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spr memberships

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i have been getting a few emails lately from people in regards to memberships.  currently, if you use the online facility there is no wa option to select when you are asked which state you are from.  this is being rectified and the new cost structure has been forwarded to cycling australia.  however, if you remember the last time and the time before that, it does take them a bit of time to get themselves sorted.

the online system will be up and running so if you can wait for it to join or renew, then not a problem.  however, if you really need to get a membership now (so you can race) then there is a work around.

attached here is the membership form for 2011.  all you do is manually fill it out and take your payment to the cycling wa offices – 180 charles street, west perth.  the form is pretty straight forward but just remember that the club is south perth cycle club (not spr).  you don’t have to worry about getting a club official to sign the form as the office staff at cycling wa can take care of that for you.  they can accept credit card, cash or cheque but if you have any problems, give them a call (08) 9328 3422.

the basic fee structure is as follows –

  • elite & u23 racing licence – $258
  • junior u19 – $190
  • masters (30 – 64)  -$190
  • senior (+19) recreational – $86
  • junior (13 – 18) recreational – $54

most of this money goes to cycling australia and cycling wa but a small club fee comes to us.  there are some other categories so if you fit in somewhere else, let me know and i can tell you how much.  if you join any of these categories, then when you get your card, you are eligible for the members benefits which give you great discounts at certain shops in perth.

remember that if you join or renew now, your licence is valid for all of 2011.

elite men’s road race world championships – geelong

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what an awesome day.  all the big names out on the course and it was great to see them attacking each other on the climbs.  well it did turn out to be a sprinters course as thor convincingly won it.  cav had a bad day and didn’t look happy at all.  the crowds were unbelievable for a race in australia and the reaction of those watching the big screens whenever anything exciting happened was great to watch.  i am glad i went over for it as it may not be back in australia for a while.  however, this just means that i will have to go travelling to watch it again.

elite women’s road race world championships – geelong

few pictures from today.  great atmosphere.  should be buzzing tomorrow.

world champs tipping comp update

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with half the races gone, we have a bit of an update as to how the tipping is going.  shane has displayed a great knowledge of time trialling and managed to pick the winners in all three categories.  there are 2 races left and although shane has a decent lead, there are no guarantees in a road race.  since there are only 5 tipsters in this comp, we will make it winner takes all rather then trying to split out the pot.

results – u23 tt

1 Taylor Phinney (United States Of America) 100  
2 Luke Durbridge (Australia) 80  
3 Marcel Kittel (Germany) 70  
4 Nélson Oliveira (Portugal) 60  
5 Rohan Dennis (Australia) 50  
6 Matteo Mammini (Italy) 40  
7 Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) 30  
8 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spain) 20  
9 Andrei Krasilnikau (Belarus) 10  
10 Geoffrey Soupe (France) 4

tipping

  • toby – taylor phinney – 100
  • dr ronny – taylor phinney – 100
  • shane – taylor phinney – 100
  • peter – luke durbridge – 80
  • john g – michael vink – 0

results – elite women’s tt

1 Emma Pooley (Great Britain) 100  
2 Judith Arndt (Germany) 80  
3 Linda Melanie Villumsen (New Zealand) 70  
4 Amber Neben (United States Of America) 60  
5 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (France) 50  
6 Evelyn Stevens (United States Of America) 40  
7 Tara Whitten (Canada) 30  
8 Shara Gillow (Australia) 20  
9 Emilia Fahlin (Sweden) 10  
10 Tatiana Guderzo (Italy) 4

tipping

  • toby – amber neben – 60 – 160
  • dr ronny – judith arndt – 80 – 180
  • shane – emma pooley – 100 – 200
  • peter – alexis rhodes – 0 – 80
  • john g – melissa holt – 0 – 0

results – elite men’s tt

1 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) 100  
2 David Millar (Great Britain) 80  
3 Tony Martin (Germany) 70  
4 Richie Porte (Australia) 60  
5 Michael Rogers (Australia) 50  
6 Koos Moerenhout (Netherlands) 40  
7 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spain) 30  
8 David Zabriskie (United States Of America) 20  
9 Maciej Bodnar (Poland) 10  
10 Gustav Larsson (Sweden) 4

