Hamilton Club Kit order time!
If you'd like some (more) club kit in time for winter you will need to act fast. The online portal is open Thursday 27th February to 12th March for delivery by Easter.
https://tandem-cc.myshopify.com
Password is : Hamilton2020
NOTE: The link will only work during the open period!
We have caps and also a long sleeve jersey for UV protection. Sample sizes are available at the clubhouse.
23rd Feb 2020 Purga ITT Results
Provisional results.
Thanks to all our volunteers-
Chief Commissaire: John Madigan
Rego/Vehicles/StartFinish: Fran Strijland (for Damien), Trevor Wolski, Marshall Cusworth, Robert Collins, Michael de Zwart
Volunteer Roster - Time to Commit to your Roster Day for 2020
NOTE: All Members must nominate a roster date before their next entry if they have raced 3 or more times this season (Nov 19 - Oct 20) NO DATE = NO RACE
The registration system will not permit you to enter until members have nominated a date online via the Roster Calendar. Please do this by thursday night so your date can be recorded before race day. Check the members grading list to see if you have a date recorded. Please contact our...
Race Injuries
Message from President Wayne Wilson:
Whilst we have had very few racing injuries in the past years, we have had 2 significant crashes in the past 2 weeks. It is pleasing to note that Sam Liddell and Uni rider Faye Goodyear are recovering well and seem to have no long term issues from their crash Saturday week ago. Rest well you two.
Almost all Hamilton Wheelers will know and respect Andy Patten our perennial club champion, National Champion and International track star. Andy’s...
Vale Jan McIntyre
Bob McIntyre’s wife Jan passed away Monday 10th February after a long period of illness.
Hamilton Wheelers members pass on their condolences to ‘BBQ’ Bob and family at the loss of Jan who shall rest now in pain free peace.
If you'd like some (more) club kit in time for winter you will need to act fast. The online portal is open Thursday 27th February to 12th March for delivery by Easter.
Thanks to all our volunteers-
Chief Commissaire: John Madigan
Rego/Vehicles/StartFinish: Fran Strijland (for Damien), Trevor Wolski, Marshall Cusworth, Robert Collins, Michael de Zwart
Volunteer Roster - Time to Commit to your Roster Day for 2020
NOTE: All Members must nominate a roster date before their next entry if they have raced 3 or more times this season (Nov 19 - Oct 20) NO DATE = NO RACE
The registration system will not permit you to enter until members have nominated a date online via the Roster Calendar. Please do this by thursday night so your date can be recorded before race day. Check the members grading list to see if you have a date recorded. Please contact our volunteer Coordinator Mark Croonen if you have already nominated and your date is not recorded.
Volunteer Policy
It is a policy of HWCC that every member performs a volunteer role at a minimum of one race meeting a year. The year runs from Novembe to October to coincide with the CA membership year and our Presentation night. During this period we typically need around 340 people to fill the various roles during the year so the need for all members to be part of the process is important.
We have had a wonderful response to this policy and it has enabled racing to be conducted each week and not taxed a “few” people every week.
The Benefits for you!!
1. A “Race pass" that allows you to one free entry to a club race.
2. An embroidered HamiltonWheelers cap
3. Each time you volunteer you are entered into the draw at the annual club Presentation night. First prize in the draw is $500.
4. You get two points in the Winter Pointscore and if you are volunteering at a Club Championship event, you get two points for that also.
5. Finally, you get an insight into what goes into the running of each of our club events
Actions by you:
1. The day you volunteer, you should not plan to race, except if you want to compete in a club Championship round.
2. If you have not acted as a Volunteer or nominated a date when you intend to, when you go to nominate for an event on more than two occasions, you will not be accepted as a starter until you do nominate a day on which you can fulfil your obligation.
3. If something subsequently comes up preventing you from attending on the nominated date it is important that you either arrange a replacement yourself or advise the club Volunteer coordinator here.
Thanks for your cooperation with this policy; it all helps make racing safe and the club strong.
The annual Hamilton Twilight Criterium Series is on again! There are six races over summer on a Wednesday afternoon. As there is not enough light to run all of our usual grades, we only run four senior grades.
A Grade (for riders already graded as A with Hamilton)
B1 Grade (for riders already graded as B1 with Hamilton)
B2 Grade (for riders already graded as B2 with Hamilton, or any male riders under 50 years only graded as C1)
C Grade (for male riders already graded as C1 and who are 50 years or older, any riders already graded as C2 with Hamilton, and any female riders graded as C1 or C2)
All juniors U17 and younger must race in the Junior Races only
To be sure check your grading on the Twilight Grading List - if you haven't raced with us for a while you may need to re-apply
If you have changed clubs or membership number please advise the handicappers - this is not an automatic process.
Here is a highlights package from Round 1 courtesy of Kim Flesser. ( Please note that special permission was given to use an onboard camera, we don't permit cameras otherwise)
As these races are short and fast, and attract large fields of riders, they are not suitable for novice racers. For this safety reason, riders new to racing and on Starter Pack licences are not eligible for entry.
Wet Weather Policy: Our policy is that a call to cancel or modify the race schedule will only be made at the track by the chief commissaire. Should there be a cancellation every effort will be made to notify via the front page of this website, facebook page & group by 4:30pm.
Complimentary Membership Available - VIP Membership Scheme
The Cycling Australia VIP Membership Scheme is a complimentary membership for FIRST TIME members of Cycling Australia in the Elite Women and Junior Male and Female (U9-U19) category.
