Ride needed back from Nationals Friday

We are looking for a ride home for Celia on Friday from Wanganui to Napier or Hastings area, she would love to be able to support Hannah but needs to be home for her own sporting committments on Friday evening. Unfortunately there aren't any buses from Wanganui to Hastings. If you can help, please phone Vanessa van Kampen on 878 7589.

Saturday Racing: 30th April 2011

Race Circuit: Mutiny Road
Venue: Crystal Road to sign in/race start
Afterwards: Arohanui Centre
Registration: from 1pm
Race start time: 2pm
Race Starter: Don Kennedy
Race Day Emergency Phone: 027 426 6895

A reminder to please park off the race circuit – leave your car at Arohanui Centre and bike to the race start on Crystal Road, or park on Mt Erin Road.

RCC AGM: 2nd May 2011

Venue: Blue Water Hotel
Time: 7pm

Current RCC Committee: Gavin Bush, Mark Coombe, Hilary Green, Don Kennedy, Ken Mackenzie, Rob Oliver, Gavin Scoble (retiring), Roy van Panhuys (retiring), Tony Hartley (retiring)
The current committee acknowledges the contributions of Ivan Aplin and Dean Clifford who retired from committee during term.

Agenda
1. Apologies
2. Minutes from previous AGM
3. Matters arising from previous minutes
4. Chair’s Report
5. President’s Report
6. Treasurer’s Report
7. Notice to Replace President with Deputy Chair
8. Elections (Officers and Committee)
9. Appointment of Club Patron
10. Appointment of Club Reviewer
11. General Business


Committee 2011/2012

Please consider standing for committee for the coming year. Think not what your club can do for you, but what you can do for your club. This is a fulfilling and rewarding challenge. There are many different roles and "jobs" within committee... your skills will be valued.
Election to stand on committee is by nomination. Nomination forms can be requested from info@ramblers.co.nz or from RCC website http://www.ramblers.co.nz/files/2011_nomination.pdf


How Do I Get Onto The Committee?

1. A candidate for committee must be a current financial member of RCC.
2. A candidate for committee must be nominated by two current financial members of RCC.
3. If the number of candidates for committee exceeds the number of positions available, a ballot will be held.
4. Please endeavour to get nominations in by Friday 29th April. If it is not possible to get a nomination completed before Friday, it can be presented at the AGM.
5. All nominations must have the consent of the nominee.

Nationals Team Co-Manager

Ramblers still needs a team co-manager to share the load with Warren Foulds who is able to do this for the first 2 days.
The role of team manager can be done by a non-racing parent, partner or supporter.
Please contact info@ramblers.co.nz if you are able to support our racing riders.

TT Waipukurau 30th April

Ross Pepper is running an ITT on the 30th April and has extended an invitation to Ramblers riders, especially those riding the TT at the Club Nationals.
The TT will start at Ashcott Road, Waipukurau. Registration is at 1.30 pm & racing will start at 2.00 pm. There will be two courses, 15km & 25km, both out & back along Ashcott Road.
All Riders welcomed, entry fee $5.00
Riders can contact Ross via email colourplus.wpk@xtra.co.nz

TeA Junior Tour 22-24 April 2011

Riders from RCC and CHB were: Holly Atkins, Logan Bean, Sam Clarke, Su Daniels, Mike Garrity, Fraser Gough, Regan Gough, William Green, Amanda Jamieson, Janes Lochhead, Damien Lysaght, Luke Mudgeway, Ben Petersen, Tobias Robertshaw, Ben Ross, Corbin Mason Smith, Phoebe Treseder, Keri-anne Torkler, Hannah van Kampen and Megan Watson.

The tour began with Ramblers making their presence felt on the leader-board after the 10km TT with Fraser Gough placed 2nd in U19 Men, Keri-anne Torkler leading Open Women, Hannah van Kampen in 3rd place in U19 Women. U15 Corbin Mason Smith from CHB began his tour in 1st place.

