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2021 Presentation Day
Some pics from the 2021 Presentation Day courtesy of Gary Alcorn.
Club Champions Katherine Cole, Lachlan Walters, Tannae Rafter, Kurt Dutton, Brynley Abad, Rhys Armstrong, Gary Ernst
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Captain's Log (Star date 4th October 2021)
HWCC at Darren Smith Classic - QCRS Wrapped Up
Congratulations to all who travelled south-west yesterday to tackle the tough 26km circuit around Mt Alford. Gold Coast Cycling Club, once again, put on a fantastic and physically challenging event. We had 27 riders represented across the grades/divisions and some great individual results:
Maggie Patterson (1st
, Women's D)Dan Wilson (1st
, Masters A)Sophie Malowiecki (7th, Women's A)
Maya Dominice (8th, Women's C) - BCC/HWCC Dual Member
Tsen Ren Bao (4th, Elite B )
Harvey McIntosh (6th, Elite B )
Matt Greenwood (7th, Elite B )
Jordan Mann (5th, Elite C)
Adrian Kelly (11th, Elite C)
Sheldon Devantier (9th, Masters C)
Clem Piscitelli (15th, Masters C)
Roger McIntosh (17th, Masters C)
Michael DeZwart (20th, Masters C)
Pat McMahon (24th, Masters C)
Also, fantastic ride by Jeremy Mahoney. He didn't get to mount the steps, but proved himself a very tough competitor.
Further to the race results, Dan Wilson earned himself the overall QCRS Leader's Jersey for Masters A; finishing atop the leaderboard with 3 x
s and a race win on Sunday!Tsen Ren Bao and Jordan Mann also had a fantastic series, finishing 3rd overall in Elite B and Elite C, respectively. Ren finished the series with a
, 16th, 13th, and 4th, while Jordan chalked up a
, 16th, 4th, and 5th. Congratulations, boys. Very well deserved. 
Thanks again to Bear Constructions for sponsoring the weekend's racing, AusCycling - Queensland, Gold Coast Cycling Club, the race officials, moto marshals, time keepers and other volunteers for making the weekend's racing possible. The SE QLD cycling community really do appreciate it.
Full Results:
https://results.auscycling.
Some Dirty Wheelers' Action
Switching gears from the road to the dirt, wanted to give a shout out to the clubbies who raced the XCO Queenland State Championships held at the Tyamolum Scout Camp and hosted by Kenmore Cycle Club. Congrats to:
Alexandra Larrson (1st
, U15 Girls)Lachlan Walters (6th, U15 Boys)
Harrison Dowling (16th, U13 Boys)
Corinne Dolan (1st
, Masters 3 Women)Gary Ernst (1st
, Masters 1 Men)Some wonderful individual achievements. Well done all!
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Club Captain's Big Weekend wrap up
Well, we’ve heard about the awesome results from our clubbies at the Cunningham Classic on Saturday, and we’ve reveled in the success of our annual James Eckersley Junior Classic and the Nicol Jackson Women’s Event. But, on Sunday, we had a swag of members competing at the Sunshine Coast Ironman 70.3 and the 2021 Auscycling QLD Cyclocross State Championships at Ipswich Cycle Park.
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Larssons clean up in National CX Series in Adelaide
Our resident cyclocross family the Larssons travelled to Adelaide for Rounds 1 &2 of the National Cyclocross Series hosted by Port Adelaide.Alex (Bubsy) was in U17 womens and Rory in U19 men. Both won all their races in a dominant performance. Well done Alex, Rory and support team!
Check out the results and the cool lap times animation:
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2021 Interclub Series Details
Use these link to enter for each round or click on the race Flyer below for each round. See below for provisional list of entries. Please enter only once in your correct grade.
Race 1 (Uni)
Race 3 – (Ipswich CC)
Below are Provisional Entries for Round 2 as they are received. Limit of 20 riders per club per grade. Clubs reserve the right to regrade riders. Check final places friday night before the race.
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'Corsa Criterium' this Saturday 22nd May
Hamilton Wheelers racing this weekend will be the 'Corsa Criterium' to be held at Nundah.
