| 01/01/09 | Victorian Junior Track Team Announced - Congratulations to Brent Nelson, Naomi Pinto and Gavin Sittampalam who have all made the Victorian Junior (U19) Track Team! From all your friend's at Blackburn, we wish you all the best for the 2009 season. |
| 30/12/08 | Echuca Moama Junior Cycling Carnival - The Echuca Moama Cycling Club are holding a Junior Carnival on the 10th and 11th of January. For more information.read More |
| 24/12/08 | Merry Christmas! - The committee would like to wish all Members and their families a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year. Please take care out on those roads and we will see you all in 2009! |
| 22/12/08 | Future Stars Series - The following members deserve recognition for being selected for the Future Stars Series. Adele Sylvester and Caitlyn Ward, JW17. Ed Osborne, Emerson Harwood and Alex Morgan JM17 were selected to contest the Future Stars events to be run as part of the Revolution series at Hisense Arena. All riders acquitted themselves well in the first round at the Melbourne Cup on Wheels. The second round will be conducted in conjunction with the Austral Wheelrace, Saturday 14th February. |
| 21/12/08 | Australian Youth Olympics - Congratulations to Naomi Pinto who has been selected to ride in the Australian Youth Olympics in Sydney on the 14-18 January 2009. From all your friend's at Blackburn we wish you the best of luck. |
| 17/12/08 | No Change To Saturdays Program - Please note that there will be no change to this Saturdays program. Racing starts at the normal time of 2.00pm sharp, there will be a Scratch race, Christmas Handicap followed by a Progressive Points Score. |
| 17/12/08 | Junior Women's JW15 Wheelrace - Off a mark of 90m Emily Apolito last night stormed home to win the Junior Women's JW15 Wheelrace today at the Hisense arena as part of the Melbourne Cup on Wheels. Well done Emily, this is a fantastic effort! |
| 02/12/08 | 2008 Metro Track Championships Last weekend saw many of our regular Track riders compete in the "Metro Track Championships" at DISC. It was a busy program held over Saturday and Sunday and our Juniors, Elite and Masters riders did Blackburn proud. To see all the results.read More |
| 02/12/08 | This Weekends Racing at Blackburn -
This weekends racing is shaping up to be a huge one!
On Saturday we have a Scratch race, Bessie Poole Handicap & Motor Pace races,
there is extra prize money up for grabs thanks to aboc Cycle Coaching.
On Sunday sees Round 3 of the Bontrager Summer Sprint Series.
For the Bontrager Summer Sprint Series, there are 30 places available, you can
pre-enter by emailing Carl Brewer |
| 24/11/08 | Elizabeth Randall Named Female Masters Cyclist Of The Year! - Blackburns Elizabeth Randall was named the Female Masters Cyclist of the Year winning gold medals at the Masters World Championships in the Masters 7 division with wins in the 500m time trial and the scratch race (60-64 years).read More |
| 23/11/08 | Change To Saturday The 29/11/08 Race Program - Due to Saturdays race program being cancelled due to rain, it has been decided to run the same program (Scratch Race, Elimination & Round 2 of the Kierin Series) next Saturday the 29th and cancel the original program that was listed. |
| 19/11/08 | New Club Clothing - We have a new supply of club clothing (jerseys, knicks & skin suits) which is now stored at the BBN clubrooms. If you are interested in purchasing, please ask one of the committee members and they will be able to help you. |
| 17/11/08 | Thanks to Richard England - A belated thank you to Richard England for making the time to speak to over 30 juniors and parents at last weeks training session. Also thanks to Brett Curren. (The man with all the contacts!) for arranging the visit. |
| 17/11/08 | Track Bike/Equipment For Sale - Tim Clarke who has recently moved up to Mt.Beauty is selling his track bike and equipment. For more details on what he is selling.read More |
| 17/11/08 | 2008 Great Doherty Tour Photos - Blackburn Cycling Club would like to thank Laurie Lovelock for taking photo's of the 2008 Great Doherty Tour and letting us post on our website. To view photo's.read More |
| 16/11/08 | 2008 Great Doherty Tour - Thank you - A special thanks to all of the volunteers who helped with last weekends "Great Doherty Tour". Running an event like this requires a huge amount of support from our members and friends. There is also a massive amount of work behind the scenes that goes unnoticed and we thank everyone for their time and showing everyone the Blackburn spirit. |
| 10/11/08 | Richard England To Attend This Wednesday Nights Training - International cyclist Richard England who some of you met at our Presentation Night on Saturday will be attending this Wednesday nights training session (12th of November) at BBN, between 5.00pm to 7.00pm to give a small talk about international cycling and will be available to offer Training Tips, advice and general Q&A's about cycling....All members are welcome to attend. |
| 06/11/08 | Swap Meet On The 8th Of November - Just a reminder that there will be Swap Meet this Saturday the 8th of November, bring all your good quality second-hand cycling gear and clothing to BBN. For more details.read More |
| 01/11/08 | Liz Randall Gets Nominated For The 2008 Victorian Sports Awards - Liz Randall who recently won Gold at the World Masters Track Championships in both the Scratch and TT has capped off a stella year by being nominated for the 2008 Victorian Sports Awards. Liz has been nominated for "Victorian Masters Athlete of the Year". Fantastic effort Liz and good luck! For more details see http://www.vicsport.asn.au/Page.aspx?ID=108 |
| 29/10/08 | The Great Doherty Tour Roster - . The Great Doherty Tour roster is now complete, see attached. Please note that there are 3 tabs for each of the 3 stages. Please check to see if you are rostered on. listed here. All enquiries to Brian Harwood on 0418 359 964. |
| 29/10/08 | Swap Meet On The 8th Of November - There will be Swap Meet on the 8th of November, bring all your good quality second-hand cycling gear and clothing to BBN. For more details.read More |
| 28/10/08 | On-Line 2009 Membership Renewals - Cycling Australia have advised that the on-line membership renewals is now up and running. We would like to encourage all members to renew their memberships on-line. |
| 28/10/08 | Bikesportz "Sales Position Notice" - Bikesportz imports who are based in Braeside are looking for sales staff. If you would like a future in the bicycle industry, this may be the job for you.read More |
| 23/10/08 | Richard England To Ride For Team Amore e Vita - McDonalds - Blackburn's Richard England will ride for Team Amore e Vita – McDonald's in 2009. Richard has had an outstanding year and we congratulate him on his efforts.read More |
| 22/10/08 | Steve Martin Wins Bronze At The UCI Track Masters World Championships! - Well done goes to Steve Martin who won a bronze medal at the UCI Track Masters World Championship on Sunday. This is a sensational effort considering Steve did not get the preparation he would have hoped for, he was really sick with tonsillitis and a bad fever for 2 weeks just prior to the Championships. Awesome effort Steve and we look forward to hearing all about it and seeing your medal on Saturday. For the results.read More |
| 21/10/08 | Results For Last Weekends Schools Championships -
The results for the Schools Championships on Saturday the 18th of October are now up on CSV's website. For all the results click on http://www.vic.cycling.org.au/?Page=18843 |
| 16/10/08 | Victorian Schools Cycling Championships - Good luck to all our juniors that are riding in the VSCC's this weekend good. We hope that you all ride well and most importantly have fun! |
| 15/10/08 | Track Season Is Back! - Blackburn's Track season kicks off this Saturday. We have a wonderful and exciting Summer ahead with a new events added to our program. Entries will be open from 1.00pm for a 2.00pm start. Hope to see you there! |
| 13/10/08 | October Committee Meeting Reminder - Just a reminder that there is a committee meeting this Wednesday the 15th of October at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome. |
| 11/10/08 | Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Blackburn has two members riding in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour which starts tomorrow. Richard England who is riding for the Virgin Blue Australian National Team and BBN Brightstar rider Fabio Calabria who is riding with Team Type-1. Good luck to both of you and all the other rider's competing. |
| 11/10/08 | Naomi Pinto Achieves Selection Into The NTIDS - BBN member Naomi Pinto has achieved selection into the National Talent Identification Squad under the coaching of Hilton Clarke. Naomi trained under Simon Quick prior to being selected for the N.T.I.D.S. Naomi features with the other 7 selected riders in the Sept/Oct edition of Bicycling Australia Magazine on page 86-89 titled "Australian Cycling Idol". There was only one other woman selected into the squad. A fantastic achievement! Naomi has been cycling since she was 5 years of age. She is about to sit her Year 12 exams then off to Oceana's in Adelaide in November. Her aim is to represent Australia in the Junior World Titles next year. Reported by Jude Flood (a very proud aunt) |
| 09/10/08 | Tour Of Tasmania - Our very own Richard England who is a former Club Captain/Australian Champion and current member of the US based pro-team Bissell had some podium finishes last week at the Tour of Tasmania. Well done Richard! Also BBN/Brighstar team member Stefan Kirsch competed in this event as well and all reports rode strongly. |
| 09/10/08 | More On The UCI Track Masters World Championships- Also riding at the World Masters Championships next week are Steve Martin who is a regular Saturday track rider at BBN and Liz Randall who is the current Road World Masters Champion. Plus friends of BBN Karen Munro, Stuart Vaughan and John Hunt who are regulars at our track season. Best of luck to all of you! |
| 09/10/08 | Sam Vainikka Off To The UCI Track Masters World Championships- Good Luck to Matti (Sam) Vainikka who travels up to Sydney this week to compete in the UCI Track Masters World Championships which starts next week. Sam will be competing in the M70+ 500m ITT, from all your friends at Blackburn we wish you all the best and we look forward to hearing all about it when you return. If there are any other Blackburn members competing, please keep us updated by emailing newsitem@bbn.org.au. |
| 08/10/08 | Track Season 10 Days Away! - A reminder that our Summer Track Season starts on Saturday the 18th of October. We would love to see some of our new members and road riders at the Track. |
| 08/10/08 | October Committee Meeting Postponed - Apologies for the late notice, but tonight's committee meeting has been postponed to next Wednesday the 15th of October at 7.30pm. |
| 07/10/08 | Results From Last Weekends Racing - Blackburn had good representation at Glenvale and St.Kilda Criteriums last weekend. Our juniors continue to improve. Nick Bird reports.read More |
| 07/10/08 | Round 1 Of The Bontrager Sprint Series Sold Out! - Build it and they will come...Over 30 riders enjoyed near perfect conditions for the first round of the Bontrager Sprint Series.read More |
| 06/10/08 | Brunetti Women's Coffee Club Ride - Don't miss the opportunity to take part in this great women's cycling event. read More |
| 06/10/08 | October Committee Meeting - A reminder that the next committee meeting is on this Wednesday the 8th of October starting at 7.30pm. All members are welcome to attend. |
| 05/10/08 | Racing Skills/Novice Training - Starting this Thursday the 9th of October at 6.00pm our Skills/Novice Training is back for another Summer. This training is aimed primarily at riders new to Track racing, Club bikes are available to hire. |
| 03/10/08 | On-Line 2009 Membership Renewals - Cycling Australia have just advised that they won't be able to process on-line memberships until the 27th of October. |
| 03/10/08 | Southern Vets To Change Affiliation To Cycling Australia - At a special general meeting on Monday night, Southern Vets members voted overwhelmingly to change affiliation from the Australian Veterans Cycling Council to Cycling Australia. Nick Bird reports.read More |
