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…
January 13, 2018
14 January, 2018 SKCC Criterium – Race #2 of the CCCC/SKCC Shield Challenge
PLACEGETTERS SPRING/SUMMER 2017/2018 RACE DATE: 14 January, 2018 VENUE: South Melbourne EVENT: SKCC Criterium NUMBER OF RIDERS: 139 WEATHER CONDITIONS: Cool but sunny A Grade (47 starters) 1. Raphael Freinstein (Germany) 2. Nicholas Canterbury (St Kilda CC) 3. Tommy Nankervis (Carnegie Caulfield CC) Women A (18 starters) 1. Michaela Parsons (St Kilda CC) 2. Isla Bradbury (St Kilda…
January 1, 2018
17th December, 2017 Total Rush Support Races @ the Shimano Super Crit
PLACEGETTERS SPRING/SUMMER 2017/2018 RACE DATE: 17 December, 2017 VENUE: South Melbourne EVENT: Total Rush Support Races @ the Shimano Super Crit NUMBER OF RIDERS: 248 WEATHER CONDITIONS: Fine and sunny A Grade (49 starters) 1. Rico Rogers (St Kilda CC) 2. Jarrod Moroni (Bendigo & District CC) 3. Dwayne Peter-Budge (Carnegie Caulfield CC) B Grade (56 starters) 1. Samuel Buckell (Bendigo & District CC)…
December 9, 2017
10th December, 2017. SKCC Criterium & Total Rush Kids Race
PLACEGETTERS SPRING/SUMMER 2016/2017 RACE DATE: 10th December, 2017 VENUE: South Melbourne EVENT: SKCC Criterium & Total Rush Kids Race NUMBER OF RIDERS: xx WEATHER CONDITIONS: Fine and sunny A Grade (76 starters) 1. xxxxx 2. xxxxx 3. xxxxx Women A (33 starters) 1. Grace Brown (St Kilda CC) 2. Sarah Gigante (Brunswick CC) 3. Samantha de Riter (St Kilda CC) B…
Neometro Sprint King & Queen/”Boltsy” Memorial Shield – 03 December, 2017
Last 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…