tipping

  • toby – tony martin – 70 – 230
  • dr ronny – richie porte – 60 – 240
  • shane – fabian cancellara – 100 – 300
  • peter – peter velits – 0 – 80
  • john g – fabian cancellara – 100 – 100

results u23 road race

1 Michael Matthews (Australia) 100  
2 John Degenkolb (Germany)  80  
3 Taylor Phinney (United States Of America)  70  
3 Guillaume Boivin (Canada)  70  
5 Arnaud Demare (France)  50  
6 Sonny Colbrelli (Italy)  40  
7 Laurens De Vreese (Belgium)  30  
8 Sebastian Lander (Denmark)  20  
9 Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spain)  10  
10 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Russian Federation)  4

tipping

  • toby – benjamin king (usa) – 0 – 230
  • dr ronny – alex dowsett – 0 – 240
  • shane – benjamin king (usa) – 0 – 300
  • peter – michael matthews -100 – 180
  • john g – stefano agostini – 0 – 100

elite men’s time trial world championships – geelong

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a long cold day up on the hill, but i managed to get a few good shots of the worlds best men’s tt riders.  check out the couple of guys from st kitts and nevis.  they both finished over 20 min behind spartacus, but they got a bigger cheer than the aussies.  we love an underdog.  also, have a look at their helmets.  best design out there.

ride routes 2nd & 3rd oct

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some swiss guy tackles the hill

ok, so after my comments about summer coming early, i now find myself standing on a hill in geelong where the winds are screaming up from the antarctic.  even with 4 layers of clothing on (2 being rain/wind jackets) i am still shivering whilst trying to hold a camera still.  why???  because the world champs are on in geelong.  yesterday i got to watch emma pooley smash the women’s tt and today i saw spartacus demolish the competition in the men’s tt.  the hill these riders had to tt up was massive.  definitely not a flat tt course so it was no surprise that the pocket rocket pooley took the prize.  however, spartacus powered up the hill and was back into the big ring before he had even reached the top.  good showing by the aussies too, and of course they got the biggest cheer.  a couple more days of road races and the hill that they have picked has pinches of over 20%.  the women tackle it 8 times and the men 11.  should be carnage.  will post more pictures as they are processed (over 600 shots from the men’s tt today) and will try to get on tv again. 🙂

golden spokes volunteers – we are involved in running our first race this year and so we need volunteers to help out with the golden spokes race at champion lakes.  there has already been a post put out about it here.  however, we really need some volunteers to help us out.  there are not a lot of jobs to do, but it would be quite embarrassing if a club of our size can not even field 10 people to help run an event.  you don’t need to be specially trained in anything and mostly we need line judges so you just write down people’s numbers as they cross the finish.  so get involved and add your name to the comments on the previous post.  UPDATE we have about half the volunteers that we need, so get involved.

state team time trial – we are putting together teams now for the state team time trial in mid october.  this is a race and so you need a full racing licence.  teams of 4 guys in open or masters (over 30) or 3 women.  this is a lot like a cyclo-sportif as you ride with the people you know and you all have to stick together.  put your name down here if you are interested.  you don’t need a fancy tt bike to be able to play.  UPDATE we have full teams, but can make more if more riders want to be involved.

ride routes – the saturday fast/main ride will take on scarborough beach road.  the diversion into floreat is optional for teh fast group but can be skipped by the main groups.  just continue down west coast hwy.  will leave it up to the fast group to work out what they are doing on the day.  on sunday, the short course will have the option of getting up to coffee via zig zag, gooseberry or kalamunda roads.  will leave it up to the group to decide which route to take.

saturday 2nd october – all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

juniors – spr saturday 22.11km juniors (mt pleasant)

development group – spr saturday 35.48km (novice shelley)

transitional – spr saturday 40.86km (rebold hill)

fast, main 1 & 2 – spr saturday 56.56km (scarborough beach rd) but without the diversion into floreat

sunday 3rd october – all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

short – spr sunday 67.96km (greenmount & zig-zig)

long – spr sunday 95.04km (greenmount & parkerville & mundaring weir)

saturday 25th sept – main 1 – tv stations

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as expected the fine weather brought all the riders out of the woodwork.  i was playing in main 1 again today as in building back my fitness i just need solid k’s, not getting smashed, dropped and then finding a shortcut home.  it was brisk to start with but it didn’t take long for the day to warm up and arm warmers were soon pushed down.  the nicer weather also saw the return of the shorty, shorts.

