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May 2013 | Albert Park
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We accept it, we don’t fight it. If it is cold, you rug up a little more. If is dark, you take some lights. If is raining, you get wet. If it is hot, you take an extra bidon. My favourite seasons to ride are Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring.
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They all offer different light, different sensations and different enjoyment for different reasons.
- Jonathon Ayres, ACE Member
Harvey Crabtree The Manna from Heaven Group
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Contents
page 16 profile - page 18 profile - page 26
introduction
Big data analysis
giro d’italia analysis
profile - page 38
lou pagano
gallery - page 44
page 54 (click here)
page 58 Executive Cyclist Magazine is published six times in 2013 and is produced independently of Australian Cycling Executives (ACE) and Australian Cycling Professionals (ACP). Views expressed by authors, contributors or advertisers aren’t necessarily those of the publisher, the founders of ACE, ACP or it’s partners. Copyright is reserved, so we’d ask you not to reproduce the publication in another form. Feel free to share via links though. Contact bigguy@sweatandgears.com
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noosa training camp
Kate Bates / brad mcgee gallery - page 66
profile - page 74 gallery - page 82
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jonathon Ayres
grand tour dinner
profile - page 90 - eva caprille gallery - page 98
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review - page 112 venge / propel gallery - page 118 profile - page 130
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Henk Vogels
ACE Supported NOOSA TRAINING CAMP August 2013
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I also think Training Camps can quite often be fairly intimidating, sometimes being perceived as a sporting playground for the elite with little room in the perception of the public for new comers or those in their first or second season. The general fear being “will I keep up, do I really belong, am I good enough?” If this is a fear familiar to anyone reading this then I encourage you to change your perspective here and now. Noosa Camp is about helping you to a stage in your performance that reaffirms why you even entered the sport - because you
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belong there, just like everybody else. Sport wouldn’t exist if none of us participated.
See page 54 for details
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From Faith to Fact: Business Value through Big Data Analytics
Conrad Bates C3 Business Solutions
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Business Value through Big Data Analytics Rear view analytics, such as
Imagine applying this type of insight
Conrad Bates
that in the following story, “Giro
and flexibility to your organisation’s
C3 Business Solutions
d’Italia Analytics”, should really
data? Immediately, you will know
Managing Partner
be business as usual for most
correlations based in fact, not
forward thinking organisations.
instinct. And, you can look at those
However, we find that many businesses are still relying on gut-feel or what we call faithbased decision making. There is definitely room for gut- or faithbased decisions; we just believe they should be underpinned by a bedrock of fact. Rear View Analytics What rear view analytics gives you is valuable insight into fact-based relationships that exist within your data. It shows trends, outliers, and gives you a visualisation of a mass of data that is easily understood and not subject to varying interpretation. After a ride, you may find rear view analytics useful across data markers such as your heart rate, speed, cadence or power output using a graphical interface tool or a cloud based
correlations on the fly for different facets of your business or, indeed, for data that straddles your entire organisation. • Analyse your customer by segment against what they’re buying, as well as when and how they’re buying it. • Look at price points against GP or purchase quantities (or both!). • Work out how marketing campaigns impact your channels, bottom line or brand value. Correlate data markers that may seem to have no relationship and see what comes up. It’s proof for directional decisions into the future.
solution such as strava (www. strava.com).
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Predictive Analytics
Or, look to your small data and use
ask your data what you have to do
From rear-view analytics, there are
statistical samples to predict the
to get a predetermined outcome.
two distinct paths you can take…
outcomes from certain actions. You can then optimise your business to
This will show you not only what
Machine learning: where you scour
drive those outcomes. The key here
and when something will happen
your big data for correlations. So,
is to start with a simple, specific
but will tell you why. The healthcare
ask the question “What don’t I
question that you can then test.
industry in the U.S. is benefiting
know?” and let the analytics tools
from this type of analytics already
do the rest. Of course, you need to
Prescriptive Analytics
develop your hypothesis, and out of
Prescriptive analytics is what we
use of prescriptive analytics during
that formulate complex algorithms
see as extreme analytics. It’s not
the election campaign in 2012.
to get to this point but the results
in common use in Australia yet but
can be highly insightful.
the value is untapped. Simply put, prescriptive analytics allows you to
Click the image below to view video: “Obama’s use of prescriptive analytics”
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Business Value through Big Data Analytics
Big Data Analytics will be your
achieve competitive advantage and
And that means a change in the
grow their marketshare beyond
way your organisation operates. It’s
reasonable expectations. However,
a fundamental shift from gut-based
it’s not as simple as coming up with
to fact-based decision making and
a hypothesis to test; that’s tactical
sponsor.
must permeate all areas and levels
analytics and reasonably widely
of your organisation to deliver the
Predictive analytics whether big
used today.
best results. Once achieved, you’ll
strategic advantage, much
like an experienced television presenter is to a sport, or
indeed, the pink jersey is to a
data machine learning or small
starting climbing the analytics
statistical samples, is the future
To get competitive value from your
maturity curve and the results will
for organisations that wish to
data, whether it’s big or small, you
be worth the effort.
need to use analytics strategically.
