Final race of the year is done and dusted! It was a cool and damp race this morning, but spirits remained high, and all groups worked well together. It was a day for the C graders, who obviously made the most of their larger group, and were able to hold off the scratch pair who were chasing as hard as they could. The handicapping was excellent as all groups were getting very close towards the finish of the race. In the end it was Scott Miller getting the win, followed closely by Jim Knott in 2nd and Mark Fyfe in 3rd.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone at the NVCC, looking forward to 2023!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone at the NVCC, looking forward to 2023!
A perfect day of racing today, great weather, lots of smiles and some friendly banter. ๐ Today we saw Leaanne Szmekura taking out a most impressive win after a bit of a break from racing! The handicapper will be busy updating his spreadsheet with his new data I suspect…. hehehehe
November 27th Blackwood Creek feature race cancelled due to very low entry numbers.
November 20th No Racing โ Sallyโs Charity Ride.
November 13th No Racing โ Campbelltown to Swansea โ LCCC โ 12th Nov.
November 6th No Racing โ Recreation Day Long Weekend.
October 30th No Racing โ State Criterium Championships.
October 23rd Deloraine – cancelled due to weather.
An improved field of 17 riders greeted the starter for todayโs graded handicap at Hagley, on the Selbourne Rd/BlackLn/Beveridge Ln circuit.
There was a distinct chill in the air, but it remained dry with just a light breeze for company for the riders who were split into 5 bunches, with scratch off 20 minutes.
Several riders made welcome returns, which bolstered the A & B grade numbers. Also great to see the new & improved Leigh Pridmore back after a long lay off.
The D grade bunch off 9 minutes were being driven by Burford, Dadson & Oldham, & they eventually caught & passed the 2 front markers on the gentle climb of Selbourne Rd on the last of the 3 laps.
Meanwhile in the chase from behind, it seems there was some confusion amongst the directionally challenged A & B grade bunches, who took a slight detour, which meant neither would get to see the front of the race.
C grade (off 14 min) were in between & perhaps lacked the manpower to catch the D graders who certainly made the most of their numerical advantage to push on to fight it out amongst themselves for the win.
In the final few kms Peter Dadson made a couple of strong moves, but lacked support & was unable to make any of them stick.
At the finish, he & Burf were the first to break for the line, with Dadson fading quickly to be overhauled by Lawrence & Oldham close to the line.
However this was for the minor placings only, as Tim Burford held on to take a strong & well deserved win.
Results
1st Tim Burford
2nd Nick Lawrence
3rd Patrick Oldham
4th Peter Dadson
Our well wishes to our friend Keith Gibson who took a tumble during B grade confusion.
Also Bon voyage to Courtney McGowan who is heading off to warmer climbs next week.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time today. Your help is much appreciated.
There was a distinct chill in the air, but it remained dry with just a light breeze for company for the riders who were split into 5 bunches, with scratch off 20 minutes.
Several riders made welcome returns, which bolstered the A & B grade numbers. Also great to see the new & improved Leigh Pridmore back after a long lay off.
The D grade bunch off 9 minutes were being driven by Burford, Dadson & Oldham, & they eventually caught & passed the 2 front markers on the gentle climb of Selbourne Rd on the last of the 3 laps.
Meanwhile in the chase from behind, it seems there was some confusion amongst the directionally challenged A & B grade bunches, who took a slight detour, which meant neither would get to see the front of the race.
C grade (off 14 min) were in between & perhaps lacked the manpower to catch the D graders who certainly made the most of their numerical advantage to push on to fight it out amongst themselves for the win.
In the final few kms Peter Dadson made a couple of strong moves, but lacked support & was unable to make any of them stick.
At the finish, he & Burf were the first to break for the line, with Dadson fading quickly to be overhauled by Lawrence & Oldham close to the line.
However this was for the minor placings only, as Tim Burford held on to take a strong & well deserved win.
Results
1st Tim Burford
2nd Nick Lawrence
3rd Patrick Oldham
4th Peter Dadson
Our well wishes to our friend Keith Gibson who took a tumble during B grade confusion.
