New 2008

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Posted:2 Jan 2009

Marshalling up success at Tassie track carnivals?

The Marshall family have tasted early success at the Devonport Track carnival in Tasmania. Still racing in Wagga colours, Jess took 1st place and Zach 3rd in the 1000m handicap race. An awesome result. Zach also placed 3rd in the U13 1000m scratch race.

On the same day Paul Fellows came 2nd in the 1000m Handicap race from a 45m mark and the following day, riding in the NSW team, Paul took 1st place in the Teams Sprint

see photo of Jess and Zach on the podium at redbackdesigns.com.au here

The 2nd night of the Devonport carnival brought a 2nd place for Mick Marshall in the E grade scratch race (must be E for Engine). Zach then placed 3rd in the U13 1000 handicap and Jess took 3rd place in the U13 scratch race.

Posted:28 Dec 2008

How to get more people racing in 2009?

We all know that cycling is pretty popular in Wagga at the moment. We get big turn outs to social rides like the stubby ride, the Tuesday and Thursday bunch rides, the Wagga Christmas ride where all the bike groups come together for a ride and the Saturday morning Kidson's ride. So how can we convert some of this popularity into more racers in our club road racing and how can we make sure that the club's 2009 road racing season is popular?

To have a voice please have a look at the forum found here and have your say. You don't have to be a Wagga cycle club member to have an opinion. Any comments are much appreciated. You can make up your own user name on the forum if you want to remain anonymous and mysterious.

Posted:28 Dec 2008

Stubby ride

A massive 54 riders turned a crank for the 2008 Christmas stubby ride held on the 19th dec.

click here for some photos (photos courtesy of Bill Robertson)

Posted:18 Dec 2008

Two club life memberships bestowed

The Wagga Cycle Club honoured long time clubmen Bill Robertson and Dean Hart with life memberships at last night's final track meet for 2008. Billy has been a member of the club for 30 years and has served in various club positions. Whilst representing the club he has racked up an impressive list of achievements on the track and road including both Australian and State titles. Dean has recently ended a long stint as club treasurer and has served the club over many years. Congratulations to the two worthy recipients.

Posted:17 Dec 2008

NSW State Championships

The Wagga Cycle Club sprint teams unleashed their power and precision at the State Championships held last weekend. Wagga won gold in the U17 teams sprint (750m) with Tom Regan, Jeremy Scott and Matt Garlan showing their class with a time of 54.183 seconds after qualifying fastest with a time of 54.854. The U15 team which comprised of Lucy Regan, Max Pearse and Max Housden, took silver in their team sprint (750m), missing first pace by less than 0.1 of a second with a time of 56.958 seconds. Lucy Regan also had success in the JW15 scratch race where she placed 3rd. Tom Regan came 4th in the U17 scratch race where Jeremy Scott and Matt Garlan also made the final.

The individual talent also showed through with local track stars, Paul Fellows and Jamie Green showing great form. Paul took 2nd in the Sprint and 3rd in the Keirin for the Elite men. Jamie won gold in the U19 Sprint, bronze in the U19 1km time trial with a time of 1.10 and placed 4th in the Keirin

Congratulations to all riders on a great effort in representing the club and doing us proud.

Posted:15 Dec 2008

Christmas Stubby Ride

The Christmas Stubby ride will be held this Friday the 19th. The ride leaves from the roundabout on Plumpton road at 5:30am and covers the Gregadoo loop with a stop on the hill to share a beer with your mates for Christmas. A great chance to catch up with everyone - a ride not to be missed.

Posted:11 Dec 2008

Club Track Racing

Club photos from the 2008 track racing season have been posted on the Gallery page

Results from Wednesday nights track racing have been posted on the Results page

Posted: 9 Dec 2008

Tour of Bright

Local riders Ash Humbert, Simon Haworth and Brodie Pearce competed in the Tour of Bright last weekend in A, B and C grades, respectively. Great weather and a tough course confronted the riders. Ashley’s team won A grade. Simon came 52nd out of 62 starters, at one stage breaking away with more than a minute gap until the field caught him 100m before the KOM. Simon ended the tour with a time 13 minutes better than his result last year. Brodie finished 41st out of 81 starters in C grade. A great effort all round. There is talk of a larger WWCC contingent for the 2009 event with Craig Williams and Carl Henman already seen on secret mid week training rides.

Posted:6 Dec 2008

Track racing results:

The results from the last two weeks track racing have now been posted to the results page.

Posted:17 Nov 2008

Weekend racing results:

After a successful days racing Zac Marshall was crowned under 11 NSW Country Champion whilst his dad, Mick, took sliver in the Masters 4 category. Congratulations Marshalls.

The Wagga to Albury race was held in excellent conditions with a field of more than 80 riders. The race started to take its toll after Culcairn where Brodie Pearse called it a day. Jim Hogan pulled out of the limit bunch near Walla and Nigel Irvine got dropped on the other side of Walla. Block caught the C graders before Jindera just minutes before scratch joined the main peloton. With 25km to go, Craig Williams and Jason Condon where members of a group of C graders that were dropped from the back of the pack. Rohan Taylor and Simon Haworth rode a good race in B grade staying with the main field to the line. Graham Springett had a great race and was still riding strong when the peloton caught the limit bunch and managed to stay with the leading pack until the last climb of the day. Best local rider was Ashley Humbert taking 3rd place.

Chris Mumme had a blinder at the Shepparton half ironman - coming 1st in the swim (over the entire field) and 8th in the ride in his age group. Chris finished up 4th in his age group for the half ironman, an excellent result. Lionel Harmer had a great Swim and ride sitting in 4th place in his age group at the start of the run leg. Lionel ended up 38th in his age group after a hard run (is there another kind???). The half ironman would be a great event once they drop the run and maybe the swim legs.