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Giro d’Italia Analytics C3 Managing Partner, Cameron Wall
Cameron Wall used the
C3 Business Solutions
SAS Visual Analytics tool to
Managing Partner
investigate the Giro, TDF and Vuelta at the recent Breakfast with the Bunch in Melbourne. According to Cameron, this type of analytics, known as ‘rear view’ or historical analytics, can help organisations understand and hone their corporate strategies and tactics based on what is really happening within their business. Additionally, it can highlight specific external impacts on those results. Translate this into the business world and you could slice and dice your data to determine strategic business markers. For example,
Names (left to right): James Bradshaw; Danny Cohen, Conrad Bates, Bradley McGee; Kate Bates; Cameron Wall; Michael Henry; Steve Psichalos; James Lechte
look at customer segments by spend, product type, or credit value and highlight those segments that are most profitable to your business.
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Average race speed over time for Giro d’Italia (blue), Tour De France (yellow), Vuelta a Espaùa (red) This particular graph shows trending in historical data over time, in this case the increasing average race speed for the Giro, TDF and Vuelta.
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Year: 1967. British Cyclist, Tom Simpso in the 13th stage of the TDF. Ampheta and alcohol found in his system post m
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Year: 1985/6 IOC bans blood doping (although no test existed to prove this at the time)
Year: 1975. IOC bans Anabolic Steroids in sport
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Correlations: finding relationships between seemingly unrelated markers
Correlations showing the relationship between x and y axis markers Without data, it is hard to determine the real strength of relationships between seemingly unrelated activities or elements within your business. Analytics however, can give you the power to discover these true nuggets of value. In this example, a number of data points are brought together randomly and analysed quickly and easily showing relationship depths. The graph above and next page shows a strong correlation between mountain points won in the 2013 Giro and the rider’s weight.
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Correlation between mountain points won and the rider’s weight
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BMC’s team performance and Cadel Evans’ performance in the 2013 Giro
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BMC team average speed by stage in Giro 2013 Average speed is trending down over the race, as expected
Identifying Outliers From a mountain of data, you can then narrow down your pool and draw on specific elements that interest you. Here, we look at the BMC team’s average speed during the 2013 Giro to identify outliers. In this case, we see that Cadel Evans’ performance in the Stage 8 time trial is significantly faster with an average speed of almost 43 kph as opposed to his team mate, Ivan Santaromita, at just over 40 kph.
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Cadel Evans’ Giro average speed across stages Trending down as expected
Identifying Outliers This second graph highlights Cadel Evans’ average speed on a downward trend as the race progresses. His average speed from the Stage 2 time trial, which is upwards of 46.5 kph, is significantly faster than the second, Stage 8 time trial at almost 43 kph.
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Lou Pagano ACE Advisory Board
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Executive Profile
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Lou Pagano I have spent all my working life
My goal has been to lead
Director Alliances Group
focused on Supplier Relationship
commercial teams that have
AMP
Management. My early years
operated strategically and
in supply management and
concentrated on being enablers
ACE Advisory
procurement made me realise
and influences for business to
Board Member
that the opportunities in achieving
achieve outcomes that punch
success were more likely to be
above their weight. The lessons
from moments of truth in dealing
along the journey have been many,
with customers by satisfying their
my highlights are :
strategic needs and the extent one leveraged market intel in developing customer solutions.
· Organisations that have innovation at the core of their operating model introduced
Through the early 80s as I joined
the value of taking measured
the workforce, supply chain
risks and leveraging the external
management seemed to focus
market place for ideas and
on process and the related
innovation.
costs, very little time was spent focused on the strategic business
· Businesses that resisted
requirements and building deep
change in the face of market
and valuable relationships. The
transformation influenced by
‘procurement’ function was largely
new technologies and supply
seen as administrative (outside of
chain processes, was a lesson
manufacturing) and not known for
in the dangers of leadership
strategic capability.
complacency and arrogance.
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Executive Profile
What challenges does your
What is a cycling ambition?
communicating clear objectives,
business face in 2013?
A cycling holiday in Italy is top on
and creating an innovative,
Industry Transformation in
the list.
empowered performance based
Financial services in particular the
culture achieve greater and more
superannuation market, capital
What bike do you ride?
valuable results along with highly
constraints, reducing margins, rising
Bianchi Infinito
engaged workforce.
costs and increasing competition.
· Leaders who focus on
Since joining the ACE Advisory What sports have you been
Board, has cycling become a
capability of each individual and
involved in?
bigger part of your personal and
the opportunity for outstanding
Soccer, cycling, football – touch
professional life?
· The strength of a team is in the
The opportunity to meet with
performance is heavily influenced by behaviours and the quality of
When did you start cycling?
passionate and committed
leadership.
I was a keen cyclist throughout
cyclist’s has been refreshing and
my youth and up to the end of my
educational.