Overall GC
Kerri-anne Torkler – 1st Open Women
Fraser Gough – 2nd U19 Men
Phoebe Treseder – 4th U19 Women
Amanda Jamieson – 4th U15 Girls
Corbin Mason Smith – 2nd U15 Boys (also 3rd KOM, 2nd Sprint Ace)

Congratulations to all of you, and special thanks to Coach Ivar Hopman, Camp Mother Ashleigh Neave, Onion Peeler Grant Garrity, Laundress Caroline Atkins, Time Keeper Penny Gough and all others who contributed to another great camp between CRI and TeA.

Fraser Gough (who won CRI and came second in TeA) has been nominated by BikeNZ Regional Officer, Vicki Butterworth, for the Junior Sportsperson Monthly award with Sport HB. All the best, Fraser.

Read full reports in previous blogs

Unison Fibre 2011 Sports Awards

Tickets are now on sale for this annual event. Go along and support fellow cyclists:

• Westley Gough has been nominated for ‘Courier/Leader Senior Sportsperson Award’
• Regan Gough has been nominated for ‘Lion Foundation Junior Sportsperson Award’
• Kerry Harford and Richard Brough have been nominated for ‘Mackersy Masters Award’
• Ivar Hopman has been nominated for ‘Sacred Hill Coach’
• Vicki Butterworth and Ivan Aplin have been nominated for ‘Sportsground Administrator Award’
• Ramblers Cycling Club has been nominated for ‘Nimon Club Performance’ and ‘BPX Club Operations’
For more information contact Amanda Feast on 845 9336 ext 712.

Follow Jason and Patrick Kelly Across America

Jason has a good blog going at http://jasonsabb.blogspot.com/

With the tour organiser Mike Munk also blogging at http://www.bamacyclist.com/BAMA/Fast/Fast.html

Organisers Photos of Jason And Patrick

Jasons Numbers for Monday

Numbers for the day:
Departure time: 6.33am
Distance: 135.1 miles (217.4km)
Riding time: 7hrs 13m
Average speed: 18.7mph (30.1km/h)
Maximum speed: 32.7mph (52.6km/h)
Vertical climbing: 3,350ft (1,265m)
Temperature: 16-36°C.
Arrival time: 2.50pm
Weekly (Monday – Sunday mileage) to date: 135.1 miles (217.4km)

Day 3 - Te Awamutu Youth Tour

The final day of the tour got off to a flier with James Lochhead attacking the u17 peleton to take the first hill prime.








The pace was on however and James paid for his effort dearly missing out on the next hill. None of the boys were able to wrestle from Scott Ambrose the advantage he gained in the prologue. Regan Gough finished 8th on GC and the other stars from the Rotorua CRI tour all missed out on the top 3 in GC. Damien Lysaght finished the stage well and was next best from the bay with a very credible 13th. Tobias Robertshawe 20th and Luke Mudgway 33 both finished with the bunch in the final stage, Ben Ross and William Green had mechanicals. Wills DNF'd after not being able to get a compatible 9 speed rear wheel and this ruled him out of the sprint competition. Ben Peterson finished the difficult stage made harder by a 4 km strip sealed during the week with chip that was as coarse as any we have seen in NZ.

Kerri-anne Torclker won the open womens after dropping her chain before the hill on the first lap and fighting back to the peleton. Su Daniels rode well hanging on for two laps and just missing out on the last after chasing back on several times. Hannah Van Kampen shows as a DNS after losing her tag in the crash the day before. The $50.00 dollar fee for the tag replacement is under dispute and the organizers elected not to give her a time until replaced and this in no way reflects the efforts that Hannah had put in. We will all be wishing her better luck at nationals. Megan Watson continued to improve as the event went on and should be able to hold her own in Whanganui next month.

Fraser Gough continued to show his class but was unable to pull back the TT deficit from James Oram and had to settle for 2nd 9 seconds down on GC in the u19's. Logan Bean 20th 1:20 down on GC was impressive and gets stronger with every race. Sam Clarke had a Mechanical on the last stage to finish down on GC after looking promising last week.

