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Checkpoint
Audax Australia
The endurance cyclist’s magazine
No. 19
Phil Bellette
Life Membership
Alpine Classic
12 pages of reports,
news and photos
audax.org.au
New website unveiled
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in this issue...
Lights, Lights, Lights! A recap on lighting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Coming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
President’s Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Committee Talk: Summaries of recent National Committee meetings . . . . . . . . . 8
Audax in the Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
An Oppygram to all members Get set for the 2004 Opperman All Day Trial . . . . 9
Bellette gets Life: Longtime member Phil Bellette receives recognition . . . . . . . . 9
New website arrives! Webmaster Sam Blight delivers again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Riders’ Neck with physiotherapist Jenny Caldwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hotel Audax - the ultimate place to stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rider Profile: Graeme Wilkinson - Meet Hamilton’s Sportsperson of the Year . . . 14
Alpine Classic Feature
Meeting the Challenge: Libby Haynes rides her second Alpine Classic . . . . . . . 16
The First Alpine Classic: Tony Bolduan shares the history of the 1986 event . . . 17
High Hills on a Low Trike Peter Weiss stays low on the Alpine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Alpine Classic Pictorial: 4 pages of Audax’s biggest event in photos . . . . . . . . . 20
The Classic A light hearted look at the Alpine Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
How to place in the ‘Top Five’ at the Alpine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rider Snapshot: A look at Ken Bushnell, Alpine Classic participant . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alpine Classic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The Raid Alpine - Ken Dupuy takes a ride through the French Alps . . . . . . . . . . 28
Who was Graham Woodrup? Find out about Woody, and the award recipients . 31
Training Diaries - Cycling Coach Tanya Bosch explains the merits of diaries . . . . 33
LRM - Autumn Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Club History: Twenty years ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
My first 1000km ride - Ian Boehm heads interstate to ride the Parkes 1000 . . . 36
Brevets - Over 1200 names listed - is yours? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
National Committee
The Audax Club of Australia Inc.
Association No. A0014462N
President
Hans Dusink
03 9314 3815
president@audax.org.au
Secretary
Don Briggs
08 9458 8175
d.r.briggs@bigpond.com
Treasurer
Greg Lansom
02 4271 6091
treasurer@audax.org.au
Membership Secretary
Lorraine Allen
03 5783 2427
membership@audax.org.au
Brevet Secretary
Peter Mathews
03 9890 6089
brevets@audax.org.au
Committee Members
Barry Moore
03 9803 6529
barrykmoore@optushome.com.au
Henry Boardman
02 4275 3130
henry.boardman@bluescopesteel.com
NSW Correspondent
Malcolm Rogers
02 9402 7798
sydney@audax.org.au
QLD Correspondent
Vaughan Kippers
07 3376 6761
vkippers@uq.edu.au
SA Correspondent
Matthew Rawnsley
08 8370 0415
audaxsa@audax.org.au
TAS Correspondent
Paul Gregory
03 6229 3811
pgregory@bigpond.com
VIC Correspondent
Peter Curtis
03 9569 5233
pcurtis@vtown.com.au
What the Alpine Classic organisers didn’t show you, the “real” profile map. Courtesy Suzy Jackson.
WA Correspondent
Colin Farmer
08 9330 4441
bcfarmer@dodo.com.au
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No. 19 - Autumn 2004
Lights, Lights, Lights!
Editor/Producer
Patrick van Dyk
checkpoint@audax.org.au
with Barry Moore
Checkpoint
Brevet Editor
Stephen George
checkpoint@audax.org.au
Distribution
Phil Bellette
info@audax.org.au
Checkpoint is published 4 times
per year on the 20th day of
January, April, July & October.
Contributions, especially those
accompanied by photos and
graphics, are always welcome.
Contributors should confirm that
articles have not previously been
published elsewhere. Articles are
subject to editing for clarity and
length. Articles submitted may
also be published on our website.
Please send to:
checkpoint@audax.org.au, or
Editor
PO Box 12144
A’Beckett St
Melbourne VIC 8006
Closing date for the next issue is
28 May, for publication by 20 July
2004.
• two independent front lights and two
independent rear lights must be available
for use (ie. attached to the bicycle or rider
or carried)
• one of each must be permanently fixed to
the bicycle, or to a permanent attachment
(eg. a rack, but not a rackbag)
• at night or at times of low visibility at least
one front light (of fixed beam) and one
rear light must be illuminated
• a rear red reflector must be permanently
fixed to the bicycle
• a reflective vest (or equivalent for a rider
of a recumbent) must be carried and
must be worn at night or at times of low
visibility.
Brevet cards will not be issued until a
lighting inspection has been done and the
result recorded. If the lighting rules are
breached during a ride, the ride organiser
must disqualify the rider.
The lighting requirements apply if any
part of the maximum permitted time for
the ride is at night. Check the Ride Rules
for the complete lighting requirements.
Advertising is available at attractive
rates - please contact the Editor.
Checkpoint is distributed to around
600 members Australia wide.
Do the words above look at all familiar?
They might, as they appeared in an earlier
edition of Checkpoint. However, we
recently discovered that too many riders
in Audax events do not understand the
requirements.
Members of Audax Australia may
place free classifieds for bikes, bikerelated items, and club events.
Getting Brighter
For
back-issues,
contribution
tips, advertising rates and other
information, please visit the
website at www.audax.org.au/
checkpoint or contact the Editor.
Cover photo:
Phil Bellette,
long time Audax member, tireless
volunteer and Alpine Classic
organiser. Phil deservedly received
recognition for his many years of
work for the club by being awarded
Life Membership at the Alpine
Classic pre-ride dinner. Photo by
Patrick van Dyk.
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Don’t forget Audax Australia’s lighting
requirements. In summary:
In order to improve the consistency of
our lighting inspections and make life easier
for inspectors and ride organisers, Bernard
Collins (recumbenteer extraordinaire and
motor vehicle engineer) had laboured over
a set of guidelines for lighting inspections.
A trusty band of four inspectors (Bernard,
Whatto, Peter Mathews and Ian Boehm)
with yours truly strategically positioned
out of the line of fire as observer tested the
guidelines at the recent Plowman ride. The
Plowman has 100 and 200km options and
starts from South Melbourne at 8pm on a
Friday evening. No doubt at all that full
lighting is required for that one.
Despite that, at least six riders were
not permitted to enter the ride due to
inadequate lighting. Others were able to
beg, borrow or steal what they needed to
pass the inspection.
What did our little experiment reveal?
• inadequate prior advice to riders
(including riders new to Audax)
• uncertainty over some interpretations of
the lighting requirements
• confusion over who was undertaking
inspections.
The result is that we will:
• amend the draft guidelines and, subject
to the approval of National Committee,
put them up on the website
• add a new lighting page to the website,
providing clearer information on
requirements
• look at amending the ride entry
procedure so that brevet cards are not
obtained until the lighting inspection has
been successfully completed
• advise ride organisers to very clearly state
lighting requirements to all potential ride
participants
• consider other means of communicating
lighting requirements (eg. inclusions in
mailouts to members).
We will also look at whether the lighting
requirements in the Ride Rules should be
amended to provide greater clarity (eg.
that ‘independent’ lights means separate
mounts).
It really isn’t very difficult to meet the
lighting requirements. If any part of the
permitted time for the ride is at night:
Two on the front,
two on the back,
plus reflector and vest.
Anklets, bright clothing and additional
lights are also recommended.
If you have any other suggestions on
how to improve the conspicuity of riders in
Audax events, please be in touch.
barrykmoore@optushome.com.au
Coming
Events
Leeton Audax Carnival, 12-14 June,
2004
Many of you will remember looking
in the Audax calendar for 2004 and
remarking that a June long weekend in
Leeton riding Audax would be fun. And
hopefully it will be - but not on the
weekend that was printed in the
calendar and on the web site.
They rode, ate and stopped together, and now this. The Aussie trio of Doug Kennedy, Alan Tonkin
and George Caulfield were caught by paparazzi at the Brest control on PBP, whilst catching 40 winks.
Courtesy Greg Lansom.
Letters to the Editor
Address letters to Editor, PO Box 12144, A’Beckett St,
Award confusion
Melbourne VIC 8006 or checkpoint@audax.org.au
There’s an opinion being expressed
by some Audax members that since the
Randonneur 5000 and Woodrup 5000
awards are administered by different and
independent bodies, ie Audax Club Parisien
and Audax Australia, then overlapping
requirements can be jointly satisfied. For
example, a single 1000km brevet can be
used to satisfy both awards (provided it’s
within the four year time spread of each). If
this opinion is correct, then it’s theoretically
possible to earn both awards by cycling
6,200km.
Chat-List Rules?
I noticed with interest that there were
no letters to the editor in the most recent
edition of Checkpoint. Does this mean
that no-one has anything to complain
of, or is it, as I fear, that the Audax chat
list has triumphed, providing an easilyaccessed outlet for poorly constructed and
inadequately deliberated grievances rather
than the previously thoughtful and articulate
discussions of pre-Internet editions?
Either way, I wanted to record my
enjoyment of Paul Jeleg’s article on M. Paul
de Vivie. It was funny, it was informative, it
mentioned Abba, it was relevant and it was
well written. I’m looking forward to his next
contribution, to the return of space devoted
to ‘Letters to the Editor’ and to resolution of
the British mudguard debate!
Kaydence
Ed: Great to hear from you after such a
long absence Kaydence. I agree, the chat-list
is quicker than Checkpoint. Nonetheless,
letters to the editor are very welcome, be they
about mudguards, Abba or even Audax.
Could you please clarify this situation
so that all members have a clear and
uniform understanding of satisfying such
requirements for both awards.
The new dates for the Leeton Audax
Weekend are June 12, 13 and 14, 2004,
to co-incide with the long weekend on
which it was intended to be run.
The current format will see the 100km
route run on Saturday 12 June starting at
11am and finishing just before dusk.
The 200km randonnee is scheduled for
Sunday
13
June
starting
at
9.30am and the 50km ride on the
Monday starting at 9am.
For further information, or to enter,
please contact Peter Stoneman on (02)
6969 0706, mobile 0428 620 104 or by
email at stonemanp@epa.nsw.gov.au
The Great Southern Randonnee
25-29 October, 2004
A week of Audax in the most scenic
part of Victoria, based at Angelsea, with
cyclists on the various distances of 300,
400, 600, 1000 & 1200km finishing
together along the Great Ocean Road.
The ride is based in Anglesea - “where
the bush meets the sea!” Plenty of
recreational activities in the area
for those accompanying the riders.
Angelsea is 108km by road south west
of Melbourne and 36km from the
nearest train station at Geelong.
Thanks, Bob
Hans Dusink, President: It is incorrect
to assume that as the two major awards
mentioned are run by separate organisations
that the same rides except PBP can be used
for both. In order to qualify for both awards,
two separate series of rides need to be
obtained. Thus to get both awards, you need
to register 10,000kms worth of rides. I hope
that this clarifies any misconceptions.
For
further
details,
contact
Peter
Moore
by
email
at
gsr2004@audax.org.au or 27 Swan St,
Richmond VIC 3121.
