Last Saturday saw the running of the Peel District’s Cycling Club, North Dandalup Handicap. This is a unique race on the club’s calendar in that it is a handicap with all 95 riders competing against everyone, instead of racing in seperate grades. And while most races in the calendar are flat, the race starts with …
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Race report – Dog Hill 19 May 2018
Last Saturday 120 racers took to the Dog Hill circuit in Baldivis for the second race in Peel Districts Cycling Club’s winter series. Before the racing commenced, the junior training ride saw a number of youngsters take to the course for a chaperoned ride under race like conditions. It is expected most of these budding …
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Race report – Serpentine 12 May 2018
Sunshine and 30 degree temperatures greeted the riders for the start of the Club’s winter road race season in Serpentine last Saturday afternoon. In addition to the usual five grades of racing, two grades of women’s only racing and a junior development ride was on offer. With budding junior racers riding one lap of the …
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Race report – Peel Classic 10 September 2017
Last Sunday saw the running of the Peel Districts Cycling Club premier race the Peel Classic. The race formerly known as the Pinjarra Classic saw a course change and a resulting name change, after the volume of traffic on the old course forced a change. The new course and the race was made possible with …
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Race Report – North Dandalup Handicap – 12 August 2017
Each year the Peel District Cycling Club races from North Dandulap to Dwellingup and return along Del Park Road. The race starts with a five kilometre climb, followed by twenty undulating kilometres to Dwellingup, before turning round and getting reacquainted with all those little climbs and descents for 20 kilometres before the final five kilometre …
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Race Report – Serpentine 29 July 2017
The threat of rain and high winds kept the numbers down at Peel District Cycling Club races at Serpentine on Saturday. It was dry and overcast at the start, the wind was up and going to make the racing challenging for all grades. Serpentine is a triangular course, the first leg Gull Road had the …
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Race Report Dog Hill 22 July 2017
The Dog Hill circuit in Baldivis played host last Saturday for over 100 riders. Including a number of juniors from around the state, checking out the course for the State Junior Championships to be hosted by the Peel District Cycling Club in two weeks time. The conditions looked great for racing warm, sunny with light …
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Race report President’s Cup Casuarina 1 July 2017
What a difference a winter storm makes to rider turnout. The previous week saw over 120 racers in the sunshine at Dog Hill. This week saw 25 riders brave the elements at Casuarina for the President’s Cup handicap on Saturday. Instead of racing in a group graded by your ability. A handicap see all riders …
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Race report Dog Hill 24 June 2017
Saturday afternoon racing is increasing popular. Last Saturday saw over the largest numbers ever for a Peel Districts Cycling Club Saturday race with over 120 riders taking to the Dog Hill course in Baldivis. While there was healthy numbers in all other grades, E grade which is for inexperience racers saw two riders take to …
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Race Report – Serpentine 20 May 2017
The weather and the Elements Road Series the next day, may of kept a few riders aways from the club race at Serpentine last Saturday, the racing was exciting as ever. Two riders took the challenge of 4 laps of the 8.8 kilometre circuit in E grade. Simon Stolton rode away from Deb Reid after …
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