24/07/1993 By Murray Fenwick Phil Gallagher again proved too strong in the Warragul Cycling Club sprint to take out the weekend’s 50km scratch race after an aggressive breakaway that cut the field to pieces and set up a great win after weeks off the bike. Once again an excellent turnout …
17/07/1993 By Murray Fenwick Nothing could stop scratchman Phil Gallagher and Geoff Thomson from their well deserved win in the weekend’s 38km handicap held at Nilma North on the weekend. Years have gone by since the last time the scratchies have taken out a handicap and from the moment the …
10/07/1993 By Murray Fenwick Another gold medal was won by champion junior cyclist Wayne Kestle as he stormed home to take out the Victorian under 19 road time trial championship at Bayles on Sunday. Wayne won the event by 45 seconds averaging over 46kph in testing conditions. His win confirms …
03/07/1993 By Geoff Cuckson Warragul Cycling Club resumed its racing on Saturday with very well attended scratch races over the 38 km course. Despite the threat of impending wind and rain, 24 competitors rode off in three grades in the first of the winter series events. Six riders led the …
06/06/1993 By Geoff Cuckson Sunday’s Gippsland Championships held at Leongatha saw Warragul riders perform well with the under 19’s making a clean sweep of placings. Wayne Kestle took out the 60 km event ahead of Aaron Nobelius with Fenwick third. Keeble finished a very close third in the under 17 …
05/06/1993 by Geoff Cuckson Warragul Cycling Club’s racing took a slightly different format last Saturday when two types of competition were combined into the one event With 19 senior riders in attendance the race took the form of a team time trial run under handicap conditions over a 30 km …
30/05/1993 By Geoff Cuckson Sunday’s tough 80 km Gippsland Hill Climb went to national professional road champion Dave Macfarlane from Leongatha. Run under handicap conditions, Macfarlane scored comfortably after the strong scratch bunch picked up the 16 min limit markers at the base of Noojee’s Red Hill before the final …
29/05/1993 By Geoff Cuckson Saturday’s racing took the form of graded scratch races with another good turnout of riders ensuring strong fast competition. The top two grades, with six and eight riders respectively, were required to cover 39 kms over the Christies and Lillico Rd circuits. Although sent off at …
15/05/1993 By Geoff Cuckson In perfect weather conditions, Warragul’s club cyclists took on the Yarragon hill last Saturday with the climbers certainly coming to the fore. Nineteen seniors and six lads who actually qualify as under 17 juniors took part in the six kilometre graded trip which required plenty of …
08/05/1993 By Geoff Cuckson Saturday’s graded scratch races provided close finishes in all three senior cycling grades in a day marred by a heavy fall. With five A and seven B graders in attendance, a combined group was sent to cover the 35km trip over the Copelands and then Brandy …