Watch the Audax website for
updates.
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President’s Pedals
with Hans Dusink
I would like to share with members my report that was presented at the AGM of 17 February 2004,
for the year ended 30th October 2003.
Reflections of the Year 2003
Constitution
At the Annual General Meeting last year
your committee undertook to review and
rewrite the Audax Australia constitution.
With all good intentions we had hoped to
bring a new constitution to this AGM, but
2004 proved to be a busy riding year for
most of the committee and we did not get
as much done as we had hoped. Discussions
were held with our lawyer who gave us some
good information and a starting point. We
are currently looking at two things.
First we are looking at the basic structure
of the club. I think that I can say that the
proposed structure will mean that the
current regional committees will in future
be operating as sub-committees of Audax
Australia. This will not mean any change
in the basic operations of the regions, but it
will formalise the relationship between the
national organisation and the grass-roots
running of the club. As the ‘buck” stops at
the national level, we have a responsibility
to exercise the appropriate due diligence in
matters at a regional level.
The other thing we are looking at is
how best to incorporate the work we have
already done into the new structure. We
have made some major changes in the last
Country
France
USA
UK
Italy
Germany
Denmark
Canada
Spain
Belgium
Australia
Holland
Japan
200km
6591
1820
1837
771
302
313
481
356
519
364
153
152
couple of years and do not want to see all
that work undone.
We are currently incorporated under
the Fair Trading legislation in Victoria. It is
expected that this will continue. We are able
to extend this so that we are also registered
through ASIC. Again this means little in
the day-to-day affairs of the club, but it
does mean that we will be a truly nationally
registered organisation.
The issue of the constitution will be an
ongoing matter. We will continue the work
and plan to bring it to an Extraordinary
Meeting during the year.
The Calendar
President Dusink, gearing up for another year of
leadership.
The new style calendar in booklet form
has been well received. In 2003 it was
particularly difficult to put together. Most
of the ride organisers were in France during
the majority of the preparation and it was
left to Keith Lowe to pull it all together. I
think that you will agree that once again we
have a rides calendar that we can be proud
of.
order to cover this we had to substantially
increase our membership fees from $40 to
$60 per annum. This has resulted in the
loss of some partner members. It may be
possible in future years to have a category
of membership that caters for non-riding
members. Your committee will consider
this before the next membership year.
Insurance
The cost of our insurance for the
calendar year is $16,500. This is an
increase of 20% on the previous year. In
Number of Brevets
300km
400km
600km
3564
2776
2431
1387
833
622
695
583
541
306
325
253
265
220
189
214
224
215
283
170
130
234
188
174
168
128
131
191
151
120
134
117
99
86
75
67
1000km
79
35
31
24
22
11
12
Diagram 1. Number or brevets ridden by country. Source: Audax Club Parisien.
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Points
50354
15215
11337
5278
3723
3694
3491
3210
2950
2745
1770
1264
Whilst talking about membership fees,
during the year we introduced a family
membership. Thus two adult members and
two junior members under 18 could join for
$100. I believe that we need to review this
and think about changing junior to student.
This would give a fairer outcome. Your
committee will review this before the next
lot of fees are struck.
Ride Rules
The revised ride rules have now been in
force for twelve months. To my mind the
most important part of these rules relate to
lighting. At a recent ride lighting inspection
we discovered several anomalies relating
to the attachment of lights on the front of
the bike. The intention of the rule was to
have two redundant lighting systems - one
attached to the bike at all times. However,
the rule can be interpreted to allow two
AUDAX CLUB OF AUSTRALIA (INCORPORATED)
battery lights utilising a single attachment.
We will examine this and make appropriate
amendments if required.
The other more disappointing aspect was
the number of riders who did not comply.
Clearly we need to go through a better
education process with our ride organisers
and riders who wish to ride Audax rides.
It is difficult to ensure organisers advise
all entrants of the lighting requirements,
especially when numbers are high. We need
to come up with a simple system to let nonmembers know our requirements. If you
have any ideas please let me know.
Brevet Results
The International Brevet Results were
received after the AGM from Audax Club
Parisien (see Diagram 1). In terms of
points, we stayed remained static - 2794
compared to 2745 in 2003. Part of this was
due to the loss of the Alpine Classic in 2003.
France increased by a factor of ten, and the
USA by a factor of two.
Membership
After a slow start our membership now
stands at 535. This year we have attracted
80 new members. This time last year we had
476 members.
Our total membership at the end of last
year was 679. We intend over the next short
period of time to send out a special offer
to those members who have not renewed.
I also would like to find out why they did
not renew.
The Alpine Classic should be a good
source of membership for us. Historically,
90% of AAC riders are non-members. We
need to explore why we cannot convert these
to members. A special offer will be made to
these riders in an attempt to convert them
to members and find out why they do not
join Audax.
A.B.N. 90 2287 580 631
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 OCTOBER 2003
RECEIPTS
Advertising
Membership
Medallions
Brevet
Clothing and Badges
Super Randonneur
Sundry other Receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
2003
$
450.30
18,618.50
398.00
10,126.00
344.00
0.00
40,100.00
40,442.60
70,036.80
774.50
0.00
907.50
164.53
1,119.30
2,846.80
1,285.00
528.48
8,856.50
33.00
954.85
3,533.49
6,090.28
2,155.21
400.60
594.00
13,750.00
0.00
105.40
612.10
0.00
364.25
39,764.41
0.00
0.00
1,021.90
2,728.53
9,607.51
2,296.84
0.00
29,650.04
74,097.20
LESS PAYMENTS
Advertising
Affiliation Fees
Auditor Fees
Bank Charges
Credit Card Charges
Clothing
Computing Expenses
General Expenses
Insurance
Legal Costs
Medallions and Badges
Postage etc
Printing and Stationary
Telephone
Travelling Expenses
TOTAL PAYMENTS
Operating Deficit
(4,060.40)
Diagram 2: The Club’s financial position for the year ending 31 October, 2003.
together with the executive committee to
discuss strategies for the ensuing twelve
months.
Election Results
Lorraine Allen, our Membership
Secretary, does a fantastic job handling
membership inquiries and keeping the
register up to date.
2002
$
0.00
18,579.00
3,718.00
11,280.50
5,328.10
572.00
965.00
The Year Ahead
It is disappointing that there were no
nominations for the various positions. It is
doubly disappointing as I had announced
my intention not to seek nomination. Rather
than see our club rudderless, I volunteered
to nominate.
It was not my intention to nominate
for President, so I was actually going to let
the new President set his/her own agenda.
There are several important tasks as I see it
at the moment. Firstly, the constitution and
formalising our relationship with Cycling
Australia. There is ongoing dialogue with
CA, things move slowly but hopefully we
will get there in the end. I will be getting
I have over the years encouraged all
our members to take an active part in the
running of the club. It is not conducive to
the health of the club to retain the same
people year in and year out. Firstly there is
the risk of burnout and secondly and more
importantly, the club needs fresh ideas to
grow. In one of the provinces in Canada,
the president is elected for a non-renewable
12-month term. My les Randonneurs
Mondiaux position is for a 4-year nonrenewable term. This ensures a constant
flow of new and fresh ideas. Please do not sit
back and let others run your club. Become
involved so we can grow stronger.
Financial Results
Diagram 2 shows our Statement of Receipts
and Payments for the year ended 2003. This
is an unaudited copy. At the time of writing
the audit had not yet been finalised.
As a matter of explanation the large
sundry Receipts and General Expense
numbers relate to Paris-Brest-Paris monies
for jerseys, polo tops, entry fees and support
costs.
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Committee Audax in the media...
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Notes from the meeting of 17 Dec 2003
There had been a bit of a gap since
our previous meeting in July, due to the
absence overseas of some of our members.
All had finally returned and the Club had
managed to function effectively for the
duration, due to the usual sterling efforts
of many members.
• Hans reported on the LRM meeting in
Paris (covered in the last Checkpoint).
• The national calendar had been
completed, thanks to the efforts of Keith
Lowe and others.
• Hans announced that he would not be
standing for another term as President,
prompting me to say some nice words
about him. Hans later recanted.
• Our Public Officer (Ian Boehm) had
forwarded our amended Constitution
to the Department of Small Business, as
required, though a tad late.
• The affiliation fee for Cycling Australia
had still not been determined, though we
had been assured that the likely increase
would be not more than 20%.
• It was agreed that family membership
should be capped at $100 (including
adults and children up to 18 years).
• There was discussion on variations to
closing times for early controls on hilly
rides (unresolved).
• Kevin Ware had suggested that Audax
Australia should increase its range of
awards. Vaughan Kippers agreed to
come back to the Committee with a
proposal.
• It was agreed that Phil Bellette should
be awarded life membership, due to his
extraordinary efforts for the club over
many years.
Notes from the meeting of 4 Feb 2004
• Our affiliation fee with Cycling Australia
has increased by about 20%. We are still
attempting to get details of the Cycling
Australia insurance coverage.
• It was agreed to amend the ride entry
form to provide for a car registration
number.
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February 2004:
Audax
makes the front cover of
BV News, the magazine for
Bicycle Victoria members.
Over 30,000 BV members
were exposed to the three
page feature article, which
gave an outline of Audax,
and some of the major
events, including ParisBrest-Paris. President Hans
Dusink, now considering
a career in modelling, and
member Kathryn Temby
featured in photographs
whilst several club members
contributed
towards
content.
Image reproduced courtesy
Bicycle Victoria.
Thanks
to Ben Zipper and Renee
Imbesi of BV for their
co-operation
with
the
production of this article.
CIRCULATING IN BRIGHT & DISTRICT, THE KIEWA VALLEY AND ALPINE RESORTS
Incorporating BRIGHT ALPINE NEWS
PHONE (03) 5752 1058 FAX (03) 5752 2627
BRIGHT Wednesday, December 10, 2003
FEATURE
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Fire season
restrictions
enforced in
Alpine Shire
SUMMER fire restrictions are now in
force throughout the
Alpine Shire.
Restrictions also took
affect, from 1am last
Monday, in the rural
cities of Wangaratta,
Benalla and Wodonga,
together with the shires
of Towong, Indigo and
Mansfield.
Department
of
Sustainability and Environment, regional fire
coordinator,
David
Miller, said the restrictions have been enforced
due to the increasing
risk of bushfires.
“There are an alarming number of fires that
occur in our parks and
forests each year that are
the result of people being
careless and irresponsible,” Mr Miller said.
CFA Region 23 operations manager in
Wangaratta,
Gary
Cook, said it was critical that clean-up activities be undertaken
immediately.
“Recent rains have
promoted prolific grass
growth; we are concerned at the number of
areas in municipalities
where there is very long
grass,” Mr Cook said.
“This is a very serious problem particularly in areas directly
adjacent to forests.”
Mr Cook said permits
must be obtained from
the municipal fire prevention officer for any
burning off activities
during the fire restriction period.
Established 1881
$1 (INC. GST)
FEATURE
SPORT
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SHARING IN THE GOOD NEWS: (From left) Michael Costolloe, Phil Bellette, Martin Meader, Elizabeth
Walpole, Paul Mansfield, Ron Devereux and Rodney Snibson were pleased with last week’s donations.