| 02/10/08 | Eildon Training Camp Review - As part of Blackburn's commitment to its junior development, a training camp was organized by Brian Harwood around the Eildon area. The juniors that attended had a great time, Will Thomas reports.read More |
| 02/10/08 | 2009 Licences Now Available! - Members can now go into CSV's website (http://www.vic.cycling.org.au/) and renew their membership on-line. We encourage all members to renew on-line as your membership will be processed much faster and will allow our club to re-direct its resources and save on administration costs. Also, from mid October new members will be able to join on-line as well which is fantastic news. |
| 01/10/08 | What A Huge Week It's Been For Michael Stringer - Its been a big week in cycling for Michael Stringer. After burning up the roads at the Eildon Training Camp last week, Michael won the 1:20 J13 Hillclimb Championship on Sunday. Our spies have now spotted him training at DISC with Shane Kelly on Wednesday.read More |
| 29/09/08 | A Great Day At The 1:20 Hill Climb ITT - A fantastic turn-out of 83 riders enjoyed near perfect conditions at yesterdays Time Trial at the 1:20. Results are up in the results section. For a full report on the day.read More |
| 28/09/08 | Bontrager Summer Sprint Series Practice Day - Next Sunday the 5th of October is round 1 of the Bontrager Summer Sprint Series.(Graded Match Sprinting Round Robins open to Adult and J19 riders) Yesterdays practice session gave everyone the chance to practice their flying 200's and match spinting. Carl Brewer reports.read More |
| 24/09/08 | Regional TT This Sunday The 28th Of September At The 1:20 - This Sunday Blackburn is hosting a Regional Time Trial at the 1:20 (the Basin). There are great cash prizes for Elite, Juniors, Masters and Women up for grabs. Registration time is at 8.00am for a 9.00am start. You can also pre-register for this event by emailing raceentry@bbn.org.au before midnight Thursday. Everyone is welcome. |
| 23/09/08 | Media Release : A More Inclusive Combine - As the Melbourne road season concludes, race organisers are reflecting on what types of races are run and how they do it.read More |
| 23/09/08 | Repairs To Our Velodrome - A special thanks goes to Whitehorse City Council who have approved to have our velodrome repaired so our track is safe for summer. Also thank you to our President John Nicholson and ABOC'S Carl Brewer for following this through and making it happen. |
| 22/09/08 | The Final Winter Le Tour Cycles Blackburn Cycling Club TT A Huge Success - A big thank you goes to all of the volunteers who have helped make this event a huge success over winter. Over 80 riders turned out for the last of the winter Time Trial series. Nick Bird Reports.read More |
| 18/09/08 | Summer Track Fixture 2008 to 2009 - Our Summer Track Fixture is now available, you can find it by clicking on the racing tab. A copy will also be posted to each member soon. The duty roster for the Summer Track Season will be updated soon. |
| 16/09/08 | Change To This Saturday's Criterium At Casey Fields - Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club have changed this Saturday's Criterium at Casey Fields to a "Regional Winter Criterium Championships" event. Start time is at 1.30pm with entries taken from 12.30pm. |
| 16/09/08 | ITT At Kew Boulevard This Sunday - Just a reminder that the BBN Le Tour Cycles Time Trial series is on this Sunday the 21st of September, rain, hail or shine. Late entries accepted on the day before 8.45am, we would prefer that you pre-enter by emailing raceentry@bbn.org.au before midnight on Thursday. (No entries accepted after 8.45am as we are aiming for a 9.15am start) Come and give it a try A to F Grades and great prizes supplied by Le Tour Cycles. If you are a parent of a junior racing, you get to race the TT free. This offer is only applicable for South Eastern Combine (Carnegie, Blackburn, Chelsea and Peninsula members) But you do need a valid race licence. A coffee Cart will also be there! |
| 15/09/08 | Crib Point Race Results - Chelsea Cycling Club hosted an outstanding event at Crib Point last weekend. Nick Bird Reports.read More |
| 14/09/08 | Brightstar/Bicycle Superstore Cycling Team Open Call For Riders - Nominations are now open to all Elite Male and under 23 riders interested in riding in the 2009 team series with the Brightstar/Bicycle Superstore Team. For more information.read More |
| 13/09/08 | 20th Sep 2008 - Final Siemens Event - BBQ and break-up - 1:00PM Start - ALL WELCOME The last of our Siemens Junior Racing events for 2008 will be on the Sat 20th Sep 2008. We hope to see our Blackburn Brightstar Bicycle Superstore Team in attendance, as well as QuickCycle coaching, and many parents and older juniors/seniors as well! Please come and show your support for our juniors and participate in our final event for 2008. Please note that we expect to start an earlier than usual (at 1:00PM). |
| 12/09/08 | Change to Next Weeks Time Trial At Kew Boulevard . Next Sundays TT (21st of September) will be run as a graded event. You can pre-enter prior to midnight Thursday by emailing raceentry@bbn.org.au. For more information on the grading see.read More |
| 12/09/08 | Presentation Night 2008 . Tickets are now on sale for our Presentation Night on the 8th of November. Tickets must be pre-booked and we have organized a fantastic deal. For more information. read More |
| 09/09/08 | New Club Clothing. Nick Bird has just placed a new order for more club clothing. Ordering details will be on the web soon, but in the meantime if you need clothing please. read More |
| 09/09/08 | Castlemaine Cycling Club Combine Road Race. Castlemaine Cycling Club invites all Blackburn members to their Combine Road Race to be held on Saturday the 20th of September. For more information and entry details. read More |
| 08/09/08 | September Commitee Meeting - The next commitee meeting is on this Wednesday the 10th of September starting at 7.30pm. All members are welcome to attend. |
| 03/09/08 | Club Regional Road Championships - Results for BBN members are now up. Thank you to Carnegie Caulfield for hosting this event. |
| 02/09/08 | Belated Congratulations - A belated congratulations go to Caitlin Ward who won the gold medal in the U15 Southern Zone Championships a few weeks ago. Well done Caitlin! This means that Blackburn will be well represented in the finals in October. |
| 31/08/08 | Blackburn Has A Double World Champion! - Liz Randall this week won both the World Masters Road TT and RR Championships in St. Johann in Tyrol. This is a sensational effort Liz and we cannot wait to hear all about it. She is now on a weeks holiday in Flanders and will attempt to ride the cobbles before returning home the week after. You can read more about Liz by going to her website. (http://onehourrecordattempt.blogspot.com/) |
| 29/08/08 | News Hot Off The Press - Our Blackburn Juniors did extremly well at the Eastern Zone VSCC finals - GOLD went to JW13 Emily Apolito, JW15 Jodie Dundas, JM15 Alex Morgan, JW17 Kym Dundas and JM17 Gavin Sittampalam giving BBN 5 golds from the 8 on offer, with top 3 finishes from - JM13 Michael Stringer, JW13 Anna Osborne, JW15 Krissy Dundas, JM17 Aaron Eynaud. The junior racing categories were full of BBN juniors who performed well with top 10 placings to Angus Flood, Pierce Connor, Adam Pendlebury, Mitchell Burden, Luke Wylie, Tyler Spurrell, Will Thomas, Ed Osborne, Tim Joiner, Daniel Pendlebury, Andrew Christie and Callum Gordon, with other BBN riders all doing there best on the day in very strong fields. Congratulations to Alan Barnes, Simon Quick and Carl Brewer, and all of the people who give so much of their time to our junior programs, for cultivating so much talent. Results will be on the CSV's website soon. Thanks to Sue Dundas for the report. |
| 28/08/08 | Reminder about Regional Road Championships at Modella - The Regional Road Championships are on this Saturday, BBN is offering Club Championship medals who place in their relative positions. Good luck to everyone and thanks again to CCC for hosting this race. |
| 25/08/08 | A Reminder To All Members - This Saturday we have the Regional Road Championships at Modella which CCC is hosting. Blackburn is offering Club Championship medals to all Blackburn riders who place in their relative divisions in the club division of the regional championships, places up to bronze for all divisions. So come and have a try. We want to see as many Blackburn members there as possible. Thanks CCC for hosting this great road race. |
| 22/08/08 | Happy 50th Birthday Alan! - Our Vice President Alan Barnes is 50 years young today! From all your friend's at Blackburn Happy Birthday, we hope you have a wonderful day! |
| 21/08/08 | Blackburn Le Tour Cycles TT : A Regional Combine Success. Almost 60 riders are consistently participating in the BBN Le Tour Cycles Time Trial. Nick Bird reports.read More |
| 20/08/08 | Anna Meares - You are a champion! - Congratulations to Anna Meares who won the Olympic Silver medal last night in the Women's Sprint. It was a truly inspirational performance and comeback from serious neck and back injuries 7 months ago. Anna's ride last night will go down in history as of one of the greatest sporting moments in Australian sport. |
| 11/08/08 | ITT At Kew Boulevard This Sunday - Just a reminder that the BBN Le Tour Cycles Time Trial series is on this Sunday the 17th of August. Entries close at 8.45am sharp, you can also pre-enter by emailing raceentry@bbn.org.au before 7.30pm on Thursday. |
| 10/08/08 | August Commitee Meeting - The next commitee meeting is on this Wednesday the 13th of August starting at 7.30pm. All members are welcome to attend. |
| 05/08/08 | 2008 Victorian Junior Road Team - Congratulations go to both Gavin Sittampalam and Brent Nelson who have both made it into the Victorian Junior Road team! They will compete at the Australian Junior J15/17 Road Championships in Canberra in September. |
| 02/08/08 | Bakers Delight "Top Sporting Grant" - Bakers Delight are giving sporting clubs right across Australia the chance to receive a $2,500 Top Sports Grant. With the purchase any Savoury Scroll at Bakers Delight, you will get the chance to nominate our club. Every nomination goes into a draw to score a Top Sports Grant. So hurry into Bakers Delight as you've only got until the 20th of August! |
| 02/08/08 | National Talent Identification & Development Squad - Congratulations go to Naomi Pinto for being accepted into the National Talent Identification & Development Squad. Naomi has been a member of Blackburn Cycling Club and QuickCycle Coaching for the past two years since coming to Melbourne from Wagga Wagga to attend boarding school at St Catherine's. Naomi gained a silver in the W19 Sprint and gold in the W19 500m TT at the last Victorian Track Titles. She went on to gain 5th in the J19 500m ITT at the Nationals. Naomi's parents have both been on the Committee of Wagga Wagga CC and were major co-sponsors of Wagga Wagga and Blackurn. The Pinto family have been generous in their support of Blackburn junior riders. A number of our riders have stayed at the Pinto home while attending the Wagga Wagga Junior Tour. They have also donated funds for Junior Development at Blackburn. We wish Naomi every success with her place on the National Squad and hope she can drop in to BBN to inspire the younger and maybe some of the not so younger riders when t ime permits, between training and study. |
| 01/08/08 | Eildon Regional Road Race Cancelled - The Eildon Road Race that was scheduled for next Sunday the 10th of August has been cancelled. The main reason was that we could not get enough volunteers to run this event safely and our first concern has always been the riders safety. Our apologies go out to everyone that have trained for this event. |
| 01/08/08 | Former Mayor of Whitehorse Passes Away - It is with sadness to hear that Bill Bowie passed away on the 25th of July. Bill assisted the club on many occasions and made alot of goods friends. Our thoughts are with the Bowie family. |
