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May 2014
THE WINGED WHEEL
Monthly Newsletter of the Kilkenny Cycling Club, South Australia - May 2014
WE’RE BACK ON TRACK
Welcome Back Track
This month isn’t just a welcome back
to another edition of the Winged
Wheel it also heralds the start of a new,
busy winter track programme at the
SuperDrome hosted by Kilkenny.
We are going to need plenty of help to
run these events so if you’re willing to
help out we can certainly find a job that
matches your skills and availability.
On the junior front April was a big month
with Kilkenny well represented in the
Santos Junior Tour and even some dads
took to the road again with another Dads
n Lads entry in the fourth Cyclosportif
round at Woodside on April 6 .
(c) Photograph pinched from the FaceBook page of Michael Young
Above: The promise of a ripper track season for 2014
In recognition of the wonderful work our
much beloved Life Member Helen Baird did
with Junior riders in SA cycling, the Kilkenny
Cycling Club is pleased to announce the
staging of a major new track race series for
junior cyclists.
The Helen Baird Memorial Junior 300
series comprises 8 race events (nights)
starting with the evening of Saturday May
10 and with final event and presentations
on Saturday August 23 coinciding with the
running of the Kilkenny 300 lap senior race
event. Junior riders will accumulate a total
of 150 laps over the course of the series.
This is expected to be one of the most
prestigious annual fixtures on every SA
riders cycling calendar as each race night
will also include a programme of racing for
senior riders too.
May 10 will include a series of 3 lap derbys
on the programme for junior riders
while seniors will enjoy Keirin, scratch
and snowball points to compliment the
programme.
Subsequent race nights will be held on May
24, July 5, 12 & 19 and August 2, 9 with the
series final on August 23rd.
Placings in each race will count toward an
overall point score for the series, with the
highest score from riders who accumulate
the total of 150 laps being awarded the
Helen Baird Memorial Trophy.
Athletes are encouraged to enter online
early to avoid late fees and payment wil be
accepted at sign on.
The first event is to be held on the evening
of Saturday May 10th with rider-sign on
between 4:00 and 4:45pm and racing at
5:0o
www.kilkennycc.org.au
Full race details and race programmes will
be available on our the website
In this edition we also hear how
a serendipitous phone call landed
Kilkenny’s Jai Angsuthasawit a cycling
adventure in a country where the colours
of that nation’s flag are uncannily similar
to our own Kilkenny Club Colours for Jai
this must have been a bit like coming
home.
May should also see some progress
on the upgrade of our homeground
velodrome at Hanson Reserve with the
City of Port Adelaide Enfield commencing
consultation process for both the Hanson
Reserve Master Plan and Council’s 201415 Draft Annual Business Plan which
includes the $550,000 set aside for track
upgrades.
If you’d like to see something included
in the newsletter that’s not there or
think one of our members, athletes or
volunteers deserves a special mention please send a note to us here and we’ll
include it in a future edition.
In the meantime keep pedalling.
Ed
KILKENNY PUTS ON A STRONG SHOW IN CYCLOSPORTIF 4
CLUB CONTACTS
President
Lyle Baird
[email protected]
mobile: 0418 800 247
Kilkenny’s classy
race/ride kit creates
a strong impression
on the road - the best
way we can all build
and promote the Club
is to wear it at every
opportunity Kilkenny Dads n Lads
at the start line for
Cyclosportif Round 4
This photograph was pinched from Tina’s Cycling Photographs on Facebook
Vice President
Michael Bails
[email protected]
mobile: 0405 147 206
Secretary
Wayne Hogben
[email protected]
mobile: 0409 670 621
Treasurer
Eddie Smith
[email protected]
Phone: 08 8265 1112
April 6 saw a number of Kilkenny riders
participate in the fourth Cyclosportif
hosted by the Port Adelaide Cycling Club
up at Woodside in the Adelaide Hills.
The course which commenced at the Bird in
Hand Winery and then looped around and
up the back of Bird in Hand Road included a
lengthy stretch of gravel which put an end
to the ambitions of many teams on high
end bikes who did not finish the course.
Kilkenny was well represented again
by Team Holland who rode under their
KILKENNY JUNIORS IN THE SANTOS JUNIOR TOUR
Although none of our Kilkenny riders
finished on the podium this year
our club can be proud of how they
performed and their conduct as junior
athletes.
Coaches
Eddie Smith
[email protected]
Kerran Oates
[email protected]
Clothing
Eriks Drizners
[email protected]
Club Meetings
All members welcome to attend
our Club meetings held at 7:00pm
on the 1st Monday of each month
(except public holidays).
