02/07/2005 As riders carefully donned their special time trial wheels, spokes, handlebars, skin suits and aero-space helmets in the picturesque potato fields of western France for the start of the Tour de France on Saturday, a similar procedure was occurring in the picturesque dairying locale of Picnic Point. Twenty riders …
18/06/2005 Twenty-seven riders made the most of the fine but cool conditions at Shady Creek on Saturday. The riders who competed in last weekends 3 day Tour of Gippsland seemed to have the edge on the others. The 3 days of hard racing had a positive effect on their performance …
11/06 – 13/06/2005 The Gippsland 3 Day Tour, was run for the 31st time over the June long weekend. Jointly hosted by the cycling clubs of Gippsland, including Bairnsdale, Latrobe City, Leongatha and Warragul, it is an opportunity for the clubs to compete in friendly rivalry and a rare opportunity …
21/05/2005 The Warragul Cycling Club raced the exciting Fishers Rd Circuit on Saturday; a circuit that contains a short but sharp climb known locally as ‘the wall’. A small field of 5 started in A grade with two new riders from The StKilda Cycling club welcomed by all. Andrew Robinson, …
14/05/2005 The pressure on the handicapper is always intense, especially when new cyclists arrive for their first race and underestimate their ability. With 16 minutes head start on the scratchies the winner had already changed and showered by the time the other bunches crossed the line. In his first race …
30/04/2005 Stevie Sandner won A-grade in a sprint, B-grade saw Pete Bailey and Luke Hanley fight out it out for the win. In C-grade a strong time trialling performance saw David Bailie take first, while in D-grade Travis Parker took out the sprint from club stalwart Dave Axford after a …
16/04/2005 By Trent Brown On a perfect Saturday afternoon for a race, 28 riders turned out for a three lap handicap race around the Lillico circuit. Staf Duncan required his many skills to determine the correct order for start, as many riders were coming off limited training or injury. While …
19/03/2005 It was a race to remember with 35 riders clicking in for the bunch start at Lillico and the title of club champion at stake. Rod, Lawrence, Paul and Glenda were happy to stay away from the main peloton up ahead racing their own race after a quicker than …
11/03/2005 By Trent Brown In near perfect conditions on a hot and clear day for cycle racing around Shady Creek, 41 starters made Staf Duncan’s job very difficult 15 minutes before the race. A large bunch from the Llyod Morgan group fresh from a 120 km “training’ ride during the …
26/02/2005 Warragul Cycling Club racing returned to the undulating Shady creek circuit this week. A, B and C grade raced over 3 laps of the Sthurs Road Loop while D, Grade completed 2 laps. The A grade race was always going to be decided by the outcome of Thomas Sandner …
