Hi,
I recently joined DHBC, and has 0 experience in track cycling.
I predominantly ride on the road, but I'm very keen to give track cycling a try
Is the regular saturday session open to the inexperienced woman as well? Or should I wait until there is a track try out session?
Cheers,
Anna
Women's Track
Yes,come on saturday if you can. No experience needed.Every saturday is like a try the track for women so new people can come at any time. Jessica will sort you out in no time.Just bring your shoes/pedals, helmet, gloves and five bucks. If you don't know how to take your pedals off your road bike just bring the bike.
Hi Anna
What Dayna said
Just come along, we all started somewhere and this is a nice relaxed environment to ride in.
Looking forward to meeting you Saturday. Be there and ready for 3 so we can get you a bike sorted.
Cheers
Jessica
What Dayna said
Just come along, we all started somewhere and this is a nice relaxed environment to ride in.
Looking forward to meeting you Saturday. Be there and ready for 3 so we can get you a bike sorted.
Cheers
Jessica
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Simon Llewellyn
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- Location: Tempe Velodrome
Hi All
Jessica here - something's wrong with my account...
Just letting you all know that I am going on holidays and there will be no track next week. I will post again when it will resume but for the mean time I am having a little holiday
Best wishes and happy riding,
Jessica
Jessica here - something's wrong with my account...
Just letting you all know that I am going on holidays and there will be no track next week. I will post again when it will resume but for the mean time I am having a little holiday
Best wishes and happy riding,
Jessica
Hi All,
After a much enjoyed break, women's Saturday Track training will be back on, resuming Saturday September 7th from 2 - 4pm.
*** Please note the change in time.
Newbies are welcome, as are the regulars
See you there.
Jessica
After a much enjoyed break, women's Saturday Track training will be back on, resuming Saturday September 7th from 2 - 4pm.
*** Please note the change in time.
Newbies are welcome, as are the regulars
See you there.
Jessica
Anna - not this week.
Hi All,
After a much enjoyed break, women's Saturday Track training will be back on, resuming Saturday September 7th from 2 - 4pm.
*** Please note the change in time.
Newbies are welcome, as are the regulars
See you there.
Jessica
Hi All,
A reminder that women's track is back this coming weekend, Saturday September 7th at the new time of 2 - 4pm.
All women and girls welcome, newbies and regulars.
If you've been thinking of coming along, pop on down on Saturday to have a chat - and bring your cycling gear.
To all the support fellows (dads, husbands, partners, friends, family), there are little jobs for you to do, so don't run off!
These include:
1. Leaf blower on the track
2. Any little mechanical help or questions
3. handlers (on the rollers or for standing starts)
4. setting up
5. lap board turner / counter
6. writing up results
7. bell ringing
Also please no children left in my care without discussion before-hand and I have all emergency contact details. This includes anyone under 16.
See you Saturday,
Jessica
A reminder that women's track is back this coming weekend, Saturday September 7th at the new time of 2 - 4pm.
All women and girls welcome, newbies and regulars.
If you've been thinking of coming along, pop on down on Saturday to have a chat - and bring your cycling gear.
To all the support fellows (dads, husbands, partners, friends, family), there are little jobs for you to do, so don't run off!
These include:
1. Leaf blower on the track
2. Any little mechanical help or questions
3. handlers (on the rollers or for standing starts)
4. setting up
5. lap board turner / counter
6. writing up results
7. bell ringing
Also please no children left in my care without discussion before-hand and I have all emergency contact details. This includes anyone under 16.
See you Saturday,
Jessica
Saturday 5th October
We were back after a week off and had 12 riders.After a warmup was flying 200's. I think the magpie attack motivated Zanzi to do her tempe pb. Jenny was happy to beat her kids for the first time!!!. Lizanne's combination of secret training and putting air in her tyres also paid off
Dayna 15.79
Jenny 16.47 beat all her kids
Sally 18.42
Alison 16.72
Sarah 14.34(this one looks pretty fast too pb?????)
Jacqui 16.57
Zanzi 13.94 tpb
Tess 16.65
Mia 18.65
Darani 18.00
Anna 16.28
Lizanne 12.69 tpb
Next was a 25 lap points race with a sprint every fifth lap
Lizanne 23
Zanzi 15
Jacqui 0
Everyone else was minus something
Last was a three lap wheel race.There must have been some great riding in the front group as they stayed away for the win.