BRIGHT emergency crews
have been bolstered by significant donations from the
annual Audax Alpine Classic,
which was cancelled this
January due to the bushfires.
Entrant fees were willingly
donated to the local community and last week Audax ride
director Phil Bellette, and race
co-ordinator Rodney Snibson,
presented the money to Bright
Ambulance Centre, Bright
CFA and Friends of Mount
Buffalo group.
Bright CFA captain Paul
Mansfield received $4996 for the
brigade, which he said they’ll use
to pay off their light tanker.
Friends of Mount Buffalo
group members Martin
Meader and Elizabeth
Walpole received $4132, to
help benefit the mountain and
everyone who visits it.
And Michael Costolloe,
Bright Ambulance Centre
station officer, received $2288,
which will assist with training.
Speed zones concern
December 2003: Whilst the cancellation of the 2003 Audax Alpine Classic was bad news to the
many riders who intended to participate, and a big blow to the Alpine Shire economy, there were
SPEED zones,
illegal fireecuting Bellette
any persons found
smiles all round when
donations
from riders were presented by event organisers Phil
and
works and pedestrian safety Community forum raises issues,
in possession of, or discharghave emerged as major issues
ing fireworks.”
Rodney Snibson to
local
service
after
three
of public
concern
during a groups. The local newspaper published the above article
The forum
also heard
a
community forum at Bright
of complaints about
with police to target fireworks number
Police Station. to the Country Fire Authority, the Bright Ambulance, and Friends
the lack of bike
racks
in Irecheques were presented
of
Mount
By
Stacy
Thomas
raised
with
VicRoads.
suffered
serious
injuries
and
The forum gave citizens
land Street, and the danger this
Another issue of growing permanently lost the sight in posed to Bright pedestrians.
the opportunity to speak
Buffalo. Representatives
from
the
later
spoke
atSergeant
the Alpine
Classic
and theof
80kmh
zoneorganisations
outside concern at the forum
was the
one eye,”
Andrew
their mind, and also
led toeach
This issue is pre-ride
to be raised
the formation of a police the homes at Porepunkah illegal use of fireworks in Guiney, of Bright Police, said. with the Alpine Shire.
lowered to 70kmh;
Bright.
“It’s disappointing to
consultative
Sgt Guiney
said parents
dinner to thank riders
for committee,
their generosity.
Clipping
courtesy Chris Rogers
and the Alpine
Observer.
• the 100kmh zone near
The discharge and posses- know so many young peo- can help play a vital role in
which will meet regularly to
raise community concerns
with police.
Speed zones are clearly a
big concern, and residents
want:
• the 100kmh zone on the
front Porepunkah-Great Alpine
Road to be reduced to 80kmh,
the Wandi Hotel reduced, as
residents believe the sudden
increase from 60kmh directly to 100kmh is too fast.
Both matters have been
referred to the local safety
committee, Alpine Shire
and is expected to be
sion of fireworks in Victoria
without the appropriate permit is an offence, with severe penalties.
“Many people in town remember the explosive incident just over a year ago
during which a young man
ple knew of these explosive
incidents taking place on a
regular basis but chose to do
nothing about them.
“All fireworks have the
potential to cause serious and
permanent injury or death.
“Local police will be pros-
educating their children
about consideration for other
footpath and road users and
wider issues of bicycle safety
and wearing bike helmets.
The next police consultative committee meeting is
scheduled for February 12.
Your very own
Bellette gets Life
Oppygram
transmitted via Sue Taylor
YES, YOU! I know you’ve kind
of given it a thought around October
most years, but then decided it’s too
much trouble, and we need you to start
thinking about it NOW.
The 2004 Opperman All Day Trial,
known for some years as the Fleche
Opperman, is nigh upon us. There
are less than six months to go to get
your team together, choose a route, a
great team name and get into training to
ride a minimum of 360km as a team in
24 hours, arriving at Rochester or your
State’s nominated destination in time
for a scrumptious breakfast with the best
endurance cyclists in Australia.
Speaking for Victoria, this year’s
‘Oppy’ is going to be bigger and better
than it has for a while. We want the band
at the finish. We want all of Rochester
lining the streets cheering. We want
the museum open. WE WANT IT
ALL...but we can’t have it unless we get
the registrations, and the route maps
IN TIME. Don’t delay. Start thinking
about it, and talking with potential team
mates now.
On a more practical note, there has
been a request received from certain
Brisbane members to change the date
of the Queensland Oppy, finishing in
Ipswich, from November 6 to November
13. We’re not sure if this is to fit in
better with a certain triathlon or because
Pauline Hanson wasn’t available to
welcome riders to her hometown on the
6th. If you have any objections to the
change of date please let us know.
In the next edition of Checkpoint a
full list of the rules will be printed, just
to confuse you even more, but in the
meantime, start those team application
forms and maps rolling in.
Send them to PO Box 40, Seaford VIC
3198. Inquiries: oppy@audax.org.au
Editorial
Well deserved: Phil shows off
his Life Membership certificate.
A surprised Phil Bellette was presented with Life Membership of the Club at the Alpine
Classic pre-ride dinner on Saturday 25 January, 2004. Phil, or Captain Audax as he is
known to some, has served on various committee positions, both national and within the
Melbourne region, is a tireless volunteer and has dedicated countless hours to all areas of
Audax. Chief Organiser of the Alpine Classic, Phil received the award in front of a crowd
of around 200 people to a deafening applause. Hans Dusink, Club President, presented the
award to a shocked Phil. “I had no idea it was coming” said Bellette afterwards.
Phil and the audience were reminded of his many volunteer activities which he has carried
out for more than ten years, and which have helped bring the club to where it is today. Praise
was also mentioned for his and his teams fine efforts in the organisation of the Alpine
Classic.
As well as organising the Classic, Phil currently arranges distribution of Checkpoint,
checks the Clubs mail, has had a major role in the launch of the new website and has
organised some of the bigger rides on the Audax calendar including the Opperman All Day
Trial and the Salute to Irene Plowman. The Club salutes you Phil - bravo!
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New website arrives!
by Patrick van Dyk
After over a year of planning and development, the new look Audax website was unveiled in
February, 2004. The new site is the result of countless hours of work, not only by the TAFE students
who started it, but by webmaster Sam Blight.
Sam, an Audax member from Adelaide,
spent over 150 hours of his own time
bringing the site to a state that is usable,
since the TAFE students handed over the
draft site in November 2003 to the Club.
Whilst most of the site has had
information
updated,
rather
than
expanded, one of the key benefits of the
new site is the ease in which volunteers can
update the information, particularly ride
reports and news items. These can now
be updated using a simple webform, rather
than having to construct a new page using
the web-programming language HTML.
This results in both a big saving in time for
those updating the site, and removes the
burden on volunteers such as Sam to do all
the work.
Whilst Sam has done 90% of the work in
the final stages to get the site up and running,
he pays tribute to those who assisted. “I
would like to publicly thank those involved
in the redevelopment project: Phil Bellette,
Patrick Van Dyk and the band of TAFE
students Luke Frost, Frank Thomsen, Ivan
Tonios, Sean Lynch, Bryce Whitty, Karen
Hooy, Lee Penglis and their lecturer, Audax
member Daniel Allen. The team worked
tirelessly for over 6 months on this project.
Well done team!”
Above: The home page, with an ever changing photo, clean layout and a logical menu system. The
information can easily be updated by a number of volunteers.
w w w.au da x.o r g.au
Below: The ‘About Audax’ page, typical of the high quality of pages within the new site.
Future developments in the pipeline
include a search facility for the entire
site, as well as a facility for ride organisers
to directly enter ride results, which will
then be sent electronically to the relevant
brevet secretary in the correct format, as
well as being available for publishing in
Checkpoint.
Says Blight, “Keeping the site current is of
utmost importance. If there are members
out there with web development skills and
some spare time, please get in touch, as there
is always plenty to be done.” Sam can be
contacted by email at web@audax.org.au.
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The Riders’ Neck
by Jenny Caldwell
Having just completed the Alpine Classic
with a painful four hours on Mt Buffalo, I
thought it might be a good time to discuss
the riders’ neck.
Neck Skeleton
There are seven vertebrae in the cervical
spine (neck). These small bones are
arranged in a gentle arc with the concavity
facing posteriously.
Neck muscles of particular interest to the
cyclist
When we are standing, sitting or lying,
these muscles should be relaxed. They are,
in the main, held unconsciously tense all the
time. (Check if this is so for you right now).
Is this a factor of lifestyle? I think so, but
it makes for a disaster when we take these
tense structures to the bike.
Bike neck pain will therefore depend on
what quality of neck muscles you begin with
and then consider:
• length of the ride
• degree of difficulty of the ride
• bike set-up
• capacity to change your position on
the bike
• your control over the muscles.
Diagram 1: 1 - Erector spinae: left and right downwards on each side of the boney ‘spikes’ you can
feel if you tip your head forwards. 2 - Levator scapulae: left and right - these run down the neck
and slightly outwards to attach to the inside tip of the shoulder blade. 3 - Upper trapezius: left and
right, these run over the top of the other two, running to the top outer points of the shoulder joints.
All of these muscles are tight if the shoulders are elevated.
Length & Degree of Difficulty of the Ride
This is something you should know
beforehand so preparation and practise
before the ride and good management
during the ride will be your best bet.
Muscle Management
The neck has 3 planes of movement:
• forward –backward
• side to side (ear to shoulder)
• rotation to left and right
Bike Set-up
Visit your bike shop if you are suspicious
you could be over-reaching. You will never
be able to overcome this strain by stretching
or strengthening.
Capacity to change your position on the
bike
Muscles love change. Pressure on,
pressure off, relax, go again. So by moving
your hand position on the bike, from the
centre bars, to the hoods, the drops, getting
out of your saddle, or sitting up, you alter the
tension and therefore the blood flow within
the three muscle groups we are particularly
focussing on and course many others.
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Whilst riding, to be safe, we need to
have that natural posterior area in the
neck accentuated so that we can see the
road ahead. Even with a good bike fit and
changing hand positions, if the ride is hard
enough and long enough, there is a strain on
the neck muscles.
Ask Jenny!
Questions from members are always
welcome and encouraged. Send
them via the Editor, to PO Box 12144,
A’Beckett Street, Melbourne VIC 8006 or
by email to checkpoint@audax.org.au
What to do?
A/. Practice posture
Know your correct neck posture and
apply it all day, every day – in the car, at
your desk, whilst walking and when in the
kitchen – all the time. Relax the shoulders
down so the points of the shoulders are well
away from the ears.
Take the tension out of your shoulders
and put it into your abdominals.
Let the shoulders hang and draw the chin
back into the front neck, via the front throat
muscles. (Refer Diagram 2)
Practise moving between A & B (with
shoulders relaxed). Realise what is required
to maintain B. It should be a controlled,
relaxed posture. Diagram 2(A) shows a
A
A
B
Diagram 2:
(A) Ear well forward of shoulder - incorrect
(B) Ear and shoulder in line - correct
B
Diagram 3:
(A) - incorrect. (B) - correct. Shoulders
down, light grip, neck in less strained position
and abdominals working, grounding you onto
the seat.
position where the 5kg head is unsupported
by muscles and the head is just hanging on
posterior ligaments. Add gravity to this setup and you have a nasty shearing force on
the neck vertebrae.
