- Crits check-in system at SFP
- New Helmet Standard coming… but not yet for Masters.
- CRMCCers dominate the podium at Tolland
- Next Crit Race on 25 Mar from 5.50pm
- Narrabundah Track Racing – Thurs 27 Mar 5.30pm
- Track race report for 20 March – Graeme O’Neill
- Crits Race Report 18 March
- Upcoming races requiring volunteers – race calendar can be found here
Crits check-in system at SFP
There is now a criterium check-in system at SFP, so that registered riders can place a tick mark in front of their name on a registered rider start list to indicate they have arrived at the SFP track.
- This registered rider start list will be placed on a clipboard, next to the fence, adjacent to the timing board. It will be retrieved and used by the RD to speed up the efficiency of the entry chute rollout.
- These ‘checked-in riders’ will then be called to roll on to the track one-by-one in ascending numerical race order, like ‘priority boarding’. You can help make the process more efficient by assembling behind the race number ahead of you in your grade.
- During the entry-chute rollout, your race number will be checked against the registered rider list.
- If you arrive after entry chute roll-out, and prior to the start of the race, you will need to verbally check-in with either the RD or marshal during the safety briefing.
- Unregistered riders will not be permitted to race.
- Riders without a valid race number will not be permitted to race.
- Registered riders arriving late to the track may be permitted to race subject to the RD’s discretion.
- Your cooperation to help implement this step, means that only financial members who have registered for the race are competing on the SFP track, and that our insurance coverage is not compromised
- Committee members will be on hand to help provide guidance.
New Helmet Standard coming… but not yet for Masters.
The new “Consumer Goods (Bicycle Helmets) Safety Standard 2024” is being adopted by States and Territories with an 18 month transaction period from the 2001 Safety Standard. What this means is that helmets will become available in stores with various international standards approvals for use on the road, but without an AS/NZS/2063 sticker they are not permitted to be used in Australian Masters Cycling Council events. Please check your helmet to make sure you are using an approved helmet before rolling out in an event.
Summer evening Criterium series – Tuesday 25 March
Cost is $10. Those members with the 2024/25 summer crit pass, you will just have to enter your race number.
To register here, https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar
Registration cut-off is 1250 on Tuesday.
Late registration will be assessed by race.committee@crmcc.org.au and if allowed, a late fee of an extra $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.
Switch race entry:
In the event of rain or another event, the members who have paid $10 to enter and decide to not race, those riders have to send an email to committee@crmcc.org.au before their race starts, where they would like to transfer their $10 with their name and race number, and the date to which they want the credit transferred.
Such requests via Facebook will be ignored.
Race Committee
Narrabundah Track Racing – Thursday 27 March, 5:30PM
This track session will be the 24-25 presentation evening and the closing event for the current track
season. We hope to see as many trackies as possible. All other club members also very welcome.
5.30pm – 6.00pm: Warm-up and free practice.
6.00pm – 6.20pm: Italian pursuit.
6.20pm – 7.30pm: Presentation and season celebration.
There will be the usual practice and warm up from 5.30pm and a single Italian Pursuit event at 6.00pm,
followed by the trophy presentations.
The club will provide drinks and nibbles. If anyone wishes to bring a plate, it will be most welcome.
Graeme O’Neill
CRMCCers dominate the podium at Tolland
CRMCC members dominated the top 10 of the 88km Tolland Open Handicap held at
Ladysmith near Wagga Wagga on Saturday. Ben Morrison took out the sprint over
Gerard Tiffen and Tristan Dimmock, with Jeremy Gillman-Wells in 7 th , thereby
vacuuming up over $5,000 in prize money! Scratch finished 6 minutes down on the
winners, no doubt sparking calls for a regrade of many riders prior to the next
handicap. Great to see that race is keeping up tradition with the awarding of the
winner’s sash.
Canberra riders clean up in Tolland. L to R Gerrard Tiffen, Ben Morrison and Tristan
Dimmock.
Come join E grade
E grade numbers have plummeted recently with zero competitors last week. To help
entrants get a sense of racing, riders from other grades are encouraged to ride with
them as part of their warm-up. Other riders can do a turn at the front but with the aim
of maintaining the pace but not dropping any of the E graders. The escorts must also
respect the flow of the race and not chase down any attacks that may be launched
by the likes of Jan Koehler and others.
Handicaps
Paul Clare D to C
Mark Cantrill C to B
Rob Langridge
Race committee
TRACK RACING REPORT- Thursday 20 March
Thursday 20 March saw the last competitive track racing session for 2024-25. The final event for the
track season will be the Presentation Event next Thursday (27 March). Conditions at the Bundadome
were warm with little wind, ideal conditions for racing. Attendance, eight riders, was sufficient to end the
track competition.
For a change there is no written commentary for this track session. In lieu, please listen to the quirky and
good-humoured race commentary by Michael Langdon, in the attached audio files.
