Masters, In this week’s Bleat
- Winter track training sessions for novices and experienced riders
- Next Road Race – Club Championships – 7th September 1.30 PM
- Transport Canberra notice about works on a cycle path in Fyshwick 27-29 Aug
- Handicapper’s musings
- Upcoming races requiring volunteers – race calendar can be found here
- GMD – Gym Meals Direct – offer for club members
WINTER TRACK TRAINING SESSIONS FOR NOVICES AND EXPERIENCED RIDERS
We are offering 2x 1hr track sessions every Sunday afternoon fortnight, with the next one on Sun 1 September 2-3pm, and ending on 15 September. The goal of this training is to stimulate and reinvigorate our track program. Participants must be members or trial riders to register and pay $5 per session online https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar?5021616 . We require a minimum of 2 riders to register to run these sessions. This is for track practice only, no racing, no moto-pacing.
We are also providing this opportunity for club members unacquainted with the art of fixed wheel riding, to come out and try track in the hope that you will join our Thurs afternoon racing program from October 2024. These track practice sessions will be staffed by knowledgeable ‘Club track wardens’, who will open up the velodrome for our booked timeslots, brief participants particularly novices about protocol and safety. Novices wishing to learn on one of the club’s donated track bikes should establish early contact with membership@crmcc.org.au so that we can fit you to the bike.
Note that the velodrome has a high bank and road bikes and street fixies are not appropriate for this venue. Please only bring your kids along as spectators if they are actively (not passively) supervised, due to the risk of serious injury with riders exiting and entering the velodrome gate.
Conan
CRMCC President
Next Road Race – Club Championships on Saturday 7 September from 1.30pm
The Club Championship course is based around Uriarra Homestead.
M1 to M5 start on Brinbabella Road, ride to Mt McDonald turnaround and return, left at the Homestead to short turn, down to top of crossing (TOC) and return to the Homestead for 1 lap. Repeat for a second lap. Distance 48km.
M6 to M9 and all Women start at the Homestead, short turn, TOC, Mt McDonald, short turn, TOC finish. Distance 39km.
*Age Classification is the Age that you turn on your birthday in 2024, e.g. a rider who turns 40 in December 2024 is classed as M3 (40-44) or W3(40-44) for all events during 2024.
Race registration cut-off is Friday 6th September at 9pm. Cost is $10.
You need to register by looking up the calendar entry in the RMS https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar?5019061
Late registrations will be assessed by Race.committee@crmcc.org.au and if allowed, a late fee of $10 will be applied.
If you are unregistered and show up to the event, you must convince a committee member (not the Race Director) of your club member financial status for insurance purposes, before being allowed to participate.
You must wear your CRMCC assigned number to race. No number on the day, no race!
Transport Canberra works on a cycle path in Fyshwick 27-29 August
Transport Canberra and City Services has notified our club of works affecting a cycle path in Fyshwick 27-29 August.
TCCS is planning to undertake a maintenance works on a cycle path in Fyshwick at the location below.
The work is expected to be two days starting from Tuesday 27th August 2024. Works would be undertaken from 9:30 am until 4:00 pm.
The scope of works is to replace about 500 metres of asphalt.
Section to be worked on in attached picture.
Handicapper’s musings
Anyone for bike wrenching?
TLDR: Hughes has a community bike shed. Club members are welcome to come along to learn about (or teach me) about bike restoration and general maintenance. Work on the bikes here or bring your own.
The Hughes Community Shed in Hughes has a bike shed vaguely connected to the Recyclery. Here, we fix or revamp bikes that been donated by locals or found on nature strips. We then resell these and the money received goes to buying tools and parts, so that we can continue. Space is available for several people to work in the shed. Volunteers could help fix the donated bikes, bring their own machine for fixing or restoring or come for a chat. My bike knowledge doesn’t extend to suspension systems, electronic shifting, tubeless tyres or hydraulic disc brakes, but if you need help with ball bearings, quill stems, external cables, rim brakes and rust, I may be able to assist.
We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Saturdays from 1000 on the corner of Groom and Whittle streets in Hughes. For insurance purposes, regular visitors will need to shell out $60 annually to be a shed member.
Email hughesbikeshed@gmail.com with your questions or to confirm opening times.
Rob Langridge
CRuMBS (Capital Region Masters Blokes and Sheilas) out and about
AusCycling ACT held its road champs over the weekend. Club members representing their alternate clubs scooped up the majority of medals in the masters’ categories. Well done to all. Who will be able to turn the tables at our champs next fortnight?
TT
Gold
Shirley-Anne Taylor W6
Alison Hale W5
Katie Gregory W1
Stephen Blackburn M6
Steve Crispin M5
Anthony Murfett M4
Dan Lekhac M2
Kim Pedersen Elite Women
Silver
Peter Brill W5
Poupee Lam W1
Ian Preston M7
Rainer Wilton M4
Jason Irwin M2
Bronze
Brendan Byatt M6
Michael Tolhurst M5
Road race
Gold
Daniel LEKHAC (M2)
Ben MORRISON (M3)
Stuart GRIFFITHS (M1)
Steve CRISPIN (M5)
Denis MUNGOVEN (M4)
Stephen BLACKBURN (M6)
Mark HARRIS (M7)
Rosie Hurt (Elite women)
Peta Brill (W5)
Poupee LAM (W1)
Shirley-Anne TAYLOR (W6)
Terry MOORE (W7)
Silver
Rainer WILTON (M4)
Christophe BARBERET (M6)
Ian PRESTON (M7)
Bruce MCMILLAN (M9+)
Kim PEDERSEN (Elite W)
Alison Hale (W5)
Bronze
Jason Irwin (M2)
Matt Rizzuto (M5)
Anthony Murfett (M4)
Upcoming races needing volunteers
7 September 2024 – Club Championship – Uriarra Homestead:
We require a race director and one ETC.
21 September 2024 – Sutton Driving Training Centre – Graded scratch:
We need a marshal.
Please contact race.committee@crmcc.org.au if you can fill any of these roles for the club.
Thank you to those members who have offered their services to fill roles so our races are run.
GMD – Gym Meals Direct – offer for club members
An offer to club members from local business GMD Canberra.