Also Bon voyage to Courtney McGowan who is heading off to warmer climbs next week.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time today. Your help is much appreciated.
October 9th – No Racing โ P.E. Green โ NDCC โ Sat 8th Oct
October 2nd – No Racing โ State Road Titles โ Sat 1st Oct
Thanks to all the volunteers and riders who came out to the race today. With low race numbers we decided to do a handicap race and the ever-evolving handicap spreadsheet showed it is getting very dialled in thanks to all the efforts of Mark Fyfe. I (Keith Gibson) was given a front row seat to the performance of the day, as Paul Butler motored across the course. He steadily chased down the field and, in the end, no one was able to hang on.
1st Paul Butler
2nd Keith Gibson
3rd Tim Burford
1st Paul Butler
2nd Keith Gibson
3rd Tim Burford
๐๐ญ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐.
24 riders greeted the starter for todayโs running of the My Ride Launceston Longford to Campbell Town feature race.
For once the weather gods were smiling, & despite a definite chill in the spring breeze, the forecast showers didnโt materialise.
Riders set off in 11 bunches of 2 or 3, with small time gaps to chase, with the scratch pairing of Rigg & McLachlan at 24 minutes.
A hard chase by middle markers Wrigley & Knott (off 11 mins) saw them pick up the ladies trio whoโd started a minute ahead of them by Cressy. This bunch of 5 promptly became 8 & then 10 as they soon chased down the old timers trio (off 7.30), & then the next pair on the road.
This bunch of 10 stayed together for some distance, until hitting the small rolling hills at about 40km, where one or two, who were maybe not having such a good day, began to lose contact.
Meanwhile the chase from behind was definitely not going to plan, with Patrick Coe losing his wingman in Cressy, & James Nevin suffering a puncture there as well. These disruptions meant that the chase bunches never really gained the momentum they needed for a successful day.
Front marker Michael Appleby rode valiantly from the front, only to be caught & dropped by the chasers on the hill just before the K/Qom point.
In the battle on the hill, Stevenson, Knott, Wrigley & Caroline McLachlan broke away from the rest, with Phil Stevenson winding back the clock to claim the Kom prize.
By this time this group of 4 had put some distance into the others, and the heavy hitters in the scratchman bunch were still nowhere to be seen.
Some strong attacks on the punchy hills near the quarry saw small gaps open up in this leading bunch, but these were quickly closed down once the track levelled out again.
In the run in to the line, it became a 3 horse race, with Caroline not quite able to keep up as the pace ramped up. In the sprint, there appeared to be some momentary confusion over the position of the finish line, with Phil Stevenson timing it perfectly to take the lead in the last few metres, in what was a blanket finish. What a great win, by a great rider, his third win in this race. Congratulations Phil.
Rob Wrigley had done a mountain of work on the front of the bunch & took a deserved 2nd place, with last years winner Jim Knott just behind.
Caroline McLachlan rolled across the line a few metres behind to take 4th place & also 1st lady, with Courtney McGowan next, 20 odd seconds later.
George McLachlan stormed home in 7th & took fastest time (average speed 44.65km/h).
Well done to all riders for taking on what is a tough race, in less than ideal conditions.
Presentations were held at the Campbell Town Hotel, with much good natured banter amid the discussions as to how the race was won & lost.
Results
1st Phil Stevenson
2nd Rob Wrigley
3rd Jim Knott
4th Caroline McLachlan
5th Courtney McGowan
6th Peter Dadson
7th George McLachlan
8th Paul Butler
9th Jason Rigg
10th Pat Oldham
KOM Phil Stevenson
1st Lady Caroline McLachlan
F/T George McLachlan
A great turnout of volunteer help made the day run very smoothly & safely.
Thanks everyone.
24 riders greeted the starter for todayโs running of the My Ride Launceston Longford to Campbell Town feature race.
For once the weather gods were smiling, & despite a definite chill in the spring breeze, the forecast showers didnโt materialise.
