BSCC wrapped up the Tri-Series as eventual champions for the second year running on Saturday in Beeac. The sun was shining and the racing was red hot as the Ballarat riders teamed up well to secure the trophy against Geelong and Colac. Saturday's BSCC team included Iesha Humber, Pete Canny, James Knipe, Mark O'Callaghan, Jeremy Humber, Dayne Pearce, Patrick Cashin, Craig Lee, John Maguire, Tim Canny, Tony Mirabella and Scott Sullivan.
BSCC Results:
A Grade
​1. Tim Canny
B Grade
​3. Patrick Cashin
C Grade
1. Mark O'Callaghan
​2. Jeremy Humber
​Full results: http://my1.raceresult.com/75908/?lang=en#0_3F2B3D
​That wraps up the Finn Business Sales Autumn Series for 2017. We take a break now until the Spring Series which kicks off in October. If you would like to keep racing in the meantime, check out Cycling Victoria's calendar or the Eureka Veterans.

Whilst Geelong and Colac put up a strong fight in all grades, the day belonged to Ballarat in round two of the Tri-Series at Meredith today. In D grade, BSCC's female rising star Iesha Humber put up an excellent fight to finish in 3rd place. It was anyone's race right up to the line in C grade which eventually saw BSCC's Pete Canny continuing his improvement with age winning by a bike length. Geelong and Colac stood no chance against the might of the Ballarat squad in B grade. Our ever-consistent Tony Mirabella broke away on the final lap to take the honours ahead of fellow BSCC riders; Rob Forsyth, Jim Crumpler, Jason Birch & Nick Brown. In A grade, Craig Lee & Dayne Pearce spent quite a bit of the morning up the road in breakaways which suited fellow teammates well. In the end however, it came down to a sprint which Tim Canny positioned himself well to roll around the opposition in the final meters to take the honours.
Well done to everyone who represented the club today - there was certainly lots to be proud of.
Click here for the results: https://results.sporthive.com/events/PC1390916
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The 2017 Tri-Series kicked off today at Dereel with a great showing from Team BSCC. Due to the strength of Ballarat numbers in A & B Grade the riders were split into 3 even teams. The revised format made for fun and tactical racing on a challenging course which most enjoyed. In A Grade, Liam White, Tim Canny and Paul Myers broke away early with the remainder of the field attacking each other in an attempt to bridge the gap on their own. The B Grade race saw Paul Humphries and Dan Bucknall breakaway but Matt Freeman worked his butt off to bridge across before blowing himself up. It was great to see some old faces back racing like Phil Orr and Will Geor.
​16 C Grade riders raced in the traditional Tri-Series format with Geelong and Colac riders taking it up to Ballarat. In the end, Geelong rider Nick Ianham out sprinted Pete Canny and Matt Dickinson.
​Ballarat's rising star Iesha Humber took out the D Grade race in an impressive display of cycling.
Thank you to Steve Kennedy and Matt Dickinson for setting up, Sam Smith for chief marshalling and our sponsors Finn Business Sales, Sovereign Park Motor Inn and SJ Butler Financial Planning.
​The prestigious Brookman Handicap takes place next week from Snake Valley and is sponsored by Martin Concept Designs. Please get your entry in before Friday to give the handicapper plenty of time. See you then!
Results:
​D Grade
1. Iesha Humber
2. George Stevens
3. George O'Dwyer
C Grade
1. Nick Ianham
2. Pete Canny
3. Matt Dickinson
B Grade
1. Daniel Bucknall
​2. Phil Orr
3. Paul Humphrey
A Grade
​1. Liam White
2. Tim Canny
3. Paul Myers

The first race of the Finn Business Sales Autumn Series started in foggy conditions in Blampied today but cleared nicely for some great racing. The 2016 championship course offers riders plenty of opportunity to attack and establish a break so everyone has to be on the ball. Thank you to the race sponsor Smith & Jennings, Sovereign Park Motor Inn for the lead car, Pete Canny for setting up, Sam Smith and Darren Gladman for marshalling.
​Next week we have the opportunity to race like the pro's as a team against Geelong and Colac. We are the host at Dereel and racing starts at 10:00am. Juniors will race at the same time. Please send your entry into [email protected] before Friday.
​Results:
A grade
1st. Liam White
2nd. Nick White
3rd. Daniel Braunsteins

