Wednesday, February 2, 2011

SUNDAY CRITERIUMS


The NCC Crits are on again Sundays which means they will clash with BG Sun Rides. Bills-e will be organising the Sun rides and will elaborate on the program leading into Coast 2 Coast, post coming later this week.

Coast to coast clashes with the State Criterium Championships @ Whitmore Sq on Sunday March the 6th. This is a great day of racing with graded crits on a tight but smooth course around the square and is great for spectators with the full course in view. Graded Crits + Championship race and a Wheel Race. The Wheel Race is awesome, it’s a 3 lap handicap sprint race made up of the top 6 riders from each graded crit, all racing at once. You start track style clipped in being held at your handicap and when the gun goes you just have to give it to the bike for 2-3 laps (depends on your handicap) and try to hold off the scratch starters. The finish is usually close. I recommend every one giving this day a go - great for spectating - interesting course, and everyone can have a crack @ getting in the Wheel Race. In 08 they held a non qualifiers wheel race for those not in the top 6.

Reg Park Sun Crits – Nominate on the day like Vic Park. Regency is a good course, a bit tighter then Vic park but similar in the way it really is a course of two straights. Corners are a little more technical and the pack is more single file through them, so tends to stretch out more than Vic Park, and races often open up a bit more in my experience though the pack sprint usually prevails in the mid grades I’ve raced the last two years. Not much of a spectators course so I’d leave the loved ones at home – no toilets, or much to sit on or shade, and usually no food or drink available (bring your own everything). FS

FEBRUARY

SUN 06 Regency Park
8.30 am JU/17 Graded Crits
9.30 am (Rd 12) NCC A–E Graded Crits
NCC Club Crit Nominate on the day $15

SUN 13 Regency Park
8.30 am JU/17 Graded Crits
9.30 am (Rd 12) NCC A–E Graded Crits
NCC Club Crit Nominate on the day $15

SUN 20 NCC Criterium Championships
9.30 am (Rd 14) NCC Graded Crits C–E
10.30 am ‘’Espresso Mobile’’ $1000 NCC Criterium Championships A-B
NCC Club Crit Nominate on the day $15

SUN 27 Regency Park
8.30 am JU/17 Graded Crits
9.30 am (Rd 12) NCC A–E Graded Crits
NCC Club Crit Nominate on the day $15

MARCH

SUN 06 NCC’s WHITMORE SQUARE
10th Annual “Bikes in the Park”
9.00 am Graded Crits A-E & J/U17
Business House & Team O’Grady Wheel Race (Sprint Handicap)
Men’s CSA “OPEN” & U/19M Criterium Championships
Whitmore Square Nominations: OPEN $20 Junior $12
NOMINATE ONLINE via CSA CLOSES 27 Feb