| 25/07/08 | Le Tour Cycles TT on August 17 - The first rider is expected to leave between 9am and 9.15 am. On the day entries close sharp at 8.45am. You can pre-enter by emailing raceentry@bbn.org.au. Entry fees for riders who register prior to midnight on Thursday prior. U19 and upwards $10 and $5 U17 and down. On the day entries U19 upwards $12 and $6 U17 and down. To give the officials time to arrange starting order etc., late entries i.e. after 8.45 am, will be taken, but those riders will be started after the U15 Men and attract an extra $3 penalty regardless of category, which will go directly to extra prize money for the U11/U13 group. ORDER OF STARTING: (1) A grade Women (2) A Grade Men (3) U11/U13 Men & Women (4) B Grade Men (5) B Grade Women (6) Masters Men 1/2/3 (7) Masters Men 4/5/6/7 (8) U19 Men (9) Masters Women (10) U19 Women (11) U17 Men (12) Hand Cyclists (13) U17 Women (14) U15 Women (15) U15 Men. Make sure you are ready to start when called, as riders will be timed from their allotted starting time. I-pods are not permitted. Prize moneys: (all categories) 1 starter $20 (providing finish within 1 minute of winner one grade lower. Hand cyclists within 3 minutes of fastest U13/U11) 2-6 starters $25 (winner only) 7 starters 1st $25 2nd $15 No 3rd Prize 8+ starters 1st $25 2nd $20 3rd $15 The distance for one lap is approximately 10km. A grade men and A grade women will have two laps, all other categories one lap. |
| 24/07/08 | Funeral Details For Ted Lane - The funeral for Ted Lane is on Monday the 28th of July at 3pm in Rosebud, Jetty Rd. The Herald Sun will have more details in the next few days. |
| 22/07/08 | Ted Lane Life Member- It is with sadness that Life Member Ted Lane passed away yesterday morning. Ted was instrumental to our club back in the 70's & 80's and had many roles over the years, he was the club handicapper for many years as well as being an active committee member. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Lane family. Funeral details will be posted soon. |
| 21/07/08 | Results For Vic Clubs Teams TT Championships- Blackburn achieved some impressive results at yesterdays Victorian Club Teams TT Championships at Miners Rest. 1st - JM17 Team of Gavin Sittampalam, Brent Nelson, Mark Sylvester and Tyler Spurrell. 3rd - JB13 Team of Pierce Connor, Angus Flood, Michael Stringer and Jonathon Dent. 3rd - JM15 Team of Alex Morgan, Mitchell Bueden, Luke Wylie and Adam Pendlebury. 3rd - JM19 Vaughan Allan, George Sutton and Dale Reith. 3rd - Elite Women team of Liz Moore, Heidi Buntrock, Fiona Spargo, Kate Kelly. 3rd - Elite Men team of Tom Leaper, Matt Davis, Stefan Kirsch and Rob Regester. |
| 15/07/08 | Clubs Teams TT Championships This Sunday - Just a reminder that all riders competing in this Sundays Clubs TT Championship will need to bring their licence or receipt as CSV will not allow you start without one. Also it is expected that all riders wear the club uniform. |
| 14/07/08 | BBN Team For Vic Clubs Teams TT Championships- U13Men - Pierce Connor, Angus Flood, Michael Stringer and Jonathan Dent U15Men - Alex Morgan, Michael Burden, Luke Wylie and Adam Pendlebury U17Men - Gavin Sittampalam, Brent Nelson, Mark Sylvester and Tyler Spurrell U19Men - Vaughan Allan, George Sutton, Dale Reith and Daniel Pendelbury Elite Men # 1 - Tom Leaper, Matt Davis, Stefan Kirsch and Rob Regester Elite Men # 2 - Andrew Rolland, Barry Woods, Luke Petrie and Ross Hamilton Women - Liz Moore, Heidi Buntrock, Fiona Spargo, Kate Kelly |
| 14/07/08 | Eildon Junior Tour Report - It is such an exciting time to be a part of the Blackburn Cycling Club. This was evidenced by the great Team of Junior Riders, parents and helpers (volunteers with no kids of their own racing), who turned out at Eildon for our First Junior Tour. As I sat on the Turn- Around point for the 11/13 Time Trial I was ecstatic to see so many Blackburn Riders pushing themselves for their best time possible. The two additional Road Races also meant that all involved slept well last night. Ed & Anna Osbourne, Emily Apolito, Angus Flood, Jonathon and Catherine Dent, Will and Bridgette Thomas, Mitchell Burden, Emerson Harwood, Luke Wylie, Adam Pendlebury, Alex Morgan, Caitlyn Ward, Mark and Adele Sylvester, Gavin Sittampalam, Brent Nelson, Patrick Tibballs, Alex Santigada, Chris Perkins, Tyler Spurrell, Pearce Connor and Trevor Spencer all rode brilliantly and did Blackburn proud. Thank you to all of you for your efforts. Well done to everyone involved and thanks for a Great Week-Ends racing!!!! |
| 13/07/08 | Eildon Junior Tour - Thank You The club would like to say thank you to all the helpers and volunteers who worked at the Eildon Junior Tour over the weekend. It was a wonderful team effort which made the Junior Tour a huge success. A special mention must go to Brian Harwood for all of his time and hard work that he has put in over the past few months to make this event happen. |
| 10/07/08 | Eildon Junior Tour - Good luck to all juniors that are participating in the Eildon Junior Tour this weekend. Our juniors have been training really hard for this grueling 2 day event. Ride safely and most importantly have fun! |
| 09/07/08 | No Siemens Racing this Sat 12th July as the club is running the Junior Tour at Eildon. |
| 09/07/08 | Blackburn Riders Dominate at Modella- Last weekend Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club hosted a fantastic Road Race at Modella with perfect weather conditions for cycling. Aaron Eynaud from our JETS program continues his good form with a great win in D grade, Masters rider Andrew Jordon continues to enjoy the hills with a 2nd place. JETS rider Adam Pendelbury, who continues to improve with each ride came in 3rd. In C grade Hamilton Mack was the strongest on the day, followed closely by Tyler Spurrell who came in 3rd. Well done to JETS rider Mark Sylvester who did extremely well in his first road race and was in contention for 1st place at the finish line. Dale Reith was also there sprinting at the and was also in contention. In B grade Brent Nelson was too good, awesome effort Brent. In A grade, Tom Leaper was far too strong in the hills and won comfortably. Congratulations to Tom and the Blackburn Brightstar team who have had an outstanding season so far. Also well done to coach Simon Quick, the JETS program has really started to show some great results already in such a short time. Summer applications for the JETS program are now being taken and you don't need to be a Blackburn member to join. For further information, email Brian Harwood on harwoodbj@bigpond.com |
| 08/07/08 | Attention Senior BBN Riders- We need riding marshals for the up and coming Eildon Junior Tour. We need four riders for Saturday and four on Sunday. This is great training and you will be helping the Blackburn Eildon Junior Tour. The marshals will ride J11, and J13 road races. Help the club and also get some training in. Please contact Brian Harwood on 0418 359 964. |
| 05/07/08 | No Committee Meeting In July- Due to the Eildon Junior Tour next weekend there will be no committee meeting this Wednesday the 9th of July. The next committee meeting will be on the 13th of August at 7.30pm. |
| 03/07/08 | ITT At Kew Boulevard This Sunday- Just a reminder that the BBN Le Tour Cycles Winter Time Trial Series is on this Sunday 6th July. The forecast for Sunday is perfect. Entries close at 8.45am sharp. (Melway Ref 2D F11) See you there! |
| 03/07/08 | Tour de France - Good luck to all 9 Australians competing in this years Tour de France starting this Saturday night. Can last years runner-up Cadel Evans go one better this year? Can Robbie McEwan win his 4th Green jersey or will it be Stuart O'Grady or Baden Cooke? The next 3 weeks are going to filled with excitement and many sleepless nights. Go Aussies! |
| 30/06/08 | School Holiday Training - The Jets/QuickCycle Group invite any Blackburn Junior Riders, J19 and under to join them for School Holiday training sessions over the next 2 weeks. Mondays 6pm Disc. Tuesdays 8am at Aldi Ferntree Gully. Wednesdays 8am Disc and 6pm BBN Clubhouse (Ergo).Thursdays 8am Ringwood Clocktower Friday 4/7 9am BBN Clubrooms-Heart Rate test, Saturday 5/7 Modella (Hilly), Sunday 6/7 Kew Blvd ITT, Friday 11/7 Ringwood Clock Tower. |
| 29/06/08 | Clubs Teams Time Trial in Ballarat - Attention riders: WE NEED YOU for the up and coming Teams Time Trial on Sunday July 20th at Miners Rest. If you are able to ride and help us compete in this important event, please email the club urgently raceentry@bbn.org.au or phone the club mobile on 0407 308 755. Juniors, Masters, Elite Men and Women, we need you all. You don't need to be a fantastic cyclist, just able to ride as a team and have fun. We need Blackburn to be represented. Please assist. |
| 27/06/08 | Eildon Junior Tour - A reminder to all BBN junior members that the Eildon Junior Tour on the 12th and 13th of July is fast approaching. Entries close this Sunday the 29th of June, you can enter on-line on CSV website. There is over $1,500 worth of prizes to be won! We would like all eligible BBN members to enter this event. Come and give it a go, just come and race and have some fun! If you have any queries, please contact Brian Harwood on 0418 359 964. |
| 26/06/08 | Cadel Evans On Tour - On Sunday the 29/06 at 12.25pm SBS are showing "Cadel Evans on Tour". This special traces Cadel's life and career and goes through the events that led him to become the first Australian in 104 years to make it onto the Tour de France podium. |
| 23/06/08 | JET's Scholarship For Junior Girls - Blackburn Cycling Club JETS Programme Junior Scholarship. Are you a female cyclist under 15? Would you like to have a level 2 coach help you? Participate in fun and challenging training rides with kids your own age? Meet other kids your own age who have similar goals and values? Then look no more! Blackburn Cycling Club is offering two scholarships to female cyclists for the up and coming summer Blackburn Cycling Club JETS Programme. The JETS programme (Junior Enhanced Training Sessions) features track, road and spin sessions and a custom made cycling programme for written for you. The scholarship will cover all the coaching fees for the term and the athletes will get a free HOT DESIGNS JETS kit valued at $200. You don't need to be a superstar; but you do need to have motivation and a strong training ethic. This is not designed for road OR track riders, but rather riders who want to give both areas of cycling a go. You do not need to be a Blackburn Cycling Member to join the JETS programme or to be eligible for the scholarships, however you will be expected to race some of the track season with Blackburn over summer. Applications close July 30th. Applications via email to Brian Harwood Blackburn Cycling Club JETS Programme harwoodbj@bigpond.com. In your application: We would like you to answer the following questions: 1) How did you begin cycling? 2) What do you most like about cycling? 3) What do you dislike about cycling? 4) What rider inspires you and why? 5)How many days a week do you currently ride? |
| 23/06/08 | For Sale - Bianchi Road Bike - Frame size is 54cm $1,350 ONO. For further enquiries contact Dale Reith on ph: 9802-6814 |
| 21/06/08 | Next aboc Dinner - There are still some spots available for the next aboc dinner on Tuesday the 22nd of July at the Urban Retreat Cafe in East Doncaster. Stuart ("V-Train") Vaughan is this months guest speaker and he has a great story to tell. You can book on line on http://www.aboc.com.au/events-container/july-2008-aboc-dinner |
| 21/06/08 | Traffic Controller Course - We are still looking for volunteers to attend the Traffic Controller Course on Saturday the 5th of July. The response so far has been really disappointing considering the club is willing to pay for this. Please contact Brian Harwood if you are interested on 0418 359 964. Preference will still be given to those available to volunteer at the Eildon Junior Tour. |
| 20/06/08 | Waterbyrd Filmz Presents "Cycling The Challenge" - On the 19th of June Waterbyrd Filmz released Cycling The Challenge, a film designed to promote the sport of cycling to kids. Cycling The Challenge was produced in collaboration with Melbourne's Blackburn Cycling Club, a small cycling club based in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Documentary Filmmaker Nickolas Bird, whose work has included documentary films for the ABC, said the film shows that kids can have fun, train hard and enjoy the many challenges that cycling has to offer. The film has two quality options on Youtube and Bird said he would prefer net viewers to watch Cycling: The Challenge in higher quality. The film took over a month to produce, and is presented by former World Sprint Champion John Nicholson. It also features soundbite interviews from kids who love cycling, and features footage of cyclists on the road, track and at spin sessions at Blackburn's Burwood training facility. John Nicholson said today, "that it is an ideal time to release the film, given the approaching Tour de France and Beijing Olympics which will again showcase the sport." For DVD copies of the film, please contact Waterbyrd Filmz on 03 9416 3944. Cycling The Challenge was funded by Waterbyrd Filmz and is not available for sale but can be used by any organisation wishing to promote cycling. The film is available online at: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=CAv5RzgfHP8&feature=user |
