Cycling WA Omnium Issue 8 May 2012

ISSUE 8– MAY 2012

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THE TOUR- Chevron 2012- Perth International Track Cycling Grand Pr Photos courtesy of Tony Lendrum photography and Racey Images

International action showcased at SpeedDome Chevron 2012 Perth International Track Cycling Grand Prix • Perth International GP is richest one day track race in the world • Local hero and reigning Omnium world champion Michael Freiberg wins WA Elimination Championship • Fast track produces world-class results The 3000 strong crowd at the Midvale SpeedDome witnessed a blistering night of competition between 11 nations competing for UCI world championship points.

Australian riders lined up against an outstanding International field of riders from Russia, New Zealand, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Netherlands, The Philippines, South Africa, Germany, and Switzerland.

Australia’s own Omnium World Champion Michael Freiberg won the Champion of WA Open Elimination and came second in the fast and physical Men’s Point Score.

German female endurance rider Charlotte Becker won the Women’s Points Score and the Scratch Race and – resulting in being awarded the Ride of the Night medallion.

Races included Men and Women’s Sprint, Kierin, Pointscore and Scratch Races. The Swiss male riders dominate Scratch Finals.

Teun Mulder from The Netherlands won the Men’s Kieran final, with Australia’s Jason Niblett coming third in the race which included Japanese track superstar and Men’s Sprint Final winner Kazunari Watanabe.

Event Organiser and Track Cycling WA Chairman Murray Hall sa could not have been better, with riders enjoying great support crowd, event partners and sponsors. www.perthtrackcyclinggrandprix.com.au http://www.perthtrackcyclinggrandprix.com.au/results http://www.perthtrackcyclinggrandprix.com.au/profiles Chevron 2012- Perth International Track Cycling Grand Prix Midvale Speeddome, Midvale, WA, Sat 24 Mar 2012 Event Website www.perthtrackcyclinggrandprix.com.au Media contact and Event Organiser: Murray Hall, Chairman Track Cycling WA – 0408 881 282 trackcyclingwa@ozemail.com.au

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Welcome to the May edition of Omnium, which this month includes articles on Jess Allen and her experiences so far in Europe, the 2012 Chevron Perth International Track Grand Prix, the UCI World Track Championships held last month in Melbourne and a review of the amazing performances by our own State Junior Track Team as they took on the nation’s best at the recent Track Nationals in Melbourne, plus much, much more.

With the winter road and track seasons underway and the start of the European grand tours, don’t forget to head to the Cycling WA facebook page for all the very latest information on what’s happening locally, nationally and internationally in the world of cycling.

Thanks to all those in the cycling community that contribute so much to the development of the sport, enjoy the read, and we look forward to seeing you around the traps very soon.

Enjoy your cycling, and enjoy this edition of Omnium.

Best wishes, Garry Chandler, Cycling WA CEO

CONTENTS TETE DE LA COURSE JESS ALLEN UCI TRACK WORLDS PO Box 180 LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 180 Charles Street WEST PERTH WA 6005

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sleeping a solid 12hours the first night (take that jetlag!). After checking out some of the courses we were ready to start “possibly the hardest race you will do for the entire trip”-Quoted by our coach Marv.

Marv was spot on when he said ‘The land is pancake flat, the road stages are long, the roads narrow, the wind fierce and the Dutchies oversized and aggressive.’ I thought it was more like a game of bumper cars really. That pretty much summed up the 5 days of the EnergieWacht Tour.

After that race I was all set to perform better the next day, and that I did. Each stage my positioning was getting better and I was feeling very confident in the bunch. The second road race stage was definitely my favourite. It was quite a technical course and we went over a very skinny 2km bumpy pave section.

This was the closest thing to cobbles we came across and was awesome fun, I loved it! All the AIS girls rode awesome.

Each day we improved our positioning and got in a few breaks with Chloe placing 8th on the last stage in the winning break away-Awesome result!!

The overall tour was an amazing experi-

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EUROPE Hello everyone!

Well I have made it through my first week here in Europe and boy has it been exciting!

I flew straight to Amsterdam, arriving on April 1st, where I met the team and taken to North Holland. We had a couple of days adapting to the time difference by

F The first stage was a 15km Individual time trial. Being in a thin, lycra skin suit in a temperature no more than about 5 degrees was rather chilly but it was a good hit out to start the tour. The first of our road races was 107kms- four laps of a very windy circuit. This first road race was the biggest learning curve of the tour. Positioning close to the front in a bunch of 150 girls on some roads 2 meters wide was a skill we had to pick up pretty quickly. I learnt the hard way on stage 1 after getting dropped from the main bunch in the side wind with 15kms to go.

ence. To be racing against the best professional women’s teams and some of the best riders in the world such as Mariana Vos, Judith Arndt and Kristen Armstrong was just awesome! The racing was definitely the hardest racing I’ve ever done and I’ll be honest and say that I think I’ve gotten some grey hairs and wrinkles from all the close crashes that nearly occurred in front of me, and may have worn out half my brake pads! But it was a tour I really enjoyed and have gained so much from.

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Jess on tour

TETE DE LA COURSE After a long 13 hour drive we are now at the AIS base in Castronno, Italy. We are training here for the week before driving 10hours to Belgium on Saturday to race Halle-Buizingen on the Sunday. We will then be based there for a couple of weeks. I’m looking forward to the week ahead and will update you after the race on Sunday.

Hello everyone! I’ve been over in Europe for 3 weeks now and boy has it gone fast!