I have learnt these lessons from a
teens. I took up the sport again
number of employers commencing
when I turned 50 influenced by a
How do you balance your
with Toyota in the late 70s, AWA (a
number of charity events.
personal, professional and riding lives?
once mighty Australian electronics manufacturing company) in the
Describe a good week on the bike:
At this point not well, with work
leading edge marine/aviation
Three morning sessions during the
overwhelming both cycling and
Divisions in the early 80s, The State
week and a long Saturday morning
personal activities - but the
Bank of NSW as it corporatized in
ride with friends.
challenge to fix the imbalance has started in 2013!
the 90s, Colonial as it transformed Financial services and its own
Do you have a favourite ride?
business model and 15 years
The Melbourne around the bay ride
in AMP from de-mutualisation,
is my favourite and hardest ride, but
globalisation, global de merger to
weekend rides to Akuna bay/west
most recently AXA Integration.
head are most enjoyable.
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A Cycling Tour company that can deliver the promise of making you feel like a Pro because you ride alongside them ....
France Borneo Tasmania Noosa Training Camp - See details for ACE members Photos: Graham Watson
sometimes being perceived as a sporting playground for the elite with little room in the perception of the public for new comers or those in their first or second season. The general fear being “will I keep up, do I really belong, am I good enough?” If this is a fear familiar to anyone reading this then I encourage you to change your perspective here and now. Noosa Camp is about helping you to a stage in your performance that reaffirms why you even entered the sport - because you belong there, just like everybody else. Sport wouldn’t exist if none of us participated. It’s quite a line up you’ve got at Noosa Training Camp. It’s rare to see so many Aussie Sporting greats housed under one roof. Our Guests are all friends. I’ve known them all on a professional Tell us about the VOGELS.TS
more than likely see little change or
and personal level throughout
Noosa Training Camp.
progression in your sport. Noosa is
my cycling career. This is not an
It’s one thing taking on new
a solid launching pad and we follow
impersonal gathering of names,
knowledge or approaches to
up with a six week training plan so
think of it more as a reunion of
training and racing but unless
it’s not over over just because the
sporting mates wanting to share
you are equipped with the ability
last day of the camp arrives.
their own journey and experiences
to translate the information once
I also think Training Camps can
with participants in order for them
you leave the camp then you will
quite often be fairly intimidating
to improve their own.
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Q & A With Henk Vogels I understand you’re in Borneo at
You’re Henk Vogels, that may be
participants can get lost inside
fairly intimidating for a coffee shop
a training camp, being part of a
the moment? Holiday?
rider or someone relatively new to
group is fantastic and extremely
I wish! Jo and I are here building a
cycling. Do you think people will
motivating but there are topics
new tour. Borneo is a spectacular
perceive this as an elite training
that apply to you directly and
destination and it’s providing us
camp?
even during seminars YOU can
with the perfect stage to create
Possibly on first glance but to
get a bit left behind. The one
what we believe will be a one of
reiterate, the camp will be a friendly
on one appointments are a
a kind cycling holiday. Every bike
no nonsense environment and
great solution. It provides each
rider knows the imbalance created
open to all. Sure I rode the Tour de
participant with the opportunity to
when incorporating your bike into a
France, but these days I’m more a
talk about them, their goals, their
holiday - it pretty much leaves those
coffee shop rider now right along
concerns, their training. Anything
you love behind so providing an all
with the rest of you.
that applies to them and their
inclusive holiday that provides the
sport. It also gives us the
same level of enjoyment to partners
information we need to follow up
and/or children while you’re out on
with the training plan.
your bike is pretty cool. Joining
Why combine Cycling and
up with the family in the afternoon
Triathlon in the one camp?
and enjoying great leisure and sight
We don’t differentiate between
There are some fairly attractive
the two when it comes the
price packages on offer for the
bike. There is information that
camp.
applies to both. We have power
Yeah it’s a great incentive for mates
Or you could hang by the pool after
savvy coaches on board as well,
to have a few days away in a new
the ride. That’s always an option.
that’s definitely a topic that applies
environment training together.
seeing activities together is a cycling holiday that is fairly hard to come by.