| 20/06/08 | Victorian Club Teams Championships - Any riders interested in riding in the Club Teams Championships please contact raceentry.org.au or contact Doug Reith on ereith@hotmail.com |
| 20/06/08 | Shepparton Junior Tour - A number of the clubs juniors will be in Shepparton this weekend for the 2nd stage of the Junior Tour. We wish all juniors competing the best of luck and we look forward to reading your achievement's next week. Ride safe and have fun! |
| 19/06/08 | Victorian Club Teams Road Time Trial Championships - Event date, Sunday 20th July. Venue: Miners Rest. A perfect hit out one week before the Victorian Junior IRTT and Road Championships. Selection criteria for J11-J17 riders will be: best performed riders in the State Aggregate Point Series conducted at Ararat, Shepparton and Eildon. No time trial bars are allowed. RIDERS MUST REGISTER THEIR SELECTION INTEREST AT raceentry@bbn.org.au before Friday 11th July, 2008. |
| 19/06/08 | Le Tour Cycles To Sponsor Blackburn Winter Time Trial Series - Blackburn Cycling Club's Winter Time Trial Series will now be called The BCC Le Tour Cycles Time Trial Series. The sponsorship deal will allow Blackburn Cycling Club to give out more prizes to riders and hopefully attract more entries for the next three TTs, which already is proving to be a successful addition to the eastern combine road season. For further information regarding the BCC Le Tour Cycles Time Trial Series, please contact Blackburn Cycling Club's Race Director Brian Harwood on 0418 359 964. |
| 19/06/08 | Some Stats From Last Sundays Eastlink Race - - 280 riders were registered for the ride. - Of these 280 riders there were: 47 A grade, 62 B grade, 75 C grade, 71 D grade, and 25 U17 (D grade included all the female racers). - Of the 280 riders there were: 83 Carnegie Caulfield, 50 St.Kilda, 29 BBN, 18 Hawthorn, and various other clubs made up the balance. - Of the BBN riders there were: 4 A grade (1 no result), 8 B grade, 6 C grade, 7 D grade (3 no result) and 4 U17 (1 no result). - The winning time was 1:30:05:93 set by Sean Finning. - Other BBN A grade placings were: Tom Leaper 7th with 1:31:08:45, Matthew Davis 13th with 1:31:11:13 Andrew Rolland 19th with 1:31:14:61 - Had it not been for the transponders fitted to the bikes it would have been a nightmare for line judges as 0.26 seconds covered the first three finishers. - And then there were 94 riders that crossed the finish line in the next 1:00 minute. - The first placed female, Lisa Rosan, at 1:31:17:20 would have placed 22nd in A grade. - The first B male would have placed 8th in A grade. - The first C male would have placed 11th in A grade, and 4th in B grade. - The first D male would have placed 21st in A grade, 20th B, and 17th in C grade. - The first U17 male would have placed 15th in A grade. - Thanks to Merv Tracey for this information. |
| 18/06/08 | FURTHER Modella results from the weekend- Other riders to do well at Modella include Dale Reith 9th in C grade, Will Thomas - who had been the biggest aggressor in the hills - 4th in D grade , Luke Wylie 6th in D grade and great to see Rob Wylie hit the road at Modella in D grade also. |
| 17/06/08 | Well Done Andrew! - In only his second race, Andrew Jordan finished a strong second in D grade at Modella last Saturday. Well done Andrew, its great to see that your hard work is paying off. |
| 16/06/08 | Blackburn Winter Time Trial Series Martin Lama had a great ride in the Masters section at our ITT series yesterday taking victory. Liz Moore, Heidi Buntrock and Kate Kelly also road very well dominating the womens' B grade section in the TT with Liz coming second and Hedi and Kate not far behind; excellent preparation for the upcoming Teams Race ladies. Aaron Eynaud rode strongly in B grade Mens. In A grade mens Gavin Hicks and Daniel Hopper both road strongly with Daniel getting a second. Talented juniors boys, Luke Wylie and Emerson Harwood both continue to ride very well and road very strongly, with young Luke sprinting to the finish, and both setting a good riding rhythm during the TT. Beginner Adele Sylvester continues to improve and we look forward to seeing where this rider can take her cycling! Please note: All juniors are encouraged to wear their Blackburn jersey at ALL cycling events. The Blackburn Time Trials will continue over winter. The next event is schedule for July 6 . Entries close at 8:45am Melways 2d f11. |
| 16/06/08 | BLACKBURN JUNIORS PLACE AT CCC MODELLA Two Blackburn juniors placed at the difficult Modella course over the weekend. We had a victory in D grade and a second place in C grade. An excellent result for the riders and for Blackburn. Boy these kids are improving! JETS star Aaron Eynaud had an awesome ride in D grade at Modella taking a victory. Obviously our JETS programme is working! He also rode a PB at the Blackburn Winter Time Trial Series on Sunday. Tyler Spurrell seems to have settled into C grade, coming second at Modella. Excellent ride Tyler! Russell and Brent Nelson also had strong rides in a fast B grade at Modella; well done boys! |
| 12/06/08 | News Flash - 2008 Great Doherty Tour To Include All Riders! Brian Harwood, Race Director of Blackburn Cycling Club is on a mission. A mission to make a cycling Tour event appealing to rider's of all abilities. Today Blackburn announced that it will add D grade and E grade to its highly successful Great Doherty Tour scheduled for November 2008. "The course is still tough, including Death Valley and the 1:20 Time Trial at the Basin, but why shouldn't cyclists who don't have 20 hours a week for training be excluded from finishing a Tour like this. Just to complete the Doherty is an achievement in itself", said Brian. "There will still be great prizes, which the Doherty has a solid reputation for", he also said. Blackburn is expecting over 40 riders to enter each of the new grades. Riders who think they are eligible to ride these grades are urged to consider the Doherty for their November calendar. If you have any questions, you can email Blackburn Cycling Club Great Doherty Tour on doherty@bbn.org.au. John Nicholson, former world sprint champion and Blackburn Cycling Club president, believes cycling has changed a great deal recently and there are many riders who would love to ride the Doherty event but have always felt they were excluded, because there wasn't grading suitable for them. "We want the Doherty to be inclusive, this is Blackburn's mission", he said. Blackburn Cycling Club also advises to keep an eye on the web for some training tips for D and E grade riders who wish to ride the Tour, this will be on the Blackburn website soon. |
| 12/06/08 | Nicko The Radio Star. Yesterday on Radio 3AW our very own John Nicholson was the sports trivia question. |
| 12/06/08 | Thank you aboc. A big thanks to Carl Brewer from aboc for supplying the food at last nights committee meeting. |
| 09/06/08 | Committee Meeting- Have your say....The next committee meeting is this Wednesday the 11th of June at 7.30pm at the BBN clubrooms. All welcome. |
| 03/06/08 | Traffic Controller Course- We are looking for Traffic Controllers and the club is willing to pay for you to do the course! If you are interested and are available on Saturday the 5th of July to attend this all day course, please contact Brian Harwood on 0418 359 964. Preference will be given to those who are available to volunteer at the Junior Tour in Eildon in July. |
| 02/06/08 | Results from the Ararat Junior Tour- On the 31st May and 1st June, a few Blackburn Riders ventured to Ararat for the Annual Junior Tour. The event certainly gave our riders some ups and downs. (literally) In the Under M17A Gavin Sittampallam and Brent Nelson both finished in the top 5 placing in the GC- which with the standard of the field was absolutely spectacular. Unfortunately both were involved in the crash at the final sprint in the last Road Race and needed treatment for some nasty abrasions. In the M17B Grade Aaron Eynaud rode extremely well. He did a PB in the Time Trial and rode well in the bunch in the second Road race. Unfortunately a puncture 20kms in the first Road race side-lined him, but as usual Aaron kept on riding. In W15 Caitlyn Ward came up triumphant in B Grade and rode extremely well. In the words of Ian Maher, Caitlyn rode so well that she will be in A Grade for the next open. In M15 again there were some ups and downs. Alex Morgan rode a great Time Trial and secured a position in A Grade along with Mitchell Burden. Unfortunately only 10kms into the first Road Race Alex crashed and badly cut both his knees. Brad tells me that Alex was willing to jump back on the bike, but was just too injured. Unfortunately for Alex that was the end of his week end. Luke Wylie had a crash on the Turn around in the Time Trial and this cost him some valuable time that may have cost him a position in A Grade. Luke went on to finish 7th and 9th overall in both Road Races which secured him Third Place in B Grade. Mitchell Burden rode extremely well in his first Open in A Grade and enjoyed the experience. Pierce Connor in M13 rode very strongly indeed continuing from his 2nd place in the Metros. Pierce finished 6th overall, however the difference between 2nd and 7th was measured only in seconds. Well done again Pierce. All in all the Blackburn riders all performed well. It was great to see Alex Santigada from our Jets programme ride extremely well in M17B Grade. Alex finished all races and rode with great form and consistency. Well done Alex. |
| 02/06/08 | Vic Club Teams TT Championships- The Club has scheduled a Junior try out/ training session for the Victorian Club Teams Time Trial Championships (Sun July 20th).Time: 9am. Date: Saturday 7th June. Location: 3730 Ballarto Road, BAYLES. The session is specifically aimed at Juniors, male and female. Any seniors are most welcome to join in. We will then compete at Modella in the afternoon. Please contact Brian Harwood 0418 359 964 with enquiries. |
| 29/05/08 | Well Done Dominic!- Congratulations also must go to Dominic McGrath who won C grade at Crib Point last Saturday. Fantastic result Dominic from all your friends at BBN. |
| 29/05/08 | Blackburn Team Has A Win! - Last weekend the Blackburn Brightstar Bicycle Superstore team had a fantastic win at Crib Point! Coming off Tom Leapers and the BBN team's results at Philip Island last week, the boys went to race at Crib Point on Saturday. Showing the results of true teamwork, Stefan, Matt, Tom and Andrew worked together to achieve the win. Congratulations to Stefan Kirsch who finished 1st and to Matt Davis who finished 3rd. This weekend sees the boys hit out at Preston Mountains Classic. |
| 28/05/08 | Eildon Regional Road Race New Date - The new date for the Eildon regional road race will be Sunday the 10th of August. The racing fixture will be updated soon and there will be regular updates, but please mark this date in your calendar. |
| 28/05/08 | BBN 2008 Compulsory Duty Roster- now posted at the roster link. As we provide cycling races for our members and the region, we need members to volunteer their time to provide safe, enjoyble racing to all participants. We have therefore introduced this roster to cover the various roles required on race days, further info - Brian Harwood 0418 359 964 or Nick Bird - 0419 101 572. |
| 20/05/08 | Eildon race this weekend POSTPONED- Due to the double booking of this date with Crib Point, BBN wishes to advise all riders that the seniors racing scheduled for Sat 24/5 at Eildon has been postponed to a date to be decided. Information regarding the new date will be published on this website soon. |
| 18/05/08 | Thanks- to Carl and ABOC for providing supper for the AGM, much appreciated by the assembled few. |
