17/12/2011 The Main Event Warragul cycling club finished the year with a teams race. The race was composed of 5 teams with 4 riders in each. Points would be awarded for the first 10 riders across the line with the winning team being the team with the most points. This …
12/11/2011 Danny Dilger does not like hills. He spends most of his summer on the velodrome to avoid them. His ample muscle mass means he not suited to the climbs. Dilger has been at race director Stiles for months to schedule more scratch races on flat circuits. According to Danny …
05/11/2011 The heat was on in the Warragul Cycling Club races on Saturday. Hot conditions greeted riders on the Shady Creek circuit on Saturday. The highlight of the day was Glen Marriot’s maiden victory in C grade. A and B grade combined to make a group of fourteen riders. They …
29/10/2011 A big field turned out for a Handicap race on Saturday on the Cloverlea circuit. A late arriving riders made the handicapper’s job difficult and in the end the last two riders to enter turned out to be the winners. A reminder in future to all riders. Register before …
01/10/2011 The life of the limit riders is like that of a Gazelle being hunted by pack of lions. Sometimes the Gazelle get away but most times they get caught and killed. Andrew Gordon, new to cycling races had started on the limit in each race of this handicap series. …
24/09/2011 Race 5 of the 6 race spring Handicap series for the Warragul Cycling Club started in sombre fashion on Saturday. The big field held a minutes silence in honour of club member Karen Munro who lost her battle with Cancer on Friday. Karen, a state cycling champion on the …
17/09/2011 Handicaps are a numbers game. A group of four riders evenly matched will beat a group of three. That was the case on Saturday as four committed men, evenly matched and generously handicapped, caught all in front but just stayed away from those chasing; a perfect day for the …
03/09/2011 Race two of the Warragul Cycling Club Spring Handicap Series was raced in great conditions on Saturday. Handicap Stiles Stiles erred on the side of caution in race one which created a scratchies benefit race. This week he was more generous with the time gaps and the race never …
27/08/2011 The Handicapper’s job in the first race of the season is always a difficult one. Stiles keeps a close eye on the training form over winter but some riders are expert at hiding form. Pete Finlayson is a classic example of a rider who normally starts the handicap series …
02/07/2011 Monk quinella in this weeks handicap. Rob first home after starting 2mins in front of scratch. Cy Second after starting in the 4min group. Pete Finlayson 3rd after starting 2 min in front of scratch. Jerome Bechaz fastest time. 42 seconds behind the winner. Honourable mention to Jimmy Muppet …
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