Posted:14 Nov 2008

Wagga Club members in a big weekend of racing

This Sunday a number of Wagga riders will compete in the Wagga to Albury road race. The race route travels from Wagga to Mangoplah, Cookardinia, Morven, Culcairn, Walla Walla, Jindera, finishing in Lavington. Race distance covers 130km. Wagga Cycle club riders competing include: Simon Haworth, Rohan Taylor, Brodie Pearse, Craig Williams, Jason Condon, Graham Springett, Nigel Irvine and Jim Hogan.

The race starts from the Tolland Hotel car park 10am on Sunday. So come down to see the field as the riders start off.

The thought of racing to Albury was too much for Lionel Harmer. He withdrew from the race to take on something less strenuous - the Shepparton half ironman. New club member Chris Mumme is also racing in Shepp on Sunday. All the best to you and the other Wagga tri guys making the journey.

Also on Sunday, the NSW Country Track Championships will be held at Gosford. Mick, Zac and Jess Marshall, Saxon Hodges, Greg Westerman, Josh and Emma Apolony and Matt Garlan are travelling over to represent the club in a field of 118 competitors. I'm sure the Wagga talent will bring some medals home. We wish the young riders and Mick well.

Good luck everyone, have a great weekend of racing, stay upright and have fun.

Posted:13 Nov 2008

Tune into the 7:30 report on the ABC tonight - Thursday 13th Nov: Drugs in cycling and the future of the sport

Posted:10 Nov 2008

Track racing - $200 prize money for seniors RESULTS

Each week senior riders have been adding money to a jackpot which is up for grabs this Wednesday night the 12 of November. There will be 4 races:

RACE 1 - GRADED MTR PACE - 6 LAPS

RACE 2 - 2 LAP H'CAP 2 HEATS PENDING ENTRIES, 16 riders to final. MONEY RACE

RACE 3 - 5 LAP H'CAP ALL IN. MONEY RACE

RACE 4 - GRADED H'CAP POINTSCORE PENDING ENTRIES. MONEY RACE

Juniors start at 6 pm. Seniors start at 7pm

Posted:10 Nov 2008

Southern Division Championships

Track Championships will be Sunday 11 January 2009

Road Championships will be Sunday 29 March 2009

Please put these dates in your diaries to ensure that you will be free to ride and represent the club.

Posted:3 Nov 2008

Golden wheel Carnival

Results for the two days racing of the Golden Wheel Carnival have been posted here

Scott Law took out the Golden Wheel Wheelrace ahead of James Langedyk and Aaron Donnelly. Wagga riders did well over the weekend with Paul Fellows taking the honours in the A grade Kieren. Jamie Green had a great weekend cleaning up in the B grade scratch race, the kieren and 2 lap handicap race. Josh Apolony took 1st place in the U17 men wheelrace just ahead of Matt Garlan. Max Housden and Max Pearse came home 2nd and 3rd in the U15 men wheelrace whilst Lucy Reagan and Emma Apolony took 1st and 2nd place of the U15 women wheelrace.

The U13 Combined wheelrace was won by Dominica Funnell ahead of Emily Bruce and Jessica Marshall. The U9 and U11 wheelrace was won by Jessica Tracey ahead of Bede Funnell and Connor Higgins.

The only mishap of the carnival was a crash involving Steve Marks during the C grade 2 lap handicap race on Saturday. Steve couldn't avoid an incident ahead of him and came down hard on his shoulder with a few minor scuffs here and there. Unfortunately his bike was much worse off. We hope you are on the mend Steve and the shoulder comes good fast. RIP the red Trek.

A big thanks to all the helpers, gate keepers, canteen workers, commissaires, judges, handlers, riders and sponsors who all made the carnival such a success.

Posted: 31 Oct 2008

Helpers needed for Golden wheel Carnival

If you have time please come down to the track and help to put up equipment on Saturday morning from 9 to 10:30. Chris Fellows will find you a job.

Gatekeepers are also required. Talk to Steve Marks if you can be a gatekeeper at any stage during the weekend (call Steve 69213963 )

Updated: 28Oct 2008

Upcoming events

TRACK The Golden Wheel Carnival is on this weekend with $10000 up for grabs.

The racing is great to watch so if you are interested in having a look get down to the track and support the local riders. Racing starts at 2pm on Saturday for Juniors and 4pm for seniors - Sunday racing starts at 9am.

TRACK Central Coast CC will host the NSW Track Country Championships on Sunday November 16th 2008

This will be the first time this has occurred in over a decade.
2008 is a trial year and the event will not be run in 2009 unless it receives the support of the country cycling community.
Entries are via CNSW and Close 02 November
The Events for all age groups: 460m Time Trial, Scratch Race, Sprint Derby
Points received in the above races accumulate to determine the NSW Country Champion 2008
Some age groups may be combined if numbers are insufficient to form a stand alone category

ROAD The John Woodman Memorial Wagga to Albury Handicap race will be run on Sunday the 16th of November.

Entries close this Sunday the 2nd of November. This will be the last road race of the year for many riders and it will be great to have a large number of Wagga Cylce club riders in the race so get your entries in.

Posted: 27Oct 2008

Tour of Two Rivers Results

The final stage of the 2008 Tour of Two Rivers was raced at Coolamon on Sunday. Wagga Cycle Club riders had a good day out with Simon Haworth taking 1st in A grade and Brodie Pearse 3rd. This gave Simon 2nd in the A grade general classification, only nine points behind Ashley Humbert. Brodie took 5th place in GC and was winner of the A grade KOM.