(iii) Hands on the drops
B/. Range of Movement
(iv) Out of the Saddle
Once you recognise good neck posture
(chin in, shoulders and ear in vertical line,
shoulders down and relaxed) then practice
the three planes of movement: forward/
backward or flexion/extension.
Here is a chance to get the upper body
more vertical (and so less gravitational
load). As “coach” (Peter O’Callaghan) says,
“use it before you have to!”. This applies to
legs as well as the upper body.
Move slowly…head forward, head back.
Emphasize the forward movement as it
lengthens those over-worked rear extension
muscles.
(v) Sitting Up
Rotation left and right
Make sure your position is perfect as in
position B in Diagram 2. Rotate chin into
collar bone, with shoulders down. Work
for a clear 90 degrees both left and right. If
that is not available, practise, always slowly,
until it is. This may take months in this still,
computer driven world we live in.
By leaning on hands through the elbows
you have an opportunity to give a short rest
to the shoulders. Just another option on a
long ride.
At regular intervals, sit up on the bike and
lengthen the muscles:
• Rotate head to the right (keep your left
eye on the road). Hold hand at 90 degrees
for five seconds. Repeat to the left, then
repeat right and left.
• Bend left ear to left shoulder. Hold hard
for five seconds. Repeat for the right then
repeat left and right.
Starting with good upright position as in
Diagram 2(B), take the left ear towards the
left shoulder and then the right ear towards
the right shoulder.
If you really enjoy all things Audax,
then Spain’s the place to go. Not only can
you take part in events organised by the
various Audax clubs around the country,
but after a hard days ride you can rest in
a nice comfortable hotel - Hotel Audax
that is.
The hotel is located on the Spanish
island of Menorca. With 244 rooms
overlooking the sea, it can accommodate
many sleepy randonneurs and has
everything the average Audax rider
would want after a long day in the
saddle... bathroom, satellite TV, minibar,
telephone, safe, hair dryer, and a balcony
opening on to panoramic coastal views.
For those riders who need total
relaxation, Hotel Audax also has five
suites with a Jacuzzi. The snack bar, La
Colina, is one of the best places in the
hotel, and a perfect spot for a checkpoint.
Your support crew can wait here and keep
themselves occupied until you arrive.
It is very difficult to control cramping
muscles – legs and shoulders, so rotate
the load from the beginning of your ride
by changing hand and body positions. Of
course hydration , food, fitness and weather
also factor.
Just like Audax riding, the Hotel
Audax boasts that “eating in the Audax
is a full time pleasure”. In addition to La
Colina café you can enjoy “Don Pepe”,
the terrace grill. In the evening, when
riders have surplus energy, there’s live
music with bands and singers. Hotel
Audax also advises “a spectacular buffet
offers more sober, traditional fare ideal
for more intimate dinners.” Of course
intimate dinners are just what the typical
Audax rider wants after 20 hours in the
saddle.
A good strong massage after a hard long
ride is well earned. It will remove a lot of
metabolic carnage leaving you in a cleaner
position to bash yourself up next time!
For those who just want to pedal the
night away, there’s a large fitness area
with exercise bicycles, among other
fitness equipment.
Don’t forget, keep your shoulders down!
Long Climbs
Side to Side (or lateral flexion)
Living it
up...
C/. Muscle Management on the Bike
(i)Centre bars
Place your hands on the centre bars.
Drop your shoulders and ensure only a light
grip. Check how you are going from time to
time by flapping your elbows. Ensure your
front throat muscles are engaged.
(ii) Hands on the hoods
This is often a position where you see
shoulders hunched near ears. Remember
to practice. Just as you drink frequently,
remember to flap the elbows as a test and
reminder.
Jenny Caldwell is a Melbourne based
physiotherapist, cyclist, and Audax member.
You can contact Jenny via the Editor at PO Box
12144, A’Beckett Street, Melbourne VIC 8006 or
by email at checkpoint@audax.org.au.
At up to $400 per night, including
breakfast and a control stamp for your
brevet card, don’t stay off your bike too
long.
You can find Hotel Audax at Cala
Galdana, 07750 Ciutadella de Menorca,
Menorca, Spain.
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Rider Profile:
Graeme Wilkinson
From your friends in Melbourne
We first met Graeme at PBP 1999. A group of us were
doing our best to look calm, relaxed, fit and ready for
fun in the hours leading up to the 10:00pm departure.
We were stuffing in pasta and caffeine in St Quentin en
Yvelines when an Australian PBP ensemble walked past.
Now most people wait until after the event to swap jerseys,
but none of us had ever seen this bloke and so yelled out
to find out where he got the jersey. Well, like most of us,
he’d ordered it after completing his qualifying rides!
Graeme lives in Hamilton, and as you’ll read in the
surrounding articles, has an amazing history. He’d done
most of his PBP qualifying rides in Adelaide, had done all
of his training by himself, and had prepared for the event
by reading the stuff that people submitted to Checkpoint
and to the PBP information package (now there’s a scary
thought). He didn’t know a single Australian rider going
Not only did Graeme win the coveted Hamilton Sportsman of the Year award, he dominated the news and sports sections of his local newspaper, the
Hamilton Spectator, over two weeks in November. Bravo Graeme! All newspaper clippings and photos courtesy Hamilton Spectator.
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to PBP, and had spent the last few days in France just
finding his bearings and wondering what people were
saying!
Unfortunately in 1999 Graeme’s ride didn’t go quite to
plan (I know the feeling!). He came to grief in a pileup,
with a broken collarbone forcing him out of the event.
The thing that, for me, was remarkable, was that from the
time Graeme made it back to St Quentin en Yvelines after
his accident, he stood at the roundabout leading into the
stadium and cheered the Australian cyclists in, one after
the other until les lanterns rouges arrived on the 90th hour.
He didn’t know any of us. None of us had ever pulled him
through a ride or spent long cold night hours talking with
him in the middle of nowhere, and most of us probably
didn’t even notice him, but I did and was amazed at this
generosity of spirit. I don’t think any of us got to thank
him, and as happens, we scattered the next morning and
didn’t see him again.
I’ve thought intermittently about this event since 1999
and so it was fantastic to see Graeme fronting up in
Geelong earlier this year to prepare for another qualifying
series. This time he did all of his rides in Melbourne,
made some new friends and has a great story to tell of his
2003 PBP and trip to Europe.
Well done, Graeme. Hamilton couldn’t have a more
deserving Sportsperson of the Year.
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Meeting the Challenge the second time
by Libby Haynes
In 2002, with five years of recreational riding experience and new to Audax, I took the challenge
to ride the 100km Alpine Classic. It turned out to be the hardest ride I had ever done, but the
elation on completing the course within the given time was immense. Whilst utterly exhausted
and vowing never to do it again, I had learnt a lot about myself and the whole experience.
Memory is an amazing thing. Two
years down the track with the pain of the
ride a distant blur, it caught me at a weak
moment and I decided to have another
try at the 100km. The course change
promised a challenge of its own - Audax
rides are definitely for the serious rider
and this was no exception.
With an extra 10,000km in the saddle,
plenty of 100’s and a few 200km rides,
I felt I could tackle this ride in a better
physical and psychological state. The
following points are my observations
about the ride and how I tackled it this
year. What emerged as the most positive
aspect was my complete enjoyment of the
ride and once again, feeling very proud
of myself to finish within time.
Preparation
I cycle year round in the South
Gippsland area of Victoria which affords
ample opportunity for climbing. Riding
on a good bike, and with blokes, are
added bonuses. A few hard Audax rides
throughout the year build fitness as well
as regular training rides several times a
week. Off the bike, beach walking each
day when possible - approximately
15km per week. I think riding as often
as possible, just to keep the legs turning,
is the best preparation. I am sure I could
have done more.
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Libby Haynes: Keen to inspire other riders to take up the challenge of Audax riding.
Riding at my own pace
easy climbing and I found myself stopping
numerous times on the ascent of Buffalo
trying to regroup and overcome fatigue,
and to keep my mind focused on the track
ahead.
In 2002 I was caught up in the rush
and enthusiasm at the start of the ride
and being inexperienced tried early
to keep with the main bunch - BIG
MISTAKE. Tired legs do not make for
This year I rode at a comfortable pace and
felt more than ready to tackle the ascent. My
stops, apart from checkpoints, included the
water stop at 47km, another, 2km short of
Dingo Dell (hunger flat), and another after
descending to stretch the legs.
I had left my bike computer at home.
Initially, I was annoyed - I would not know
my average speed and other statistics. It
turned out to be a bonus, as I was not
checking the speed and distance travelled.
This can be a negative when the climb
seems to be never ending.
The descent usually causes me some
anxiety, especially with oncoming traffic.
This year was uneventful with little traffic.
The brakes had a good workout. Both
Alpine rides were completed on the same
bike and I was amazed to finish twenty
minutes faster than 2002.
Refuelling
I still have not got this right. How much
water/food is enough? I drank six bidons of
water with half strength Gatorade, but it was
not enough, as I developed a slight headache
on the ascent. Refilling and drinking a bidon
of fluid at the water stop alleviated the
problem. For the first time I experienced a
hunger flat even though I thought I had eaten
enough at Bright. The powerbar filled the
gap till Dingo Dell, where I made sure I ate
enough to comfortably continue the ride.
Checkpoints
This was my downfall in 2002 - I wasted
too much time at checkpoints and this
put pressure on the clock. I put this down
to lack of experience. The more Audax
rides I undertook, the better organised at
checkpoints I became. I spent 7 minutes
at Bright and 11 minutes at Dingo Dell.
Eliminating multiple stops on the ascent of
Buffalo saved more time.
• taking time to enjoy the superb scenery
• seeing so many riders of all ages and
abilities achieving their goals
• encouragement and support from all the
volunteers.
Weather
Congratulations to Phil Bellette and
his team of volunteers who put countless
hours over many months to ensure the ride
occurs each year. Your efforts are greatly
appreciated.
2002 was a hot day for the Alpine and
no doubt added to my fatigue and overall
exhaustion at the finish. It was much kinder
in 2004, the reflected heat from the road
and rock face was apparent on the descent,
but it did not affect my ride. I did feel for the
200km riders who had already completed
the gruelling 130km to Falls Creek before
tackling Mt Buffalo.
Recovery
I finished the ride feeling tired, but
elated. There were no physical problems,
and by Tuesday I was back to normal. Yes,
I did have a snooze after a welcome shower
and it was great!
Highlights
As a 56 year old grandmother, I write
this in the hope of inspiring other riders,
especially women, to take the challenge of
Audax riding. New and exciting challenges
await. There is a wealth of information to
be learnt from experienced riders and new
friends to be made.
My next challenge is to train and
hopefully enter the Opperman All Day
Trial in November. Perhaps some like
minded women riders will join me to make
a team.
