In this edition:
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-Successful week for Vikings on the big stage!
-Sign up now for a Vikings Training Program
-Junior Program
-Good luck Sue!
-Road race grades
-Race results
-Upcoming events
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Successful week for Vikings on the big stage!
Juniors
Vikings junior Zoe Cuthbert took out the u15 Women’s Oceania MTB championship in the Olympic Cross Country (XCO) discipline in Toowoomba, QLD. Zoe rode strongly over the course in very hot conditions, taking a commanding lead and finishing ahead of the field by over five minutes.
Meanwhile at the Junior Track Nationals in Melbourne, Lauren Robards featured in the bronze medal final for the Women’s u15 Individual Pursuit. Although narrowly missing the podium, Lauren’s superb effort posted her a blisteringly fast time in the final – faster than the eventual silver medallist!
The next day Lauren backed up with a bronze medal in the points race, only narrowly missing out on the silver due to a crash!
Track Masters
The NSW Masters Track Championships were held at Dunc Gray Velodrome over these past two weekends: 21-22 Feb & 27 Feb-1 Mar.
26 Vikings started in the Sprint, Individual Pursuit, Time Trial, Points and Scratch races and came home with 6 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze:
- Kerry Knowler
Gold (W4/5 Sprint)
Silver (W4 IP) - Mark Harris
Gold (M6 IP)
Gold (M6 Points)
Gold (M6 Scratch) - Jim Veal
Silver (M8 TT)
Silver (M8 Sprint) - Sue Powell
Gold (W4 TT)
Gold (W4 Scratch)
Bronze (W4 IP) - Steve Jones
Silver (M5 Points) - Michael Landon
Bronze (M5 Points) - Garth Heron
Bronze (M2 Scratch) - Ben Robey
Bronze (M3 IP)
In the teams events 7 Vikings teams entered resulting in 3 Gold and 1 Silver:
- Kerry Knowler & Sue Powell
Gold (Womens 90+ Team Sprint) - Ben Robey, Ed Garnett & Garth Heron
Silver (Mens All Age Sprint) - Ally Roach, Peta Brill, Sue Powell & Kerry Knowler
Gold (Womens Team Pursuit) - Steve Jones, Michael Landon, Gary Aisbitt & Mark Harris
Gold (Mens 150+ Team Pursuit)
Well done to everyone! It is great to see such success within the club.
Sign up now for a Vikings Training Program
It is still possible to sign up for a Vikings Training Program, which kicked off last week and will culminate in the Wagga Handicap and Criterium races on 13-14 June. Offered by club coaches Simon Dwyer and Bec Doolan, the two programs (a Development and a Race program) cater for riders from E grade up to A grade. Each program involves detailed weekly emails and training sessions every Tuesday morning. All members of CA registered clubs are invited to participate. The cost is $120 for the period from February to mid-June. Sign up and get the full details via the rego page (use your Cycling Australia login and password).
Junior Program
Junior racing has commenced at SuperCrits on Thursdays. Track sessions are continuing until the end of daylight saving with road sessions commencing in March in preparation for the junior tours. More information
The Vikings junior program is proudly supported by Bright Consulting.
Good luck Sue!
The Canberra Times have put together a great write-up for our very own Sue Powell, who will be competing at the para-cycling world track championships in the Netherlands in March.
Road race grades
Please check your club race grade for the upcoming road races. The aim of our grades is for people to have a good race, so we want to put you in the right place – if you think you are not in the correct grade please contact the club coach.
Race results
Ride 365 SuperCrit Championship Race (19 February)
Members from all over the ACT attended the official Vikings Criterium Championships race. Prizes were kindly supplied by the team from Ride365. Full list of results.
ACT Track Champs (14-15 February)
The 2015 ACT Track Champs at the newly resurfaced Bundahdome were a big success with 56 entrants. More information and a full list of medalists and results.
The Vikings Juniors are making their mark on the track with 9 of the junior squad racing and 7 of those in their first meet.
NSW U15-17 Track Champs (1 February)
Congratulations to two of our up-and-coming juniors, Lauren Robards and Dylan Weir, for their great results at the NSW U15-17 Track championships!
Upcoming events
2015 Vikings Road Race Calendar
After constructive collaboration with the Canberra Cycling Club (CCC), the race committee is proud to announce the Vikings 2015 Road Race Calendar:
- 21-22 March – Goulburn Interclub Weekend
– 21 March – Breadalbane – Handicap – GCC Interclub Race (GCC)
– 22 March – Stromlo to Condor Creek – Scratch – GCC Interclub Race - 26 April – Lookout Hill – Handicap
- 17 May – South of Tharwa – Trophy Handicap (NEW!)
- 28 June – SFP Uriarra Rd – ITT
- 4, 11, 18 July – Goulburn Tour de France series (GCC)
- 9 August – Uriarra Homestead (Long Course) – Scratch
- 29 August – NSW ITT Champs – Breadalbane (GCC)
- 30 August – Goulburn Great Divide – Breadalbane – Scratch (GCC)
- 13 September – Uriarra Homestead (Short Course) – Scratch
- 11 October – ACT Road Race Championships – Scratch (co-hosted with CCC)
- 12 October – ACT TT Championships – TT (co-hosted with CCC)
- 29 November – Honeysuckle Hammer – Scratch
All Vikings races for 2015 will again be held on Sundays to compliment the CCC schedule. The Trophy Handicap is a new race, which will crown an overall club champion and be complimented with a prize purse. Keep an eye on the forum for more details.
Supercrit Thursday
Every Thursday 5:50pm – sunset
Stromlo Forest Park
Novice, D/E Grade, ABC Grade
$10 entry
More info
Due to popular demand, there will now be Junior Racing at SuperCrit Thursdays from 5:15pm. This replaces the road/skill session we used to run. Racing will involve a 1 or 2 lap time trial depending on age group – this is open to all juniors, including new (unlicensed) riders and can be done on any bike. This will be followed by a handicap race (based on the TT results) for those not ready to join the novice race or above. If there is enough to form a race bunch, there may even be an extra race formed at the back of novice race.
Track training
Every Saturday, 2pm. Beginners from 4pm. Contact Jim.
Bundahdome, Narrabundah
Other Upcoming Events
- 21-22 March – Ultimate Snowy Challenge: hill climb, crit and your choice of ride through the Snowies
- 11-12 April – Blaney to Bathurst Cyclo Sportif Challenge, Hill Climb and Criterium
- Sunday 26 April – Woden Rotary Five Peaks Challenge. Register before 22 March to get a 12.5% discount.
V-mail contributions
If you wish to contribute to the V-Mail or suggest an item for inclusion please email news@vikingscycling.org.au
Useful links
Vikings Club Clothing
Bunch rides in the ACT
Club sponsors
The Vikings Group
Bright Consulting
Little Pickle
Ride 365