to both cyclists and triathletes. I’ve noticed you provide one on one 30 minute coaching appointments for all participants. That’s fairly unique. It is and irrespective of whether participants have their own Coach there is always room for new information. Occasionally
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Brad McGee with Kate Bates In my role as a cycling reporter at SBS Australia, and as an ACE Ambassador, I have the priviledge of interviewing some great champions from the sport of cycling. Additionally, I am privy to a community of business leaders who all possess thought leadership in their chosen fields. The recent involvement of Bradley McGee at ACE events is a wonderful example of how the high performance framework of elite sport has tremendous crossover to the business world. In the areas of strategic thinking, courageous leadership, data analysis and stakeholder engagement to name a few, the business of professional cycling has many lessons to share. Through a series of tailored events for the membership, ACE will continue to share the lessons and insights from the inner workings of the most inner circles of the cycling world. I spoke with Brad at the recent Melbourne Breakfast with the Bunch... Kate: Wow, Brad it must be an incredible feeling pulling the Maglia Rosa on? Goose bump moments, I can see you get a little emotional watching it. (Video of Brad’s career) Brad: That was in Genoa (Giro d’Italia, 2004), it was a great feeling. I was living in Monaco at the time and I had a lot of friends and supporters come down. Winning that opening prologue was about as close to perfection as I ever got on a bike. Knowing the course, trimming every corner, knowing what gear to be in…I sort of went into that day confident of winning which was a big thing for me. As a grand tour, it was starting to come together for me and I went in there thinking “Yeah, I can get this one” which raised the bar as far as putting pressure on yourself and I responded well. It was a great result for the little French team – Francaise des Jeux – it wasn’t often they were on the world stage like that.
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Giro Thoughts
What does it feel like the day
authority. He was probably the last
after you’ve pulled that jersey
statesman of the bunch before the
on, to go out there and have to
Pro Tour. He would get around the
race to defend it?
dodgy roads and hills and have his
The bunch, the peloton in the Tour of Italy is quite special. Back in the day there were still some big figures in cycling so you become part of that fold and it heightens the level of expectations to do the jersey justice and perform well in front of the Italian tifosi. You always rise when wearing the leaders jersey – you grow an extra leg as they say.
own tactics, to survive out there. In the sprints he’d put his team on the front for sure, but what I really liked about Cipo is how he survived the climbs. Hit a climb, the bunch splits into pieces. Most of the group are down the back in the grupetto. But Cipo would just skip off the front of the grupetto, just as the climb would really get steep. And
We also had the Womens Tour of
at first I just thought what’s he out
Italy, the Giro Donne and what
there doing, he’s going to be out
I found racing there - the roads,
there all day by himself, he’ll be tired
they were insane. They’re
for the next days sprint stage. But
narrow, they’re windy and
no, he was smart. He’d get in front
the surfaces are so slippery.
and the crowds…..thick like they
How nervous is the bunch?
were….would get this noise about
The women’s bunch was just
them and the sound of Cipo would
insanely crazy.
be sent right up the mountain. All
It is the same in the men’s. The fighting that goes on inside the peloton is just off the charts. You can get away with a lot of things in the Giro that you can’t in the Tour
the tifosi would be tapping him on the arse to encourage him…. basically he wouldn’t have to climb up the mountains at all.
de France or the Vuelta. I remember back in my early days riding the Giro with Mario Cipollini and he would just demand respect and
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Bradley McGee Your Giro career is particularly
I’ve heard you tell a really
interesting and whilst it wasn’t
interesting story about your
in the same year, you’ve
experiences at the Giro and
effectively bookended the
getting really cold over a few
Tour. One year you won the
mountain passes.
first stage and held the jersey,
Tonights stage (Giro Stage 19)
another year you may have
normally takes in the climb in
finished, how do I say this…
question, the Gavia, 2618m. So back
(Brad interrupting) Dead last Kate,
in 2000 I found myself back in the
dead last. 2000, my first Grand Tour
grupetto, it’s about and hour and a
ever and I did finish dead last, four
half, hour forty five climbing. We got
and a half hours down on Garzelli
the message that the front group went over in blue skies and sunshine
(Kate interrupting) That’s a full
but 30 minutes later the grupetto
stage!
climbs over and it started snowing.
Yeah that is a full stage, I like being
Clouds came in, total whiteout
reminded of that! They actually give
and we just weren’t prepared. We
you a prize in Milano, but by the
had a soigneur up top, I remember
time they got to my award they were
grabbing a vest and a pair of arm
basically pulling down the stage. I did
warmers and we started to drop
have some problems that year - I was
down into the valley below.
suffering and had some crashes. Like any other year we’d lost 60 to 70
We all know about the delay, you
riders of the 200 that started. That’s
have to finish within the delay to start
the Giro, it’s punishing, it’s a tough
next day. You’re with a group of guys
time of year. You either go in there for
you don’t know, or know little of and
results or back in the day for form.
suddenly you’re just in this combined
Or as a neo-pro you go in there and
pack against the weather and time
you don’t know what you’re looking
delay. Suddenly you are like brothers,
for and just hold on. It’s never going
going down this climb, everyone
to change in the Giro which is great.
just tight knit and screaming at each
We know it as the toughest race on
other, doing whatever it took to stay
the planet.
focused and warm. It got to the point
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where you couldn’t use your fingers to brake, you’d use the palm of your hand to get onto the brake lever. It was just nuts. You just get to the bottom and the end of the stage and basically sign off, get on the team bus, have a shower and get ready for the next day. That was the amazing thing about those sort of days. You go through hell then 15 minutes after the finish you’re back into reality and on with the show. You cannot explain that, you call your wife at night and she asks how you day was? “Oh a bit of a tough one”.
