Dec 20th 2013

Duty Roster

This Week on 21st DecemberDepedro. Next Week on 29th December Note: Members rostered for marshal or traffic control duties must be at the circuit at least one hour before the

scheduled start time to assist with the setting up of the course. (But bring your bike, you just never know). If a

marshal fails to turn up for duty, a rider will be balloted to do that duty. If you cannot turn up for duty, you must find a

replacement and please advise Andrew Buchanan at

Dunlop Road 14/12/13; Race reports: A Grade (Nigel Kimber ) Dunlop Road; sunny, cool and with a light wind blowing from the west (downwind up the slight rise of Dunlop Rd, into the wind along the more sheltered Geddes Street) it was race. A Teams’ Race with full compliments from all teams and a few extras, it was going to be a hard race. And with J-P suffering too many hours in confined spaces and too many airplane meals we were a team of three. This called for aof tactics, unfortunately this didn’t happen and we set off with no set plan. J-P was to be a key player at the pointy end of the race if we could get him there, Justin Davis the other card to be played late leaving Tony Mirabela and myself (Nigel Kimber) to keep the

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December – Metec:- Richard Dobson, Graham Cadd, Damiano Ambrosini, Dave

on 29th December – Metec:- Keith Bowen, Rob Devolle, Brian Dew, Nathan Dewar.

stered for marshal or traffic control duties must be at the circuit at least one hour before the

scheduled start time to assist with the setting up of the course. (But bring your bike, you just never know). If a

for duty, a rider will be balloted to do that duty. If you cannot turn up for duty, you must find a

replacement and please advise Andrew Buchanan at tiptop2@optusnet.com.au

Race reports:-

Dunlop Road; sunny, cool and with a light wind blowing from the west (downwind up the slight rise of Dunlop Rd, into the wind along the more sheltered Geddes Street) it was going to be a fast

A Teams’ Race with full compliments from all teams and a few extras, it was going to be a

P suffering too many hours in confined spaces and too many airplane meals

This called for a review of tactics, unfortunately this didn’t happen and we

P was to be a key player at the pointy end of the race if we could get him there, Justin Davis the other card to be played late leaving Tony

l Kimber) to keep the

two (now one) in there until the decisive break was established. Hostilities started as soon as the first lap was out of the way, Giant Celtic stretching the bunch early. The Giant crew had a strong team there, the early indicationtwo of their strong men (Tim Jamison, David Williams) to smash the race early, then set the terrier - Frank Donnelly, on the bunch late to establish the break and have Ciaran Jones scoot across to join him later. Croydon Cycleworks/Pickback foot, with a couple of reserves making the numbers but individuals who, if they played it right would be a consideration toward the end, and with Hayden Bradbury and Andrew Mapstone

Richard Dobson, Graham Cadd, Damiano Ambrosini, Dave

Keith Bowen, Rob Devolle, Brian Dew, Nathan Dewar.

stered for marshal or traffic control duties must be at the circuit at least one hour before the

scheduled start time to assist with the setting up of the course. (But bring your bike, you just never know). If a

for duty, a rider will be balloted to do that duty. If you cannot turn up for duty, you must find a

two (now one) in there until the decisive break

Hostilities started as soon as the first lap was out of the way, Giant Celtic stretching the bunch

The Giant crew had a strong team there, the early indications being that they’d use one or two of their strong men (Tim Jamison, David Williams) to smash the race early, then set the

Frank Donnelly, on the bunch late to establish the break and have Ciaran Jones scoot across to join him later.

cleworks/Pick-a-Part were a bit on the back foot, with a couple of reserves making the numbers but individuals who, if they played it right would be a consideration toward the end, and with Hayden Bradbury and Andrew Mapstone

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there they had a couple who could feature in the proceedings and finish strongly. BikeGearNow/VeloEx were well stocked, the workhorses Rob Amos and Steve Ross there to get involved in an early break or to assist their sprint chances in Frank Nyhuis who’s current form makes him a threat early as well as late, Peter Howard rounding out the team, a handy card that could be played at any time if the situation arose. Bike Force were there in full force Roy Clark and Guy Green being the team for this season and with a rested Guy and still in-form Roy, they were not to be dismissed lightly, their race-nouse worth at least another rider if not two. Adriatic rounded out the teams, another balanced team; Tony Chandler, Andy Burmas and Carl Cubit to work the whole race through, James Steward another all-rounder who would need to be watched for both an early break and a late sprint. On top of this a handful of independents who were more than capable of mixing it up with rest. To be honest I have little recollection of the race; it was fast, there were constant attacks. Some moves (those involving one or two riders from one or two teams) were allowed a bit of rope with the non-involved teams maintaining the gap but as soon as the balance swung or a team tried to load the break it was quickly brought back. Four laps in, motoring along Geddes Street into the last turn the back of my bike goes soft – I’d felt this before, I knew it was just the road surface – no problems. But it got softer – this was a problem, a problem compounded by being toward the front of the a-grade bunch that was in the process of passing the very big, and racing, c-grade bunch. Add to that the upcoming corner and needless to say some prayers were uttered and passed to the gods with the raising of my hand to indicate my intent to imminently fall over. They say fortune favours the brave, I don’t know why I was favoured but still upright with a-grade disappearing up the road and c-grade making their way through on the left I rolled to the finish hollering for a 10-speed shimano rear. Many thanks to Darren Eagle who quickly had his wheel to hand and mine replaced long before the a-

