Here are the newest additions to the Irish Track Team. The club now has three international reps (including Thomas) or am I miscounting?

http://s741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52 ... %20Lopers/

tom isnt our club, though we might be able to get him to join as an honorary
we have a previous gold medalist lional cox though

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Simon and Tim Llewellyn are the first riders in perhaps decades to represent Dulwich Hill at the Elite International Level, at the UCI World Cup in Melbourne on 19th to 21st November. The Llewellyn's, recently naturalised as Irish through their mother's side, are Ireland's Australian based cycling team, as well as regular DHBC members. The Irish connection is strong in DHBC with Club President Geoff Martin, taking Irish citizenship in 2005. "Not only do the Llewelleyn boys ride their butts off for DHBC with fantastic results this year, both in track and on the road, but they will now represent a nation, against the best in the world, and take our club to a level we haven't been for a long time in elite competition - the international field. As a fellow Irishman, fellow cyclist, and fellow DHBC member, I'm proud of them, and wish them and Ireland all the best".

Tim & Simon + club president Geoff Martin, at Tempe Velodrome

Click the thumbs for larger images (I'm trying to save our bandwidth!)

wow what a write up!
thanx

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I can't claim it as my own - take a bow Geoff Martin.

I don't think that's quite correct. Quite a number of our clubbies have recently represented Australia/DHBC at the World Masters Games and UCI World Masters meets, and I understand that Shaun Colley even won a bronze medal in his event.

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We should have some kind of race results page on the website. Stuff like Shaun's acheivement, Tim's in Cootamundra and Amy's in the Sydney Cup on Wheels. I'm sure there are plenty of others.

If anything it's a good way to document DHBC successes.

Sorry, a bit OTT I know.

Yes, I was thinking about this. Des Kidd and some of our guys have done very well internationally for some time, even taking places.

It would be more accurate to describe it as first 'elite level' international representation for some time - but maybe that's not an accurate statement either.

First in the elite class, which isn't saying elite as in too good, just as in that's what it says on the kicence.

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I think the only real difference is that elite events require national selection & support, whereas masters events can be entered into by paying your money, unless you wish to wear the national jesrsey which can only be worn at such events by those who qualify to do so...

The Irish federation has also supplied us with a manager & mechanic for the event & a few other perks which are available to us....

So how did the selection process work here?

Good luck with the racing!

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Simon, would one of those perks be blackish in colour with a nice creamy white froth on the top?

oy get over the details, stop hijacking this thread with crap arguments about the details of a statement Geoff made. We all get the idea. If you want to do some thing, start some threads pointing out the acheivments you want to have more public instead of stressing about all the little details etc. Check out how well Amy did in the Sydney cup on wheels, follow my lead with that, posting up the stuff you want made known.

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Tim, reading thru the thread, clarification was sought on Geoff's statement, which Geoff provided. I believe that all of the achievements this year have been posted, no one is trying to re-post those achievements here.

There was no request for an entry qualification comparison discussion, but as Simon brought it up, perhaps Simon should complete that discussion point.

Now go out there and put the world of fire, bring back some [green] gold boys !!!!!

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Well I'll be damned. Here I am in Ireland, reading an Irish Cycling website about Irelands 2 newest cycling stars and looking at their photo when suddenly, wait a minute that guy looks familiar in the Ireland Rugby shirt... Geoff Martin.... honorary Irish and Wexford man and my tour guide when I rode with your club whilst on holiday in November 07. Sure enough, I find that our 2 newest internationals are Dulwich hill members !

Good luck to Simon and Tim in Melbourne (and hello again to Geoff, Weiyun and Toff!)

Why are you getting so uptight? It's but a clarification given it came out of our club president's mouth with official weight to those statements. It's not a "crap" argument.

Everyone's happy for you guys to be in the World Cup and wish you guys best of luck but it's also a clear point of curiosity when Simon brought up the selection issue. Is there anything that can't be said? An interesting story is made up of little factual details, otherwise it's tabloid journalism.

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mate im all tabloid

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I won't go into the details but it was actually quite a long process. It took over a month of communicating with the Irish coach to make it happen, I had to convince him that we were worthy of national selection.

They wouldn't just let anyone represent Ireland, the Irish federation had to be convinced that we would be good representatives. It is costing them a fair bit of money and they have a reputation to uphold, all the world cycling media will be at this event. That's one other significant difference from the masters competition.

That's fantastic they are backing you guys. I note that there's a team manager as reported on an Irish cycling site. Did he come out of Ireland or also a local?

Keep us posted on your racing progress or should we hear it on CyclingNews.com?

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Great negotiation Simon, its a fantastic opportunity.

Go the Green (uniform) and Gold (medal) !!!!!!!!

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