All last week we were based in Castronno, Italy and

Chloe successfully finished that pizza) under our belt it was time to hit the road again.

After a long 8.5hour drive on Saturday morning we were in Belgium! I think we drove through about 6 different countries! It’s amazing how many countries you can drive through in that amount of time! We based ourselves in a small town called Vroenhoven, just out of Maastricht. In previous years, this place is known for the smell of pig manure but luckily for us we’ve only had small doses of this...aroma. The next

Jess Allen book after 2 recovery days we were back into some solid training. The most gruelling session included 4 hours on a stationary watt bike, thanks to some horrible weather in Italy. Luckily for us, we had the session broken up; 2 hours in the morning and then another 2 hours in the afternoon (oh thanks Marv!). It was great to have all the girls there motivating each other to get it done, and yes we did it! I think the rain gods were impressed with our PB of 130kms on the watt bike because the next day we rode an amazing 5hours with a bright blue sky, snow capped mountains and wonderful views throughout Italy and Switzerland. This was one of the most amazing 150kms I’ve ever ridden.

With some solid training, lots of coffee (although I don’t actually drink coffee yet) and Balloon Pizza (yes,

day we raced Halle-Buizingen, about a 1.5hour drive from Vroenhoven.

This race didn’t have all the professional teams like last week’s tour but it definitely had a lot of strong Belgium teams wanting to take the win. This race had a lot of hills, a few cobbles and very tight, narrow roads. We had the addition of Tiffany Crownwell (a Greenedge-AIS rider from Aus) racing with us which was great learning for us. Tiff, Gracie and Chloe rode awesome all day attacking the field to form a breakaway. However the strong team SpecializedLulumemon rode perfectly by covering moves and getting their protected rider Chloe Hosking (a fellow Aussie) up for the win. Unfortunately Sinead was caught up in an early crash and couldn’t get back to

the peloton. As for me, I just didn’t have the legs today and my group got pulled out from the race with 20kms to go. But that’s bike racing. You’re going to have good days and bad days but the bad days will make me stronger for the good days. Only 44 out of 160 riders got to finish the race!

Again, we’ve learnt so much from that race. We all found it a lot easier to position throughout the bunch and are now getting more aggressive by attacking and chasing breaks which is great.

This week we have been based in Vroenhoven for some more training. It was also my 19th on Tuesday. So my lovely team mates surprised me with the yummiest strawberry and custard tart on the eve of my birthday (It was actually my real birthday in Australia thou). I woke up the next morning to balloons and lovely little gifts. However, they were planning on waking up before me and blowing party horns in my face...luckily for me I woke up earlier Marv made a lovely contribution to the day by given us a double session. Sprints in the morning and riding laps of this year’s World Road Race course in the afternoon (It’s a tough one!) which was pretty cool. This was then topped off with a master chef quality pumpkin, spinach and prosciutto risotto made by Gracie! I thank my awesome team mates for making it such a great day!

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Food What foods do you incorporate into your training regime? Why? When i train for long periods of time (3+hours) I like to bring bananas, honey sandwiches, power bars, muesli bars and sultanas. Anything high in carbohydrates and low in fat is great!

How does your diet change in the lead up to a race?

I don't tend to change my diet that often leading up to a race. Before a long road race I like to have something high in carbs such as pasta or with a source of protein.

Do you ever eat out (i.e. at a cafe or restaurant) before or after a big race? What do you eat?

Yes, sometimes when we are travelling to and from races we don't get the option of cooking ourselves.

1st Time Trial UCI Junior Road World Championships DEN 1st U19 Time Trial Oceania Road Championships VIC 1st U19 Points Race Cycling Australia Track National Champ. NSW 2nd U19 Time Trial Junior Road National Champioships NSW 5th U19 Road Race Oceania Road Championships VIC 5th Stage 4 Jayco Bay Classic VIC 6th U19 Scratch Race Cycling Australia Track National Champ. NSW 6th U19 Omnium Cycling Australia Track National Champ. NSW 7th Stage 1 Jayco Bay Classic VIC 8th U19 Individual Pursuit Cycling Australia Track National Champ.

NSW 8th Overall GC Jayco Bay Classic VIC

2011 Profile We usually have something again with protein, carbs, low fat.

Oh of course, who doesn't? I definitely have a guilty pleasure for raspberry and white choc muffins!

What are some of your favourite venues in Perth?

I don't go out all that often in Perth but some of my favourite places are my cafe Relish on scarborough beach road. I love the herb crusted fish they do there!

How does your diet change in the off-season?

I like to lessen the amount of carbs I eat and enjoy fresh salads and fish in summer as well as soups.

After the event, what recovery foods work for you?

After an event I always try to get 20grams of protein in. I find the best way to do this is by having a protein recovery drink which is low fat, high protein. I drink this within 20mins of finishing an event.

Have you got a guilty pleasures when it comes to food?

What dietary advice can you give someone trying to make it big in cycling?

Just eat everything in moderation. I'm not really strict on my diet. If i feel like a bit of chocolate every now and then I'll have some. But getting the correct amount of carbs in when training/racing and protein post training/racing is highly important. I'd definitely recommend seeing a sports nutritionist Thanks. from Jess

TETE DE LA COURSE Hello everyone, It’s coming into week 5 here and we’re back in Italy!

