Hello Vets,
In the Bleat this week;
• From the Desk of the President
• From the Desk of the Handicapper
• Racing this Week
Ian Morton
thebleat@actvets.cc
From the Desk of the President
Potential club name change.
I would invite everyone to read through The Bleat today. We have previously asked for feedback on a potential name change and we are now in a position to progress on this historic matter. The proposed name is ‘Capital Region Masters Cycling Club’. Please read the information provided below on how you can vote.
Seymour Savell-Boss
ACT Vets Cycling Club President.
| Notice of General Meeting 2021Special resolution: To change the club name to ‘Capital Region Masters Cycling Club‘75% of ‘for’ votes, including proxies, of members attending the General Meeting are required to pass the resolution.The ACT Veterans Cycling Club formed in 1993. While the club has developed a great reputation as ‘the Vets‘ in the local cycling community, the name has two down sides. Firstly ‘ACT’ implies the club is restrictive to the ACT. The club has about 260 members of which at least 20 reside outside the ACT. The club also has many of its road racing courses in the NSW region surrounding the ACT. We need to get race approval from local NSW Councils and NSW Police and to have community support. Sometimes our races are seen as an inconvenience to locals with ‘a bunch of cyclists from Canberra taking over our roads’. A change from ‘ACT’ to ‘Capital Region’ will help purvey the club as belonging to the region, not just Canberra.Secondly the term ‘Veterans’ is generally more associated with military veterans rather than older athletes. The club has been approached a few times under the misapprehension that the club is for military veterans. Using the term ‘Masters’ will be more in line with other sports and is also reflective of other cycling clubs affiliated with the Australian Veterans Cycling Council being referred to as Masters. We anticipate that the club will transition over time to being referred to as ‘the Masters‘ rather than ‘the Vets‘.The mechanics of changing the club’s name are fairly straight forward and can be implemented over time without requiring a set cutover date for everything. There will be negligible costs involved. Once this resolution is resolved, either for or against, the committee with look at options for club signage and race kit.While a couple of alternate club names have been proposed, the Committee endorses the name ‘Capital Region Masters Cycling Club‘ and recommends members vote for the change of name.Topic: ACTVETS CC – General Meeting Time: Oct 5, 2021 08:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92453421207?pwd=ZW5abVpaYytjWEk3TXUyOEhVeDA1dz09For members unable to attend, a proxy vote can be sent to the Secretary 24 hours prior to the GM by completing the ‘Form of appointment of proxy’ and email to secretary@actvets.cc. Note A proxy vote may not be given to a person who is not a member of the association.The form can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JDBWdaSgNequWY2lo3B2Wa0zt-b1mN7d/view?usp=sharing Russell Marston Secretary ACT Veterans Cycling Club |
From the Desk of the Handicapper
Second Vetz handicap Zwift race
Vets gathered in the Zwift world again on Saturday to duke it out over a hilly circuit course that took riders between 57 and 80 minutes for the 37 riders who finished. Compared to the number of registrations the day before, quite a few did not start–surely they weren’t put off by the rain? Although most of the race information is provided via Facebook, it’s still possible to keep informed by other means. Let me know if you want to be involved. Results are below. The secret handicap format with a mass start allowed riders to form bunches of equal ability to battle it out. Then a handicap was applied to encourage riders to fight on until the end.
| Name | Grade | Time | Handicap | Handicap time |
| dale riley | C | 01:01:20 | 00:09:00 | 00:52:20 |
| Iain Johnstone | C | 01:01:4 | 00:09:00 | 00:52:42 |
| Darren Blackburst | C | 01:01:54 | 00:09:00 | 00:52:54 |
| Daniel Ward | B | 00:58:57 | 00:05:00 | 00:53:57 |
| Paul Welsh | B | 00:59:03 | 00:05:00 | 00:54:03 |
| andrew mccosker | A2 | 00:57:12 | 00:03:00 | 00:54:12 |
| Tes McLachlan | E2 | 01:20:30 | 00:26:00 | 00:54:30 |
| Jimmy Carroll | A2 | 00:57:55 | 00:03:00 | 00:54:55 |
| Paul Hollings | A2 | 00:58:10 | 00:03:00 | 00:55:10 |
| Damien Lonergen | A2 | 00:58:35 | 00:03:00 | 00:55:35 |
| Emma Padovan | B | 01:01:22 | 00:05:00 | 00:56:22 |
| Ben Healy | B | 01:01:50 | 00:05:00 | 00:56:50 |
| Tristan Dimmock | A1 | 00:57:04 | 0 | 00:57:04 |
| Gerad Tiffen | A2 | 01:00:04 | 00:03:00 | 00:57:04 |
| Crispy | A1 | 00:57:05 | 0 | 00:57:05 |
| Stephen Isbel | A1 | 00:57:16 | 0 | 00:57:16 |
| Cal Henshaw | A1 | 00:57:23 | 0 | 00:57:23 |
| Kerrie Muir | D | 01:10:29 | 00:13:00 | 00:57:29 |
| Rowan McMurray | A2 | 01:01:16 | 00:03:00 | 00:58:16 |
| Michael Tolhurst | A2 | 01:01:23 | 00:03:00 | 00:58:23 |
| lewy cressy | A2 | 01:01:33 | 00:03:00 | 00:58:33 |
| Simon Costello | B | 01:05:03 | 00:05:00 | 01:00:03 |
| Ali Hale | E | 01:20:30 | 00:20:00 | 01:00:30 |
| EDP TQ | D | 01:13:37 | 00:13:00 | 01:00:37 |
| Kerry Knowler | D | 01:13:39 | 00:13:00 | 01:00:39 |
| Jono Hazell | A1 | 01:00:51 | 0 | 01:00:51 |
| Bruce Goodfellow | B | 01:05:57 | 00:05:00 | 01:00:57 |
| Michael Fawke | B | 01:05:59 | 00:05:00 | 01:00:59 |
| Ian Preston | C | 01:10:09 | 00:09:00 | 01:01:09 |
| Tony Beasley | D | 01:14:20 | 00:13:00 | 01:01:20 |
| Lyn Vasudeva | E | 01:22:05 | 00:20:00 | 01:02:05 |
| Mat Corby | A2 | 01:05:57 | 00:03:00 | 01:02:57 |
| Gareth Downey | B | 01:10:00 | 00:05:00 | 01:05:00 |
| Brian Peak | C | 01:14:19 | 00:09:00 | 01:05:19 |
| trevor jacobs | D | 01:22:11 | 00:13:00 | 01:09:11 |
| steve schwenke | C | 01:22:05 | 00:09:00 | 01:13:05 |
Rob Langridge
Handicapper
RACING THIS WEEK:
No racing this week due to COVID restrictions