Riders set off in 11 bunches of 2 or 3, with small time gaps to chase, with the scratch pairing of Rigg & McLachlan at 24 minutes.
A hard chase by middle markers Wrigley & Knott (off 11 mins) saw them pick up the ladies trio whoโd started a minute ahead of them by Cressy. This bunch of 5 promptly became 8 & then 10 as they soon chased down the old timers trio (off 7.30), & then the next pair on the road.
This bunch of 10 stayed together for some distance, until hitting the small rolling hills at about 40km, where one or two, who were maybe not having such a good day, began to lose contact.
Meanwhile the chase from behind was definitely not going to plan, with Patrick Coe losing his wingman in Cressy, & James Nevin suffering a puncture there as well. These disruptions meant that the chase bunches never really gained the momentum they needed for a successful day.
Front marker Michael Appleby rode valiantly from the front, only to be caught & dropped by the chasers on the hill just before the K/Qom point.
In the battle on the hill, Stevenson, Knott, Wrigley & Caroline McLachlan broke away from the rest, with Phil Stevenson winding back the clock to claim the Kom prize.
By this time this group of 4 had put some distance into the others, and the heavy hitters in the scratchman bunch were still nowhere to be seen.
Some strong attacks on the punchy hills near the quarry saw small gaps open up in this leading bunch, but these were quickly closed down once the track levelled out again.
In the run in to the line, it became a 3 horse race, with Caroline not quite able to keep up as the pace ramped up. In the sprint, there appeared to be some momentary confusion over the position of the finish line, with Phil Stevenson timing it perfectly to take the lead in the last few metres, in what was a blanket finish. What a great win, by a great rider, his third win in this race. Congratulations Phil.
Rob Wrigley had done a mountain of work on the front of the bunch & took a deserved 2nd place, with last years winner Jim Knott just behind.
Caroline McLachlan rolled across the line a few metres behind to take 4th place & also 1st lady, with Courtney McGowan next, 20 odd seconds later.
George McLachlan stormed home in 7th & took fastest time (average speed 44.65km/h).
Well done to all riders for taking on what is a tough race, in less than ideal conditions.
Presentations were held at the Campbell Town Hotel, with much good natured banter amid the discussions as to how the race was won & lost.
Results
1st Phil Stevenson
2nd Rob Wrigley
3rd Jim Knott
4th Caroline McLachlan
5th Courtney McGowan
6th Peter Dadson
7th George McLachlan
8th Paul Butler
9th Jason Rigg
10th Pat Oldham
KOM Phil Stevenson
1st Lady Caroline McLachlan
F/T George McLachlan
A great turnout of volunteer help made the day run very smoothly & safely.
Thanks everyone.
September 11th – No Racing โ State Road Titles.
September 4th – No Racing โ Fathers Day.
16 riders greeted the starter for todayโs handicap race of 3 laps around the Hoggโs Lane/Blackhills Rd/Station Lane course.
Any worries about the weather were quickly put to rest, as Tassie turned on a beautiful spring day of blue skies, light wind & dry road.
One new rider joined us & went into the front marker group of E grade.
D grade had 3 1/2 riders and 5 minutes to make up. The larger C grade bunch were at 10 minutes, & the combine A/B scratch bunch at 17 minutes.
Groups rode well together, but as always on this course, the Hoggโs Lane Hill sorted out the strongest from the not so strong. You could say itโs a pig of a hill.
On the 2nd lap a touch of wheels saw D grader Mark Fyfe, on the ground kissing the tarmac. It was a substantial fall, but thankfully he came away without any major damage other than to his helmet, which did its job well.
As the race progressed, A grade swept up the remaining bunches to fight out the sprint among themselves.
James Nevin continues to go from strength to strength & took out the win ahead of Paul Butler in 2nd, & a valiant effort from temporary A grader Keith Gibson, who hung on all the way to place 3rd.
Results
1st James Nevin
2nd Paul Butler
3rd Keith Gibson
Our sincere thanks to all those on duty today, particularly Andy Hodson for his care of our fallen comrade, Jenny Butler for stepping in at the last minute to help out (& the photos) & Leigh Pridmore for bringing the trailer & course set up, despite himself being on the injured list.
