Ride Calendar
Track Program
Maps
The latest race times, in PDF or
Excel,
historical results here.
Cycling Otago
Draft Winter Race program
Full descriptive programs
are available from the local bike shops. R & R Sport, Cycle Surgery and Browns Avanti in due course.
Sat 31st July
Handicap - Green Is to Taieri Mouth Forestry HQ Return
Course: Start Royal Hotel, Taieri Mouth Forestry, Finish @ 50km
sign Green Island
Cat 1, 2, 3: Green Is to Taieri Mth rtn (56 Km),
Cat 4/5: Royal to Bruces Rock rtn (25km),
Novice: Royal – Brighton rtn (20 Km)
Race Manager: Kevin Thomson & Brendon Hastie
Marshall Mark Spessot, Yvoone Coughlan, Bill Allen
Report: Royal Hotel
Wed 4th August
Sport Otago is hosting a course for anyone interested in
coaching or wanting to get started with coaching. It a generic
not cycling specific course.
'Getting
Started in Coaching Course'
organised by Sport Otago
Date: Wednesday 4th August 2010
Time: 7pm
Venue: Sport Otago, 184 High St
Topics Covered:
The role of a coach, Sport is for everyone, Communication,
Teaching a Skill, Safety, Planning
For further information contact Mike Weddell at Sport Otago, 474
6413 or e-mail
mweddell@sportotago.co.nz
Also coming up for any coaches or athletes 'Sports nutrition' in
September and 'Sport psychology' November. Details posted when
available.
Sat 7th August
No Local Race – Group Ride from the Clubrooms
Gorge Grand Prix - Timaru
Sun 8th Aug
Time Trial - Cycle Surgery Team or Individual TT – 20km,
Report Outram Rugby Club 9.00am, Start Huntly Rd 9.30am
Sat 14th Aug
Graded Mass Start - Sams Block
Course: Start Huntly Rd, Maungatua Rd, Miller Rd, McLeods Rd,
Loan Metal Rd, Granton Rd, Outram – Allanton Rd, Finish Huntly
Rd (18km/Lap)
Cat 1/2/3: 3 laps (54km), Cat 4/5: 2 Laps (36km), Novice: 1 lap
(18km)
Race Manager: ? + 3 marshals
Report: Outram Rugby Club
Sat 21st Aug
Cycling Otago Team Time Trial Champs – Huntly Rd Outram
Course: Huntly Rd, Maungatua Rd return (20km/lap)
Seniors/Vets: 40km (2 laps)
Juniors: 20km (1 lap)
Race Manager: Cycling Otago Committee + 4 marshals
Report: Outram Rugby Club
All entries to Mike Lormans by August 7
Junior Tour - Timaru
BikeNZ Road and Track Racing Rules 2010
pdf
Please support these events and check Thursday's ODT sports draw for further details.
Executive
President
Chris Henderson 021 221 4020
chris@midwaymotors.co.nz
Vice President
Tony Chapman 477 4407
tony@chapmanconsultancy.co.nz
Secretary
Jan Brosnahan and Mike Lormans
Treasurer & Licensing
Stu Crooks , Joe Chapman - 027 3618960
joseph@chapmanconsultancy.co.nz , Glen Todd.
Road Race Manager
Steve Hurring
Track Manager
Katri Laike & /Paul Whitley
Club Captains
Brendan Hastie,
Gary Gardiner (Emma Masterton To be confirmed)
Publicity
Glenda Bruce/ Steve Havard/Justin Stott
Handicapper
Joe Chapman
joseph@chapmanconsultancy.co.nz
Website & Rail Trail
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John Wekking
john.wekking@gmail.com
Selectors
Mike Lormans 021 487757
mikeandadele@xtra.co.nz
Shane Melrose 021045156
shanemelrose@hotmail.com
Kevin Thomson 4894203
Cat 4 Races. Yvonne Coughlan
4544010
ycoughlan@hotmail.com
Bank Acc # 010906 0005289 00
More
New Members Welcome!
Everyone is welcome to come along and try cycling at our local club races. After three races you'll need to join the club.
There is NO Entry Fee for your first three events,
thereafter you will be asked to join Cycling Otago.Our races are managed by club members taking turns to help out.
