- Annual General Meeting
- Crit Reminder – Membership and Regrading
- International Women’s Day
- Next Race – Stromlo Crits
- NARRABUNDAH TRACK RACING
- Race Report – Crits
- Upcoming races requiring volunteers – race calendar can be found here
Annual General Meeting
At tonight’s AGM the 2026 CRMCC Committee was formed. Please welcome your new Committee members as set out below:
President: David Parker
Vice-President: Dave Buckley
Treasurer: Mark Vardy
Secretary: Michael Fawke
Handicapper: Rob Langridge (also covering road approvals)
A HUGE thank you to Conan and the 2025 Committee! There have been a number of positive changes introduced over the last couple of years. The new Committee looks to carry these on and continue providing quality local racing to the Masters community. Special thanks to those Committee members stepping down, including Conan Liu (President) and Simon Costello (Treasurer & Secretary). You leave big shoes to fill, and we will do our best!
David Parker
Crit Reminder – Membership and Regrading
If you are planning on racing Crits in 2026, please note the following updates on membership and grading:
Membership renewal
This is a reminder that you will need to renew your club membership before you will be able to race.
To renew membership online, please go to https://capitalregionmasterscyclingclub.org.au/membership/ and follow the instructions under: “Steps for renewing your annual membership”.
Once you have renewed, a member of the committee must manually update the RMS to make you active, so please note the following time cut-offs to allow this to happen:
- If you are a Crit Season Pass holder, please ensure that you renew your membership before 12:40 tomorrow. You will not immediately be shown as an entrant, but this will be updated by us before the race.
- If you enter races individually, please ensure that you renew your membership before 10am tomorrow. This is to allow us to update you in the system and get back to you in time to be able to enter before the normal 12:40 cut-off.
Criterium Regrading
As previously communicated in the Bleat (https://capitalregionmasterscyclingclub.org.au/2025/12/crmcc-weekly-bleat-08-december-2025/), we have completed a regrading exercise that is intended to improve the spread of racers across the grades.
Before racing, please check to see if your grade has changed and if so ensure that you attend the correct race.
New grades can be found at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Phf94jPvGo7OA_4nG71MfhY8oj5ePTz4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102624606282391619796&rtpof=true&sd=true
Note: We will not be able to make any changes to individual grades on the day. Going forward, grades can be discussed with Rob our handicapper at: handicapper@crmcc.org.au
International Women’s Day – 8th March 2026
We’re looking for volunteers to help organise a club event to celebrate International Women’s Day. This would be a great opportunity for someone who’s passionate about inclusion, community, and cycling to shape an event that highlights and supports the women in our club. Support will be available from the committee, and the scope can be tailored to suit your time and ideas—whether that’s coordinating a ride, a social gathering, or something a bit different.
If you’re interested in getting involved or would like to know more, we’d love to hear from you. Just speak to one of the committee members or mail us at: committee@crmcc.org.au
Next Race – Crits at Stromlo Forest Park – Tuesday 3 February 2026
Please note, the first timeslot also holds the Women’s specific criterium grade (20mins) to foster participation and confidence in riding on the Stromlo Forest Park criterium track. Perfect for women and non-binary riders who are looking for an introductory ride or those that prefer cycling in a smaller group.
Race registration cut-off is 12:40pm. Cost is $10.
You need to register by looking up the calendar entry in the RMS https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar
You must wear your CRMCC assigned race number to race.
Late registrations will be assessed by committee@crmcc.org.au 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 member (not the Race Director) of your club member financial status for insurance purposes, before being allowed to participate.
All riders are required to sign on before their race start.
We will be running an entry chute, where riders are called 1 by 1 onto the circuit in numerical order of sign-on.
Please remember to check the RMS Calendar for race times each week now that we are back to rotating all 3 time slots.
NARRABUNDAH TRACK RACING – THURSDAY 5 February, 5.30 PM
The Program for Thursday is as follows:
5.30pm – 6.00pm: Warm-up and free practice.
6.00pm – 6.20pm: 8-lap graded scratch race.
6.20pm – 6.50pm: 2-lap handicap.
6.50pm – 7.10pm: 200m fly
7.10pm – 7.30pm: Italian pursuit.
Spare Track Bikes
We have several spare track bikes if you wish to try track racing. Note that you will need to bring your
own pedals. You may need to pump up tyres (we will have a pump available) and adjust saddle / bar
position. You will need to check over the bike for safety purposes. Although we will assist as far as
practical, equipment safety and providing tools for fitting / adjustments is your responsibility.
Attendance
Please register your attendance at https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar?5021932
Each race will cost $10, or purchase the season track pass at $80.
NARRABUNDAH TRACK RACING RESULTS – THURSDAY 29 JANUARY
The session races and place getters were as follows:
8-Lap Scratch: (A1 Grade) John Paul De Sousa. (A2 Grade) Alison Hale, Ben Davis. (B Grade) Phil
Coulton, Ken Birch.
1-Lap Standing Start TT: (A1 Grade) John Paul De Sousa (29.62s). (A2 Grade) Ben Davis (31.38s),
Alison Hale (35.03s). (B Grade) Phil Coulton (32.30), Ken Birch (34.98s)
2-Lap Handicap: Ken Birch, Alison Hale, John Paul De Sousa, Phil Coulton, Ben Davis.
Italian Pursuit: Winner Team 2 (John Paul De Sousa, Ben Davis).
Season Point Score:
Alison Hale (183), John Paul De Sousa (169), Phil Coulton (146), Ken Birch (135), Graeme O’Neill (134),
Ben Davis (129), Chris Chant (103), Jess Laws (85), Dave Buckley (75), Sarah Stephens (68), Ian
Drayton (63), Craig Kentwell (51), Paul Angelatos (18), Conan Liu (15).
Race Report – SFP Crits 27 January 2026
Unfortunately, we currently do not have a race report from last week. If we receive one, we will be sure to pass it on. In the meantime, please enjoy Ian’s pictures below.
Photos thanks to Ian Hutchings
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Upcoming races needing volunteers
We have multiple vacancies for race directors for SFP crits.
Please self-register as a volunteer, where you can put your name down against those roles marked ‘Vacant’ in this Google spreadsheet. We will follow-up and confirm your volunteering with an email from committee@crmcc.org.au
Thank you to those members who have offered their services to fill roles so our races can run.
