News and Information
2011
For Week 8
5th Aug 2011
Week 8 Bring it! RAW TRACK Newsletter 2011 sponsored by:
www.Bicisport.com.au• Round 1 warm up Scratch
• Round 2 no race this week
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Round 3 Div 1 – 4 Italian Pursuit (Div 5= ½ field sprint)
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Round 4 Group Handicaps
• Round 5 Round 5 Combines + “CNSW Time Blaster”
Explain these races Italian Pursuit- this team event combines riders of all standards to form two teams at opposite sides of the track. Team captains organise their team so as the slowest riders are at the front of the train. After the end of each lap, the leading rider pulls off completely, leaving the next to fight the wind. Therefore, the first rider has to do one lap, the second, two laps, and the last rider completes as many laps as in his team. Hence, the last rider typically has the best endurance. The pace of this race is continuously building and lead often changes hands between the opposing teams, until the final two riders are left to decide the race. If the handicapper does a good job this can be without a doubt one of the most exciting races as the excitement builds with the pace.
Group Handicap- This is a scratch race over 10 -15 laps however your starting position will be allocated by the race organiser. You will either start on the front straight or the back straight dependent on my belief of your ability (and maybe other factors). The race will be started with a whistle and the riders on the back straight will need to catch the lead riders in order to secure a place. Video’s to watch • Example Italian Pursuit :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyNGKZewm2c• Example Italian Pursuit from 2nd last wheel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZt4GawuJV8 Italian Pursuit Procedure • The Italian pursuits will be for div 4 to div 1
• The teams will be allocated at the sign on desk.
• As you sign on you will be allocated a team name (you can not choose your team)
• Make sure you know your team # name when signing on.
• In the event of uneven riders the 2nd lead rider of the smaller team will do two laps
• The team captain will be the rider highest on point-score
• It will be a fence start on the whistle
• The lead rider will do two laps, all other riders will do one lap.
• Members of the wining team receive 3 points
• Don’t forget to cheer on your team after you have finished your turn.
Italian Team# - Name - Captains • Team 1 = Evans = Gavin White
• Team 2 = Anddy Schleck = Tirian McManus
• Team 3 = Frank Schlech = David Stevens
• Team 4 = Voeckler = Nick Yallouris
• Team 5 = Contador = David Willmott
• Team 6 = Sanchez = Jack Edwards
• Team 7 = Hushovd = Tim Llewellyn
• Team 8 = Cavendish = Ben Harvey
• Reserve Team captain = next available highest on Point Score
• Team captains do not have to ride anchor
• First Race is off is Team Cav (Harvey) Vs Team Thor (Llewellyn)
The no catch rule. • At RAW track we have a no catch rule in Italian Pursuits.
• That is that; no team is to close within 50m of the opposing team.
• Instead the lead rider should maintain a tempo equal to that of the other team @ a 50m gap
• This rule is void when we get to 4 riders per team remaining at this point a catch is allowed.
CNSW Time Blaster 
• This week is the third week for the “CNSW Time Blaster”
• The Time Blaster is worth $100
• The Time to beat this week is 8min 36 seconds
Point Score info
Last week’s top scorers • Div 1 Josh Cornish 20 points
• Div 2 Scott Trayhurn 16 points
• Div 3 Bradley Heap 20 points
• Div 4 Vic Svacek + Alex Dirks 18 points
• Div 5 Lizanne Wilmot 18 points
TWE Wheels Division leaders 
• Div 1 Gavin White 111 points
• Div 2 Scott Mills 101 points
• Div 3 Bradley Heap 108 points
• Div 4 Phillip Dobe 106 points
• Div 5 Lizanne Willmot 103 points
Teams/Clubs Challenge
1. Dulwich Hill 2341
2. Lidcombe 1625
3. Illawarra 1241
4. Penrith 946
5. Sutherland 809
6. St George 772
7. Central Coast 725
8. Bankstown Sports 650
9. Bicisport 583
10. Randwick 583
Points for 2011 series • For every week you attend you receive 10 points
• In rounds 3,and 4 top 4 place getters receive 5,3,2 and 1point respectively
• From August 26 place getter points are doubled.
Going up a grade
The 10 Point Rule to be activated. · Promoted riders will take points with them but will not exceed 10pts below leader of grade. This rule will be activated on August 5 @ 7:05pm.
Metro/Winter Track Champs & Cyclist of the Year Awards
Aleece Longbottom, Wednesday, 20 July 2011
On Saturday, 10th September the Metro and Winter Track Cycling Championships plus the 2010 Cyclist of the Year awards will take place.
Commencing at 1.00pm, the Metro and Winter track champs is an opportunity for all riders U19+ to warm their legs before the season really kicks off. Don’t miss your first chance to grab a championship medal after a long road season!
The awards will then take place in the entrance foyer of the Dunc Gray Velodrome between 6.00pm – 8.00pm. All award winners will be receiving their invitation in the mail within the coming week. Once again we would like to congratulate all award winners, and hope you can join us on the night.