Entry is open to anyone with an AusCycling licence and who appears on the Hamilton Wheelers grading list (no grading required for Come 'N' Try Womens race). Riders who wish to obtain a grading must apply online via this link by 8pm Thursday evening.
ONLINE ENTRY CLICK HERE
Including 2 Women's Only Races -
- C/D/E Women's Grade
- Women's 'Come and Try' (for ungraded women - no grading required. You do need a race licence - either a AusCycling 4 week Trial Licence or a full race licence)
The races this Saturday have been kindly sponsored by Corsa Apparel and Carlos Rolfo. Corsa Apparel provides bike apparel, motorsport, team and corporate and active wear. Check out their website - Corsa Apparel.
- Extra prizemoney for each grade.
- All riders will receive a gift of a water proof phone and credit card pouch.
- Carlos' daughter Annabelle will be attending racing with her race car in the full Corsa Apparel livery.
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Start times -
A Grade - 8.00am - 60min + 2 laps
B Grade - 7.15am - 50min + 2 laps
C Grade - 8.10am - 40min + 2 laps
Women 'Come and Try' - 9.15am - 20 min + 2 laps (AusCycling no licence required)
Women C/D/E Grade - 9.25am - 30 min + 2 laps
D Grade - 7.15am - 40 min + 2 laps
E Grade - 9.20am - 30 min + 2 laps
F Grade (Masters) - 9am - 25 min + 2 laps
B Grade Juniors - 9.05am - 15 min + 1 lap
C Grade Juniors - 9.05am - 15min + 1 lap
Drinks and snacks available at the clubhouse canteen.
Drinks and snacks available at the clubhouse canteen.
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Woongoolba ITT Sunday 28th March 2021
Our winter racing season starts this Sunday with an Individual Time Trial on a new course at Woongoolba. This course is 23km long, and riders can ride either one or two laps.When: Sunday 28th March 2021 Signon from 6am, first rider away at 7am. It pays to enter early as riders leave in the order they book (not the order they collect their number on Sunday)
Where: ? Woongoolba State School Staplyton Jacobs Well Road, Woongoolba QLD 4207
What: ITT raced under a modified version of the Veteran Time Trial Association rules. 2 laps for A,B,C grades, 1 laps for D,E,F (or these riders may elect to do 2 laps)
Who: U19 and older riders who are on the Hamilton Grading list and have a current AusCycling Race All Discipline Licence include four week free trial licences. (Course distance exceeds limit for U17 and younger riders)
How (much): ONLINE ENTRY ONLY. Entry Fee $11
Why: Aim to beat the VTTA time for your gender and age. Whoever beats it by the most is the overall winner!
Loos: Toilets are available at the community centre
Refunds: Riders who enter and are then unable to enter can obtain a refund by contacting the club treasurer by email
Parking: Please park well away from the start/finish area which is the pedestrian crossing
There are no grades for this event, you will be competing to beat a standard time for your age and gender. The rider who beats this time by the highest margin is the winner. Other places are awarded for second highest margin and so forth. Prize money and places will be dependant on entry numbers. All riders will be competing against one another.
Even though this is not a graded event, all entrants must have a current grading with Hamilton Wheelers. This is important for eligibility, and so we have all your current information include date of birth and emergency contact details. Click HERE for Grading List Application (Entries close thursday night 8pm)
There will be two events - a one lap (23Km) race for D,E,F hamilton graded riders, or two lap (46Km) for A,B or C Hamilton graded riders. One lap riders may enter to do 2 laps if they wish.
CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE ENTRY
(Do not enter if you do not have a current Hamilton Grading, grading applications close thu 8pm)
There will be a men section and women section in each event.
Riders will leave in 30second intervals, the two lap race riders will go first.
Riders will be in order of how they enter - the earlier you enter, the earlier you go.
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Pizza Night this Saturday Mar 20th
Our catering expert and Marketing Officer Michael Frost has organised a pizza night for us!
WHERE: Pizzalunga da Carlo, 3 Aspinall Street, Nundah
WHEN: Saturday 20th March 2021, starting 6pm.
HOW MUCH: $15
If you are bringing partners, family or friends, you can just make multiple bookings using your existing buncheur account. As long as we have to the total number of people coming.
