Ever wondered where your cycling membership money goes? You may recall a newsletter article from earlier this year on the costs of running the criterium races at SKCC. This article follows on from that and looks at the services that Cycling Australia/Cycling Victoria (CA/CV) provide as part of a cycling membership. SKCC members currently contribute…

2012/13 Committee: L to R: Peter Hood, Rick Horvat, Yvonne Dolphin, John Kelly, Rene Bueman (where did he come from?), Adrian Vlok, Gaelene Snelling (seated), Liz Georgeson, Andrew Gooding, Kirsty Baxter, Matt Pieterse Wednesday, 31st August saw the 14th SKCC Committee elected to office in the cosy environment of Ormond Hall, home of Gold club sponsor,…

Bicycle Network Victoria would greatly appreciate St Kilda Cycling Club's support in directing cyclists to a survey by the Department of Justice. The survey, which has been heavily promoted by The Herald Sun implies bike riders are to blame when drives collide with them and in the survey there is a question that asks the public…

SKCC stalwart Pip Read has a new adventure in her sights as she and partner Fran move to South Australia to begin another phase in their lives.Pip has always been involved and available and has done her share of marshalling and mentoring new riders, stepping up for club teams in some elite events, and has…

SKCC’s very own Stuart Tripp finished 6th in this week’s World Hand Cycling TT in Denmark.Stuart said “It was a hard day in the office today!  A challenging, technical, wind affected course. I went out a little too hard too early,  a bit of a problem of mine. In my defence it was a slight…

The committee! (LtR back) John Kelly, Matt Pieterse, Adrian Vlok, Rick Horvat, Peter Hood.(LtR front) Alex Johnstone, Yvonne Dolphin, Robbie Moore, Gaelene Snelling, Lee Turner,Lisa Flaherty, Gavin Bryant, Anthony Seipolt. (Term: Sept 2011 - Aug 2012)Last week SKCC held its AGM at the Urban in St Kilda where over 30 members came along to hear…

Anthony Seipolt has been reviewing the club's activities and has gathered some illuminating statistics. 23,076  Page views on the SKCC website for the month of June 2011.  775       The number of followers of the SKCC twitter account @stkildacc.  646       The number of SKCC members registered as of 31 August 2011.  476       Number of SKCC race…

Check out the great new Rapha video, "Rapha Rides The Victorian Alps", produced by SKCC's Wilf Sweetland.

The Professor of Public Health at Sydney University has written an interesting article on the use of bicycle helmets.  Read the article here. Remember you can post your thoughts/comments below.