19/08/2006 Handicaps can be tough. Even tougher when you have no idea where you are in the race. Start as a mass bunch and ride your hardest race. When you finish, take your time from the time set by the handicapper and the person with the best time wins. That …
22/04/2006 A handicap race on a cold and windy day at Cloverlea is always a tough day on the bike for all concerned. Handicapper Staff Duncan has demonstrated precise handicapping recently but every race is a new challenge for him. Staff in an innovative move set C – Grade away …
06/08/2005 Fine but windy conditions greeted the Warragul Cycling Club on the challenging Fishers Rd Circuit. The prestigious Tim McArdle Trophy was up for grabs. This race is contested annually and named in honour a Dr Tim McArdle, a member of the WCC who was killed while on a training …
23/07/2005 The Warragul Cycling club race this week was a handicap around the tough Fisher’s Road circuit. Handicapper Staff Duncan was under pressure to get it right this time after the last handicap race where the finishing order was exactly the same as the order he sent the riders off …
14/05/2005 The pressure on the handicapper is always intense, especially when new cyclists arrive for their first race and underestimate their ability. With 16 minutes head start on the scratchies the winner had already changed and showered by the time the other bunches crossed the line. In his first race …
16/04/2005 By Trent Brown On a perfect Saturday afternoon for a race, 28 riders turned out for a three lap handicap race around the Lillico circuit. Staf Duncan required his many skills to determine the correct order for start, as many riders were coming off limited training or injury. While …
11/03/2005 By Trent Brown In near perfect conditions on a hot and clear day for cycle racing around Shady Creek, 41 starters made Staf Duncan’s job very difficult 15 minutes before the race. A large bunch from the Llyod Morgan group fresh from a 120 km “training’ ride during the …
12/02/2005 Warragul Cycling Club’s road racing handicapper Staf Duncan pulled off an almost perfectly calculated handicap race out at Lillico on Saturday, with riders from every grade crossing the finish line within two minutes of the winner, C grader Paul Yeatman. Not only did a strong westerly rock all riders …
31/07/2004 A textbook handicap race was executed on Saturday as thirty cyclists ventured out to the final round of the Shady Creek Super Series hosted by the Warragul Cycling Club. While the sun shone brightly throughout the entire race, it was at its strongest for race handicapper Staf Duncan who …
22/05/2004 It was a D grade day-out at Saturday’s Warragul Cycling Club handicap, as the group took full advantage of a large field of riders, improving average speeds and generous handicap time to storm home 5 minutes ahead of the chasing fields. In overcast and windless conditions, 27 riders ventured …
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