Phoebe Treseder amazed us all with her hill climbing strategy, looking down and out on the last climb of the day but came to life like a startled rabbit after some "subtle" encouragement from coach Ivar and pulled back 75 meters on the hill to return to the bunch and finished 5th on the stage and 4th in the points competiton. Devon Hiley from Auckland showed her class and rode away from the bunch to backup her win in the event last year. Maxyna Cottam took 2nd GC. Holly Atkins finished 13th.

Amanda Jamieson CHB finished 4th in the U15 girls after unfortunately missing out on a split in the 2nd stage where the 3 girls who made the podium escaped with a break in the combined boys race and put on an unassailable lead in the GC.

Corbin Mason Smith one of the few riders to back up from the previous week was one of the better performers and shows he will be a medal prospect at nationals. He finished 2nd on GC, 3rd on the final stage, 3rd KOM and 2nd in the sprint.

Ivar Hopman and his team of helpers, Camp Mother Ashleigh, Onion Peeler Grant Garrity, Laundress Caroline Atkins, Time Keeper Penny Gough and the weekend casual crew all contributed to another great camp and all will be looking to a rest this week, especially Ivar who will qualify for the PGR team this weekend.

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Green in Verde at TA

Up and down day today at Te Awamutu Junior Tour
Highlights of the Day
Phoebe Treseder was the highlight of the day winning u17 Girls stage 2 in an epic bunch sprint wearing the green jersey into stage 3. Phoebe is 9th on GC 1:06 from leader. Holly Atkins at 13th is having a good tour Maxyna Cottam remains in second place.
William Green Takes first sprint in u17 'boys to wear the green into race 3 after all of the boys contributed in a planned attack on the Mailljout Verde.






Kerri-Anne Torckler Retains Yellow in Open Women 9 secs ahead of Rachel Larner
Corbin Mason Smith in second by 2 seconds in u15 boys.
Fraser Gough second in u19 boys by 12 seconds to James Oram with 1 stage tomorrow
Logan Bean finished in the U19 bunch after trying to attack with a km to go.
Luke Mudgway finished strongest from the bay in the 3rd stage of the u17 boys, Regan Gough 9th at 40 secs and Damien Lysaght 14th at 45 secs both have a real chance in the final race tomorrow.
in the closely.





Not so flash.
Hannah Van Kampen touched wheels and had minor crash but unable to catch bunch and relinquished her 3rd placing. With nothing to lose she should be able to have a good crack at tomorrows 3rd and final stage.

It looks as though the weather should hold for tomorrow and racing looks like it's is going to be demanding with several km's of the circuit freshly sealed in large chip.

20 Strong.Ramblers/CHB riders a strong presence at Te Awamutu Tour

Fraser Gough continued his battle from last week in the 10km TT finishing second to PBR Teammate James Oram by 11 seconds and is well placed to feature in this Tour. The Open woman and U19 Girls run separate GCs in the same Race. Kerrie-anne Torckler leads the Womans category with Georgia Williams winning the TT and leading the u19 girls. Hannah Van Kampen had a great ride and is well placed at 3rd. Sue Daniels is also in the running at 6th in the Open Category.
Regan Gough is the best placed from the Bay 32 secs down and in 10th with Scott Ambrose from Auckland leading in the 70 strong u17 boys field. Damien Lysaght 16th continues to improve and this is a class ride as a first year. Tobias Robertshawe was next . Ben Ross 40th, James Lochhead 41st, William Green 43rd, Luke Mudgway, Ben Petersen 47th equal and the under the weather Mike Garrity are in for a couple of hard days.
Maxyna Cottam from New Plymouth in camp with the team during the week is 2nd In the u17 Girls 24 seconds behind Devon Hiley from Te Awamutu, Phoebe Treseder 11th and Holly Atkins further back should enjoy the races today.
Under 15 CHB rider Corbin Mason Smith has had the best ride of the day and leads the u15 boys over Sam Dodds from Taupo by 2 seconds.
Amanda Jamieson 7th behind u15 girls leader
Lidia Rippon from North Harbour will be looking to move up the field on the back of last weekends 3rd place at the Rotorua CRI Tour.