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Bradley McGee
(Referencing the severve weather
Chatting about Cadel Evans:
It’s really quite remarkable, it shows what sort of character
in the Italian mountains) Now Cadel needs to get back
he is. He puts it absolutely all
As a rider, you go into these
into this race. He was sitting
out there and fights so hard.
races so prepared. You pre-ride
2nd going into the time trial
Some days it works, some days
the courses, you know what’s
yesterday. He wasn’t too far
it doesn’t. Do you actually think
coming up. How do you deal
behind but overnight he had
Cadel can fight back from this?
with major changes (parts of
a bit of a shocker. He’s now 4
stages being taken out)?
minutes behind Nibali.
I think he’s going to have to be careful. If the Tour de France is the
It’s going to be interesting… tomorrow’s stage is completely
You know what’s remarkable
real goal for the year. If he goes really
changed, but there’s still some
about Cadel? When he’s bad,
deep for no prize, it could be a risk
challenges there. It will all come
he’s really bad but when he’s
for the Tour. But knowing Cadel he’ll
down to local knowledge by the
good, he’s so good but there
go in and have a fight anyway, he
directors and riders. If they have
isn’t much in between. I really
doesn’t seem to worry ‘too far down
knowledge of these climbs and the
distinctly remember when
the track’. He just loves to race, he’s
weather is bad, the crucial moments
Cadel won the pink jersey for
a fighter. He’ll have a crack for sure.
will come in the run into the climbs
the first time, but when he lost
and the descents.
it he really did it in style. I think
Its funny you say going too deep
he lost 10 or 12 minutes.
for no prize, but he’s still sitting
I think he was with us back in the
2nd….in a Grand Tour.
grupetto.
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Jonathon Ayres I spent the early parts of my career
Head of Bank of Melbourne Private Bank of Melbourne
in funds management distribution roles. This led to opportunities to help fundamentally re-engineer and re-establish a nationally distributed financial advice business within the National Australia Bank Group at a time when NAB was just purchasing MLC. All of the Big 4 Australian banks were embarking on a land grab for wealth management assets and it was an exciting time bringing together two cultures. This led to an opportunity to run NAB Private Bank’s Advice and Investment business nationally throughout an exciting, and fast paced time. I gained some fabulous exposure to business leaders, captains of industry and some colourful characters ! This time also gave me the opportunity to add core banking skills to my wealth management background and a role running one half of NAB’s Private’s complete business in Victoria, just as the GFC was setting in.
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The Bank of Melbourne Private Our business is a boutique sized private bank and private wealth advisory business, built just for Victorians and backed by one of Australia’s pre-eminent diversified financial institutions. We aim to help successful Victorians manage, protect and grow their wealth and legacy. Unlike the perception that banks work in a rigid step by step process, with an ‘everything fits all’ approach, we aim to adapt our service to reflect client’s priorities, timing preferences, and personal style which can change over time. We want to build strong and durable relationships with our clients that are built around trust. We evolve our service with their changing circumstances, and will sit in the passenger seat providing invaluable navigational advice throughout their journey. We also believe that our clients can benefit by us having a local perspective. We live where they live, we have a vested interest in ensuring that Melbourne and Victoria remain vibrant, productive and successful places to live and work. Having a business that only exists in one state allows some focus, and some latitude, to make local decisions around pricing, structure, people and policy. It is fairly liberating and I look forward to the role that we can play in contributing to the fabric of Melbourne life.
My last 3 years with the group involved helping set up and run distribution for nabinvest, which houses NAB’s global asset management capabilities, and introducing some significant global investment managers to the Australian market place. And then along came the job offer you can’t refuse, Bank of Melbourne and the opportunity to start and operate a Private Bank just for Victorians. I’m approaching 2 years as Head of Bank of Melbourne Private and couldn’t feel more professionally challenged or motivated. What business challenges do you face in 2013? Bringing a new bank to the market place hasn’t been half as challenging as bringing Bank of Melbourne cycling kit to market !! Our capital markets specialists and commercial banking colleagues develop new found artistic opinions and suddenly discover their inner marketer when you propose to put some kit together. There have been deep conversations about colour, chamois supplier, truest interpretation of our logo and location on the loudness scale. On a serious note, our challenge remains fairly consistent over the next few years - continue growing our business at a healthy and sustainable rate, continue supporting Victorian businesses and backing individuals, continue to contribute to the dialogue about the future of our great state and continue to invest in the people and communities that we inhabit.
