Hi all. For those coming to Newcastle for a visit or Posted in.
Here is a list of the racing available in the local area.

 

Track Racing and Training.

Tuesday nights starting 1800 at Newcastle Velodrome in Adamstown,
Just behind Broadmeadow Horse racing track.

Wednesday night Track Racing. Same place.

Saturday Mornings from about 0900 More Track training.

Leading up to major events.
There maybe a road trip to Dunc Grey Velodrome in Bankstown to do some training on the boards.
The trip takes around 2.5 hrs each way and costs $10.00 to train on a world class velodrome all day.

During Winter There is FNWTR
Friday Night Winter Track Racing.
This is at Dunc Grey Velodrome and Starts at 1900 hrs.
A few of us go down there occasionally. You normally get back in to Newcastle at around 0030 - 0100 Saturday morning.

[b]Road Racing

In Newcastle you can pretty much race both days on the weekend if you are over 30 years old.

Fridays during Daylight Savings you can race the Hunter Districts Cycling Club Summer Twilight series.
These are at Kooragang and Start at 1800 hrs.
A bunch usually meets at the junction of Stewart Ave and Wharf Rd at around 1715 hrs to ride out there.

Saturday's During Summer you can race with the Kooragang Cycling Club at 1430 at Kooragang.
During winter Hunter Districts run a race series out at Black Hill from 1400 hours ( this was the site for the 2006 - 2007 ADO Championships)

Sunday's Hunter Valley Veterans Cycling Club run racing at Kooragang (again).
During Summer it starts at 0800 hrs and during winter it starts at 0900 hrs.

On the 3rd week of every month Hunter Districts runs a Criterium at Steel river industrial estate.
Things kick of at around 0830. Some weeks A and B grade go of first. Other Weeks c,d and E go together.

Through out the year we also have what is called Central Division Racing.
This is an amalgamation of all the local clubs and we race against each other.

We also usually have a few guys that go away when work permits to go to State and National Races.
Below is a list of Central Division events and a few of the NSW State Opens we usually try to get to.

Central Division

Sat 04/04/09 2:00pm

Central Division Invitational
- A, B, C, D, E & U15
- Blackhill (Minmi)

Sat 09/05/09 2:30pm

Nigel Perry-Robert Hadley Road Teams Time Trial
- Kooragang
- Hosted by Kooragang Open CC

Sat 20/06/09 1:30pm

Central Division Invitational
- A, B, C, D, E, F & U15
- Wooton Way
- Hosted by Manning Valley CC

Sat 11/07/09 12:00pm

Central Division Age Road Championships
- U11/U13/15/17/19/Elite Men/Women/Masters
- Kooragang (TBC)
- Hosted by Hunter District CC

Sun 02/08/09 9:00am

Central Division Graded Road Championships
- A, B, C, D, E, F & U15
- Kooragang
- Hosted by Hunter Valley Vets CC

Sat 05/09/09 2:00pm

Central Division Invitational
- U11/U13/15/17/19/Elite Men/Women/Masters
- Calga
- Hosted by Central Coast CC


Fri 1st - 3rd May Canberra Tour Canberra

Sat 16th - 17 th May NSW Masters Road and Criterium Championships Eurobodallla

Sat 30th May NSW Sydney Road Titles Penrith Regatta

Sun 14th June NSW Team Time Trial Championships

Sat 27th June Keegan Downes memorial Coonabarabran To Gunnedah (Sundowner) Gunnedah C&TC
Sun 28th June Gunnedah to Tamworth Tamworth CC

Sat 18th July Muswellbrook Rosemount Estate Road Open Muswellbrook

Sun 26th July NSW Individual TT Championships Calga

Sat 8th Aug Tamworth Open Two Day Tour Tamworth CC
Sun 9th Aug Tamworth Open Two Day Tour Tamworth CC

Sun 23rd Aug Wagga Wagga to Albury Albury CC
Mon 24th Aug Sydney Criteriums Dunc Gray

Sun 20th Sept Goulburn to Citi Cycling Classic Macarthur Collegians

Sat 26th Sept Grafton to Inverell CC Inverell C&TC

Sat 26th Sept Celtic Country Classic de Femme Inverell C&TC

Fri 2nd - 5th Oct Australian Masters Road Championships Canberra

Sat 10th - 13th Oct Sydney World Masters Games (Track) DGV

Wed 14th - 18th Oct Sydney World Masters Games (Road) Sydney

Tues 20th - 25th Oct World Masters Track Cycling Championships DGV




I hope this helps a bit. Don't hesitate to send me of an E-mail if you want to plan to go to one of these races.

DB