Saturday Racing: 23rd April 2011

Race Circuit: Valley/Raukawa Circuit
Venue: Bridge Pa School
Registration: from 1pm
Race start time: 2pm
Race Starter: Brett Hooker
Race Day Emergency Phone: 027 426 6895.

RCC AGM: 2nd May 2011

Please consider standing for committee for the coming year. Think not what your club can do for you, but what you can do for your club. This is a fulfilling and rewarding challenge. There are many different roles and "jobs" within committee... your skills will be valued.
Election to stand on committee is by nomination. Nomination forms can be requested from info@ramblers.co.nz are available here -
http://www.ramblers.co.nz/files/2011_nomination.pdf

Rules for Nomination
1. All nominations must have the written consent of the nominee and all signatories must be current financial members of Ramblers Cycling Club.
2. All nominations must be received by 5pm Friday 29th April 2011.
3. Only nominations received by the due date will be eligible for committee. In the event of more candidates standing than positions are available, a ballot will be held.

TeA Junior Tour

All the best to our juniors competing in TeA this weekend at Te Awamutu. We look forward to hearing about how it all went!

Club Uniform

Uniforms will be available this Saturday 23 April at Bridge Pa School. Every effort has been made to ensure that uniform items are as ordered. We trust members will understand and be patient if there are any minor issues.

Holly Atkins Warming up for TT at CRI Tour Rotorua

Minimum Age Requirement to Ride

We have had inquiries from members asking what the minimum age limit is to ride and race with the RCC. Children up to 13 years old are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian until such time as the race starter / Club Captain is satisfied that the junior is proficient to race by themselves. This decision may be at different ages for different riders, but each junior’s competence and experience will be assessed. Parents are expected to accompany children below 13 years of age both to/from the race as well as during the race.

Update from Jeremy Yates

It’s been 2 months since I left NZ to join Manisaspor Continental Team, born of the Turkish football club from the same region. To be honest I wasn’t expecting much after a bad experience with a new ‘Belgie’ team last year; I thought it would be much the same. So far I have been blown away- it hasn’t been a smooth or easy beginning but the team have always been honest with plans, developments and delays.
We don’t have all the bling wheels or TT gear - it is a Spartan operation but there is a solid frame work that ultimately hinges on commitment and a great race program.

I have put in a lot of hard work, basically not taking a break since August last year. I think a higher work load suits me better now that I am older, I still get knocked around by the odd bug but that’s normal when your body is copping a hiding from racing and travelling.
The new team are fantastic. We are 7-8 guys living, training, eating and racing together non-stop. It has its hard parts being away from the comforts of home but this year we have been given fantastic racing opportunities: training and racing in Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Mallorca and Greece - all towards our major target the 47th Presidential Tour of Turkey, starting Sunday.
Our main GC chance rests with Tadej Valjavec (7th in Giro d'Italia last year). He placed 2nd GC in the 4 day Tour of Mallorca and is a lethal climbing weapon. Gabor Kasza is pretty funny guy, every racing story starts with the phrase "one day in the tour of (obscure country here) I was in break away..." his speciality. Our sprinter is Dean - I haven’t actually seen sprint yet as he is normally up the road hunting points or tearing legs off in the break. The rest of us (Andi, Mareck, Ahmet, Fatih and Bunyo) are all good climbers and can ride in support of the team or, if given the chance, can make something for ourselves.
We have just completed the Tour of Greece - I was unlucky to be caught in the last 10m of the final stage around Athens. But I was very happy with how things went, both for myself and the rest of the team. In every break of every stage we were represented. We came very close to winning 4 of the 6 stages, some from daring breakaways of up to 140km. Only to be caught in the last 1.5km, 300m, 200m and 10m respectively. I finished 3rd on the last stage and 10th overall, Dean won sprint classification and we held the KOM lead for 2 days with Kasza. Our team won teams GC overall and I feel now that we are in fighting form to challenge for an even bigger result.
Best regards to all, Jeremy Yates

C-Y-C-L-E in the USA!