New To Cycling?
Membership Application
Maps - Where to find
our race courses
CYCLING OTAGO LICENCES FEES FOR 2010
International Licence: CNZ
$120 plus $50 club Fee, plus days away Insurance=$$$ don’t forget a photo
National: CNZ $75 plus Otago
club fee $50= $125 total senior
National: CNZ
$25 plus Otago Club Fee $25= $50 Total UN15/17 Junior only
Club licence for seniors only:
CNZ $15 plus Otago Club Fee $50= $65 Total.
Technical: CNZ
$30/$150 plus club fee $50.
Note all
juniors pay CNZ $25, plus Club fee $25=$50 Total
Forms for relicensing for 2010: for those riding in the
Criterium champs CH /CH Dec 6th, Elite & under 23 Te Awamutu 9th t0
11th Jan.
Everybody requires a 2010 licence from the 1st of January 2010 to ride in
any road races, these licences expire 31 December each year.
2010 Licence form,
Otago Club SUB form 2010,
COI Club Sub
Thanks,
Sandy McGregor,
Licencing Secretary
Other Cycling Organizations & Stores
Mountainbiking Otago
Dunedin BMX
Cycling NZ
Bike NZ
Bike Otago 477
7396
Browns Avanti 477 2059
Cycle Surgery 477 7473
R&R Sport Dunedin 474 1211
SPOKE (Cycling Advocacy Network)
Harbour Cycle Network
DCC Cycle Hazard Report Form
Sport Otago
Shayne Melrose
NEW RIDER INFO
Wheel Restrictions, Types Of Events, What To Wear While Cycling? Bunch Riding, Cycling Terminology, CNZ Rules & Gearing, Restrictions for Junior Riders.
Cycle Clubs
Christchurch
pegasuscycling.co.nz
Timaru
standrewscycling.co.nz
Invercargill
cyclingsouth.org.nz
Queenstown
wakatipucycling
Others links here
COACHES WANTED – NO EXPERINCE NEEDED
Riders – Ex riders – Parents – Anyone Ever wanted to coach but don’t know where to start? Contact Shane Melrose at Sport Otago
Shane Melrose RIDERS WANTING A COACH? We can find you a coach.
NZ Online Cycling
Please advise me if you know of others
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Brad Evans - Update
Hi everyone, Its been a busy and hot week here in Italy.
My 4 flight trip started witha quick flight to Auckland followed by two long
haul flights the 1st to LAX then to Heathrow. They went really well I wasnt
that tired. A quick hop to Milans airport Malpensa then a drive to
Montichiari. All ran very smoothly including the absence of customs at
Malpensa.
My Days here consist of morning road rides followed by track in the
afternoon.
Track has been going really well. The velodrome is really cool with an
amazing roof. Yesterday I posted some fantastic times on the track showing
big improvement from Nationals which is very encouraging. I race from the
11th-15th August.
As for the non cycling side of things Italy is a really beautiful country
and It has been great riding around.
If you are on
facebook become my friend to see more photos.
Caio for now - Brad Evans
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Cycle Surgery -
Team TT Results - 20kms
- Sunday 25th July
David Lont, 30.46, 1
Geoff Williamson, 31.07, 2
Stephen Colpitts, 32.46, 3
Richard Mitchell, 33.25, 4
Maaike Duncan, ,33.44, 5
Karen Blackwood, 34.01, 6
Nicola Shanks, 34.50, 7
Russell McGarry, 38.35, 8 |
Paul Gough Team, 26.23, 1
Justin Stott Team, 28.15, 2
Emma M Team, 29.46, 3
Wayne Evan Team, 30.48, 4
Jan Brosnahan Team, 35.25, 5 |
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Chapman makes it two in a row -
Saturday 24th July 2010 - By
Steve Harvard
Joe Chapman made it two in a row this weekend in the Otago Knitwear
points race. This new exciting course tested the riders with a sprint at the
end of every lap and then a hill finish heading out to Middlemarch. Patrick
Jones tried his luck against the Cat 1 field half way around the first
Woodside circuit, this ‘set of a flurry of attacks’ said Chapman. Chapman,
Mark Spessot and Alex McGregor found themselves ahead of the field but they
were joined by Jones, Justin Stott and Logan Edgar. As the laps and sprints
went by the placings on the road were close, it was down to the hill climb
finish to determine the winner. Spessot pushed the pace up the hill but as
the 200m mark greeted the riders Chapman made his move taking the win from
Spessot and Edgar.
