It was overcast but mild for tonight's crits in Vic Park and it was great to see 6 new faces join in the fun. The stiff southerly breeze resulted in grades breaking apart fairly early on leaving only a small number together for the final sprint. Thank you to Rex Freeman, Kieran Paton, Jake Rippon and Matt Pearce for marshalling and Tim Canny for setting up.
Results:
Junior A:
1. Iesha Humber
​2. Darcy Williams
​3. Luke Tan
Junior B:
1. Hugh Myers
​2. Jack Pearce
A Grade:
1. ​Daniel Braunsteins
2. Paul Myers
3. Dayne Pearce
B Grade:
1. Craig Lee
2. Mark Nikolic
3. Tony Mirabella
C Grade:
1. Peter Gunston
2. Steve Gough
3. Pat Cashin
D Grade:
​1. Nathaniel Cotton
2. Jeremy Humber
​3. Jenni White
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The Club Championships took place in Blampied today in cool and windy conditions but that didn't deter the 33 riders that took part over the 4 grades. The 99km championship race began in a reasonably civilised fashion with no one willing to do too much too early. The first serious attack came towards the end of the second lap which caught a lot of riders by surprise and resulted in a couple losing touch with the main bunch. It wasn't until the 7th and final lap where attacks were more common and riders were made to work hard to stay in touch. Eventually, it came down to a final sprint with everyone hugging the gutter and reluctant to hit the wind. Jay Bourke went early which prompted Liam White and Jez McInnes to step it up which they did. Liam was too strong in the end taking the championship by a bike length over Jez just ahead of a fast finishing Pat Shaw.
​The B grade race saw a few breaks appear followed by re-groups. In the end, Rob Ellis broke away with about 6kms to go and rode strong to stay away winning by around 10 meters.
​In C grade, Patrick Cashin was in a solo break away for almost half the race. Jesse Norton was able to cross to him but the rest of the grade was able to work together to ensure they didn't stay away. The race came down to a sprint for the line where Pete Canny positioned himself well to take the win.
​The D grade race was tough from the start with James Knipe lighting it up early. The pace was so strong that riders dropped off one by one, lap by lap. However, Belinda Day was determined not to be dropped and in fact worked with James to stay away from the rest of the field. In the end, James out-sprinted Belinda to take the win.
​Thank you to today's race sponsor; Flooring Xtra, thanks to Craig Lee and Dave Hearn for setting up today's course and thank you to Sam Smith for chief marshalling and Monica Canny for assisting and photography.
​Results:
Club Championship Race:
1. Liam White
2. Jeremy McInnes
3. Pat Shaw
B Grade:
1. Rob Ellis
2. Jason Birch
3. Dayne Pearce
C Grade:
​1. Pete Canny
2. Matt Dickinson
3. Jesse Norton
D Grade:
1. James Knipe
2. Belinda Day
​3. Justin Foster

​Congratulations to Pete Canny for winning the Shady Acres Spring Series Aggregate by 1 point over Liam White in 2nd place. Dave Hearn had a great series finishing in 3rd whilst Jay Bourke, Nick White and Tim Canny finished equal 4th. Click here for the full results.

We had a piece of every season at tonight's crits with cold southerly winds, moments of sunshine followed by black clouds which brought some heavy rain at about the 30 minute mark. If it wasn't for some quick thinking from Chief Kanga who made the call to shorten a couple of grades, there could well have been a crash or two. Well done and thank you to all 51 riders for riding safely and smart in the rain. A huge thanks to Pete Canny for setting up again and packing up in the pouring rain. Thanks to Steve Kennedy and Paul Crack for marshalling.
​We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday for the Club Championships starting and finishing from the Swiss Mountain Hotel. Please send your entry and grade to [email protected]
Results:
​Junior A:
1. Iesha Humber
2. James Forsyth
3. Darcy Williams
Junior B:
1. Hayley Carnes
2. Ashleigh Carnes
A Grade:
​1. Liam White
2. Jeremy McInnes
3. Will Geor
B Grade:
​1. Jeremy Doolan
2. Jason Birch
3. Jim Crumpler
​C Grade:
1. Lindsay Burgoyne
​2. Rod Kilbourne
3. Darren Gladman
D Grade:
1. Mark O'Callaghan
2. James Knipe
​3. Nathaniel Cotton

What a fantastic day of racing in all grades! There were breakaways left, right and centre which made the racing very interesting and tactical. Well done to everyone who competed. A big thanks again to The Western Hotel for chipping in with generous prize money, You Little Beauty as the race sponsor and Sovereign Park Motor Inn as lead car sponsor. Thank you to Dayne Pearce and Daniel Bucknall for setting up the huge course and the marshals who all did a great job directing traffic on a new and unique course. Hope to see every BSCC member next week at our Club Champs starting and finishing at the Swiss Mountain Hotel.
Results:
​A Grade:
1. Pat Shaw
2. Simon Ward
3. Jay Bourke
B Grade:
1. Craig Lee
2. Simon Ellis
3. Marcus Braszell
C Grade:
1. James McArdle
2. Jim Crumpler
3. Vaughan Webber
D Grade:
1. Bruce Pipkorn
2. Don Stewart
​3. James Knipe
​CLICK HERE for the Shady Acres Spring Series Aggregate

