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Golden Square Hotel

Bendigo & District Cycling Club 3 Day Tour

(A, B and C Grades)

6th 7th & 8th of June 2009
5 Stage Tour
Equal prize money for all grades

Grades: A, B & C

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Race Maps

Photos

Volunteers Required
• 2 Lead Cars and Drivers • 5 Corner Marshals
• 3 Spares Vehicle with Drivers • 4 Judges
• 3 Sag Wagons
Please call John Fahy on 0409 803 998 if you would like to help make our tour top notch

Entries with $70 entry fee due Friday May 29 at:
• Harding Cycles Ph 54432224 • Cycle Concepts Ph 54421853
• Moroni’s Cycles Ph 54439644
No Entry on the day. You can mail your entry to the Bendigo & District Cycling Club at: P.O Box 643
Bendigo 3550

JUNIOR WEEKEND AWAY

         Date;  13th & 14th JUNE 2009
            Shepparton Junior 2 Day Tour

Accommodation;  Dookie Agricultural College
- need your own sleeping gear.  Dorm facilities
- Kitchen etc available for use

Bendigo members are invited to attend this event as a club and enjoy the social side of being in a club as well as the competitive side, a chance to sit back as a group after a day,s racing and enjoy each others company.

Club will subsidise accommodation expenses for riders and parents plus entry fee for the 2 Day Tour.

Names of riders plus license number, number of accompanying parents are needed to be given to Nick Bate or Tony Jelbart by May 24th, accommodation has to be booked and block entry arranged with payment so this MUST be done early

Junior Results

Junior Tour Results 2009

Sunday May31 2009: Myer Bendigo 2009 Classics Series Race 5: 75km Marong to Wedderburn
Chalmers Butchers Autumn Classic.
See http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Wedderburn-Classic for course.

 

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Sunday 24th Senior Club Championships 9:30 Start :Somerset Park Road
Can Shaun McCarthy make it THREE in a row? Marshals are B.Jane, G.Bennett, M.Casey, R.McCaig.
See http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Somerset-Race-Circuit for course.

Results

James Ibrahim took the win of life on Sunday beating a class field
of well credentialled riders in the mens race. Carly McCoombe
was the victor in the first womens championship race in a number
of years.
The 95km mens race was the most exciting championships race
for many years according to Petar Benjamin, club handicapper.
The race started with a measured attack by John Macague &
Justin Mollison, soon joined by Jarrod Moroni – the only missing
suicide escapee was Darren Casey. When Pete Ladd Jnr went
across, things got serious. read more

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Sunday May 17 2009: Myer Bendigo 2009 Classics Series Race 4: 80km Mark Symonds Memorial
Huntly to Rochester Autumn Classic.
The Myer Bendigo 2009 Classics Series continues on Sunday with the 80km Mark Symonds Memorial
from Huntly to Rochester. Geoff Bennett goes into the race with the series lead ahead Phil Bone and Jack
Haig.
The rolling hills through the Kamarooka Forest with the open flats to Rochester are likely to favour the
hard working scratch markers with an breath of wind certain to make the going tough. Last years winner
Shepparton rider Trent Stevens who won from scratch will be looking to repeat the win.
See course at http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Huntly-Rochester.

Marshals are P.Dynon, D. Jelbart, N.Giri and M.Balnaves.

Senior Results

Dynon First in Rochie While Bone Takes Charge of Series Lead
Myer Bendigo Manager Paul Dynon soloed to an exciting victory in Rochester. He broke clear of the
bunch with a kilometer to go and caught the the rest of the field napping on the new finishing route. Mick
Anderson and Phil Bone lead home the bunch.

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Junior Results

most of the under 17 riders were at Ararat for the weekend, so the riders were
handicapped for one event, the U11/13 doing one lap and the U15/17 doing
two laps. 

A fast race with many new personal bests, average speed, was
seen on the hilly course on the Mandurang South Road. 

Tristan Vine used his local training knowledge to establish a safe gap, with his average
speed increasing from 22.38kmh at Newbridge to 25.87kmh. Charles Bate
has also gone to new speed from 28kmh to 30kmh. Archie Bate and Tess
Carter had a solid race together with Archie too strong in the sprint
for Tess. 

Russell Nankervis scored fastest time was at an impressive
38.8kmh.

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Sunday May 3 2009: Myer Bendigo 2009 Classics Series Race 3: Bill Spencer Memorial Marong - Melville Caves Classic
The 2009 Myer Bendigo Classics Series continues on Sunday with the 70km Bill Spencer Memorial
Marong to Melvile Caves Handicap.

Local Veteran Geoff Bennett and Junior Jack Haig go into the race equal series leaders care of wins in the first two hitouts at Mt Alexander and Newbridge.

The rolling course beginning in Marong goes through Newbridge, Llanelly, Murphys Creek, Molagulm
McIntyre and Rheola before finishing on the brutal ascent to the Melville Caves picnic ground. Check
out http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Melville-Caves-Classic for the race route read more

Riders are to enter at Hardings (54432224), Moronis (54439644) or Cycle Concepts (54421853) by 6pm
Friday night.
Marshals for day are Amanda.Hale, Pip Grinter, Jordan.Lucas , Peter. Ladd Jnr and Troy Sait

Results:
1st Nathan Elliott 01:58:27
2nd Troy Hutchins Same Time
3rd Jake Cowman Same Time
4th Sam Conder Same Time
5th Peta Mullins Same Time
6th Siebren Allen Same Time
7th Dave Fairburn Same Time
8th Phil Bone Same Time
9th Wes Steele Same Time
10th Geoff Bennett Same Time
First Unplaced Vet Shane Wall Same Time
Fastest Time David Pell 01:58:43

Brunswick rolleur Nathan Elliott soloed to a tight victory at the Melville Caves Calssic today. Elliott,
from Dorreen near Whistlesea, attacked his 10 minute bunch after Rheola with 7km of rolling road to
travel and held off the chasing bunch, the scratch bunch and the remainder of the 80 strong field on the
steep climb to the Melville Caves car park for fine victory.