The last 2 weeks have probably been the hardest 2 weeks of the trip so far. We’ve raced 2 one day races and a 5 day tour so it’s safe to say I’m fairly knackered! Our first one day race was called the Oomloop Van Borsele in Zeeland, Holland. This was a typical flat, narrow and windy race. This was also the biggest field I’ve ever raced with, a whopping 197 riders!! Unfortunately for me I got pushed off the road and flipped off my bike head first into a pile of freshly groomed mud. For those of you who don’t know,

race after crashing twice in the first 30kms...yes, twice! Unfortunately team mate Jo crashed twice too! This was by far the sketchiest race I’ve done so far, but riding the famous cobbled climb that the men race in the Tour of Flanders was AWESOME! We didn’t get a result in this race but it was a very strong effort by all the girls.

After the race we said our goodbyes to Chloe as she had to head back to reality (work) in Geelong. She is an awesome rider with a great personality and we’re definitely going to miss her!! Then it was straight into the cars on our 2day adventure to Orlova in the

We also said goodbye to Jo as she heads back to Girona, Spain. It was great having her race with us, can’t wait to see her again! We will now be based at the AIS in Castronno, Italy for 3 weeks. This week Marv has given us the whole week to recover, so light rides and massages for usJ. We were also greeted by Grace Sulzberger who just arrived as she was recovery from a broken wrist back home. It’s great to have her here (she cut my first ever side-fringe today) and can’t wait to start racing with her. Our next race is on Sunday, a one day race 5hours away, so I’m looking forward to freshening up for that.

Jess Allen book our Australian kit is white, so yes my appearance was not so flattering. After getting up and thinking I fell into a pile of cow manure I chucked the clumps of mud off my bike body and helmet and was back in the race (well unfortunately the BACK of the raceL).

While I was chasing my muddy butt back to the main peloton, team mate Gracie was off the front riding strong in a break away. She picked up her first ever European podium with a second place! An awesome effort by her and the Jayco-AIS girls.

The next day we raced the GP Stad Roeselare in Belgium where we encountered cobbled roads and a gnarly 21% cobbled climb, plus more steep climbs.

We attacked early and got team mate Chloe off the front in a solo break away for the first half of the race. I found myself chasing to get back on most the

Czech Republic, a whopping 1400kms drive! We had a day to recover then it was straight into a hilly 5 day tour. We raced a short 2.1km prologue, 28kms time trial and 3 road races. I found this tour the toughest so far as I was starting to get a bit fatigued and tired from all our racing. But I really enjoyed the team work in this tour as we were all really aggressive and riding so well together. It was also great to have Melissa Hoskins riding with us too, she’s one funny girl! Overall we got some great results with Mel coming 3rd in the Prologue and Gracie coming 2nd in the final road race stage (I think it won’t be long until she cracks that 1st place). After learning heaps from the tour and experiencing our first dose of hot weather (yes, it was in the 20’s/30’s J) we departed on another 2 day drive back to Italy with a beautiful stopover in Austria.

Ciao, Jess x

“one happy camper !”

“Gracie was off the front riding strong in a break away. She picked up her first ever European podium with a second place! An awesome effort by her and the Jayco-AIS girls. “

“The next day we raced the GP Stad Roeselare in Belgium where we encountered cobbled roads and a gnarly 21% cobbled climb, plus more steep climbs. We attacked early and got team mate Chloe off the front …”

THE TOUR- UCI TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, APRIL

Highlights from Cycling Australia media releases: Anna Meares lined up in the 500 metre time trial as the seventh of 23 star She hurtled out of the starting gate urged on by a mighty roar from the h crowd to clock 18.716 seconds for the first lap.

As the noise rose so did Meares pace as she homed in on her mission t write her name in the record books. The first woman to ride a sub 34 se 500 metres stopped the clock tonight in 33.010, agonisingly close to crac

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the sub-33 second barrier and almost three tenths of a second faster than the mark set by Lithuanian Simona Krupeckaite to win the title in Poland in 2009.

"Oh man! Where can I find one-hundredth of a second? Seriously," laughed Meares. "I can't be too disappointed with that. I saw a 33.0 and someone asked me earlier today if I was going to run 32 and I said, 'Nah, no chance.'

"One one-hundredth of a second though... seriously!"

The win is her second of the week and comes after her success in Saturday's

keirin. She also claimed bronze in the sprint and teamed with Kaarle McCulloch to place second in the team sprint.

"This track has been so good to me in the past and I haven't ridden a time trial in 18months," Meares said after claiming her fourth medal from four events. "I knew tonight was going to be special, I did forget how much (it hurt)‌ the old legs were hurting afterwards.

"My goodness I couldn't believe how loud this crowd was for me tonight."

Photos John Veage - Cycling Australia

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Highlights from Cycling Australia media releases: Women's Scratch Race Earlier in the night West Australian Melissa Hoskins added another silver to her week's tally when she sprinted home in second place in the 10 kilometre women's scratch race.

“I thought I was out of it with about a lap to go, there was almost a fall on the front straight (and) it’s not very often I get scared in a bunch but that one threw me off a bit," she explained after the race. "I had to come about four wide in the back straight but I tell you what the crowd is nice and loud tonight."

The race was hectic from the start with Hoskins lucky to survive the first lap.

“About half a lap after the gun I got put into the fence on the back straight," she said. "I thought ‘oh come on it’s not going well I almost got put out on the first lap' but it was a very quick race and credit to all the girls. I think woman’s cycling has come along way.”

Hoskins who rode with the pursuit team to a silver medal on Thursday went into the race as one of the favourites after a solo attack in the same event at the London World Cup netted her the win. But tonight she was well marked.

“I drifted a bit far back and with abou went and I thought ‘oh I’m in a bit of t bit messy which actually suits me so there’s people everywhere'.

