLean gassed it just as the bunch was slowing slightly. He had been quiet the last 15 minutes as he drafted his own script ending. He opened up a big gap instantly but had Tom Waterhouse been standing trackside with his smug face and stupid bag, it’s unlikely a single spectator would have bet on McLeanto ride the last eight laps alone to victory. After three laps his gap was 20 seconds, dropping to 16 seconds with four to go. It went out to 30 seconds after some indecision in the bunch, then fell to 20 seconds after the bunch had started seeing lap counters. At the bell it was 12 seconds, with both bunch and escapee looking under pressure. Coming out of the last corner McLean still had a reasonable gap, but as the sprint started to open behind him it looked like they might catch him for a moment, but it wasn’t to be and the fairytale ending did indeed take place. It’s not often that the strongest man wins in a crit, but today was one of those days.

C Grade report courtesy Michael Attwood

(Thanks to all involved with organising the Criteriums, it gives me a great workout, and something to look forward to each week.)

From where I was, it looked like two riders were stuck in first gear.  Their legs spinning wildly so they could be first to reach Corner One, and test Corner Two to see if Brendan R was telling the truth.  At the race briefing, Brendan R warned us to be wary of the damp circuit and a small amount of oil on the exit of Corner Two.  Fortunately our two test pilots got through safely, with the rest of the bunch being content to ride in a more sedate manner.  The bunch slowly but surely reeled them in after a few laps.

The first half hour saw a relatively consistent pace (Race average 39.6) , with very few moments of soft pedalling.  The bunch was often strung out, with a mixture of single file and two abreast.  For some strange reason A Grade must have been on a go slow, as they had only passed us twice with well over half our race completed.

Tim seemed to have a bit of spare capacity and decided to take his son, and two hitch hikers up the outside of the bunch.  It looked like we was on a mission, but alas thought better of it, and decided to abort.  Slowly moving back through the bunch to a more comfortable position.

A group of three decided to chance it and pull away, but their attempts were to only last a few laps before they found themselves back in the bunch.  A lone rider decided to also have a crack at it, only to be tail gated by an exuberant marshal (M.Sawford).  Thankfully this attempt didn’t last too long as the marshall looked like he was happy to rejoin the bunch.

In the last 10 minutes or so, much of the circuit had dried up, allowing for some tighter and faster cornering.  With the change in conditions, our second marshal, in his mildest tone asked us to “Respect each other” whilst travelling through the corners.  With two corners remaining, the extra speed saw a few riders drifting a bit too much towards the gutter on the exits.  Keeping upright and looking towards the finish line, I could only see a mass of cyclists stretched across the road, gutter to gutter.  Final results listed below.

D-Grade (courtesy of James Davidson)

D grade commenced under ominous clouds.  10 minutes of control turned into 15 minutes with the speed increasing to 35 km/h just to keep the field strung and warm.  Upon release there were two who went just to feel the quality of the legs, but really with no intent of staying away.

From there the rain really started to set in.  Corners wet saw the retirement of a few of the more recognised names, just on the chance of of fall.  Those more ‘keen’, or more resilient, kept on and saw a drying track present as the 45 minutes elapsed.

Quicker and quicker the pace increased with a growing confidence, and each semi break reeled in.  A heavy Blackburn contingent led through the last few laps with a fast in line out sprint which saw Hamish Webber take the win with a range of up and coming C grade aspirants across the line next.  A great race by all in at sometimes testing conditions!

Thanks to Michael Eaddie for sending through his shots from the season finale. To view the full gallery visit https://plus.google.com/photos/103110114927998248117/albums/5871748112787659649/5871750001131067202

The CCCC committee on behalf of the club and all riders competing on the day, thank all helpers in advance for their time and efforts.

Arrival times for each role included below.

Please remember it is your accountability to ensure your role is filled. You may arrange a proxity for your role and for juniors it is appropriate for a parent to perform the role.  Helpers or their proxies must introduce themselves to Brendan Rowbotham or Doug Moody at the designated arrival time. Proxies must advise either person who they are  filling in for.  Penalties will apply for all unfilled positions.