Brunswick Cycling Club

Stage 1 – Lancefield Loop x3 90km
My Queens Birthday weekend started with an hour and a half drive from home to the Lancefield footy ground, all the while looking at and memorising chemistry cue cards for my ever looming mid-year VCE chemistry exam. Upon arriving at the football field there was a frenzy of faces that I hadn’t seen in quite a long time. As the bunch rolled off I had my fingers and toes crossed that I would be able to hold on to the pace of the bunch, I spent the first two of the three laps sitting in the bunch trying to conserve as much energy as possible.

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The program is now available at Tour sponsors website. Please check back for results after each stage on http://www.bikegearnow.com

Hands up those who this weekend will be having a go at their first 3 day tour? Here’s a few ideas to consider to help make it stress free and enjoyment packed!
Know what’s coming. 

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Combine and Brunswick Individual Time Trial Championships at Balliang
Date: Saturday, 21st May 2011
Test yourself in the race of truth. Handicap included where you nominate your time. Prizemoney Min $500 and club and combine medals!
Seniors and juniors please go to combine site for information and entries
Note: could juniors please pre enter to help with start lists.
Distance: 24.1 Kms (1 Lap) and age appropriate distances ie J13  8k / J15 10k

Please note entries are now open for the 53rd annual Doherty Industries Three Day Tour.
You can enter via this link
Grades are A,B,C,D Men and Women A,B
Stages are Saturday Lancefield and Sunday/Monday Kyneton.

A dedicated website can be found at www.3daytour.org . Entries are again limited to 40 per grade and strong entries have already been received. Entries are non refundable.

Note separate entry for junior 3DT details soon

Three grades made up of around 18 juniors who went around (and around) the 2.8km Calder Park Raceway on a an overcast Saturday after the Northern Combine seniors had done their thing. The seniors had the better of conditions as a stiff breeze picked up for the young guns who pushed into it up the long Calder back straight. Brunswick was well represented and after a count back loss in the main event, The Tom Probert Teams Challenge (Italo won), the Brunswick juniors where keen to have crack…

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At Calder park raceway on May 7th Brunswick are hosting Junior graded criteriums. Registration @12.00PM, Map

Seniors

Coburg and Sunbury cycling clubs offer a warm invitation for seniors  to race C & D grade support Criteriums beginning @ 9.45AM click here for more info and pre entry.

The road season begins on the 30th April. The Fixture has been finalised and is available here.
If you volunteer for one corner, Lead/follow car or entry steward you will be rewarded with half price entry all year! ($10 rather than $20)

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