Carlo is an Italian pizza baker, a family business in our local area - Pizzalunga da Carlo
The pizzas come in 1 metre lengths with 4 different toppings, cut into 24 pieces to share between 5-6 people usually. We can have tables of 10-12 people and sharing.
DRINKS:
Pay at the bar, special prize of $5 for Peroni beer (Usually beer is around $8-9+) Wine and champagne is normal price around $30+ per bottle, still quite affordable. Drinks to be purchased at the bar on the night and paid as per order to stop confusion.
All bookings must be done online by Friday night so we have confirmed numbers.
https://www.buncheur.com/
Further details contact Michael Frost
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Mick's Wilkinson 90th Birthday and Lap of Honour
To celebrate Hamilton Wheelers life member Mick Wilkinson's 90th Birthday, the club organised for special lap of honour around Nundah on the 20th February.Mick has been with the club for 67 years and also celebrated his 67th Wedding anniversary with his wife Joy on the same day.
Mick has held just about every position with the club, and is still racing nearly every week at age 90 - a true inspiration to us all!
Happy Birthday Mick!
Channel 10 News also did a story on Mick:
A Brisbane veteran is proving age is no barrier to pursuing your passion.
— 10 News First Queensland (@10NewsFirstQLD) February 21, 2021
He's dedicated nearly 70 years to the Hamilton Wheelers' Cycling Club and at a sprightly 90 years old, he shows no sign of slowing down. | @SammyButler_ pic.twitter.com/0MfPhdqErc
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WANTED - BARISTA
Our favourite barista Paddy Hughes (ex racer and son of Treasurer Joe) has left us to study in Canberra – best wishes down there Pat!
Meanwhile, a position exists for a barista to operate the canteen on race days from 6.15am – 9.15am.
We are doing a LOT more races at Nundah this year as we no longer have Lakeside as a race venue so a nice little earner awaits anyone interested.
Interested???
Contact waynedwilson@bigpond.com and Willow will provide more details. PS start offered for this Saturday!!!
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24 Oct 2020 Hamilton Open (& KOM Financial QCRS Round 3) Results
U9 Girls Evie-Rose
U11 Boys 2nd Cooper, 1st Max, 3rd William
U13 Boys 2nd Byron, 1st Bodhi
U15 Boys 2nd Lachlan, 1st Ethan, 3rd Samuel
U17 Boys 2nd Thomas, 1st Jarlath, 3rd Sebastian
Women A 1st Danielle De Francesco, 3rd Anya Louw, 4th Emily Fowler
Womens A QCRS Leader Danielle De Francesco
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Womens B 2nd Jessa Francis, 1st Elise Run, 3rd Disa Dyson
QCRS Womens B Leader Dia Dyson
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Women C 2nd Tevin Chau, 1st Nicola Day, 3rd Tess Martin-Wallace
QCRS Womens B Leader Nicola Day
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Women D 2nd Monique Utley, 1st Aimee Scouppe, 3rd Josie Hooper
QCRS Womens D Leader Aimee Schouppe
Masters A 2nd Kyle Godson, 1st Shannon Duggan, 3rd Peter Oddson
QCRS Masters A Leader
Masters B 2nd Nathan Boschma, 1st Peter Scott, 3rd Adam Clark
QCRS Masters C Leader
Masters C 2nd Steven Brown, 1st Michael Scully, 3rd Michael DeZwart
Masters D 2nd Scott Slade, 1st David Nye, 3rd David Vanderpeet
Elite B 2nd James Hollonds, 1st Tyler Tomkinson, 3rd Justin Palmer
Elite C - 2nd Carlos Trujillo, 1st Travis Mearns, 3rd John Hatfield
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QCRS Elite C Leader
Thanks to all our commissaires and volunteers for assisting during the event. We may have missed a few but here are some those who helped out:
Commissaires:
Kalvin Bartlett
John Chapman
CJ
Timing/Results: Neil Hamey
Club Volunteers:
Bob McIntyre
John Lamont
Joe Hughes
Matt Smart
Trish Sutton-Davies
Gary Alcorn
Michael Frost
Phil Jones
nick Rinaudo
Nick James
Jenni Eason
Andrea Alexander
Peter Kelly
Ben Armistead
Thomas Rothlisberger
Carrie Wright
Warren Young
Adam Harrison
Roger Bower