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Track: Club Teams PremiershipFebruary 22 2012Angus Lyons and Joshua Liston teamed up with new club member from Geelong Will Key to form BSCCs only team to enter this years club team track championship and take third together with the Bronze medal in the State U17M 3000m Pursuit.more MTB: club race this SaturdayFebruary 21 2012Our next weekend mountain bike race will be held this Saturday 25 February in Invermay. The Akera Rd course is 3.5 km long and is our most established trail as it was used for the first BSCC mountain bike race 3 years ago.more MTB: Otway Odyssey reportFebruary 21 2012For many mountain bikers across Australia, the most important race on the MTB racing calendar is the Otway Odyssey which is held on the 3rd Saturday in February. Dale Boucher writes...more AGM: Tuesday 21st FebruaryFebruary 18 2012The Annual General Meeting of the club is on Next Tuesday 21st February, 7pm at the Clubrooms. Nominations for Board positions are open and can be taken from those who want to help make a difference in the club.more Road: New aggregate system for 2012February 18 2012The Road Season for 2012 will see a new aggregate with tallied point scores being updated weekly via the website. The top 10 point scores will be advertised.more New club kit is ready to orderFebruary 16 2012The BSCC club kit has been revamped with a fresh new look. I think you'll all agree the new threads will make for a fetching accompaniment to the wardrobe of even the most discerning of fashion conscious cyclists.more MTB: Spokes 6 hour enduroFebruary 15 2012Simon Ellis and Warren Faneco take wins at Ballarats first hosting of a Victorian Endurance Series round held at Pax Hill last Saturday. Several other BSCC members also distinguished themselves in one of the most gruelling formats of the sport of XC MTB.more Road: Race 1 this SaturdayFebruary 15 2012Road season commences this Saturday with the Dunnstown corkscrew loop.more Road: McIntosh wins Bendigo Grand Prix raceFebruary 14 2012JUST two-hundredths of a second separated Chloe McIntosh and Bendigo’s Cait Fraser at the end of yesterday’s division one criterium in the Cykelevents-run Women’s Grand Prix cycling series at Bendigo East.more Track: Spokes MadisonFebruary 12 2012Whilst the persistent light showers played havoc with the overall Madison carnival there were still many highlights from the day. The clubrooms were officially opened by our Mayor; Mark Harris with excellent support from Councillor Des Hudson and our Presmore Road: Criterium resultsFebruary 12 2012Results and reports from the last three rounds of Victoria Park criteriums.more Spokes Festival and Clubroom openingFebruary 08 2012To co-incide with the Spokes Festival this weekend, all members, family and friends of the BSCC are invited to the official opening of the clubrooms. It will be a great opportunity to catch some of the states best track racing.more Road: Marshals needed for upcoming seasonFebruary 07 2012Reminder!!! Road racing begins in less than 2 weeks and we need you to nominate your availablity to marshal. For all the road members this is your opportunity to put your hand up to help make club racing possible.more Road: License renewalFebruary 07 2012With the 2012 road season about to get underway, we know many of you are itching to get out and race. New lightweight wheels? Check. Polished derailleurs? Check. Polished legs? Check. Race license? Oh dear...more Track: weekly resultsFebruary 06 2012Sun and blue skies heralded the first week of the aggregate series as well as the first real week of racing for 2012. The 15 riders were spread across three grades all of which showed incredible talent and skill. Angus Lyons writes.more Track: Junior state and regional championship resultsJanuary 31 2012Ballarat Sebastopol Cyclists returned home from The State Junior 15 / 17 Track Championships and the South West Regional Championships with several medals and high ranking results in amongst the states best up and coming talent pool.more Road and Track regional eventsJanuary 26 2012Apart from our own exciting cycling program coming up over the next month or so, there are a number of other great cycling events happening around the state. Here are a few.more MTB: Creswick Trails in the mediaJanuary 26 2012BSCC and Creswick Trails member Michael Veal recently spoke to The Courier about the enormous economic potential that the planned mixed-use trail network could bring to the region.more Road: Women's Grand PrixJanuary 24 2012'Be stong, be brave, be brilliant!' The Women's Grand Prix is a Victorian showcase of criterium events designed especially for women of all ages.more Volunteers for lab testingJanuary 24 2012Ballarat University PHD candidate Brad Clark has conducted some infamous lab testing in the past. His latest diabolical scheme promises to instill fear and trepidation into the