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Alexandra 'Bubsy' Larsson National XCC MTB Champ
Congrats to Bubsy Larsson who won gold at Thredbo in the U17 XCC (Cross Country Short Course) championship race and silver in the XCO (Cross Country Olympic) race.Full results at https://my.raceresult.com/233159/
photos - Jason Larsson
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How to pin on your number
Here is the correct way to pin on your number for races with Hamilton Wheelers. We use a camera directly in line with the finish. This means you number must be clearly visible directly from side on.- Pin you number across your ribcage (not on your back) when leant over in a sprint position
- Make sure it's on the correct side - right side for normal direction Nundah, left side for most road courses and reverse crits
- Check to make sure the number isn't folded over
- You can angle the number so it's vertical when leant over
- Extra pins are available if you need to make it more 'aero'
- 'My mate did it for me' is not a good excuse!
- Don't forget to claim your places straight after the race
Can you read all these numbers?
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2022 Club Championship
Each year our club championship is conducted over three different disciplines to determine who is the best overall rider. The overall winner in each grade or division is awarded the coveted Club Championship jersey. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded for the winners of each event.The three events were:
- Criterium - Sat 6th Aug Nundah - Results
- Individual Time Trial - Sat 27th August Woongoolba - Results
- Road Race - Sat 10th Sept Elimbah - Results
Overall Results and Club Champions
A Grade Male ANDREW FRIEBE
B Grade Male MICHAEL ARCHER
C Grade Male ZACK WILSON
D Grade Female JULIANA ROWAN
D Grade Male ARTHUR PUIE
F Grade BOB MCINTYRE
U13 BOYS HARRISON DOWLING
U13 GIRLS RIO PENDER
U15 BOYS LACHLAN WALTERS
CHAMPIONSHIP RULES
CHAMPIONSHIP RULES
Separate categories were conducted for male and female riders in each HWCC grade division. Junior club championships are the exception as they are conducted in Age divisions for U9, U11, U13 and U15, U17. Male and Female riders start together but seperate points are awarded. U17 riders start with C grade but seperate points are awarded.
Riders remain in their grades for the whole championship unless absolutely necessary - if riders move up a grade they will carry half their points over.
Due to schedule constraints with COVID and poor weather Junior Jerseys were awarded based on the Criterium round only.
Club Championship Points
1st 10 + Gold Medal
2nd 6 + Silver Medal
3rd 4 + Bronze Medal
Start 1
Finish 1
Peform roster duty at Club Championship event 2pts
Commissaire at club Championship event 4 pts
A special Club Champion jersey is awarded to the rider in each category with the highest aggregate points and who has competed in all of the three club championship events. There must be more than one rider, in each championship event, in the category for a jersey to be awarded. In the event if a tie, the winner is determined by the greater number of highest places. If required after this the ITT time will decide the winner.
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Hamilton Elite Team - QRTS Report 23/24 July 2022
The Hamilton Wheelers Elite Team (sponsored by Joseph Hughes Accounting) tackled the tough courses near Gympie last weekend in Round 2 of this year’s series.
Many thanks again to Joe Hughes Accounting for assisting the club with generous sponsorship of our HWCC Elite Team.
Many thanks again to Joe Hughes Accounting for assisting the club with generous sponsorship of our HWCC Elite Team.
The team suffered massive withdrawals caused by Covid and illness but were able to put a team of 5 into the 2 days of racing in Round 2 of the QRTS. What a job they did for themselves and Hamilton.
Stage 1 was a 95 km undulating windy course at Imbill where the average speed was 39.79 km/hr.
Stage 1 was a 95 km undulating windy course at Imbill where the average speed was 39.79 km/hr.
Ren Bao Tsen was 15 th overall 19 secs down on the winner with Liam Farrell was 21 st , Jordan Mann 22 nd , Ben Wilcox 33 rd and Zack Wilson 34th.
The day finished with a showcase sprint up the main sprint with Ben Wilcox spectacularly destroying his rear mech (and skilfully staying upright) to conclude an interesting day’s racing.
Stage 2 saw the race move to Kandanga with an TTT in the morning and a road race in the afternoon. The team performed well in the TTT coming 7 th overall down 1.55 to a very strong Tandem Co Team.
Stage 2 saw the race move to Kandanga with an TTT in the morning and a road race in the afternoon. The team performed well in the TTT coming 7 th overall down 1.55 to a very strong Tandem Co Team.
The afternoon road race was a VERY testing hilly affair of 94 km with the pack being decimated by the nature of the course and the strong front riders. Your team performed magnificently with Ren Bao Tsen being in the lead pack all day and finishing in 11 th place (st) as the eventual winner. Jordan Mann was 21 st Liam Farrell 29 th Ben Wilcox 31 st and Zack Wilson 35 th . This was a TOUGH day but your team performed very well and this experience will stand them in good stead for Round 3 the Battle on the Border.
Currently the team sits in 6 th place in the team’s category and hopefully more riders will have recovered and be able to complete in Round 3.
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Traffic Controllers Needed
For Road Race Permits on open roads, the club now requires accredited event traffic marshals - just normal club volunteers can easily be accredited.
So to conduct road races at our locations like Elimbah and Pine Dam, we need a pool of members (18 years +) who have undertaken the short, on-line accreditation course offered by the State Government.
To ensure we can keep racing, the club is asking for anyone with an interest in this activity and who would like to complete the course, to do so.
The links below provide information and access to the course which takes approx 30 minutes. The club, of course, will pay for any expenses incurred by any member. This would be a great contribution to the club in an ongoing capacity and be greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact Wayne (Willow) Wilson
Information about the course - Click Here
On-line Traffic Marshal course - Click Here
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Hamilton Team for QRTS
The Hamilton Elite Team for this year's Queensland Road Team Series (QRTS) is:Nino Calabro, Murray McClymont, Lachlan Sinclair, Daniel Van Driel, Michael Bettany, Zach Larsson, Colin Chapman, Shayne King and Jason Churchward.
Round One is this weekend at our own stomping ground at Elimbah. There is a road race on saturday and a team time trial on the Sunday.
Riders selected for Round One are:
- Lachlan Sinclair
- Daniel ..
- Zac Larsson
- Murray McClymont
- Shayne King
- Jason Churchward
Phil Jones Team Manager Bill Tape Mechanic
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Volunteer Roster - Nominate before your next race
This is a reminder for Hamilton Members about our Volunteering Roster.
All racing members (including riders who are members of more than one club) are required to assist with the running of a race just once per season (November through October). It's a great way to give something back to the sport and your club, and learn about what makes racing happen each week.
Our policy is that after racing twice, you must then nominate a date for assisting, otherwise your entry may be refused. We would like to avoid a situation where racing has to be cancelled or entries refunded or refused, so please jump on the website and nominate a date before your next race. You register via the website calendar, just find an event that requires volunteers and put down your name. The system will email you with reminders.
If you want to check, the members grading list has highlighted riders who need to nominate with the number of races you've done and your nominated date so use that to check.
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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:
