SUVelo Newsletter Issue 8
SUVelo Newsletter Issue 8
SUVelo Newsletter Issue 8
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Introduction to Track Cycling<br />
NEWS<br />
On Saturday 28th August, SU Velo will be holding an introduction to track cycling at Dunc Gray<br />
velodrome. It will offer an opportunity to see what all the fuss is about with the support of a level 1<br />
and 2 coach.<br />
All you need to bring is your cycling gear, helmet, shoes and pedals. Track bike hire is included in the<br />
$40 fee.<br />
When: Saturday 28 th August 8am-9.45am<br />
Where: Dunc Gray Velodrome<br />
Who: Anyone from beginner to experienced track cyclist will get something out of the day<br />
Cost: $40 covering track hire, bike hire and coaching<br />
If you're keen, please register your interest with Barry at ds@suvelo.com.au. We look forward to<br />
seeing you there.<br />
Ride for Life<br />
On Sunday 22 August the seventh annual Ride for Life will be held at Centennial Park. The event<br />
raises money for the Prince of Wales Oncology Department. In addition to the racing, there will be a<br />
bicycle trade show and entertainment for kids.<br />
For registered cyclists there are graded criteriums ranging in distance between 24km and 36km held<br />
on a fast 2km undulating circuit in Centennial Park. A corporate ride as well as a recreational family<br />
fun ride for those looking for a way to encourage family members to participate in the sport of<br />
cycling. The prize money on the day is between $5,000 and $10,000<br />
Needless to say, it will be a fantastic event for entertainment, racing and of course it is a great<br />
cause, so we encourage all <strong>SUVelo</strong> members who are available to attend (and race!).<br />
Entries via www.nsw.cycling.org.au by 8 August, or there is entry on the day for an additional $10.<br />
More details at www.rideforlife.org.au.<br />
Cycling Australia Update<br />
As part of joining SU Velo you were also required to affiliate with Cycling Australia’s state body<br />
Cycling NSW. Their affiliation covers things like insurance, but also allows you to enter races.<br />
If you have not yet received your plastic licence, please contact me at<br />
development@suvelo.com.au and I will chase them up for you. After speaking to them today it<br />
sounds like there will be some members (who like me) fell through the cracks in the licence printing<br />
department.<br />
In the meantime, those members who transferred from other clubs are able to use their old licences<br />
to enter races, however new members will need to present a <strong>SUVelo</strong> receipt in lieu of a plastic<br />
licence. If you require one of these, again, please contact me and I will arrange that.<br />
Thank you for your patience<br />
Mel<br />
Tour de France Tipping Competition Winner<br />
Congratulations to Jonathan Pearce for collecting the most points in the <strong>SUVelo</strong> TDF Tipping<br />
Competition. Apparently Jonathan has been spending his recovery time off the bike wisely studying<br />
the form guide.<br />
SU Velo Website<br />
The SU Velo website is going through a refurb so please excuse the lack of updated information on<br />
the current site. The new site is expected to be online in September. Keep an eye on emails from DS<br />
Barry and Ride Captain Nic for information on racing, training and other club events.<br />
This week:<br />
• Intro to Track<br />
• Ride for Life<br />
• Cycling Australia Update<br />
• TDF Tipping Comp<br />
• Rider of the Week<br />
• Race Calendar<br />
• Fashion Tips<br />
Important Dates:<br />
8 Aug: Ride for Life entries close<br />
Club Rides:<br />
Tuesday Hell of the East<br />
Wednesday DS Program<br />
Thursday Container Terminal<br />
and La Perouse<br />
Saturday See Ride Captain’s<br />
Email for details<br />
SU VELO Volume 8 Fortnightly Bulletin
Rider of the Week<br />
Each week we will be profiling a club member with the hope of gleaning something new that you didn’t already know about<br />
them. Our profiles aim to take you under the helmet, and you never know, next weeks profile may be you.<br />
Riding since: 1997<br />
Rides a: Cervelo R3, Gary Fisher Paragon 29er, Giant Trance X1, No fixie as yet!<br />
Favourite Sydney ride: Akuna Bay - West Head - Palm Beach<br />
Favourite cycling quote: Classic quote from Greg LeMond - "It never gets easier, you just go<br />
faster."<br />
What inspires you to get out of bed in the morning to go training? Pure caffeine. Got to do<br />
something after a 5am double espresso!<br />
Favourite caffeine dealer: I like Toby's Estate at Potts Point and good old Paddington Grind<br />
for consistency.<br />
Favourite food stop: Terry Hills bakery (The pizza scrolls there have saved me many times!)<br />
Fastest time around Centennial Park: 5mins28secs and hopefully getting faster.<br />
Worst excuse for missing a training ride: I left my helmet in New Zealand.<br />
Any advice for our members? Get a friend into it! Riding is addictive but it only works if you<br />
help your friends get started.<br />
Fashion tips: You can see from my photo, obviously fashion on the bike is not my strong<br />
point. Orange and red?? That said, please throw out old, faded knicks. Trust me, when<br />
they're see through they're gone!<br />
Little known fact about you: I met my fiancé Francoise through cycling. I used to ride with her<br />
older brother Gilles, who eventually moved overseas to pursue a pro road cycling career.<br />
Francoise and I remained good friends even after he left and 13 years later we're engaged.<br />
Where will we find you when you’re not on your bike: In summer I'm a fan of the Coogee<br />