hearts of the bravest of self-flagellating cyclists. Interested right?more Track: upcoming racingJanuary 19 2012Attention all track aficionados. BSCC team to race at the Blackburn Australia Day madison, Ballarat Spokes Festival program announced, weekly track racing at Marty Busch resumes.more Road: Criterium racing returnsJanuary 17 2012Updated: Crits will not recommence this Wednesday. They will start the following week, January 25th.more MTB: State XC Round 2 reportJanuary 17 2012Racing was fast and furious at the old school technical tracks at Beaconsfield last Sunday. Reigning DH Queen of Ballarat Kat Martin reports:more Road: National Champs wrap upJanuary 16 2012BSCC had a record amount of Entries in the recent National Road Championships. WELL DONE to everybody who competed and flew the flag for the Club.more February board meeting and AGMJanuary 15 2012The Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club will hold their Annual General Meeting at 7pm on February 21st at the Marty Busch clubrooms.more MTB: Dirt Grils Ride, February 2012January 14 2012The format of this ride will be a little different to the usual. We will combine some beginner skills training with the dirt girls ride, so we'll spend an hour working on skills, and then another hour out on the trails, putting our skills to good use!more MTB: Club Race, February 2012January 14 2012This race is a first for BSCC MTB, it is round 1of the Victorian Endurance Series with riders expected from all over the state. It is part of the inaugural 'Ballarat Spokes Festival' with all profits from the race going to Ballarat Cancer Research Centre.more MTB: Social Ride, February 2012January 14 2012The February MTB social ride is something for the whole family, Mum, Dad and the kids. The pace will be sedate so this means all primary schoolers should be able to ride by themselves. If the kids are too young to ride themselves then hook up the pram...more MTB: Dirt Cirts Starting 17-JanJanuary 14 2012After a month off, BSCC MTB Dirt Crits are back this Tuesday night. Starting on the 17-Jan at 5:30pm for the juniors and 6:15pm for the seniors.more Road: National Champs race reportJanuary 12 2012Jay Bourke was one of only 21 finishers at last Sundays Elite mens road race from 165 of Australia's and inded the world's best cyclists. Jay kindly shares his experience.more Tour de Timor: Last round entriesJanuary 12 2012On Sunday January 15th the final round of entries will be on offer for the remaining 200 places for the 2012 Tour de Timor. The first 100 were snapped up quickly, and judging from previous years the rest are sure to be filled in no time at all.more Track: Tolliday takes State Keirin title!January 11 2012BSCC's young track stars shine at the Christmas Carnival events around the state last month. Read on to see how they all did.more Training: Leading Ballarat cyclist now offering coachingJanuary 11 2012Leading domestic road cyclist Pat Shaw is now offering a coaching service to help you reach the form of your life!more Track: club racing resumesJanuary 10 2012Club track racing resumes at Marty Busch this Thursday 12th at 4.15, commencing with a new Summer - Spring series with an aggregate points system.more National Champs DinnerDecember 30 2011Caribou Enterprises are offering a great deal for The Preview Dinner to the National Road Championships... At Cost Price of $45.. Normal price $85, and featuring some very special guests.more Road: 2012 race fixture now availableDecember 30 2011The BSCC road race committee has completed the race calendar for the 2012 season. There have been several significant changes to the calendar which are part of an initiative to increase the social atmosphere of racing as well as maximising Ballarat's greamore National Road Champs - volunteersDecember 23 2011Marshals for the weekend road races are now covered, but still in need of volunteers for the ITT...more Road: Confession time on Mt BunninyongDecember 19 2011This Wednesday the Reverend Collingwood will be taking confessions from all you heathens atop Mount Bunninyong. An informal ITT up the hallowed mount...more RecTTT: Pub to Pier 2011 reportDecember 18 2011Somewhere between 85 and 100 riders took part in the longest and toughest RecTTT event to date, riding from Ballarat to Lorne.more Track: weekly race resultsDecember 18 2011Numbers were down again this week with many heading to the hills for the Christmas break. This just left the most determined riders to finish of the first half of the season in style. Wind conditions were similar to those on the southern ocean but that dimore BSCC Xmas functionDecember 15 2011End of year function this Sunday, 10am at Gong Gong Reservoir, for all members, family and friends.more Road: National Road ChampionshipsDecember 11 2011CALL TO ARMS for VOLUNTEER MARSHALS for the National Road Championships around Ballarat in early January 2012.more Road: