Nowra Velo Club

HAPPY HUNT'S RACE REPORT

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:49:01 +1100

CYCLING

The rain cleared and the roads were drying out for the start of the final round of Happy Hunts points series staged by the Optus Nowra Velo Club last Sunday morning.

This days racing was held on the Flinders Industrial Estate circuit and it can be dangerous when wet.All riders were taking care on the still damp corners but a crash occurred midway along a straight section when Scott Thompson tipped a wheel in the B grade race and went down with Phil Rice and Brian Bates getting caught up in the tangle.

Bates was up and chasing the bunch with just dirty clothes but Thompson and Bates were out of the race with their injuries. Thompson has a broken collar bone and abrasions with stitches in his left elbow while Rice has multiple abrasions.

The racing continued unchecked as marshals and first aid attended the wounded. Matt Carmellotti was on his way to dominating the A grade
event while Mark Williams was having a similar effect on B grade but with Phil Jones pushing him all the way.

Jacob Stuart had a runaway win in C grade and will never start in that grade again. The NVCs most improved rider for 2009, Stuart continues this trend and jumped away from the C grade bunch at half way and stayed clear for the win with Mark Bagnall hovering in between Stuart and the chasing bunch.

Rod Pierce also had a runaway win in D grade taking an easy win over Tony McCourt and John Penkaitis.

The final points tally showed Dave Hunt as the overall winner of his own race after three stages. Hunt had placed second in the previous two stages in his grade and topped out with 26 points to Stuarts 22. Then came Kon Kinnas (21), Carmellotti (19), Pierce (19), Scott Thompson (18), McCourt (17), Williams (17), Martin Atkins (16) and Brian Bates on 15 to round out the top ten riders on points.

Grade winners Carmellotti, Thompson, Hunt and Pierce all received vouchers from the Berry Beauty Escape and some of these men need a bit of beauty treatment.

The Optus Nowra Velo Club continues with the Unicorn Cheese Teams Challenge 2010 series next Sunday. This event is the second round of the 2010 series where Mark Robbins (Access Storage) lines up as the individual points leader while the team section is being led by FTP Training. The marshall team for this event is Q & A Engineering. Starting time will be 9am for a 42 kilometre handicap on the Braidwood Road short course, starting from the Aviation Tech Park in Wugan Street.

Scott,s Crash Update

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:47:39 +1100

Hi All

Scott has ended up with a broken collarbone and a stich here and there in his elbow and the usual gravel rash, with plenty of glass taken out!I would like to thank Brad and Ingrid for helping out.
Thommo

HAPPY HUNTS POINTS SERIES FINAL

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:11:51 +1100

OPTUS NOWRA VELO CLUB INC
HAPPY HUNTS POINTS SERIES , FINAL ROUND
FLINDERS ESTATE, 14TH. MARCH 2010.
GRADED CRITERIUM POINTS RACES

A GRADE, 1. Matt Carmellotti 10 pts
2. Richard OConnell 9
3. Scott Johnson 8
DNF: Adam Ferris, Andrew Jarman.

B GRADE, 1. Mark Williams 10pts
2. Phil Jones 9
3. Jose Pereira 8
4. Joe Fenech 7
5. Brian Bates 6
6. Laurie Byrne 5
DNF: Scott Thompson, Phil Rice, Tim Devlin

C GRADE, 1. Jacob Stuart 10 pts
2. Mark Bagnall 9
3. Dave Hunt 8
4. Martin Atkins 7
5. Kon Kinnas 6
6. Barry Wells 5
7. Ross Carter 4
DNF: Michael Thmpson

D GRADE, 1. Rod Pierce 10 pts
2. Tony McCourt 9
3. John Penkaitis 8

Final Overall points after three rounds:
1, Dave Hunt (26). 2, Jacob Stuart (22) 3, Kon Kinnas (21).
4, Matt Carmellotti (19). 5, Rod Pierce (19). 6, Scott Thompson (18).
7, Tony McCourt (17). 8, Mark Williams (17). 9, Martin Atkins (16).
10, Brian Bates (15).

