Next Race – Stromlo Mini Tour- Crit morning plus Graded Scratch Race afternoon – Sunday 3 Sept 9.00am – (Race Marshals needed see below)
Race Reports – Iron Mike
Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing Officials
RACING – this week…
Stromlo Mini Tour- Crit morning plus Graded Scratch Race afternoon Sunday 3 Sept 9.00am – Race Marshals needed – Race Director, 4 x ETCs and Van Driver
Stromlo Mini Tour — Road race stage to be replaced if entries less than 30 The Stromlo Mini-Tour is scheduled for this Sunday starting at 0900. Everyone to ride in their road grade. It will start with a timed 30-minute criterium with time bonuses for the top three finishers. This will be followed by a 70km road race from the Iron Mike start to the Homestead short turn and back twice for A, B and C grades, and a 35km lap for D and E. The rider with the lowest time for the two events will be determined the winner.However if entries don’t reach 30 riders, the road race will be cancelled. Instead, a second event will be held on the Stromlo circuit: either a timed hot lap or elimination criterium depending on rider preferences. These events will be points based. Race committee
Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing Officials
Race Report – Iron Mike
Warm weather, clear skies, anyone would think Spring had arrived.
23 Riders signed up for the annual Iron Mike handicap of 50km along Uriarra Rd and Brindabella Rd to the end of the bitumen and return.
The finish was a closely fought sprint between a group of three riders. At the finish Marc Vroomans beat out Christopher van der Spek with Tristan Fuge coming in third place.
The rest of the field was spread out in ones and twos across the line.
There was a fair bit of traffic on the road, including a massed motorcycle ride, but there were no reports of incidents, so looks like all the motorists were behaving themselves.
Many thanks to the marshals Craig Lindenmayer, Howard Moffat , Sue Powell , Darren Blackhurst and Paul Welsh with thanks to Simon Whitehead for First Aid services which thankfully weren’t required.
Ian Morton – Race Director
Racing Calendar changes – please see below
Subject to approvals from NSW and ACT governments, the dates have changed for the following events:
Sunday, October 15
The 2023 Gunning (aka Peter McLennan Memorial) event. Start/Finish at Bredalbane, using the community hall as race central Consists of a TT event followed by the usual 48km lap – once or twice depending on your grade. The handicapper is considering letting D grade vote on their lap count… The single day approach facilitates (i) the ability to attract potential 2024 members though the use of the single day trial licence, and (ii) reduces event costs hiring NSW traffic controllers.
The dates of the NSW and ACT AusCycling events were not available at the time the Calendar was submitted to the ACT government for approval in 2022.
CRuMBS – Capital Region Masters Blokes and Sheilas
Next Race – Iron Mike Classic Race – Handicap – Saturday 26/08/2023 1:30PM – (Race Marshals needed – ETCs x 2 and a Marshal )
Race Reports – Nil
Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing Officials
Safer cycling
CRuMBS out and about (Capital Region Masters Blokes and Sheilas)
Craig Lindenmayer and Darren Blackhurst – Townsville
A thousand miles away… While Canberrans were shivering through a late winter weekend a couple of members were two thousand kilometers north contesting the Australian Sprint Duathlon Championships in Townsville.
The Canberra locals suffered in the north Queensland heat with the run-ride-run race starting at 2pm in 30 degrees and baking sun. Craig Lindenmayer finished in 8th place in M45-49. Darren Blackhurst finished 4th in M55-59, automatically qualifying him for the Australian team at the 2024 Multisport World Championships. The twisty street circuit favoured the crit race regulars who loved ripping through the corners and roundabouts.
Craig Lindenmayer – CRMCC
RACING – this week…
Iron Mike Classic Race – Handicap – Saturday 26/08/2023 1:30PM
Race Marshals needed – ETCs x 2 and a Marshal
Format: Iron Mike Classic Race Race start and finish on Uriarra Road at SFP western car park. Race goes past the homestead to end of bitumen and return. NOTE: riders are NOT to attack on the descents onto Uriarra crossing on either the outward or return legs. Description: Iron Mike
Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing Officials
Safer cycling
The Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) at the University of Adelaide is undertaking a survey on “Cyclist travel and crash experiences in the Australian Capital Territory”. Funded by the ACT Road Safety Fund, CASR is seeking cyclists over the age of 18 to complete the survey, which will take around 20-30 minutes. The results of the surveys will be compiled and analysed to identify how cycling travel and safety in the ACT can be improved.
