The 90 riders racing last Saturday at Casuarina started in the rain and wind. While the rain stopped shortly after the start, the wind remained a constant challenge for the riders, causing problems for smaller groups and individuals. E grade rode together until the third lap, when the bunch split in two. It was the …
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Junior and Womens Tour Race Report 18 May 2019
Saturday saw the running of the the Henk Vogels Cycling Foundation Peel Junior Tour and Peel Womens Tour at the Motorplex. The race consisted of three seperate events, a single 4.7 kilometre lap prologue time trial, a road race of between 3 and 10 laps depending on age and grade of the same circuit and …
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Dog Hill Road Race 11 May 2019 race report
Last Saturday saw nearly 100 riders take to the Dog Hill circuit in Baldivis for our first road race of the winter season. The were numerous attacks on the first lap of A grade with the riders strung out over a few hundred metres as they crossed the finish line after their first lap of …
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Motorplex Kermesse May 4 2019 Race report
Last Saturday afternoon saw the start of the Peel District Cycling Club winter racing season at the Motorplex. In the morning, the club held training sessions for juniors and women at the same venue, under the watchful eyes of former professional Graeme Brown. A number of those riders raced D grade, while the rain was …
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Race Report – SWCC criterium Stratham 1 February 2019
Last Friday saw seven members of the Peel Districts Cycling Club race with members of the South West Cycle Club at their regular Friday evening criterium in Stratham, south of Bunbury C grade was a very entertaining race (at least for the spectators) with two Peel riders constantly attacking. One rider would attack, the bunch …
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Race report – Club Criterium Championships – Alumina Way 27 January 2019
The final race of the Peel Districts Cycling Club summer criterium series is the Club Championships. Which also sees the awarding of the Lara Devenish Memorial Trophy for the most combative rider.across all grades. Clint Hort made his intentions known from the end of the first lap of D grade when he attacked, the end …
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Race report Hopeland TT 13 January 2019
Last Sunday morning was the fourth race in the Peel Districts Cycling Club’sTime Trial series. What was unusual for the morning was the strong southerly, reminiscent of the old Wednesday afternoon races. Which saw riders pushing into the wind for 8 kilometres, some struggling to hold 30 kilometres an hour in parts. Before turning for …
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Race Report Alumina Way criterium 6 January
Peel District Cycling Club first race of the year was at the Alumina Way criterium circuit in Rockingham last Sunday. With only rider in E grade, Simon Stolton, his challenge was to try and hold on to D grade for 25 minutes and one lap, E grade race length. With a couple of early attacks …
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Race report – Pinjarra Criterium 16 December 2018
The Peel District Cycling Club returned to the Pinjarra Industrial Estate last Sunday for the fourth race in their Summer Criterium Series. The last race in Pinjarra saw heavy rain, this time it was a strong southerly wind, which made the back half of the course challenging. Simon Stolton was the only racer in E …
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Race Report – Alumina Way Rockingham 9 December 2018
Last Sunday saw the Peel District Cycling Club take to the Alumina Way circuit in Rockingham. With most of the juniors racing the Junior State Track titles, it was the veterans of the club racing E grade Starting with D grade Simon Stolton and John Mogg stayed with the bunch for seven laps of the …
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