The meetings are held upstairs in
the VIP Room at the SuperDrome
Gepps Cross.
own colours and the Dads and Lads
Team comprising under 15 boys Mitchell
Bails, Thomas Higginbottom and Alistair
McMillan and their Dads Michael, Ray and
Darren.
Tom and Doug Beddome together with
Harrison Lodge contributed to the strong
performance of the CDCC Top Guns team
who finished third in a category that saw a
margin of only 5 seconds per lap between
the first and third fastest teams of the day.
Kilkenny’s junior riders enjoyed
the beautiful Barossa Valley on the
weekend of April 12 & 13th representing
Kilkenny in the Central Districts Cycling
Club’s 47th Santos Junior Tour.
A strong cohort of interstate riders
took the challenge right up to the local
favourites and took home wins in every
category in which they participated.
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The Centrals Club are to be
congratulated too on an event well
run together with the Kilkenny
members who provided assistance
as commissaires and marshalls. The
new location at the South Australian
Company Store, Angaston was superb.
The success of the event means entries
are sure to grow for next year. Kilkenny
riders included, Peter Webb, Thomas
Higginbottom, Mitchell Bails, Hannah
Seeliger, Telyka Agius, Luke Piro,
Connor Butterfield, Harrison Lodge &
Jarrad Drizners.
Well done to you all.
JAI’S CARRIBBEAN ADVENTURE
Njisane 3 Day Track Cycling Festival
by Jai Angsuthasawit
I recently returned from Trinidad and
Tobago where I competed in the
‘Njisane Philip 3 Day Track Cycling
Festival’ along with my Junior Worlds
team mate Pat Constable.
Njisane Philip earned widespread
recognition in Jamaica after his fourth
place finish in the Men’s Sprint at the
London 2012 Olympics, and placed
2nd in the Men’s Sprint, Round 1 –
Manchester, 2013-14 UCI Track Cycling
World Cup.
The event is part of Njisane’s plan to
When I first got the call asking if I would host an annual high profile event to
like to travel to Trinidad and Tobago give his countrymen a chance to see
for an all expenses paid trip with some some of the world’s best riders.
track racing thrown in I thought it was
a joke - at that point I didn’t even know It is his aim to give some of the up and
coming Trinidadian riders a chance to
where Trinidad was.
compete against some of the world’s
It happened quickly, from the initial call best.
up to receiving my flight details was
about three weeks and what sounded With all riders staying for a minimum of
like a joke turned into an amazing ten days it also gives his family a chance
opportunity to travel to the Caribbean to show off their country and culture.
for ten days, three of which were to The event is unlike anything we’ve ever
race and the rest to get experience seen in Australia with an astonishing
Caribbean culture in a luxury setting.
budget of around $3 million ($US)
Not only were we staying in one of the including sponsorship.
most beautiful places on earth we were
hosted in Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain
with the other international cyclists &
managers flown for this event.
Aside from meeting and making friends
with many of the other riders who
participated riders I even had the
chance to meet GB great Peter Jakes
As if this wasn’t enough when we who is also the mastermind behind
weren’t racing or training we were the new track being built on Australia’s
encouraged to immerse ourselves in Gold Coast.
the Trinidadian culture and way of life. The format of the competition was a
On the days leading up to the racing little different. The International and
we were able to enjoy the beautiful local riders were split into teams of five
beaches and we took a day trip to the or six and assigned a manager from
island of Tobago where we went jet the various nations. This meant that
we weren’t racing for ourselves but
skiing.
the focus was on working as a team to
I got the call up on the recommendation employ tactics that would get the most
of Australian Sprinter Alex Bird. It suitable member of the team across
turned out Pat and I were the only the finish line first.
Australians to compete in the ‘Njisane
With these makeshift teams, this
Philips 3 day Track-Cycling festival’.
immediately created a positive tone
This event is run by Trinidad’s local amongst all riders and set up for a very
Track superstar Njisane Phillips, along enjoyable and highly competitive three
with his parents Phillip and Marie.
nights of racing.
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I was fortunate enough to have French
Olympic medallist Grégory Baugé as
my team captain.
We were transported to the racing in
air conditioned coaches with police
escort, making us feel like super stars.
Over the three nights, we raced at
two different venues - both outdoor
concrete tracks.
The first night was at Arima Velodrome
a 400m track and the next two nights
were at Skinner Park Velodrome which
was a 333m track.
As these were spectator’s events, the
programme was dominated by scratch
races and to liven things up riders
were offered random cash prizes by
the announcers during the races to
do things like chase down breakaway
riders.
Apart from the racing there was also a
half time intermission each night with
live entertainment from many of the
country’s top performers which made
for a great atmosphere at a track event.