the fast group kicked off and there was a moment of hesitation as everyone looked around to see who was going.  they started to trickle out and then there was a flood as some riders decided to take the plunge.  little did they know that ryan was out to smash them today. 

main 1 rolled out and we still had quite a few people.  the fast with a main chaser has also meant that some of the main 2 group has stepped up into main 1.  it took us a while to actually get it all together as we managed to get split at pretty much every single set of lights.  better than last week though when we had a couple hit the deck.  at low speeds people tend to get complacent and the next thing you know there is a touch of wheels.  no real injuries though.

anyway, it wasn’t till we got to ascot that we finally got a decent run (as there are no lights).  over the river and into the unknown territory of the northern suburbs we trekked up grand prom and towards the tv stations. 

as we waited for the lights, i explained that we would go hard up the “hill” and along the top but then regroup once we hit wanneroo road.  the lights changed and there was a reluctance to up the pace so i went to the front and gave it a tap.  i pushed for as long as i could and unfortunately it was not as long as it used to be.  i was reeled back in by about halfway up the hill as i was gasping for air.

the lights at the top allowed the group to squeeze up and soon we were off again.  not too hard past the shops, but once the lights disappeared, the pace was on again.  i was content (actually, not able) to sit in the pack and get swept along at a fine pace.  what is that pace???  well i am not sure as my second garmin died last sunday in the hills.  didn’t get dropped or anything.  just stopped working.

the pace was subdued on wanneroo road and we worked our way down to leederville.  once on Thomas st the pace picked up again through the rolling hills and along past kings park.  as we turned into the wind to detour around the back of karrakatta cemetery, i had to go the front to do a bit of directing.  this actually killed me a bit as the boys were making a good pace.

heading towards claremont  we realised the mistake of the day.  the show was on, which meant increased traffic in the area.  we skirted past it quickly and only got held up at one intersection.  soon we were on familiar territory heading towards dalkeith.

again, i somehow ended up at the front, but burned out pretty quickly.  dropping back through the pack and i felt a hand on my arse, giving me a helping hand (maybe a touch up).  thanks brother dan.  a couple of small sections of smashing up the undulations and soon we were back on mounts bay road.

the lights changed and again i found myself on the front with the group strung out behind me.  ok, i guess this is my training, so i tried to tempo it along for as long as i could.  about halfway along another guy came over my wheel to help out, but i soon jumped in front of him again as it didn’t look like anyone else wanted to play.  soon jen came past dragging the rest of the group as they lined up for the sprint.  i was cooked so i backed off and sucked in some oxygen.  didn’t see the sprint winner as i was too far back.

so i think that the format seems to work well with all three doing the same route.  it staggers the coffee shop orders, although it does mean that main 2 may not have any seats left.  we will see how we go.  as the weather continues to improve and people realise how much weight they have gained over winter, i expect we will see our numbers grow again.  here is your chance to step up and become a ride leader…

world championships – geelong

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as most of you are aware, the cycling world championships are being held in geelong, victoria this coming week.  as such a couple of things are happening.

firstly, i am going over there to watch.  add to the comments if you are heading over too and we will see if we can catch up.

secondly, as i didn’t get around to setting up a vuelta tipping comp, we will be running one for the world championships.  there is a page set up under the tipping comps tab and all the race details are there.  usual  rules apply.  $10 per team and you can enter as many teams as you like.  you must tip a rider in every race including the U23 and women’s events and the top 10 finishes will get points.  the team with the most cumulative points wins.  prize money for the top three teams.  all entry goes to the prize pool so the more people that enter the bigger the prize is.

thirdly, a mate of mine lives in geelong and has been taking photo’s of the pro’s training on the world’s circuit.  check out his page here.