In B grade, Steve Marks, Pete Johnson and Carl Henman all did a mountain of work during the race trying to get Jason Condon across the line with the number 1 position in GC. It wasn't to be as Jason Condon narrowly missing 3rd place in the race to Shaun Stuart of Cootamundra. Giving Phil Twigg of Griffith 1st Place in B Grade for the Tour - eventually - as initially Jason was awarded 1st place, issued the cash and the sash, photos and fame before the count back was reviewed and Phil was crowned a deserving winner. On the positive side, Jason now knows what it feels like to win B grade in an interclub tour even if he didn't.

Wagga riders took out 1st and 2nd in the C grade race with Josh Appolony taking the win closely followed by new club member Chris Mumme. Josh has dominated the GC in C grade all Tour and took the title by a massive 14 points clear of Matt Lees of Albury/Wodonga. Josh also took out the C grade KOM for the Tour. In a sign of things to come, Chris Mumme was awarded 3rd place in C grade GC - a great result considering he only took up racing at stage 3.

The race for D grade GC came down to the wire with Isaac Gilmore taking 2nd in the race followed by Jeremy Scott in 3rd. Isaac's competition for the GC crown, Russell Web of Griffith, came 7th doing just enough to finish 1st in D grade in GC, only one point ahead of Isaac in 2nd place.

Well done to all Wagga riders who participated in the Tour, those who got race and GC places and those who did a lot of work for fellow club members in each grade. Big thanks to Simon Haworth and each of the 5 clubs for organising the Tour of Two Rivers. We are looking forward to next year already.

For full results go to the Tour of Two Rivers website

Posted: 19 Oct 2008

This weeks Newspaper report - Here

Posted 26 Sep 2008

New Webmaster

Jason Condon has put his hand up at having a crack at running the Wagga CC's Website. Some computer upgrades and training is taking place, so you should see some action shortly.

This weeks Newspaper report - Here

Posted 16 Sep 2008

Business and Pleasure

Road Presentation and AGM this Saturday, 2pm at the RULES Club.

Posted 15 Sep 2008

Webmaster Wanted

The Executive Committee is looking for expression of interest from any of it's member interested in running the Wagga wagga Cycle Club website. Please contact Sonia Marshall on 0428 116038 and or Email.

Posted 3 Aug 2008

Maps and Elevation for the NSW State Junior Road Championships

U17 Men 62km Course

U17 Women 40km Course

U15 Men 30km Course

U15 Women 25km Course

U13 Boys 12km Course

U 13 Girls 10km Course

Inter-club Racing

A Website has been launched for Inter-club racing in the Riverina. The website incorporates the Tour De Riverina and the new Tour of Two Rivers to kick off on 13 Sep 2008. Check out the info at www.riverinainterclubracing.com

This weeks Newspaper report - Here

Posted 19 Jul 2008

World Championship Podium Spot

Paul Fellows has claimed a Track World Championship Bronze medal in what can be considered his pet event, the Keirin. Check out the Cycling news report and once you have read that click on next stage link and you can look at the following days to see how Paul went in the sprint, etc.

Thomas Palmer has had a very successful Track World Championships as well. Thomas won gold in the Madison and Teams pursuit. Then finished off with a silver in the event he won Gold in last year, the 1000m/1km Time Trial.

Megan Dunn from Dubbo has also shown some real grit winning the Women's Scratch race. For those that don't know Megan had a big crash at the Cootamundra Haycarters races only weeks before the World Championships. She spent the night in hospital with some very nasty facial injuries.

Posted 13 Jul 2008

Iron Mike & Mini Mike

Canberra CC are holding various grades of Scratch races on Sunday 20 July 2008. Click on the link for more info, Iron Mike.

Posted 7 Jul 2008

This weeks Newspaper report - Here

The Tour de Riverina Website has been updated with photo's from the Butch Menz.

Juniors

A heap of Wagga Juniors are heading to Sydney for the Country Titles on the Saturday after the metro's and then the Southern Cross Carnival on the Sunday. Other Juniors are heading to Shepparton for a carnival over this weekend.

McDonalds Classic

Photo's

Wagga CC have had there most successful Tour to date. Wagga CC Rider Rohan Taylor took overall Tour Honors and Wagga CC member Carl Henman took out the second step on the podium. Wagga CC members Brodie Pearse won the Best Young rider and Lionel Harmer won the best 45+ rider. Wagga CC members, Rohan Taylor, Carl Henman, Adrian Hamilton and Craig Williams combined to take out the Team category. Wagga Wagga CC also took out the Barry O'Hagan club trophy for the first time in it's history. Check out all the results on the Tour De Riverina website.

I have been given a heap of photo's to display from the McDonald's Classic weekend. I will endeavor to get them up over the next couple of days.

The McDonald's Classic has been a huge success. Rohan Taylor was the first local home on Saturday followed closely by Craig Williams. Wagga CC member Graham Springett won the E Grade Crit and Lionel Harmer placed fourth in the D grade Crit. To Lionel's credit, he gave his $200 prize money to Track World Championship bound Paul Fellows, as you good imagine Paul was delighted. Damien Semmler was the big winner on the Sunday, winning the B Grade Crit and then the $5000 carbon Cervelo Soloist from Kidson Cycles.

The weekend was given a huge rap by all that attended and it appears that everybody is coming back next year. Hang on, may be the guy that would not get in the sad wagon and was found some hours later , in the dark near the race course on the west of Wagga might not be coming back ( Race finished at around 3.30pm and it gets dark at about 5.30pm). Hopefully he does and he has learn't a valuable lesson. All the results can be found on the McDonalds Classic page on the left hand side under the photo of Luke Davison.