• finishing within time and feeling good
The First Alpine
Attention
Ride Organisers & Regional
Brevet Secretaries
Tony Bolduan, participant in the first Alpine Classic, shares
some history on the event.
The first Alpine Classic was held back
in 1986, and was unsupported. It was
run, loosely, by Peter Annear. The Audax
calendar for that year was organised one
evening between Peter and myself. He
thought we ought to run a grimpeur event.
In those days, we would run about eleven
events per year, mostly on full moons.
I suggested the Alpine route, and we
picked that weekend because, back then,
a lot of randonneurs were carless and
would need time to ride there. We also
thought no-one, except us, would come to
the event. The original route went straight
from the Tawonga Gap road to Mt Beauty,
both ways, so the original course didn’t
quite measure 200km. We knew this,
and chose to ignore the fact. There were
so many rides that went over distance. For
example, the first 1000km ride the club
organised went from Geelong to Mildura
and back, around 1160km.
Peter was the first finisher in under ten
hours. He rode some or all of the event
wearing speedo’s. Doug Reynolds was
probably last. He had a 9am start, and
wanted us to buy some Guinness for him if
he didn’t finish before the pub shut. Cathy
Edmonds rode her first ride over 40km to
do the 120km (wearing Dunlop Volleys).
There was one minor accident on the gravel,
with a rider going down on a hairpin. He
was only doing about 10km/h at the time.
The participants were David Baker, John
Pearson, Doug Robertson, David Gibson,
Tony Bolduan and Peter Annear.
grimpeur - a hill climbing event
In addition to reporting ride
results of 200km and above to your
regional brevet secretary or to the
International Brevet Secretary, you
may, if you wish, also report the
results to the Checkpoint Brevet
Editor, Stephen George.
If you decide to do this, then results
for your ride will be published in the
Brevet section in Checkpoint, along
with the 50-199km distance events
that are already being published.
Note that this is optional, and it is
stressed that you must still report
in the regular way, as per current
requirements, in order to have the
brevets ratified by Audax Club
Parisien.
Rides conducted since 1 March
2004 will be accepted. Results can
be sent by email (only) to Stephen at
checkpoint@audax.org.au.
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High Hills on a Low Trike
by Peter Weiss
The Audax Alpine Classic - a name to make grown men shudder and little boys cry. The Audax
Alpine Classic - a ride put on by sadists to give masochists a hard time. The Audax Alpine Classic
- a challenge I had to accept. Since a challenge is, by my definition, a bar set high enough to be
uncertain of attainment but low enough to be just about possible, that meant for me the 200km
event.
Phil Bellette has marvellously organised a
ride for 1200 riders in such a way that there
is no registration at the start of the event.
Just throw the card into the bin at the start.
(Not like PBP where you have to register the
day before as well as just before the start.)
Well done Phil.
Sunday dawned clear and cool enough for
me to wear leg-warmers, arm-warmers and
winter gloves. OK, I admit I prefer to be too
warm than too cold.
At 6:20am the ride started gently enough
heading out towards Mt Hotham. Wearing
white identification labels, were what
seemed like hundreds of road bikes, two
recumbent bikes and one low recumbent
trike - mine, an MR UltraSwift. By “low”
I mean my bottom is about 150 mm above
the road surface. By the turnoff to Falls
Creek (6km) I had warmed up nicely. From
the turnoff the road rose gradually, and my
speed dropped correspondingly. At about
7:20am, bikes wearing pink labels started
overtaking. Goodness gracious, these are
the riders who started at 6:40am. Let me
see, they covered in 40 minutes the distance
I covered in an hour, that means they will
do . . . while I’ll take . . . no, better not to
think about it, that way lies madness. I’ll just
do my ride.
Carolyn, who was riding a road bike at the
same 9km/h that I was doing, assured me
that our pace was adequate and we would
make the distance in the time. She had
done the ride before, so I took her word for
it and twiddled on in my lowest gear. After
what seemed a fairly short time, but was in
fact another 16km, the road took a sudden
sharp right turn and plunged downhill.
Wow, trike country. Just lean hard into the
corners and go.
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Weiss, happily training in France last year for the 2004 Alpine Classic.
The thing about a trike is you can’t lean it
like a bike. But if you just sit straight and steer,
centrifugal force will try to tip the trike over,
or at least raise the inside wheel. I am old and
chicken and prefer not to ride my trike on
two wheels. (In France, Robert Reid-Smith
took corners on two of his three wheels, but
he is braver than I.) So the go is to lean into
the curve like mad and hope the trike won’t
get thrown out of the curve. It makes for a
dramatic riding style. It also seems to make
for speed; I had fun shouting out “passing” to
roadies and then doing just that.
After some minutes of this, I realised that
it must be the infamous Tawonga Gap. Well
that’s all right, not too bad at all. Little did
I know.
At Mt Beauty, Phil had laid on a
refreshment break, not obligatory but most
welcome. Sunny and warm, by now I’m not
wearing gloves or arm-warmers. Water,
bananas and a power bar. Refill, toilet stop
and back on the trike. We’re not here to
admire the view. Yes sure the lake looked
lovely, the sky was blue, the trees were green,
but we are Audax riders. Rides are grim;
rides are earnest; we’re not here to enjoy
ourselves. So we pedalled on.
By now I’m being overtaken by bikes
sporting the yellow stickers of the 130km
riders who started at 7am. Ah, I say to
myself uncharitably, yes you’re faster than
me, but you’re stopping at 130, while I’m
going the whole distance. I know it’s not fair,
we all do what we do for our own reasons,
but I felt I needed some consolation for
riding slowly.
The view climbing up to Falls Creek
was interesting. (On a recumbent you get
to look at the scenery without craning
your neck.) Although there were plenty of
green trees, you could see where the fires
had burnt through 12 months earlier, and
could imagine what it must have looked like
before the fires.
At the Falls Creek checkpoint, stop long
enough to drop in the throw and go card,
record my time, toilet, fill bidons, talk to my
daughter who did the 200 on her road bike,
look at my watch and wonder how did that
possibly take 20 minutes. Einstein’s theory
of relativity applies to randonneurs. It says
that time speeds up at controls.
The air at Falls Creek at 11am is cool, so
back on with the arm-warmers and zip up
the jersey. Then off. Look ma, no pedalling!
Just 15km of sweeping bends, the road steep
enough to get up a good speed (in my case
average of 55 maxing out at 65km/h) but not
so steep as to require frequent braking. Lean
acrobatically into the corners, straighten up,
lean the other way, there’s a cyclist in front of
me slowing me down, scream “passing” and
do so, cackling maniacally as we trikers tend
to do on long fast descents.
The climb up to Tawonga Gap brought
me down to earth with a jolt. Not only was
it slow on my trike, it was long and grinding.
Somehow Phil had moved the Gap toward
Bright, so that the climb up was further than
the flight down. How did you do that Phil?
From the top of Tawonga Gap to the
main highway was pleasant, downhill, not
particularly exciting, but a nice easy ride.
The last 6km to Bright was an ever so gentle
descent, easy to keep up a decent speed,
and I arrived at the 130km checkpoint at
1:40pm. As the checkpoint closed at 3pm I
thought I could maybe complete the ride in
time. According to a sign at the checkpoint,
the temperature in Bright was then 29 and
humidity a low 19%. So I breathed a deep
sigh of relief that at least I would not be
battling torrid heat and high humidity.
After another break of 20 minutes I
grabbed a salad roll, which was on offer,
mounted my steed and rode off munching
my roll. After eight easy kilometres the
road started up to Mt Buffalo. A miserable
slow grind. Somewhere in the next 20km
my body decided it had had enough and
would go to sleep. I had trouble keeping my
eyes open. I tried stopping and resting for a
bit; it didn’t help. I rode a bit more, rested
again; it still didn’t help. I dismounted and
squatted like a garden gnome at the side of
the road with my eyes shut. That helped a
bit; I remounted and rode on.
Some kilometres further there was the
welcome water stop. Peter Horsley sprayed
salt water over my face. He may think he
was spraying fresh water, but what dribbled
into my mouth was salty. Surely I hadn’t
been sweating so? At his suggestion I lay
down and shut my eyes for a few minutes
more. But only for a few minutes, for I’m
getting nervous. Time is moving and I am
not.
What’s happening to my
legs? They won’t work!
So, with 12km to go to the top I set out.
Time to break out the emergency rations.
First, the tube of sweetened condensed
milk. Jab the end into my mouth, give a big
squeeze and gobble the goo. Then a fistful
of lollies - jelly beans followed by dextrose
tablets. Stuff them into my face, feel the
surge of energy and think I’ll do that again
in half an hour if necessary.
The view here was even more interesting
than Falls Creek in a sombre way. Looking
down into the valley on the right as we
climbed I could see the remains of what
had been trees - bare and barren brown
tree-trunks. The fire had been through
here too, and unlike the hills near Falls
Creek, here I could see no signs of regrowth.
What’s happening to my legs? They
won’t work! So the last desperate method I stopped every 1,000 metres, (truly, I rode
with one eye on the road and one eye on my
computer, just hanging in there till the next
kilometre ticked over). It was a matter of
stopping, keeping the brakes on, and then
moving when my body (be still my beating
heart) told me it was ready to move on.
Seven kilometres of that, followed by three
of more or less downhill, and then the final
2km climb. But by then I could smell the
end of the climbing, and I managed it in
one go. Dingo Dell. Hallelujah!
By now my stomach was in revolt. No
more food. No more drink. I forced down
a cup of water and left.
Pride goeth before a fall. The descent
from Falls Creek had made me overconfident about my cornering ability. Hey,
I’m good, I can do PBP, I can do the Alpine
Classic, I can leap tall buildings in a single
bound, I can do anything. Well, not quite.
In the first steep bit coming down from
Dingo Dell I took a corner too fast, went
straight across the road into the path of a
climbing cyclist - scared the bejabbers out of
him. The trike ran into a ditch and rolled,
buckling the right wheel rather badly, but
not so badly as to prevent me remounting
and finishing the ride. I was quite unhurt. If
the corner had been the other way I would
have gone over the edge. Sobering thought.
The 21km run down Mt Buffalo was in
a way something of an anti-climax even
though I was looking worriedly at my
buckled wheel doing a crazy jig reaching
speeds over 60km/h. But by then I knew
that just about all the climbing was behind
me, there was ample time left, just enjoy
the ride and the final few kilometres along
the main highway to the control to finish at
7:10pm.
Quite unfairly, I’ve not mentioned the
superb organisation of the whole event,
the ample roadside signage, the provision
of food and water, the vast numbers of
ever-so-friendly and helpful volunteers
at checkpoints and water points, and
the reassuring presence of the motorcycle patrol. All of these enabled us to
concentrate on just doing the ride, without
having to worry about all the housekeeping.
To all the organisers and volunteers I say
“thank you and well done”.
Footnote
Approximate altitudes: Bright - 300m,
Tawonga Gap - 800m, Mt Beauty - 300m
Falls Creek - 1,500m Dingo Dell - 1,400m.
