Hello Vets, In this week's Bleat;
Please send me your contributions at: TheBleat@actvets.cc
Ian Morton To Race or not to RaceIt's always a tough call to cancel race because of the weather. There are certainly plenty of club members willing to tough it out regardless of the conditions but there are a number of other considerations when deciding to proceed with a race;
So while the Committee appreciates the desire of members to get out and race, it is important to take all these factors into consideration when deciding to proceed with a race in the face of potentially adverse weather conditions.
Replacement PresidentSince the sudden departure of Alex O'Shea, the ACT Vets Club has been without a President. The Committee is looking for anyone who wishes to nominate for this important role. Please contact committee@actvets.cc if you are interested in filling this position.
Volunteers needed for Cycling Aust U19’s Road ChampsCycling Australia is running the 2019 U19 Road National Championships in Canberra from 1st to 3rd July (Details). They are in desperate need of volunteers in the following roles;
If there is anyone willing to assist on any of those three days, please contact Lexie Webster at act.info@cycling.org.au.
RACING THIS WEEK:Saturday, 25th June: Gunning HandicapWhere: Go through the township of Gunning towards Breadalbane for 2km, park at the top of the hill. Race Director: Bill Frost To run the race, Bill will need the services of; Please contact Bill if you can assist.
RACE REPORT:Apollo Rd – 18th June
Firstly, thank you to all those people who offered to fill in to provide First Aid for the race due to the unavailability of Sports Med trainers. It's good to know we have a willing group of volunteers to help out when we are short. The day started off threatening another weather disruption but by lunchtime the showers had cleared and left us with good racing conditions. 35 eager riders turned up for the annual hill climb with good representation across most of the grades. Steve Crispin surged across the line first in a blistering time of 0:52:21. The rest of the field battled bravely up the hill with the look of determination on everyone's face as they crossed the line. The Apollo Rd climb certainly spread the field out with the closest we got to a bunch finish was when David Dickson and Paul Welsh crossed the line within 5 meters of each other. The rest of the field came across the line individually. This event was the first time we have put the club's new Satellite Phones into service. These phones will ensure that we have communications at a number of race venues that are outside mobile coverage. This is particularly important if we require emergency services in the event of an accident. Thanks to the officials especially Phill Coulton who stood in as First Aid and finishing line marshal. ATCs Clinton Porteus at the bottom of the hill and Dale Kleeman at the turn. And as always, the ever reliable Graham Hendrie for signon, timing and bringing out and setting up the van.
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