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Highlights from Cycling Australia media releases: Men's Points Race Australia's third win of the night had the entire stadium on their feet as the two time world champion Cameron Meyer fought to regain the title he relinquished last year.

It was Meyer against the rest of the world with his rivals marking his every move for almost the entire race.

He managed to snaffle a few minor placings in six of the 16 sprints contested during the 40 kilometre, 160 lap event but Britain's Ben Swift, Belgian Kenny De Ketele and Spain's Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur sprinted their way to the top three placings and countered Meyer's repeated attempts to break clear in a bid to grab the 20 points on offer for lapping the field….

"I snapped it (the elastic) right towards the end with a few laps to go," he said grinning. "I just like to make it good for the crowd.

But Meyer wasn't sure whether his dramatic lap gain was enough to give him the win.

"I didn’t know where I’d finished when I came over the line I had to wait until it came up on the board," he said of the wait to see his points total of 33 appear at the top of the leader board. " It’s a one point win, but one is enough.

"There’s just no way to describe the feelings that I have right now."

"I was never going to give in on my home turf. It’s one of the pinnacles of my bike career so far," said the 24 year old who along with Leigh Howard will tomorrow ride in defence of the Madison title they have won for the past two years. "I’m going to be just as motivated to win tomorrow, it’s the third one and I’m sure Leigh’s (Howard) very excited about that race and I’d love to win another race in front of the home crowd."

Photos John Veage - Cycling Australia

TETE DE LA COURSE- 2012 CYCLING WA STATE JUNIOR TRACK TEA WA’s stars tear up the boards at the National Track Championships Western Australia’s U15 & U17 State Junior Squads returned with a plethora of medals and national titles as they returned from 4 days of competition at the 2012 Cycling Australia Junior Track National Championships that concluded in Melbourne at the weekend.

Day 1 of competition saw Western Australia claim two gold medals via the under 17 Men’s Team Pursuit quartet of Jai Hindley (Mindarie), Reece Tuck-

nott (Boya), Matt Jackson (Landsdale) and Sam Welsford (Woodlands), with Tahlay Christie (Hamilton Hill) taking out the Under 15 Women’s Sprint ahead of teammate Brook Ramshaw (Gidgegannup).

In the under 15 women’s sprint, Western Australia’s Tahlay Christie announced herself on the national scene with a dominant performance to take the title. Christie, the only rider to post a sub thirteen second flying 200m qualifying time with 12.951, breezed through the early rounds, progressing through to the final against her team ma-

te Brook Ramshaw without dropping a heat.

In the final, Christie displayed tremendous power in the back straight to overcome Ramshaw in straight heats, reeling her in on the back straight in the second heat and riding home to a memorable victory by over two bike lengths.

“It’s amazing, it’s really exciting,” said Christie.

“Last year I got fourth in the same event and that was when I was in first year under 15, so finishing first was really a big achievement.”

Photos courtesy of Michelle Sherwin

Left to Right: Andrew Jackson, Lachlan McCrea, Taylor Starch, Eugene Lambert, Jai Hindley, Dianna Papenfus, Cody Fawcett, Blake Smith, Brook Ramshaw, Mathew Jackson, Susy Antal, Sam Welsford, Tahlay Christie, Gary Ramshaw, Lewis McCrea, Jemilia Anderson, Lisa Jackson, Alicia Buchanan, Shannon Sherwin, Molly Booker, Nikken Jeffries, Reece Tucknott, Jarred Karel, Clay “smiley” Worthington, Connor Lambert, Jess Allen, Kasey Smith, Noelene Welsford.

AM WINS AT NATIONALS IN MELBOURNE In the bronze medal ride off, Jessie Saunders (NSW) denied West Australia the trifecta by defeating Niken Jefferies (Madeley) in straight heats.

In the fight for the Tiny Nichols trophy in the under 17 men’s 3000m team pursuit, Western Australia claimed gold after a close challenge by a gallant New South Wales outfit.

Wasting no time in the final, the Western Australian quartet of Jai Hindley, Matthew Jackson, Reece Tucknott and Sam Welsford posted an early three second lead, before New South Wales’ Harris Carter, Mark Gibson, Bradley Heffernan and Jack Edwards bridged the gap to just one tenth of a se-

cond after two kilometres.

Sensing their opponents were rallying, Western Australia countered to once again increase their lead to over a second heading into the final 500 metres.

The team carried their strong form through to the finishing line to record 3:22.017, to win by just over two seconds from New South Wales who clocked 3:24.071.

Western Australia’s Reece Tucknott hoped the early success of his team at the Championships was only the beginning of things to come for the team.

“The whole team has been looking forward to this weekend, and to start the championships with gold medals in the Women Under 15 sprint and, this, it’s a really great start and there is more to come” Tucknott said.

Day 2 of competition saw Sam Welsford (Woodlands) take out Bronze in the Individual Pursuit, staging a dramatic come from behind win, stealing victory in the final lap from Queensland’s Daniel Fitter to add to the Gold he won in the Team Pursuit.

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TETE DE LA COURSE- 2012 CYCLING WA STATE JUNIOR TRACK TEA qualifier from the afternoon session, Niken Jefferies (Madeley) continued her solid form claiming the gold medal. Jefferies faced teammate Brook Ramshaw (Gidgegannup) in the final and while nothing separated the pair after the first three laps, Jefferies held a lead of one and a half seconds with just two laps remaining. Over the final 500 metres, Ramshaw rallied to reduce the deficit to just six tenths of a second, but it was not enough to reel in her opponent with Jefferies stopping the clock at 2:46.546, just ahead of Ramshaw’s 2:46.981.