Race results were as follows:
8-Lap Scratch: (A1 Grade) Conan Liu, John Paul De Sousa (A2 Grade) Craig Kentwell, Hamish
Anderson, Ben Davis (B Grade) Phil Coulton, Ken Birch, Graeme O’Neill.
200 Fly: (A1 Grade) John Paul De Sousa (13.56s), Conan Liu (14.14s) (A2 Grade) Hamish Anderson
(13.35s), Craig Kentwell (14.48s), Ben Davis (14.70s) (B Grade) Phil Coulton (14.73s), Graeme O’Neill
(15.99s), Ken Birch (16.48s),
4-Lap handicap (A & B Grades) Conan Liu, John Paul De Sousa, Hamish Anderson, Craig Kentwell, Phil
Coulton.
Italian Pursuit: Winner Team 2 (Hamish Anderson, John Paul De Sousa, Ken Birch, Ben Davis).
Final Season Point Score:
Hamish Anderson (349), Conan Liu (298), Graeme O’Neill (266), Phil Coulton (248), Craig Kentwell (219),
Ian Drayton (212), Ken Birch (144), Sarah Stephens (139), Ben Davis (131), John Paul De Sousa (127),
Steve Jones (124), Wayne Benham (100), Alison Hale (92), Warwick Wilson (84), Dave Buckley (16),
Paul Connor (16), Gary Aisbitt (15).
Final Omnium Point Score
Hamish Anderson (16), Craig Kentwell (15), Conan Liu (15), Graeme O’Neill (11), Phil Coulton (10), Ben
Davis (10), John Paul De Sousa (9), Ken Birch (8), Sarah Stephens (4), Alison Hale (2), Gary Aisbitt (2).
Crits Race Report – Tuesday 18 March
As we enter the last few weeks of the summer Criterium season, 80 riders turned up still in need of their crit fix.
They were greeted by an unusually mild and windless evening making for great race conditions, the only challenges being a family of ducks on the infield that would occasionally wander onto the track in front of the onrushing cyclists.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get any E,F,G racers, so A and C grades kicked off the evening’s events.
A grade was off first with Matt Rizzuto not even making it round one lap before puncturing – a quick change had him back in the field a lap later.
Jason Irwin was then straight off the front but was caught before long. The group were stretched out over the next few laps before a group of four broke away including Marc Vroomans and Jason Irwin again.
Ben Morrison got a good gap with 10 minutes to go and a break of 5 soon formed including Denis Mungoven, Greg Harris and Jason.
Glen Goggin had a dig with 2 laps to go, however, it was not to last and after being reeled in the race ended in a sprint finish with Ben Morrison just beating Gerard Tiffen by less than half a wheel with Stuart Griffiths in third.
The C grade race was a close affair with sixteen riders taking part. Ian Preston and Rob Langridge set the pace from the start before Mark Vardy took over driving the group, with CRMCC debutant Mark Cantrill looking comfortable in the bunch.
Ian Preston then made a break before being brought back to the group after a lap. The group then settled into a steady pace for the last few laps, only interrupted by the kamikaze ducks on the home straight.
It was left to Mark Cantrill to take the honours at the line being closely watched by handicapper Rob Langridge in third with Mark Vardy separating the two in second.
Another good turnout for B grade with 25 riders. Within half a lap of the off, Dominic Romano made a trademark attack pulling a few riders away, before regrouping. The bunch was getting stretched with some powerful turns on the front.
Several breaks followed with Kim Pedersen being particularly visible at the front. After 15 minutes a group of 6 formed and made some good progress in gapping the rest before getting caught. Krusty Bryant and Rowan McMurray made attempts to get away but to no avail.
A dig by Christophe Barberet with two laps to go was unsuccessful leading to a final sprint with Paul Scherl taking line honours followed by Todd Sowter and Paul Connor.
D grade was formed by a group of 9 who set of at an orderly pace with no one keen to test the others for the first few laps. Dale Dummett and Kevin Newhouse then started to pick up the pace and got a gap before being caught.
The action started with 3 laps to go with Jonathan Chowns trying to get away before Paul Clare drove to the line to take the win, followed by David Gunther and then Dake Dummett.
Thanks to the race team for helping out – Craig Kentwell, Ryan Fawke and Rob Langridge
Dave Buckley
Photos from Ian Hutchings:
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Upcoming races needing volunteers
2025
26 Apr 2025 – The Apollo
1 ETC, first aid
10 May 2025 – Lookout Hill
Race Director, van driver, first aid
17 May 2025 – Sutton Driver Training Centre
van driver, first aid
31 May 2025 – Uriarra Homestead
Race Director, 3 ETC, van driver, first aid
Please contact committee@crmcc.org.au if you can fill any of these roles for the club. Also look at the dates in the 2025 calendar where you could help the club. https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar
Thank you to those members who have offered their services to fill roles so our races can run.