Crit Training-Riders required

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:39:39 +1100

Hi ladies & Gents,

This morning 8 riders rolled around our circuit on Riverview Drive and enjoyed a very effective training session. However we would like a few more guys to come along and make this session even more productive.

You dont have to be an A Grader to be involved, in fact we want more C & D guys there so 2 bunches can be formed.

This type of training is extremely effective for overall cycling performance, and racing at higher speeds and power/HR outputs will only make your racing more enjoyable.

Dont let the fear of being dropped (i was this morning) stop you from the benefits you will gain. We are all there to improve our own fitness.

So please consider joining in and reap the rewards.

Happy

Token 12 hour Challenge

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:10:58 +1100

On Saturday 6th March, the NVC Jers (Jody, Emmo, Rob and Snake) arrived at the Penrith lakes regatta centre to endure 12 hours of shared riding around the 5km circuit at the regatta venue. Roger Bird had entered the Ultimate Torture test, Individual, Yes, ON HIS OWN, 12 hours on a bike, . Gasp. Trish was also on hand to feed, shade and tend to The Bird for 12 hours (horrible thought)

We had grabbed a tent from Jenko (thanks Jenko) to protect us from the elements, Sun as it was for the day.

Tactics were Rob first, he probably had the best chance of surviving the early onslaught by the big boys, as staying with the front bunch was going to mean win or second.

About 70 starters hit the road and the casualties were quick to fall off the back with 42 -45 average speed around the initial laps. Each time the com[pleted a lap, Rob was smacking off turns at thefront, looking like it was fun, Roger was just going round and round, and round but still with the front bunch.

We had decided to give two laps warning to the next rider so as to be ready for the changeover or transition. Problem with the transition was, we had to remove the timing chip from the current rider, run the chip over to the next rider, clip it on QUICKLY, then chase down the bunch which was still moving at 42kph, do you know how far ahead they get in 20 seconds or so? Anyway, Roger didnt have to worry about transition, just keep going, round and round and still with the main bunch, which by the way was now down to less than 20 or so.

I managed to screw my body to the limit, got back on and stayed there for the next 80 mins or so. Emmo next, same drum, try to smash of the front coming into the transition area (yep, so easy when the buch is still doing 40+++), give your buddy a couple of seconds on the bunch, chase your arse off to catch, then rest for a while, keep going, Emmos safely onto the bunch again.

All this time and we are still side by side with the OTHER Mixed Oldies team from the Hunter Valley, Newrad Gateshead team, but they had some dirty tricks to come.

Jody next, excellent transition, Emmo leads the bunch in, quick change, Jodys out chasing the bunch, back on, what a girl! Even hung on through the sharp corners with the buch still clocking 40+ ks, did her hour plus and here we go again. Oops, forgot about Roger, still going round and round .. Trish was getting very dizzy by this stage, or was she asleep in the tent?

By this stage we were coming up to near the 6 hour mark and Roger was showing signs of distress, talking shit, looking like shit, drooling like shit, but still going round and round .. He WAS the ONLY VET still left in the main group and was ONLY about 6 laps in front of the next Solo Vet, so he decided to stop for ..?? food, grumble and a pee poor Trish! Back out, straight onto the main bunch but a lap down, still going round and round at 40+ ks, what a Bird!

Now, by about 5:30, the other Team was getting a bit nervy about our close presence to the front, so they decided to play dirty, wait for Jody to do her turn then break off the front and hold a small lead, just enough to stop Rob getting back onto the bunch again and that was where they got their break, but wait theres more dirty tricks! Dont let your female team rider do her second turn, just keep the boys riding.
We were proud of our efforts, we rode in the true spirit of fairness and came up with the Silver Stae medal and proud of all our efforts. By the way, the Female rider managed to appear for the Gold Medal presentation.

Roger, oops, forgot about Roger, well he finally got sick or tired of the main bunch, but kept going round and round until just before 9pm and finished with a total of 81 laps, thats over 405 km at an average speed of 35kph, FANTASTIC effort for the Gold medal Solo Vets.