“I heard her coming late and I just lifted. I didn’t mind how much it hurt,” said Jefferies, 13. “I have trained so hard and put so much effort into this over the past year. I am so happy, this feels amazing,” Jefferies added.

WA State Team debutant Connor Lambert (Dalyellup) scored a well deserved Bronze Medal in the U15 Men’s 500m Time Trial, finishing less than a second behind silver medallist Thomas McFarlane from Victoria.

Photos courtesy of Michelle Sherwin

Day 3 saw 4 more medals and another national title heading west.

Connor Lambert secured his second podium finish of the championships and celebrated his fourteenth birthday by taking the bronze medal win in the 200m Individual Pursuit over Thomas MacFarlane (VIC) in a time of 2:36:601.

Western Australia then swept aside all opposition in the under 15 women’s 500 metre Time Trial, claiming the trifecta in a dominant display.

Tahlay Christie led the charge with a time of 38.030 seconds, 0.96 seconds ahead of her team mate, Brook Ramshaw. Niken Jefferies completed the clean sweep for the team from the West, posting 39.518 to claim bronze.

Starting second last in a field of 21 riders, Tahlay had a nervous wait with several sub 40 second times already clocked by her rivals.

Tahlay, who claimed the sprint gold on the opening night of competition, was quick to share her success with team-mates.

“I’m so proud of the other girls, they all pushed really hard to get where are now," said Chris-

tie. "It feels amazing. If there was a word that was way better than awesome, with exciting and amazing, all put together, that’s what it would be.”

WA Assistant Coach, Andrew Jackson, said the strong results reflect the depth of talent in the West Australian team.

“It’s just a good quality group of young girls and although we came over knowing that our under fifteen girls and under seventeen boys are probably our greatest medal hopes. (But) the rest of the crew have really stepped up for us as well, so it’s been a really good few days for us all.”

"It is a long journey, but it’s a great week and really good experience for all the guys to come over and get an opportunity to strut their stuff against the best young riders in the world.

"It’s a really strong position for the WA team to be in. It’s a strong position for cycling.

"It’s not just about one state it’s about us chal-

AM WINS AT NATIONALS IN MELBOURNE lenging other states and hopefully everyone lifts the bar as well, that’s an important thing," Jackson added.

In the under 17 women's team sprint, Courtney Field collected her third gold medal of the championships when she paired with Emily Apolito to claim gold for Victoria.

In the final, Apolito lead the pair from the gates in fine style to give the home team a narrow lead after the first lap, with Field powering over the final 250m to give the home crowd its first gold of the night. Field stopped the clock in 37.431, just ahead of West Australia's Tahlay Christie and Brook Ramshaw who recorded 37.562.

An amazing national championships saw more titles for our WA athletes with a further two medals on the final day with Brook Ramshaw taking out Gold and Nikken Jefferies silver, in the Women’s U15 Scratch Race.

“I think the athletes, coaching and support staff can be very proud of their achievements” said Cycling WA chief executive Garry Chan-

dler, “To come away with five national titles, 13 medals and many personal best times is a terrific outcome and credit must go to the talented and dedicated young athletes and the coaching team who have done a great job in preparing the squad for the nationals. It certainly bodes well for the continued growth and success the sport has enjoyed in Western Australia over recent years.” he continued.

The 2012 Cycling Australia Junior Track National Championships were held at the DISC Velodrome in Melbourne.

Team: Under 15 Boys: Jarrod Karel, Connor Lambert, Lewis McRea, Kasey Smith

The 2012 Cycling Australia Junior Track National Championships were held at Melbourne's DISC Velodrome from March 14-17.

Full results available, click here

And thankyou to the Support staff that have been selected so far, and the parents who help make the team successful! Head Coach: Clay Worthington, Assistant Coach: Andrew Jackson, Taylor Starch, Team manager: Lisa Jackson, Team Coordinator: Michelle Sherwin, Mechanic: Bobby Barnes

Under 17 Boys: Jai Hindley, Matthew Jackson, Garry Ramshaw, Blake Smith, Reece Tucknott, Cody Fawcett, Sam Welsford Under 15 Girls: Jemilia Anderson, Tahlay Christie, Niken Jeffries, Brook Ramshaw Under 17 Girls: Zsuzsanna Antal, Molly Booker, Alicia Buchanan, Shannon Sherwin

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Early Bird registrations are available until 10th May 2012 for the Cyclassic. Various travel options included flight, and accommodation are available– Catch a flight or drive up and camp.

For more information and to register for the Goldfields Cyclassic click here

Hawaiian Ride for Youth – 10th Anniversary

Southwest as part of the celebrations. The addition of this new route meant the Ride was able to ac-

A big thank you must also go to all the Event Spon-

On Saturday 31st March 93 riders crossed the finish

commodate the return of many alumni riders and

sors, especially Naming Rights Sponsor Hawaiian

line in the beautiful Kings Park and Botanic Gardens

also welcome new riders to take part. Over the last

who have been on board for 10 years now. Thank

after riding over 700kms over 5 days from Albany to

10 years the Ride has raised over $6.5 million to

you to all of the sponsors who have supported the

Perth to raise funds for the prevention of youth sui-

help prevent the devastating tragedy of youth sui-

riders in their fundraising efforts, with many also

cide, depression and self harm. All of the riders

cide in our community.

