Vikings Club Road Race Championships - Saturday

[SimonD]

The club road race championships for 2011 will be held this weekend, kindly hosted by CCC. There will be medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Viking in all grades. Racing starts at 1pm, so get there 30 mins before hand to register. BE THERE!

Saturday 17th September, 1pm start

Details courtesy CCC:
Course: Riders start at Uriarra Homestead and proceed towards Condor Creek before turning. Riders then return past the homestead and on to Uriarra Crossing (turning just before the descent into the crossing), where they return with the finish at Uriarra Homestead. Total distance per lap is approximately 25 km. Riders will complete a set number of laps.

Men’s A - 3 laps
Men’s B - 3 laps
Men’s C - 2 laps
Men’s D - 2 laps
Men’s E - 2 laps

Women’s A - 2 laps
Women’s B - 2 laps
Women’s C - 2 laps

Juniors - 1 lap of 12 km

Entry Details: Registration will open at 12.15pm and close just before the race start time.

Entry is $10 (please bring correct change if possible) and $15 if you don’t have a permanent number/RFID Tag. For Insurance purposes, riders must have a current Cycling Australia licence. A limited number of One Day, and 3 ride permits can be bought at the time of registration.

[Driver]

Damn if I'm not sick to death of that stretch of road.

[Steven]

I hear ya.

[SimonD]

How come? Because of too many races there or just because it's long not-flat and boring?

[dadcram]

I'll race if Matthew races. This can be the E Grade hit out of the year!!!
Otherwise I'm off to The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan for a small 2 person 8hr MTB event on Sunday.
Then again looks like I have to get to Mt Annan before 5pm if I want to camp there. Decisions ....

[SimonD]

There should be some Valkyries for a WC and WB field too.

[MatthewL]

I'm racing, Daz! (but it won't be E Grade - more chance of bling for you!)

[Steven]

How come? Because of too many races there or just because it's long not-flat and boring?

Both.

It's a good TT course but flat, straight and dull for road racing. Riverina handicaps are similarly flat and straight but benefit from being somewhere else and usually ending near a pub.

Yep and it's at the centre of so many other courses, eg CT's SFP-Picadilly, VCC's Strade Bianche, Amy's Ride, etc so it's overused.

But it is the traditional club champs course so hey.

[SimonD]

Correction to the junior distance I posted. The junior course is 12km.

[Driver]

CCC says $10 entry, VCC says $5....

enter at the VCC desk - save $5 ;p

[SimonD]

Contentious topic that! $5 was from the V-Mail, but I think it'll be $10 for all riders.

[Driver]

Scrap the medals in future I say, for as long as I have known - no one really cherishes 'em.

[lisak]

Riverina handicaps are similarly flat and straight but benefit from being somewhere else and usually ending near a pub.

I'm sure we can arrange for this one to end near a pub if there's enough interest...? :vb_cheers:

Scrap the medals in future I say, for as long as I have known - no one really cherishes 'em.

Alright for you to say, Scotty, some of us haven't "earned" any medals yet. That said, I'd be happy to swap any medal I may earn for a beer at the aforementioned pub.

[Startrek]

Whats wrong Scotty have you come back from the US all fat and lazy ,stop whinging marshmallow and race .

[rach]

Scrap the medals in future I say, for as long as I have known - no one really cherishes 'em.

I concur with Lisa. I really cherished my VCC Club champ TT medal...oh no wait, i didnt get one....

:tongue2:
although these days sashes are all the rage.

[Driver]

Whats wrong Scotty have you come back from the US all fat and lazy ,stop whinging marshmallow and race .

mmm. Just grumpy I think.

[Startrek]

mmm. Just grumpy I think.

Me too i can relate LOL

[Chris]

Rach I can give you a medal if you want. Just do not hold it to long or the chocolate will run out.

[Hipster]

Crap, have successfully double-booked myself. Again. Fucksticks. It's looking like Bright will be my first ever road race, I guess D grade will be fought without me.

[Andrew]

There's always Corin classic and the likes...

Anyway, I'm out too... :(

[dadcram]

I'm racing, Daz! (but it won't be E Grade - more chance of bling for you!)
I may not be there now. Racing starts Sunday 8am @ Mt Annan. I have to be there before 5pm if I want to camp over night.

[Chris]

I will be race busing out there for everyone who is after a longer ride, so see you at ANU. How does 11.15 sound? I will be putting a post in Shout box as well.

[Steven]

Fucksticks.

That's 10c in the Swear Jar, mate.

[Andrew]

*puts 10c in jar*

[Vanessa]

Just as my son's soccer season finishes - my daughter's junior cycling program commences which runs 3-4.15 on Saturdays - so no Saturday arv racing for me :(

[Bean]

I'm out. Would have like to contest this once again and see if I could improve on my poor trophy cabinet silverware. Not a chance I'm afraid.

[Startrek]

Any girls going ?

[lisak]

I'm in, and I think some of the Valkyries will be there too.

[_ABC_]

Going to be a fun race in this breeze!

[ClareGough]

I'm in, and I think some of the Valkyries will be there too.

I'm in too. It's bound to be a horrible and painful experience considering I haven't been on my bike all winter, but i suppose you have to start somewhere!

[Nos131]

I'm in too. It's bound to be a horrible and painful experience considering I haven't been on my bike all winter, but i suppose you have to start somewhere!

Yay welcome back Clare. Talk to Rach about the Valkyries racing team for the crits. See you Saturday.

Brad

[Niggle]

Kate and I will both be racing. I think Kate will be racing WC as her comeback race after nearly a year off racing and I be dragging at the back of ME.

[lisak]

I will be race busing out there for everyone who is after a longer ride, so see you at ANU. How does 11.15 sound? I will be putting a post in Shout box as well.