Geoff Bennett takes the lead in the Myer Series care of his 10th place moving onto 16 points with Phil
Bone now second on 15 points.

Thanks to Marshals of the day; Terry & Collette Derrick, Craig Hutchins, Rob Crass, John Lucas, Joel
Fahy, Rob & Nola Pell, Ross & Jill Harding, Grant Conder, Dave McCallum, Dean Murphy, Petar
Benjamin, Noel Sens & Troy Sait. Also thanks to the Spencer Family for their ongoing support of Bills
favourite race and volunteers for barbecue-ing.

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Myer Bendigo 2009 Classics Series Standings After Race 3

Myer Bendigo 2009 Classics Series Standings After Race 2

Juniors Rounds 2 Mayfair Park Criteriums 26 April 2009

Junior Two Day Tour June 6th. and 7th. details

Note: updated marshall roster Winter 2009

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New Club Kit

New Club Kit is now available.  Call Gary and Sharon Ponteladolfo 5448 4852.  Bib knicks and tops are $85 a piece.  Get in quick.

 

 

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Myer Bendigo 2009 Classics Series Standings

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26/04/09              EMU CK OUT & BACK     25K         14 RIDERS

Scratch                 Luke Knox, Tim Hucker, Tim Decker, Jamie Crass, Pip Grinter

1 min                     David Bakes, Josh Gundry

3 min                     Justin Leske, Geoff Bennett, Sam Conder

4 min                     Martin Byrne, Andrew Pascoe

6 min                     Greg Mundy, Andrew Sinclair

1st           Pip Grinter                          41:57

2nd          Luke Knox

3rd           Sam Conder

Freezing cold ( less than 6 degrees all race ) & amazing cross winds all race with a lack of marshals requiring an out & back race. Most in the sprint finish .

Marshals were Ash Harding, Rob Crass, Phil Peterson, Tony Knox & Petar Benjamin

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Race 2 of the 2009 Myer
Bendigo Classics Series the 53km Newbridge Classic on Sunday morning.

The race starts and finishes in Newbridge at the Newbridge Hotel. The
course includes Llanelly, Tarnagulla, Dunolly and Laanecoorie and is
mapped at http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Newbridge-Classic.

Riders are to register by 9:15 for a 9:30 start. Estimated race finish
is 11:30. Marshalls for the day are S. Carr, P. Bone, John Corry, D.
Maltby, M.Flood.

Under 17 Bendigo Rider Jack Haig has the early lead in the series from
Paul Evans and Mark O'Brien after the Mt Alexander Decked Out Classic.
Carly McCoombe will be in the field and hoping to repeat last years
effort when she ousted Adelle Garwood and Marquessa Jelbart for the win.

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5/04/2009            DECKED OUT COACHING MT ALEXANDER CLASSIC   39 riders            60k

First Jack Haig	Second Paul Evans	Third and Fastest Mark O'Brien

 

Decked Out Coaching Mt Alexander Classic Photo Gallery

scr	Mark Flood	Tim Decker	Brenton Slotegraaf	Mark O'Brien
	Chris Fry	Brad Thomas	James Ibrahim	Luke Knox
8 min	Nic Moroni	Todd Schintler	Alan Leslie	Josh Gundry
	Leigh Westcott	Shane Freer	Michael Hill	David Bakes
14 min	Jason Sim	Todd Derrick	Andy Stirling	Sam Conder
	Jackson McCallum	Kyle Blakely	Phil Sawyer	Mark Williams
	Aaron Anderson
18 min	Ashley Harding	Paul Dynon	Anthony Byrne	Paul Evans
	Dave Mannix	Jack Haig	Ric McIntosh
22 min	Steve Flood	Shelley Flood	Carly McCoombe	Matt Kirby
	Syd Anstee	Greg Mundy
30 min	Andy Summers

 

1st	Jack Haig	2:00:00	Paul Dynon	2:05:50
2nd	Paul Evans	2:00:37	Todd Derrick
3rd	Mark O’Brien	2:02:28 ( F/T )	Steve Flood	2:06:30
4th	Ash Harding	2:02:50	Luke Knox
5th	Dave Mannix	2:02:58	Ric McIntosh
6th	Jackson McCallum	2:03:09	Brenton Slot.	2:07:00
7th	Brad Thomas		Aaron Anderson	2:07:45
8th	Michael Hill		Sam Conder
9th	Shane Freer	2:03:25	Matt Kirby	2:08:50
10th	Nic Moroni	2:03:32	Leigh Westcott
	Jason Sim	2:03:50	Alan Leslie
	Chris Fry	2:03:57	Mark Williams	2:10:10
PU/Vet	Tim Decker	2:04:10	Greg Mundy	2:10:58
	James Ibrahim		Andy Summers	2:11:15
	Josh Gundry	2:04:50	Phil Sawyer	2:14:00
	Todd Schintler		Andy Stirling
	Shelly Flood		Anthony Byrne	2:22:00

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Sunday 15 March Somerset Park Group Handicap

Adam Lennon won Sundays exciting race as two remaining C grade riders only just held off the
swarming A grade group for the win.

Results:
1st Adam Lennon 1:00:00
2nd Jo Stoltz (A)
3rd Syd Anstey (C)
4th Tim Hucker (A)
5th James Ibrahim (A)
1st B Wes Steel (B)

Thanks to marshals...
Marshals were Terry & Collette Derrick, Petar Benjamin & Dave McCallum.

 

 

 

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