Sunday was the last club race at Parklands for this season. Part of the circuit had just been resurfaced, which resulted in a light covering of stones the full length of the 400 metre climb. Which was going to mean a major change in tactics for some riders. You needed to follow the wheel tracks …
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Race Report – Parklands 14 February 2015
Racing returned to the Parklands course, just north east of Mandurah on Sunday. A favourite of some riders and a bane of others with the 400 metre climb on a rural 4 kilometre circuit. Very different from the usual criterium circuit with is normally flat, 1 to 2 kilometre in length and held in a …
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Race report Parklands 10 January
Racing returned to Parklands just outside Mandurah. Parklands is not your typical criterium course being 4 kilometres long and having a sharp 400 metre climb, a little over a kilometre from the finish. The climb often has a big impact on race. Fortunately for the juniors, they ride an different course which does not include …
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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 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 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 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 – 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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