Masters,
In this week’s Bleat
- Next Race – criterium at Stromlo Forest Park – Saturday 11 May from 1.30 PM
- Race Report – The Apollo on 27 April 2024
- Draft CRMCC Volunteer Policy
- Membership message
- Race calendar can be found here for other race dates needing officials
UPCOMING RACING
Criterium at Stromlo Forest Park this Saturday 11th May
Hello CRMCCers,
We have a bonus crit at Stromlo Forest Park this Saturday 11th May from 1330 AEST.
We require a race director for the event so please contact race.committee@crmcc.org.au if you can help the club.
1330 A/C 50 mins plus 2 laps (C to finish 5 mins earlier)
1430 B/D 50 mins plus 2 laps (D to finish 5 mins earlier)
1530 E/F/G 45 mins plus 2 laps (option to shorten if riders desire)
Cost is $10, with registration cut-off at 1130 on Saturday 11th.
Register by looking up the calendar entry in RMS https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar
You must wear your CRMCC assigned number to race.
Late registrations will be assessed by the race committee and if allowed, a late fee of $10 will be applied. If you are unregistered and show up to the crit track, you must convince a committee (not the race director) of your financial status for insurance purposes, before being allowed to participate.
Race committee
RACE REPORT – The Apollo on Saturday 27 April 2024
A Grade – Jason Irwin
A small bunch of only four rolled away for the race. It was very tame heading out toward Mt Tennent before Tristan Dimmock lifted the pace on the back side of the climb cause some small spills in the group before coming back together. Again on the longer side of Mt Tennent Tristan came to the front determined to make it hard before the final climb this time there was the casualty of Rowan McMurray not being able to match the pace.
The next few kms became very tactical as discussions about work and who should be doing started. This enabled Daniel Lekhac to just roll off the front and take a small lead into Honeysuckle (not that he needed it) from this point the long hard climb was a fight for survival with Dan riding away to a comfortable win, with Jason just ahead of Tristan for the minor placings.
C grade – Ed Logue
On a beautiful autumnal afternoon, seven riders in C grade rolled off knowing what was ahead of them.
The group rolled together where Ian Preston drove the pace up the short side of the climb up Mt Tennent where the group lost John Paul De Sousa.
On the return climb of Mt Tennent new club member Phillip Lewington put the hammer down to gap the peloton with the bunch dropping Andrew Remely in pursuit of the leader.
A group of four – Andrew Hislop, David Buckley, Ed Logue and Ian Preston – ride together to the base of the climb with Phillip in the distance. The four have a fifth rider join them with B-grader Greg Harris as the road goes upward.
A split occurs with Ed starting to pull away on the section before the rise to the cattlegrid while Dave and Ian follow each other.
In the end Phillip was too strong to win by 50 seconds ahead of Ed in second with Dave edging Ian for third place and Andrew Hislop in fifth. Kudos to Andrew R and JP for finishing on a course that does not suit them but they were there having “fun”.
D grade – Poupee Lam
Under the radiant sun of a beautiful Saturday, the D Grade peloton embarked on their journey from Apollo Road, each rider bracing themselves for the daunting climb ahead. As the ascent began, Gill Lugg made her move, launching the first attack. Poupee Lam and Tony Sheehan responded swiftly, eager to stay with her pace.
The trio led the charge up the climb, but the race was far from over as the road flattened out, allowing the peloton to regroup. Tension mounted as they approached the daunting 8 km climb to Honeysuckle Creek.
Approaching the challenging ascent, Gill showcased her climbing skills, steadily pulling ahead while her rivals struggled. Despite their efforts, Gill’s lead widened, leaving Poupee Lam to cross the line valiantly, followed closely by Tony Sheehan.
Ed – Special mention to Russell Marston who was the sole E grader where he raced with D and finished with them.
DRAFT CRMMC VOLUNTEER POLICY
CRMCC is a volunteer club. The organisation and running of club events relies entirely on volunteer contributions to the club by its members. The Volunteer Policy seeks to balance the following objectives:
- the safe and efficient running of CRMCC races,
- the need for club members to contribute to the conduct of events in a fair and equitable manner, and
- efficient use of Club finances.
To achieve these objectives, the CRMCC Volunteer Policy introduces or clarifies a number of initiatives to both encourage and incentivise volunteers.
Policy
All club members are expected to volunteer to perform the role of either Race Director, Marshal, ETC or Van Driver at least once per calendar year with the following exceptions:
- new club members (e.g. members for less than 6 months), or
- infrequent race participants (e.g. have not raced for more than 6 months, or
- by individual arrangement with the Race Committee.
Individual volunteer details, including the number of races completed since performing the last volunteer role, will be displayed on individual members’ RMS profiles as ‘REFEREE’.
Members can provide feedback on the proposed policy by emailing secretary@crmcc.org.au by Saturday 1 June 2024. Note this is a DRAFT policy so your thoughts are most wanted.
CRMCC Committee
MEMBERSHIP MESSAGE
To renew your financial membership for 2024
Please carefully follow the instructions below to renew your racing membership for 2024 with the Capital Region Masters Cycling Club of the Australian Veteran Cycling Council Inc.
As previously stated, the annual racing licence for 2024 is $140, comprising $120 for the national component, and $20 club component for running races.
• To start the $140 race licence process click here https://amc.helloclub.com/register?membership=657ed9ff637993bde7bcf446. This is for both new and renewing members
• The membership system has moved to Hello Club from SportsTG, and your previous account credentials will NOT work with this system. You will need to create a new membership account, irrespective of how many years you have been a member of the club.
• Do NOT sign in using a previous AVCC account, click CONTINUE.
• Read and agree to the terms and conditions.
• Sign up with email, Google or Facebook. Follow the prompts to enter your contact details and emergency contact details.
• Pay $140 via credit card.
• If successful, you will receive an email from ‘Australian Veteran Cycling Council reply+australian-veteran-cycling-council@helloclub.com’ to inform you that your registration has been completed.
• Contact membership@crmcc.org.au if you have questions or if you encounter any issues.
Rob
Acting CRMCC Club Membership Officer