What time do you reckon the race bus will be getting to SFP? I'd be keen to hop on there if that's OK.

[DaveP]

Yeah, I'll be looking to do the same, Lisa.

[Hipster]

That's 10c in the Swear Jar, mate.

Apologies, I was very excited to do this race and was a bit OTT in my disappointment. I will transfer 10c to the vikings swear jar at next opportunity.

[bosworth*]

i've been told to stay indoors

:(

[MatthewL]

Request from a few people this morning - how about a bus stop at SFP pavilion so people can get on the bus there? I'm guessing a bus departing ANU at 11.15 should be passing SFP at 11.45?
Not sure what the intended route is from there - via Uriarra Crossing is longer, but via Cotter requires a Mt Mac climb.

[rach]

Kate and I will both be racing. I think Kate will be racing WC as her comeback race after nearly a year off racing and I be dragging at the back of ME.

Yikes! if Kate's racing WC then I'm racing WB so I stand a chance :tongue2:

[Nos131]

Yeah i'll jump on at SFP

[Chris]

Request from a few people this morning - how about a bus stop at SFP pavilion so people can get on the bus there? I'm guessing a bus departing ANU at 111.15 should be passing SFP at 11.45?
Not sure what the intended route is from there - via Uriarra Crossing is longer, but via Cotter requires a Mt Mac climb.

See the other post about the bus, but I was planning on going via Uriarra Crossing. It is a better warm up ride that Mt Mac. I will swing past the Pav but we usually meet at the gate.

[Niggle]

Yikes! if Kate's racing WC then I'm racing WB so I stand a chance :tongue2:

she hasn't raced in a year and her coach said WC!!

[SueP]

Will be good to see Kate back on the bike. I'm hoping to make it out there if I can find the energy to unpack the bike.

[SimonD]

BREAKING NEWS! Medals for Vikings will be presented by Club Captain Chris Drew, Club Smurf Catcher Matty Larkin and if we're lucky, ACTCF Prez Bling Snr (Jim Veal).

Only one problem... the medals are stuck in the centre of Mitchell. So medals tomorrow may be of the chocolate frog kind, but only temporarily. The real things will be presented at Norman breakfast next week or posted if need be.

[lisak]

So medals tomorrow may be of the chocolate frog kind, but only temporarily.

And we're supposed to believe you this time Simon, or will you conveniently eat all of them on the way to the race again? :tongue2:

[MatthewL]

I guess it depends on who brings the "medals" out to the race. If I'm transporting them, I can guarantee that you won't have to worry about Simon eating the prizes!! :naughty:

[Hipster]

...so who won? Do we get a race report? I'm keen to know how it went!

[Nos131]

Busy drinking beer. I will tell you tomorrow.

[SSSimon]

I caught up with a few of the Vikings at SFP after the event. I heard there was a race field of 70+ which is a great turn out. There was a Bingle, not of the Lara kind, in Womens C - with some unrego'd rider causing some bunch chaos.
I'd also love to read any race report/s.

The Bike Jumble for Hartley went OK, lots of interesting stuff, and about $460 raised for the Hartley Lifecare cause.

[Hipster]

Ah, that does *not* sound ideal. Great to hear so many people could make it, looking forward to the d/l tomorrow Brad!

[lisak]

V quick rundown:

MB: Bos was the only VCC rider in MB, but his run of flat tyres continued (3 out of 3 races!) so unfortunately he DNF'd.

MC / WA: Unregistered rider took out Megan Bagworth (who is OK, just some skin off and a damaged rear derailleur). Brad and Chris D stopped to assist, and then completed the course with Megan but I understand it was pretty slow from then due to the damage to Megan's bike. Andrew T came in 10th overall, and 2nd VCC rider (after Jamie Young). Ailie McDonald won the VCC WA medal (or handshake as the case was) with Megan coming in 2nd. Not sure of any more details from MC / WA.

MD / WB: Good ride was had. The bunch split just after the Condor Creek turnaround and the front group (of 5) managed to stay away. The front group slowly whittled down as the ride progressed, with it coming down to a sprint finish between me and a CCC rider by the name of Matt. I'll let you guess which place I got in that sprint. ;-p Matt Larkin came over the line about a minute later to get 3rd place and 1st VCC rider in MD. Dave Porter survived a series of magpie attacks to come 2nd. The WB ladies did really well, with Ingas and Lucy Kirk taking out 2nd and 3rd, followed closely by world champ Sue Powell.

ME / WC: I'm not sure if we had any VCC ME riders today with Dave P being a recent promotion to MD. So sorry if I've missed anyone! The WC ladies did a stellar job - Kate (sorry I can't remember your surname) coming in 1st well clear of the field. Kate Molineaux (2nd) did brilliantly to recover from an initially slow start and chase down the field and then work with Tegan E and Anna Peterson for the rest of the race. I think Tegan took out 3rd just before Anna.

All in all it was a great afternoon of racing and it was lovely being out in the sunshine after what felt like a very long and very cold Winter. The wind was, well, windy, but I guess things like that make bunch positioning so very important on a day like today. Thanks to the CCC for putting on a good race and to all the VCC riders who got out and raced and congrats to our new club champs. :vb_cheers:

[Niggle]

I was the token ME from VCC. So I claimed the bling for finishing!

[lisak]

Sorry for missing you in my quick report Nige. And well done for your gold in ME! :-)

[SimonD]

Sounds like another smart race, Lisa. You're certainly talented at picking the winning move - not bad for someone who apparently doesn't think much about tactics!! Gotta be in it to win it Nige, well done!

Sorry to hear about the crash. I hope Megan and the other rider are not too worse for wear. Good show to the boys for stopping to help out.