Note:# A chance to make someone smile, Just about all of the racing we do is only made possible by tireless volunteers, in passing, a simple thank you for your time will make it all seem worth while for them.

Thanks you to all those individuals and families who put in a terrific effort to make the McDonalds Classic weekend a success. Well done to all of you.

The fifth andd final stage of the Tour De Riverina is being held this weekend at Coolamon, Sunday 15 Jun 2008. You can enter the race from the Tour De Riverina website and pay your entry on the day. Please do not leave entering to the last moment as entries taken after the Thursday before the race can not be guaranteed a start.

Saturday June 7. Cyclists are to meet at North Wagga flats at 9am and will travel up Fitzmaurice and Baylis streets to the railway station where the Mayor will address the marchers. For more info check out the web site here

We have 174 entries for the McDonald's Classic and 154 for the Crit's. 154 riders have a 1 in 154 chance of winning a Cervelo Carbon Soloist racing bike thanks to Greg at Kidsons Cycles Wagga Wagga

Three Wagga cyclists have received well deserved McDonalds Scholarships following strong performances at several events this year. The recipients of the scholarships are Lucy Regan who competes in the under 15's, Jamie Green who competes in the under 17's and Paul Fellows who is in the under 19 class.

Regan has had particularly strong performances at state level where she won five medals, which gave her the opportunity to represent NSW at the Australian Championships. Green won two silver medals at state level which earned him representation in the NSW team.

Fellows won gold at the State, Nationals and Oceania Championships in New Zealand. His incredible performances have gained him selection in the squad to travel to South Africa for the Junior World Championships in July.

Wagga CC riders Carl Henman and Rohan Taylor are now locked on points for the Tour Victory after stage 4 in Griffith. Rohan had another successful outing taking 3rd place. whilst Carl was unable to get in the points after a valiant ride off Block. Simon Haworth was also up in the money taking 5th place. It appears going into the last stage that Wagga CC will have the most successful Tour De Riverina to date. We are currently leading the Tour, Team category, Best Young Rider & Best 45+ rider. Wagga CC may also wrestle the Barry O'Hagan club trophy from the hands of Albury/Wodonga CC. To Albury/Wodonga CC's credit the have held the trophy since it was introduced in 2003.

The fourth stage of the Tour De Riverina is being held this weekend at Griffith, 24 May 2008. You can enter the race from the Tour De Riverina website and pay your entry on the day. Please do not leave entering to the last moment as entries taken after the Thursday before the race can not be guaranteed a start.

Entries close this Sunday for the McDonalds Classic. Remember, enter both days and go into he draw to win a Cervelo Carbon Soloist.

The monthly WWCC meeting will be held tomorrow night, Tuesday 13^th May at 8 Hakea Place

Wagga CC member Jason Condon has placed 4th in Saturday's Cootaumdra Haycarters handicap. Wagga were well represented in the finish, with Rohan Taylor, Lionel Harmer, Mick Fitzgerald and Craig Williams all in the hunt for the win. Craig finished off a good ride with 12th place and Lionel had his run cut short when a rider in front of him dropped his chain and he lost momentum. Rohan was worn out from the chase and rolled across the line in the middle of the sprinting group happy with his efforts. Rohan's bunch only made contact with the front of the race in the last couple of kilometres to the finish. Simon Haworth was involved in a crash just prior to the second climb of the day when 3 or 4 riders fell in front of him and his day was finished as his bunch rode off into the distance.

Lionel and Jason rode on the Sunday and made it to the finish but were out gunned by the fasters guys from behind and the fact that there were 60-70 riders in the finish, safety first.

10 Wagga Seniors will be contesting the Haycarters race on Saturday. The field currently stands at 281 starters. 5 Wagga Seniors will back up on the Sunday and ride the recovery race. I wonder why they call it a recovery race? I never feel any better after it!

Club racing Saturday starts out at the end of Big Springs Rd. Juniors start at1.30pm and Seniors start at 2.00pm.

Entries close this Sunday for the Haycarters weekend of racing. Entry is via the NSW Cycling Federation website.

Wagga CC member Carl Henman took out stage 3 at Rutherglen on Sunday. Carl's group contained some strong performers and proved difficult to catch. Craig Williams also placed in the money finishing 5th and strong man, Lionel Harmer finished off a strong performance with another top 10 place to consolidate his lead in the 45+ category. Carl's win elevated him up into first place in the Tour and Carl's team Kidsons Tarmach have consolidated their lead in the Teams category. Brodie Pearse still has a handy lead in the best young rider category.

How good was the coverage of the toughest race in the world? Answer, it was awesome. I stayed up at and watched the action and I'll never complain about a road around Wagga again. A big Thanks to SBS, send them an E-mail and let them know how happy you are.

A large contingent (16) of Wagga CC member are heading down to Rutherglen tomorrow to contest stage 3 of the Kidsons Cycles Tour De Riverina. Wagga members are leading all the categories accept for the female one, pressure is on.

“The 2007 Paris-Roubaix winner, Stuart O'Grady, has that honour and he'll always be put on a pedestal as the first Australian to conquer the Hell of the North.”

In a network first, Australians can watch the race LIVE as O’Grady, and his team member and fellow Australian Matthew Goss, battle the world’s best cyclists to retain his crown. SBS will broadcast the 2008 event LIVE on Sunday 13 April from 10:10pm (AEST).

The LIVE coverage will be hosted by SBS’s Michael Tomalaris, who will be joined in the studio by former Australian cycling professional, David McKenzie, and respected cycling journalist, Rupert Guinness. Prominent international cycling commentators Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen will provide the race commentary.