| 16/05/08 | Reminder Kew Boulevard TT- this Sun 18th May 9am. Check calendar for details, all riders welcome. If you are able to come and help on the day please contact the club on 0407 308 755. |
| 16/05/08 | Metro Road Championships- Good Luck to all BBN riders competing in the Metro championships 17/5 at Newstead near Castlemaine. |
| 11/05/08 | BBN's Brightstar / BSS Team @ Phillip Island Teams Race. Awesome day of racing at phillip island! Tom Leaper came second in the sprint, third in the KOM and won the sprint competition overall. The team rode brilliantly to finish third overall. |
| 08/05/08 | Kew Boulevard TT-Sun 18th May 9am. We are again holding TT's at the Yarra Blv in Kew once a month from the 18/5 - check calendar for details, all riders welcome. If you are able to come and help on the day please contact the club on 0407 308 755. |
| 02/05/08 | Siemens Racing - Bikes If you would like to borrow one of the club bikes for use at Siemens, please arrange with Alan Barnes - ph 97205879 before 11am Sat. |
| 02/05/08 | Casey Fields Cranbourne-- Sun 4th May 9am. Regional racing all ages and grades, commencing with Juniors first. All Eastern Region club members welcome. Further info John 0407 308 755. |
| 02/05/08 | Siemens Jnr racing-- Sat 3rd May 2pm at the Siemens site Mountain Hwy Bayswater. Once again Siemens is allowing us to conduct junior road racing (road bikes) at their Bayswater complex. Please park in the RHS carpark and enter via the security gatehouse, further info at the link this page. |
| 02/05/08 | Thank-you- To all the volunteers who helped make the Damian McDonald Lang Lang race a great safe event, without volunteer helpers we would be unable to run such races. If any member has not yet volunteered to do a duty please contact Brian Harwood 0418 359 964 to discus putting yourself on the roster. |
| 26/04/08 | BBN Annual General Meeting- to be held 7.30pm 14th May 2008 in the E. Burwood clubrooms, all welcome. All committee positions vacant, except for President (2 yr term), nominations taken on the night. Normal general meeting to be held in conjunction with the AGM. |
| 24/04/08 | Damian McDonald Memorial Race Lang Lang Classic- This Sunday 27th April 9am Lang Lang Primary School. Pre entry at raceentry@bbn.org.au by 9pm Thurs 24/4 $15 payment at start table otherwise $20 on the day. Volunteer helpers still needed contact Brian Harwood o418 359 964. |
| 24/04/08 | More Results- Aust Schools Cycling Cup : Many of our BBN juniors competed in this event held at Yarra Bvd 23/4. What a great (but tiring) days racing was had by all competitors. BBN rider Bridgette Thomas was a stand out on the day when representing Emmaus College she combined with 3 girls from Penleigh Essendon Grammer to take out the overall yellow jersey for females and the inaugural Peter Bartels Perpetual Trophy in a time that was one second ahead of 2nd place. Great work Bridgette! The team of Norwood/Viewbank with Kym, Jodie, Krissy Dundas and Emily Apolito came 6th overall, with Krissy coming a very creditable 6th in the B road race. In the male teams Emmaus College 13th overall with Aaron Eynaud, Will Thomas, Alex Santagada, Liam Dove, Patrick Tibballs and Mt Waverley S.C. 20th with Michael Godfree, Luke Spence and Ryan Wellings all performed creditably in the very strong field. |
| 24/04/08 | Recent Results- Provincial Series : After a series of 3 events run over several months BBN riders have achieved some great overall results. Womens B grade 1st Fiona Spargo - MMAS4 1st Aaron Field, 4th Guy Green, 7th Anthony Chandler. A grade 15th Tom Leaper, B grade 16th Anthony Peacock, 21st Wayne Evans, C grade 7th Jason Spencer, Womens A grade 10th Kathy Watt, MMAS3 17th Jeff Shaw, other BBN riders gaining points in the series were Peter Shanahan, Adrian Sinnattand Andrew Rolland. Well done to all of you. The series included the Mt William "King of the Mountain" Classic in Nov, the Mt Hotham ascent of Tour of Bright in Dec, and the Mt Baw Baw Classic on Saturday 19th April.-> |
| 24/04/08 | Recent Results- Festival Of Cycling : The BBN BSS/Brightstar Team had its first hitout for 2008 at Albert Park on 20/4. Competing in the Vic Open Teams TT C'ship the team of Tom Leaper, Matt Davis, Andrew Rolland, Jamie Goddard and Stefan Kirsch finished 4th overall in the classy field, then later in the day they backed it up with a 7th in the Teams Kermesse. In the B grade Teams Kermesse Barry Woods in the CSV team came 2nd - a great result as he is known as a trackie!, also Andrew Smith in the Terra Firmer team was 3rd. In the U15 race Emerson Harwood was 4th with Luke Wylie 6th. In the MMAS crit Steve Martin had a two way battle to come home 2nd, with Brett Curren 13th. From all reports the festival and racing was a great day for cycling.-> |
| 09/04/08 | J13 State Championships- Congratulations to Emily Apolito for becoming JG13 State Champion in the Flying 200 and ITT on Sat 5/4 at DISC. Capping off a great day Emily also competed in the scratch race where she came 2nd. Other riders from BBN also competed and we shall post their results soon. |
| 09/04/08 | BBN JETS- This winter BBN will be running a JETS (Junior Enhanced Training Sessions) programme. Information will be available on this website soon, in the meantime please contact Brian Harwood on 0407 308 755 or Email jets@bbn.org.au for information about JETS. |
| 09/04/08 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES Well done to Jeremy McLay on taking out the TSSS and winning the Trek T1 frame. Special thanks to Carl Brewer and his band of friendly helpers for running a very entertaining series of events. Read Carls round up of the day at www.sss.aboc.com.au |
| 08/04/08 | Cyclovia- Sydney Road, Brunswick, will host the second-only Cyclovia Sunday 13/4. It will be held along Sydney Road and will give non-motorised traffic (walkers, skaters, cyclists, joggers etc.) the chance to experience Sydney Road without cars, especially great for kids and people nervous around traffic. Cyclovia means life to the streets, and last year it was great fun. The 2008 event features a free breakfast, bike fixing and valet parking. Want to know more? Go to www.cyclingpromotion.com.au for various resources. |
| 04/04/08 | Thank-you- To the the Thursday night novice/skills group, lead by Alan Barnes, who cleared the track and clubrooms of many branches and leaves after the strong winds on Weds. |
| 03/04/08 | Reminder Club Champs- starts this Sat at 10AM, for ITT, Pursuit and Scratch Championships for all ages. Pre entry for those who haven't done so at raceentry@bbn.org.au to avoid a $10 late entry fee. |
| 03/04/08 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES BBQ- As a thank-you to all, after the finals of the last round of the TSSS Sun 6/4, Carl and ABOC are going to be throwing a free BBQ as part of the presentations and celebrations, for all riders, TSSS volunteers, spectators and helpers from the regular Blackburn track season. So for a great days racing and BBQ come down to the E.Burwood velodrome from 12pm. |
| 03/04/08 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES- Round 6 this Sun 06/04 at the E.Burwood velodrome from 12pm. AS this is the 6th and last round of the sprint series for 2008, there is bound to be some fast paced action on the day. Currently there are three riders on the same no. of points so it's anyones race to win the major prize of the Trek T1 track frame. All senior and J19 riders welcome, even if this is your first go at TSSS. Format: graded match sprint series with at least 3 grades each day, $10 entry fee, prizemoney awarded. Proudly supported by Trek and presented by BBN and Aboc Cycle Coaching. Further info at www.sss.aboc.com.au |
| 03/04/08 | Aust Jnr Track Titles - In Sydney from 27-30 March BBN JM17 rider Gavin Sittampalam represented Victoria for the 2nd year in a row. Together with 3 team mates, in the JM17 Teams Pursuit, Gavin was able to claim a bronze medal. Riding against the Wa team the Victorians were able to power ahead and win by 2 sec's. Congratulations go to Gavin on a great effort at the championships. |
| 03/04/08 | Vic Masters Results - After a long weekend of racing at the Vic Masters Titles last weekend, the following BBN riders have had great results- Bill (William) Crawford MMAS5: Sprint- Silver, ITT- Bronze, Scratch- 7th. Steve Martin MMAS2: ITT and Scratch - Silver, Pursuit 4th. Karen Wiggins WMAS3: ITT- Bronze, Scatch- 4th, Sprint and Pursuit- 5th. |
| 29/03/08 |
Sunday 30th March - Club Points Championship
Scheduled start: 2:00 pm.
A reminder that as a specific Masters Men Points Race is not scheduled, Masters riders may compete in the Elite Mens Race (for the title of Elite Mens Points Champion). See Club Championship Rules This invitation also extends to the J19 Men. |
| 29/03/08 | Other changes to Club Championships because of todays rain - With qualifying for the Elite Mens Sprint and Mens Masters 2 and 3 Sprints having taken place, we have had to re-schedule the finals to: MMAS 2 and 3 - Sunday 30/3 at 1pm BBN track. Elite Men - 11am Sunday 6/4, prior to Trek Summer Sprint Series, at the BBN track. |
| 29/03/08 | Club Championships - Day 1: As a result of the rain that came thru from 11.15am at the track we have had to reschedule a large part of todays program. The PURSUIT event for all categories has been put onto the program for the 5th April, due to this change the program for the 5th April will be ITT, Pursuits and Scratch, with a start time of 10am. If you have not already pre-entered please do so at raceentry@bbn.org. |
| 22/03/08 | Junior Cycling Report from Week Ending 16th March, 2008 - a report from Rob Wylie on different events on a busy weekend. read More |
| 20/03/08 | CSV Club Teams Championships - A result left off the first notice - JM15 also won silver in the pursuit, for a BBN teams tally of 15 medals in total. |
| 19/03/08 | CSV Club Teams Championships - BBN entered 12 teams in the Pursuit and 15 teams in the Sprint events. On a 40 degree day, with the oppressive conditions inside DISC, all riders appiled themselves to the task ahead. The final tally was 5 Gold: sprint- J13G, J17W, EliteM. Pursuit- EliteM, EliteW. 4 Silver: Sprint- JM19, EliteW. Pursuit- JW15, JW17. and 5 Bronze: Sprint- J15M, WMAS, J13 BBN1, J17M BBN1, J19M, which includes a clean sweep by the Mens Elite team in both events. Thanks to all participants, parents and helpers. Full details at CSV website and in the next newsletter. |
| 19/03/08 | Club Championships - Entry fees of Adult $10 per event or $20 per series, Juniors $5 per event or $10 per series payable on the day. Pre-entry for all riders riding in the BBN Club Championships is required at raceentry@bbn.org.au by the Thursday night preceding the event,late entries on the day incur an extra $10 fee. |
| 19/03/08 | CSV VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD - David James, Blackburn member and coach. Congratulations to David who assisted CSV wherever he could in 2007/08, the award ceremony was held Friday 14th March as part of the Vic Cyclist of the Year. See the report at CSV website. |
| 15/03/08 | Blackburn Teams for the Victorian Teams Championships. The full list of categories are listed here. Please check start time and the time you need to be at the DISC velodrome. Make sure you are at the velodrome in time thank you and good luck |
| 13/03/08 | 110th Austral Wheelrace - Sat 15 March 7pm. Good Luck to all BBN riders riding at the Austral carnival at Vodaphone, for a great nights cycling head down to vodaphone and watch the entertainment and support other club members. |
| 12/03/08 | Winter Roster- Attached to the last newsletter, sent to all members via email, were the proposed dates and places for the winter events BBN will be hosting in 2008. As we rely on ALL members to volunteer to man these events we would ask you to send to raceentry@bbn.org your preferred dates for duty. Each member is usually required to perform at least 2 duties during each season. If we do not get volunteers for all positions by the stated cut-off date we have no choice but to assign members to the unfilled duty roster positions. You can also add your name to the list posted on the clubrooms door. |
| 12/03/08 | Club Championships - Pre-entry for all riders riding in the BBN Club Championships is required at raceentry@bbn.org.au by the Thursday night preceding the event. An entry fee (t.b.a.) will be payable, payment to be made to the entry table, late entries on the day incur an extra $10 fee. |