grade bunch hove into sight around the last corner. There was a small breakaway – I looked to the referee considering a plea of “I’d have been in that, honestly, can I go now? Huh? Can I? can I?” but decided that that was a tad unnecessary, it was still early, it was one rider and it was never going to last. Rejoining the bulk as they caught me on Dunlop Road we set about returning the lone aggressor to the bunch and me to my role. There were breaks to chase, breaks to get involved in, team-mates to be relieved – happy as a pig in silk sheets. Thirty-five – forty minutes in, this is where things were going to be decided. A two pronged attack, well, one team going on the left – Carl Cubit (Adriatic), one on the right - Frank Nyhuis (BikeGearNow/VeloEx) and with box-seat tickets to the right break I’ve no choice but to go with it. Three away and the bunch considering its options. Whilst they were pondering and we were pounding (the pedals) another joined us – the independent in Pinnacle Cycles kit. Then there were half a dozen, Ciaran Jones and Roy Clark joining Frank, Carl, Pinnacle guy (sorry) and myself. Guy Green somehow managed to slip across a bit later, his presence announced with a shout of ‘Get down the back Nigel!’ – trust me I was trying but they kept leaving a gap for me to fill. James Steward also joined the break, either coming with Guy (most likely) or on his own, but it was now eight in the break, Adriatic with two, Bike Force with two, one each from Celtic Giant, BikeGearNow/VeloEx, O’Mara Cycles and the independent in Pinnacle Cycle colours. Some solid work up front stretched the gap and the legs of our independent friend, the gap growing to almost twenty seconds but the break was down to seven with yours truly trying to adhere to Guy’s advice but occasionally finding myself at the front. The laps came and the laps went, the gap remaining constant, the chase happy to keep their distance and control those who may have had other thoughts. With the laps winding down and the other races finishing our time was imminent and even though

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having done as little as possible a quick look around didn’t bring any joy. The break was made up of those who started the race with a chance of finishing it off, with one exception (that’d be me). There was a noticeable shift in the break as the group took the bell, a subtle drop in effort with little change in speed as the race rolled round the corner into Dunlop Road for the last time. Into McDonalds Lane it was time to play the joker, out of the saddle and on the gas and I had a gap that quickly blew out to substantial. Unfortunately it didn’t take long for Ciaran to react and chase; his tail long and winding. On to Geddes it was back together again, a counter attack had me

away again and this time the rest looked too long at each other and I was clear, just had to keep the head down and the pressure on the pedals to take the win. That’s what happened - in my mind, the reality was slightly different, there was no counter attack, there was just pain and a nice big guy in yellow & blue leading out the bunch toward the true sprint. Needless to say I was swamped halfway to the finish. Figures for me: 47.6k in 1:09 for an average of 41.2kph, for the others it was 1k more and maybe a minute too.

Photo courtesy L Wolfers.

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Photo courtesy D Brown.

Photo courtesy L Wolfers.

Results Dunlop Road Criterium 14/12/13

Grade First Second Third

A Grade (29) C Jones J Steward G Green

B Grade (28) I Smith D Reynolds K King

C Grade (24) I Gillies F Tomsic K Bone

D Grade (22) A Zubovic N Dewar G Parker E Grade (15) J Cadd S Peeters R Stranks

F Grade (11) P Niclasen J Smith K Woollard

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Charity Day Thanks to everybody who raced on Saturday as their entry fees went towards our charity day fund. Along with other generous contributions, a tip in of $180 from the Wednesday loop racers and a final rounding up by the EVCC we were able to contribute $1,800 to the John Logan Foundation.

For more information:-

http://www.johnloganfoundation.com.au/

Results for 'The Loop' December 18th 2013 Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4

First C Jones T Curulli P Shanahan L Bohn

Second F Short (N) R Wheelhouse B Robertson (N) F Lees

Third A Giramondo (N) A Spiteri-James T Stewart (N) M Powell (N)

Future events:- Eastern Vets Program: www.easternvets.com/

Date Time Location Melway

Ref Event

December

Sat 21 2:00pm METEC 51 D8 Christmas Handicap & BBQ

Sat 28 2:00pm METEC 51 D8 Graded Scratch Races

Note: Graded Scratch Race entries are accepted on the day up to 15 minutes before the advertised race start time. Handicap entries close the Tuesday before the race. Riders entering a handicap MUST pay the entry fee regardless of participation. Fees are due on race day; entrants will NOT be allowed to start in any EVCC race until fees have been paid. No late entries will be accepted for either scratch races or handicaps. Entries to handicaps can be submitted via e-mail to the handicapper or on any race day prior to the event.

Northern Vets Program: http://www.northerncycling.com/

December

22-12-2013 Graded Scratch 1hr+Bell National Boulevard

Thanks to the officials Last Week : Casey Fields 30/11/13. Peter Mackie and Ron Stranks for taking entries, Richard Dobson (referee), John Thomas, Matt White, Peter Shanahan, Phil Coldwell, Michael Cosgrave, Dale Maziels, Tim Crowe, Geoff Cranstone, Shane Crowhurst, Geoff Darroch, Shane Dawson, Mathew Pringle for marshalling and traffic control duties. Also thanks to Andrew Buchanan for managing the duty roster, JC Wilson for bringing the trailer and Dean Niclasen for bringing the drink refreshments. Special thanks to those that replaced rostered officials or helped out at short notice and of course thanks to all the riders for making the day.

Thank you to all the contributors for this week's newsletter.

Ed. davebrown01@optusnet.com.au