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(July 18th)
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Round 6 - CANCELLED
We have cancelled due to a clash with Metros.
Metros will run on a Sunday this year for the first time in many years. The clash means that we would have:
- limited juniors as many will be at Metros.
- limited experienced volunteers as they will be supporting their kids at Metros.
- limited adult competitors as they will also be supporting their kids at Metros.
Good luck to all the kids competing at Metros and fingers crossed that the rain stays away.
Over fifty riders rocked up for Round 5 at Lansdowne Reserve. The large numbers provided great competition all through the grades.
A big welcome goes out to Jan and Steve who competed at their first Neo event and it was great to see a few old faces make a return too.
The PB competition encouraged a few riders to break their PBs. With no winner this week, the prize will jackpot to $50 in the next round. We introduced the PB jackpot last track season. Check out this link if you don't know how it works. neocycling.org.au/prizes/#pbjackpot
Thomas O'Callaghan won A grade with Joshua Pickett and Calvin Smith taking 2nd and third respectively.
Little Adrian returned from Hunter with a TT participation time that was faster than all the U9's. We decided to move him up a grade this week to see if he could keep up. -He did more than keep up. He won the grade. Keep an eye on this kid. He'll go far.
It was great to see the sportsmanship from the Randwick boys Joshua and Calvin. Rather than coming out with his "good" bike to smash the group, Joshua rides out on his training bike from Enmore to help even up the race each week. It was also great to see Calvin pass on prize money to Tom O, who he believed beat him on the line.
Crits (1st to 3rd)
A Grade - Thomas O'Callaghan, Joshua Pickett, Calvin Smith
B Grade - Charlie Smith, William Kerin, Blair Chandler
C Grade - Joshua Moore, Luca Zucchiatti, Elena Veneran
D Grade - Adrian Zhang, Liam Mahon, Javier Jofre
E Grade - Liam Nolan, Charlotte Hussein, Phoenix Jackson
F Grade - Hannah Hussein
Handicap (1st to 3rd)
A/B - Joshua Pickett, Thomas O'Callaghan, Calvin Smith
C/D/E/F - Hannah Hussein, Nikola Plecas, James Zucchiatti
Photos: Alex Pappas
#lansdownereserve at City of Canterbury Bankstown
Round 4 - Cancelled
Almost all of Sydney is wet and we are forecast to see a greather than 50% chance of rain continuously until Tuesday. I've brought forward the 1pm weather announcement to give you a chance to get on with your day.
For those new to the club, the wet weather policy can be found here; neocycling.org.au/faqs/#weatherpolicy
I hope to see you all for Round 5 next week.
Stel
Next few rounds
Round 5 - 2 August
Round 6 - 9 August
Round 7 - 16 August
Round 8 - 23 August
Say a prayer for this kind of weather on Sunday, but don't hold your breath. I hear our riders up at Hunter are praying too! Photo @matthewjnolan
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#cityofcanterburybankstown #growwithneo #neoforlife
We had a strong turn out with forty riders across six grades on Sunday, despite quite a few not being able to make it. Once again we saw new faces for the third week in a row, including some who just came to watch. -Hopefully they might sign up next week.
Tom O, took the win in A grade, with Calvin and Andrew taking 2nd and 3rd respectively. All three riders also achieved a PB in the time trial. Calvin moved himself to the back of queue after setting a Neo course record of 2:55.845.
Ella-Kate is still the fastest female after beating her own PB set the week before by over one second (3:20.051). She is only 51ms from being the first Neo female to crack 3:20 at Lansdowne.
I was hoping to run the PB jackpot, but I wasn't there to run it, so I will run two on the next round. The first will be based on the Round 3 results and the second on the Round 4 results. I'm fairly confident that we'll see a few PB's once the riders see the first jackpot is back.
Crits (1st to 3rd)
A Grade - Thomas O'Callaghan, Calvin Smith, Andrew Phillips
B Grade - Charlie Smith, Blair Chandler, Jeremy Cannon
C Grade - Bodhi Jackson, Joshua Moore, Elena Veneran
D Grade - Grace Chandler, Liam Mahon, Charlotte Mahon
E Grade - Dane Clay, Adrian Zhang, Charlotte Hussein
F Grade - Hannah Hussein, Harley Kelaher, Roi Chiang
Handicap (1st to 3rd)
A/B/C Tom Mahon, Maurice Leggio, Ella-Kate Hussein
D/E/F Liam Nolan, Hannah Hussein, Dane Clay
Photo: Sinclair Taylor
Next Few Rounds:
Round 4 - 26 July
Round 5 - 2 August
Round 6 - 9 August
#lansdownereserve at City of Canterbury Bankstown
My 9 yr old is keen - when do you meet?
Susan Petro
Thomas O'Callaghan, Joanne O'Callaghan, Luke O'Callaghan, Calvin Smith, Andrew Phillips, Blair Chandler, Belinda Chandler, Warren Jackson, Rachel Jackson, Emma Moore, Scott Moore, Jo Veneran, James Mahon, Bomi K Mahon, Chloe Mahon, Matt Clay, Kylee Clay, Jerry Zhang, Amber Qian Yao, Jessica Hussein, Ella-Kate Hussein, Matthew Nolan, Tina Nolan
Sunday. Sign-on from 2pm. For details see neocycling.org.au/calendar
Neo Cycling Club updated their address.
Six grades with three events per grade. -Sunday afternoons at Lansdowne Reserve. Gates open 2pm. Photo by @Matthew Nolan.
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#lansdownereserve at City of Canterbury Bankstown
A strong turnout at Lansdowne Reserve today despite the threat of rain. -Unfortunately it was more than just a threat, it forced us to cancel the show after the TT.
All riders who attended today are welcome to a free event next week.
There were a few PBs this week, but the two standouts were our two newest young riders Hannah and Harley who shaved off 39 & 87 seconds respectively. - Well done guys.
We had some fast times today with a few riders around the three minute mark. The fastest rider being Oliver Penney in 2:58.224. He was only 0.8s off the Neo Lansdowne course record set by Joshua Pickett the week before.
Ella-Kate achieved another PB (3:21.113) which also happens to be the female Neo Lansdowne course record. Well done EK!
#lansdownereserve
City of Canterbury Bankstown
Racing is on this afternoon at Lansdowne Reserve. Sign on from 2pm.
There is some rain on the way but the radar suggests it will pass fairly quickly. Depending on how it looks we may decide to suspend racing temporarily. If so, sit in your car and keep warm.
It's been a sunny day so the track should dry out quickly.
See you shortly!
Have fun everyone
Round 2 of our club racing is on at Lansdowne Reserve this afternoon. We're keeping an eye on the weather. Fingers crossed.
Our weather announcement policy is to give one hours notice before gates open.
1.00pm weather announcement
2.00pm gates open
2.45pm Time Trial entries close
3.00pm first event starts
Weather announcements are made here on Facebook and via email. Check your junk mail, in need.
Stay tuned for an update at 1pm.