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It was a busy year for the SJC cycling teams, with boys participating in the western zone and state finals of both road and mountain bike disciplines as well as taking part in the Around the Bay in a Day schools challenge. On 17 August, the mountain bike squad raced around a challenging loop at the You Yangs, which tested the boys climbing and descending skills. Each of our boys rode very well on the day, negotiating the course with skill and determination. Well done to Seamus Spanner of Year 8 who finished 4th in the U/15 race, with other great rides coming from Oliver Poole and Cooper Jessen of Year 7 who finished the U/15 event in 7th and 19th respectively. Flynn Draper and Mitchell Grima of Year 9 also rode very well in the U/17 event to take 16th and 17th respectively.

On 20 August, 21 students travelled to Ballarat’s Victoria Park for the road cycling championships. We again had some excellent results on the day, with several boys finishing on the podium and taking home qualifying spots for the state final in Bendigo in October. Below is a list of the boys who competed and their finishing position: U/15 – Oliver Poole (2nd - state round qual), William Rowe (5th), Cooper Jessen (6th), Jordan parker (11th), Will Farrow (12th), Michael Hovey (13th), Michael Vurfurth (14th) U/17 – Joseph McMahon (3rd - state round qual), James Dillon (4th - state round qual), Isaac McMahon (5th), Thomas Foley (7th), Connor Harvey (9th), Xavier Blackley (11th) U/17 (Racing) – Dominic Van Slageran (5th), Finbar Kinna (7th), Zac Rushbrook (8th) U/19 – Evan Spoljaric (6th), Jake Williamson (7th), Eamon Anderson (11th), Sam Hoare (12th), Michael McAuliffe (15th) The final event on the cycling calendar for 2014 was the Around the Bay in a Day Schools Challenge, a 100km ride from Melbourne to Frankston and back on Sunday 19 October. SJC again entered a team in the event with each of the boys enjoying the challenge of covering the distance amongst 17000 other cyclists. Bring on 2015 and another big year for cycling!

Mark Rayson

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CYCLING

Back Row: Thomas Foley, Samuel Hoare, Joseph McMahon, Xavier Blackley, James Dillon, Isaac McMahon Middle Row: Dominic Van Slageren, Michael McAuliffe, Jake Williamson, Eamon Anderson, Evan Spoljaric Front Row: William Farrow, Seamus Spanner, Connor Harvey, William Rowe, Mitchell Hovey, Zachary Rushbrook Absent: Flynn Draper, Mitchell Grima, Cooper Jeesen, Finbar Kinna, Jordan Parker, Oliver Poole, Michael Verfurth Coaches: Mark Rayson