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Sherrie Prossalentis President |
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23rd November The structure for all membership fees has been simplified as follows- Masters 1 to 7,Age 30-64(Born 1945-1979)full membership fee is $198 per annum. 8th November CLUB ROAD AGE-GROUP TITLES; 19/10/2008 (44 Starters) 1st September Firstly a further reminder to us all that racing starts at 8.00am this Sunday so set your alarms just in case. Sunday saw the cancellation of our age division scratch races which will be postponed to the 19th October. Despite the rain many turned out to farewell long time club member Patti Whyte. It was to be her last race before she leaves Newcastle. Eating cake at 9am is not the food of choice for us cyclists but a wonderful way to say a farewell to a very special member. As a club we can be very proud of Patti who has had a very successful year representing HVVCC winning her division on a state and national level for road, criterium, and time trial.Farewell and good luck Patti.
On a sad note, our deepest sympathies are with Jane Mountford with the passing of her husband Bob. Bob had been a HVVCC member for many years and his name appears on many of the trophies in our club house. Bob was a great friend to many people in our club and the cycling community generally. He will be sadly missed. Bob’s funeral will be held tomorrow(Tuesday) at 11am 13th July Sunday saw the inaugural "Wellness Centre Women's Handicap", The handicap event allows for all abilities and the event saw 3 girls race for the first time and 2 girls return to racing after having family as recently as four weeks ago. Thanks to all the girls for participating and having a go. It is not often we have women's only events and it is important that we try and support them. Congratulations to Karen Webb from Hunter District who won the event with Kerrie Wakeling coming in 2nd. Congratulations to Patti Whyte our Masters 4 State and National champion for taking out fastest time. The good news is the Wellness Centre has kindly offered to sponsor the event next year, so we're all looking forward to a bigger and better event next year. Click here to view a slideshow of the 2008 Wellness Centre Women's Handicap: If you would like a full resolution copy of any of the photos, send an email to Chris at =============== After the Wellness Centre's Women's Handicap was run, 87 riders participated in our usual Sunday Scratch race. Click here to view a slideshow of photos taken at the Scratch Race held on Sunday 13 July 2008: Again, if you would like a full resolution copy of any of the photos, send Chris an email, at candscoleman@gmail.com, quoting the number of the picture you're interested in. ============ Click here to view a slideshow of miscellaneous photos taken at our clubhouse: http://s325.photobucket.com/albums A limited selection of these are also posted in our Gallery.
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| 6th July
It was great to get back to racing after several weeks off because of wet weather. We had 93 riders participating in todays invitation races with Vets club riders featuring prominently on the results sheet. All female riders are reminded that the Womens Wellness Handicap race next week starts at 8.00am sharp followed by graded Veteran Scratch Races. Sherrie, our Club President, has put in a lot of time and effort to promote the Women's Handicap Race so girls get out there early and support your race. Meanwhile prospective members now have the oppurtunity to join our club at reduced cost by purchasing a 6 month license. This will allow cyclists to race till December 31st before needing to renew. So tell your friends to come out to the club on Sunday morning, join up and enjoy the competitive, but friendly atmosphere that our club racing provides.
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27th April 2008 Great news for our club- Patti Whyte competing in the Australian Masters titles at Calga last week won a gold medal in the Womens Masters 4 division road race. Patti is now the Australian Champion and we look forward to seeing her at club races wearing her Australian Champions' colours. A just reward for a cyclist who works harder than most in training and A grade races. Well done Patti from all the committee and club members. Also congratulations to Maurice Mathe who also gained a silver medal in the Mens Masters 8 Individual Time Trial and a bronze medal in the Mens Masters 8 road race at Calga. ALL RIDERS ARE REMINDED THAT WE REVERT TO A 9.00a.m. WINTER START TIME AT THIS WEEKENDS INVITATION RACES.
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| 22nd April 2008
On Monday the Australian Time Trial Championships were held at Calga. We had several vet members compete in what has been described as terrible conditions. Those who competed included Graham Sonter, Brian Atkins, John Gilmour, Maurice Mathe, Robert Chapman with Patti Whyte and Eileen Guest representing our club in the women’s division.Congratulations to Patti who won a bronze medal for WM4 and to Maurice who won silver in MM8 division. A reminder to all that next weeks scratch race is the last race at the 8am timeslot with the first 9am start being the open invitation race. The race committee had decided to extend the 8am timeslot for several more weeks which has been successful. As the weather starts to get cooler I ask members to make their way to the line quickly when they hear the starter’s bell so we can get the grades off quickly. Nothing irritates me more than being held on the line freezing waiting to get going. |
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| 7th April 2008
Today we recieved the following email correspondence from Michael Tomalaris of SBS. Read on and tune in to the big race! "In 2007, the country celebrated when local cycling hero and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Stuart O’Grady, became the first Australian to win the ‘Queen of the Classics’, the Paris-Roubaix. The tenacious South Australian raced for over six hours on punishing cobblestones and rough terrain, fought off assaults from fellow cyclists, dealt with high temperatures, a puncture and crash, before securing his historic win. “To race on centuries-old, narrow cobblestone roads, which date back to the Napoleonic era, is a challenge in itself but to finish and be declared the winner is an honour never forgotten,” said SBS presenter and cycling expert, Michael Tomalaris. “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." |
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| 19th March 2008
Congratulations to Vets member Jane Mountford who has been selected to represent Australia in the World Triathlon Championships in Vancouver, Canada in July this year. Jane, and her husband Bob, have been longtime popular members of our club and our best wishes go to her. Members who wish to support Jane in her endeavours can attend a fund raising dinner to be held at Dixon Park Surf Club on Friday the 18th of April.For tickets contact either Greg on 0414547039, Tania on 0416116904 or Bob on 0432072196. Our best wishes are with you Jane! In other news, it’s that time again to pull out those time trial bars, borrow that disc wheel and perhaps squeeze into that skin suit because the clubs individual time trial is on again. Members may remember that last year we were on the hot dog course so this year’s event should be much better. Those that may have their eye on being the Club Champion need to compete in this event and the Mass Start road race. Our winner of the time trial last year was Rob Chapman followed by Dean Megahey. I would like to encourage all of our members to have a go in the time trial remembering there are no scratch races following the ITT event. One final reminder, for those members who wish to compete in the 4th Annual Orica Kermesse that there are no late entries as it is a state event, get your entries in early. |
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| 27th February 2008
This Saturday night will see the first event for central division “track championships” hosted by the Hunter Velodrome trust. We have a few ‘trackies’ amongst us vet members with the carnival starting at 5pm and a $2 entry fee per car, I encourage everyone to come down and support us track riders. Track training is held every Tuesday and loan bikes are available so if you have always been thinking of having a go, try it. The full program of central division events is available on the central division website and copies of the program are available in the clubhouse. Remember you must wear your club shirt for all central division events. If you do not have a club shirt please see myself or Christine on race days for your size. We also would like to congratulate our Club Champion Dean Megahey on his 3rd place in the recent Australian Mountain Bike Championships. I was amazed with the skill level of these riders after watching the event on SBS recently. Let us hope the rain stays away for our scratch races on Sunday and I will see you all supporting us track riders on Saturday night. |
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