Any worries about the weather were quickly put to rest, as Tassie turned on a beautiful spring day of blue skies, light wind & dry road.
One new rider joined us & went into the front marker group of E grade.
D grade had 3 1/2 riders and 5 minutes to make up. The larger C grade bunch were at 10 minutes, & the combine A/B scratch bunch at 17 minutes.
Groups rode well together, but as always on this course, the Hoggโs Lane Hill sorted out the strongest from the not so strong. You could say itโs a pig of a hill.
On the 2nd lap a touch of wheels saw D grader Mark Fyfe, on the ground kissing the tarmac. It was a substantial fall, but thankfully he came away without any major damage other than to his helmet, which did its job well.
As the race progressed, A grade swept up the remaining bunches to fight out the sprint among themselves.
James Nevin continues to go from strength to strength & took out the win ahead of Paul Butler in 2nd, & a valiant effort from temporary A grader Keith Gibson, who hung on all the way to place 3rd.
Results
1st James Nevin
2nd Paul Butler
3rd Keith Gibson
Our sincere thanks to all those on duty today, particularly Andy Hodson for his care of our fallen comrade, Jenny Butler for stepping in at the last minute to help out (& the photos) & Leigh Pridmore for bringing the trailer & course set up, despite himself being on the injured list.
August 21st – No Racing โ Winter Break.
August 14th Bishopsbourne – cancelled due to weather.
August 7th – No Racing โ Winter Break.
Provisional results from a field of 12 riders:
1st Andrew Margison
2nd James Nevin
3rd Robert Wrigley
1st Andrew Margison
2nd James Nevin
3rd Robert Wrigley
July 24th – No Racing โ Winter Break.
July 17th Bishopsbourne – cancelled due to weather.
July 10th – No Racing โ Winter Break.
๐๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ ๐-๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
13 riders greeted the starter for todayโs graded handicap at Evandale.
It was chilly & foggy on the start line, but not a breath of wind.
The 5-strong E grade bunch were off first with a mere 2 minute advantage over the 2 D graders. C grade at 8 minutes, B at 11, & lone Scratchman Kirkham a minute behind them.
The fog lifted as the race reached Nile, to reveal a stunning winter morning with clear blue skies & bright sunshine.
The 2 man D grade bunch made a stellar effort to reach the front of the race just before the turn, with only Peter Dadson of E able to hold on to them over the rolling hills before hitting the flats again.
The chasing bunches were slowly combining & beginning to steadily reel in the front markers.
Phil Stevenson was in the drivers seat for the leaders for the majority of the return journey, and wound back the clock to do a great job in holding the rest of the field at bay all the way to the mist-shrouded finish line.
The 3-up sprint for the win was dominated by a rejuvenated Peter Dadson, who took the win by a bike length, & in doing so earned himself a promotion to D grade. Congratulations.
Nothing separated Phil Stevenson & Mark Fyfe for the minor placings.
Results
1st Peter Dadson
2nd Phil Stevenson
3rd Mark Fyfe
Our thanks as always to our fantastic volunteers who gave up a spot by the fire to come out & help this morning.
13 riders greeted the starter for todayโs graded handicap at Evandale.
It was chilly & foggy on the start line, but not a breath of wind.
The 5-strong E grade bunch were off first with a mere 2 minute advantage over the 2 D graders. C grade at 8 minutes, B at 11, & lone Scratchman Kirkham a minute behind them.
The fog lifted as the race reached Nile, to reveal a stunning winter morning with clear blue skies & bright sunshine.
The 2 man D grade bunch made a stellar effort to reach the front of the race just before the turn, with only Peter Dadson of E able to hold on to them over the rolling hills before hitting the flats again.
The chasing bunches were slowly combining & beginning to steadily reel in the front markers.
Phil Stevenson was in the drivers seat for the leaders for the majority of the return journey, and wound back the clock to do a great job in holding the rest of the field at bay all the way to the mist-shrouded finish line.
