Race Bus for Club Champs 31 October

[Simonsky]

Hi all

There'll be a race bus leaving ANU at 7:30 on Sat Morning to head out to the club champs.

I won't be racing: have got a post World Champs bug to recover from -- like most of the team, by the sounds -- but if no-one puts their hand up to lead the ride I'll at least be there to ride out with you.

Cheers

SimonN

[RobF]

so what sort of time do you reckon you'll go past stromlo? And which way?

[SueP]

Don't know if the details were somewhere else... but here they are again

Event Details:
The Uriarra course is one of the most popular in the ACT. Both ACT cycling clubs will hold their Championships together in what is anticipated to be some great racing.

Riders start at Uriarra Homestead and proceed towards Uriarra Crossing before turning (just before the descent into the crossing). They then return past the homestead and on to Condor Creek, where they return with the finish at the Homestead. Total distance per lap is approximately 25 km. The course Map can be found here.

There will be a presentation of medals for each category at the completion of racing.

Grade Distance Laps
Men’s A 75 km 3 laps
Men’s B 75 km 3 laps
Men’s C 50 km 2 laps
Men’s D 50 km 2 laps
Men’s E 50 km 2 laps
Women’s A 50 km 2 laps
Women’s B 50 km 2 laps
Women’s C 50 km 2 laps
Juniors to be determined depending on riders – 10 – 25 kms

Details:
Racing will commence at 9am on Saturday, 31 October 2009.
Registration will open at 8.15am and close prior to the race start.
Entry is $10 (to cover medals, please bring correct change if possible).
For safety, riders must have a current Cycling Australia licence. Day and general licences can be bought at the time of registration, for details and prices see here. To allow time for processing licences, please arrive early.
The marshals are: Christopher Lang, Matthew Robertson, Godfrey Green, Glen English, Stu Shaw and Tim Ainge and James Fisher.

For further information please contact the Race Director: John Warren on 0400 298 733. on or by email john.warren@bigpond.com.

The course is the same as the one used for the Championships last year and is well worth a go.

[j_young_80]

Hey Simon - i'll be riding out to this one in a desperate attempt to get lost k's so happy to take it over if you're feeling crap.

[Frances]

I should be there.

[Simonsky]

Hey Jamie, that'd be great. Still to croaky to ride!

As for a Stromlo rendezvous, the bunch should be coming through sometime after 8:10 ish.

Cheers

SimonN

[Vanessa]

Interesting that they are publishing grades when this is the club champs so should be run as elite & masters categories.. I would love to be there but alas am all out of ride credits :(

[Bean]

I'm allowed to come but will have to see if the body is up to it.

[SimonD]

Interesting that they are publishing grades when this is the club champs so should be run as elite & masters categories.. I would love to be there but alas am all out of ride credits :(

The club champs have been run this way for the past two years, for both crit and road, V! Each grade has a champion from each club. ACTCF champs are age cat based.

[SueP]

I plan to ride from SFP to save a little in the legs for the race. Leaving at 8 from SFP to catch the race bus on Cotter Rd.

[Vanessa]

The club champs have been run this way for the past two years, for both crit and road, V! Each grade has a champion from each club. ACTCF champs are age cat based.

Okay, suppose I'm just thinking of the ACTCF champs .... my bad:o

[bosworth*]

will there be WA, WB, WC, MA, MB, MC, MD, ME grades?

or only A, B, C, D, E ?

[SimonD]

Whatever Lyn and Shridevi got medals for! I think for all, including juniors. My best chance for a Vikings medal might be to jump in A grade.

[Simonsky]

Interesting that they are publishing grades when this is the club champs so should be run as elite & masters categories.. I would love to be there but alas am all out of ride credits :(

I'd be out on both counts, now that the Albinator is a Viking. Not sure I could get over the top of a multiple Worlds medalist! Maybe just as well I'm crook ;)

[Bean]

I'm not gunna make it now. pounding headache. I think I should take the day off if I'm planning on doing Sunday.

[SueP]

Well that certianly took something out of the legs today - hate to think how I'm going to feel at the end of Bright! Good hard race though and great turnout.

Hope you got that flat fixed OK Simon - what was it? For those that weren't there, Simons bike was lying peacefully on the ground when Simon dared to put his bidon in the cage - the bikes response was to spontaneously release all its air from the front tyre - wierd!!

[Steven]

That was a lot of fun :) looking forward to Part II tomorrow.

[Driver]

bdah, dam hills. You can have em.

[SimonD]

Well that certianly took something out of the legs today - hate to think how I'm going to feel at the end of Bright! Good hard race though and great turnout.

Hope you got that flat fixed OK Simon - what was it? For those that weren't there, Simons bike was lying peacefully on the ground when Simon dared to put his bidon in the cage - the bikes response was to spontaneously release all its air from the front tyre - wierd!!

Yeah, got it fixed. couldn't find anything in it though. Two mystery flats today, one on each wheel. Damn contis! I'm about to put on some new tyres to those wheels for the crits anyway.

We had a good race in B too. I was smashed at the end.

[SimonD]

bdah, dam hills. You can have em.

We might have to start up a special gloating thread about how we dropped you on the hills! Though it was impressive that you drove back onto the bunch on the flat - finally living up to that username.

[idol]

Well I certainly had fun :)

Looking forward to 207km tomorrow.

[j_young_80]

Do you want me to change your sig Sparky or have you got it covered?

Chief in Charge of owned by V-Mobile in the hills
Wishes he was Vikings Cycling Club ACT
Crushed under the foot of V-Mobile since 2007
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Talk with words, but only if you're not too puffed

[Driver]

Do you want me to change your sig Sparky or have you got it covered?


Oh, I didn't realise you were in our grade...

And I'm keeping my sig :) I choose not to go up hills very fast.

[j_young_80]

I almost was - C grade was catching an undertermined B grade a couple of times. - probably when you were on the front.