“Australian television viewers have been transfixed to SBS's live coverage of the Tour de France for many years, now the cycling psyche will extend to the greatest one-day classic of them all,” said Mr Tomalaris.

In the lead up to the 106th edition of the Paris-Roubaix, relive Stuart O’Grady’s thrilling win in the SBS produced documentary Conquering Roubaix. Hear from Stuart O’Grady, team mate Allan Johansen, team Sporting Director Scott Sunderland and renown cycling photographer Graham Watson as they take you through the gruelling and action packed 160 kilometres of Stuart O’Grady’s 2007 epic race.

Watch the emotional Conquering Roubaix documentary on Thursday 10 April at 11:15pm, with a replay on Sunday 13 April at 11:00am, before the LIVE Paris-Roubaix action commences Sunday evening at 10:10pm (AEST). Check local guides or sbs.com.au.

www.tourdefreedom.com-Ride the Great Ocean Road Victoria 19 to 30 October 2008. The ride starts with the ride around the bay in a day charity ride and finishes up in Mt Gambier. Click on the link for more info.

Paul Fellow's Track coach Brian Simpson will be holding a training session with Paul at the Track this Sunday, 6 Apr 2008. Any coaches or riders that would like to attend are more than welcome.

4 Wagga Club members filled the top 10 last Saturday. Brodie Pearse was the winner followed closely by Rohan Taylor in second. Carl Henman was fourth and Lionel Harmer riding his new bike was sixth. Rohan is now the Tour leader, he is only one point in front of four riders lying in second and two points in front of 4 riders lying in third. Lionel Harmer is now the 45+ category leader and Rohan's Team "Kidsons Tarmach" are in the lead. Brodie's win moved him into the lead in the Best Young Rider.

The Wagga Cycling Club has returned triumphant from the NSW U/9 to U/13 State Championships in Dubbo with 6 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze medals between them.

Max Housden, the son of Morgan Street Cycle proprietors Rob and Paula Housden, was announced Rider of the Carnival picking up Gold in the U/13’sTime Trial, Scratch race and Sprint Derby over the two day carnival.

In the U/9’s Zac Marshall won gold in the Time Trial and two silver with Bede Funnell winning a bronze in the Sprint Derby

The U/11’s Cameron Scott won Gold in the Time Trial and the Sprint Derby with a Silver in the Scratch race and Saxon Hodges a bronze in the Time Trial

Emma Apolony in the U/13’s won two silver, time trial and the scratch with Edwina Funnell taking home two bronze, time trial and the Sprint Derby

The Second stage of the Tour De Riverina is being held this weekend, 29 Mar 2007. You can now enter the race from the Tour De Riverina website and still pay your entry on the day. Please do not leave entering to the last moment as entries taken after the Thursday before the race can not be guaranteed a start.

The Club is looking for some Club Members/Volunteers that could help out Wagga MTB club on Sunday 30 Mar 2008 with marshalling, etc. The deal is that we help them with their 3hr race and they will help us with the McDonalds Classic weekend. Talk to Sonia Marshall on 0428 116038, any help would be great.

Wagga CC members Jim Hogan and Sorch Flett have finished 8th and 10th in the first stage of the TDR at Stockinbingal over the weekend. 16 Wagga CC members made the journey to Stockinbingal to contest the 37km dash. Check out the Tour De Riverina website for all the details. Stage 2 of the TDR will be hosted by Wagga CC on 29 Mar 2008 out at Collingullie, Butch Menz Memorial.

Entries close this Wednesday for the Southern Divisions Championships. If you are looking for some great racing then this is the weekend for you. I have been to every race for the last 5 years, it's very well organised and the quality of racing is second to none. There are Scratch races for all ages, 3 Elite grades, 4 Masters grades, Women's grades, Junior grades and more. The races are held on the old Hume Highway between Gunning and Breadalbane. Contact either Simon or Sonia Marshall ASAP.

It has been announced today the Kidsons Cycles has come on board as a sponsor for the June Long Weekend of racing and is going to give one lucky rider who enters for both days of racing a Cervelo Carbon Soloist Racing bike. These bikes are used by Team CSC and there a weapon.

The Fellow's camp was sent into a spin last night when Paul crashed in the warm-up prior to Wednesday nights Track racing. I believe that everyone is all right. Paul would be nervous about injuries in the lead up to his trip to the Junior World track Titles and any unexpected crashes would not be welcome. The Club wish him well!

The first stage of the Tour De Riverina is being held this weekend, 16 Mar 2007. You can now enter the race from the Tour De Riverina website and still pay your entry on the day. Please do not leave entering to the last moment as entries taken after the Thursday before the race can not be guaranteed a start. Don't forget that entries for the teams category close on 16 Mar 2007. So get together with 3 others, make up a name and nominate your team. You do not have to be a Cadel Evans to win the team category and any new members are strongly encouraged to come along and have ago. All you need is a little bit of luck, turn up to as many races as you can and your in with a chance. If you would like to be on a team but are not aware of others that would like to on a team then call Simon on 0405940572 and he will link you up with other interested parties.

I was informed today that the NSW Federation wants 10 percent of all entry money taken at inter-clubs. I don't beleive that they explained why and I don't beleive that we are gaining anything for the 10 percent cut, interesting!

Lucy Regan and Jamie Green have been selected by the NSW Cycling Federation to represent NSW at the Junior National Track Championships to be held from the 27 to 30 March 2008 at Dunc Gray Velodrome in Sydney. Congratulations to them both.

Could more seasoned riders please be mindful of how they conduct themselves on a bike in the view of impressionable Juniors. It has been identified that some juniors are engaging in dangerous manoeuvrers whilst riding, such as; riding with no hands in a bunch.

