The Peel District Cycling Club Criterium Championship coincided with the Midland 100 which included the State Under 19 Road Championship. So much to the relief of the older club members, the younger riders chose to start the road race season early and race in Gidgegannup rather than Smeaton Way criterium circuit in Rockingham. Over the …
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Race Report 20 March 2016 Parklands
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 State Criterium Championships 19 March 2016 Tech Park
Last Saturday saw the running of the State Criterium Championships at the Tech Park in Bentley. Peel District Cycling Club was well represented in all junior, open and masters events and the results. The first races of the day was the under 13s. In the male race, after 5 laps in the bunch sprint Ashton …
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Race Report 13 March 2016 Smeaton Way
With the Grand Fondo World Series in Perth last Sunday with the chance to qualify for the World Championship in Perth in September. It was expected the numbers racing at Smeaton Way in Rockingham would be down. While the number of riders were down, particularly in A grade. There was good numbers in B, C …
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Race Report 28 February 2016 Motorplex
Racing returned to the Kwinana Motorplex for the final time this season. The racing was conducted on the tight technical long course which included single lane service roads. With a couple of tight corners with only a single line, cornering correctly was all important. If the rider in front of you made a mistake, you …
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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: Lara’s Race, Smeaton Way, 7th February 2016
Last Sunday saw the second running of the annual Lara Devenish Memorial Race for D grade. Lara was a friendly (but fierce) D Grade club member, who took her own life in August 2014. The race coincided with fund raising activity for Lifeline, which raised almost $1000. Which included a raffle for a number of …
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Race Report – Pinjarra 17 January 2016
After last week’s race with a climb every lap, a number of riders were happy to return to a traditional flat and fast criterium circuit in the Pinjarra Industrial Estate. First away were the juniors, for two laps of the circuit with saw Abigail Vreeken first, Eilidh Milne second and Sienna Stella third. With only …
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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 – Smeaton Way Criterium 13 December 2015
Last Sunday saw some international glamour as three members of the Lithuanian womens’s track development team raced in Peel Districts Cycling Club A grade criterium at Smeaton Way in Rockingham. These young women all under 19 years of age, currently enjoying a training camp in Perth, made a major impact on the race and outperformed …
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