The aim of the VIP Membership Scheme is to encourage genuinely interested people to take up RACE Membership (full racing entitlements) to their local Club to try cycling as a sport for the calendar year.
If you, or anyone you know, meet this criteria and are interested in participating in competitive cycling please contact President Wayne Wilson
Hamilton Wheelers in 2019
The Hamilton Wheelers are the club to be with, in 2019
We are proud to have directly supported cycle racing for over 110 years in Queensland (SINCE 1908), and are one of the only clubs in the country to offer the full breadth of this racing experience; from crits to road racing, as well as ITT and track.
Join now, to be part of our history!
A new sleek new club kit; a modern-classic design, from a high-quality manufacturer (HEROIC1), and at an irresistible price!
Over 50 scheduled races, covering Criterium, Kermesse, Road Races, Individual Time Trials (ITT), and Track, as well as Handicaps and Points Races
An Elite Team in the QLD Raod Teams Series (QRTS)
A clubhouse with cafe and audiovisual facilities
Professional First-Aid and Qualified Commisairs at all events
Regular specific Junior and Women's events
A Junior program with qualified coaches and regular training sessions
Regular social and team rides and various weekly training sessions
$5 race fees for members at Lakeside Raceway
Free embroidered club cap for volunteers' duty
A revamped Club Championship
An experienced and passionate executive team, who have put us in a strong financial position that will keep the club prosperous for many years to come.
...and here it is
The new 2019 Hamilton Wheelers kit is here! The design is a modern take on the original jersey worn by the club from 1908, featuring a blue-to-black fade and the traditional Hamilton purple hoops around the chest and sleeves.
The jersey will be available in both Pro Race Cut and Pro Relaxed Cut.
Our Track training sessions are held on the Anna Meares Velodrome. Please contact Hugh Barbour to confirm that the session is on before heading out as the sessions are not held every week.
Our coach, Dave Wadsworth, holds a level 1 accreditation and currently trains the JETS riders and junior State level riders. Wadsy will cater to rider of all ages and skill level.
The trainings sessions are held at AMV, Sundays 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
Ensure that you are accredited to ride at AMV. See AMV website for details
Wet Weather Policy
Our policy is that a call to cancel or modify the race schedule will only be made at the track by the chief commissaire. Should there be a cancellation every effort will be made to notify via the front page of this website, facebook and twitter as early as possible (6am weekends or 4:30pm for twilight series).
Check out who's been riding on Strava or join the Hamilton Wheelers Strava Club!
To race at Lakeside Park you will need a Lakeside Licence in addition to your club licence.
Please Download and fill in the form to save time!
See below for further details:
Each Tuesday we produce a small e-mail to remind members of the next weekend's racing and training events. The service is open to anyone and you may elect to be removed from the mailing list at anytime. Your e-mail address will not be made public.
If you have subscribed to our weekly E-Newsletters but are not receiving them (usually on Tuesday evenings), please check your junk mail or spam mail folder.
If the club emails are there, change your settings to accept these emails in the future. Hotmail spam filters have always caused problems with our email newsletters – please subscribe using a different email address if possible.
Hamilton Wheelers Facebook Group
Our Hamilton Wheelers Facebook group is open to anyone with a Cycling Australia Licence interested in racing with us, and not just members. Feel free to join us! Remember content is monitored and any abuse will not be tolerated and will be reported. The group is a place to organise rides, talk about racing, and all things 'bike', but is not a place for promoting businesses, selling or spamming.
The Club's Social Media Policy is to only permit holders of a Cycling Australia licence to join the group. We get had a lot of fake or spam requests, so if you don't have a Cycling Australia Licence, you will not be added. For security reasons we also don't allow psuedonyms which is also a condition of your facebook account. If you don't get added within a day, please contact Adam who can help you out.
About our Club
The Hamilton Wheelers Cycling Club was formed in 1908 when it was known as Hamilton Amateur Wheelers and has conducted competition cycle races since then.
We conduct criterium races at the Albert Bishop Park Criterium Course at Hedley Ave Nundah which is also the site of the HPRW Clubhouse, and at Lakeside Park (previously known as Lakeside International Raceway) the home of many great car and motorcycle races in the past. During the winter season we conduct road races (both scratch race and handicaps), time trials and a hill climb at various open road locations such as Closeburn (near Samford), Elimbah, Pine Dam, Somerset Dam and Mt Mee.
Getting started in competitive cycling is easy. To race you need to be a member of a Queensland cycling club and also have a Cycling Australia race licence. You can join a club and obtain a licence online through through the Cycling Australia Membership HQ or click the button below or alternatively contact our club secretary directly who can help you complete and application form and accept your affiliation fee. If you are not sure about it and just want to give it a go you may purchase a temporary licence to try it out. The 3 race temporary licence is the best value.
Click HERE to join as a racing member. There are options for different age riders, and also the option to pay monthly. Schedule of costs is below.
Click HERE to Purchase a Race Starter Kit. This membership is only for people who have not held a race membership with Cycling Australia previously. It offers the opportunity for people to try out racing (club races only) for two months from the date of purchase. During the two month period, you can race with any club that supports this product (as many times as you like) noting normal race participation fees apply. Should Cycling Australia identify that you have held a race membership previously, you will be charged a full 12 months race membership. Note that a Race Starter Kit in not membership with a cycling club (Hamilton or otherwise) so you are not eligible for Club only events (such as interclub or club championship races).