Round 4 crit resultsDecember 09 2011Results from round 4 of the Victoria Park Crit series.more Track: Junior and senior race resultsDecember 09 2011School was out and the numbers were down but that did not stop the great racing from continuing with a number of experienced and novice seniors turning out and getting involved. This wealth of knowledge and experience did not go un-noticed with many of thmore BSCC goes uber chicDecember 09 2011Statistics show that 9 out of 10 BSCC members are cool, even those sporting last years sock length. The remaining 1 in 10 doesn't use Facebook. Shocking I know, but its the cold hard truth.more Road: Tour of BrightDecember 07 2011Updated with stage 3 report. A magic day north of the divide greeted the 550 riders for the start of the 2011 Tour of Bright. Blue skies and slight north westerly and no need for anything other than nicks and a jersey – this is God’s country!more BSCC Board: Positions availableDecember 06 2011The club AGM is to be held early in the new year, after which time there will be several board positions that need filling. Interested? Read on...more MTB: VSS 2012, Round 1 - ReportDecember 05 2011BSCC MTB hosted the first round of the 2012 Victorian State Series at a club members property in Elmhurst. VSS is Olympic Cross Country (XCO) distance which races on a 4-6 km loop for approximately 90-120 minutes.more Road: Round 3 crit resultsDecember 05 2011Report and results from round 3 of the Victoria Park road crits.more Pub to Pier 2011December 05 2011The roads of Ballarat were eerily quiet on Sunday morning, not a bunch to be seen, coffee sales we way down in all the major cafes. Here's why:more Kevin Douglas rememberedDecember 03 2011Kevin Douglas, owner of Cycle City ballarat passed away on November 18th after fighting a long illness.more Track: State Country track resultsDecember 02 2011BSCC State Country Track - Nov 27 -2011 Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club was represented by a small contingent of Junior and Sub Junior riders who made up in numbers by the quality of their performances.more MTB: Car Boot Sale for MTB, Road, Track & BMXDecember 01 2011Last years MTB car boot sale was a roaring success with riders selling their unwanted bike stuff to willing buyers. This year we want to open it up to all divisions so if you have old bikes, spare parts, wheels, clothes and pedals why not bring them alongmore Road: Round 2 crit resultsNovember 29 2011Round 2 Victoria Park road crit report and results, senior and junior races.more Track: Junior racing reportNovember 25 2011Spirits were soaring as sunny skies greeted the riders, a welcome reprieve after four weeks spent with eyes glued to the heavens waiting for them to open. The good weather seemed to invigorate the riders, pushing many to astounding results.more MTB: Entries Open for Bike Buller FestivalNovember 24 2011Entries have opened for the Bike Buller Mountain Bike Festival with a promise that this year's event will deliver more biking bang – not to mention festival fun – for your buck.more Tour de Timor 2012November 23 2011Yeah I know its only just finished for 2011, but the organisers are keen as mustard to lock in the 2012 event, which is shaping up to be the most exciting edition yet. Early bird rego open now!!!more Road: Junior crit resultsNovember 23 2011Maurice Koelle won a very close three abreast sprint finish in his debut race for the 2011-12 junior criterium season. Dominic Geoghegan took second edging out Dylan Bilston who rode very well in his first road race for several months.more Road: crit series updateNovember 22 20112011 series presentations, new prize sponsor, and CA race license checks. Read on...more New bunch ride: Gove CyclesNovember 19 2011Its the one you've been waiting for, the Gove Cycles shop ride. Aptly named 'Tuesday Night Chain Gang's Hour of Power'.more Track: Junior racing report and resultsNovember 19 2011Angus Lyons weekly report from Thursday night junior racing.more Track: Gumby novices take overNovember 19 2011The first 'Track - Have a Crack' night was held last Thursday at the velodrome for newbie seniors of all cycling backgrounds to have a go. Out of the seven of us, at least three had never been on a track bike before...more  MTB: Social Ride, December 2011November 18 2011The December MTB social ride is something for the whole family, everyone will be able to participate in, it will be a ride from the center of Ballarat to the Gong Gong Reservoir along the Great Dividing Trail.more MTB: Dirt Girls Ride, December 2011November 17 2011For the month of December we will visit an old favourite, Canadian. We will start at the Crit track and take it from there. So if you think you aren't good enough yet, YOU ARE! Come along and have some fun.more MTB: BSCC MTB Trip to Mt BullerNovember 17 2011After months of waiting, the weekend finally arrivesmore MTB: Club Race - December 2011November 17 2011In the month of December 2011 the BSCC MTB Club race is also a round in the Victorian State XC Series 2012, so here is your chance to be a Victorian Champion.more Road: Round 1 criterium resultsNovember 17 2011Former Herald Sun Tour rider Josh Collingwood showed his class in the 1st of this seasons criteriums at Victoria Park on Wednesday night. He won A grade convincingly from professional riders Jay Bourke and Matt Clark.more Road: 2011-12 Small Dog Criteriums Start November 16November 16 2011Update: there have been delays in re-surfacing the roads in Victoria Park, so the first 2011-12 Small Dog criterium is delayed one week, to November 16.more Track: Hamilton Cycling Club eventNovember 16 2011Hamilton Cycling Club invites all track riders to the December Track Combine.more November board meetingNovember 14 2011The November 2011 meeting of the BSCC Board will be held at at our new clubrooms, at the velodrome in Marty Busch Reserve, Sebastopol, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday November 15. All members are welcome.more Member survey to help Fire and Flood servicesNovember 14 2011Fire and Flood services need our help to develop a Common Operating Picture document. Read on..more Track: come and have a go!November 12 2011So, your quads are pathetic right? Seen a better pair of legs in a bucket of KFC? Yeah I'm talking to you MTBers and roadies. Solution: come and throw a leg over a track bike for fun or for some serious quad stimulation. Read on...more BSCC website: Lacey is your lackey no more!November 11 2011Long time BSCC web administrator Jonathan Lacey today formally announces his retirement as the BSCC web administrator.more Road: Group Ride, Racers Cafe, 8 AM FridayNovember 10 2011There's a group leaving Racers Cafe, Wendouree Parade and Webster Street, at 8 AM tomorrow, Friday November 11 (Ballarat Show Day) for a road ride. It will feature some of the Turret regulars.more Track: Senior Track Racing - The Monthly Western WheelraceNovember 08 2011Danny, the proprietor of the Western Hotel, will sponsor the Western Wheelrace for BSCC senior track riders once a month. Do you want to race on Saturday afternoon or Sunday afternoon? Let us know.more Road: Pub to Pier RecTTT - Saturday Dec 3November 07 2011Our inaugural Pub to Pier RecTTT (Red Lion Hotel, Ballarat, to Lorne pier) takes place in three weeks, on Saturday December 3 (not Sunday as previously advertized). Here is what you need to know about the event.more Track: Training for Novice and Junior RidersNovember 07 2011Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club will hold training for novice and junior track riders at the Marty Busch reserve, starting November 14.more Road: October RecTTT at MoonambelNovember 06 2011The October Recreational Team Time Trial (RecTTT) was held at Moonambel on Sunday October 30. Here's Ray's report.more Road: Liam Doubles Up at TaltarniNovember 06 2011Liam White won BSCC's final road race for 2011, the Taltarni handicap, at Moonambel on October 30. Liam, last year's winner, also took the fastest time. Updated with photos.more Track: 3 November 2011 Race ReportNovember 06 2011The threat of rain seemed to be held off by the sheer willpower of the 17 riders that faced the start line of the third week of track racing for the 2011 season. This week's focus was on skill building races.more Road: Inside the 2011 Melbourne to WarrnamboolNovember 05 2011Here's Jay Bourke's report on his top ride in the 2011 Melbourne to Warrnambool. It was a big day for BSCC: Pat Shaw got his team-mates to first, second and fifth, and Jay steered his team-mate into third place.more MTB: Major Pain Race ReportNovember 02 2011Site laps of a mountain bike course normally induce one of two emotional responses. You can feel that you can approach all trail features and obstacles with confidence and ride comfortably within your ability, or ...more 2010-11 PresentationsNovember 01 2011Presentations from last season are coming soon. So is our end-of-year social function. Updated: 2010-11 Small Dog criterium championship presentations will be after the crits on Wednesday November 23.more Road: Jeremy Doolan Wins 2011 Senior AggregateOctober 31 2011With his strong second place at Taltarni on Sunday, Jeremy Doolan won the BSCC 2011 Senior Aggregate. Well done Jeremy!more Track: It's All Happening!October 31 2011Last week we had our first (dry) night of track racing for the season. It was wonderful! Come and join us down there one Thursday or Sunday arvo if you have the chance.more Road: Updates to Group Road RidesOctober 30 2011Check out the Group Rides page on the left-hand menu. It's had a few updates and additions lately, including a new Sunday road ride that will be of interest to racing people. Here's the current route.more Stolen Avanti Sprint Road BikeOctober 26 2011A Black Avanti Sprint road bike was stolen on