23/04/2011 The first handicap of the road season saw a great turnout of 34 riders on a cold and windy Easter Saturday. Handicapper Shane Stiles had put hours in on the spreadsheet and believed he had a formula worked out that would deliver all groups into the home straight at …
16/04/2011 If you keep trying long enough eventually a breakaway will succeed. Jason Dastey has been trying to make a break stick on the last lap of every race of the crit series without success. In the first road race of the series he stuck to his plan. The lap …
15/04/2011 Cycling Victoria Media Release 195 starters took to the 11th annual Baw Baw Classic on April 10th. Riders were had tough and cold conditions all day with fantastic racing taking place. Miranda Griffiths (St Kilda CC) was too strong on the day taking home the victory in the Women’s …
Baw Baw Shire Council is advising residents of road closures in the Yarragon hills area. The roads are closed due to landslips caused by the rain the region has recently experienced. Road closures are operating at the following locations: Yarragon-Leongatha Road, between Old Yarragon Road and Allambee-Childers Road. Mirboo-Yarragon Road, …
20/03/2011 Riders turned out in unprecedented numbers for the club Criterium Championships on Saturday. With medals up for grabs in age group categories some different looking bunches eventuated. First away were the Open and U19 race. This was a race within a race with the first Under 19 rider awarded …
12/03/2011 Lurking in the shadows near the start finish line is a rotund little man with thick glasses. He speaks to no-one during the race. He watches his charges go round in silence. He has done his talking in the leadup to the race. Getting into the feeble mind of …
05/03/2011 The first race win is always a special occasion for cyclists. For George Tambassis it was even more special as he has been finishing on the podium but not winning his entire cycling career. The bridesmaid tag was not sitting well with Tambassis. It was a strong C grade …
26/02/2011 When the big cats stay away the mice will play. With Shane Stiles and Brenton Jones racing in Melbourne on Saturday and Kane Walker just back from racing in India and still recovering from the inevitable tummy upset that such a trip brings, the A grade field was considerably …
19/02/2011 The youth of Australia had their day on Burke St circuit during the Warragul Cycling Club race on Saturday. A grade turned into a Brenton Jones showcase. The field of 9 riders stayed together for a couple of laps but soon the moves began. Phill Gallagher, making a welcome …
12/02/2011 It was a day for the fast finishers at the Burke St Circuit. Breakaways were doomed to failure as big fields and determined chasers meant the “sit on” sprinters would dominate the races. In A grade a small but elite field of six riders lapped at over 38km/h for …