CYCLO –CROSS EVENTS TO BE TRIALLED AT UNANDERRA VELODROME COMPLEX  - Saturday 30th January 2010

Following agreement with Cycling Australia, Cycling NSW has provided approval for the Illawarra Cycling Club to conduct three (3) Cyclo-cross events on a trial basis within the grounds of the Unanderra Velodrome. The proposed dates being:

Race 1  30th Janaury 2010,

Race 2 (Date TBA)

Race 3  (Date TBA)

Race Start Times will  be 4:00PM    entry fee $10.00

Cyclo-cross is a discipline generally conducted over a 2.5 to 3.5 circuit, (may be less for these trial events) including clearings, roads, country lanes and paths through forests. The riders have to do several laps of the circuit over a period of no more than an hour. To make their way along steep paths, muddy tracks and artificial obstacles, sometimes the riders even have to carry their bikes.

This discipline, which is splendid in itself, is at the same time an unbeatable school of cycling, where you have to combine riding technique, courage and the peak of physical fitness. Technical back up is allowed, which is one of the main differences with mountain bike disciplines.

Cyclo cross is generally regarded as a winter sport across Europe with many professional road riders using the discipline as cross training to maintain their fitness in readiness for their summer road racing campaigns.

To gauge support for these trial events both current Cycling Australia and 2010 Mountain Bike members will be permitted to compete in these 3 events under the Cycling Australia Insurance cover.

Bikes/equipment:

For these trials standard racing bikes and mountain bikes to be used, with or without gears. All bikes are to be assessed as being in sound working condition and must have a front and rear working brake attached. These trial events have been approved as Category 4 events (Open Invitation) with entries permitted to be made to the club on the day.

If you are U19 category or over and yearning to try something different contact Phil Jones, Illawarra Cyling Club for more information at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Event rules will be explained to riders on the day.

see this article  in Ride Media

Thankyou to Liana Vesel for publishing some pictures taken on the lower slopes of the 2010 Huntley Hillclimb race.
The pictures had to be compressed to fit on the site.
The pictures can be viewed in the gallery

Results & Point Score Tally can be viewed in the Track section.

The feature race this week was the combined A Grade & B Grade Wheel Race which was sponsored by Kiama Parcel Service.

Thank you to Tony Burke for his generous sponsorship for this race.

Other highlights of the night were:

1. Junior 25 lap scratch race. All the juniors finished the race with Blair Arnold & Natasha Mullany battling it out over the last five laps.
2. Jasmine Arnold's lighting attack down the back straight in the last lap of the C Grade 30 lap scratch race. Jaz caught the bunch napping and claimed a great win.
3. Great solo efforts to break away by (in order) Chris Allen, Paul Oyston and Danny Hennesy in the A Grade 50 lapper. Chris Allen managed to catch Danny Hennessy in the closing laps as the survivors of the A Grade bunch fought it out for the minor places.