13/11/2010 A hardy group of 15 riders fronted for a Shady Creek race with a difference. Rather than the usual loop here, racing was along the Shady Creek Yarragon Road, Araluen Road, Old Sale Road and then the Shady Creek Yarragon Road again. A/B rode two laps (approx 45 kilometers) …
18/09/2010 Novice riders are always a chance to slip under the guard of the handicapper and this was certainly the case with Ben Stein on Saturday. Ben took out the win in only his second race start. Riding off 24 minutes Ben just overhauled the improving Andrew DeBona to take …
11/09/2010 Warragul Cycling Club riders assembled at Shady creek for race 5 of the Spring Handicap Series. For the first time in the series the riders who started last were there at the finish to contest the final sprint but a scratch rider has still not won a race in …
04/09/2010 For the second week in a row a thirteen year old snuck under the guard of handicapper Shane Stiles and got up to win the race. While the forecast was threatening conditions turned out to quite gentle for cycling on Saturday. Outmaker Andrew Da Bona had 30 minutes start …
22/05/2011 Warragul Cycling Club members gathered to contest the annual Club Championship Road race on Saturday. The format is a little different to normal races. A mass start is used, which means that everyone starts together and anyone can win the club championship. The junior riders, 15 and under, and the …
01/05/2010 Great conditions greeted Warragul Cycling Club members for Saturday’s race at Shady Creek. A and B grade combined and the 9 riders stayed together for the entirety of the the first 2 laps. The A graders took it easy on the boys going up the Shady Creek climb and …
17/04/2010 A small turnout of riders for Saturday’s race meant plans for the day had to change. A handicap race was hastily arranged and what it lacked in distance it made up for in intensity. With 2 laps of the 17km course to be raced the group that could work …
26/09/2009 Report by Rob Monk A hardy band of Warragul Cyclists battled the elements on Saturday morning in the fourth race of the BikeLand Handicap Series. The temperature never got over 10oC and the wind drove rain and hail horizontally into the rider’s faces on the descent to the base …
19/09/2009 Rob Monk (of the 5 minute bunch) Reports. Great numbers again turned out in near perfect conditions for the third race of the Bikeland handicap series. After two weeks on the relatively flat Cloverlea circuit handicapper Shane Stiles was faced with a tougher challenge to keep the bunches close …
18/07/2009 With the tour de France in full swing a small field of sleep deprived cyclist turned out to contest a scratch race at Shady creek. With the state team time trial championships on Sunday in Ballarat numbers were down with some riders resting for this event. A and B …
