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5 Questions with Matt Pringle
August 22, 2018Matt was talked into riding, and then racing, by a close friend when he’d finished rowing and found running wasn’t an option anymore (medical term is cactus knees). Matt can still remember his first race on the old SKCC criterium circuit when someone said simply, hold Kevin Ford’s wheel and don’t let go!! Next was…
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Notice of Annual General Meeting for St Kilda Cycling Club
August 2, 2018SKCC'ers! It's that time of the year again for the St Kilda Cycling Club's Annual General Meeting!! And in true SKCC style we'll be turning this into a social event by combining with our awards night! We'll provide the nibbles, and drinks will be available at bar prices. What: SKCC AGM and Awards night…
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5 Questions with Mel Jacobson
July 11, 2018SKCC are delighted to be able to provide our readers with a bit more of an insight into one of our longstanding club members and supporters. Many of you will know Mel Jacobsen and for those of you who don’t, next time you see her, we encourage you to go and introduce yourself to this…
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5 Questions with Lewis Fulcher
June 18, 2018Lewis is one of the hard working members of our SKCC Committee and still finds the time to race his bike!! Lewis has been racing and riding since he was 14 while growing up in country Victoria before making the big move to Melbourne in 2009. After many years of racing against SKCC, he decided…
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5 Questions with Michael Leung
May 29, 2018Michael first dipped his toes into road cycling when he bought a road bike second-hand early last year. Before that, he was commuting to uni on an old touring bike. Michael joined SKCC in June 2017 because he wanted to meet more people in cycling, and St Kilda was a club that offered beginner bunch…
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5 Questions with Kay Doidge
May 15, 2018This is Kay’s second year with SKCC and came to the club in a round about fashion. Kay’s friend Ell patiently mentored Kay on surviving Beach Road, appropriate cycling fashion (Kay learnt that apparently hockey socks are not the go) as well as assisting with taking the leap from riding a hybrid to a roadie…
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Race Memberships for 1st time Women & Junior racers
May 2, 2018Each year a number of VIP memberships are made available by Cycling Victoria and Cycling Australia. The aim of a VIP membership is to encourage interested people to take up a race membership (full racing entitlements) with their local club to try cycling as a sport for the calendar year. This is a complimentary membership…
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Descending Skills…finally its here!
May 2, 2018Ridewiser Road Descending Techniques 101 SKCC Club PRO Training Rides 2018 F Grade - 7.30am Sat 26th May from Rowville E Grade - 7.30am Sat 2nd June from Rowville D Grade - 7.30am Sat 16th June from Rowville "Stuff that everybody needs to know on a road bike!" Rob Crowe OAM Olympian and Road Cycling…
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5 Questions with Ben Healey
May 2, 2018Ben is a working father with two primary school aged kids. He joined SKCC 6 or 7 years ago, after the MTB club he was a member of began disbanding. He enjoys both the social aspects and a bit of casual racing across a few disciplines. Ben is a fan of outdoor life (outside of cycling),…
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Baw Baw Alpine Resort Classic 18th Edition
April 19, 2018It was a nice change at Baw Baw this year with blue skies and sunshine, in the past riders have been greeted by snow at the top at this event. The race traditionally begins from Warragul and takes riders through Neerim South and over Vespers Hill before the final gruelling six kilometre climb up the…
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