The Peel District Cycling Club was well represented in junior and masters men at the recent State Criterium Championships. In the under 13 men, will there were a few attacks, most of the riders stayed in a group until the final lap when a Midland Cycling Club rider attacked. The bunch did not panic and …
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Race Report – Motorplex 15 March 2015
Every time the Peel District Cycling Club races at the Motorplex, the weather puts on a challenge. Everyone was expecting rain, instead they had a strong 30kph Westerly gusting to 45. Which had a impact on all the races. The junior race was a Dawson family affair, with the longest legs and biggest wheels in …
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Race Report Parklands 1 February 2015
Parklands is a popular course with a number of riders as the 4 kilometre circuit with a short sharp climb is very different from your usual short flat criterium course. In the juniors it was Harry Maude out sprinting Cheyann Miller to take victory. A first lap attack by Baden Gray and Alex Hanlan, saw …
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Race Report Motorplex 25 January 2015
Racing at the Motorplex is done without any traffic on the circuit, which means it is a very popular circuit with parents of younger riders. There were 7 riders in the junior race and more in the grade races. The junior race was a tactical race with Katie Metcalfe playing a patient waiting game and …
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Race Report Parklands 18 January 2015
The racing returned to Parklands, which is a very different from the usual criterium which is held on a short flat circuit in an industrial estate. A four kilometre circuit including a 400 metre climb, which tops out at 8% in rural Parklands. As the climb is some distance from the finish, it give both …
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Race Report Smeaton Way January 11 2015
The first criterium of the year was held at Smeaton Way on Sunday. With a strong easterly wind, it was going make breakaways difficult with a strong headwind down the back straight. It also meant a tailwind assisted sprint finish with A and B grade riders exceeding 60 kilometres an hour. The juniors race did …
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Race report Smeaton Way 14 December 2014
Smeaton Way is fast flat circuit. It is a difficult course for a breakaway to succeed, though that does not stop riders from trying, most races result is a bunch sprint. In the junior race Joshua Aston won with first time racer Dakota Ramos second. E grade last week was a race of attrition, losing …
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Race Report Parklands 7 December 2014
The Parklands circuit is not your typical criterium circuit at close to 4km long and with a short sharp hill, it is more like a short road circuit. The race is still carried out at the frantic criterium pace, though with the climb, the winner often from a lone attacker or from small group. The …
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Race report – Motorplex 30 November 2014
The criterium racing returned to the Kwinana Motorplex. Which offers a number of different circuits to race. The circuit used on Sunday included a sharp turn followed by a short climb up the narrowest section of the course. This proved challenging for the handcarts who where racing with the Peel District Cycling Club for the …
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Race Report – Criterium Smeaton Way 23 November
The criterium season started last Sunday at Smeaton Way, Rockingham. The south westerly was going to make the racing challenging, as you raced toward the finish line you turned in a strong headwind. Which was going to make it a difficult day for any breakaways and riders who liked to start the sprint early. The …
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