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Jonathon Ayres thrill of the bike. It’s seriously snowballed from there and now dominates. Over most of that time the mountain bike dominated - multi-day stage races, enduros and 100km marathon distance races. Racing is a loose term, as finishing intact was the main objective ! It helps to have a great group of your closest mates develop the same affliction at the same time in your lives. About 2 years ago I discovered the What sports have you been
myself. My wife and I have always
involved with?
enjoyed being out in the Australian
Like any typical Victorian kid, I
bush camping and walking and
played cricket and football as a
hiking have always been a part of
junior, and a lot of tennis and golf. I
this.
wasn’t particulalry talented at any of them, but golf and tennis probably
When and why did you get into
remained throughout my 20’s when
cycling?
work and relationships kicked in
I am a relatively recent slave to
and started to dominate.
two wheels. About 7 years ago, after not doing much with fitness
Those that know me well know
for many years, some mates and
that I am fairly competitive in
I took the mountain bikes we all
my professional life, but I never
had gathering dust in the shed on
really had that translate into
a weekend away. We wheezed up
competitive sport. I seem to prefer
some climbs, whizzed down some
accomplishing a goal I have set
hills and rediscovered the childhood
road and the devout life of a middle aged man in lycra. I really don’t care where I’m riding, bitumen, single track or gravel grinding, I just love being out in the country side riding my bike. I’m really enjoying some of the magic places both the road bike and mountain bike take you. Describe a good week on the bike During the working week, two or three short and sharp rides followed by coffee with my local group. Commuting every day I can and a longer ride on Sunday morning so that it doesn’t eat into family time too much. I haven’t had much time
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for the mountain bike lately. I am
What is a cycling ambition?
How do you balance your
very lucky to ride with some guys
Like most, to ride some of the
personal, professional and riding
in my street and some that are not
classic climbs of Alpine Europe,
lives?
too far away. The only down side
both on and off road. A couple of
Poorly ! As a father of two young
is that we enjoy the coffee and
weeks with good friends, combining
children, like most, I try my best to
conversation as much as the riding,
riding and imbibing would pretty
limit the family impact of my riding
so we could stretch ourselves a little
much be heaven for me. Strategic
addiction by confining it to the early
bit more.
plans have been laid, watch this
hours of the morning. I do value
space…..
the mixture of fitness, conversation and relationships and being out in
Like all groups, we have our own unwritten sprint sections,
What bike/s do you ride?
our great countryside a great deal.
KOM’s and unspoken victories.
I like steel framed bikes so a US
I believe it strengthens me mentally,
Realistically, if I get 200kms in
Made Steel Salsa La Raza, SRAM
provides me with energy and ideally
without compromising on too
Red, White Industries titanium hubs
makes me a more balanced father,
much, I’m happy, but like most, I
laced lovingly to some H+Son rims
partner and professional. But I
would always like to do more.
by the artisans at Commuter Cycles
would always like to ride more….
in Brunswick. It’s unique and built Do you have a favourite ride/s?
for me.
What’s your take on why weather doesn’t stop people riding in
For the road, North East and Alpine Victoria, without a doubt. I’m a
My workhorse is a steel Masi
Melbourne
Clydesdale and shouldn’t enjoy
CX - daily commute and when
We accept it, we don›t fight it. If it
climbing, but I do get a thrill out of
adorned with fatter tyres perfect
is cold, you rug up a little more. If
simply getting up and over some
for gravel grinding and cyclocross.
is dark, you take some lights. If is
of the bigger bergs. One of our
It is bullet proof. Mountain bike
raining, you get wet. If it is hot, you
good friends lives in Beechworth,
probably needs updating, but my
take an extra bidon. My favourite
so we get up there regularly and
Giant Trance X1 has been much
seasons to ride are Summer,
always squeeze something in. It’s
punished, much loved and much
Autumn, Winter and Spring. They
probably the same for the mountain
upgraded. There is a single speed
all offer different light, different
bike. Around Melbourne, Yarra
pub bike and a couple of other
sensations and different enjoyment
Boulevard is my mid week favourite
works in progress.
for different reasons.
and I like to head out to Warrandyte and Eltham via Bonds Rd and Mt Pleasant Rd.
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A lot Melburnians would know about it, but Andy
some local food and beer. Bike variety (fixed,
White from Fyxomatosis puts on an annual event
single speed, tandem, classic, new, old) is
that is truly unique to this part of the world and
encouraged as is rider and outfit variety (young,
probably the highlight of my cycling calendar.
old, male, female, bear suit, skin suit, tuxedo).
Inspired by the gruelling Queen of the Classics, the Paris-Roubaix ‹Hell of the North›, Melburn
The ‹winner› is randomly drawn out of a hat and
Roobaix is a ride, not a race, and is known as the
usually wins a fully paid trip to the Tour de France.
‹Hell of Northcote›.
You don›t have to finish, you can stop along the way for lunch, a coffee or beer and the person
Armed with a musette and map, you make your
who has the most fun on the day usually wins.
way across inner Melbourne via cobbled sectors
I haven›t been to any other event that unites all
which are some of Melbourne›s bumpiest and
of the cycling tribes so effectively and is such
steepest bluestone back lane ways. It concludes
great fun. And it is ours to covet in Marvellous
at the legendary open air Brunswick velodrome
Melbourne !
where everyone does a final lap, before imbibing
Check out: www.fyxomatosis.com/index.php/melburn-roobaix-mainmenu
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Eva Caprile I call myself a sales professional
Commercial manager
however my journey to sales began
Nespresso
with work as a social worker mainly working in crisis centres. After that very emotionally rewarding and draining experience I found myself wanting a career with an unlimited upside. My accountant suggested sales was the obvious answer. I achieved success relatively early and rose to National Sales roles in a number of companies before joining Nespresso in a key account
What business challenges do you
role. In a relatively short time I was
face in 2013?
promoted to Commercial Manager.