| 12/03/08 | Best wishes- for a speedy recovery to Jonathon Dent J15 who recently broke his collarbone while training for the teams championships. |
| 12/03/08 | Baby News- Congratulations to Jo and Tom Leaper on the birth of their first child, Cooper, Tom our BBN Team Captain and Jo the Teams Manager will be very busy for the next few months. |
| 12/03/08 | J11/13 BBN Club Championships Points Race. As we have checked our constitution and there is no listing for a J11/13 points race club championship - or any age group other than seniors- we therefore will not be holding a championship for this event - we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. |
| 12/03/08 | CSV Club Teams Championships - Sun 16 March. All riders riding in BBN Club teams will be required to pay a $10 fee per event, this is to cover the teams entry cost. Please see your team co-ordinator who will collect the fee on Sunday. |
| 08/03/08 | Schedule Change for J11/13 BBN Club Championship Points Races. As the recently introduced State Titles for J11/13 at DISC clash with our clubs points race championship we have decided that the normal points races, scheduled for Sat 15th March, will now include the J11/13 points race Club Championships so that BBN J11/13 riders can participate in the State Titles. Please confirm your entry in the club champs by emailing raceentry@bbn.org,au |
| 08/03/08 | CSV Club Teams Championships Sun 16 March. All riders riding in BBN Club teams need to be wearing a BBN Club Jersey, either your own or borrowed, as this is a Club Teams event other jerseys will not be acceptable. Club clothing is available to purchase from the clubrooms on Sat from 2pm or by contacting Jamie Goddard on 040 068 6353. Please note times for the championships are Juniors from 9am, Seniors from 1pm - this is a change from previous years. |
| 07/03/08 | Committee Meeting- 7.30pm Weds 12 March in the clubhouse at the East Burwood Velodrome. |
| 05/03/08 | ABOC Sprint Series BBQ. Carl would like to extend an invite to everyone that's helped at any of the summer track racing to a BBQ/party at the end of the last round of the TSSS (Sun april 6th). This is to thank and reward the people who've helped run the TSSS for this season. |
| 03/03/08 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES-- During Sundays warm weather another thrilling round of the Trek Summer Sprint Series took place at the E.Burwood velodrome. For anyone interested in cycling, this unique format of racing is proving to be very exciting with quality riders and many close finishes. Carl Brewer and his band of helpers have put together a fast paced day of action that is well worth the visit. The next and final round for 2008 will be the 6th April so mark it in your diary to come down and support the series. A report of sundays racing can be read at the link this page or www.sss.aboc.com.au. |
| 28/02/08 | DISC Training- This Monday night 3/3 at DISC, Teams training will take place, Juniors 6.30pm, Seniors 8pm please check the calendar link. There is a $5 fee payable for all attendees at DISC. For further info ph. 0407 308 755.. |
| 28/02/08 | BBN Club Championships- As our Club C'ships will be held towards the end of March we would like to remind all members that if they wish to compete, then in fairness to all regular track participants, that the clubs track championships will be only open to those members that have participated in a minimum of 3 club general (Sat) race days. |
| 26/02/08 | Vic Jnr U11 and U13 Track championships- Brunswick C.C. will be holding on April 5th 2008, the U11 and U13 Victorian State Track Championship at DISC. These C'ships will provide U11 and U13 riders with the opportunity to compete against each other in three disciplines:500m Time Trial, 2000m Scratch Race, Timed Flying 200m. Points will be awarded across all events with the competitor that achieves the highest aggregate total to be awarded the State Championship Title for that age group for both boys and girls. For more information please contact Sheryl Vicino at sheryl.vicino@telstra.com or 0411 456 026. |
| 26/02/08 | Extra prizemoney- - The regular Blackburn track racing this Sat has a bonus prizemoney pool, this will happen for every BBN track raceday that happens on the same weekend as a round of the Trek Summer Sprint Series. This Saturday, weather permitting, from 1pm for warmup, racing starts at 2pm. Thank-you to Carl Brewer and ABOC cyle coaching for the generous addition to the prize pools.. |
| 26/02/08 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES-- Round 5 this Sun 02/03 at the E.Burwood velodrome from 12pm, All seniors and J19 welcome : graded match sprint series with at least 3 grades each day, $10 entry fee, prizemoney. Proudly supported by Trek and presented by BBN and Aboc Cycle Coaching. Further details click on the link this page or www.sss.aboc.com.au. |
| 19/02/08 | Kathy Watt Cycling - Mountain Training Camp at Bright 7-10th March, 2008. Kathy Watt Cycling will hold a 4 day Training Camp at Bright over the Labour Day weekend from the 7th-10th March. It is open to cyclists of varying abilities from recreational to racing cyclists. More |
| 17/02/08 | DISC Training- This Monday night 18/2 at DISC Teams training will take place, Juniors 6.30pm, Seniors 8pm please check the calendar link. There is a $5 fee payable for all attendees at DISC. For further info ph. 0407 308 755. |
| 17/02/08 | Aust Track Champs- BBN rider Naomi Pinto put in a strong performance in Sydney to be 5th in the W19 Sprint, riding in the Victorian colors she raced against the best in Australia, well done Naomi. |
| 17/02/08 | Discount Card- BBN members can now pick-up a Bicycle Superstore discount card from the clubrooms, the card entitles all members to a discount when making purchases at our sponsor - Bicycle Superstore- Nunawading shop. Limited number available. |
| 16/02/08 | BBN juniors at the Inaugural Junior Austral- Sat 23 Feb. Come and see BBN junior riders competing in a series of events at DISC with the best in the state, the feature event will be the Junior Austral Wheelrace, for tickets contact Cyclesport Victoria. |
| 15/02/08 | Club Clothing- If you are interested in purchasing any of the club clothing - knicks, jerseys, vests, arm and leg warmers, club polo's - please contact Jamie Goddard on 040 068 6353. |
| 15/02/08 | Womens News- The Geelong Womens Tour Feb 21-22 and Geelong Womens World Cup Feb 24 will feature two of BBN's Elite women, Monique Hanley racing with the VIS in the Womens Tour and Kathy Watt in Lotto-Belisol colors in both the Tour and the World Cup. In conjunction with the World Cup there will be a Wheels on Waterfront Festival featuring rides and activities at Steampacket Gardens, Waterfront Geelong. See the website at www.geelongworldcup.com for information. |
| 15/02/08 | Vic Jnr Track Team- After a hectic weekend of competition at DISC, Gavin Sittampalam J17 was named in the Victorian Team to compete in the Junior Australian Track Titles to be held in Sydney on 27-30 March. We wish him well in the championships. |
| 15/02/08 | Junior Results- Over the weekend of 2-3 Feb the Victorian Jnr Track Championships were held with some impressive results achieved by BBN juniors. Gavin Sittampalam : Scratch-Gold(Echuca), Pursuit-silver, TT-bronze, Sprint-4th. Emerson Harwood : Points-bronze, Scratch-bronze(Echuca),Sprint-5th, TT-7th, Pursuit-8th, also competing with PB's in their events - Ed Osborne, Tyler Spurrell, Luke Wylie, Will Thomas, Adam Pendlebury and Mark Sylvester. |
| 15/02/08 | Date Change for Committee Meeting- The February Committee Meeting will now be held on Wednesday 20th Feb at 7.30pm in the clubhouse at the East Burwood Velodrome. All Welcome. |
| 12/02/08 | URGENT NOTICE- The Committee Meeting scheduled for 13/2 has had to be postponed a week until the 19/2 at 7.30pm in the clubhouse at the East Burwood Velodrome. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. |
| 06/02/08 | Congratulations- to Monique Hanley who has been chosen in the team Type 1 Us Pro Team developement squad, Monique a stalwart of BBN and friend to all riders is much deserving of this and we wish her well in the US this year. Read more about her plans for 2008 in the next newsletter. |
| 06/02/08 | Track Roster- Attached to the recent members newsletter was a copy of this months track roster, please check it to see if you are down for a duty, if unable to attend please try to get someone to take your place as we rely on volunteers to run the racing. For further info ph. 0407 308 755. |
| 05/02/08 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES- An exciting Round 4 took place on Sun 3/02 at the E.Burwood velodrome, read the report at the link this page or www.sss.aboc.com.au. |
| 05/02/08 | Club Track Teams Training Update- Junior training with Simon Quick Wednedays 13/2,27/2 and 12/3 - J15 and below 4.30pm and J17 and above 6pm at BBN track. Senior training with Vyvian Hirons Mondays 11/2, 25/2,and 10/3 - 6.30pm at BBN track, training at DISC as per 2008 calendar. |
| 05/02/08 | Committee Meeting- 7.30pm Weds 13th Feb in the clubhouse at the East Burwood Velodrome. All welcome. |
| 01/02/08 | Club Track Teams Training- begins Monday 4th Feb at DISC. If you wish to be considered for a position in a team for the CSV club teams championships you need to attend training sessions both at DISC and the East Burwood Velodrome. Juniors and Seniors training times are different so please check the link, there is a $5 fee payable for all attendees at DISC. For further info ph. 0407 308 755. |
| 31/01/08 | Extra prizemoney- The regular Blackburn track racing this Sat has a bonus prizemoney pool, this will happen for every BBN track raceday that happens on the same weekend as a round of the Trek Summer Sprint Series. This Saturday, weather permitting, from 1pm for warmup, racing starts at 2pm. Thank-you to Carl Brewer and ABOC cyle coaching for the generous addition to the prize pools. |
| 31/01/08 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES- Round 4 this Sun 3/02 at the E.Burwood velodrome from 12pm, graded match sprint series with at least 3 grades each day, $10 entry fee, prizemoney. Proudly supported by Trek and presented by BBN and Aboc Cycle Coaching. Further details click on the link this page or www.sss.aboc.com.au. |
| 30/01/08 | St Kilda C C change of racing times- As from 27th January 2008, SKCC will be racing B & D Grade together at the usual time of 8.45am and A & C Grade will race together at 9.45am not 8.30am as previously. E Grade and A & B Women's is unchanged at 8am.This decision has been made in the interests of safety as they continue to get bigger numbers in each of the grades. |
| 29/01/08 | Womens Madison Results - 1st Team Type 1 - Monique Hanley and Carly McCoombe(BND), 2nd Red Team - Karen Wiggins and Melzy Feltham(BRW), 3rd Blackburn - Jane Barnes and Kym Dundas. The girls took to the track very determined and although Type 1 was in front all race, the other teams still had them in their sights. Type 1 was the stronger and won well from the other two teams who battled it out with a line sprint at the end with Red team just pipping a fast finishing Jane Barnes of BBN. Well done to the girls for giving it a go in the hot conditions. |
| 29/01/08 | Senior Results After winning Gold in the W19 TT and Silver in the W19 Sprint Naomi Pinto has been chosen to represent Victoria in the Australian Track Championships to be held in Sydney Feb 4-10. The club wishes her well in Sydney. |
| 29/01/08 | Good Luck to all BBN juniors riding in this weekends Vic State Titles at DISC. |
| 27/01/08 | Thank-you- To some special sponsors of the Australia Day Madison - The Local Village Garage, Tiltaway, Wizard Plumbing, Adin Robinson, John Roberts, Bicycle Superstore Nunawading and Mike Goldie, Also thanks to all our helpers on the day (you know who you are), but special thanks to Pat Dougherty and Brett Curren for all their work in the centre. |
| 27/01/08 | Australia Day Madison run and won- After a very hot Jan day the final order in the Australia Day Madison was 1st Le Tour, 2nd Haw, 3rd BBN, 4th Premium, 5th Wheels in motion, 6th Fujitsu, 7th Type 1, further details to follow. Support and Womans Madison results soon. |
| 18/01/08 | Reminder for Australia Day- Pre-entry interest required for Support Races A-F as well as the Mens and Womans Madison on Australia Day, please send an email with your details to raceentry@bbn.org.au by 7pm Thurs 24th Jan. Payment to be made to the entry table, late entries on the day incur an extra $10 fee. |