The Canteen made a $1300 profit from the Juniors/Veterans Track Carnival thanks to the efforts of the ladies in the Club.

Track Presentation will be held at the Commercial Club on Friday the 4 April 2008, starting at 7pm.

Club Road Racing will start for Juniors and Seniors on Saturday 12 April 2008. Juniors will start at 1.30pm and Seniors will start at 2.00pm. A BBQ will be held after the racing.

The club committee have taken on a lot over the next 4 months and are calling on all Wagga CC members to pitch in and give a hand where possible. Volunteers are needed for the Junior Tour on 3 and 4 May 2008. It would be great if any Senior riders could spare some time to help out. The McDonalds Classic weekend is going to be huge and will require a lot of man power. Please give Sonia Marshall a call on 0428 116038 to find out what small job you can do to help.

Some McDonalds Classic details have been released and it's anticipated that $20000 will be up for grabs over the weekend, $12000 for the 116km handicap on the Saturday and then another $8000 to split across 5 Grades. Entry will be around $75 for both days. The handicap is on a new course that takes riders on a scenic route via Wantabagery, Nangus, Eurongilly, Junee, Harefield and Oura. The Crits are being held on the Botanic Gardens near the Council Chambers, Baylis St, Johnson St, Trail St, Tompson st, Peter St and Morrow St from 9am. More details to follow shortly. The Wagga Wagga City Council have given the Club $3000 for advertising and are watching the event with interest as the Council is looking for a fifth annual event for the city that has the potential to be on the same scale as the Wagga Gold Cup.

Lucy Regan has cleaned up at the U/15 NSW State Championships. Lucy won four individual medals and combined with Matthew Garlan and Jeremy Scott to come home with a silver in the U/15 Team Sprint.

Jamie Green had a great weekend winning individual silver in the Sprints. and combine with Josh Apolony and Tom Regan to win silver in the U/17 Team Sprint.

Graham Springett, Sorcha Flett, Peter Treloar & Simon Haworth traveled to Albury on the weekend to have a crack at the Graded Crit's. Simon and Peter rode B grade, Peter won both sprints and Simon managed to trim the field down to him and one other and won the race in a two up sprint. Graham rode C grade and had a great first race back after a long break. Graham finished with the main bunch just behind the winners. Sorcha raced on the Sunday and competed against some of the best women riders in southern NSW. The race was hard and fast on the smaller circuit and Sorcha finished in the pack sprinting for the minor places, after Debroah Fagg and Chloe McConville broke away, Results for all the Crit's.

The first stage of the Tour De Riverina is closing in fast, with stage 1 being held on Sunday the 16 Mar 2007. You can now enter the race from the Tour De Riverina website and still pay your entry on the day. Please do not leave entering to the last moment as entries taken after the Thursday before the race can not be guaranteed a start. Don't forget that entries for the teams category close on 16 Mar 2007. So get together with 3 others, make up a name and nominate your team. You do not have to be a Cadel Evans to win the team category. All you need is a little bit of luck, turn up to as many races as you can and your in with a chance.

Club meeting tomorrow at Sonia Marshall's Place, 4 Mar 2008, 7.30pm, at 8 Hakea Place Springvale, and All members welcome.

There is no club road racing this weekend or in the near future. A start date will be advised as soon as possible.

Paul Fellows has been named as part of the Junior World's team to contest the 2008 Junior Track World Championships in South Africa. Check out the Cyclingnews story. I believe Paul is the first Wagga CC member to attend a Track World Championship. Ashley Humbert and Richard Moffatt have both been to the Junior Road World Championships previously. Paul is riding a wave at the moment, as he was made a school Prefect at Mater Dei recently.

Sorch Flett has had a late call up to ride the Geelong Women's Tour to be contested this Thursday and Friday. She will be riding with both Olympic gold medalist Kathy Watt and Sara Carrigan. Emma Mackie from Albury is also part of the Lotto-Belisol Ladies Team that Sorcha will be riding for. For those of you that don't know, Emma Mackie has been riding as a Pro in Europe for the last couple of years. Sorcha heads to the Airport first thing in the morning for the flight down to Melbourne. Geelong Tour Website

If you have any photo's of the Carnival that you would like to share please send them via e-mail and I'll will put them on the Gallery Page.

Bill Robertson was the lucky winner of the McDonald's cycling kit for Saturday 10 Feb 2008. As you know Tony Alchinger has graciously donated some McDonalds cycling kit to be given away after the Coffee Dash on Saturday morning's. Don't forget to put some lose change in the Kids Cottage money box when your next at the Coffee Roasters on Trail St enjoying a cappuccino.

Canberra CC President, John May released the following statement on their website yesterday:

It is with considerable regret that I have to announce that the Canberra Tour will not take place in 2008. Unfortunately we have been unable to find a race director, and there is now not enough time left to organise the event. This is doubly regrettable given the outstanding success of last year's event, which was our best ever. The Canberra Cycling Club apologises for this disappointment, and we trust that it is not too late too re-direct your training efforts to other events. We look forward to being back, bigger and better, in 2009.

Coca-Cola have come on board for the McDonalds Classic and given the Club 400 bottles of product to be given to riders over the June weekend of racing, awesome!

Paul Fellows has won his third Gold medal for the meet taking out the Keirin by half a bike length from Ben Saunders. Cyclingnews report. Photo1, Photo2 & Photo3.

Last years winner of the Butch Menz memorial Chloe Hosking also took out the U/19 Women Scratch Race National Title.

Paul Fellows has won another National Gold medal in the Men U/19 Team Sprint on Friday evening. Check out the results Here & Photo1 Photo2 Photo3. Paul has one more event to go, the Keirin tonight.