Jason and Patrick Kelly biking across the USA beginning on April 21 and finishing on May 29 – of course they will wear RCC uniforms and will try to recruit as many members as possible for the “USA Branch” of Ramblers. Thank you, Jason, for your excellent efforts with race reports to the Hawkes Bay Today this year. Enjoy the break away from the computer.

Max on the Radio

Radio New Zealand is doing a live interview with Max Neumagen on Tuesday 26th April at 7:10pm. Max will be talking about his travels and CouchSurfing. The interview will be live on the internet and podcast. www.radionz.co.nz/nights

Hawkes Bay Trails

The HB Regional Council is promoting the Hawke’s Bay Trails at the Better Homes & Living Expo.
When: 21-22 May
Where: Pettigrew Green Arena
The focus is on the 3 main rides under development – Landscapes, Water and Wineries – and the off-road pathways that support each ride. The annual HBRC electronic survey will be at the front door, and will offer some cycling-related prizes as a survey incentive.

Upcoming Events Around the Country

15th April: Ride4Life Non-Stop Time Trial, Auckland to Wellington
16th April: Country Road Manawatu Cycling Classic
16th April: CRI Junior Tour, Rotorua
22nd April: TeA Junior Tour, Te Awamutu
23rd April: NZO New Zealand Single Speed Champs, Eskdale
17th-30th April: Life Cycle Ride – Whangarei to Wellington
5th May: Rabodirect Club Road National Championships, Wanganui
14th – 15th May: The Catlins Great Escape April
2nd July: North Island Secondary School Road Cycling Championships, Ngaruawahia

Hastings Sunday Ride New Programme

Sundays Rides leaving from outside Rebel Sport each Sunday at 8:00am.
This ride includes a short 50 - 60km ride as well as a 90 - 120Km increasing to 160km as the Taupo Cycle Challenge approaches.

The Autumn 2011 programme is now posted under Club Info Sunday Rides.

Click Here For Autumn 2011 Programme

Ramblers Muscle Up in Rotorua

Ramblers once again strong and impressive in the new kit at the CRI Junior selection Tour in Rotorua.
The weekend got off to a good racing start in very wet conditions with Ben Ross winning the first stage in the U17 boys after attacking with 15 km to go He won by about 1.5 minutes but was docked 1 minute in GC for a sign-in transgression.
Fraser Gough had a huge race in the u19's escaping early with Dion Smith. Fraser put 3:47 on the field and 12 seconds on Dion to a take a strong grip on the tour. James Oram won the 10km hilly TT later in the day averaging 49.6 kmh with Fraser 2nd 6 secs back. The Pure Black Boys put on a good show in Sundays Criterium but were unable to put any real time on team mate Fraser. Fraser was again prominent in Sundays final stage to take the tour by over 3 minutes. Sam Clark and Logan Bean both show that they can compete at this level with Sam 13th on GC and Logan 32nd out of 54 starters.
Hannah Van Kampen rode well all weekend in the open woman's race finishing in the top 10. Megan Watson trying hard to find some form after her French sojourn was 17th but will be better for the k's next week at the Te Awamutu tour.
Regan Gough fought hard all weekend to finish 4th on GC with the u17 boys taken by Placemakers teammate Mark Findlay. Ben Ross (16), Tobias Robertshawe (18th) Mike Garrity (20th) William Green (21st), James Lochhead (26th) all continue to improve and got stronger as the weekend progressed all finishing with the bunch in the last race. Damien Lysart was forced to withdraw with a mechanical in the last stage after being one of the better performers in the TT. First years Ben Peterson and Luke Mudgeway will benefit from the experience, watch out for these guys next year.
Phoebe Treseder and Holly Atkins were both competitive in the U17 girls with Phoebe 9th and Holly 14th in the 30 strong field.
CHB Cycling's Corbin Mason Smith continued his form from the CHB Junior Tour winning the last race but unable to overcome Sam Dobbs 8 second lead to take Silver on GC.
Amanda Jamieson also from CHB had a good weekend taking the Bronze in the u15 girls and will be another to watch at Te Awamtut next weekend.
Busy camp mother Ashleigh Neave was awarded the 2010 U19 woman's national point series jersey at the event unfortunately is sidelined recovering after a knee injury sustained while running during an Outwardbound sabbatical.
It was good to see Peter and Elaine Gavin strong supporters of the Juniors and Ramblers at the event and wish them well for their future in Tauranga.
Ivar Hopman aka coach will have a busy week getting the Juniors ready for next weekends Te Awamutu tour considered the premier event for Juniors and well worth a look if you are in the vicinity.
For full results from the CRI tour http://www.cyclingrotorua.co.nz/results.htm