I flew to Trinidad & Tobago without
really knowing what to expect and
returned home in the greatest of
respect and admiration for Njisane
Philip and his family who have chosen
to use his fame and cycling talent to
selflessly promote opportunities for
others athletes in his country to excel
in the sport.
Naturally, I would not hesitate to go
back again if I was invited, and by this
time next year their new indoor track
will be up and running.
National Flag Trinidad & Tobago
EVENTS CALENDAR
MAY
MAY
JUNE
Saturday, May 3rd
18th - Sunday
7th - Saturday
Payneham Cycling Club - Keith Thurgood
Road Race - Milang.
Port Adelaide Cycling Club Velo-City
Festival CycleCross event in Victoria Park
Additional details to follow - keep an eye
on the CyclingSA website for details.
Seniors - Keith Thurgood Classic 86km
handicap over two laps of a course starting
and finishing in Milang.
Juniors - The Shamus Liptrot Cycle Race 43km handicap, one lap of the course (open
to U17’s only)
Additional details to follow - keep an eye on
the CyclingSA website for details.
8th & 9th Thursday+Friday
Secondary School Sport SA Cycling State
Championships - McLaren Vale
Riders needed to nominate via their School’s
Sport Coordinator - entries for this event
closed on April 10.
10th Saturday
22nd - Thursday
Cycling SA - AGM 7:00pm
Cycling SA (“The Federation”) is owned by
us, its members and attending the AGM and
being prepared to vote and ask questions
on issues is an important obligation of
every CSA member. Without the feedback
of an active, interested member base it is
almost impossible for the federation to
understand what matters most to clubs
and cyclists. Attending won’t land you
a committee job but it will give you the
opportunity to have a say on how the
federation is run.
Round 1 - The Kilkenny 300 Track Series
Additional details available front page of
thise newsletter and the Kilkenny website
kilkennycc.org.au
Round 2 - The Kilkenny 300 Track Series
More Saturday fun with track events for
both junior and senior riders.
Keep an eye on the Kilkenny & CyclingSA
websites for details.
10th Saturday
25th - Sunday
Norwood Cycling Club Road Racing
Macclesfield - Stamps Road Circuit Open
to Juniors (u/15, u/17) and Seniors - enter
online via Norwood Club Website. See CSA
calendar for details
Skinny Latte’s Women’s Series Additional
details to follow - keep an eye on the
CyclingSA website for details.
10th & 11th Saturday + Sunday
National Para-Cycling Road Championships
Echuca - Victoria Enter via the CyclingSA
website for details.
17th - Saturday
Peter Stevens Road Race - Gumeracha
hosted by the Adelaide Cycling Club. One
of the racing calendar classic events with
graded categories for both Juniors and
Seniors - enter and pay online via CyclingSA
website
Enter and pay online via CyclingSA website
8th - Sunday
State Road Championships
Greenoch
Enter and pay online via CyclingSA website
14th - Saturday
South Coast Cycling Club - Su Spencer
(junior) and John Venturi (Senior) Road
Race. Graded entries for both juniors and
seniors
15th - Sunday
24th - Saturday
A winter packed Saturday night and the
the first in a series of track events for
both junior and senior riders leading to the
massive Kilkenny 300 lap race in August.
State Individual Time Trial
Championships - Langhorne Creek
Central Districts Cycling Club - Cyclosportif
Round 5 - Angle Vale, this is a new course
for the series and the Centrals crew have
talked it up as the best so far. Let us know
if you’re interested in riding but need help
getting matched to or coordinating a team.
18th - 22nd (Wed - Sun)
The International Track Series (ITS) Adelaide
will again be made up of three stand alone
track events at the Super-Drome.
At least five nations are expected to take
part, giving the events a UCI category one
ranking.
28th - Saturday
31st - Sunday
Norwood Cycling Club Berri (May 31 & June
1) Another racing calendar classic Full details
to follow - keep an eye on the CyclingSA
and/or Norwood Club website for details.
Be sure to book accommodation early to
secure a spot.
Whyalla Cycling Club - Club Criterium.
Junior (u/11, - u/17) and Senior grades
entries available check with Kristen King
[email protected] or see
website whyallacc.org.au for details.
18th - Sunday
Norwood Cycling Club Velo-City Criterium
event on the Victoria Park circuit in
Adelaide. Additional details to follow - keep
an eye on the CyclingSA website for details.
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As its name implies the Lyndoch Classic is
a regular fixture on the Kilkenny Racing
Calendar. It includes the 110km Perce Beare
Memorial Trophy race as well as Women,
Masters and junior graded races over 44
and 22km (Juniors B’s). Keep an eye on the
Kilkenny & CyclingSA websites for details.