baths and Bronte Beach, in winter the Lord Dudley Hotel.<br />
Racing Calendar<br />
This Weekend<br />
Sat 31 July Heffron Criterium, 2pm www.randwickbotanycc.com<br />
Sun 1 August Landsdowne Park Criterium, 7.45am www.waratahvcc.asn.au<br />
Next Weekend<br />
Sat 7 August Heffron Criterium, 2pm www.randwickbotanycc.com<br />
Sun 8 August Landsdowne Park Criterium, 7.45am www.waratahvcc.asn.au<br />
5km hill climb TT, Illawong Bay, 7.30am www.manlywarringahcc.org.au<br />
Kurrajong Classic www.nsw.cycling.org.au<br />
Cyclecover NSW Elite, U23 and U19 Road Championships www.nsw.cycling.org.au<br />
Event Registration Closing<br />
Event Date Entries Close<br />
Sun 15 August John Woodman Memorial Wagga to Albury Handicap Sun 1 August<br />
Sun 22 August Ride for Life, Centennial Park Sun 8 August<br />
Members Corner<br />
A call to all budding journalists, get your creative juices flowing and your incisive arguments<br />
down on paper and send them in to see your work in print! Whether it be an insightful<br />
commentary on the state of Sydney cyclepaths, or a ‘how to guide’ on managing your<br />
significant others expectations on how much time/money you spend on your bike, to a novice’s<br />
breakthrough into the world of track cycling. But maybe not fashion, I think we’ve got that more<br />
or less covered with our resident guru, Stefano.<br />
Send any contributions to development@suvelo.com.au<br />
Name: Matt Duncan<br />
Position Vacant<br />
If there are any talented<br />
graphic designers amongst our<br />
ranks at SU Velo, we are<br />
currently looking to get input<br />
for our new website. It’s a<br />
glamorous job, but it doesn’t<br />
pay very well (or at all),<br />
however it would be greatly<br />
appreciated by the club if you<br />
can donate your time and<br />
talent. If that sounds like you,<br />
please contact<br />
hamish.lamont@gmail.com<br />
SU VELO Volume 8 Fortnightly Bulletin
Fashionista on La Pista<br />
Squadra, you have pleased me this winter with your commitment to upholding our lycra flag. Sure, there's been the occasional slip-up<br />
(see below) and some things we may never truly recover from - Barry, your long navy socks - but mostly you have pleased me. I would<br />
be proud to let you buy me an espresso after you've led me out for the sprint victory. But please, do not let your vigilance rest. I do not<br />
want to have my week ruined by reports that such-and-such has worn knicks that have perished at strategically important areas, or<br />
that Mel wore her cap backwards INSIDE a cafe. This will not do. And let me warn you all now - next week we will be focusing on<br />
headwear, what to wear and how to wear it. If you wish to "push your own headwear barrow", I am open to all bribes of course.<br />
Nic Martin - You are a very beautiful man, such fine deportment, such fine attacking panache on the rugged cols of the Eastern<br />
Suburbs. I'm not surprised that you choose to keep your knees and legs uncovered much of the time so that the squadra may enjoy<br />
them too. Normally one must go to the ice-swimming holes of the Finnish tundra to see such fine icy knees. But Nic, my friend, it is time to<br />
realise that in temperatures below 8 degrees, the cold Australian air turns your northern European knees a peculiar azzura, not unlike<br />
the azzura worn by my good friend Mario Cipollini when he won the 2002 Worlds and enjoyed the company of many podium girls in the<br />
team bus that afternoon. You are no Cipo, but if you want blue knees Nic, please see Lex and buy some SUV kneewarmers. $4 fine.<br />
Matt Donzow - My spies tell me you are new to the wonderful sport of cycling. You show much talent and power, but clearly there are<br />
gaps in your cycling education, gaps that are exceeded by those between the tops of your armwarmers and the sleeves of your jersey.<br />
Perhaps Madonna was doing this in the 80' during her 'Holiday' era, or maybe there were movies where this was good, but this is not<br />
Flashdance Matt, and you are no Jennifer Beale. Fashion has moved on, please stop this nonsense immediately. Luckily for you I have a<br />
solution - either do your level best to correct this travesty whenever you feel the breeze on your biceps, or head down to Fitness First to<br />
work a little more on those guns of yours. It's up to you, 1 espresso fine while you think about it.<br />
David Jordan - a barrister's work is never done. So many people to sue, so many wigs and gowns to put on (sounds like a dress-up<br />
party), so it was great you could join us for a midweek sessione the other day. But please, don't make me sue you for bad fashion, that<br />
horizontal blue and yellow striped wind vest may be club colours, but it is definitely not club fashion. In Spanish, you are El Presidente, in<br />
my mother tongue you are Il Capo, but to everyone you look like Il Scassinatore di Prosciutto, The Hamburglar. Fine is a 1/4 pounder<br />
and a caramel sundae.<br />
Stefano, Style Guru<br />
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David Jordan<br />
President<br />
president@suvelo.com.au<br />
Kylie Segaert<br />
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Alex Syhanath<br />
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Nic Martin<br />
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Barry Doosey<br />
Director Sportif<br />
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Lex Feltham Sponsorship & Events sponsorship@suvelo.com.au<br />
uniforms@suvelo.com.au<br />
John Dawson<br />
Club Development Officer<br />
students@suvelo.com.au<br />
Melissa Neumaier Club Development Officer development@suvelo.com.au<br />
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