Illawarra Cycle Club

Seven Illawarra Cycle Club Juniors represented the Club in the Tamworth Junior Tour this weekend (12-13 June 2010).

The tour was a Four Stage event with two road races on Saturday followed by an individual time trial and final road race on Sunday. The hilly terrain permitted a King/Queen of the Mountain competition to be included in the three road race stages.

Almost perfect winter conditions greeted the competitors for the Stage 1 Road Race, however the hills took the zip out of the ICC sprinters. Bradley Heffernan (JW15) initiated a solo breakaway but was caught by the bunch. 

Eight ICC Juniors represented the Club in the Goulburn Junior Tour this weekend (29-30 May 2010).

A wet road and a lazy breeze with patches of blue sky greeted the competitors on Saturday morning for the Stage 1 Time Trial. Most of the ICC contingent started Stage 2 well placed to finish the Tour in the top five of their respective age divisions.

Six Illawarra Junior’s represented the Club at the 2010 Wagga Wagga Junior Tour over the weekend 15-16 May 2010

Weather conditions were perfect with mild temperatures and no wind for the first major road race event for the season

Lots of prickles and thorns kept the support crew busy inspecting tyres and changing wheels both on the start line and during the races.
All the ICC Juniors thoroughly enjoyed the tour and learned some valuable lessons which they will take into the Goulburn Junior Tour in two weeks.

Stage 1 Individual Time Trial.

• Natasha Mullany (JW13) ~ first.
• Bridget Mullany (JW15) ~ third
• Bradley Heffernan (JW15) ~ third

Stage 2 Road Race.

• Natasha Mullany (JW13) ~ third.
• Bridget Mullany (JW15) ~ first.
• Bradley Heffernan (JW15) ~ third

All other ICC riders finished at the front end of the bunch.

Stage 3 Road Race

• Natasha Mullany (JW13) ~ second
• Bridget Mullany (JW15) ~ second
• Bradley Heffernan (JW15) ~ second

Overall Results for the General Classification

• Natasha Mullany (JW13) ~ second
• Sari Mitrevski (JW13) ~ fifth
• Bridget Mullany (JW15) ~ second
• Bradley Heffernan (JM15) ~ third

Holly Heffernan, Chloe Heffernan rode well and finished in the top 10.

Chloe Heffernan claimed third place in the JW13 10 km Handicap with a gutsy ride off block to catch the limit bunch just on the finish line.

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Illawarra Cycle Club juniors were prominent at cycle racing in Bathurst over the weekend 10 – 11 April 2010.

The race events on Saturday included the NSW Hill Climb Championships and the Bathurst Criterium Races.

Racing Kangaroo, Bradley Heffernan attacked the 2.4 km ascent of Mt Panorama and took the Bronze medal in the JM15 NSW Hill Climb Championship. The medal was Heffernan’s third State Championship medal for 2010.

Chloe Heffernan (JW13) was the best placed Illawarra Junior in the Criterium race, finishing in 3^rd place with Bradley Heffernan (JM15) finishing in 6^th place.

Racing on Sunday was the 70 km Blayney to Bathurst Road Race. The race started in cool and damp conditions. As the race progressed, the weather cleared which made for quite reasonable race conditions.

Holly Heffernan (JW17) was the best placed of the Illawarra Juniors, finishing the race in 3^rd place. In the JM15 division, Bradley Heffernan finished in 4^th place with an impressive average speed of 38.5 km/hr, with Matthew Pignatelli finishing in 9^th.

The Illawarra Cycle Club Juniors next outing will be the Sydney Junior Grand Prix in Sydney on 18 April.