Brunswick Cycling Club

There is no Northern Combine racing this Saturday 18 May due to the Metro Champs being run at Harcourt.  However,  Dave and Alf will be running a session at Diggers Rest for anyone who is interested.  It will start at 10am from Crinnion Road.

3 Day Tour entries open tonight for those riders on the Northern Combine Volunteer register. Entries will be open at http://3daytour.org/ Also follow cyclingmacedon on twitter for information. The primary resource for information will be the 3 Day tour website http://3daytour.org/

This Sunday, 5 May, will see the second Club Road Teams training session run.  The session will start at 10am at the Upper Loop, Yarra Boulevard Kew (where the Hawthorn Crit Races are, loop just north of Johnson St).  This session has been designated as a Seniors (U19/Elites/Masters) session, however all members are welcome. Last Saturday saw the Club Teams training sessions kick off successfully, with 14 Juniors participating in a 2 hour session at Yarra Boulevard.  They were taken through various aspects of racing a team time trial including how to work turns, manage a team with different abilities, u-turns and more.

All Brunswick juniors who are u13 or older are encouraged to enter in this tour which has run since 1988.  Mitch Docker current Orica-Greenedge rider won the tour in 2002 as an Under 17! This tour to use grades rather than age groups. Important handicap information: A Grade: this is only available to U17M because of distances B Grade: U17M, U17W , U15M C Grade: U17W, U15M, U15W D Grade: U13 W&M The final decision on grades will be made by handicapper Alf Walker. Rollout and race distances: All riders must use their correct aged rollout regardless of their grade. Riders are unable to register in grades where distances are beyond Cycling Australia rules. Online entries available on Wednesday and numbers will be capped.  Enquiries junior3DT@gmail.com Open to all licensed junior riders, there will be  4 Grades (depending on entries) Cost $40 (transponder timing) Course maps and approx times 3 Day Tour junior courses 2013  

The first of the BCC Club Teams Training sessions is this coming weekend - Saturday 27th April.  Meet at the Upper Loop, Yarra Boulevard Kew (just off Johnston St, where the Hawthorn Crit is run), with the session to start at 10am.  This is listed as a Junior session, however all members are welcome. Note - Saturday 27th April is the correct date, this was incorrectly listed as being on Sunday 28th April in the Winter Calendar