News Shorts - 3 December

Don’t forget this coming weekend with the BiciSport Happy Wheels Christmas Party on Friday 7 December from 5.30pm at Happy Wheels Waterloo. Music, food & drink will be supplied and it’ll be a great night. Look forward to seeing you there.

L’Etape @ 1 Dec @ Jindabyne - Graham Cockerton Tom Green, James Thornton & Dom Zumbo all rode well at the L’Etape.

30 Nov - Porepunkah Individual Time Trial @ 14k. A brisk wind greeted the peloton along the Ovens River from Bright towards Porepunkah & return.
- A grade - Conor Tarlington finished 75th from 90 starters in 20min 25secs (@ 3-28)
- B grade - Declan Jones finished 31st from 41 starters in 20min 27secs (@ 2-48)
1 Dec - Bright to Tawonga Gap Summit Road Race @ 100k. A difficult day in the cycling office with very warm conditions, another brisk tailwind out towards Myrtleford, then a right turn out over the Rosewhite climb towards the Kiewa Valley and onto the Tawonga Gap climb.
- A grade - Conor was in the peloton to the 90k mark at the first pass through Tawonga, but was unshipped (along with numerous others) to the climb to Bogong then caught the autobus to the Tawonga finish.
- B grade - Declan got in the early break of the day & picked up some handy sprint classification points, then joined the autobus to the finish up Tawonga Gap .
2 Dec - Bright to Mount Hotham Summit Road Race @ 55k. The stage started cloudy & wet with a flat ride towards Harrietville then up the 30k Mount Hotham climb.
- A grade - Conor rode well then joined the autobus after The Meg wall
- B grade - Declan again went hunting for Sprint classification points into Harrietville then joined the autobus for the Mount Hotham summit.

4 Dec - Heffron Park Criteriums (Maroubra) from 6.00pm-7.00pm
7 Dec - HART Criteriums St Ives (Manly CC), Waratah Park Sutherland Criteriums (Sutherland CC)
8 Dec - Melbourne Cup on Wheels (DISC Velodrome), Sydney Cup on Wheels (DGV)
9 Dec - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters CC), West Head Road Race (Manly CC)

* Motor traffic conditions are HEAVIER with the NSW School term in full swing.

* Note -

Major roadworks
- Forest Way (at Forestville) … its just never ending
- Warringah Rd (at Allambie Heights) … so is this !
- Military Rd (Cremorne to Neutral Bay) with center lane reconstruction

All group rides are cancelled if wet

3, 5 & 7 Dec - Centennial Park Lower Loop @ 8.00am (to 9.15am)
5 Dec - Berowra Gruppetto @ 7.30am @ opposite Berowra Railway Station (to Calga & return for 65k)
6 Dec (Thurs) -
- Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels shop at Waterloo.
- Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride @ Centennial Park Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am
8 Dec -
- Bennelong Bridge (East Side) @ Rhodes @ 8.00am (4x10k loops around SOPA).
- BiciSport Coffee at Miramire Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am
9 Dec
- Sydney Olympic Park @ Hill St Wharf @ 7.00am (for SOPA Loops until 8.15am)