AGM 2011 Notification

Date: Monday 2 May
Time: 7pm
Venue: Bluewater Hotel, Napier

All Club members invited... more details to follow

Committee 2011-2012

Please consider standing for the committee for the coming year. Think not what your club can do for you, but what you can do for your club.
This is a fulfilling and rewarding challenge. There are many different roles and "jobs" within committee... your skills will be valued.

Election to stand on committee will be by nomination.
Nomination forms will be available from info@ramblers.co.nz

Orders for the new club uniform are now available!

These are going to be distributed initially on racedays beginning this weekend.
However, the uniforms are now all bagged up and ready to go so there is the opportunity to collect these during the week.
Uniform orders can be collected between 6-8pm on Tuesday 19 April and Wednesday 20 April from 23C Waterhouse Street in Taradale (long driveway but room to turn around at the end).

Otherwise uniforms will be available this Saturday 23 April at Bridge Pa School.

Every effort has been made to ensure that uniform items are as ordered but it has been a huge exercise to get the order to this point. We hope members will cut us some slack if there are any minor issues. Please remember we have a only a few extra uniform items above members’ orders and these are mainly extra jerseys and skinsuits to cover club nationals.

Saturday Racing: 16th April 2011

Race Circuit: Ohiti Road
Venue: Pukehamoamoa School
Registration: from 1pm
Race start time: 1:30pm – A and B grades
Race start time: 2pm – C, D, E, F, G grades
Race Starter: David Barclay
Race Day Emergency Phone: 027 426 6895. 
 
To help with preparation for the Club Road Nationals, A and B grade will complete 3 laps and therefore begin racing at 1:30 pm.

CRI Junior Tour

All the best to our juniors competing in the CRI this weekend at Rotorua.
We look forward to hearing about how it all!
Thank you again to Peter and Elaine Gavin who have provided sponsorship for a significant number of these juniors.

Club Uniform Update

The new club uniform is in transit and we hope it will be here this week.  It will be made up into orders next week and we plan for it to be first available for collection at Saturday week’s race. Please note that gloves are on backorder.
We also know some juniors will be away this weekend at the CRI Tour and we are trying to have the uniform available for them to wear. 
The timeline is tight and we’re doing our best but there can sometimes be courier issues particularly when people are not home during the day for deliveries.
It is hoped orders of juniors’ uniforms will be available on Thursday night. If you wish to collect these they will be in Taradale. Please ring Gavin first on 8444350 to confirm they have arrived and are actually available. Juniors only please...

Club Road Nationals: Team Manager Urgently Needed

Ramblers require a team manager for the Club Road Nationals at Wanganui in May.
Being a Team Manager includes attending manager meetings, ensuring riders sign in, have their rider numbers, and are at the start line when they need to be.
If you are interested in this role, please contact info@ramblers.co.nz

RCC AGM 2011

Please note that the AGM is on Monday 2nd May.
An eNews with more details will be forthcoming.