hosting their own fundraising activities.

off their bikes training and fundraising for the Ha-

It was an emotional journey for many of the riders,

If you are interested in taking part in the 2013 Ha-

waiian Ride for Youth and were able to hand over a

with the tragic loss of Rider Tim Anderson whilst

waiian Ride for Youth or would like to join the ride

cheque for over $1.85 million, a number that sur-

training for the Ride. However the riders’ commit-

family as a sponsor please contact us at

passed the 2012 target and all expectations. The

ment and determination was shown as they all

events@youthfocus.com.au and visit the website

2012 Hawaiian Ride for Youth was the largest ride

trained for 6 months in the lead up to the event,

at www.rideforyouth.com.au

to date, with 93 riders and 25 support crew, and

covering an average of 8,000km each, and all took

was also the most successful in terms of funds

part in fundraising, with the results speaking for

raised with thanks to the hard work and donations

their hard work and dedication. Their commitment

of many. The funds raised from this event will help

to help others is appreciated by all of the young

Western Australian charity Youth Focus to continue

people and families who access Youth Focus’ ser-

to provide free youth and family counselling ser-

vices.

have spent the past 6 months working hard on and

vices and mentor and peer support programs for troubled youth over the next 12 months.

The ride first began in 2003, making 2012 the 10th Anniversary year, with a second peloton of riders added, who rode through the mainland of the

PELOTON -YOUTH FOCUS—RIDE FOR YOUTH .

TETE DE LA COURSE– SUBARU Subaru, through Cycling Australia Tours is giving one lucky winner and their friend the chance to soak up the atmosphere and momentum of the Tour de France and also take time out to enjoy the magic of summertime in France and many of the nation's can't-miss tourist attractions. This amazing experience includes: •Return flights to Paris (economy) for two from your nearest capital city •13 nights accommodation including breakfast daily (twin share) •All transfers (luxury coach and/or TGV fast train) •Welcome cocktail briefing event hosted by Scott Sunderland •3 group dinners •4 key tourism activities •Tour de France Relais Etape hospitality event •Final day ASO hospitality L’Espace Triomphe alongside the Champs-Elysées •Paris Farewell Function/Party with entertainment •Cycling Australia Tours Travel Pack (includes polo shirt) •Travel dates: 9th July to 24th July Prize valued at up to $28,900 including $5,000 of spending money with a prepaid ANZ VISA Gift Card for the winner.

Visit www.subaru.com.au/realtour

TETE DE LA COURSE– SUBIACO SPORTS MASSAGE SUBIACO SPORTS MASSAGE CLINIC located in Subiaco and South Perth, is WA’s premier sports massage clinic, providing highest level of professional soft-tissue therapy available. With over 20 years experience we treat all kinds of people – from elite Athletes, to the weekend warriors and the everyday folk in-between!

Our focus is pain relief, utilizing a large range of treatment modalities from Sports and Remedial massage to Myofascial Dry Needling and Trigger Point therapy. So for injury prevention, injury specific, or the very important general maintenance massage, we can help.

Bernd Adolph, the owner at Subiaco Sports Massage Clinic, has had a long standing relationship with the competitive cycling world; working with the Men’s and Women’s AIS Cycling Team for most of the nineties, regularly treating names such as Robbie McEwan, Henk Vogels, Stuart O’Grady and Kathy Watt on the road cycling circuits in Europe.

We understand what it takes to keep cyclists in the saddle, and the toll it takes on your bodies, from forearms, through neck, lower back and hip flexors to knee aches that have nothing to do with your knees! So don’t let that niggle become an injury and come visit us at Subiaco Sports Massage Clinic.

For more info visit www.sportsmassage.com.au SUBIACO CLINIC 3/415 Rokeby Road Cnr Rokeby & Nicholson Rds Subiaco

SOUTH PERTH CLINIC 127 Canning Hwy Cnr Canning & Collins St South Perth

Packages and Gift Vouchers available.

OPENING HOURS 7:45am – 8pm Mon- Fri 8am – 8pm Saturday 9am – 3pm Sunday

PRICES 30mins 45mins 60mins

$55 $70 $85

EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR CYCLING WA MEMBERS Cycling WA has negotiated with and secured an exclusive deal with Subiaco Sports Massage Clinic, the leading sports massage clinic in WA! On presentation of your Cycling Australia membership card you will receive $10 off every 1hr, and $5 off every 45min treatment for a whole year (until 30th June 2013). Not to be used with any other offer, conditions may apply.

TETE DE LA COURSE– GREEN EDGE– WA STARS

Luke Durbridge

Travis Meyer

Cameron Meyer

Melissa Hoskins

Luke Durbridge Time Trials to First European Professional Victory

GreenEDGE riders Takes Two Titles and Eight Medals at Track Worlds

TETE DE LA COURSE– REECE TUCKNOTT The MTBA team then travelled to Rotorua to hone their skills on the world renowned mountain bike trails in the hills above the town.

MTBA coaches Greg Meyland and Dave Signor had specific skills sets and simulations for the team to complete. The boys also rode the “Oceania’s XC track” and had the experience of a lifetime.

3rd Place in the Relay– Damon, Reece, Sarah and Robbie

Reece Tucknott’s New Zealand Adventure WAIS rider and current Under 17 National Mountain Bike Champion Reece Tucknott was invited to join the National U19 MTB Worlds long team and selected U17 boys on a trip to New Zealand. The invite was through Chris Clarke the National Sporting Director for Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) with the aim of giving the U17 boys their first taste of international competition, as well as being self sufficient and working as a team.

