Leongatha Junior Tour 29-30th April

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The cycling club members had a big weekend promoting the Leongatha Junior Tour with racing at Kernot on Saturday and Poowong on Sunday. Well over 100 riders fronted for the under 17, Under 15, Under 13 and Under 11 events with riders coming from West Australia, South Australia, Albury, Mildura, Bright and elsewhere from regional Victoria and Melbourne. Some of the main winners were the interstate riders so competition was pretty intensive in each age group and grading. The riders raced a time trial and road stage at Kernot and a further road stage at Poowong. This tour was part of the state series with another tour scheduled for Ararat in a fortnight.

The Club members did a great job helping out with corners, lead cars and catering. We also had the support of the Poowong Football Netball club on Sunday with catering. This was a change of format for our junior road promotion and the Club received many compliments on the running of the event. The visitors thought our scenic roads were fantastic for riding and racing.

Our local riders had a great weekend and best outcome was Thomas Fitzgerald who claimed a 3rd in the time trial and 6th in the road stage on Saturday. He backed up with another good ride to be just pipped at the line to take 4th on Sunday. This left him in 6th place overall in the Men 17 B grade. The winner of this section came from Bright. In the Men 17 A grade, Oliver McLean, who is having his first year in this division rode really well and finished the weekend with a 9th at Poowong and moved him up from 18th to 14th overall. The top rider in this group was Sam Eddy from the Echuca-Moama Club. In the Women 17, Felicity Waddell worked hard all weekend but was out of the placings. In the Men 15 B grade division, Kaleb Jans and Jack Allen were just off the pace and swapped 9th and 10th places most events. Overall general classification saw Kaleb 9th and Jack in 11th. The top rider in the Under 15 was a rider from the Peel Club in West Australia.

The planning now starts for next year and for the 3 day Gippsland Tour in June where older Club members get a chance to turn the pedals. Next weekend the Club will race on SUNDAY at the Leongatha Industrial Estate. Business owner in the estate Steve Allen says that with some roads recently asphalted the criterium racing should be a great change from battling up hills.

Lindsay

results
event images

 

The Leongatha Cycling Club wishes to thank all the sponsors’ for their generous support in making this successful event possible

 

 

…possible camping /accommodation sites:
Loch memorial reserve
Korumburra tourist park
French view caravan park -Grantville

 

Online entries at Cycling Victoria – Leongatha Junior tour

 

 

Saturday 29th
ITT and Road race at Kernot.

STAGE 1: Individual Time Trials (Loch Kernot Road)
8.00am-9.15am Registration: Kernot Hall KERNOT
** Please be at marshalling line 15 minutes before your start time
9.30am Time Trial Start – Times as per Program
J11 – Out & back – approx. 3.0km
J13 – Out & back – approx. 6.2km
J15 – Out & back – approx. 9.2km
J17 – Out & back – approx. 12.4km

STAGE 2: Road Races
J11 Road race.
** Please be at marshalling line 15 minutes before your start time
Saturday 12:30pm – Refer to Map
12:30pm J11 – short cut 13.8km

STAGE 2: Road Races
J13/J15/J17
** Please be at marshalling line 15 minutes before your start time
Saturday 12:30pm – Refer to Map
12:40pm J13 Boys – 19km – ¾ lap of circuit (Ride out at 12:30pm)
12:45pm J13 Girls – 19km – ¾ lap of circuit (Ride out at 12:30pm)
12:50pm J15B Boys – 25.2km – 1 lap of circuit
12:55pm J15B Girls – 25.2km – 1 lap of circuit

2:30pm J17A Men – 52.1km – 2 Laps of circuit
2:35pm J17A Women- 52.1km – 2 Laps of circuit
2:40pm J17B Men – 52.1km – 2 Laps of circuit
2:45pm J17B Women- 52.1km – 2 Laps of circuit
2:40pm J15A Men – 25.2km – 1 Lap of circuit
2:45pm J15A Women- 25.2km – 1 Lap of circuit

Sunday 30th

STAGE 3 at POOWONG: Sunday 8.30am – Scratch Race
** Please be at marshalling line 15 minutes before your start time
Sunday 8.00am – Refer to Map
8:30am J11 – out and back 12.0km
8:40am J15B Boys – 35km – 2 laps of circuit
8:45am J15B Girls – 35km – 2 laps of circuit
8:50am J13 Boys – 17.5km – 1 lap of circuit
8:55am J13 Girls – 17.5km – 1 lap of circuit

10:00am J17A Women- 52.5km – 3 Laps of circuit
10:05am J17B Men – 52.5km – 3 Laps of circuit
10:10am J17B Women- 52.5km – 3 Laps of circuit
10:15am J15A Women- 35km – 2 Lap of circuit

11:30am J17A Men – 52.5km – 3 Laps of circuit
11:35am J15A Men – 35km – 2 Lap of circuit