62 riders were gifted with glorious conditions for racing in Vic Park tonight. The calm conditions made it difficult for any breaks to get established and most grades were together in the last couple of laps. Thank you to Paul Crack, Don Stewart, Monica Canny, Matt Pearce and Joe van Dyk for marshalling and Pete Canny for setting up.
Results:
D Grade:
1. James Knipe
​2. Jeremy Humber
3. Oliver Meakin
C Grade:
1. Dave Ogilvie
2. Nic Locandro
3. Pete Canny
B Grade:
​1. Jim Crumpler
2. Lochlan Nolte
3. Jason Birch
A Grade:
1. Nick White
2. Jeremy McInnes
3. Tim Canny
​Junior B:
1. Hayley Carnes
2. Ashleigh Carnes
3. Jack Pearce
Junior A:
1. Shannon Craiggil
2. Iesha Humber
​3. Luke Tan

​Hope to see you all on Saturday for the Misery 100. Weather looking great again!

Well done to everyone who competed today in tough conditions around the Mollongghip loop for the 4th race of the Shady Acres Spring Road Series sponsored by Shaws Cycling Centre. Although the weather was pretty bad at times it was great to see so many committed riders battling it out right until the end. Thank you to Shane Nankervis and Lindsay Burgoyne for setting up, Sam Smith and our Dragon Boat crew for marshalling, Sovereign Park for supplying the lead car and Europa Café and The Western Hotel for supplying prize vouchers which will be awarded next Saturday.
Results:
​1st place and fastest time - Nick White (8 aggregate points)
​2nd place - Dan Braunsteins (6 pts)
3rd place - Liam White (5 pts)
4th place - Will Geor (4 pts)
​5th place - Shane Nankervis (3 pts)
​6th place - Dave Hearn (2 pts)

​Click here for aggregate

Riders were presented with ideal conditions for tonight's crits in Vic Park. Numbers were strong again with a total of 62 people taking part in some great racing. Thank you to Pete Canny for setting up, Matt Freeman, Jeremy McInnes and Matt Pearce for marshalling.
Results:
Junior A:
1. Shannon Graggil
2. Iesha Humber
3. Luke Tan
Junior B:
​1. Alastair Forsyth
2. Geordie Dickson
3. Hayley Carnes
Junior C:
1. Ashleigh Carnes
2. Charlie McClure
3. Jack Pearce
A Grade:
1. Liam White
2. Nick White
​3. Daniel Braunsteins
B Grade:
​1. Jason Birch
2. Sam Palanca
3. Simon Ellis
​C Grade:
1. Joe van Dyk
​2. Peter Gunston
3. Pete Canny
D Grade:
1. Jeremy Humber
2. James Knipe
​3. Paul Crack

The inclement weather didn't stop good numbers (31) turning up for the 3rd round of the Shady Acres Spring Series today, sponsored by Flooring Xtra. Thank you to Gerard and Jenni White for marshalling, Rob Ellis and James Knipe for setting up, Sovereign Park Motor Inn for supplying the lead car and Europa Café for the prize vouchers.
Results:
A Grade
1. Liam White
2. Tim Canny
3. Nick White
B Grade
1. Jeremy Doolan
2. Matt Freeman
3. Jason Birch
C Grade
1. Nick Locandro
2. Pete Canny
3. Jesse Norton
​D Grade
1. Bruce Pipkorn
2. James Knipe
​3. Don Stewart

​CLICK HERE for the Shady Acres Spring Road Series Aggregate

Tonight we achieved our biggest turnout of riders this season with a total of 10 juniors and 55 seniors taking part. It was another good night for racing with only light winds and cooler temperatures. Thank you to Matt Freeman and Matt Pearce for setting the course, Gerard White, Dom Geoghegan, Josh Cannon for marshalling and FIKA Coffee Brewers for putting up the $15 vouchers for the intermediate sprint prizes. Here are the results:
A GRADE
​1. Jeremy McInnes
2. Nick White
3. Jay Bourke
Sprint - Nick White
B GRADE
1. Simon Ellis
2. Sam Palanca
3. Tony Mirabella
Sprint - Lachlan Nolte
C GRADE
1. Jesse Norton
2. Darren Gladman
3. Nick Locandro
Sprint - Jesse Norton
D GRADE
1. Jeremy Humber
2. Mark O'Callaghan
​3. Johnson Fang
Sprint - Paul Crack
​JUNIOR A
​1. Iesha Humber
2. Luke Tan
3. James Forsyth
JUNIOR B
1. Charlie McClure
​2. Ashleigh Carnes
​3.Jack Pearce