1 Tess
2 Mia
3 Jenny
4 Alison
5 Sally
Thanks to the dads and grandads for helping out and Jessica for running the session every week. Good luck to all the juniors racing at Dunc Gray next weekend. Next week is a great week for any of you who have been thinking about trying the track to come down. We also welcome spectators and helpers(no experience needed)
We were back after a week off and had 12 riders.After a warmup was flying 200's. I think the magpie attack motivated Zanzi to do her tempe pb. Jenny was happy to beat her kids for the first time!!!. Lizanne's combination of secret training and putting air in her tyres also paid off
Dayna 15.79
Jenny 16.47 beat all her kids
Sally 18.42
Alison 16.72
Sarah 14.34(this one looks pretty fast too pb?????)
Jacqui 16.57
Zanzi 13.94 tpb
Tess 16.65
Mia 18.65
Darani 18.00
Anna 16.28
Lizanne 12.69 tpb
Next was a 25 lap points race with a sprint every fifth lap
Lizanne 23
Zanzi 15
Jacqui 0
Everyone else was minus something
Last was a three lap wheel race.There must have been some great riding in the front group as they stayed away for the win.
1 Tess
2 Mia
3 Jenny
4 Alison
5 Sally
Thanks to the dads and grandads for helping out and Jessica for running the session every week. Good luck to all the juniors racing at Dunc Gray next weekend. Next week is a great week for any of you who have been thinking about trying the track to come down. We also welcome spectators and helpers(no experience needed)
Saturday 12th October
We had 8 riders.Some of the juniors were racing at Dunc Gray. I hope you had fun. How did you go?
We had a new rider today.Welcome Lisa.
Kylie and Lisa
After warmup we did some paceline practice, doing half-lap turns so we all had plenty of turns on the front. After a while the group started to shrink until last few laps when it was just Tess and myself. We worked really well together. Tess rode fast,smooth and predictably which is exactly what was needed. Keep up the good work!!
Next was a twenty lap scratch race(we stick together for the first ten to give everyone a go). Anna took off after the neutral laps.Me and Tess chased to form a group of three. Anna was the strongest rider and could have easily dropped us if she went early. Luckily for me she didn't
1.Dayna
2.Anna
3.Tess
Then we tried 3k pursuits with teams of 3.
Sally/Kylie/Mia 5.55
Dayna/Tess/Anna 5.32
The a team getting the bell-dingdingding
It was fun. See you all next week.
p.s Anna click here
http://www.aboc.com.au/tips-and-hints/t ... gear-chart
We had 8 riders.Some of the juniors were racing at Dunc Gray. I hope you had fun. How did you go?
We had a new rider today.Welcome Lisa.
Kylie and Lisa
After warmup we did some paceline practice, doing half-lap turns so we all had plenty of turns on the front. After a while the group started to shrink until last few laps when it was just Tess and myself. We worked really well together. Tess rode fast,smooth and predictably which is exactly what was needed. Keep up the good work!!
Next was a twenty lap scratch race(we stick together for the first ten to give everyone a go). Anna took off after the neutral laps.Me and Tess chased to form a group of three. Anna was the strongest rider and could have easily dropped us if she went early. Luckily for me she didn't
1.Dayna
2.Anna
3.Tess
Then we tried 3k pursuits with teams of 3.
Sally/Kylie/Mia 5.55
Dayna/Tess/Anna 5.32
The a team getting the bell-dingdingding
It was fun. See you all next week.
p.s Anna click here
http://www.aboc.com.au/tips-and-hints/t ... gear-chart
Hi All,
For all of you, please consider joining Southern Cross Cycling Club's women's only criterion race on Sunday October 27th.
It's for beginners to have a go at crit racing. You need a road bike and be there by 7:10am. I will come along with the little lady to cheer you all on. If you don't yet have a race licence, I suggest you get one! 2014 licences available now, so you get 3 free months of racing! It's at Waratah Park in Sutherland.
You are all capable of doing this and having a great time. It's a 20 minute race plus a lap or 2 after that. They will explain the rules on the day
Here's the link:
http://www.southerncrosscc.com.au/give- ... tober-6th/
I mentioned on Saturday that I thought it was on Saturday, but when I check again I realised it's Sunday, so don't make the same mistake as me! Give me a call or send me a message if you have any questions. You may want to ride out with C25s on Sunday morning, they go right past there and should get you there on time, plus you will be warmed up.
See you on Saturday arvo,
Jessica
For all of you, please consider joining Southern Cross Cycling Club's women's only criterion race on Sunday October 27th.