We finished 93 laps, 465km at an average speed of 39kph. Pretty good effort for Old Farts.

Dicky Vollebregt finished 95 laps, 475km at 40+ kph and won the solo event WITHOUT geeting off or stopping for the 12 hours, yes you can answer THOSE questions yourself! Forgot to mention that after 12 hours, it was a sprint finish between Dicky and Jim Moore for the win, same distance, 3 secs time difference!!

Next year, more NVC members,teams, pairs, solos .. it is a sanctioned Medal event from NSW Cycling.

See you next year.

PS Doug, there are NO hills on the course!

Photos Happy Hunts 6/3/09

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:20:00 +1100

Photos available to view or download on;
gallery.me.com/patrickmcswiney

Happy Hunt Points Race Results

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:50:00 +1100

Happy Hunts Points Race Day 1
Results from race 1 - 28k Handicap
Rider - Race time - Handicap - Actual time - Points
1-Scott Thompson 54.45 8.30 46.15 - 10
2 Dave Hunt 54.45 7.30 47.15 - 9
3 Martin Atkins 54.45 7.30 47.15 - 8
4 Kon Kinnas 54.45 7.30 47.15 - 7
5 Jake Stuart 54.45 8.30 46.15 - 6
6 Martin Tomasini 54.45 8.30 46.15 - 5
7 Dennis Briggs 54.45 7.30 47.15 - 4
8 Barry Wells 54.45 6.00 48.45 - 3
9 Mark Bagnall 54.45 8.30 46.15 - 2
10 Hubert Driehuis 54.45 7.30 47.15 - 1
11 Tony McCourt 55.36 2.00 53.36
12 - Bob Lavender 55.36 2.00 53.36
13 Michael Thompson 55.36 - 6.00 49.36
14 Damien Mason 55.51 14.00 41.51 FT
15 Andrew Jarman 55.51 13.00 42.51
16 Phil Jones 55.51 11.30 44.21
17 Kurt Winfield 55.51 10.30 - 45.21
18 Mark Williams 55.51 11.30 44.21
19 Adam Ferris 55.51 13.00 42.51
20 Richard OConnell 55.51 13.00 42.51
21 - Matt Carmellotti - 55.51 14.00 41.51
22 Brad Hill 56.01 11.30 45.29
23 Rod Pierce 56.48 2.00 54.48
24 Jose Pereira 56.48 9.30 47.18
25 John Penkaitis 58.50 2.00 56.50
26 Mark Schmierer 58.50 0.00 58.50
DNF
Brendan Handel, Brian Bates, Henry Wakeford, Ross Carter, Dave Gray

Results from race 2 - 14k Graded Scratch Race
A Grade
Rider - Time - Points
1 Adam Ferris 21.50 - 10
2 Matt Carmellotti 21.50 - 9
3 - Richard OConnell - 21.50 - 8
4 Damien Mason - 21.50 - 7
5 Andrew Jarman 23.10 - 6

B Grade
1 Brendan Handel 23.20 - 10
2 Brian Bates 23.20 - 9
3 Scott Thompson - 23.20 - 8
4 Mark Williams 23.20 - 7
5 Jose Pereira 23.20 - 6
6 Brad Hill 23.20 - 5
7 Phil Jones 23.20 - 4
8 - Henry Wakeford 23.20 - 3
C Grade
1 - Martin Tomasini 24.09 - 10
2 Dave Hunt - 24.09 - 9
3 Kon Kinnas 24.09 - 8
4 Dennis Briggs 24.09 - 7
5 - Jake Stuart 24.09 - 6
6 Barry Wells 24.09 - 5
7 Hubert Driehuis 24.09 - 4
8 Michael Thompson 24.09 - 3
9 Mark Bagnall 24.09 - 2
10 Martin Atkins 24.09 - 1

D Grade
1 - Ross Carter 27.35 - 10
2 - Rod Pierce 27.35 - 9
3 - Tony McCourt 27.35 - 8
4 Bob Lavender 27.35 - 7
5 Dave Gray 27.35 - 6

