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At the last monthly meeting of the clubs in the Province , the lack of effective communication between clubs and the WPCA was highlighted , the result is as follows:
Changes to the racing calendar:
28th August : The racing on this day will be hosted by WPCA and will start at the 4 Way stop Fesantekraal , the course will be from the 4 way , past the silos to Malmsbury and on to the Paardeberg circuit (twice for seniors) and then back to the start/finish at the 4 way.
29th August - Club Champs has been postponed to Sunday 26th September
4th September remains the same , we are hosting the racing on this day.
11th September : There is a PPA Super League Fun Ride in Worcester no WP Road Champs.Yorkshire will also be hosting their race outside Foodworld in Klein Drakenstein and is being held to celebrate the club’s 80th anniversary.Extra prize money is on offer for all categories.
12th September (Sunday) WP Road Champs - New Street , Durbanville.
Seniors will start at 12noon and Vets at 1400hrs , other categories will commence at 10minute intervals after the Vets. Remember the club’s restricted gear 16k T/T will not be held.
19th September : The Time Trial Champs have been moved from Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th to accommodate another PPA Super League Fun Ride.The venue and the times remain the same.
26th September : Club Champs .We believe that Peninsula won’t hold there race on the Saturday so there will be no rides at all in the Cape , so see you at New Street , Durbanville for a 0830am start(70ks)
2nd October : Rhadsport - Market Street , Paarl 1400hrs start .
9th October : Paarl - Round the Mountain. The start will not be in front of the Town Hall as the route has been changed from previous years and will not go round the mountain . The start venue will be the same as Rhadsport’s (Market Street) and this race will conclude the road season.
Any Volunteers
Virginia Sanders is a postgraduate student at UCT medical school and is doing a project that requires well formed calf muscles , she is looking for cyclists that are willing to undergo strength testing and CT scans of the tibia (lower leg bone) If anyone is willing to help out give Virginia a call (H) 689 9902 or (W) 406 6282 Email: Vsanders@anat.ac.za or Skilton@new.co.za
The Wednesday Killarney sessions will start again on the 10th October.
Its an Illusion
The Tygerberg Festival of Cycling which will incorporate the Burger/Sanlam to be held at the Velodrome 11 - 13 November has been made to disappear. Where will it re-appear is anyone's guess , you could ask the man responsible illusionist David Copperfield ,the Velodrome itself is still doing a good impersonation of a cycling venue.
Results
24 July Redhill - UCT senior section was won by R. Wentzel with J Perry coming in second , J du Toit won the juniors with Mark Weedall winning the Vets section
31 July Bellville hosted this one and there was a last minute change to the route , the traffic police won’t allow cycling on the R44 , and we were made to go out to the Paardeberg circuit from the 4 Way .
7 August Paarl - this was washed out by the weather
14 August City - this was the first time that this venue was used by the club and it proved a very testing course especially with a slight crosswind blowing on most of the route. Thanks to all members , family and friends who did marshalling duty. Chairman Steve managed to obtain a case or two of red wine from Sonop wine estate so a "king of the mountains " prime was held on the biggest hill , with bottles of wine going to the first three places in the senior and vets races, for the record the thirstiest riders were Jeremy Maartens in the seniors and Johan du Plessis in the vets .
Results:
Senior men : 1st: J Maartens 2nd S Visser 3rd W Saayman
Vets men : 1st: J du Plessis 2nd G Genis 3rd F du Toit
Juniors men: 1st: W van Zyl 2nd G Thomas 3rd D Lill
Women : 1st W Watson 2nd N Andrews
u16’s : 1st M Carstens 2nd L Calitz 3rd C Willemse(Jnr)
More results from Knysna :
Our members were very active and successful up at the oyster festival , John Moss was the first placed Vet and Nicky Andrews the first Vet woman in the 105k ride , Heather van Gesseleen was the first woman across the line in the 50k ride.
The next Club meeting will be held on the 6th September 1930hrs at the clubhouse Green Point Stadium.
Do not not forget the following :
4th September , we are hosting the race, A big effort with regards to marshalling is required on this day .
26th September , Club Champs , even the couch potatoes have been given time to train for this one.
Telephone numbers
Steve Down 558 9490(H) Graham Ward 58 0582(H) Mike Maartens 559 4571(H)
Gerard Genis 554 4493(H) Charl Marais 99 5219(H)
If you want to find out about venues , changes to the calendar , track cycling give the above committee members a call one of them should be able to help you.
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