It's for beginners to have a go at crit racing. You need a road bike and be there by 7:10am. I will come along with the little lady to cheer you all on. If you don't yet have a race licence, I suggest you get one! 2014 licences available now, so you get 3 free months of racing! It's at Waratah Park in Sutherland.
You are all capable of doing this and having a great time. It's a 20 minute race plus a lap or 2 after that. They will explain the rules on the day
Here's the link:
http://www.southerncrosscc.com.au/give- ... tober-6th/
I mentioned on Saturday that I thought it was on Saturday, but when I check again I realised it's Sunday, so don't make the same mistake as me! Give me a call or send me a message if you have any questions. You may want to ride out with C25s on Sunday morning, they go right past there and should get you there on time, plus you will be warmed up.
See you on Saturday arvo,
Jessica
Hi Everyone,
I am trying to post some images from track last Saturday but cant work out how to do it on the forum.
When I click on the 'img' button I get this on my post . I have tried to copy 'n paste the image file and also copy 'n paste the actual image rather than the file. I have tried putting them in the beginning, middle and end of . No luck. The photos are from my iPhone and are a .png image and are roughly 700kb
Thanks ... Jacqui
I am trying to post some images from track last Saturday but cant work out how to do it on the forum.
When I click on the 'img' button I get this on my post . I have tried to copy 'n paste the image file and also copy 'n paste the actual image rather than the file. I have tried putting them in the beginning, middle and end of . No luck. The photos are from my iPhone and are a .png image and are roughly 700kb
Thanks ... Jacqui
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shrubb face
- Posts: 1010
- Joined: 09 Sep 2008, 01:43
- Location: Marrickville
Hi Jacqui,
The forum doesnt allow you to embed the image into it, you have to host them externally and then put the URL link into the img brackets. Try somewhere like postimage.org to host the images.
The forum doesnt allow you to embed the image into it, you have to host them externally and then put the URL link into the img brackets. Try somewhere like postimage.org to host the images.
Track - Saturday 19th October 2013
We had six 6 riders, a few less than usual but we were a small keen group.
We started the session with a 20 lap scratch race, then ‘catch the bunch’ and finished up with a 4kmTeam Time Trial
Here are the photos of Sally, Kylie and Durani in the Team Time Trial. They were demonstrating to the rest of us how to work effectively as a team
Thanks to coach Jess and the support team at track
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Tension builds on the start line
teamwork on the straight
The team are rding so fast my iphone only captured the last two riders Sally and Kylie
And on the second last lap the pace was really and you can only see Durani
We had six 6 riders, a few less than usual but we were a small keen group.
We started the session with a 20 lap scratch race, then ‘catch the bunch’ and finished up with a 4kmTeam Time Trial
Here are the photos of Sally, Kylie and Durani in the Team Time Trial. They were demonstrating to the rest of us how to work effectively as a team
Thanks to coach Jess and the support team at track
--------------
Tension builds on the start line
teamwork on the straight
The team are rding so fast my iphone only captured the last two riders Sally and Kylie
And on the second last lap the pace was really and you can only see Durani
I'm pretty sure you mean seven
Results:
warm-up scratch
Jacqui-
Sally
Kylie
Darani
catch the bunch
Everybody had 3 turns including Lisa. It was only Lisa's second time on a track bike but she was very comfortable riding up the top of the track so joined in.
4km pursuit
Sally/Darani/Kylie 7.51
Jacqui/Dayna/Anna 7.04
Anna turned up late with the very good excuse that she had just done a 160km ride. She was pretty tired but had to come down and test out her new track bike!! Yay-the force is strong in this one.
This week's special mention goes to Jessica. Thanks for giving up your time and energy to make Saturday track happen.
Results:
warm-up scratch
Jacqui-
Sally
Kylie
Darani
catch the bunch
Everybody had 3 turns including Lisa. It was only Lisa's second time on a track bike but she was very comfortable riding up the top of the track so joined in.
4km pursuit
Sally/Darani/Kylie 7.51
Jacqui/Dayna/Anna 7.04
Anna turned up late with the very good excuse that she had just done a 160km ride. She was pretty tired but had to come down and test out her new track bike!! Yay-the force is strong in this one.
This week's special mention goes to Jessica. Thanks for giving up your time and energy to make Saturday track happen.
Yikes I can't make it! Will be down in canberra doing fitz's challenge......Hi All,
For all of you, please consider joining Southern Cross Cycling Club's women's only criterion race on Sunday October 27th.