Points going into next weeks graded points race
A grade
1 Adam Ferris 10
2 Matt Carmellotti 9
3 Richard OConnell - 8
4 Damien Mason 7
5 Andrew Jarman 6

B grade
1 Scott Thompson 18
2 Brendan Handel 10
3 - Brian Bates 9
4 Mark Williams 7
5 Jose Pereira 6
6 Brad Hill - 5
7 Phil Jones 4
8 Henry Wakeford 3

C grade
1 Dave Hunt 18
2 Kon Kinnas 15
3 Martin Tomasini 15
4 Jake Stuart - 12
5 Dennis Briggs 11
6 Martin Atkins 9
7 Barry Wells 8
8 Hubert Driehuis 5
9 Mark Bagnall 4
10 Michael Thompson 3

D grade
1 Ross Carter 10
2 Rod Pierce 9
3 Tony McCourt 8
4 Bob Lavender 7
5 Dave Gray - 6

Thanks to Bob Glendinning, Patrick McSwinney,Phil Patterson, Laurie Bryne, Paul Mackie, Richard Vitiello, Scott Johnson Adam Tagg and Tim Devlin for the marshaling job on the day, here's to ya, well done

Token 12 Hour Challenge

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:10:43 +1100

Some Nowra Velo memebers are representing the club in the mixed oldies Team at Penrith lakes this Saturday in the 12 hr Challenge. We are looking for something to use as shelter for the day, rain is predicted.

Anyone have a simple Tent that we could borrow for the day that would be suitable for us, the day starts at 9am and ends at 9pm.

Much appreciated, call Snake on his mobile on 0413606607.

Thanks

STOLEN BIKES

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:12:43 +1100

HI ALL,

Last night, us and 4 of our neighbours were broken into and a large number of items were stolen, including Craig's bikes, a car, scooter, surf boards, golf clubs, tools etc.

We are looking for your assistance to spread these details far and wide. Feel free to send on the attached document with Crime Stopper Ph number 1800 333 000 as we feel that flooding the market with details for such a unique bike may help it be recovered.

Most important for us was that both of Craig's Orbea bikes (road and time trial/racing bike) were stolen along with a bunch of other bike/cycling equipement.

See the details and photo below of the 2 Bikes stolen.

Black 51 cm ORBEA ORDU bike (Craig's race bike).
This bike is very unique as there are only a handful of bikes in Australia that have the Shimano Di2 electronic group sets on it. It also has a Shimano Protype SRM power meter installed on the bike. This is distinctive by looking at the crank drive arm. This is the only one in Australia and there are only a handful of the world.

Please contact Crime Stoppers in 1800 333 000 if you see or hear anything.

Thanks for your anticipated assistance,
Neri and Craig Alexander

Craig Alexander Stolen Bike Specs 2 Bikes

Race Bike
Bike Name: Black ORBEA ORDU
Size: 51cm
Headset: Integrated Headset
Derailer Front: SHIMANO 7900 DI2 ELECTRONIC
Brake Lever: Shimano Durace Carbon
Brake Callipers: DI2 Group Set
Cranks: SRM Power Meter
BB-Set: Enduro Grade 3 Grade 3 Ceramic Bearings
Aerobars: Pro Carbon Missile Flat with Straight Bars
Head Stem: Pro Vibe 85mm
Seat: Fizik Arione Carbon Tri 2
Chain: Durace 10 Speed
Cassette: 12-23 Durace
Training Wheels: Durace Wheels
Tyres: Continental Grand Prix Clinchers for Training
Cages: XLAB Chimp and Gorilla Carbon Cages
XLAB Rear Carbon Hydration System
Pedals: Durace

Road Bike
Frame: Black Orbea ORCA
Derailer Front: SHIMANO 7900 Durace
Training Wheels: Durace Wheels

Crashes

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:28 +1100

Came across this little clip, worth watching for a laugh.

I thought the MTB rider got what he deserved!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF3kAoLusAg&feature=player_embedded.

I have nearly experienced ONE of those crashes????

Snake