Old Ramblers Kit Still Available

"Old” Ramblers uniforms are still available. These are being sold at a cost of $30 per item (jersey or shorts). Cash or cheque only (NO I.O.Us). Limited stocks available.
 

Thankyou from Visitors Steve and Liz

Steve dropped us a line after riding with us over the Club Champs weekend
“I just wanted to drop a quick email for allowing my girlfriend and I to race as visitors at the road race yesterday. It was really well organised, and great fun. I managed to drop my sunglasses (thanks to a bee) on the first lap and the lady following the senior mens race kindly picked them up and gave me them back at the top of the hill. Liz also got her chain jammed on her last lap and a man appeared in a car and kindly fixed it for her. If you do know who this was I'd be very grateful if you could pass on our thanks.”

News for eNews

Despite perceived super-powers, the collators for eNews do not, in fact, know everything. If you have an item of news you believe worthy of distribution, please email info@ramblers.co.nz
Such items could include Ramblers' successes at competition or upcoming events Ramblers may interested in.

UCI Track World Championship

Women’s Teams Pursuit: Alison Shanks, Jaime Nielsen, Kaytee Boyd - BRONZE medal
This trio narrowly missed out on a spot in the gold medal final by just 7/10ths of a second. They controlled the pace in the bronze medal ride off and their time of 3:24.086 was the second fastest time of the competition, more than a second quicker than silver medalists USA.
Shane Archibald – SILVER omnium
After winning two World Cup rounds, this was Shane’s first senior track world championship. Over the course of the competition Shane fluctuated from fourth to 10th, up to first and then down to fourth going into the final discipline, the Kilo Time Trial. Shane rode fastest to elevate him to second overall, just four points from the gold medal.
Ali Shanks – SILVER individual pursuit
Commonwealth Games gold medalist and former World Champion, Ali worked hard to regain the rainbow jersey. She came within a blink of it, leading Sarah Hammer for all but the final lap before the American unleashed a blinding finish to steal the jersey by 29/100th of a second. Ali rode 3:33.299
Jesse Sergent – SILVER individual pursuit
It was a tough final for Jesse, facing the new World Record holder and top qualifier Jack Bobridge, a day after racing the team pursuit. Bobridge was able to open up a gap of two seconds within the first kilometre. Sergent, who had had minimal build up on the track prior to the championships finished two and a half seconds back in a time of 4:23.865
The team included not only 16 cyclists, but also a Team Manager, Assistant Team Manager, Lead Coach, Women’s Coach, Sprint Coach, 3 Sports Scientist, 2 Physios,, 2 Mechanics, Performance Analyst, Sports Psychologist and a  Soigneur.

Department of Group Rides

DGA was mentioned a few weeks back as an exciting new way to connect with other cyclists around the country and the world. They are aiming to provide a comprehensive list of group cycling rides for road bikes around the world. 
DGA are keen to list any and all group rides (for example the Sunday training rides, or Frockers). If you are interested, please email admin@departmentofgrouprides.com the following details:
Name of Ride:
When:  
Departure: 
Length: (distance or time)
Speed: (the speed of rides are classified as - Easy < 25 km/h - Moderate 25 - 35 km/h - Difficult > 35 km/h)
Description:
Contact:
Website: 
Date Submitted:

Cyclocross

On the 21st May Ramblers Cycling Club is introducing a new course and a new discipline into the Saturday Race Calendar. It is an event to be completed as a team (with road and a cyclocross or mountain bike) or on your own (probably with a cyclocross or mountain bike).
If you become interested in cyclocross (or already are), there will be a series of four cylcolcross events held on Sundays over Winter in the napier/Hastings area.
There is also an 8-race cylcocross series of winter events in UpperHutt (twice an month on Sundays from June through to September) based from either Trentham Memorial Park, California Park or Harcourt Park.
These include 30 min, 50 min and women’s races at each venue, and children’s (under 18) races at TMP and Harcourt.
More information on the series will be post here: http://blog.thebikehutt.co.nz/
You can also contact Katie, 04 527-8715