It's for beginners to have a go at crit racing. You need a road bike and be there by 7:10am. I will come along with the little lady to cheer you all on. If you don't yet have a race licence, I suggest you get one! 2014 licences available now, so you get 3 free months of racing! It's at Waratah Park in Sutherland.
You are all capable of doing this and having a great time. It's a 20 minute race plus a lap or 2 after that. They will explain the rules on the day
Here's the link:
http://www.southerncrosscc.com.au/give- ... tober-6th/
I mentioned on Saturday that I thought it was on Saturday, but when I check again I realised it's Sunday, so don't make the same mistake as me! Give me a call or send me a message if you have any questions. You may want to ride out with C25s on Sunday morning, they go right past there and should get you there on time, plus you will be warmed up.
See you on Saturday arvo,
Jessica
I'll probably do the one next week (November 3rd) if anyone would like to join me.
Have fun guys!
and oh dayna! I haven't had the time to send those pictures out! I have been very busy with assignments this week! So sorry!!!!
sat 26 oct
got the gate out
then 20 lap scratch followed by a chat about tactics
two main points
*don't sit on the front
*dont sit on the front
Scratch
Dayna
Anna
Sally
Jacqui
Darani
Then we did leadouts
(name redacted)
Jacqui
Anna
Dayna
Darani
Sally
!@#$%
Anna
Jacqui
Dayna
Darani
Sally
got the gate out
then 20 lap scratch followed by a chat about tactics
two main points
*don't sit on the front
*dont sit on the front
Scratch
Dayna
Anna
Sally
Jacqui
Darani
Then we did leadouts
(name redacted)
Jacqui
Anna
Dayna
Darani
Sally
!@#$%
Anna
Jacqui
Dayna
Darani
Sally
Hi All,
Sad news for the remainder of November, but family holidays are on for us!
Whilst we are off holidaying in the sun, these are the events which you should enter today. Don't forget that you get racing experience by getting racing experience, so get involved! If you haven't upgraded your licence yet, I highly recommend it. Also club bikes are available for borrowing to races, so really there's no excuse
1. Clarence St Cup - November 16. It's at Dunc Grey Velodrome and it will be a great/ thrilling start for some track fun, especially for those who haven't raced there yet.
2. Open Carnival - November 23. Also at Dunc Grey being held by Cycling NSW. There will be state titles in the middle so you ill also get to see some fast racing and have some fun yourselves.
3. DHBC Juniors Carnival - November 30th. If you aren't a junior, make yourselves useful and help out (Speak to Kylie our volunteer coordinator) and also come and cheer the juniors on!
I will be back in December for the 7th and the 21st if you are keen to have some more Saturday track sessions. Let me know if you're available and I can organise it from there.
***Saturday 14th is the Illawarra Track Open. I also recommend that you try out this velodrome and enter the event. It's an outdoor rather flat like track, certainly not like Tempe's banking. It's a new challenge riding on all the different tracks and very fun, I highly recommend this event. I will see if I am available to come as your cheer squad
Just confirming that there is no further track for the remainder of the year UNLESS you are keen to have training on December 7 and 21. I am available and keen if people are still in Sydney.
Best wishes and keep up-to-date on this thread. I will let you know when normal training will resume in the new year.
Jessica
Sad news for the remainder of November, but family holidays are on for us!
Whilst we are off holidaying in the sun, these are the events which you should enter today. Don't forget that you get racing experience by getting racing experience, so get involved! If you haven't upgraded your licence yet, I highly recommend it. Also club bikes are available for borrowing to races, so really there's no excuse
1. Clarence St Cup - November 16. It's at Dunc Grey Velodrome and it will be a great/ thrilling start for some track fun, especially for those who haven't raced there yet.
2. Open Carnival - November 23. Also at Dunc Grey being held by Cycling NSW. There will be state titles in the middle so you ill also get to see some fast racing and have some fun yourselves.
3. DHBC Juniors Carnival - November 30th. If you aren't a junior, make yourselves useful and help out (Speak to Kylie our volunteer coordinator) and also come and cheer the juniors on!
I will be back in December for the 7th and the 21st if you are keen to have some more Saturday track sessions. Let me know if you're available and I can organise it from there.
***Saturday 14th is the Illawarra Track Open. I also recommend that you try out this velodrome and enter the event. It's an outdoor rather flat like track, certainly not like Tempe's banking. It's a new challenge riding on all the different tracks and very fun, I highly recommend this event. I will see if I am available to come as your cheer squad
Just confirming that there is no further track for the remainder of the year UNLESS you are keen to have training on December 7 and 21. I am available and keen if people are still in Sydney.