A set of targets given to me by head office in Switzerland that defy
My prime duties include running
belief. I was fortunate last year to
the business to business division
ride up the Col du Tourmalet, I kind
of Nespresso. This is a highly
of feel like I did looking up at the
energised sales environment and I
peak when it comes to this year’s
love leading a team of committed
targets. The only difference is that I
sales and support staff.
am not allowed to ride in the small chain ring at work, its always 53:11. What sports have you been involved with? Netball, cycling, athletics
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Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Nespresso has achieved a significant level of brand awareness in Australia and hopefully it does not need a detailed description. In short, we aim to secure access to the most premium coffee in the world and then use advanced processes
When and why did you get into
Describe a good week on the bike.
cycling?
One that doesn’t rain, :). Right now
My husband is the driving force
we are in training for Amy’s Gran
in our cycling life. He was always
Fondo in September so my week
very sporty and in 2009 cycling
is a combination of hills session,
appeared on the horizon and as
interval session, 1 long ride and 2
with many things he approached it
moderate pace rides. I try and ride
with100% and took me along for
5 days a week.
the ride. I now love the sport and couldn’t think of my life without cycling.
to deliver the freshest and most refined cup to our customers. We have 2 major divisions, business to consumer and business to business. Coffee is one of those unique products that even the finest can be enjoyed on a daily basis without breaking the bank. Our brand image is unashamedly aimed at people who enjoy quality and luxury.
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Eva Caprile Do you have a favourite ride/s? In Sydney its a hills through Bronte, Bondi and Vaucluse or 3 Gorges. Out of Sydney, anywhere in France and at the Tour Down Under in January. I am from Adelaide and cycling in the hills is amazing. What is a cycling ambition? Whatever my husband tells me it is, just kidding (actually I am not). My ambition is to continually improve and to cycle purely for the love of the sport and for the wonderful things it brings me, like wearing size 8 dresses! What bike/s do you ride?
How do you balance your
A Colnago C59. My father is Italian,
personal, professional and riding
so the frame had to be Italian.
lives?
However, I’m sure I’ve upset the
Fortunately the early morning rides
gods of cycling by having Di2 and
come at the perfect time to enable
Zipp wheels on an Italian frame.
the other aspects of my life. Not only do I get my exercise over early but I feel like I’ve had a shot of endorphins that takes me through the day.
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Coffee – is it an addiction that goes with the job? Nespresso, what else? Having said that, sharing a post ride coffee is one of the great joys of our sport and I am very particular about which café gets my business. Something to share with the group…. Cycling is so much more than I ever thought it would be. I had no idea that it could bring some many wonderful things into our lives, great friendships and physical fitness just to name a few. The obvious question to ask is.... Yes I have met George Clooney. When people find out I work for Nespresso that is the first question I get asked. When I finally met him in Sydney I don’t know if I was excited to meet him or more excited that I could now answer that question with a yes.
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Harvey Crabtree Reviews his 11-speed: • GIANT Propel • Specialized S-WORKS Venge
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Name: Harvey Crabtree
it’s ultra-responsive and shifts so
Lives: Eastern Beaches
quietly - it really only feels like you
Club: MC Cyclery
are using a minute amount more
Years Riding: 28 (5 Road)
digit pressure on the shifters than the battery operated.
Toys: Specialized S-WORKS Venge
Where the Di really wins out is
GIANT Propel SL1
of course in the self-trim most critically when climbing under
Component group:
load and moving around the
Venge – DA Di 2 11 Spd.
cassette.
Propel - DA Mechanical 11Spd The micro shift takes some Having started with 1st Gen
practice on the mechanical –
Di-2 10 Speed (TCR SL0) I was
particularly on multi shifts, again
expecting a real step change –
most noticeably on the climbs.
and I’m not feeling disappointed ….everything is smoother and
What wheels do you use:
less temperamental, flexibility in
• Schnell Stelvio 46 CL –
programming the ‘bunch shift’
Awesome Construction, Fast
and thumb sprint shifters are
& Indestructible (so far) a
great moves forward too.
