Tour of Margaret River 2016

Mark November 1, 2016 Tour of Margaret River 20162016-11-01T17:23:25+00:00

SWCC RACE TEAM	SWCC NO 2	SWCC MASTERS
Grant Eikelboom	James Shepherd	Steve Roberts
Iain Ferry	Brent Allan	Chris Howard
Leon Olde	Frank Calcei	Andrew McGruddy
Jaiden Lanigan	Phil Smith	Ian Kugler
Nicholas Lawler	Denny Teede	Michael Morton
Marten Howes	Brian Johnson	TBA

South West Cycle Club

2 days ago

Race report from Lowen
Chidlow 1 It was a tough day out for round three of the element series at the new road course located in Chidlow. The winter weather most certainly came into play with very wet, windy and cold conditions. I already wasn’t feeling the greatest that day, so I knew I was going to have to be mentally quite tough. I raced the “B” grade road race which was a total of four laps of the eighteen-kilometre undulating course of Chidlow. The new course seemed to be very safe as well as being a good test for the racers. The beginning of the race was rather nervy. It was made difficult to ride in the weather conditions. Throughout the race the rain was lashing down and often sideways because of cross winds, the light levels also made things interesting as whenever the sun broke through the trees it blinded the riders. A lot of sudden breaking and chopping of wheels was occurring, meaning being vigilant was very important so to not come off my bike and crash. The pace was very consistent, and a few attacks were attempted, all of which were brought back quickly. The tempo was solid and after people slowly started to get dropped from the pack. Everything was similar all until the last lap when on the main climb attacks went and the pace went up. Most of the group managed to stay together however I didn’t quite make it, feeling my sickness build up. I finished a couple of minutes behind what sounded like a very hectic downhill sprint. It was unfortunate that I didn’t have the legs and energy to stay with the pack of mix it up by doing attacks but next time I am very confident in making that happen and racing hard. Lowen ... See MoreSee Less

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South West Cycle Club

4 days ago

Anyone who didn't come out to Fergie Falls today missed out big time with Laura excelling herself with a batch of cinnamon scrolls!! Under duress Peter also pushed out 30 cups of coffee in record time and it was the perfect reward after the challenge of Pile Rd.
With the Saturday groups heading out to the start of the hill climb under the guidance of their ride leaders some groups were pushing hard and losing riders even before they got to the end of Willenge. As a result there were limited numbers up for the timed hill climb but those who did take part all put in great efforts.
Bryce was clearly the fastest with a quality ride to post under 17 minutes with a reasonable headwind up the climb. Training buddy Xavier was around a minute behind with Josh doing well to be next fastest at 18.21.
Harrison is not too far behind older brother Nicholas these days and put in a very good ride recording 20.18.
Alex Titkov and David did the squirrels proud with times in the 23 minute range along with Dean and Trevor from group 3 and Paul Falloon thereabouts also along with Dougal.
Isabella was the only female competitor and did well recording just over 24 minutes.
Good to see Allistair back on his bike and starting his training for the ToMR while Tim rounded out the field earning his scroll.
Many thanks to Suzanne and Brian for timekeeping, Owen and Robbie for setting up.
The next hill climb event will be from Melo Velo in Nannup. Details to follow. ... See MoreSee Less

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South West Cycle Club

5 days ago

Reminder we have Pile Road Hill Climb on this Saturday.
Normal groups leaving E centre 6:30am. ETA pile road 7:15-7:25am.
Ride the hill as a timed individual or a challenge with your group. Coffee back at Fergie falls ... See MoreSee Less

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