Dale – CRMCC
Racing Calendar changes – please see below
Subject to approvals from NSW and ACT governments, the dates have changed for the following events:
Saturday, August 26
Iron Mike Moved from August 19 as the AusCycling ACT RR championship is being held that morning on the same course.
Sunday, October 15
The 2023 Gunning (aka Peter McLennan Memorial) event. Start/Finish at Bredalbane, using the community hall as race central Consists of a TT event followed by the usual 48km lap – once or twice depending on your grade. The handicapper is considering letting D grade vote on their lap count… The single day approach facilitates (i) the ability to attract potential 2024 members though the use of the single day trial licence, and (ii) reduces event costs hiring NSW traffic controllers.
The dates of the NSW and ACT AusCycling events were not available at the time the Calendar was submitted to the ACT government for approval in 2022.
CRuMBS – Kids section and out and about (Capital Region Masters Blokes and Sheilas)
Next Race – no race this weekend
Race Reports – Criterium SFP 13 August 2023
Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing Officials
Event alert – Friday 8 September
“I woke up this morning and had a goal – and that was to win” Oscar Chamberlain – Junior Time Trial World Champion. (Canberra cyclist)
SBS: He (Oscar), came through the first split 12s down, he then made up a heap of time to go 16s ahead. at the top of the climb, Oscar Chamberlain goes fastest by 34s! Outstanding!
CRuMBS out and about (Capital Region Masters Blokes and Sheilas)
It’s another international edition with results from such far-flung places as Gunning and Glasgow. Remember last year when the world road champs were held just down the road in Wollongong and it cost a bomb to watch it all on Stan Sport? Well, this year it’s all free on SBS On Demand with track, road, BMX, MTB and much more.
Alana Forster has backed up with more fantastic results at the world champs. She lives in Ballarat but visits Canberra to see her parents and has raced at Sutton and Uriarra Homestead this winter season. Her story is one of conquering adversity after being involved in a horrific car crash. You can read her story here. Alana’s results rank at the very top of club’s greatest riders and just below Sue Powell, who won a gold medal in the Women’s Individual Pursuit C4, at the 2012 London Paralympics, setting a new world record in the process, and a silver medal in the Women’s Individual Pursuit C4. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Sue also won the silver medal in the 3 km Women’s Individual Pursuit C4.
C5 track 10km Scratch race
This 10km scratch race was a battle between the sprinters who wanted a bunch sprint and the endurance riders who kept attacking. With 5 laps to go, Alana took a flyer to create a quarter-lap break. The bunch were hesitant to chase as medals were up for grabs and they didn’t start to mow her down until the last lap. It was all too little too late for the bunch so she held on for a clear win to nab the ultimate prize for her brave racing.
Moving to the road, Alana was second in the 28.2km ITT, 1:14 behind Sarah Storey of GB who clocked a 42.5 km/h average, then in the 78km road race Alana was 7th, 4:04 behind Sarah Storey again.
NSW masters champs at Gunning
Gunning didn’t disappoint weather-wise, with a howling gale on Saturday and rain on Sunday. Best results were Bruce and Mark taking out first and third in the M9+road race, respectively, and Owain Tilley taking the gold in the M8 ITT. Well done everyone.
M1&2 114km, Vice President David Parker 12th M4 94km, Trent Smyth 5th M5 94km, Steve Crispin 2nd, Marc Vroomans 6th M6 67km, Chris Short 12th M8 60km, Mark Moerman 9th M9+ 60km Bruce McMillan 1st,Mark Taylor 3rd. W1-5 67km, Kate Vandenberg 6th, Rosie Hurt 12th
ITT M2 David Parker 8th M5 Steve Crispin 2nd M6 Brendan Byatt 2nd M8 Owain Tilley 1st M9 Bruce McMillan 2nd
Robert Langridge – Race Comittee
RACING – no race this week due ACT Championships.
