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Australian Junior Track Series Round 3 (Adelaide) - Race Report

To cap off the Australian Junior Track Series, Ethan Lang made the trip down to a scorching hot Adelaide Super-drome to represent Hamilton Wheelers in what would be his comeback race after breaking his collarbone at junior road nationals in September. One week after surgery Ethan began a solid eight-week block of indoor training that resulted in a very impressive improvement in FTP (fitness). So, despite missing three months of JETS track training at Anna Meares Velodrome Ethan was confident of a good showing in Adelaide.

The first day of racing incorporated the national omnium championships. Ethan easily qualified for the championship event by scoring a point in the first sprint of his points race heat placing him in the top 20.

The omnium championship was hotly contested by the best U17 track riders in Australia. For Ethan, it was a to be a lesson in training specificity and reacquainting himself with shoulder-to-shoulder U17 track racing. After a long, hard day of racing, when other riders were beginning to fatigue, Ethan started to find his legs. In the final event of the omnium, the points race, Ethan was back to his usual ways, attacking, bridging gaps and being competitive in the sprints.

In the evening after his four omnium events, Ethan had “the sorest quads he has ever experienced”. Not at all unexpected considering he hasn’t raced on the boards since April 2022 and has had less than an hour of training on his track bike since then. Ethan can now appreciate the unique power and strength you gain from pushing a single gear around a velodrome. No wonder our Aussie track riders do so well in road events too.

The second day of racing saw more improvement again as Ethan became more confident onthe track bike. Although the results sheet doesn’t reflect it, it was a great outcome for him. In the series, we had 4 juniors representing the Hamilton Wheelers with Porter White

leading our U17 men in 24 th overall. Lachlan Walters was not far behind in 27 th and Ethan brought home the back of the pack in 43 rd . Meanwhile, Harrison Dowling took out 30 th in the U15 men. Our U17 Men will also be training hard now having been selected to the QLD junior track team to compete at nationals in April.

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Ren Bao Tsen at the Tour of Thailand 204

Congratulations to Ren Bao Tsen on a fantastic Tour of Thailand campaign over the past week or so.

After 6 days on the bike, almost 1000kms of racing, and some seriously challenging vertical gains, he has finished:

10th in the General Classification (+2:08)

4th in the ASEAN Classification (+1:59)

1st

in the Young Rider Classification

Well done, mate. A truly great collection of results amongst some of the future stars of our sport.

Safe travels back to Australia

(Mick Cole)

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Alexandra 'Bubsy' Larsson National XCC MTB Champ

Congrats to Bubsy Larsson who won gold at Thredbo in the U17 XCC (Cross Country Short Course) championship race and silver in the XCO (Cross Country Olympic) race.

Full results at https://my.raceresult.com/233159/

photos - Jason Larsson

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How to pin on your number

Here is the correct way to pin on your number for races with Hamilton Wheelers. We use a camera directly in line with the finish. This means you number must be clearly visible directly from side on.

Pin you number across your ribcage (not on your back) when leant over in a sprint position
Make sure it's on the correct side - right side for normal direction Nundah, left side for most road courses and reverse crits
Check to make sure the number isn't folded over
You can angle the number so it's vertical when leant over
Extra pins are available if you need to make it more 'aero'
'My mate did it for me' is not a good excuse!
Don't forget to claim your places straight after the race

Volunteering at the finish line is a good way to see who can and can't pin a number on!

Can you read all these numbers?

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2022 Club Championship

Each year our club championship is conducted over three different disciplines to determine who is the best overall rider. The overall winner in each grade or division is awarded the coveted Club Championship jersey. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded for the winners of each event.

The three events were:

Criterium - Sat 6th Aug Nundah - Results
Individual Time Trial - Sat 27th August Woongoolba - Results
Road Race - Sat 10th Sept Elimbah - R esults

2022 Club Championship Results

Overall Results and Club Champions

A Grade Male ANDREW FRIEBE

B Grade Male MICHAEL ARCHER

C Grade Male ZACK WILSON

D Grade Female JULIANA ROWAN

D Grade Male ARTHUR PUIE

F Grade BOB MCINTYRE

U13 BOYS HARRISON DOWLING

U13 GIRLS RIO PENDER

U15 BOYS LACHLAN WALTERS

CHAMPIONSHIP RULES

Separate categories were conducted for male and female riders in each HWCC grade division. Junior club championships are the exception as they are conducted in Age divisions for U9, U11, U13 and U15, U17. Male and Female riders start together but seperate points are awarded. U17 riders start with C grade but seperate points are awarded.

Riders remain in their grades for the whole championship unless absolutely necessary - if riders move up a grade they will carry half their points over.