Contributions for next Checkpoint close on
28 May 2004
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Audax Alpine Classic 2004
Photos by Patrick van Dyk
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Audax Alpine Classic 2004
Photos by Patrick van Dyk
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The Classic
John Clarke (aka Allan O’Neil) takes a look at the 200km Alpine Classic.
Alpine Classic
Rider
Snapshot
Strangely, my memories of the Alpine Classic already seem
to have been erased, but as I unpacked my putrid cycling
gear back in Melbourne I found the following transcript of an
interview between John Clarke and Brian Dawe.
BD: So tell me how you enjoyed this
year’s Alpine Classic, John.
JC: Which I achieved very comfortably
thank you very much.
JC: Great descents, Brian, always love
those descents on the Alpine. I did better
than ever on the descents this year. Took
some of those corners just beautifully.
BD: But I have the certificate here in front
of me saying 9 hours 52 minutes!
BD: But it’s not really about the descents
is it? Isn’t the whole point of the thing to do
well on the climbs?
JC: Well that just shows you’ve got the
wrong end of the stick as usual Brian. You
should get out of your ivory tower and talk to
some real cyclists. That climbing stuff is just
a distraction. The sooner they organise lifts
like the skiers have, the better. That’s the
way to really popularise the ride I reckon,
especially in this hot weather. Difficult to
descend well with all that sweat running into
your eyes.
JC: Another Audax stuff-up. Look here at
this computer: “Riding Time 8:53”. Is that
under 9 hours or is it under 9 hours? Almost
as bad as them getting lost on Buffalo and
taking the wrong road for the Chalet. Did
you know the idiots confused Dingo Dell
and the Chalet! Anyone could have told’em
what a chalet looks like and it’s not some
bloody carpark out the back of nowhere near
a forlorn looking ski lift. Added on at least 15
minutes! They couldn’t organise themselves
out of a paper bag. Fortunately as you see, I
still broke 9 hours.
BD: But that’s riding time. Alpine Classic
times are always elapsed times.
BD: All the same, tell us how you went on
the climbs.
JC: Yes, elapsed riding time, 8 hours 53.
Are you deaf or just stupid?
JC: Can’t say I noticed mate, I was just
thinking about the next descent. They’re
all so different you see, a ‘bomb’ run down
the back of Tawonga, sweeping curves on
Falls, fast and twisty over Tawonga again, a
bit of everything on Buffalo. Too much to
think about there to worry about the bloody
climbs.
BD: No, elapsed time is the total time
from start to finish and it says here that you
started at 6:20 am and finished at 4:12 pm
which is 9 hours 52 minutes.
BD: But I did hear that you were putting
in some training on climbs this year,
Arthur’s seat repeats, Donna Buang?
JC: Rumour and innuendo; never train
for the climbs, doesn’t help your descending
one bit mate - a bloke might lose weight and
slow down on the descents.
BD: And you were publicly quoted as
stating that you were going for sub-9 hours
this year.
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JC: Geez you’re a bit obsessed by this
time business aren’t you? Do you work
in the public service or something? The
idea is to have fun mate, especially on
the descents. Did I tell you about those
descents? They’re ...
BD: I’m sorry Allan we’ll have to leave it
there.
Disclaimer: Allan O’Neil wishes to state that he
found the organisation of the 2004 Alpine Classic
as impeccable as ever, that he congratulates
Audax Australia on another highly successful
event, and that he completely dissociates himself
from any implications to the contrary that might
be drawn from the remarks of a ‘Mr John Clarke’
Name: Ken Bushnell
Age: Fifty-five
Occupation: Property Maintenance Officer
Place of residence? near Hobart, Tasmania
Was this your first Alpine Classic? Yes
What distance did you enter? 200km
How did you get to Bright? Car to
Devonport, then ferry to Melbourne.
What made you decide to tackle the AAC?
The challenge, plus the large number of
riders.
Tell us about your training?
I ride five or six days per week, all year
round, wet or dry. My average weekly
distance is about 140km. I did a few longer
rides of 150km in the four weeks leading up
to the Classic. Where I live there are lots
of steep hills, but none with the distances I
experienced in the Alpine Classic.
So how did you go on the ride?
I found I had very sore shoulder muscles
at the 110km point and decided to finish at
130km, which I did in what I felt was a good
time.
Did you enjoy the ride and the atmosphere?
It was great to see so many bikes cruising
around Bright before and during the event,
and the barbeque and the music in the park
after the event were fantastic.
Will you come back next year?
I hope to be back next year to do the
200km distance, now that I have better
knowledge of the course.
Any other comments?
Many thanks to all the organisers and
volunteers, for a very well run event.
How to place in the ‘Top Five’
at the Alpine
Wh
Who better to give you advice on achieving a ‘Top Five’ position in the Alpine Classic than someone
who rode the first event, held in 1986? Tony Bolduan was one of six riders that year and has twice
achieved Top Five results. In fact he considers himself an expert at it. He kindly shares his methods
with readers...
Method 1
Hire a personal trainer, dietician and
sports psychologist. Buy a $10,000 bike.
Train a lot. Ride like crazy. This still does
not guarantee success for all, so go to the
talent shop and buy some talent, then off
to the fountain of youth and wind the clock
back ten to thirty years, as required. This
is a bit tricky because I haven’t found the
talent shop and the fountain of youth is also
proving elusive.
Method 2
Audax is not about how fast you finish,
but enduring. So the ‘Top Five’ goes to the
people who finish last. The real danger of
this method is that in your efforts to finish
last you may miss the cut off time, and not
finish at all.
Method 3
Change the parameters, so that the ‘Top
Five’ means the five riders who finish nearest
to the mean or median time, or in fact any
other obscure statistical function. The
drawback here is that you don’t know what
time to aim for, and because the times aren’t
published, you can’t work it out anyway.
Method 4
Define the ‘Top Five’ times as your time
and the two riders either side of you. This
doesn’t really carry much weight.
Method 5
Have someone spike the water at Falls
Creek, so that no one else finishes. Not
really sporting and unless you are American
- probably should not be considered.
Method 6
Volunteer! Do the ride the day before
and qualify on any of Methods 1, 2, 3 or 4
without having to resort to Method 5. The
advantages are:
Awaiting the start in 2004: riders discuss which Method they will use to finish in the ‘Top Five’
• Quiet roads (I saw about five other cyclists
and a few cars).
• No queues at checkpoints. (No
checkpoints really. I rode to the top of the
hill at Falls Creek, because I wasn’t sure
where to turn around.)
• You can leave Bright whenever you
want. (Sunrise from Tawonga Gap was
spectacular.)
• When the kookaburras laugh at the
bottom of Tawonga Gap, the first time,
you can be sure they’re laughing at you.
• No one sees you when you’re gasping over
the handlebars on the side of the road
with 2km to go up Mount Buffalo.
• You get your travel and accommodation
expenses paid for.
• You can really feel empathy for the riders
the next day, especially at the Buffalo
checkpoint, or Mr Horsley’s excellent
water stop.
• I could do with a little bit of company next
year.
Note 1
Only the 200 km option should be
considered. Those other distances are just a
foretaste of the real thing.
Note 2
The other time I was in the Top Five was
the first run Audax Alpine Classic when
there were only six of us. I was neither first
nor last, and neither know nor care where
I was in between but it has to satisfy any of
Methods 1 to 4.
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No. of Finishers
Photos by Gordon MacMillan
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Elapsed Time
8h30-8h59
8h00-8h29
7h30-7h59
7h00-7h29
6h30-6h59
6h00-6h29
5h30-5h59
5h00-5h29
4h30-4h59
0
7h00-7h29
6h30-6h59
6h00-6h29
5h30-5h59
5h00-5h29
4h30-4h59
4h00-4h29
7h00-7h29
6h30-6h59
6h00-6h29
5h30-5h59
5h00-5h29
4h30-4h59
4h00-4h29
3h30-3h59
0
4h00-4h29
No. of Finishers
No. of Finishers
Alpine Classic
Statistics calculated by Bob Bednarz.
Audax Alpine Classic - 85km
18
16
14
12
10
8
Male
Fem
6
4
2
Elapsed Time
35
30
25
20
15
Mal
Fem
10
5
Elapsed Time
Mal
Fem
Statistics
360 km
+
24 hours
Graphical interpretation by Lynda van Dyk.
3-5 bicycles
per team
Audax Alpine Classic - 200km (Males)
70
No. of Finishers
60
50
40
Experience
the thrill.
30
20
13h30-13h59
13h00-13h29
12h30-12h59
12h00-12h29
11h30-11h59
11h00-11h29
10h30-10h59
10h00-10h29
9h30-9h59
9h00-9h29
8h30-8h59
8h00-8h29
7h00-7h29
0
7h30-7h59
10
Elapsed Time
Challenge yourself
for a day and a night.
Audax Alpine Classic - 200km (Females)
Opperman
10
All
8
Day
Trial
6
4
Adelaide (SA) • Dapto (NSW)
Ipswich (QLD) • Perth (WA)
Rochester (VIC)
13h00-13h29
12h00-12h59
11h00-11h59
10h00-10h59
9h00-9h59
0
8h00-8h59
2
7h00-7h59
No. of Finishers
12
Audax Alpine Classic
Rider Origin
Elapsed Time
State
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Overseas
Total
Percentage
5.5%
18.0%
0.1%
1.3%
2.5%
0.5%
71.6%
0.3%
0.2%
100.0%
6-7 November 2004
(03) 9786 9807
oppy@audax.org.au
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The Raid Alpine
by Ken Dupuy
The Raid Alpine is a 740km crossing of the French Alps from Thon-Les-Bains, on Lake Geneva, to
Antibes on the Mediterranean coast, which must be completed within seven days. Where do I start
when writing about this epic challenge? The heat, the climbing or the tired legs?
Probably the place to start for me is at
Victoria train station, London. I had to
catch the coach to commence my holiday
from the station. The day I left for London
I had to firstly take my wife to Heathrow
airport to catch her return flight to Perth,
with a departure time of 1:20pm. I
underestimated the train and tube journey
times and with a delay on the train things
were running tight. I actually arrived at
Victoria at 12:50pm for a 1pm pickup. I
dashed out of the tube station to find no
coach, and worse, no guys with these large
funny looking bags resembling body bags.
My heart stopped, thinking that I had
missed the coach. I was also mildly angry
that they had not waited till 1pm to depart.
I knew the location of the pickup point as
I had recently done the Raid Pyreneen
and the coach had been 20 minutes late.
Resolved to my fate, I trudged down towards
the rear of the station. Just before I got
there, one of my fellow riders, Brian, came
around the corner with Jonathan Baxter
our tour guide. Phew! I was so glad to see
them I almost kissed Brian. The coach had
arrived early and had to park at the rear of
the station to load up. I had just made it. It
was not the ideal start but I was there.
a long hot ride in the coach and then we
arrived in Paris late that night.
August 2, 2003
We started at about 8am for Thon-LesBains, on the shores of Lake Geneva. The
scenery as we approached the Alps on the
autoroute was fabulous and the mountains
looked so high. “We have to climb these”,
I thought, and wondered what we had let
ourselves in for. Time would tell.
