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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Race report – Criterium Championships 30 March 2014
Grey skies and drizzle greeted the large turn out for the Peel Districts Cycling Club Criterium Championships at Smeaton Way Rockingham. In addition to the prizes for top three club members in each grade. There were prizes courtesy of Bikeweek and Port Kennedy Cycles for a prime lap in each grade. A prime lap is …
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Race Report Motorplex 16 March 2014
In a final hit out before the Tour de Perth, a number of Perth best cyclists took to the Motorplex including Travis Meyer formerly Orica GreenEdge now Drapac Racing and 6 riders from the Perth based Nationa Road Series team Giant Satalyst. Which was going to make it hard day in the saddle for the …
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Race Report Parklands 9 March 2014
Roadworks lead to new course and new challenges Due to unscheduled road works, the regular Parklands course was too dangerous to race. So a new course was devised using most of the regular course with hotdog turns at either end. Removing the dangerous section, but including the short climb loved by some riders and hated …
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Race Report Smeaton Way 2 March 2014
The Smeaton Way circuit opposite Bunnings is very popular with members. The race was well attended with a lot of members in their new club kit. As usual the juniors kicked off the racing with Samuel Traianedes out sprinting Grayson Renn for the win. Luca Macconnachie took third just ahead of Georgia Renn in her …
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Race Report Motorplex 23rd February 2014
There was the biggest turnout of the year so far, for the new course around the motorplex. With a number of cyclist taking advantage of 3 event licences to get a taste of racing, without having to commit to a full racing licence. The junior race was a 3 way sprint with Sam Traianedes winning …
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Race Report – Motorplex 16 February
A new circuit at the Motorplex Last Sunday the riders faced a new challenge at the Motorplex, the usual technical circuit was replaced with a slightly longer 1.7km course with fast corners and a short climb. The juniors where first to race the circuit over 2 laps with Jake Brown taking the win with Sam …
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Race Report – Parklands Criterium 9 February
There was a good turn out of members, for the first race at Parklands this season. The course is a favourite for some riders and makes a change for the short technical circuits used for most criteriums. Parklands is more like a short road circuit, being 4km long with a sharp little climb two thirds …
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Race Report Motorplex Criterium 2 February
Racing the Motorplex circuit in the reverse direction with a strong southerly made the racing very different. No longer was the finish up a slight rise and into a headwind, but along a flat stretch of circuit with a tailwind. However, the back straight was now the toughest part of the circuit uphill and into …
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