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Entries from December 2008

Web site on holidays

December 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

Hi folks - your correspondent will be on holidays until mid-January, so until then there will be no web updates.
In the meantime, you might enjoy this previously unseen footage of events following the Mikkelsen farewell:

And a few tricks Kirkie tells me he’ll be working on next year:
Happy new year!

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Tags: General interest

Up and down weekend for Armidale cycling

December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

13-14 December proved to be an interesting weekend for Armidale cyclists. Mitch Bullen competed in the NSW U19 Keirin Championships on the Saturday, and after blitzing his heat was looking good in the final. But then disaster struck and he was disqualified. While disappointed, Mitch was philosophical about the outcome and is hoping to get [...]

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Tags: Results · Seniors

Mitch second in state sprint final

December 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Following on from his success in the Clarence Street Cyclery Cup last weekend, Mitch Bullen finished in second place in the NSW U19 Sprint Championships on December 6 behind Jamie Green of Wagga (they breed them tough down that way).
His next race will be the Keirin on December 13, and here’s hoping for another good [...]

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Tags: Results · Seniors

Mitch Bullen wins Clarence Street Cup

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

In a fantastic result, Mitch Bullen won the Clarence Street Cup held at the Dunc Grey Velodrome on 29 November 2008.
Now in its 27th year this is one of the most prestigious races on the NSW track cycling calendar, with previous winners including Australian representitives such as Athens gold medallist Graeme Brown and Ben Kersten.
Run [...]

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Tags: Results · Seniors

Racing 29 November 2008

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

With up to 200mm of rain in Tamworth causing serious flooding on Saturday, the planned interclub meeting had to be cancelled.
Despite the bad news, a small group of riders showed up at the track and had an excellent day of racng, with juniors and seniors competing together for a number of events.
One of the best [...]

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Tags: Juniors · Results · Seniors