Armidale Cycling Club

A small but high quality group of Armidale riders headed down to Tamworth on Sunday 28 February for an inter club criterium.

The day got off to an inauspicious start when Mick Hoult locked his keys in his car, along with his bike and everything needed to race. Fortunately Dean Bourke saved the day with a short length of wire, showing hitherto unrevealed skills.

That little incident behind us, the racing got underway with the Juniors first up. Sam Jenner and Adam Bourke lined up against a field of half a dozen or so Tamworth riders, and the pace was on from the start. Both boys were looking comfortable, although Adam tailed off towards the end of the race. Given that this was his first time racing at this level it was a very creditable performance which will stand him in good stead for the future. Sam rode a very smart race and ended up winning with his trademark sprint.

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28 riders turned up to a 15km time trial on Dangarsleigh Road on Saturday 27 February. The race was won by Mick Hoult with a time of 23:24, from John Scott-Hamilton (23:54), and Col Maciver (24:06). Bob Weston (24:13)  and Andrew Kirk (24:16) rounded out the top 5.

Full results here:

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The Dangarsleigh Mini Tour has been postponed for a second time, this time because the track is unavailable.

The Mini Tour has now been replaced by the Autumn Festival Criterium on 21 March as the NIAS selection event.

We will be holding the Dangarsleigh Mini Tour on Saturday 6 March. This will be an interclub event with three short stages: a 5km time trial, 20km road race, and concluding with a criterium. A flyer is available here.

Important

The Mini Tour will be the selection event for the 2010 intake of NIAS.

NIAS is offering its cycling program this year to U15 and U17 riders, again coordinated by Mark Bullen. Those wishing to apply should note that the deadline for applications is 2 March.

More information available from Mark or via the NIAS web site.

Juniors put on their most exciting day of racing for the year to date on Saturday 13 February.

The big news was Sam Jenner becoming the latest member of the Sub 2 club, with a time for the one lap time trial of 2 minutes flat. Sam had been getting close for some weeks, and now that he has the monkey off his back will no doubt be flying in the 1:50’s.

Karlee McMillan came tantalisingly close with a time of 2:01, and there’s bound to be a big celebration when she finally makes it. Anytime in the next few weeks is my prediction, with the benefits of those Boorolong hills starting to pay off.

Other times were Ben Sullivan 2:25, Freya Weston 2:15, Adam Bourke 2:05, Jackie Weston 2:11, Kath Kelly 2:01, Reece O’Hara 1:58, Dene Bourke 1:56, and Kyle O’Hara fastest time with a 1:47. Good to see the O’Hara boys in their first outing for the year.

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