B grade
1st. Jesse Norton
2nd. Rob Forsyth
3rd. Dean Wells
C grade
1st. Peter Canny
2nd. Bob Braszell
3rd. Paul Pickersgill
D grade
1st. Cooper
2nd. James knight
3rd. Shogo

Jeremy McInnes topped off a successful week with a strong win in A grade today which also sealed him the Lake Health Group Summer Series Aggregate.
​Thank you to Ballarat Grammar for sponsoring the race, Sovereign Park Motor Inn for the lead car, Jenni and Gerard White for setting up, Sam Smith and the Dragon Boat marshals.
​That concludes our Lake Health Group Summer Series, we have 2 weeks off now and start back at the Swiss Mountain Hotel on Saturday 22nd April. The Finn Business Sales Autumn Calendar will be finalised and sent out in the next few days. Thank you for your continued support of the club and have a great Easter!
Results:
A Grade:
1. Jeremy McInnes
2. Nick White
3. Tim Canny
B Grade:
​1. Craig Lee
2. Tony Mirabella
3. Jason Birch
C Grade:
1. Scott Sullivan
2. Pete Canny
3. Bruce Pipkorn
D Grade:
1. James Knipe
2. Jenni White
Lake Health Group Aggregate:
1. Jeremy McInnes - 19 points
2. Nick White - 16 points
​Equal 3. Daniel Braunsteins, Tim Canny & Tony Mirabella - 12 points
6. Liam White - 11 points
7. Daniel Bucknall - 9 points
​Equal 8. Sam Smith & Craig Lee - 8 points

Ideal racing conditions drew 54 keen cyclists to tonight's crits in Vic Park. It was fantastic to see a few new riders take part for the first time, we hope they'll be back next week. A big thank you to Gerard White for chief marshalling and packing up, Jeremy & Iesha Humber and Lindsay Burgoyne for corner marshalling, Paul Crack for running the juniors and Tim Canny for setting up. There is no road race this weekend so we'll see you next Wednesday before the Lake Health Group Summer Road Series continues with our feature race, The Collier Handicap on Saturday 18th March.
Results:
A Grade
​1. Jeremy McInnes
2. Tim Canny
​3. Daniel Braunsteins
​B Grade
1. Craig Lee
2. Jesse Norton
3. Daniel Taylor
C Grade
1. Peter Gunston
​2. Richie Mclure
3. Justin Foster
D Grade
​1. Cooper McCormick
2. Belinda Burgoyne
3. Brian Ure
Junior A
1. Darcy Williams
​2. Iesha Humber
3. Luke Tan
Junior B
1. Ashleigh Carnes
2. Jackson Verzeletti

What a great day of racing we had today on another fantastic new course. The weather was near perfect for the Weatherboard race which was kindly sponsored by the Norton's at Shady Acres Accommodation Park. Thank you also to Sovereign Park Motor Inn for supplying the lead car again and Lake Health Group for covering the costs for the safety tail car for the entire summer series. Thank you to Craig Lee and Justin Foster for setting up today and Sam Smith and our Dragon Boat marshals. See you all in two weeks for our feature race, The Collier Handicap.
Results:
A Grade
1. Nick White
2. Jeremy McInnes
3. Liam White
B Grade
​1. Paul Humphrey
2. Jesse Norton
3. Craig Lee
C Grade
1. Jason Haire
2. Peter Gunston
​3. Darren Gladman
​Click here for Lake Health Group Aggregate.

A fantastic turn out of 47 riders took part in the first round of the Lake Health Group Summer Road Series today kindly sponsored by FIKA Coffee Brewers. Unfortunately, A grade didn't complete the race due to a crash just before the wall but thankfully no-one was reported to be seriously injured. The B Grade race saw Sam Smith in multiple breakaways before breaking away himself to take the win on the same course he won at last year. The field of 14 C grade riders was down to 7 by the time they hit the wall. On one of his favourite courses, Matt Dickinson powered away on the final climb and held on for victory. In D grade, Steve Barrile took the honours over Nina Kerr and Grace Maine. Thank you to Jeremy Humber and Pete Canny for setting up and thanks to Sam Smith and the Chinese Dragon Boat crew for marshalling.
Results:
B grade
1st. Sam Smith
2nd. Simon Ellis
3rd. Nick Locandro
C grade
1st. Matt Dickinson
2nd. Matt Higgins
3rd. Beau Guest
D grade
1st. Steve Barrile
2nd. Nina Kerr
3rd. Grace Mayne

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.

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