Due to schedule constraints with COVID and poor weather Junior Jerseys were awarded based on the Criterium round only.

Club Championship Points
1st 10 + Gold Medal
2nd 6 + Silver Medal
3rd 4 + Bronze Medal
Start 1
Finish 1
Peform roster duty at Club Championship event 2pts
Commissaire at club Championship event 4 pts

A special Club Champion jersey is awarded to the rider in each category with the highest aggregate points and who has competed in all of the three club championship events. There must be more than one rider, in each championship event, in the category for a jersey to be awarded. In the event if a tie, the winner is determined by the greater number of highest places. If required after this the ITT time will decide the winner.

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Hamilton Elite Team - QRTS Report 23/24 July 2022

The Hamilton Wheelers Elite Team (sponsored by Joseph Hughes Accounting) tackled the tough courses near Gympie last weekend in Round 2 of this year’s series.

Many thanks again to Joe Hughes Accounting for assisting the club with generous sponsorship of our HWCC Elite Team.

The team suffered massive withdrawals caused by Covid and illness but were able to put a team of 5 into the 2 days of racing in Round 2 of the QRTS. What a job they did for themselves and Hamilton.

Stage 1 was a 95 km undulating windy course at Imbill where the average speed was 39.79 km/hr.

Ren Bao Tsen was 15 th overall 19 secs down on the winner with Liam Farrell was 21 st , Jordan Mann 22 nd , Ben Wilcox 33 rd and Zack Wilson 34th.

The day finished with a showcase sprint up the main sprint with Ben Wilcox spectacularly destroying his rear mech (and skilfully staying upright) to conclude an interesting day’s racing.

Stage 2 saw the race move to Kandanga with an TTT in the morning and a road race in the afternoon. The team performed well in the TTT coming 7 th overall down 1.55 to a very strong Tandem Co Team.

The afternoon road race was a VERY testing hilly affair of 94 km with the pack being decimated by the nature of the course and the strong front riders. Your team performed magnificently with Ren Bao Tsen being in the lead pack all day and finishing in 11 th place (st) as the eventual winner. Jordan Mann was 21 st Liam Farrell 29 th Ben Wilcox 31 st and Zack Wilson 35 th . This was a TOUGH day but your team performed very well and this experience will stand them in good stead for Round 3 the Battle on the Border.

Currently the team sits in 6 th place in the team’s category and hopefully more riders will have recovered and be able to complete in Round 3.

Full results - AusCycling Event Results

Traffic Controllers Needed

For Road Race Permits on open roads, the club now requires accredited event traffic marshals - just normal club volunteers can easily be accredited.

So to conduct road races at our locations like Elimbah and Pine Dam, we need a pool of members (18 years +) who have undertaken the short, on-line accreditation course offered by the State Government.

To ensure we can keep racing, the club is asking for anyone with an interest in this activity and who would like to complete the course, to do so.

The links below provide information and access to the course which takes approx 30 minutes. The club, of course, will pay for any expenses incurred by any member. This would be a great contribution to the club in an ongoing capacity and be greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact Wayne (Willow) Wilson

Information about the course - Click Here
On-line Traffic Marshal course - Click Here

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Hamilton Team for QRTS

The Hamilton Elite Team for this year's Queensland Road Team Series (QRTS) is:

Nino Calabro, Murray McClymont, Lachlan Sinclair, Daniel Van Driel, Michael Bettany, Zach Larsson, Colin Chapman, Shayne King and Jason Churchward.

Round One is this weekend at our own stomping ground at Elimbah. There is a road race on saturday and a team time trial on the Sunday.

Riders selected for Round One are:

Lachlan Sinclair
Daniel ..
Zac Larsson
Murray McClymont
Shayne King
Jason Churchward

Phil Jones Team Manager Bill Tape Mechanic

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Volunteer Roster - Nominate before your next race

This is a reminder for Hamilton Members about our Volunteering Roster.

All racing members (including riders who are members of more than one club) are required to assist with the running of a race just once per season (November through October). It's a great way to give something back to the sport and your club, and learn about what makes racing happen each week.

Our policy is that after racing twice, you must then nominate a date for assisting, otherwise your entry may be refused. We would like to avoid a situation where racing has to be cancelled or entries refunded or refused, so please jump on the website and nominate a date before your next race. You register via the website calendar, just find an event that requires volunteers and put down your name. The system will email you with reminders.

If you want to check, the members grading list has highlighted riders who need to nominate with the number of races you've done and your nominated date so use that to check.

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2021 Presentation Day

Some pics from the 2021 Presentation Day courtesy of Gary Alcorn.

Club Champions Katherine Cole, Lachlan Walters, Tannae Rafter, Kurt Dutton, Brynley Abad, Rhys Armstrong, Gary Ernst