Iron Mike Classic Race – is the following week – Saturday 26/08/2023 1:30PM
Format: Iron Mike Classic Race Race start and finish on Uriarra Road at SFP western car park. Race goes past the homestead to end of bitumen and return. NOTE: riders are NOT to attack on the descents onto Uriarra crossing on either the outward or return legs. Description: Iron Mike
Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing Officials
Race Reports
Criterium SFP 13 August 2023
Weather wise we dodged any real rain, with only a very light sprinkle during the race. Apart from that it was ideal race weather, cool with very little wind. With the fewer than expected numbers, today’s criterium was run with a slight difference. 14 starters lined up for the Grand Départ and set off behind a lead vehicle for a neutral first lap. All grades then raced for 50 minutes plus 2 laps.
The pace was fairly kind to most riders for the first 10 minutes then, unsurprisingly, gaps started to appear as the attacks began, until eventually the elastic band broke for most and we had riders spread around the entire course, with the inevitable of some being lapped. This did not stop anyone giving it 100% no matter what grade or position on the course.
Into the final few laps and there was a mix of riders putting everyone else to the sword, with Rainer Wilton (A Grade) Ed Logue and Christophe Barberet (B Grade) Kevin Welles and Roslyn Hurt (C Grade) leading there way.
At the finish line, for overall honours, it was Rainer Wilton first, with a very strong ride by Roslyn Hurt for second (lucky the Handicapper wasn’t watching) and Ed Logue in third place.
Thanks very much to Kim for coming out, moon boot and all, to open up, Tristan for setting up the signs and marshalling, Simon for First Aid, Kurt and Marlena Wilton for timekeeping, bell and signs and Andrew Remely for ensuring the track was clear. Without this assistance we could not have put on today’s race. Results
Brian Peak – Race Director
Racing Calendar changes – please see below
Subject to approvals from NSW and ACT governments, the dates have changed for the following events:
Saturday, August 26
Iron Mike Moved from August 19 as the AusCycling ACT RR championship is being held that morning on the same course.
Sunday, October 15
The 2023 Gunning (aka Peter McLennan Memorial) event. Start/Finish at Bredalbane, using the community hall as race central Consists of a TT event followed by the usual 48km lap – once or twice depending on your grade. The handicapper is considering letting D grade vote on their lap count… The single day approach facilitates (i) the ability to attract potential 2024 members though the use of the single day trial licence, and (ii) reduces event costs hiring NSW traffic controllers.
The dates of the NSW and ACT AusCycling events were not available at the time the Calendar was submitted to the ACT government for approval in 2022.
Chris Short – Race Committee
Event Alert
Event Name: Annual Daramalan College Charity Walk Fundraiser Event Date and Time: Friday 8 September 2023 – 9:30am to 1.30pm What: 1,200 students and staff walking around Lake Burley Griffin western loop shared path. Starts: at 9:30am at Lennox Gardens with walkers moving in a clockwise direction, finishing at Acton Park at lunch time.
Thank you for making your members aware of this activity. We hope it doesn’t inconvenience those who use this path as part of their daily commute or recreational activities. – Daramalan College
Report from Perth, Scotland – UCI World Championships
CRuMBS out and about (Capital Region Masters Blokes and Sheilas)
Next Race – Sunday 13 August 1.30pm – Stromlo Criteriums (race Director needed)
Race Reports – Sutton Super Series & Lookout Hill TT
Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing Officials
Event alert – Friday 8 September
“It was sketchy and nervous racing due to the very narrow country roads, and all 186 of us were crammed in. The break didn’t go until around the 65km mark. The scenery was incredible. Some of us were surprised to learn that Mario Cipollini had been invited to lead out M6! Similarly, Alexander Vinokourov lead out and won M5. Lots of fun, great experience, highly recommended. M6 was the only age group to be defended by previous winner Michael Schaefer”. Conan Liu – Australia M6 – 2023 UCI Gran Fondo. (CRMCC Membership Officer)
Race report of podium here Learning note C. Liu: to qualify for the next Gran Fondo World Championship in Aalborg, Denmark in September 2024, you will need to finish in the top 25% of your age group either at Amy’s Gran Fondo in Lorne, or the Tour de Brisbane.