‘mechanics’ wheel. • Mavic Cosmic Carbone –
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Having said that (and now that
Upgrade on the Propel / Still
weight is no longer an issue) I was
Evaluating although loving the
knocked out by the smoothness
handling and roll on the Wheel
of the new Mechanical as well,
/ Tyre system
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Bike Review • Roval CLX 60’s – Venge – very light / stunning looker and rims perform well on fast descents / cornering – no overheating. • Head Jet 9’s CL - TT How did you end up with these bikes: Venge – Upgrade to new Frame / built from there Propel – Had been looking at from a distance and couldn’t resist…. How’s the ride: Both bikes do an awesome job at what they are designed to do: • Light & Aero • Swift • Brutally Efficient • Stunning (But Different) Visuals On the roll and ‘aero wise’ I would have to give the Venge an advantage (microscopic) – we have run them head to head a few times now – arguably on different wheel set ups though. But the Propel seems to keep running at the gate equally – this can be challenging if you’re riding mid pack or covering last wheel on a bunch but makes a great
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difference if you’re pulling on the
I think the 3 key decisions or buy
wheel upgrade and still have $2/3k
front. The Propel also seems to
factors here between the 2 bikes
in you bin for top end accessories
handle far better on the back end
are the following:
etc. Either way you will have
in the wet (Less stiffness than the
• Brand
an amazing bike you won’t be
Venge) although the Mavic Wheel /
• Cosmetics
disappointed with.
Tyre Combo may contribute to this
• Pricing/Budget Is there an upgrade or piece of kit
as well. I have ridden both on 90km plus rides and think the comfort
Reason for this is that if you have
that you’d really like:
level is a match (Fizik Arione CX
no preference on point 1 and you
In moments of vanity and nonsense
Saddle on both)
like both visually then you could
I lust after a power meter but then
buy the Di2 Propel, spend $2k on a
commons sense kicks in….
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Bike Review Have you ever had a bike fitting (and where): All at GIANT Sydney – Joe Thew is your man in the know.
• Strategic time (solo rides and my commute) • My business supplies cafes – I can combine this with the bike - ‘Tick’
What are your: a) short-term cycling aspirations:
Describe an average cycling week:
Fully rehab and recover from 2
350-400k spread over 3 decent
broken ribs, various sprains & scuffs
bunch rides on a Tuesday, Friday
gained in a recent ‘off’.
Saturday and Sunday plus 3 zippy
b) long-term cycling aspirations:
commutes during the week.
Die riding at 102 – preferably after coffee.
How does cycling fit in with your work/life balance?
What do you love about riding?
• A very patient partner
• The companionship and fun (on
• A very strategic work culture that
and off the bike)
embraces 2 wheels.
• Developing the Bunch
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Daniel Bonello When an incoming call from Cycling
quickly jumped across to join him in
NSW appeared on my screen in
chipping away at the deficit we had
February of this year, I figured that
been left with.
I possibly owed them money or
Perhaps by sheer coincidence,
that they were having trouble with
perhaps by Crawley’s planning, this
an online entry of mine. When I
bridging attempt coincided with the
answered the call I was confronted
beginning of the SBS live telecast.
with a very different and far more
Sitting at home in Sydney was a
enticing situation.
man by the name of Victor Bonnici, a former representative for Malta
Roughly one month prior to that
and still a huge fan of cycling in
phone call I had been in Ballarat
general. When my name came up
with the GPM Data#3 team
on the screen beside Andy’s, the
competing at my first national
cogs in Victors mind began turning.
Championships. The team had found itself in an undesirable
He Immediately recognized my
predicament, in that we had no
name as being Maltese and
one representing us in the already
decided that I had the pedigree to
established break.
represent Malta just as he had done some forty years earlier.
At about the ninety kilometer point my team mate and training partner,
So through Cycling NSW Victor
Andrew Crawley decided to leave
was able to contact me and begin
the security of the peloton in an
setting things in motion for me to
attempt to bridge to the group
try and qualify for the cycling team
some five minutes up the road. As
with the hope of represent Malta at
he wrestled his bike up the road
the Small Nation Games in May and
I was surprised to see that no
the incredibly impressive possibility
reaction came from with the bunch.
of racing at the Commonwealth
Not wanting him to suffer alone I
Games in 2014. Not a bad reward for a reckless attempt to make amends for missing a breakaway.
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To qualify for the team I would be required to compete in the four day Tour ta Malta, held in early April. After earning myself a second place on GC at the tour and robbing the title of ‘best Maltese rider’, I was officially a member of the team. So I immediately gave my sizing for a full matching track suit. I was hoping to wear said track suit alongside my team mates at the Small Nation Games in Luxembourg on May 27, but due to a bureaucratic disagreement between the Maltese Cycling Committee and the MOC only one cyclist was sent. It is quite possible that this will jeopardize my chances of making it to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next yeah, but I have to be pragmatic about the whole situation. Thanks to an eternal fan of cycling and the growing demand for cycling to be shown on television I have already been able to make a whole lot more put of the 2013 season than I had already planned. I just really wanted that tracksuit.
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ACE Travel Stories Calling all travellers. If you have recently travelled or are planning a holiday that includes riding your bike, share your adentures with fellow members. You don’t need to supply a full written story, just some notes with great pictures. Background image from Taiwan’s highest sealed road above 3000m. Check the next Australian Cyclist Magazine for some amazing photos. Contact Simon - bigguy@sweatandgears.com or via Linkedin:
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