Friday from Lake Gardens. Please contact Ballarat police if you see it.more MTB: Surf Coast Race ReportOctober 25 2011The Southern Exposure MTB festival is billed as "a race venue unparalleled in access, design, variety, and flow, with a course winding its way around the cliff tops and through coastal bush," and it does not fail to deliver.more MTB: The Brackenbury Race ReportOctober 24 2011Despite freakishly inclement weather passing through Ballarat the day before, Creswick was fortunate to receive relatively minor rainfall, and the 40 brave riders who fronted up to register for the inaugural Brackenbury MTB race were rewarded by full sunsmore Road: Hamish Taylor Wins BrackenburyOctober 22 2011Melbourne visitor Hamish Taylor won the Brackenbury road race at Learmonth today, from Scott Townsend. Rhys Gillett got the fastest time.more Road: King Island 100km, November 5October 22 2011On November 5, there will be a series of events happening on King Island to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of the Cape Wickham lighthouse. The events will include a 100-km ride on undulating roads with little or no traffic.more Road: Emma Wins NZ TourOctober 21 2011BSCC's Emma Bilston has won the U15 Yunca Junior Tour in New Zealand. She also won the Queen of the Mountain jersey, Sprint jersey and a special award for the most outstanding rider of the series. Congratulations Emma!more Road: Wednesday October 12 - A Big Day for Cycling in Ballarat.October 21 2011Wednesday was a big day for cycling in Ballarat and for BSCC: Ride to Work day, the Herald-Sun Tour, Honda Hybrid Tour, and three BSCC wins in the Western Victoria round of the Victorian Schools Cycling Champs.more Track: 2011-12 Season Opener, 20 OctoberOctober 21 2011The opening event for the 2011-12 track season was very positive, despite the weather.more MTB: Dirt Girls Ride, November 2011October 20 2011Meet at the lookout at the top of the hill. This place is already a fantastic spot to ride, right in the heart of Ballarat. And the good news is that it's going to get even better! Don't be put off by the downhillers in all their body armourmore MTB: Club Race - November 2011October 20 2011For the month of November 2011, we are going back to the Gong Gong course. If you like great courses with climbs and sweet flowing downhills, technical elements and heaps of single track then do not miss this race. The course is the same as last year butmore Road: Victorian Schools Cycling ChampsOctober 19 2011Sunday saw the finals of the Victorian Schools Cycling Championships in Lygon Street, a curtain-raiser for the final stage of the Jayco Herald-Sun Tour. There was a big BSCC contingent, and they did us proud. Angus Lyons scored silver!more Timor presentation nightOctober 18 2011Its been three weeks already since the team got back from East Timor, concluding our successful week at one of the toughest but most exciting races we could ever imagine or dream of doing.more Road: Key Wins at DunnstownOctober 16 2011William Key scored a solo win at Saturday's Dunnstown Corkscrew handicap. Updated with some corrections: Michael Pierce took the fastest time.more BSCC September 2011 Board MeetingOctober 15 2011The September 2011 meeting of the BSCC Board was held at our new clubrooms, at the velodrome in Marty Busch Reserve, Sebastopol, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday September 20. Here are the minutes.more Road: Final 2011 Junior Road EventOctober 15 2011The last junior event of BSCC's 2011 road season was run last weekend. It was an epic: three stages in one day.more October 2011 BSCC Board MeetingOctober 15 2011The October 2011 meeting of the BSCC Board will be held at at our new clubrooms, at the velodrome in Marty Busch Reserve, Sebastopol, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday October 18. All members are welcome.more Road: Oz Masters Road Champs - Doug And Andrew On The Podium!October 10 2011At the Australian Masters Road Championships, Doug Garley scores the bronze medal in Masters 6! And Andrew Weightman takes silver in M4!more MTB: VSS Round 5 ResultsOctober 10 2011The fifth and final round of the Victorian State Mountain bike Series was run and won in the picturesque surrounds of the Mt Avoca Winery yesterday. Competitors were greeted by the prospect of mist, then drizzle, then light rain, then mist, and then sun.more Tree Planting in Brown HillOctober 10 2011All members, partners, family and friends are invited to a good old planting on the early afternoon of Sunday the 16th of October at Brown Hill. The Wattle Flat/Pootilla Land care group have been successful in raising some fundsmore ArchivedOctober 31 2011 - Road: We Need a Vic Park Senior Criterium ReporterOctober 26 2011 - Track: Bendigo Interclub, Sunday October 30 October 18 2011 - Track: Club Bikes Are Due Back on Oct 18 show all |
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