Conan Liu, (2nd from left)
CRuMBS out and about (Capital Region Masters Blokes and Sheilas)
It’s an international edition this week. See Conan’s blurb above about the World Gran Fondo Championships in Glasgow. Imagine riding a hilly 160km course at 34.5 average–Amazing. Lining up in other age groups were ex-pros Alexander Vinokurov and Johnny Hoogerland!
On the track, Alana Forster placed 6th in the women’s C5 individual pursuit. Alana’s time of 3:49 for 3km was only 4 seconds away from the medal qualification time and an average of 47.1km/h! Fantastic effort Alana.
At the NSW crit champs in Penrith, Rosie Hurt won the combined W1-3 event. Rosie gave CRMCC C grade a demonstration of her crit form last month after demolishing the race in a breakaway with cyclocross star Claire Aubury. Toby McLenaghan was 10th in the M1-2, Marc Vroomans 4th in the M5, and Bruce McMillan was first of the M9s.
Robert Langridge – Race Comittee
RACING – Next Race
Sunday 13 August 1.30pm – Stromlo Criteriums (race Director needed)
1330 B/D Grades 50mins plus 2 laps (D 5mins less) 1430 E/F/G Grades 45mins plus 2 laps 1530 A/C 50mins plus 2 laps (C 5mins less) Anti-Clockwise
Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing Officials
Race Reports
Sutton Super Series – (5 Aug 23)
Dry conditions emerged for race 5 of the Sutton Super Series and a light tailwind on the finish straight got everyone talking early about sprint tactics.
E grade took off first after a very fast (3-4min) tube change on the start line for Elizabeth. The three riders stuck together, trading turns nicely throughout the race until the final lap, where Russell Marston took out the sprint, closely followed by Ian Morton (second) and Elizabeth with a strong finish (third).
A Grade then took to the course with 6 riders, followed by B Grade with 10 riders. A grade rolled out calmly with a couple little attacks by Ben Morrison on lap 3, but they were shut down quickly. The diesel tractor of Nathan Spillane dropped off a little but pulled himself back onto the group and headed to the front for a turn to settle down the attackers. Daniel Lekhac threw in a little attack but didn’t get to far. The group then stuck together for a little while, reassessing their next chess moves. Tobias McLenaghan also had a strong showing having recently stepped into A grade, hanging in there with the guys until the final stages of the race. With 10min to go, a split with Ben Morrison and Steve Crispin began to form and Dennis Mungoven wasn’t missing out, so bridged across to make selection. The three rode together until the final 2 two laps, where Dennis tried his luck at a solo finish, sitting about 50m ahead of Ben and Steve. In the end Ben Morrison showcased the sprint legs for the win, Steve Crispin rolled in second and Dennis held on for third having left it all out there. Daniel rolled in for a solid fourth, Tobias fifth and Nathan sixth.
B grade began in a civil manner much like A grade but it didn’t take long for Mark Harris to try a couple surge’s up the hill to soften up the group. The group hung on and stayed together for a while, with a few riders trying small attacks to get moves going, but the elastic band of the peloton held together. Mid way through Christopher van der Spek and Nathan Rickerby caused a split, and David Parker began bridging across to make the move. The three got together and traded turns for a couple laps, before David decided (or his legs decided) to drop back to the main group. Nathan and Chris stayed away for a couple more laps before a few fellow riders caught them and a group had formed for the closing laps. In the end Christopher van der Spek took out a bunch sprint, followed by Michael Rowland in second and David Parker in third. Craig Tozer took fourth and Nathan Rickerby fifth.
Twelve C Grade riders took to the course and stayed together for majority of the race. Gavin Stephens and Tim Jolly were regulars on the front of the group driving the pace and placing everyone nicely in the gutter along the finish straight to ensure no one was keeping their legs fresh for the sprint. The race looked set for a bunch sprint as they held tightly together with 2 laps to go. Over the back of the course the group went into the final lap and the crowd had their cameras ready for a video/photo finish. As the group emerged on the finish straight, someone had thrown a 1km to go Hail Mary, in the distance we could see one rider dangling 100m ahead of the bunch as the sprint finish wound up. But Krusty Bryant had timed the Hail Mary perfectly, taking the win like Jasper Stuyven in 2021 Milan San Remo. Tim Jolly in second and taking the bunch sprint, Ian Preston in third, Gavin Stephens fourth and David Wilkinson fifth.