A story is circulating at present that the Canberra Tour may not go ahead this year. Canberra recently announced that the event has been put back 2 weeks and was going to be held on the much loved Haycarters weekend of racing. As a result of the date change, Cycling Australia stripped the Canberra Tour of it's place in the Roadman of the Year series and took away the National U/19 selection race. The issues are that organisers from last years event are facing litigation over the accident in the Womens B grade event where a couple of women were seriously injured after there was a touch of wheels in the bunch resulting in an accident and riders ending up on the wrong side of the road directly in front of an on coming car. The Canberra CC are having difficulty in finding a person willing to be a Race Director for the Canberra Tour due to the alleged litigation.

Bill and Michelle Robinson are proud to announce the birth of Grace (7lb 5oz) and William (6lb 13oz) Robinson. Both came into the world last night and I am sure long time Wagga CC President Patty Robinson will again be a proud Grandfather.

Paul Fellows has won a National Gold medal in the Men U/19 Sprint, Check out the results H ere & Photo1 Photo2 Photo3. Next stop World Track Championship.

If the weather is favourable Club Championship Time Trials will be held this Wednesday. Any club members holding track perpetual trophies are asked to bring them back into Bob Robertson as soon as possible.

The club will also be holding a Garage Sale/Swap Meet Wednesday night, so anyone that has anything they would like to get rid of out of the shed bring it along.

A large contingent of Wagga CC riders went to Sydney on the weekend to contest the Sydney Cup on Wheels, NSW Junior Club Team Pursuit Champs and NSW Women's Elite & U19 Scratch Race Championships. Wagga CC had some great results. Check them out Here and on the NSW Federation website

Tyler Minato was born on Sunday 27th , weighing in at 8lb 8oz. Jason Minato (Griffith) and his wife are extremely happy with the birth of their third child.

James Francis Springett was born on Monday 14th at Calvary, weighing in at 10lb 3oz. Graham is extremely happy with the birth of his third son, one more for the pursuit team. Jodie is well but tired and looking forward to her first full nights sleep, as James is a little restless.

Simon Haworth is going to go and have a crack at the Masters Men MTB National Champs to be held in Canberra this weekend.

A large contingent of Wagga riders are heading down to Bright this weekend to participate in the spectacle known as the Alpine Classic. Most riders are having a go at the 200km course and some are hoping to cover the course in under 8 hours. Dan Uden said he doesn't care what time he rides as long as he finishes in front of Adrian "Hammo" Hamilton. Hammo has been training had up to the event and has even forgone the MTB Nationals to see Dan eat his dust. May everyone have a safe weekend.

Barry O'Hagan has been exploring with Wagga City Council the possibility of having a Criterium Circuit for cyclists to use. Barry has been meet with some resistance by Council.

A Criterium Track in Wagga would certainly be a welcome addition to the sporting facilities in Wagga, especially with the growth that cycling has experienced in the Riverina in recent years. A Criterium circuit would certainly enhance Wagga Wagga's ability to host a number of Championship events and be able to offer another race that will not interfere with general road raffic that may be diverted due to Crit's being held on a street circuit. A Crit circuit would also reduce the amount of resources now needed to run a race on an open road with cars and greatly improve the safety of all involved. A Criterium course would also provide a year round safe area for riders as young as 5 to compete in a controlled safe environment.

The question must be asked why the Council is offering resistance to the project when you consider how much money was spent on the Oasis Swimming Complex, 16 Million. I have conducted a couple of Google searches and I have not been able to locate any text with regards to swimmers achievements in Wagga. I have had a look at Wagga Wagga Sporting Hall of Fame and the only inductee having a direct link to swimming is Warren Miller. Warren competed in the modern pentathlon, which involved a swimming element. There is no one inductee directly related to swimming. You could say that the two Triathlon inductee's would be linked to swimming, which include Commonwealth Gold medalist Brad Kahlefeldt. Both are also linked to cycling and Brad certainly developed his bike riding via cycle racing in the Riverina. 5 inductee's are directly related to cycling, with Joshua Collingwood topping the list. Josh won and Under 19 World Championship and set a new world record. Anyone who knows a little about cycling in Europe would know that a World Championship win on the road at any level is like the Holy Grail of cycling. The amount of Juniors that have achieved results at State and National level are two numerous to mention. However, I do remember a time when Wagga Wagga Cycle Club had 5 riders selected for the NSW Junior Team to represent NSW at the Nationals. Don't get me wrong I am not trying to belittle swimmers I am just highlighting the fact that 16 Million has been spent on a swimming facility for a small minority, all we require is $100000.00. I think that we could even do a satisfactory job for $50000.00.

If you have the chance to get into some bodies ear about the issue then please do!

Paul Fellows has taken the Gold Medal in the NSW sprint championships. In the qualifying flying 200m Paul posted the equal fastest time of 10.986 seconds with Scott Law from the Illawarra Club and then went through to the final unbeaten where he took on Scott Law in the best of three for the gold. Paul won both sprints convincingly from the back with fantastic speed.

The National team was announced on the Saturday night and Paul has been chosen in the sprint team to competed in the Australian Championships on the 5-10 February. He will stay in Sydney for a State Track camp this Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday under the coaching of Garry Sutton.

Netasha Pearse also contested the Sprint championships and won a bronze medal. She will return to Sydney next weekend to race the NSW Scratch Race.

Cobram CC have had to cancel their race on 24th Feb 2008 due to the the unforeseen high cost of Police support.

Club Road racing is penciled in to start on Saturday 23 Feb 2008 at 2.30pm. Don't forget to complete the Survey, Here.

