Training Camp/Social Weekend Away - Jervis Bay

[williamd]

Great weekend.

I'll be back

[mikesbytes]

Mike - I think you would love the course

C or B grade ?

[micklan]

C or B grade ?

Which ever grade you require - the course is the same for all

[mikesbytes]

I'm just curious, was this circuit something like Oately ?

[micklan]

I'm just curious, was this circuit something like Oately ?

The hill is not as steep but 1km long at least. Thus there is approx 12 kms of flatish, slight rises on an open 100kmph country road (thats minus the 1-2 km back down the hill). 14km run x 3 is the race. The hill is perhaps the only similarity with Oatley, it being a fast windy nasty little course with a hill - does that make it clear ?

[mikesbytes]

So the undulations/hills probably suit me but the wind doesn't.

I'm thinking next year Michael, as your the most similar rider to me out there last Sunday, would you have put me in B grade or C grade ?

[micklan]

Mike I'd say you would enjoy C grade
The young fella who won it was say 15 years old and the other riders were around middle age
The 3 winning A graders were. Currrent and past club champions and a world masters champion

[Stuart]

Here's a couple of pics that Mark Hales took but couldn't work out how to post! For details on how to post a photo click this link

At the very end of Jervis Bay Rd


Outside Geoff Martin's place at Erowal Bay

[MarkL]

WOW!!
Thanks for organizing the w/e away Geoff (it's a lovely area to cycle in) and thanks to the Iron Chefs who fed us well at the BBQ.
My win in D grade (first road race) was icing on a great w/e away with fellow cyclists. For the number crunchers I averaged 32.2 kmph with a maximum of 61.5 kmph. I conserved energy on the downhills for the horrid headwinds which blew everyone about and l'm sure Kurnell training helped on the day.

Cheers

[MarkL]

PS Very nice and sharp pics Stuart and Mark.

[Trouty]

For the number crunchers I averaged 32.2 kmph with a maximum of 61.5 kmph. I conserved energy on the downhills for the horrid headwinds which blew everyone about and l'm sure Kurnell training helped on the day. Cheers

For the number crunchers, I thought I would put a good plug in for the E grade. We averaged 29.1km/hr but I cant remember the maximum. Possibly 55km. DHBC definitely controlled the pace of the race and pushed the group to go faster than they would have planned on the 2nd and 3rd laps. Awsome win from Amy and really excellent work from Camilla the Queen of the Hills who spent a lot of time at the front as the super domestique!! Good effort also to Marian on her first race - it is all about having a go. Shame about Bill losing his chain.

[geoff m]

I came across this article today even though it was posted about 1 year ago. I was wondering where all the photos went after looking on the Nowra Velo Club site unsuccessfully. They ended up in the local paper.

Its quite a nice article - I remember the 50 knots wind!

http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/ne ... ?src=email

[PeterOS]

good article! when are we going back to fly the flag for Dulwich Hill in the south coast ?

[micklan]

I remember feeling sick after being dropped - and it was dam windy

[williamd]

I remember loosing my chain and dodging a kangaroo too.