Race history from the site:Race History: The First Race http://www.melbournetowarrnambool.com/cyclingclassic/index.php?cat=2 One hundred years ago, Don Charlston conceived the first Warrnambool to Melbourne bike race. Charleston rode his boneshaker type of bike from Melbourne to Warrnambool and intended to catch the ship home, but he aborted his plan after seeing the rough seas at the Warrnambool pier. So he decided to ride home on his own, unpaced. The Warrnambool Postmaster Mr Green dispatched Charlston at 6am and 12 hours later arrived in Melbourne. It is part of racing history that two Warrnambool bike races were run in the same year 10 weeks apart.
A. Calder won the first Warrnambool to Melbourne. He had 2 hours start and clocked 11 hours 44 minutes for the 165 mile trip. He lost 20 minutes with a puncture near Geelong and won by 31 minutes! Scratchman Jim Carpenter took the fastest time of 10 hours 52 minutes, in 4th placing ‘ he rode a 70 fixed gear and used imported Dunlop tyres which cost 9 pounds each!
Race history from the site:Race History: The First Race http://www.melbournetowarrnambool.com/cyclingclassic/index.php?cat=2 One hundred years ago, Don Charlston conceived the first Warrnambool to Melbourne bike race. Charleston rode his boneshaker type of bike from Melbourne to Warrnambool and intended to catch the ship home, but he aborted his plan after seeing the rough seas at the Warrnambool pier. So he decided to ride home on his own, unpaced. The Warrnambool Postmaster Mr Green dispatched Charlston at 6am and 12 hours later arrived in Melbourne. It is part of racing history that two Warrnambool bike races were run in the same year 10 weeks apart.
A. Calder won the first Warrnambool to Melbourne. He had 2 hours start and clocked 11 hours 44 minutes for the 165 mile trip. He lost 20 minutes with a puncture near Geelong and won by 31 minutes! Scratchman Jim Carpenter took the fastest time of 10 hours 52 minutes, in 4th placing ‘ he rode a 70 fixed gear and used imported Dunlop tyres which cost 9 pounds each!
On 2005-10-22, cfsmtb (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
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cameron41 said:
You're a day late. Results on cyclingnews.com
Ok then, use past tense & make it a question instead.
*Did anyone see the race?*
Alas. But if it truly were tomorrow 🙂
-- TimC Sorry if there are error (factual or otherwise) in transmission - I'm sending this message by manually sending signals down the gigabit ethernet fiber with a laser pointer.
RACE HISTORY FROM THE SITE:RACE HISTORY: THE FIRST RACE http://www.melbournetowarrnambool.com/cyclingclassic/index.php?cat=2- One hundred years ago, Don Charlston conceived the first Warrnambool to Melbourne bike race. Charleston rode his boneshaker type of bike from Melbourne to Warrnambool and intended to catch the ship home, but he aborted his plan after seeing the rough seas at the Warrnambool pier. So he decided to ride home on his own, unpaced. The Warrnambool Postmaster Mr Green dispatched Charlston at 6am and 12 hours later arrived in Melbourne. It is part of racing history that two Warrnambool bike races were run in the same year 10 weeks apart.
A. Calder won the first Warrnambool to Melbourne. He had 2 hours start and clocked 11 hours 44 minutes for the 165 mile trip. He lost 20 minutes with a puncture near Geelong and won by 31 minutes! Scratchman Jim Carpenter took the fastest time of 10 hours 52 minutes, in 4th placing ' he rode a 70 fixed gear and used imported Dunlop tyres which cost 9 pounds each!
50 riders entered, 24 started and 7 finished. -
-- cfsmtb
That sounds like a brilliant ride. Add it the the ATB as a ride to aim for as a group?
