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25-07.-2006, 08:28 PM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne Cycling Clubs - recommendation wanted
I'm based in the Bayside area of Melbourne and I would like to start road racing, probably start this summer and have no idea which club/s are good, bad or indifferent.
I haven't raced before so would be starting in the lowest grade and see how it went from there. Any suggestions, recommendations would be greatly appreciated. |
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25-07.-2006, 11:14 PM
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Re: Melbourne Cycling Clubs - recommendation wanted
http://www.carnegiecycling.com.au/
http://www.skcc.com.au/ and if you're over 35, there's .. http://www.southernvets.com.au/ I haven't heard a bad thing about any of them, and they all have low grades. Vets licenses are about half the open age license -- about $125 compared to roughly $240 -- and open age clubs offer day licenses for 20 bucks plus entry fee, which is usually 10 other clubs (not bayside) include Eastern Vets, Hawthorn, Blackburn, Footscray, Coburg and Brunswick |
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30-07.-2006, 03:12 PM
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Re: Melbourne Cycling Clubs - recommendation wanted
concur with '531's suggestions. Stkilda actually run some introductory courses for new racer's (not just for juniors)...they have a 'keen' social scene, get in touch with 'em for all the info....generally pretty good blokes (& gals)
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30-07.-2006, 08:41 PM
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Re: Melbourne Cycling Clubs - recommendation wanted
Yep - agree with the above.
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31-07.-2006, 07:53 AM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Melbourne Cycling Clubs - recommendation wanted
Thanks for your help guys.
Now all I have to do is get fit enough not to disgrace myself at my first race. |
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31-07.-2006, 09:13 AM
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Re: Melbourne Cycling Clubs - recommendation wanted
You may find this useful :
www.aboc.com.au/tips-and-hints/your-first-crit/ St kilda is a member of the Northern Combine, CCCC is Eastern Combine. St K don't do a lot of racing - AFAIK they organise no road races over winter (please, correct me if I'm wrong), while CCCC organise a -lot-. Additionally, both clubs organise crits over summer, StK do Port Melb, and CCCC do Glenvale Cres (Mulgrave, just off Springvale Rd) If hanging around at Cafe wan^H^H^Hracer is your thing, St K is your club, if racing is ... CCCC is your club. This just a cultural observation of course  , depending on just how far "bayside" you are - there's also Mornington and Chelsea-Peninsula.I'm not a member of any of those clubs, FWIW. |
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03-08.-2006, 08:05 PM
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Re: Melbourne Cycling Clubs - recommendation wanted
im am a member of blackburn but i get weekly email updates from st kilda and have raced with them in port melbourne, they seem to do alot of social occassions and organise good rides
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