27/02/2010 Rain at the beginning of the race made conditions treacherous for Saturdays Warragul Cycling Club race on the Burke St Criterium. The A grade race started at a pedestrian pace and soon B grade grade riders were passing A grade. This spurred the A grade boys into action. Paul …
20/02/2010 Hot conditions on Saturday meant only the strongest riders turned out to race. In A and B grade the races ended in bunch sprints. The only successful breakaway of the day was in the C and D grade race where Matt Williamson took his first win in a criterium …
13/02/2010 The young guns were without the calming influence of A grade veteran Shane Stiles on Saturday. Stiles normally controls races and makes sure the A grade field stays together for the majority of the allotted time. This week youngsters Kane Walker and Brenton Jones were left to their own …
06/02/2010 Variety is the spice of life and three different winners to previous weeks of the Warragul Cycling Club races made for spicy racing. The highlight of the day was the defeat of Stiles in A grade and Gary Olsson’s maiden victory in B Grade. Shane Stiles dominance of A grade …
30/01/2010 It is time someone beat Shane Stiles in an A grade race. Stiles made it four wins from the last 4 races on Saturday. He has not lost a WCC race this year. It is time the A graders started to conspire against him. Stiles beat the largest A …
24/01/2010 After watching the professionals all week at the Tour Down Under, the WCC riders thought they could race in similar style. The Pros often let a small group of riders go early in races, only to hunt them down near the finish with an organised chase. There is a …
16/01/2010 During the week preceding the Race Jayman Prestidge talked up his chances and waxed lyrical about the damage he would do to the A grade bunch on the Burke Street circuit on Saturday. He talked up his form. He knew Stiles was on a heavy training schedule and Simon …
09/01/2010 Hot and dry conditions welcomed Warragul cyclist back to racing after the Christmas break. Despite the heat A grade had the largest field of the day. Their race started at a steady pace but got quicker every lap as Shane Stiles put the pace on. Visitors Chris Joustra from …
12/12/2009 The final race of the Warragul Cycling Club Summer Criterium Series was run in near perfect conditions on Saturday. A big field of combined A and B grade raced strongly with frequent attacks from Shane Stiles and visiting rider Chris Joustra keeping everyone on their toes. Two riders received …
05/12/2009 Report by Rob Monk A grade saw the field split into two about halfway through with the four stronger riders comprising Brenton Jones, Kane Walker, Geoff Thomason and Chris Joustra getting a break on the remaining riders. Hard chasing saw the gap close to within 50 metres before it …