Sorcha Flett took on the Nations best over the weekend. 85 women lined up for the 102km event and Sorcha stayed with the front runners until the heat and numerous attacks took there toll with two laps to go. Canberra and seasoned professional Oenone Wood won the race, results.

Richard starts his new career on the 21 Jan 2008 as a Police Officer and is off to the Goulburn Police Academy to complete the first step, the club wishes him well.

Kelly Williams was the lucky winner of the McDonald's cycling kit this week. Kelly was starting to get a case of tennis elbow after drawing what seemed like 20 names out of the hat, Unfortunately those riders were not present. The Draw stopped when Kelly drew out her own name, to the delight of all present.

It's time to get your team together for the Tour De Riverina. You need 4 riders all up, they can be from anywhere in the handicap field as long as the riders are all from the same club. The Team total works on a points system. So you do not need to be the best rider/riders in the field. If all four riders turn up to each race then you are in with a great chance of taking out the Teams category. If some of your team members run in the top 10 along the way then their points add to the team total moving you up the leader board.

Albury/Wodonga Cycle Club are holding two days of Criterium racing on the weekend of the 1 & 2 March 2008. Racing is being held at Noreuil Park Albury from 4pm on the Saturday. Racing starts at 10.30am on the Sunday. There are 7 Grades A to D, women and two junior grades. Entry is $20 for 1 event and $30 for two events. Junior entry is $5 for each event. Enter via the www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au website. Entries close on the 28 Feb 2008. For further info contact Marcus Dwyer on 0421068827

A questionnaire has been put together to help the club better serve you the Rider. The Survey is aimed at current and potential members of the Wagga Cycle Club. Go Here to access the Survey.

It was great to see another excellent turn out of riders for Saturday morning coffee dash. The wind was strong on the way out but all were excited at the prospect of having a strong tail wind home. The peleton looked impressive as it snaked along and even more so when Tony Alchinger, wearing his Mac's kit was followed directly behind by several others wearing the Mac's cycling kit. Chambo said that it looked like a big Mac being followed by some cheese burgers. The new format of the fast guys going first seems to be working well with a lot of riders taking the challenge of riding in the faster groups, with the knowledge that if it gets a bit to tough they can drop back to a slower group. Ashley Humbert had all but Peter Treloar and Ian Gunn thinking of dropping back to the slower group. Ashley was doing his best motorbike impression and had the group strung out doing speeds in the high 50km/hr bracket on the flat sections, man he is a rocket! Petrina Quinn made a return to the Saturday Morning ride after her fall late last year and Kelly William's finally found her big chain ring and made it back with her bunch for the first time, she's happy. Another impressive ride was by Blocker Pearse. Blocker managed to hang on with the big Guns riding at an average speed of 48km/hr on his junior restricted gears, impressive! Steve Gavel was the lucky winner of the McDonald's cycling kit this week. All you need to do to be in the running for the Mac's cycling kit is turn up and ride on Saturday morning with the group and make your way back to the coffee shop for the draw. We keep drawing names until we get a person at the draw, we like to see the smile on the face of the winner. All we ask is that riders make a donation into the kids cottage money box at the Trail St Coffee Roasters.

Cobram CC are putting on two days of racing on the weekend of the 23th/24th Feb 2008. Saturday is a Mountain bike race and Sunday is a 50km Road Race handicap. E-mail Ray Jarrett for more info raymondj2@bigpond.com .

The Race Calendar has been updated for 2008 and is starting to take some shape, check it out.

A questionnaire has been put together to help the club better serve you the Rider. The Survey is aimed at current and potential members of the Wagga Cycle Club. Go Here to access the Survey.

Great weather and favorable winds greeted the large group of riders on Saturday morning. Commonwealth Games Champion, Brad Kahlefelt riding his National Champion coloured (Green & Gold) Giant TCR Advance came out and joined the group. The bunch broke into 4 groups this week with the fast boys and girls going first again. A pot hole halfway along Patterson's Road claimed a couple of scalps. Simon punchered his rear and Shane McMullen punchered his front and rear tyres. Everyone seems to be enjoying the new format and if you are not then please let Simon or Lionel know. Graham Springett was this weeks lucky winner of the McDonald's cycling kit.

Dirk Roshier is heading down to Victoria shortly to contest the B grade event of the Bay Crit's. Last year there was a 140 riders in the group. Should be a challenge getting to the front, Good luck Dirk.

Albury/Wodonga CC rider and regular at Wagga CC Wednesday Track nights, David Mann has had a heavy fall during the Melbourne Cup on Wheels. David broke his collar bone and had to have surgery. This is David's second broken Collar bone in less then 12 months. David crashed during Stage 1 of the Tour de Riverina earlier in the year and had to have surgery to repair his collar bone. Club President , Marcus Dwyer said that David is fine and on the mend.

The Kidsons Cycles Tour de Riverina is starting to gather some momentum for 2008. Keep and I on the website for updates and it's a great time to start organising your team of 4 for the Teams competition.

Over 40 riders made the pilgrimage to the top of the Hill on Elizabeth Avenue for the yearly Xmas stubbie. Unfortunately Petrina Quinn fell heavily shortly after departing the top of Elizabeth Avenue. Witnesses said that Petrina was the only one not to have had a Xmas stubbie. The Beer God must have been angry. I have been told that Petrina is fine and the trip to hospital in the Ambulance was just a precaution

Brodie and Netasha Pearce rode the Track with all the stars last weekend. Brodie and Netasha were part of the future stars program of racing and were there by invitation. Brodie was caught up in the now famous final lap pile-up in the opening 2000 metre Future Stars Scratch Race. For the story and results go to cyclingnews.com and check out Photo 1 and Photo 2. I think Brodie is on the far left of the first photo.