Ramblers Racing This Saturday 5th April is in Sunny Waipukarau

Ramblers Cycling Club have been invited to race with CHB Cycling Club in sunny Waipukarau.
This event is a graded handicap.
• Race Circuit: Hatuma Lime Works (Maharakeke Rd; Woburn Rd; Waiou Rd; Maharakeke Rd)
• Registration: 1:30pm
• Entry fee: $5
• Race start time: 2pm
• ‘Aftermatch’: Pukeora Cafe.
Enquiries to Dean & Penny Gough gough.wpa@xtra.co.nz
Thank you to CHB Cycling for hosting this event, and for inviting Ramblers to race with you.

RCC Uniform for Club Nationals

A reminder that if you plan to ride in Nationals and have NOT already ordered the new uniform please email your name and uniform item and size requests to Deb Kelly at info@ramblers.co.nz so she can add you to the list.

Want to Spend an Evening with Sarah Ulmer?

On the 14th April 2011 the Hawkes Bay AMP Society is holding an Awards dinner to celebrate and announce the winner of the Silver Fern Farms HB Farmer of the Year. The guest speakers are Sarah Ulmer and Nikki Hamblin. This dinner is open to everyone not just farmers.... and it is Sarah Ulmer!!!
Tickets cost $125/person. Contact Hillary Riches: phone 8783123 or hillary@hbshow.co.nz

Want to Spend your Time with Rob and Sonia Waddell instead?

David Davidson of the Hastings Rotary Club has informed Ramblers that on Saturday 14th May they are holding a fundraising dinner. The guest speaker is rower
Rob Waddell who will be accompanied by his wife Sonia who is an accomplished cyclist.
The price is $55-00 per person with the aim of providing seating along the Rotary Pathways.

Manawatu Country Road Cycle Classic Accommodation

Aubyn Court (situated right next to Pedal Pushers on Ferguson Street for any last minute race requirements) has a special offer available from 15th – 17th April to cyclists over for the event.
• One FREE Breakfast per person booked
• $10 off any of our suites (studios through to 2 bedrooms)
• Locked up bike storage
• Free use of washer and dryer for race gear
• Spa in every room for post race wind-down/stretching
• Sports massage available on site post race
To view rooms, visit www.aubyncourt.co.nzTo redeem this offer a booking must be made direct with the office and the words "Country Road" quoted when booking.
A booking can either be made over the phone (06) 354 5757 or by email aubyncourt@xtra.co.nz.

Upcoming Events Around the Country

9th April: WCNI Cycling Centre Open Individual Time Trial
10th April: WCNI Cycling Centre Road Race
15th April: Ride4Life Non-Stop Time Trial, Auckland to Wellington
16th April: Country Road Manawatu Cycling Classic
16th April: CRI Junior Tour, Rotorua
22nd April: TeA Junior Tour, Te Awamutu
17th-30th April: Life Cycle Ride – Whangarei to Wellington
5th May: Rabodirect Club Road National Championships, Wanganui
14th – 15th May: The Catlins Great Escape April
2nd July: North Island Secondary School Road Cycling Championships, Ngaruawahia

WCNI Champs Entries Close 5th April

Online Entries for the West Coast North Island Champs being held on the 2011 Nationals course close tomorrow. Click here for details http://www.sportsground.co.nz/ClubSite.asp?SiteID=8646&PageTypeID=10&PageID=63974&Tab=5

Important news for Club Champs TT this afternoon

Start Times Locations and 15km Startlist Here http://www.ramblers.co.nz/club_results/detail.asp?id=660
Note 25km Starters start at Ormlie Lodge, 15 I'm Starters at Swamp Road
25km Startlist Here