We arrived at the hotel at about 6pm
and unloaded the bikes to commence the
assembly. I found that my rear wheel had a
broken spoke from being on the bottom of
the pile in the trailer. Luckily enough Brian
had a spare spoke, not the correct length
but enough thread to pull the rim tight and
true.
Audax training was definitely needed
here, as the route directions were not that
clear. Brian grumbled that this was not going
to be a good week. We said to him that map
reading and route directions would be the
least of our problems as the ride progresses.
I kind of wished the first day might be easy
to ride…pigs might fly too.
August 3
There were 38 riders mostly from the
UK. Myself, Brian Hawes and Graham
Thornton were the three Aussies, all from
the Audax Perth region. So off we went,
Graham Thornton, Ken Dupuy & Brian Hawes
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We left and rode uphill immediately
from an altitude of 426m to the Col des
Moises (altitude 1118m), over 17km. Then
on to the Col de la Ramaz for a food stop,
getting hotter and lots of old sports cars on
the road as there was a car rally in the area.
We descended to the town of Taninges,
which was the base for the car rally. At
the bottom, Brian tells us his bike headset
keeps coming loose, scary stuff on the
descent. Fortunately, Baxters have a spare
bike on the tour, a Cannondale Cadd 7 with
Shimano Ultegra triple chain ring. Now
he has the triple there will be no stopping
him. So we press on to Sallanches for a well
earned rest at McDonald’s before the climb
to Megeve. Once at Megeve it is only a small
Col D’Izoard, a dizzying 2360m high
climb to Notre Dame de Bellecombe. We
arrive at about 5pm - a very hard hot first
day, 119km into the route.
August 4
We leave Notre Dame de Bellecombe
in fine conditions for the ski station of Val
d’Isere, climbing straight away to the Col
des Saisies then on to the Col du Pre, Col du
Cormet de Roseland and finally the climb
to Val d’Isere. By 11am it is very hot and I
really struggle on the Col du Pre as it climbs
743m in only 5km.
The descent into Bourg St Maurice was
like standing in front of an open fan-forced
oven. In reality, it was around 40˚C.
The long climb to Val d’Isere was
around 31km, from 840m to 1840m. With
about 7km to go, I bonked big time and
had to stop at the dam near the town of
Tignes. Here I rested in the shade of the
dam viewing platform, took some glucose
tablets and drank what was left of my
water.
I admired the beauty of the scenery and
thought I had 7km to go. After 1km, the
road flattened and then dropped slightly,
to my relief. For the rest of the way, I was
buggered. Another 107km travelled.
crossing into Italy. We arrived at Susa at
around 3pm and then it was off to the local
bike shop to try and find spare parts for
Brian’s bike, although by now he was in love
with this Cannondale. Only 85km travelled
today.
August 5
We left Val d’Isere for the Italian town
of Susa and went uphill straight away. It
was 16km to the top of the mighty Col
de L’Iseran at 2764m. It was cool in the
morning, making way for a wonderful climb
up the valley with magnificent views back to
Val d’Isere. We arrived at the top around
10am.
Only the Col du Mont Cenis was left to
climb today, so we thought it would be a
short day in the saddle. We descended from
2764m to the town of Lanslevillard, which
was at 1479m - a 32km descent. Had a
lunch of steak and chips, washed down with
Perrier. Brian is getting to like his triple
chain ring and is really flying now.
By the time we started the climb to the
Col du Mont Cenis, it was very hot again,
around 35˚C. Around 9km from the top,
the bitumen was melting and it felt like
pedalling through sand. Everybody was
suffering in the heat but at the top was a
wonderful café with refreshments. The last
climb of the day was done and only a 30km
descent from 2081m to Susa at 503m was
left.
At the top there were magnificent views of
Lake du Mont Cenis before the old border
Looking down into Val D’Isere, atop Col de
L’Iseran at 2764m. Perfect cycling scenery.
August 6
There was an optional route for the
first part of today’s stage. One option was
to leave Susa and climb through Italy to
Sestriere, which was unsupported as the
road was not suitable for vehicles. The other
option was a long drag up the valley to the
Col de Montengevre. Two of our intrepid
bunch decided to ride via Sestriere, the
rest of us took the easy route…little did we
realise what was ahead!
It was back into France today to Vars Ste
Marie. It was again hot with a long drag up
the valley into a head wind. We climbed to
the Col de Montengevre, the border crossing
at 1850m, which was very hard going.
Next was the climb to Col d L’Izoard at
2360m. Once up the valley a bit it cooled
down and made for pleasant climbing, but
the climb was quite long at 22km from
Briancon. There was wonderful scenery all
the way to the top. It was quite cool there
and rain clouds appeared from nowhere.
Brian and Graham arrived before me
and were getting ready to leave, due to the
cool air, when I arrived. I had forgotten my
jacket today, as it had been so hot. Instead,
I went into the souvenir shop to get a couple
of sheets of newspaper to put down the front
of my jersey for the descent. Even with rain
coming I still had to stop and take some
photos on the way down. I just made it to
the town of Guillestre before the heavens
opened up. I spent about half an hour in
the tourism centre before it eased enough to
make my way into the main town.
As I was now on my own I decided to have
a meal before climbing the 12km to Vars Ste
Marie, hoping the drizzle would stop by the
time I left one-and-a-half hours later. As
I was leaving, three riders came through
town, two of which had gone via Sestriere,
and I joined them for the last leg of today’s
stage. I almost made it without getting wet.
I got to within 2km before the rain came
back accompanied by a big drop in the
temperature. It was another long day due to
the stops in town to miss the rain. Another
156km travelled.
August 7
The day started with the climb of the
The three Aussies. From left to right: Ken, Brian
& Graham, atop Col de L’Iseran.
second half of the Col de Vars - 7km
and 500m in elevation just to get the legs
warmed up. The rain had disappeared, but
it was nice and cool early in the morning.
On the descent the road became quite
rough and bumpy and in trying to find a
better line my bike started to speed wobble
at 60km/h. I think my weight was wrong
with all the bouncing around as it started
instantaneously. I have had it before but
it gradually comes on and there is time to
correct it before it gets worse. It was very
frightening - all I could do was feather the
brakes and hang on. It took about 400m
to get it under control. (If any readers
can share similar experiences or explain
why this occurs I would be interested in
comments/theories to avoid going through
it again).
The hazards were not over yet as at the
bottom we had to go through a tunnel about
400m long. As with most tunnels in the
Alps, there are no lights or road markings
and there is usually water running down the
walls. Earlier in the week one of the other
riders had gone over the handlebars in a
tunnel by getting too close to the sidewall.
Luckily, he was not seriously injured.
As I entered the tunnel so did a couple
of cars from the other end. Once inside,
it’s impossible to see the road, and one
can only hope there are no pot holes. The
sidewalls are also next to impossible to see,
so the best thing is to line yourself up with
the exit light coming from the other end. I
slowed right down and everything was going
fine until the rear car decided to overtake
in the tunnel without its lights on! “Where
am I going to go, can he see me?” I asked
myself. The problem was solved as he hit
his lights and pulled over once clear of the
other car. At the bottom of the descent we
regrouped into a bunch of 12 riders and
everybody agreed tunnels without lights
were dangerous.
After a morning tea stop in the town of
Jausier, for some delightful quiche at the
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Today we headed to the perfume town of
Grasse, the longest stage so far at 170km.
There was still a fair bit of climbing to do.
We were now leaving the high Alps behind
as we approached the Mediterranean, and
with it much hotter weather than the last
couple of days. We descended down a
nasty little climb of the previous day and
continued descending to Saint-Sauveur sur
Tinee at 497m. We commenced the hardest
climb of the day, the Col de la Couillole,
1678m over 17km. It was very hot now, as
we wound our way up to the top with lovely
views back down the valley. It was also hot in
the Gorge de Cians as we made our way to
Puget-Theniers, elevation 410m, for lunch.
We now had only two climbs left. The
Col de Saint Raphael at 876m and the Col
de Bleine at 1439m, but we had an 80km
stretch to the next town for food. Along the
way we stopped at the tiny village of Aiglun,
the only place to get topped up with water.
It was so hot that Pete from Manchester
jumped straight into the water trough fully
clothed to cool down. We pressed on and
soon after I stopped to take some photos.
I then got caught in a short rainstorm that
came from nowhere. I decided to shelter and
not get wet, thinking that Brian and Graham
would do the same a bit further up the road.
Later, I found out that I was the only one
to get caught in this local shower and nobody
else stopped. I pressed on alone in the heat,
just about out of water by the time I got to the
top of Col de Bleine. It was then downhill
for 28km. I was very thirsty and hungry as I
came to St-Vallier De Thiey where I caught
up with five other riders in a cafe. After steak
hache (beef burger and chips) washed down
with Perrier, we did the last 12km to Grasse.
Effectively this was the finish, as tomorrow
there was only 22km to ride.
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We rode as a group behind the support
car, with the coach behind us, and cruised
into Antibes, where we disassembled the
bikes and had a quick dip in the not very
clean Mediterranean. We then had pizza,
washed down with beer - not Perrier
this time! Then it was onto the coach to
commence our homeward journey.
We felt very tired and satisfied and we are
all thankful for an air-conditioned coach as
we reminisced our last seven days. Of the 38
starters 8 did not finish. This was due to the
intense heat and toughness of the climbs.
GSR
Randonnee
August 8
The last day began in high spirits, as we
knew it was all downhill to Antibes. We did
not need such an early start and had a late
breakfast.
Southern
As per the previous day there was rain
forecast for the afternoon so we did not stay
too long at the top - it was quite cool. We
had an uneventful descent of 32km down to
our overnight stop at Auron, dropping from
2700m to 1140m. A further 88km done.
August 9
Great
local bakery (arguably the best ever), we
started the climb to the Col de Restefond
at 2700m. This was 27km from our current
elevation of 1220m. It was a nice climb, not
very steep but just long. Most riders took
around three hours to get to the top. There
was no shade at all, just green hills replaced
by granite rock faces the higher we went.
Bare rock did not make for a good photo.
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Who was Graham Woodrup?
by Russell Freemantle
“In 1992, Graham Woodrup, an Audax member from Port Fairy, Victoria, was tragically killed whilst
on a training ride” - (Checkpoint No. 11, Autumn 2002).
Graham Woodrup set and held many
long distance records. Neville Williams, a
Cyclesport Victoria Commissaire, states that
“Graham was able to have two hours sleep
and recover like he had a full night”. Neville,
an expert bike mechanic, often supported
Graham on some of his longer rides and was
in awe at his prowess.
If you go to Port Fairy, look for a
commemorative plaque at the main
intersection and go to the Surf Café where
you will find Graham Woodrup’s surf board,
as well as a framed sign about the man.
The Woodrup 5000 Award, given by
Audax Australia, must be completed in any
four year period and consists of: - a Super
Randonneur Series (200, 300, 400, 600km)
- a 1000km ride - a 1200km ride (non PBP) an Opperman All Day Trial - and other brevet
rides to total 5000+ km.
The first Woodrup 5000 was completed
and claimed in 1995. Forty-seven awards have
since been issued. The most recent recipients
are shown below.
