Nov 8th 2013

Duty Roster

This Week on 9th Nov – Yarra Glen:Tinkler, David Holt, Colin Blackley Next Week on 16th November 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

Casey Fields Criterium 2/11/13:-A Grade teams race; this was the final race of the series and below is an account of the action kindly supplied by Dave Anderson:- A Grade Teams Race (Dave Anderson)It was the final race of the Eastern Vetswasn’t available. After a couple of confidence building races in B Grade, I thought it was an opportune time to put up my hand to help out the team and have another crack at racing with the bi

At the last teams race I contested, I was totally out of my depth and I thought Casey Fields would be the ideal setting to seek some form of redemption.

A strong Croydon CycleWorks/ Pickgame plan became obvious early with Dave de Pedro and Tom Leaper attacking the bunch while they protected Haydn Bradbury, the series leader & Andrew Mapstone for the bunch sprint.

Phil Smith (Adriatic) and Frank Nyhuis (Škoda) werehide behind Andrew Mapstone (Croydon). move up a few spots & within a couple of laps I found myself sitting on Tom Leaper’s (Croydon) was he lifted the tempo on one of his softening up the bunch moves.

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Yarra Glen:- Richard Dobson, Rob Feigan, Antonio Antignani, Ross Tinkler, David Holt, Colin Blackley, Philip Aarons, Owen Anstey, James Aylmer.

on 16th November – Casey Fields:-

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

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 tiptop2@optusnet.com.au

-. Good racing across all the grades but the main event of the day was the A Grade teams race; this was the final race of the series and below is an account of the action kindly

(Dave Anderson) Eastern Vets Winter Teams Series and Team Adriatic gun rider James Steward

After a couple of confidence building races in B Grade, I thought it was an opportune time to put up my hand to help out the team and have another crack at racing with the bi

At the last teams race I contested, I was totally out of my depth and I thought Casey Fields would be the ideal setting to seek some form of redemption. How wrong was I.

A strong Croydon CycleWorks/ Pick-a-Part team was on the line looking to takegame plan became obvious early with Dave de Pedro and Tom Leaper attacking the bunch while they protected Haydn Bradbury, the series leader & Andrew Mapstone for the bunch sprint.

Phil Smith (Adriatic) and Frank Nyhuis (Škoda) were also pretty busy early while I was doing my best to hide behind Andrew Mapstone (Croydon). Sitting near the tail of the bunch has it’s perils and I looked to move up a few spots & within a couple of laps I found myself sitting on Tom Leaper’s (Croydon) was he lifted the tempo on one of his softening up the bunch moves.

Rob Feigan, Antonio Antignani, Ross Philip Aarons, Owen Anstey, James Aylmer.

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

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

l the grades but the main event of the day was the A Grade teams race; this was the final race of the series and below is an account of the action kindly

Winter Teams Series and Team Adriatic gun rider James Steward After a couple of confidence building races in B Grade, I thought it was an opportune time

to put up my hand to help out the team and have another crack at racing with the big boys.

At the last teams race I contested, I was totally out of my depth and I thought Casey Fields would be the

Part team was on the line looking to take out the series. Their game plan became obvious early with Dave de Pedro and Tom Leaper attacking the bunch while they protected Haydn Bradbury, the series leader & Andrew Mapstone for the bunch sprint.

also pretty busy early while I was doing my best to Sitting near the tail of the bunch has it’s perils and I looked to

move up a few spots & within a couple of laps I found myself sitting on Tom Leaper’s (Croydon) wheel just

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With Phil taking a breather, I had to go with Tom and not long after that he flicked the elbow and had me on the front. This was definitely not in the plan and thankfully it wasn’t for too long. Soon after, I resumed my position near the rear of the bunch.

The pace was solid and when you add in a sequence of surge & recovery sets, it was not a great surprise that I only lasted 30 minutes. The winning break of Frank Nyhuis, Roy Clark (Bikeforce) and Haydn was established, which I assume was a counter attack on a Phil Smith and Dave de Pedro effort, as they were now dangling off the main bunch losing ground quickly.

By this stage I was rolling around with Lawrence Lee (BikeGearNow) with Phil & Dave not that far ahead. We upped our pace a bit and after around 3 laps it looked like we were going to catch them. However Phil sensed the main bunch had slowed, which triggered him into action and the gap which took us three laps to claw back was ripped away from us in one.

Phil and Dave did eventually rejoin the main bunch while Lawrence & I were lapped by Frank, Haydn & Roy.

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Haydn was too good in the sprint with Roy rolling over 2nd and Frank 3rd.

Haydn’s also picked up the best rider for the series. .

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With the Croydon Cycles Works/Pick-a-Part team winning the series.

While it was another humbling DNF for me, I am still happy that my fitness is on the improve and heading in the right direction. Hopefully the Adriatic boys are willing to take another chance on me.

Big thanks to Nigel Kimber for running the team race series & for EVCC for supporting the concept.

