Brunswick Cycling Club

Would you like to get more deeply involved in the club? Is there something we are not doing, or something you feel could be done better? Do you have some spare time, energy or ideas that might benefit the club?

If you thought for more than a millisecond about any of the above, and are still reading, then Brunswick Cycling Club needs you to step forward! It doesn’t matter if you’ve been riding for 1 hour or 60 years, if you are an elite rider, parent or spectator - everyone is welcome to help out.

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Calling all metro trackies not going to Shepparton this weekend! Join us at the Harrison St. Velodrome Saturday 13th December for an informal evening of endurance track racing. Entry is $5, all riders from all clubs are welcome. If you normally borrow a bike for Tuesday Racing, please let Nathan know on Tuesday night and we’ll arrange for it to be at Brunswick for you.

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I’m back! and all I can say is "I’m lucky to be alive" - 70 year olds really know how to party!! I was forced to eat the rest of the cheesecake before it went off…..5 pieces….what can I say, it had to be done and I was the one to do it! 35 of our eager future stars launched into the morning with gusto!

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Tuesday track racing will be taking a short break over xmas. Our last Tuesday for December will be held on the 16th and will feature Christmas Handicaps with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in 5 senior grades and
3 junior grades. Regular Tuesday track will resume on January 6th.

It’s a bit of a drive, but if you want some very good track racing on a Thursday night, get yourself up to the Tom Flood Sports Centre! Bendigo’s weekly club racing is like a mini-carnival and includes scratch races, handicaps, and athletics. The racing is very high quality, the people are fantastic and the atmosphere relaxed.

If anyone is interested in going there’s a semi-regular car pool of Brunswick members that departs DISC at 4pm on a Thursday afternoon, and returns about midnight. Call Nathan on 0404 622 272 or email <social@brunswickcyclingclub.com> for more info.

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Brunswick CC were a formidable presence at this year’s metro track championships, fielding 27 competitors and 6 of the 12 officials. Our riders performed extremely well and ended up claiming 23 gold, 21 silver, and 27 bronze medals. Congratulations to all involved and thanks especially to the tireless efforts of our volunteer officials - these events would not exist without them.

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Congratulations to Mark Heintz who won Cycling Australia Media Awards - Best Story at the 2008 Cycling Australia awards held Sunday 23rd November. Mark’s story was published in Ride magazine and is worth a read if you have not already seen it:

Mark's award-winning article

More info on the awards: [cyclingnews] [Cycling Australia].

Brunswick Cycling club would like to pass on condolences to the Ciavola family for the passing of Joe Ciavola last night. Joe was a member of Brunswick as an amateur before launching a successful professional cycling career. After retiring from racing, he continued his association with cycling sitting on the CSV board, including many years as its president. Joe was also instrumental in securing the facility at DISC now named after him.

Details on the funeral will be posted on the CSV web site as soon as they are released.