The boy’s objective was to compete in the 2 biggest Road Race junior tours in NZ as well as complete a Mountain Bike Camp in the awesome trails of Rotorua.

The first Road Race tour was in Hamilton for the “Te Awamutu Sports Junior Tour” over 3 days of Easter. There were 70 starters in the U17 boys alone. After 4 stages and 178 kms of racing Reece Tucknott ended up third overall on GC and second in KOM points. He was also voted most aggressive rider for the tour. Full results can be found here.

Damon and Zale Wilmore

A 2 day road race tour called the “CRI Junior Tour” was the next focus.

This one had 68 starters in the Under 17 boys division. Reece started off strong breaking away half way through the second lap of a hilly 4 lap 60 km race. One other boy went with him and they worked together for one and half laps until the other rider popped. Reece then rode the last lap solo, but was caught 50 meters before the finish line and only managed 6th place.

Reece in the Breakaway with Kiwi Rider Later that afternoon they lined up for the individual Time Trial. The coaches were unsure how Reece would go due to the massive energy expenditure in the first race. But they need not have worried, Reece went out and won the time trial and now sat in second overall in GC. The next day had a Criterium and another 60 km road race. Unfortunately for Reece the Kiwi’s were now wide awake to his constant attacks and they had formed a team to look after their leader. So every attack Reece made was chased down by the Kiwi team. So at the end of the day Reece couldn’t improve his place and ended up second on GC and most aggressive rider again. Full results can be found here.

This was a fantastic experience for all of the Australian boys, especially for the Under 17 boys for their first International trip.

Well done Reece and we can’t wait to see where you end up next !

Brad Hall Nathan Dahlberg Peter McDonald Dan Bonello Wayne Evans

Ben King Trent Morey Jackson Mawby Daniel Furmston Peter Hatton

James Ibrahim

Chris Beeck

Alex Symyth

Theo Yates

Logan Calder

The Plan B Racing Team is a West Australian registered Cycling team competing on the National Road Series. The team contests the National Road Series events along with a handful of other national, and local events as well as some key Asian tour events. Plan B Racing is focused on developing West Australian bike riders to the national and international level.

Our Team has some lofty ambitions and are working towards gaining a UCI Continental licence for 2013.

Luke Joyce

Alex Malone

Aaron Slavik

THE TOUR– PLAN B RACINGTEAM .

Their success is measured by 3 key performance indicators under the headings below: PERFORMANCE To be one of the leading teams in the NRS series and to stand atop the podium in the various tours and one day races. We are focused on delivering a strong season on the asian tours with stage wins and overall classifications as our main priorities.

COMMERCIAL To provide a professional and valuable sponsorship opportunity for engaged sponsors.

SUCCESS To be a high profile success story of cycling in Western Australia.

The team is made up of the following personnel including: Wayne Evans ( Manager ) Matt Davis ( Assistant Manager ) Darryl Morphett ( Assistant Manager ) Nathan Dahlberg (DS) Adrian Spinelli ( Team Physiotherapist ) The team has been around since mid 2008 and has gone from being a smaller outfit racing locally and learning the ropes on the NRS series and Asian tours, to genuinely contesting the major NRS races as well as overall tour wins in both the NRS and The leading Asian tours. We would like to thanks everyone involved in the Racing Team and please let us know if you would like to assist in any way.

If you are interested in applying to join the Team as rider please contact the Team Manager -Wayne Evans

PELOTON– BIKE SKILLS The Be Active Cycle Instead Bike Skills Program, launched in last July, continues to go from strength to strength with programs being run across the state. Utilising AustCycle, Australia’s only nationally accredited bike skills program, Cycling WA is now the primary service provider of bike skills training in the state.

Our major program partner, Healthway, significantly increased its support of the program in 2012 and this has assisted Cycling WA in the delivery of free programs to more than 600 children and adults in the past eight months.

Healthway’s Executive Director, David Malone, says that cycling is a great way for children and adults to enjoy some fresh air while being active which is important for good health.

“Being physically inactive is a major cause of obesity among children and adults and we know that obesity is associated with many health problems including diabetes, heart disease and cancer,” Mr Malone said.

“Apart from the health benefits of cycling, there is a practical element as well because Perth’s traffic congestion is increasing every year,” he said.

“Cycling to work or school is a practical solution to the logistical problems caused by increased traffic on our roads.”

“By supporting the Be Active Cycle Instead Skills program, Healthway hopes to encourage children in particular to get into the habit of cycling early in their lives, and we have increased our funding to allow Cycling WA to get more people involved, including in regional areas.”

This year has also seen the RAC provide support to the program in the shape of a Community Partnerships Grant aimed at increasing the number of accredited AustCycle Teachers in the metropolitan and regional areas. The grant enabled a total of 18 coaches to participate in the two day Level 1 AustCycle Teacher Courses held in Geraldton and Perth, resulting in a spread of accredited coaches from the Great Southern, Goldfields, Mid-West & Metropolitan Perth, with a further course planned in the South West in July 2012.

The Be Active Cycle Instead Bike Skills Program kicked off in July 2011 following the initial accreditation of 20 AustCycle Teachers. With the injection of funds from the RAC in 2012 and expanded support of Healthway, the Be Active Cycle Instead Bike Skills Program in just 10

months has doubled its coaching capacity and is on its way to extending the program reach to the regional areas of WA. “The support of Healthway and the RAC has gone a long way towards getting the Be Active Cycle Instead Bike Skills Program up and running. Their continued support allows us to develop the program by increasing program accessibility in the community as well as raise the quality of delivery of bike skills education in WA” said Cycling WA Development Manager Claire South.

