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Christmas Cobweb Blowing
Despite competitors having to throw bikes over locked gates, ride through thick gravel on the approach and organise last minute licence renewals, the new year heralded some exciting criterium action at the track yesterday. While Bourkey sorted his licence out, the rest of the riders were organised into a quick one-lap individual time-trial which (unbeknown…
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Mitch Wins 2015 Austral Wheelrace
Last night in Melbourne, Armidale’s Mitch Bullen won the 118th edition of the prestigious Austral Wheelrace at the Hinsense Arena in Melbourne. The race, run over 2,000 metres, is the oldest track race in the world and Australia’s most prestigious track cycling event. Hopefully we’ll catch up with Mitch over the holidays and hear more…
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Christmas Crit
Temperatures were nudging 30 degrees at the track today for the final criterium race of the year. With Col and Bullo at the helm it was never going to be ‘just another criterium’ and so it was no surprise when proceedings started with a wheelrace. Riders were dispensed along the finish straight and around the…
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Whip-Cracker Wilf at the TEC
With your usual author absent, Wilf not only ran Senior Racing at the TEC on Saturday but he’s been kind enough to provide a race report on the days events as well. Thanks Wilf, it sounds like you certainly put the riders through their paces! Sam King, David Cook and Tom Simmonds attended a very intense…
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2015 Club Awards Night
They were turning crowds away from the doors on Sunday evening at the Armidale City Bowling Club as the lucky ticket holders inside dined on a feast of cycling achievements from 2015, plus some rather nice chicken wings and spring rolls. Club president, Rob Tindale acted as compère for the evening, handing over to outgoing Junior Coach…