There was no hanging around in the Cat 2 race this weekend Tony Chapman kept
on attacking all race. Dave Hedley took out the first 2 sprints from
reliable finisher Kevin Thomson, on the third lap Hedley had done some
chasing down of the numerous attacks from Thomson, Chapman and Andy
Connelly. As the sprint came Connelly took the win from Thomson taking his
third second place. Hedley failed to score any points. As lap four went by
there was attack after attack, Thomson’s’ persistence paid off taking the
win from Connelly. It was off towards the hill or to some a mountain, Steve
Havard knowing of his inabilities to climb attacked the field and had a lead
of 50 meters at the foot of the climb that was soon gone with Connelly in
his prime on the hills. At the top of the climb Connelly got the decisive
points to take the overall win, hard working Murray Grey went over the line
in second place. Cooper led the ladies up the hill and took out third place
up the hill and Queen of the Mountains. Thomson had done enough on the flat
to take second place from Hedley in third.
The hill climb was so important to 3 riders in the Cat 3 race as they were
all in joint second place behind Chris Ross who had a commanding lead over
the field. Bill Murphy was second over the climb behind in form Ross who had
won all three sprints and the hill climb. Mike Harris took out third place
from Leo O Brien as he was third up the hill. Amelia Kinnard took out the
Queen of the Mountain title.
Dave McLeod won the Cat 4 and 5 handicap race from Glenda Bruce in second.
George Evans stayed ahead of wife Carol this week to take third.
In the junior race it was a battle to the last sprint Bailey Coppert-Duggan
taking the win from Denton Hayward by 2 points.
It was then off to the prize giving for stories of how they won or why they
did not win!
Results
Cat 1 - 1. Joe Chapman 30, 2. Mark Spessot 21, 3.Logan Edgar 13, 4.
Alex McGregor 3
Cat 2 - 1. Andy Connelly 24, 2. Kevin Thomson 14, 3. Dave Hedley 10,
4. Murray Gray 5
Cat 3 - 1. Chris Ross 20, 2. Bill Murphy 6, 3. Mike Harris 6, 4. Leo
O Brien 6
Cat 4 & 5 Handicapp - 1. Dave McLeod, 2. Glenda Bruce, 3. George
Evans, 4. Carol Evans
Juniors - 1.Bailey Coppert-Duggan 13, 2. Denton Hayward 11, 3. Mary 3
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Chapman
takes out Winter Season Opener- Saturday 17th July 2010 - By Steve
Harvard
With a break from racing for a few weeks and riders avidly watching the Tour
de France the racing in Cat 1 was straight into full race pace from the gun.
It was attack after attack around the short yet taxing 6km Wingatui Circuit.
Riders have to anticipate the acceleration out of the corners to hold onto
their respective groups. Alex McGregors paid the price from his constant
attacking style finding the pace too much at the end dropping off the pace.
On the penultimate lap the field split into smaller groups and as the finish
line approached Chapman made a move on Shane Melrose who was leading out the
sprint. Chapman took the honours from Melrose with Mark Spessot taking
third. Rider of the day was Justin Stott who came out with a very
commendable 4th place.
The Cat 2 riders were more wondering how the legs were going to last around
the severn laps they faced. As the laps passed by the speed increased both
Mark Deacon and Andy Connelly had attacks to try and break the field. With 2
╜ laps to go and heading back towards Mosgiel Deacon and Connelly got away
they were joined by some other strong riders. This caused the decicive break
in the race, galaiant efforts from Emma Masterton and the other chases were
not enough to catch the front group. As the race approached the 500m to go
mark Deacon made his move, Neil Derbyshire got onto his wheel and managed to
out sprint him for the line, always there at the finish was Kevin Thomson
taking out third place from back on the bike Pascal Sutherland.
