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Entries from June 2008

Club strip

June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Bill Mara has been working with the Cannibal cycle clothing company on the design of a new club strip. Thanks to Bill’s efforts we now have a couple of alternatives, as shown in this image:

The kit includes a short sleeve jersey and bib style knicks, for a total cost of $200. Information on sizing etc [...]

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Tags: Club matters

Club Championships Round 3

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Round 3 of the 2008 Club Championships was held on 21 June, featuring a 15km time trial on Dangarsleigh Road. Despite windy conditions there were good performances from a number of riders, with Geoff Straub winning A grade from Mitch Bullen and Dave Munday.
Reece O’Hara won his second race of the series in B grade [...]

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Tags: Results · Seniors

Training and racing tips

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments

This article from the New York Times comes with some good advice on training and racing from pro rider Christian Vande Velde.
Another source of good practical advice for riders like us is the RoadBikeRider web site. They publish a weekly newsletter which is worth subscribing to.

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Tags: General interest

A windy day in Inverell

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

A group of the usual suspects traveled to Inverell on Saturday June 14 for the Ashford Road Race. We pretty soon discovered that the flyer advertising the event was right: the terrain was indeed challenging (think a series of Rockvale like hills joined by long false flats). But that wasn’t the only challenge: there was [...]

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Tags: Juniors · Results · Seniors

Coffs to Coffs (27 July)

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The Grafton to Coffs Harbour race has now been changed to start and finish at the Upper Orara Hall on Mt Browne Road, at the Coffs Harbour end. So the race is now “Coffs to Coffs”. The date stays the same (27 July).
The change happened because Grafton Council refused permission to ride over the pick-a-plank [...]

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Tags: Events