Best wishes and keep up-to-date on this thread. I will let you know when normal training will resume in the new year.
Jessica
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JoTheBuilder
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- Joined: 19 Feb 2011, 15:32
You'd be more than welcome to go to the Wednesday night track session. Just try and ensure you are there and ready to go by 630 so the boys organising the session, like Alex and Christian, know who is there on the night and can plan accordingly.Have a nice holiday Jess!
Is it possible for me to go for Wednesday night session? I'm scared the boys will be so fast that i just become a hindrance on the track :/
Hi all,
I went to the wednesday night track yesterday.
Really enjoyed the experience, and i do agree that the boys love dropping the girls
The pace is faster than the saturday session, and Jess, you were spot on! I enjoyed the pace very much!
I'll definitely come on wednesday night session whenever i can make it.
Thanks for all the guidance and teaching on the saturday women's track! without it, I would not even able to do track cycling and discover the joy of it without Jess, Dayna, Jacqui, Sally, Lizanne, and everyone else on the saturday session!
Do note that the adult session only starts at 7 pm instead of 6.30.
See you guys on the next saturday session!
Anna
I went to the wednesday night track yesterday.
Really enjoyed the experience, and i do agree that the boys love dropping the girls
The pace is faster than the saturday session, and Jess, you were spot on! I enjoyed the pace very much!
I'll definitely come on wednesday night session whenever i can make it.
Thanks for all the guidance and teaching on the saturday women's track! without it, I would not even able to do track cycling and discover the joy of it without Jess, Dayna, Jacqui, Sally, Lizanne, and everyone else on the saturday session!
Do note that the adult session only starts at 7 pm instead of 6.30.
See you guys on the next saturday session!
Anna
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Jenny and Bob W
- Posts: 28
- Joined: 25 Oct 2012, 11:59
Hi Jessica
Great to hear you are having a holiday. Enjoy.
The Wallace 4 will be at the track on Saturday the 7th and 21st of December. Thank you for giving up your time to train us.
Mia and Alison have enjoyed a couple of Saturday afternoons at Dunc Gray, Mia even came home with some cash. Tess is still not allowed to sprint so has missed out, hopefully she will be back into racing some time soon.
Jen
Great to hear you are having a holiday. Enjoy.
The Wallace 4 will be at the track on Saturday the 7th and 21st of December. Thank you for giving up your time to train us.
Mia and Alison have enjoyed a couple of Saturday afternoons at Dunc Gray, Mia even came home with some cash. Tess is still not allowed to sprint so has missed out, hopefully she will be back into racing some time soon.
Jen
Hi All,
Good to hear everyone is having a good start to the racing season. I love getting everyone's SMS about race participation/ successes/ licence upgrades and of course missing Saturday track sessions.
I will ask Alex to book the track for us for the 7th and the 21st of December and I have some training plans in mind to prepare us for the Christmas carnivals etc. Make sure you enter them. Tempe especially but all of them if you are available. It's great experience racing on Sydney's various and differing velodromes.
Given the weather has been a bit unpredictable, please note that training will be on regardless of if it's raining.
Looking forward to catching up with you all then.
Jessica
Good to hear everyone is having a good start to the racing season. I love getting everyone's SMS about race participation/ successes/ licence upgrades and of course missing Saturday track sessions.
I will ask Alex to book the track for us for the 7th and the 21st of December and I have some training plans in mind to prepare us for the Christmas carnivals etc. Make sure you enter them. Tempe especially but all of them if you are available. It's great experience racing on Sydney's various and differing velodromes.
Given the weather has been a bit unpredictable, please note that training will be on regardless of if it's raining.
Looking forward to catching up with you all then.
Jessica
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Jenny and Bob W
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- Joined: 25 Oct 2012, 11:59
Saturday 21/12 will be the last Women's Track training for the year. 2-4pm.
Afterwards we are going to celebrate with a bbq at our place in Undercliffe, walking distance from the track. Bring the family, ours will be there.
Come even if you cannot ride that day.
Please come, bring something to share - nibbles/salad/desert.
PM me if you can come and I will send you the address.
Jenny, Alison, Tess & Mia with Bob and Angela
Afterwards we are going to celebrate with a bbq at our place in Undercliffe, walking distance from the track. Bring the family, ours will be there.
Come even if you cannot ride that day.
Please come, bring something to share - nibbles/salad/desert.
PM me if you can come and I will send you the address.
Jenny, Alison, Tess & Mia with Bob and Angela
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