The Cat 3 race and the junior race was combined but no one was allowed to
get away from the pack, it came down to a sprint finish, Joel DavisÆ legs
seized up coming into the finishing straight allowing Mike Harris to take
out the first win of the season and Bill Murphy kept ahead of third place
Jan Mclellend.
Logan Jenkins was first over the line in the junior race.
Cat 4 and 5 had a handicap race with Carol Evans again beating husband
George who got third with Dave Mcleod securing second place.
The weekends racing was finished off with a pot luck dinner back at the
velodrome and the cycling fever continues next week with the Otago Kntwear
points race.
Results
Juniors: - 1st Logan Jenkins, 2nd Bailey Koppert-Duggan, 3rd Denton
Hayward
Cat-4 - 1st Carole Evans, 2nd Dave Mcleod, 3rd George Evans, 4th
Yvonne Coughlan, 5th Lyn Chapman
Cat-3 - 1st Mike Harris, 2nd Bill Murphy, 3rd Jan Mclelland, 4th Dave
Headly,
Cat-2 - 1st Neil Derbyshire, 2nd Mark Deacon, 3rd Kevin Thomson, 4th
Pascal Sutherland
Cat-1 - 1st Joe Chapman, 2nd Shane Melrose, 3rd Mark Spessott, 4th
Justin Stott
Overall 50 ish Riders..... Good close racing in all grades full results will
be posted on the web during the week.
Cheers - Joseph Chapman
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Cycle Surgery TDF Prologue Results 4th July
2010
Senior Men
Shane Melrose 12.47
Bradley Tuhi 13.52
Steven Flett 15.04
Rob Garden 16.15
Andrew Housten 18.50 |
Vet Men
Patrick Suggate 13:14
Paul Gough 13:43
Aaron Bleakly 13:58
Gary Gardiner 14:34
David Milne 14:46
Lindsay Dey 15:19
Tom Campbell 16:08
Geoff Masterton 16:30
Joel Davis 16.33
Russell McGarry 17.11 |
Woman
Maaike Duncan 14:58
Glenda Bruce 16:10
Lorraine Stewart 17:29
Paula Anstey 17:52
Julie McMahon 18:13 |
Juniors
Mary Gray 16:12
Amy Peace 17:08 |
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ATTENTION
June -
July Newsletter from Cycling Otago
Draft Winter Race
program
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Riddel keeps sprinters at bay - by Steve
Havard - 15 May 2010
A class field of from around the country including Olympians , NZ
representatives and 'weekend warriors' lined up for the 9th James
Faulding Memorial Handicapp race. Scratch had 35 minutes of the 65km
course to catch the front of the race. With riders in the middle of the race
been set off only a few minutes apart it came apparent to second break they
had to go out hard and try to catch up the other groups asap just to try and
stay away from the chasers behind. By the top of Woodside the middle mark
had caught second limit and after a huge effort by Andrew Riddel heading
back towards Outram the three groups came together and by Outram the limit
riders had been caught, it was race on. Working quite well together the pace
was high, which it had to be if they had any chance of staying away. When a
wheel was dropped or the pace slowed it was Riddel, Falcous, Smit, Peacock
and myself forcing the legs to go that little bit faster. At the bottom of
Woodside a glance behind by the group could not see any riders behind not
that they were still not chasing. The ups and downs from Outram sapped the
strength from all the riders. With the final turn up false flat of Tirohanga
Road maybe the group could stay away, but the cat and mouse started too
early again Riddel and co went to the front pushing out every last effort.
As the line approached Riddel's strength eased him off the front of the
group, with no one having the power to chase Riddel he took out a deserved
victory from sprinter Stu Thomas in second who is the only rider to complete
in all the races. Kevin Thomson showed he still had a 'kick' at the end
coming in third. Two and a half minutes back came Break who had held off the
onslaught from the Scratch group. Though Scratch was still racing for
fastest time and a further three minutes back Olympian Mark Ryan took out
the sprint from Brad Evans and Scott Lyttle respectively.
Results
PDF
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ATTENTION JUNIORS WITH CLUB ROAD BIKES
There is an amnesty on Club Road Bikes this week.
Please return your club road bike to Chris Henderson at Midway Motors
197 Kaikorai Valley Road Before Wednesday 19 May.
These will be recorded checked serviced and re issued before the Saturday
Race.
