Hamish Webber rides the Herald Sun Tour Corporate time-trial
Behind any great club such as St Kilda, there are many volunteers working away tirelessly to make the club run as smoothly as our club does. Volunteering is normally something you do expecting nothing in return, just to help out. However, as a regular volunteer, I was pleasantly surprised when I was approached by the…
KOM Women’s Handicap Race Series – how do we play?
The first round of the Women's KOM Financial Advice Handicap 3 Race Series is on this weekend and will be run as a graded handicap with all riders in the running for the series leader's jersey and points towards the overall. The prize pool for the series is $1000, split amongst the…
2017 Cycling Victoria Awards
Left: Max Goold & John O'Brien (standing in for Kell who was racing the Track Nationals in Brisbane) Right: Club President Evan Rolton Photo credit: Matt Goold The 2017 Cycling Victoria Awards were presented in the Alexandra Gardens, just prior to the start of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. It's a pleasure to congratulate the…
Bunch-riding Skills Mastery
Do the best turn, correct peel off, no cutting in, smart gate-keeping, how to work 'up-the-road', when to pace-line, cross-wind change formation, rolling through, sit on and hide, lead the pack... these are just some of the key skills that good bunch-riders know well! Join the Ridewiser Team and learn on Beach Rd in the…
Steven Drake appointed CEO at Cycling Australia
Photo credit: Ray Bowles CA this week announced the appointment of Steven Drake as CEO, following the departure of Nick Green. Steven Drake & Nick Green are members of St Kilda CC. AND, we really couldn't resist, here is a blast from the past for Steven Drake; in the Victorian jersey taken in July 1993…
January 31, 2018
Highlight of the week
These 2 amazing women; Matilda Raynolds and Grace Brown raced the Cadel Evans Road Race and Race Melbourne, mixing it up in a world class field. Towards Zero Race Melbourne showcased the best domestic and international riders on the fast and flat Australian Formula 1® Grand Prix track. Matilda and Grace were both in the bunch…
Ride4All at Albert Park
Carol 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…
KOM Financial Advice does more than Income Protection For Cyclists
You 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…
Introducing the KOM Financial Advice Women’s Series
We’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…
January 27, 2018
28th January, 2018 SKCC Criterium, Round 1 of the Crit Carnival plus the Neometro Sprint King & Queen and the Boltsy Memorial Shield
PLACEGETTERS SPRING/SUMMER 2017/2018 RACE DATE: 28th January, 2018 VENUE: South Melbourne EVENT: SKCC Criterium, Round 1 of the Crit Carnival, Neometro Spring King & Queen and the Boltsy Memorial Shield. NUMBER OF RIDERS: 211 WEATHER CONDITIONS: Fine and sunny A Grade (54 starters) 1. Raphael Freinstein (Germany) 2. James Whelan (Hawthorn CC) 3. Patrick Lane (MCL) Women A (22…