The 3-up sprint for the win was dominated by a rejuvenated Peter Dadson, who took the win by a bike length, & in doing so earned himself a promotion to D grade. Congratulations.
Nothing separated Phil Stevenson & Mark Fyfe for the minor placings.
Results
1st Peter Dadson
2nd Phil Stevenson
3rd Mark Fyfe
Our thanks as always to our fantastic volunteers who gave up a spot by the fire to come out & help this morning.
June 26th – No Racing โ Winter Break.
Perfect winter weather made for great racing at todayโs graded handicap at Bishopsbourne on the Armstrongโs Lane circuit. Kudos to all 13 riders who took advantage of the warm & windless conditions.
Fairly even time gaps covered the 13 minutes from front markers to the lone scratchman for the 3 lap, 51km race.
Nic Kirkham was that scratchman & he had caught the 2 man B grade bunch by the end of the 2nd lap. They steadily chased down the other bunches, picking up a few passengers along the way, before taking the lead on the last time up Armstrongโs Lane.
This lead bunch was reduced to 6 by the time they were on the finishing straight, where Nic showed his class to win the sprint, with Shane Revell strong in 2nd & Keith Gibson 3rd.
Results
1st Nic Kirkham
2nd Shane Revell
3rd Keith Gibson
Our thanks to all the volunteers & duty riders on the day.
Fairly even time gaps covered the 13 minutes from front markers to the lone scratchman for the 3 lap, 51km race.
Nic Kirkham was that scratchman & he had caught the 2 man B grade bunch by the end of the 2nd lap. They steadily chased down the other bunches, picking up a few passengers along the way, before taking the lead on the last time up Armstrongโs Lane.
This lead bunch was reduced to 6 by the time they were on the finishing straight, where Nic showed his class to win the sprint, with Shane Revell strong in 2nd & Keith Gibson 3rd.
Results
1st Nic Kirkham
2nd Shane Revell
3rd Keith Gibson
Our thanks to all the volunteers & duty riders on the day.
June 12th – No Racing โ Queens Birthday Long Weekend.
June 5th Carrick – cancelled due to weather.
May 29th – No Racing โ Devon 80 Open Hcp.
๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐! – ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ.
A small field of 13 riders brave the cold conditions at todayโs graded handicap at Hagley.
The relatively flat course is always popular, & it was very much to the liking of Hobart rider Simon Cash whole stole away from his D grade co-marker on the 2nd lap to solo away from the rest of the race passing E grade in the process, to register a great win. The 2 A graders were not too far from catching him, finishing a minute or so later, lead home by Margo.
Results
1st Simon Cash
2nd Andrew Margison
3rd Paul Butler
Thanks to everyone who helped out with volunteering today, especially Bob Mason, who stepped in to cover at the last minute.
A small field of 13 riders brave the cold conditions at todayโs graded handicap at Hagley.
The relatively flat course is always popular, & it was very much to the liking of Hobart rider Simon Cash whole stole away from his D grade co-marker on the 2nd lap to solo away from the rest of the race passing E grade in the process, to register a great win. The 2 A graders were not too far from catching him, finishing a minute or so later, lead home by Margo.
Results
1st Simon Cash
2nd Andrew Margison
3rd Paul Butler
Thanks to everyone who helped out with volunteering today, especially Bob Mason, who stepped in to cover at the last minute.
May 15th Evandale – cancelled due to weather.
May 8th – No Racing โ Mother’s Day.
Thanks to the 15 riders who greeted the start line at Whitemore today, an impromptu handicap race was organised with a sunny start freshing North West Breeze. D/E grade off first followed by B/C 6 min later and A grade a further 6 Min behind. The front markers were caught with half a lap to go with A grade splitting up the remaining group up at the start of Station Lane and going on for the win.
1st Ben Mather
2nd Paul Bulter
3rd James Nevin
Thank you to all volunteers and riders who come out to support the Club
1st Ben Mather
2nd Paul Bulter
3rd James Nevin
Thank you to all volunteers and riders who come out to support the Club