You must do this Please. Chris
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Podium finishes for Otago at Road Cycling Nationals
- By Glenda Bruce - 4 May 2010
A smaller than usual contingent of riders from Otago travelled to
Hastings for this years Road Nationals. Overall entries for this year’s
event was a record number with 380 riders competing in the Time Trial.
It was a testing course with an uphill return, warm temperatures and a stiff
head wind. Alysha Keith maintained her consistent record in gaining a silver
medal, as did Jan Brosnahan in the Womens master’s grade. Patrick Jones also
produced an outstanding performance being placed 12th . This was Jone’s
first year in the under 19 category and his time was the 4th fastest time in
the group of boys that competed in this category for the first year.
Corinne Smit was placed 17th in the time trial, and went on to gain a
credible 4th place in Sundays Senior Womens road Race. This was Smit’s first
time riding at National level.
The Road race circuit was another challenging course, technical, hilly and
windy which lead to a high number of DNF’s throughout the day.
A exciting sizzling sprint finish in the Masters Women’s road race resulted
in Jan Brosnhan taking gold for Otago. Brosnahan got away in a small break
away group, winning the sprint from Lesley Mouat of Masterton and Lynda
Goldsack Counties Manukau.
In the Senior Mens race the field was decimated again by the conditions and
Scott Lyttle rode a gutsey race finishing in 7th place out of a big field of
39 riders. Gordon McCauley of Counties Manakau took the honours. Cycling
Otago’s Logan Edgar and Andrew MacKay showed their class in being part of
the break away bunch in another big field of riders that saw them finish 8th
and 12th respectively in the under 23 grade race.
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Benchmark series race number two held in Hokitika -
By Glenda Bruce - 24 April 2010
The prestigious road cycling event is acknowledged as New Zealand’s
premier road cycling competition and is likened to the European-style of
race series made up of teams . It promotes in its objectives to identify
the competition’s most consistent rider and team from the accumulation of
points, and it provides grounding for aspiring professionals who one day
hope to compete in the Tour de France.
Round two named the Beachfront Hotel Classic was held in Hokitika. The
undulating 136km course comprised of several sharp hills. One hundred and
seventeen starters began with a brisk pace, driven by the one hundred dollar
sprint prime. Kumho Tyres riders Brad Evans and Logan Edgar both spent some
time up the front with this in mind but with the fast pace, neither remained
there long. Chad Adair of the Bikeright team was the prime winner after
Bikeright got their lead out train working well at the front. The first
accent of the main hill was also a fast one with the King of the Mountain
prize of one hundred dollars up for the first rider over the hill. Josh
Atkins from the Benchmark Team was the one to take the cash.
Throughout the race a number of teams were active in trying to establish a
breakaway. Just before the half way mark a dangerous break escaped off the
front. A number of teams had missed the move resulting in a prolonged
chase. Ultimo Team riders comprising of Otago’s Joe & Anthony Chapman &
Andy MacKay worked hard the front and the break group was caught, bringing
the bunch back together for the second last accent of the main hill.
Otago rider Scott Lyttle from the Cycle Surgery Team and four others
launched another aggressive attack which quickly established a 40 second
gap. Brad Evans bridged across to the break away on his own and managed to
hold on until the final hill only to be dropped by the five remaining
riders. The five riders worked well together to hold off the chasing
bunch. Lyttle was disadvantaged being left with the two Benchmark riders
and was forced to cover their attacks in the final kilometres of the race
before the sprint.
Break kept away, finishing less than a minute ahead of the bunch with Josh
Atkins taking honours and Lyttle making do with fifth place. Evans set up
the lead out, making an opportunity for Otago’s Shane Melrose to take sixth
place. Joe Chapman finished ninth, Paul Gough 18thand Brad Evans 19th.
Otago’s Mark Spessot of the Cycle Surgery Team finished in the main bunch.
Spessot still holds the Masters leaders jersey for the series. Scott Lyttle
now sits third overall in the Category 1 division following the second
round.
The next race, round 3 is on 9th May beginning at Hamner to Kaikoura.