| 18/01/08 | Road Closure- A friend of BBN has notified us that the Heidelberg Kinglake Rd is closed to all traffic until 25th Jan. Previously they were letting some cyclists thru but not any longer. Please alert other cyclists to the closure - recently a Swiss guy rode 100km via Toolangi to discover that he had to go the long way back home. |
| 11/01/08 | Club Roster for Australia Day Madison- A roster has been posted on the door at the clubrooms for the Australia Day Madison please make time to have a look for your name. If unable to help on the day please contact Brian on 0418 359 964. |
| 08/01/08 | Calendar Changes 2008- Due to a calendar error, the club teams track training has been rescheduled to start Feb 12 at the BBN track not mid Jan as originally published. Club Teams Track Champs will be held Sun Mar 23 9am at DISC. The calendar changes are displayed at the clubrooms and will be published under calendar here soon. |
| 08/01/08 | Womens Madison- A reminder to any ACF female riders that we will be holding a Womans Madison as part of our annual Australia Day Madison event. If interested please contact the club via Email at raceentry@bbn.org.au. To read details of Monique Hanley's report on the Maryborough Womans Madison see www.vic.cycling.org.au/News/latestnews.htm#womensmadison . |
| 27/12/07 | Bay Cycling Classic- 2-6 Jan, Watch out for Richard England, no.8 in the mens elite race, riding in the Jayco/Bianchi/VIS team colors and also Monique Hanley, no.13 in the womens elite race, riding in the Volvo team colors. This is a great chance to see 2 of our best riders in action competing with the best in Australia. For race details and locations go to www.jaycobayclassic.com.au |
| 27/12/07 | Racing- Many BBN riders will be competing in the Victorian and Tasmanian Xmas Track Carnivals this week and we wish them well and good luck. |
| 27/12/07 | Novice/Skills class- Resumes 6pm Jan 3 2008 with coach Alan Barnes at the East Burwood Velodrome, all those new to track cycling and those who wish to develop their skills welcome. Racing Licence or RideIt Licence required. See training and membership links for further details. |
| 24/12/07 | J Cycle Class- For all those aged 10-15 thinking of trying track cycling, Coach Simon Quick will be running the J-Cycle introduction to track cycling program from 10am 14th-18th Jan at the East Burwood Velodrome, behind Nunawading Basketball Stadium, cost $60. Click on the link at right for all the details. |
| 24/12/07 | Australia Day Madison with $1000 prize pool. The Blackburn C.C. proudly presents its Annual Australia Day Madison 10am Jan 26 2008 at the East Burwood Velodrome. Mens team entry $50, Support Races for A-F $10. This year we will be holding a special Womens Madison - tag team style, sling if able - $20 entry. Come along from 10am and join in the fun and watch some grest madison racing. Pre-entry interest required with names and team colours to raceentry@bbn.org.au by 7pm Thurs 24th Jan. Payment on the day, late entries incur an extra $10 fee. |
| 24/12/07 | Xmas Break The club would like to wish everyone a safe and happy festive season and reminds you that the next track meet will be the 5th Jan 2008 so please bring your new licence or receipt to enter. |
| 22/12/07 | Xmas Handicap Run and Won. After two delays we were finally able to run 2 Handicaps on Sat. The twice postponed (3 divisions) Christmas handicaps were changed due to inclement weather which again kept quite a few riders away. As only 14 riders were ready at the start time, one 3 lap handicap covering all grades was decided on, results were 1st Dale Reith, 2nd Dino Apolito, 3rd Alan Barnes. After the arrival of several more riders, and the track drying up, we then held the 2nd handicap for D/E/F which was won by Patrick Tibballs, 2nd Liam Dove and 3rd Merv Tracey. The A/B/C race was started but when rain began again it was abandoned after one lap. The rest of the days programme was cancelled. Although rain again hampered our day we made the most of it with a sausage sizzle - which helped to keep everyone warm (thanks Bev!)- Xmas carols to put us in the festive mood, and a musical treat from Jamie H and Karen. Thanks to everyone for all their help and attendance. |
| 20/12/07 | NEWS FLASH- The weather gods have again rained on our parade, so we have had to RESCHEDULE the BBN Xmas Handicaps once more. This time we have moved them to 12.30pm on SAT 22/12- heats dependant on no.s, E/F, C/D then A/B - as a prelude to the CCCC invitational track meet. Some great hampers, put together by our own Jane Barnes, are on offer as the prize for first BBN rider in each division. To allow us to have an idea of numbers for the night could all those wanting to take part please email Doug Reith, Club Handicapper, at raceentry@bbn.org.au with their details and grade by 9pm Friday 21/12. |
| 20/12/07 | Metro Track Results- Many BBN riders competed in the Metro's held at the weekend with great results. Emerson Harwood, Steve Martin, Kate Kelly, Julie Warren, Gavin Sittampalam to name a few were all medalists. Full results to follow soon. |
| 20/12/07 | Xmas handicap- A small soggy but happy group of BBN members braved floods and monstrous traffic jams to get to the track this evening. Although unable to take part in any racing, they kept themselves amused with xmas carols and well fed with sausages in bread. Thanks to all those that made it and a special mention to Adin Robertson for using his culinary skills with the barbie. |
| 20/12/07 | Licence Renewals- Just a reminder to all members that from the 1st Jan 2008 you will require a 2008 licence to participate in all racing and training. The on-line licensing system at www.cycling.org.au is now available. If your age category is incorrect, please contact the CA office on (02) 9644 3002 between 9am-5pm Mon to Fri before you do the renewal. |
| 15/12/07 | Christmas Handicap this Sat 15/12 RESCHEDULED- Due to Sat being a complete washout, it has been decided to hold the BBN Christmas Handicap on Thursday 20/12. Scheduled start time is 6pm for E/F followed by C/D, A/B with heats depending on no's. Warm ups before each race. To allow us to have an idea of numbers for the night could all those wanting to take part please email Doug Reith, Club Handicapper, at ereith@hotmail.com with their details and grade by 9pm Monday 17/12. |
| 15/12/07 | Novice Skills class 20/12 CANCELLED- due to rescheduling of the BBN Christmas Handicap. The Novice/Skills Class will resume after the Christmas break at a date to be advised in early Jan. |
| 15/12/07 | Refrigeration Mechanic needed. The clubrooms fridge is in desparate need for a complete service, if any of our members is a refrigeration mechanic and would be able to do the work could they please contact the club on 0407 308 755 to arrange a time. |
| 14/12/07 | Christmas Handicap this Sat 15/12- Everyone welcome to come join in some pre-christmas track racing. The main event will be the Xmas handicaps featuring 3 divisions. Can 'The Wiz' make it 2 from 2, or will the frontmarkers take up the challenge?. Come along and join in the fun, spectators most welcome - Santa hat optional!! |
| 12/12/07 | Good Luck- To all BBN riders competing in this weekends Metro Track Championships at Disc. |
| 11/12/07 | Bessie Poole H'cap- A large field of riders came to the track on Sat for the Bessie Poole H'Cap, after 2 heats in each division, the final results were Barry Woods 1st Div 1, Pat Dougherty 1st Div 2, Patrick Tibballs 1st Div 3. A big thank-you to Russell Poole for donating extra prizes to the winners and being on hand to present the trophies. Full results in results section soon. |
| 11/12/07 | Results- Several BBN members travelled to Shepparton at the weekend to take part in the inaugural Scotty's race to honour the memory of Scott Peoples tragically killled in 2006. Great rides from the following : Andrew Rolland 2nd, Michael Taffe 8th, Taigh Banson 9th in B Grade, Richard Read 5th C Grade, with a couple of our track boys Barry 'The Wiz' Woods (39th - coming off a win in the Bessie Poole H'Cap Sat) and Brett Curren(42nd) having a hit out in the C Grade Open, Richard England also took part. |
| 11/12/07 | Results- Tour of Bright. Many BBN members were able to complete the recent Tour Of Bright with top five finishes from Tom Leaper(A), Aaron Field(MAS4/5), Kathy Watt(WA), Fiona Spargo(WB), Richard Read 2nd MAS2/3 sprints, Guy Green 1st MAS4/5 Sprints, Andrew Rolland 6th B KOM, Aaron Field 5th MAS4/5 KOM, Fiona Spargo 2nd WB KOM, Kathy Watt 1st TT. |
| 06/12/07 | Club Track Champs- The Committee has decided that in fairness to all regular track participants that the clubs track championships will be only open to those members that have participated in a minimum of 3 club general race days. This has always been part of the clubs constitution but has recently been re ratifed for 2008. |
| 06/12/07 | Bessie Poole Handicap this Saturday- This Sat see's the Bessie Poole Handicap being held at the East Burwood Velodrome. There will be 3 divisions for the race: A-B, C-D and E-F. Normal entry fees apply, trophies to be presented. All riders welcome. |
| 04/12/07 | J-Cycle starts this Sat 8 Dec.- For all those aged 10-15 thinking of trying track cycling, Coach Simon Quick will be running the J-Cycle introduction to track cycling program from this Sat (4 sessions of 2 hrs). Click on the link at right for all the details. |
| 30/11/07 | Bicycle Film Festival- December 5th-9th, feature films, art shows, street parties and more. To win a free pass, granting the bearer free entry to any of the screening sessions at the RMIT Capitol Theatre plus free entry to the opening night party valued at $60. All you have to do is email info@ambiguoushorse.com with the name of one of films in the Melbourne screening program (found at http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/2007_site/melbourne/) |
| 30/11/07 | Trek Summer Sprint Series Rnd 3- With clearer skies forecast, Round 3 should get underway without a hitch. We hope to have a bumper number of riders attend as it is a great hit out for those wanting some practice in the Match Sprinting arena and Metro Champs are soon. Entries from 11:30-12:30pm, Flying 200's will be done between 12:00 and 1:00pm. Please click on the link this page for further info. |
| 30/11/07 | Bonus Prizemoney this Sat 1 Dec- This Saturday sees "Bonus Prize Money" thanks to Carl Brewer from ABOC. So please get to the BBN Velodrome from 1:00 pm for registration and warm up, racing from 2:00pm, all CA licence holders welcome to enter. |
| 29/11/07 | Committee Meeting- 7.30pm Weds 5 Dec in the clubhouse at the East Burwood Velodrome. All welcome. |
| 28/11/07 | Liz Randall sets new Australian Record- BBN member Liz Randall, set a new Australian Best Time for the Hour Record in the WMAS 60-64 age category, Overcoming mid-race cramps to complete 37.5km in the hour. Randalls experience as a multiple world masters champion on both the road and track, along with the calm lap split feedback provided by her infield team of David James(BBN) and Lawrence Maskill helped her to refocus for the final minutes. Spurred on by a huge support crew who cheered at every passing in the 150 lap attempt, Randall rallied in the final laps to secure a new Australian Best Time for her age category."The crowd was fantastic, just fantastic", said Randall"I could hear them all around the track and they made a difference". Randall believes the experience of her first attempt will bode well for a shot at the World record. "I think in my next attempt - and there will be a next one - I will be asking my coach to give me longer efforts because I really dont think my training efforts were indicative enough of the discomfort you are going to go through". See CSV website for full report. |
| 23/11/07 | BBN Juniors- Gavin Sittampalam and Julie Warren have been invited to compete in the future stars section of Revolution 1 at Vodaphone on Sat night, the club wishes them the best of luck for a great night. |
| 22/11/07 | Revolution 1 Sat 24 Nov - You saw them at the Commonwealth games, you've seen them at the olympics, now see them at Vodaphone Arena, come and see Bayley, Meares, French, Kersten and more, see stars of the future in action, tickets available at www.ticketek.com.au. |
