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The South West Cycle Club aims to promote and encourage cycling on all levels throughout the South West of Western Australia. Belonging to the club provides the opportunity to ride with and also to socialise with other club members and we conduct a range of activities aimed at supporting our members to become better cyclists.

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18 hours ago

Centrals Junior Tour by Harrison Lawler

We arrived at our accommodation late Wednesday morning. We were staying in a large farm house about 10 minutes from the start/finish location of each race. Wednesday saw us unpacking and chilling out.
On Thursday and Friday mornings we did a recon of the courses, familiarising ourselves with each major hill and the general direction of the course, so we would have a good idea of how the race would take place and what to expect out on the course.
Thursday's ride was the first loop of stage two, this included the steep side of Menglers. Perhaps the most important ride in my opinion, because I knew exactly what to expect over Menglers. Without this I probably would have gone too hard early and been dropped later on.
Friday was a recon of the Time Trial course. For me this was familiarizing myself with the Time Trial helmet I was using and getting the positions of my clip-on bars correct, as well as of course, learning the circuit.
We didn’t ride every route, since that would be over 150km’s, so on Friday and Thursday afternoon we drove them. I found this extremely helpful when it came to the races because it gave me a good idea of what was coming up, so I could know how hard it could go, whilst minimizing the chance of being dropped later.
When I woke up on Saturday morning I was feeling a bit sick, to my dismay. I had a headache and had trouble breathing in deeply. Either way I was still very excited for the race.
Stage one didn’t go so well for me, I got dropped from the main pack on the first lap over Mangles and ended up finishing around 16th and 6:30 minutes behind the leaders. With only 2 hours to rest between stage one and two I wasnt very confident with how I would do, even though I had some Panadol for my headache.
However, going into stage two I was feeling much better, and going over the steep side of Menglers I managed to stay with the second group on the road. The rest of the race I was feeling much better, and I even attempted to attack the group on the second lap. There were only seven riders in front of the group I finished in and I ended up getting 12th.
The next day I was very sore and still feeling sick, as expected, and was not sure how I would cope with stage three. Luckily for me it was quite a flat course, so there would be no major issues. It began with a 3km neutral, in which I was able to make my way up to the top 10, putting myself in a good position for the start of the race. The KOM for this stage was just 5km after the neutral so it was on from the start, however I was feeling quite good, and for the entire first lap I was able to stay in the top 15 comfortably and was feeling quite confident. At the very beginning of the second lap a small group went off the front, with Lowen, and we let them get away. Just before the KOM, after they had gained a considerable gap the chase started, and I got caught out, following the wrong wheel and wasnt able to stay with the group. Soon after I got dropped I met up we Zac and we worked together till the end, finishing a bit far back, 17th and 18th.
After stage three I was 15th overall and all I wanted to do going into the Time Trial was hold on to this position. After a very slow Time Trial I managed to hold onto 15th, holding off Zac who was one position behind me.
We all did very well, Josh podiuming in two stages, Lowen up there for all but one stage, Zac was also consistently doing well and Izzy placing third overall and getting some podiums.
The Centrals Junior Tour was a great experience for me in many ways, probably the most notable was that it helped give me an idea of what it’s like to ride in a large group of juniors and what it’s like versing other states, who’s races are much faster in comparison to WA races. It was also just a great time, hanging out with Lowen, Zac, Josh and Izzy and of course racing. This was all made possible thanks to the club, everyone who donated and to Milo Vela for matching whatever money we raised whilst bike washing. Huge thanks to Brad for training and helping me, and the other juniors, out. A huge thanks to Ian, Leon, Robbie and Mum for looking after us during the whole tour. Also, a large thanks to all the volunteers and anyone who helped out at the Tour, and of course to the people who ran it. ... See MoreSee Less

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South West Cycle Club

2 days ago

This event will include presentations on:
• the Regional Cycling Strategies currently being developed for the South West region (including the Bunbury – Wellington subregion);
• Safe Active Streets pilot projects and the potential of extending these facilities in regional centres. ... See MoreSee Less

WA Regional Event – Bunbury – AITPM

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UpcomingWA Regional Event – Bunbury 17/04/2018/0 Comments/in Western Australia Single Event /by Jacqueline Larsen 01/05/20185:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cycling infrastructure planning for the South West AITPM in association with Engineers Australia are pleased to host an event in Bunbury to discuss a numb.....

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South West Cycle Club

5 days ago

SWCC Racing Juniors Centrals Tour - Report #2

The final day of Central Districts Junior Tour delivered another warm day, with temperatures well above 30.

The day promised another rolling 50k Stage followed by a sharp Individual Time Trial.

With Harrison suffering the full effects of a head cold, Lowen took on his powers of recovery by shaking off stage 2's troubles.
With WA's Saxon Adams, the pair took off for KOM points in a 2 man breakaway. The peloton finally reeled them in before descending the Seven Steps towards the finish. Josh again placed highly in a physical sprint, finishing 6th from the bunch before Lowen and Saxon rolled in together.

Business as usual for Zac as his and Harrison's measured efforts brought them home together.

The afternoons ITT was carried out in the height of the sun, but Josh stormed around the 8k course to place 3rd, with Lowen 10th and Zac 14th.

Despite his cold, Harrison bravely hung on through the TT to place an impressive 15th on GC, with all the lads finishing inside the top 20. Josh placing an impressive 6th in a very strong field.

Meanwhile Isy Commons and the U15 women were showing up the U15 men by reeling in a 7 minute gap and passing them.
A fantastic sprint saw a 2nd place finish, and naturally she emulated her brother by finishing 3rd in the ITT.
This left Isy pick of the bunch with a well deserved 3rd on GC and the biggest smile of the weekend.

Many thanks again for SWCC support of our juniors. It has shown them that they can compete at Interstate level, and has been fantastic preparation for the National Championships in Bunbury later this year. ... See MoreSee Less

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