Placings
Johs Atkins, Paul Odlin, Eric Drower, James McCoy, ,Scott Lyttle , Shane
Melrose, Shane Archbold, Pieter Bulling
Joseph Chapman, Samuel Steele, Chris Nicholson, ,Matthew Gorter , Ian
Smallman, William Bowman,
Shem Rodger, Taylor Gunman, Marc Prutton, Paul Gough, Brad Evans, Kevin
O'Donnell
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Melrose takes out headwind sprint - By Steve
Havard - 25 April 2010
It took 72 km of the 80km Greenhall memorial handicapp race for the
Scratch group to catch the front riders, with Shane Melrose powering into
the headwind finish to take the win. Riders had started off with a fantastic
tailwind down Huntley road heading towards the gruelling Berwick Block
circuit which they then navigated around 3 times before returning back to
the Outram finish. Riders who maybe hadn't warmed up enough found the fast
start too much and some riders fell off there respective groups. It seemed
the wind was against the riders from some direction all the way around the
Berwick block, it wasn't until the second accent of the Berwick climb that
the middle group could plainly see the Break group hot on there heels.
Replenishing fluilds and food they waited for them to catch, unbeknown to
them Scrtach were just behind and on the way to Centre Road the three groups
joined up. The turn into the Centre road head wind for the 2rd time started
to see riders tiring. The left back towards Mungatua Road the pace went on
again and those who were unable to match the pace found themselves in a
group of there own. The Scratch bunch continued at pace still having to
catch the front of the race. At the right turn back towards Outram and into
a stiff headwind Scratch seized there chance knowing the front of the race
would be tiring, the pace went up again and with 8kms to go they reached the
front of the race where Melrose took out the win in the bunch sprint.
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Greenall Memorial
Handicap Race |
24-Apr-10 |
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Cat 5/6 |
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Finish Time |
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1 |
Dave McLeod |
1.27.02 |
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2 |
G Evans |
1.27.05 |
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3 |
Paula Ansley |
1.27.07 |
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4 |
C Evans |
1.32.27 |
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5 |
Lyn Chapman |
1.37.46 |
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Open |
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Finish Time |
Actual Time |
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1 |
Melrose, Shane |
1.52.20 |
1.52.20 |
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2 |
Evans, Brad |
1.52.21 |
1.52.21 |
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3 |
Chapman, Joe |
1.52.22 |
1.52.22 |
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4 |
Keogh,G |
1.52.23 |
1.52.23 |
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5 |
Spessot, Mark |
1.52.24 |
1.52.24 |
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Newsletter and
Training session
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Attention all Riders -
2010 Licensing is due
Please download this form
and fill it in.
If you are posting it please ensure you enclose a cheque payable to Cycling
Otago
Sandy will also be having a Licensing evening at the track one night before
Christmas, details to follow
I suggest you do it Now or you will turn up to a race in the new year with
no licence
Chris Henderson - 453 6555
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Wakatipu Cycling Club -
New Website
We have launched a new website... Our 09/10 event calendar is now on our
site: www.wakatipucycling.co.nz
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The latest Newsletter sent to all email addresses we have on file for
Cycling Otago.
If you did not get an email then we haven’t got yours.
Please email
chris@midwaymotors.co.nz to be added to the cycling Otago mailing
list.
In the meantime here is a copy.
Newsletter
Constitution
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2010
Licences
International Licence: CNZ
$120 plus $50 club Fee, plus days away Insurance=$$$ don’t forget a photo
National: CNZ $75 plus Otago
club fee $50= $125 total senior
National: CNZ
$25 plus Otago Club Fee $25= $50 Total UN15/17 Junior only
Club licence for seniors only:
CNZ $15 plus Otago Club Fee $50= $65 Total.
Technical: CNZ
$30/$150 plus club fee $50.
Note all
juniors pay CNZ $25, plus Club fee $25=$50 Total
Everybody requires a 2010 licence from the 1st of January 2010 to ride in
any road races, these licences expire
31 December each year. Thanks,
Sandy McGregor,
Licensing Secretary
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Caversham & Chain Hills Tunnels
You all may be interested in supporting this project to open the
Caverham and Chain Hill old rail tunnels to cycling/walking traffic.
Just go to link
www.cavershamtunnel.org.nz
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