Six riders in D Grade and it didn’t take long for Anthony Beasley, Mark Taylor and Rob Langridge to split the group to form a trio that traded turns to establish the races future. Shirley-Anne chased hard for a couple laps and later was joined by Terry Moore, and Alfred Cook hung in there. Eventually Terry dropped off and Shirley-Anne remained determined by driving a strong solo pace, Alfred also holding strong with good pace being solo. Meanwhile, the trio out front rode beautifully together as if they were on the same team in a team time trial, but all that changed as they entered the final lap. Mark Taylor wasn’t flinching and kept his cool as they all backed off the pace to prep the legs for a sprint. The finish straight came around and Rob Langridge burst out front with 150m to go to take the win, Mark Taylor holding a strong sprint for second and Anthony Beasley coming in for third. Shirley-Anne didn’t stop chasing until that finish line with a well ridden fourth place, and Alfred coming in fifth.
Special mentions of the day:
Ride of the Day:Krusty Byrant with a perfectly timed late flyer to take the C Grade win. Strongest Showing: Shirley-Anne driving a solid solo pace all the way to the finish. Rolled the dice: Dennis Mungoven trying his luck solo with 2 laps to go… ‘you’ve gotta be willing to lose it, to win it folks’
Until next time, cheers – Kris McCreath, Race Director.
Points score after round 5 below :
E Grade – first race of the day D Grade. Shirley-Anne and the Handicapper. C Grade – (T. Jolly – last race with CRMCC for a while – bonne course de vélo) B Grade A Grade – up the back hills and into the wind
Lookout Hill TT – (29 July 23)
14 riders raced against the clock on the infamous ‘flat’ TT course – Lookout Hill. Many commented on the cruelty of the finishing ‘climb’. However by and large it is probably the flattest course on offer!!
13 finished. Unfortunately one rider (Dan Lekhac) having a mechanical on their second lap. Luckily all was well and Dan was able to ride his rocketship home.
At the race briefing, we were confident it wouldn’t rain and said as much. First rider rolled away, and the heavens opened; albeit, sporadically. The riders said it didn’t phase them.
By the time the last rider finished, the sun had returned.
In the end, Steve Crispin got the win, followed by Anthony Murfett; with Brendan Byatt in third place.
Subject to approvals from NSW and ACT governments, the dates have changed for the following events:
Saturday, August 26
Iron Mike Moved from August 19 as the AusCycling ACT RR championship is being held that morning on the same course.
Sunday, October 15
The 2023 Gunning (aka Peter McLennan Memorial) event. Start/Finish at Bredalbane, using the community hall as race central Consists of a TT event followed by the usual 48km lap – once or twice depending on your grade. The handicapper is considering letting D grade vote on their lap count… The single day approach facilitates (i) the ability to attract potential 2024 members though the use of the single day trial licence, and (ii) reduces event costs hiring NSW traffic controllers.
The dates of the NSW and ACT AusCycling events were not available at the time the Calendar was submitted to the ACT government for approval in 2022.
Chris Short – Race Committee
Event Alert
Event Name: Annual Daramalan College Charity Walk Fundraiser Event Date and Time: Friday 8 September 2023 – 9:30am to 1.30pm What: 1,200 students and staff walking around Lake Burley Griffin western loop shared path. Starts: at 9:30am at Lennox Gardens with walkers moving in a clockwise direction, finishing at Acton Park at lunch time.
Thank you for making your members aware of this activity. We hope it doesn’t inconvenience those who use this path as part of their daily commute or recreational activities. – Daramalan College
However if entries don’t reach 30 riders, the road race will be cancelled. Instead, a second event will be held on the Stromlo circuit: either a timed hot lap or elimination criterium depending on rider preferences. These events will be points based. 
Capital Region Masters Cycling Club 