E Grade (Brian Farrell) It was a lovely day, about 26 deg C with a fresh breeze; perfect for a bike race. Only 8 in E grade so nowhere to hide. It all started at a gentleman's pace until Adrian started his attacks then Ronnie trying to get away and then me having a go. That was how the day went, with Peter just watching and waiting for the sprint. The pace gradually picked up as the race went on. At the bell we had secured Adrian on the front and he was stuck there where we could watch him. So, down the straight and Peter took off and with little effort he won the sprint. He will keep. We are at Yarra Glen in a few weeks time and Peter doesn't like the hills. Results Casey Fields 2nd Nov 2013

Grade First Second Third Fourth Fifth A Grade (19) H Bradbury R Clark F Nyhuis B Grade (12) R Tinkler I Smith P Thompson C Grade (21) T Curulli P Ransome D Pyne K Bone H Simpson D Grade (13) P James G Cranstone J Neil E Grade (8) P Gray R Watts T Lateo F Grade (6) R Goodes K Bowen J Sabbatini

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Eastern Vets points competition (latest tables below) For new members and those that don't know, the Eastern Vets run an annual points competition for Saturday and Tuesday night (Summer series) race days. Points are accrued for placing; trophies and prizes are awarded at the end of the year. Below is a summary of how it should work:- Saturday racing;- points are aggregated through the calendar year which finishes the week prior to the Christmas handicap. Points allocation: Scratch races - (the grade must have 7 riders) 1st gets 5pts 2nd gets 3pts 3rd gets 2pts All riders get 1pt Points allocation: Handicaps 1st gets 10pts 2nd gets 8pts 3rd gets 6pts 4thgets 4pt 5th gets 2pts All riders get 1pt. No points for marshalling. Aggregate winner gets to wear number #1 for the following year. Trophies and money awarded to first 3 place getters.

Saturday Aggregate 3/11/13 Surname Name Grade Points

1 Mackie Peter D 63

2 Clark Roy A 61

3 Coull David D 56

4 Cartledge Neil C 55

5 Neil John D 54

6 Wilson John C E 53

7 Green Guy A 49

8 Smith Ian R B 46

9 Watts Ray E 46

10 Brown David C 45

11 Stranks Ron E 45 12 Leclercq Jean-Philippe A 42 13 Niclasen Dean C 42 14 Cranstone Geoff D 41 15 Gullace Anthony B 41 16 Mortley Colin D 41 17 Ross Steven A 41 18 Paull Michael E 39 19 Shanahan Peter C 39 20 Ellenby Chris B 37 21 Gray Peter E 37 22 Hurrey Wes B 37 23 Ransome Peter C 37 24 Tomsic Franc C 37 25 Amos Rob A 36

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Tuesday night racing;- The aggregate is accrued through the summer during daylight savings and finishes on the final Tuesday before daylight savings ends. Points allocation: Scratch races - (the grade must have 8 riders) 1st gets 10pts 2nd gets 6pts 3rd gets 4pts All riders get 2pts 10 points for marshalling (volunteer system) Handicaps - Nil Trophies and money awarded to first 3 place getters for the aggregate. Depending on sponsorship, prizes have been awarded down to 14th place.

Tuesday Aggregate 3/11/13 Surname Grd Pts 1 Black Wes D 26

2 Lethbridge Charles D 24

3 Aarons Phillip C 22

4 Kirsch Stefan A 22

5 Smith Ian B 22

6 Edwards Mark B 20

7 Mapstone Andrew A 20

8 Nyhuis Frank A 20

9 Thomson John C 18

10 Clark Roy A 16

11 Dewar Nathan D 16 12 Thomas John B 16 13 Toohey Damien A 16 14 Giles Rob B 14 15 Henderson Grant B 14 16 Hulbert Daniel C 14 17 Hyde David B 14 18 Herzog Marcus B 12 19 James Paul D 12 20 Pyne David C 12

21 Ransome Peter C 12 22 Short Stephen B 12 23 Abel Richard C 10 24 Bishop Leon D 10 25 Cardosi Ray B 10

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Results for 'The Loop' Nov 6th

Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4

First C Jones A Spiteri-James G Plummer J Cadd

Second P Ferrie (N) A O’Neil H Simpson B Rodgers

Third P Thompson A Anstey D Watts (N) R Maggs

Future events:-

October 8th Tuesday Night racing at Metec – 6pm sharp! This series relies on volunteers; please pass on your preferred marshalling dates to Peter Mackie at :- peter.mackie@parmalat.com.au Eastern Vets Program: www.easternvets.com/

Date Time Location Melway Ref Event

November 2 2:00pm Casey Fields 134 E10 Graded Scratch Races Sat 9 2:00pm Yarra Glen 266 J11 Graded Scratch Races

Sat 16 2:00pm Casey Fields 134 E10 Graded Scratch Races

Sat 23 1:30pm Dunlop Road 70 K10 Graded Scratch Races

Mon 25 7:30pm Ringwood Club 50 C3 Monthly General Meeting

Sat 30 2:00pm Casey Fields 134 E10 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/

NOVEMBER

3-11-2013 Graded Scratch Race 1hr+Bell National Boulevard (Ford) 9.00am

5-11-2013 Graded Scratch Race (Melbourne Cup Day) 1hr+Bell National Boulevard (Ford) 9.00am

10-11-2013 Lancefield Road Races 60/90km Lancefield 9.30am

17-11-2013 Super Series - RACE 8 (Highlands) 60km Seymour/Highlands 10.00am

24-11-2013 "Presidents" Mountain Classic 65km Broadford/Pyalong 10.00am

Thanks to the officials Last Week : Casey Fields 2/11/13. Peter Mackie and Ron Stranks for taking entries, John Thomson, Matt Rice, David Mayne and Mick Jamieson for marshalling . Also thanks to Andrew Buchanan for managing the duty roster and Nick Hainal for bringing the trailer. 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