Tonight was the second event for the club champs, the 1 Lap (400m) Scratch Race. Remember you need to have joined and paid your membership with Bike Manawatu to be eligible for points towards the club champs. There are 3 events remaining for A and B grade riders held over the next 2 weeks:
200m Scratch Race
2 Lap (800m) Scratch Race
2000m Scratch Race
There are 2 events for the C grade:
200m Scratch Race
2 Lap (800m) Scratch Race
Sunday 20 February and there we were at Kahutara School to have another crack at a 40km time trial. Last time it was appallingly windy with very little chance of anyone going under the hour. Sunday was positively benign by comparison, with just a light easterly wind that made the last leg hard for already tired legs.
Tonight was the first event for the club champs, the flying 200m. There are 5 events for A and B grade riders held over the next few weeks:
Flying 200m
200m Scratch Race
1 Lap (400m) Scratch Race
2 Lap (800m) Scratch Race
2000m Scratch Race
There are 4 events for the C grade (same events minus the 2000m Race).
We had fine weather with a light westerly breeze which led to some fast times and close racing. We also welcomed two new riders, Libby Arbuckle and Emily Shearman. The rider of the night was Emily Shearman who won three B grade races and raced with the A grade riders for the final race finishing 5th out of 6.
The riders of the night on 21st February 2011 were Bryce Hirschberg and Levi Bryan. A Grader Bryce Hirschberg was nearly invincible (apart from coming second in the cone race by 0.01 seconds) and Levi Bryan had a fantastic tactical finish to win the C Grade 3 lap elimination race.
I have read somewhere that direct marketing word-of mouth is very effective. Based on that “I heard” evidence this is a call to arms for the Palmy crack at the Mayoral Cycle Challenge. http://www.sportmanawatu.org.nz/modules/content/content.php?content.168
We need our cyclists out in force on Friday to take a ride with Mayor Jono. Not only do we want to top the regional competition but the nation.
The Womans Tour will be racing a criterium around the railway land as well as A grade, B grade and under 17’s and its a great chance to come down take a ride, grab a sausage, catch up with friends and watch some bike racing.