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Ride4All at Albert Park
January 31, 2018Carol Cooke and I jumped at the opportunity to do some laps around Albert Park Lake on Closed roads before the women’s and men’s elite races got under way on Thursday. Riding on that road with no cars, taking in the blue skies and the views of our beautiful city was a dream! I think…
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KOM Financial Advice does more than Income Protection For Cyclists
January 31, 2018You don’t eat the same meal everyday forever, so why keep the same investments in your Super fund? My job as a ‘cycling financial adviser’ is a bit like a dietitian for an athlete or like being a quality chef – I account for my client’s changing tastes and needs, and I move the ingredients…
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Introducing the KOM Financial Advice Women’s Series
January 31, 2018We’ll be trying something a little different at SKCC on Feb 11. The first race in our KOM Financial Advice 3 race women’s series will be run as a graded handicap with all riders in the running for the series leader’s jersey and points towards the overall. How does a graded handicap work? Grades…
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Neometro Sprint King & Queen/”Boltsy” Memorial Shield – 03 December, 2017
November 26, 2017Last year SKCC and the greater cycling community lost one of the most positive, friendly, encouraging and all round gentlemen anyone could ever hope to meet. Peter lost his fight to cancer but his impact on many people especially those at the St Kilda Cycling Club will never be lost. On the 3rd of December - A…
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The CCCC/SKCC Cup 2018-2019
November 23, 2017The CCCC/SKCC Cup 2018-2019 In the spirit of friendly rivalry CCCC and SKCC introduced an annual inter-club challenge three years ago with the winner taking home this shield and bragging rights for 12 months. In the past three seasons SKCC has retained the shield and CCCC would love to take it! The first of an 8 round series…
Read MoreRenew your membership online
November 13, 20172017-18 SKCC Criterium season is underway and 2018 is only a few weeks away. Remember all race licences expire at the end of December, so be prepared and renew yours now! Existing members can renew or check their status (Ride memberships are valid for 12 months from joining) by clicking the Member Renewals option from…
Read MoreSKCC Criterium – 22 October 2017
October 21, 2017PLACEGETTERS SPRING/SUMMER 2016/2017 RACE DATE: 22 October 2016 VENUE: South Melbourne EVENT: SKCC Criterium NUMBER OF RIDERS: 136 WEATHER CONDITIONS: Overcast and cool, but dry! A Grade (30 starters) 1. Christopher Kennett (Hamilton CC) 2. Riley Terrens (Brunswick CC) 3. Michael Hale (St Kilda CC) Women A (10 starters) 1. Caitlin Feeney (Hawthorn CC) 2. Lucia Azzopardi (Brunswick…
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M2W by Lee Turner
October 18, 2017Photo credit: Ernesto Arriagada This was my third Melbourne to Warrnambool, but it was different to the two I had previously finished. Different because I had a teammate who had a legitimate shot at winning, different because I started the year with two broken wrists and then influenza two weeks before the race, and finally…
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M2W by Purdie Long
October 18, 2017Photo credit: Ernesto Arriagada They say third time's a charm, but sadly not in this case. This was the third time I pinned on a number for the inaugural Warny. I have since been told that I made history by being the first woman to have entered this event three times, which although is pretty…
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M2W by Kerry Jonker
October 18, 2017Photo credit: Ernesto Arriagada Deciding to enter the “Warny” didn't seem like a big deal to me. Knowing other women had completed the race, logically I thought "well why not me too?" The morning got off to a rough start; even before the race started with two crashes in the neutral zone. The second crash…
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