| 21/11/07 | Great Vic Bike Ride several members will be all geared up in the club colors to help promote the club and upcoming J-cycle courses. Go up and have a chat, you might get the info you need. |
| 21/11/07 | The Great Doherty Tour- More BBN results: GC A Grade - 1st Tom Leaper.B Grade - 2nd Wayne Evans, 3rd Andrew Rolland, 7th Jamie Goddard. C Grade - 1st Jason Spencer, Eq 2nd Adrian Sinnatt & Brian Devlin, 6th Manuel Lawrence, 7th Vaughan Allan. MMAS1 - 3rd Steve Martin. MMAS4 - 1st Guy Green, 2nd Aaron Field, 5th Anthony Chandler. Well done to all our riders. Full results on link this page. |
| 20/11/07 | J Cycle Class click on the link to get info about the junior introduction to track cycling course we are about to start Sat Dec 8th. |
| 19/11/07 | Great results for BBN riders in The Great Doherty Tour. After suffering thru the heat at Death Valley Sat and the downpour Sun morn BBN riders Tom Leaper A Grade, Jason Spencer C Grade and Guy Green MAS4+ all won the GC for their grade. A fantastic effort considering the conditions. Other rider results to follow. |
| 19/11/07 | THANK-YOU to all the voulunteers who came and helped with The Great Doherty Tour. Although we had extreme weather, both heat and rain, the event was very well managed with your help and we would like to extend to everyone the committee's thanks. |
| 16/11/07 | The Great Doherty Tour- There will be a drinks/feed staion at the top of the hill climb on Stage 2. Any competitor may station a partner there to hand out drinks, signs will be placed to alert riders to it coming up and also to designate the start/end of the feed zone. |
| 16/11/07 | The Great Doherty Tour- Stage 1 at the 1in20 will start at 9am. Grades will start in the following order - Masters4+, Masters 1-3, C Grade, B Grade, Women, A Grade. Start times for all riders will be available at this website later this evening. |
| 15/11/07 | VOLUNTEERS still needed - for The Great Doherty Tour Stage 2 (2 people) at Yarra Glen Racecourse and Stage 3 (3 people) Brand Drv, Thomastown, If you are able to help out please contact Brian Harwood on 0418 359 964 asap. |
| 11/11/07 | Committee Meeting this Wednesday Nov 14th from 7.30pm in the clubrooms. All members welcome. Guest speaker CSV's Developement Manager Luke Mason. |
| 11/11/07 | No track training this Weds Nov 14th other sessions available see website under training. |
| 11/11/07 | Good Luck to all our riders competing in the Oceanic Championships in New Zealand this week. |
| 11/11/07 | Best Wishes from the club for a speedy recovery to Rob Register and Stefan Kirsch. We are all sure we will see you on the bike again soon. |
| 11/11/07 | The Great Doherty Tour this weekend Nov 17/18. We still need volunteers to help stage the event, if you are able to volunteer please call Brian on 0418 359 964. |
| 11/11/07 | No track racing this Sat Nov 17 as we are holding The Great Doherty Tour this weekend. |
| 10/11/07 | Hour Record Attempt- BBN's own Liz Randall will be attempting to break the One Hour Masters World Record for WMAS7 on Nov 26th at 5.30-6.30pm at DISC. The task- to circle around a 250m track for 60 minutes as many times as possible in one hour, the plan being to aim for 152-160 laps. This is an official attempt monitored by the UCI (the international cycling union). Liz would really appreciate your support and most of all your loud vocal encouragement. So put it in your diaries to come and support Liz. |
| 10/11/07 | Online licence renewals. The on-line licensing system at www.cycling.org.au is now available. Licences renewed on-line will be valid until December 31, 2008. If your age category is incorrect, please contact the CA office on (02) 9644 3002 between 9am-5pm Mon to Fri before you do the renewal. Cycling Australia is conducting a random draw Aust wide, and one member will get their payment refunded. |
| 08/11/07 | Great Doherty Tour- ENTRIES EXTENDED to NOV 11, entries via CSV. Sat 17-Sun 18 Nov. Categories: M19, W19, Men, Women, Masters. Start: Sat 17th - 9am: 1in20 TT. 2pm: Road Race, Yarra Glen Race Course. Sun 18th 9am: Crit, Brand Drive Thomastown. |
| 07/11/07 | Scotty's Race The inaugural 'Scotty's Race' will be held Sunday Dec 9th, 118km graded scratch race. Come, ride and help pay tribute to the spirit of Scotty in the inaugural Scott Peoples Memorial road race, a day that promises to be a classic event. Grades A,B,C and woman. See CSV website for details, entries close Dec 2. |
| 04/11/07 | Track Training Schedule for 2007/2008 The details on our Track Training page have been updated for the current 2007/2008 season. Coaches - please check and confirm the details are correct. Riders, please review and make use of the services on offer! |
| 02/11/07 | The regular Blackburn track racing this Sat has a bonus prizemoney pool, this will happen for every BBN track race that happens on the same weekend as a round of the Trek Summer Sprint Series. This Saturday, weather permitting, from 1pm for warmup, racing starts at 2pm. |
| 01/11/07 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES - Round 2 this Sun 4/11 at the E.Burwood velodrome from 12pm, graded match sprint series with at least 3 grades each day, $10 entry fee, prizemoney. Proudly supported by Trek and presented by BBN and Aboc Cycle Coaching. Further details www.sss.aboc.com.au. |
| 01/11/07 | Normal Track Racing this Sat, Reg from 1.15pm, Racing starts 2pm. All riders welcome. |
| 29/10/07 | Skills/Novice Training session - Starts this Thursday 1/11 6-8pm thru to end of daylight saving, come along and learn the skills of track cycling, new participants welcome. |
| 29/10/07 | Melbourne to Warrnambool Results - After riding 299km in 30 degree heat and battling strong winds BBN riders had a great day. RICHARD ENGLAND came 4th overall in a tight sprint to the line. BBN/BSS Team Captain TOM LEAPER had a fantastic day winning the KOM crown, came 2nd in the sprints and 11th in A grade. ANDREW ROLLAND 6th C Grade and ADRIAN SINNATT 15th D Grade, excellent results for our riders in one of the most difficult races on the calendar. |
| 27/10/07 | Whitehorse Sports Awards- Recently the club nominated Alan Barnes as Volunteer of the Year and Gavin Sittampalam as Junior Athlete of the Year. At the awards ceremony 24/10 Gavin was a fianalist in his category, while Alan jointly WON Volunteer of the Year for 2008. We would like to congratulate both of them on their achievements in 2008 and their recognition by The City Of Whitehorse. |
| 26/10/07 | Club Clothing - If you are interested in purchasing any of the club clothing - knicks, jerseys,arm and leg warmers, club polo's - please contact Jamie Goddard on 040 068 6353. |
| 26/10/07 | Results - Herald Sun Tour Teams and Womans Crit Sat 20/10, In very sunny and warm conditions Tom Leaper finished 5th in the teams crit and Monique Hanley finished 9th in the womans crit held as a prelude to the main event. |
| 25/10/07 | Due to the cancellation of Siemens Jnr Exp- normal track racing will be held this Sat 27/10, reg from 1.15pm, 2pm start. All welcome. |
| 25/10/07 | Upcoming Events- Trek Summer Sprint Series BBN velodrome 12pm Sun 4th Nov, open to all licenced riders. Go for a look and show your support. Great Doherty Tour 3 stage road series 17-18 Nov, entries thru Cyclesport Victoria, volunteers still required contact Brian on 0418 359 964. |
| 25/10/07 | World Masters Track Championships- Liz Randall 4th in the time trial and the pursuit - riding against younger woman in her events. John Lewis 5th in the TT, midfield in the scratch, 8th in the sprint. Alan Sanford ex BBN won a silver. Friend of BBN Stuart Vaughan won gold in the pursuit. A magnificent effort from all riders, well done to all our members who competed. |
| 21/10/07 | Presentation Night - What a great time had by all, Richard England and teammate Scott (USA) made a special appearance, Nicho was presented with his World Championship Frame now specially mounted, Alan Barnes given a special award by the Siemens Jnr Program, Brett Curren fluffing several times a particular young girls name, Nathan doing a great job organising everything, Rowan with his fantastic video highlights, Jo Leaper announcing the 2008 BBN/BSS team .... it goes on and on, a full report to come in the newsletter. |
| 21/10/07 | Siemens Jnr Experience CANCELLED - unfortunately the 2 day Siemens Jnr Experience to be held on 27-28 October has had to be Cancelled, normal Sat racing open to all riders will be held in its place on sat 27 Oct at the East Burwood velodrome. Further info on 0407 308 755 |
| 17/10/07 | Buy, Swap and Sell- this Sat 20th Oct from 1pm. Bring all your unwanted, unneeded and unloved bits and pieces down to the track and Swap, Sell, and Trade with all manner of Velophiles and Roadites. Grab a bargain or swindle a deal. Watch or take part in the track meet A,B,C grade $10, D,E,F grade $2. |
| 14/10/07 | Victorian Schools Championships - this Sat 20th Oct, many of the clubs juniors will be racing in the finals at Toms Block, Kings Domain from 8am as a prelude to the Herald Sun Tour and the Melbourne Cycling Festival. This is a great chance to see the stars of the future if you are able to attend, good luck to all competitors. |
| 14/10/07 | World Masters Track Championships - we wish all our members competing the best of luck in Sydney from the 16-21 Oct. |
| 14/10/07 | Richard England in the Herald Sun Tour - following on from a stage win in the Tour of Tasmania Richard England and his U.S. team mates will be racing in the Bissell - Priority Health Team in this weeks Herald Sun Tour. If you get to watch any of the racing keep an eye out for him. |
| 04/10/07 | Presentation Night - 20th Oct at the East Burwood Sports Club, so far the response to attend has been very poor.We need to know now if you will be attending so everyone please contact Nathan by email at nate_dog@bigpond.com asap to book your place. If there is a lack of interest from members then the night will have to be cancelled. |
| 03/10/07 | 2008 Licences now available small fee increase for 2008, check www.vic.cycling.org.au for further details. CA online system available from 1st Nov. |
| 03/10/07 | Black Kettle Tea Rooms 1 in 20 - results available in results section of this website, thank you to all club helpers for your support on the day. |
| 25/09/07 | Kew Boulevard TT- Sunday 7th Oct, all CSV licensed riders may enter, registration from 8.15am, start 9am, cost $10. |
| 25/09/07 | TREK SUMMER SPRINT SERIES- Presented by BBN and Aboc Cycle Coaching - 1st Sunday of the month Oct 07-Apr 08 (excl. Jan 08) at the East Burwood Velodrome, graded match sprint series with at least 3 grades each day, $10 entry fee, prizemoney, daily aggregate prize and an aggregate prize of a Trek T1 track frame for the highest pointscorer through the series proudly supported by Trek. Further details www.sss.aboc.com.au |
| 23/09/07 | Regional/Club ITT Championships - Results now available on this website. Thank-you to all club helpers for making it a safe event. |
| 22/09/07 | Track Season - to start Sat 13th Oct. We will soon be posting the calendar on this website, so now is a good time to get out your track bikes and give them a spin in the sun, entry fee: $10 for A/B/C graded riders (most going back out as prizemoney); $2 for D/E/F graded riders (no prizemoney). |
| 22/09/07 | Weekend results - Buy,Swap and Sell Meet- another date for the diary, Oct 20th at the East Burwood Velodrome, bring all your unwanted, unused and unloved bike bits and pieces to the track during the regular racing 2-4pm and set up on the grass with all your goods. While you're there consider taking part in some of the events being held. This is a good chance for anyone to watch the racing and pick up a bargain in the process, All Welcome. |
| 22/09/07 | Presentation Night - Oct 20 at the East Burwood Sports Club, put this date in your diary as it's sure to be a fun filled night, further details to follow. |
| 19/09/07 | Siemens Junior Racing - has now finished for 2007, Sat 24th Sept we will be at the East Burwood Velodrome introducing junior members from Siemens to track cycling 2-4pm all welcome. |
| 19/09/07 | Weekend results - Sat: Final winter Crit, Casey Fields - A Grade, 1st Tom Leaper. C Grade, 1st Dale Reith. D Grade, 1st Woman Christine Ervin. Sun: Bay to Bay Classic- A Grade 110km, 4th Tom Leaper. B Grade 110km, 2nd Jamie Goddard, other results to follow. |