For more information on the program please visit www.wa.cycling.org.au

Active After School Communities Cycling Gala Day, at Midvale Speed Dome. April 2012, as part of the Be Active Cycle Instead Bike Skills Program.

PELOTON– RIDE ETIQUETTE corners; slow up gradually before you get there if the corner is

you

sharp or the traction uncertain.

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Ride at an even steady pace

Accelerating

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Close up gaps between riders as quickly and smoothly as

Accelerating away from lights, intersections and corners should

possible

be steady and controlled so that large gaps are not formed.

When possible ride one metre clear from the gutters and

Cornering

parked cars

Hold your line through corners giving the person next to you plen-

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of any group ride 

Rides are recreational. They are not races!

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Choosing to participate in an group ride means you have chosen to be part of a team

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Keep your handlebars level with those of the rider next to

SAFETY is always the number one priority

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Be understanding and supportive of less experienced riders… we were all there once

Single File

ty of space. Approach the corner at a safe speed and do not

If the road narrows and the group is small the call may be made

brake through corners.

to ride single file when necessary. The outside rider should move

Punctures

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Give and receive advice graciously

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Lead by example

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Introduce yourself to new riders… make them feel welcome

carefully in front of the rider directly to their left.

If someone has a flat tyre, assistance must be given by at least

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Remember… our actions as individual riders reflect upon

Lead Riders

one other rider (preferably two). The decision to wait or not is

cycling as a whole 

Lead riders must call out all hazards and indicate route direc-

made by the group leader.

tions, and following riders must pass it back down the group

Accidents

(see Calls and Signals).

In the rare event that there is an accident ALL riders must stop

Take a turn at the front. Don’t let the same riders do all the

and give assistance as needed.

work every week. When the lead riders are ready to peel off

DO NOT:

they should move carefully out to the right and soft pedal as

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Cross wheels with the rider in front of you

the group moves up on their left, and then rejoin at the back.

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Half-wheel with the rider beside you

Keep Left

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Allow large gaps to form

When climbing or in a designated sprint / fast pace zone and you

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Surge or change pace indiscriminately

are no longer riding in formation keep left at all times (unless

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Brake suddenly

passing another rider)

Miscellaneous

Passing

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Have fun!

THE BASICS 

Be on time

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Maintain your bike in good order

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Carry enough water, food and spares

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Check the route on the website beforehand

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It is sensible to carry your mobile phone and some cash

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Bring a positive attitude

SHARING THE ROAD 

Obey the road rules

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Respect other road users

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Be predictable and always indicate your intentions

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Never ride more than 2 abreast

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Maintain group formation at lights and intersections behind

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Use lights when there is insufficient daylight

GROUP RIDE ETIQUETTE Riding in Formation 

Riders should pair off 2 by 2

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Try to maintain about a 30-50cm distance from the rear wheel of the rider in front of you

When passing another rider always check behind to see it is

is in formation with the exception of when the rider is at the

safe. Pull out smoothly and call “on your right” to the rider

front.

you are passing. Move smoothly back to the left when you

queued vehicles. 

Tri-bars are permitted but are not to be used while the group

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Mobile phones are not to be used while in the group. Pull off

have completed the manoeuvre.

or drop well back behind the group if you need to use a hand

Do not try to pass on the left or “inside”, even if a gap has

held mobile. Hands-free mobiles are permitted for emergen-

formed.

cy calls only.

Braking Avoid braking as much as possible. When braking is necessary do so gently and indicate you are slowing. Avoid braking through

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The use of iPods etc is strongly discouraged when on a group ride.

PELOTON– CORPORATE CHALLENGE Compete against Tour de France champions A new and exciting event is about to hit the Perth market and bring Australia’s best cycling stars along for the ride The Financial Review Corporate Cycling Challenge is a team time trial events where teams of 5 to 10 cyclists can compete against each other. Teams can be all male, all female or mixed.

To ride with GreenEDGE, SaxoBank, Team Sky and Garmin cyclists sign-up for the Saxo Capital Markets Elite Team Time Trial.

The event will be held on Sunday 28 October 2012 in the metropolitan area (course details to be confirmed).

The event was held in Geelong last year attracting over 450 cyclists and the following elite riders and athletes: Richie Porte, Matthew Lloyd, Koen de Kort, Mike Rodgers, Nathan Haas, Chris Sutton, Chris Judd, Shane Crawford, Ryan O’Keefe.

For more information and to register your interest view the website www.corporatecyclingchallenge.com.au or email info@corporatecyclingchallenge.com.au

THE PELOTON– COMING CYCLING WA EVENTS Photos courtesy of Tony Lendrum photography

6-May-12

12-May-12

Tom Lowry Memorial Race

Peel Junior Tour

Federal Hotel, Collie .

Wandi

2-Jun-12

10-Jun-12

17-Jun-12

Goldfields Cyclassic + Community Challenge

Pickering Brook Road Race Series #1

State Junior Ro Championships

Kalgoorlie to Leonora

Pickering Brook

Pickering Bro

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1-Jul-12

oad s

Pickering Brook Road Race Series #2

State Junior ITT Championships

Pickering Brook

Champion Lakes

ook

5-Aug-12 Pinjarra Classic Pinjarra

12-Aug-12 Pickering Brook Road Race Series #3 and Masters State Championships Pickering Brook

DOMESTIQUES

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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