The Public Relations officer of the Port
Fairy Cycling Club said that “Woody”
was a local identity who was influential in
raising substantial amounts of money for
local hospitals and was instrumental in the
establishment of the Murray to Moyne 24
hour fund raising ride. Graham’s daughter is
the Secretary of the Port Fairy club.
I hope I have shed a little light on the
Woodrup 5000 Award and “one of natures
gentlemen”. If anyone has more information
please write to Checkpoint so we can all share
it.
Recent Recipients
Congratulations to those who have attained
The author with Woody, Port Fairy. Inset: the plaque inside the Surf Cafe.
their Woody 5000 recently. The order of
receipt and names are: 39 - Stephen Agnew,
40 - Aldo Vella, 41 - Colin Farmer, 42 - Bob
Bednarz, 43 - George A Caulfield, 44 - Matthew Rawnsley, 45 - Oliver Portway, 46 - John Laszczyk, 47 - Phillipe Michael Grant. Will you
be the 48th recipient of this prestigous award? Application forms for the Woodrup 5000 Award are sent to members every October.
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Training Diaries
by Tanya Bosch
Why use a Training Diary?
Diaries are an excellent tool to analyse
how you are going and to look and see why
you are going well or not so well. I have one
cyclist who is training on the velodrome
and during one session was going at snail’s
pace. We went through the usual things of
sleep, food, drink and stress to find out why
and found nothing. It was only when he
went through his diary did he find that he
had done five intense sessions in the space
of seven days!
What do you record?
Things that will spell out overtraining:
sleep amount and quality, morning heart
rate, weight, motivation to train and
general well being. Statistics from the
cyclometer or heart rate monitor: distance,
time, average speed, maximum speed,
odometer, average and maximum cadence
(if you have it) average and maximum heart
rate and even the amount of time in the
zones. (This applies to those who have
more sophisticated heart rate monitors
that can record times in the different heart
rate zones.) Other information that might
be useful includes maintenance, purchases,
other exercise, weather and how much you
are eating and drinking.
What kind of training diary?
The type of diary can be anything
from a little notebook, a bought diary
with pretty pictures, or writing on a sheet
of paper that you’ve ruled up yourself.
Those who are into numbers tend to keep
their information in a basic spreadsheet
program. I made up my own spreadsheet
program which just basically adds up the
time and the kilometres of each week.
The spreadsheet experts could do heaps
more by making charts and graphs. The
possibilities are endless. I did a search on
Download.com for cycle training diaries
and came up with a few based on a database
program. The one that impressed me the
most was a program called Cyclistats and is
free for a 45 day trial.
The Polar heart rate monitor that acts
like a bike cyclometer as well has a good
program where you can enter information
A sample page from Cyclistats, one of many programs available to cyclists interested in maintaining a
training diary. Available via www.download.com or www.shastasoftware.com/CycliStats/.
not recorded – for example, how you
are feeling and the weather. Its program
enables you to chart anything, so intensity,
time or mileage for the week is just a click
away.
What do I record with?
I would suggest a good bike cyclometer
that also does cadence. A popular
cyclometer that was favoured on the
email chat-list some time ago by Audax
riders was the Echowell F2, and I agree
wholeheartedly. I like it because it has
average and maximum cadence which I
think is overlooked by many and it has the
added feature of a countdown timer or a
countdown kilometre setting and is pretty
reasonable in price. For those who are
doing heart rate as well, the way to go is to
use it as a cyclometer as well. In the Polar
range that means the S720i, S710i, S520 or
the S150.
Happy training and writing it up!
Tanya Bosch is a Level 2 Accredited Cycling
Coach and has trained numerous Audax riders
including several PBP finishers. Tanya recently
completed the Alpine Classic along with
husband Eddie. Readers can contact Tanya on
(02) 02 9369 1436, 0419217974 or by email
onyabike@ozemail.com.au
Contributions for next Checkpoint close on
28 May 2004
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LRM - Autumn Newsletter
with Hans Dusink, President Les Randonneurs Mondiaux
Welcome to my first official newsletter as President of les Randonneurs Mondiaux . I want to thank
you all for electing myself, Constant DeVos and Bob Lepertel as your managing committee for the
next four years. As I indicated at the meeting in August 2003, I consider it an honour to serve you.
Les Randonneurs Mondiaux 1200km Medallion
At the August meeting it was decided to continue the policy of
making the medallion a compulsory purchase to receive validation
of a 1200km brevet ride. As stock of the old medallion is running
low, I call on all members to contribute a design for a new RM
medallion. The design must incorporate a space for individual ride
organisers to inscribe the name of the ride, name of the rider and
the time.
This competition is open to all members. A prize will be awarded
for the winning design. This is an opportunity to contribute to the
recognition of RM as a viable organisation.
Entries will be received by email (hansdusink@optushome.com.au) or
alternatively to 4 Meddings Court, Altona North, Victoria, Australia
3025.
1200km Rides Calender
There are many 1200km rides scheduled for the coming months.
It is pleasing that there is so much interest in these rides. I am sure
that each ride will attract much rider participation.
Australia
Great Southern Randonnée - Victoria, 25/10/2004, Peter Moore,
+61 3 9429 6889, gsr2004@audax.org.au
Monsieur President: Leading LRM for the next four years.
Central Western Tour - New South Wales, 02/10/2004, Mal
Rogers, +61 2 9415 1204, sydney@audax.org.au
Last Chance 1200km, Colorado, 13/09/2004, John Lee Ellis
Jellisx7@juno.com
Bulgaria
Canada
Organisers need to transmit documents (details of route, control
opening and closing times, accommodation and availability of meals
offered to participants etc) to President Hans Dusink, 4 Meddings
Court, Altona North, Victoria, Australia 3025 at least three months
prior to the ride.
Rocky Mountain 1200km, Vancouver, 21/07/2004, http://
randonneurs.bc.ca/rocky /rm1200.html
Website
Sofia - Varna - Sofia, 17/06/2004, Lazar Vladislavov, http://svs_
cycling.tripod.com
Denmark
Danemark 1200km, 02/07/2004, Betty Sollender - Per Ramussen
Per.ramussen@audax-club.dk
Constant is in the middle of updating the website. The new
address is www.lesrm.be. If you have any ideas or items for the site,
do not hesitate to pass them on to me.
Other Items
France
Franco Belge 1200 Orchies - Futuroscope - Orchies 10/07/2004
France: Christian Theron 33 3 20 71 74 90 Belgium: G Francois 069
22 43 91
I am keen to foster the sharing of ideas and information between
member organisations of RM. If there are items of interest that you
wish to share with other countries, please let me know and I will
either include them as part of this newsletter or organise to put the
information on our website.
United States of America
Boston-Montreal-Boston, 19/8/04, Jennifer Wise otherwise@att.net
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I wish you all good riding.
Twenty years ago
by Patrick van Dyk
What was happening in the club twenty years ago? From the Autumn 1984 edition of the club
journal (then known simply as the Journal of the Audax Club of Australia) ...
Russell Moore was President, Terry Gross
was Secretary and Roger McAlpine was the
Treasurer.
Other committee members
included Ron Filsell (Journal), David
Baker, Howard Duncan (Membership) and
Tony Bolduan. There were only four state
correspondents representing Victoria, New
South Wales, Australian Capital Territory
and Northern Territory.
Happy Birthday Oppy
The following is an extract from
the Secretary’s Notes, and may help
some members to understand the term
randonneur...
It was Oppy’s eightieth birthday, and the
membership proudly had him as their Club
patron. From Terry Gross, “Oppy’s example
of spirited determination is positive proof of
the Audax idea and yet it goes further than
that; further than cycling alone, and extends
to the whole of life. Oppy has risen to
eminence in whatever he touched - cycling,
business, politics, the diplomatic life and
the social circle. Never being one to take an
easy path, Oppy advises that effort put into
training is where one will reap the rewards a
hundred-fold.”
Identity crisis?
First female to reach 400km!
The cycling world does seem so much
to want to classify and to put labels on
itself. So, I suppose that it’s no wonder that
invidiuals seem to want to close their minds
to something which is out of the range of
the ordinary.
Special mention was made of Linda Craig
who became the first lady in Australia to
earn the 300 and 400m brevets. At the time
she was well on her way to becoming the
first female to attain a Super Randonneur
award.
Because randonnees do not fall into
any of the pre-prepared notions, they, and
therefore randonneurs, cannot be tagged
with the same pre-prepared labels.
The helmet debate starts
All this creates a problem of
communication, one of talking the same
language. I am told that at the dinner
following the Paris-Brest-Paris, one of the
clubs mentioned that they were having
trouble deciding where they fitted in relation
to the touring and racing polar extremes.
The answer came with a Gallic Shrug and
the knowledge of experience: “We used to
have that problem, then we realised that
we have our own place in the spectrum,
and we do not need to refer to, or to be
seen in relation to tourists or racing men,”
they said, “for the simple fact is, we are
randonneurs.”
Membership
By Autumn 1984, there were 76 members,
the club was growing strongly, and was in a
good financial position.
The use of head protection was strongly
recommended by the club, “it being far less
inconvenient than brain surgery”. The use
of reflective clothing and accessories was
urged.
PBP
Russell Moore presented a report on
the 1983 Paris-Brest-Paris, in which
three Australians took part. There were
2,200 starters and the start times were
4am, 10am and 4pm, with corresponding
course times of 90 hours, 84 hours and
78 hours. Mudguards and reflectors were
compulsory. Russell writes “While riding
through the village of Lassay, I experience
the true meaning of the French love of
sportsmanship and cycling. A severely
handicapped man is sitting outside his
house clapping as we pass. This must be
France.” It rains some of the way, yet the
villagers are still out under their umbrellas,
cheering the riders on. The only Finnish
rider in the event rides head first into an
oncoming car, but is later ok. Although
Stephen Poole, one of the other two Aussies
Front cover of the 1984 Autumn edition
(produced in A5 size). Drawing by Ron Filsell.
taking part in the event decides at the finish
to plan immeidately for PBP 1987, Russell
reserves his decision until then.
Russell’s report was to become the first of
many appearing in the Clubs journal over
the next 20 years and beyond...
Overhead...
A: “Go on, on a hill like this you can
change down to the smaller chainring”
T: “What, and have people think I’m
weak!”
“I have revised my objectives since
starting. I was going to do it in fifteen hours,
but know I will be happy if I can just do it”.
Cheap Jerseys
Club jerseys were available from the
Treasuer at just $32. The design back then
was as per the current design!
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My first 1000km ride
by Ian Boehm
As part of my plot for an enjoyable first PBP, I was keen to do a 1000km ride between completion
of qualifying rides and The Big One.
I looked through the Audax ride calendar.
The Dapto to Parkes ride, to be run by the
Wollongong Mongrel Dogs from 29 March
to 1 April 2003, looked far and away the
most attractive event. Timing was right,
I’d meet some new people, and transport
turned out to be straightforward - I went by
XPT train. In went the entry form.
The participants on the 1000km DaptoParkes-Dapto randonnée were Dennis
Shaw, Aldo Vella, Greg Lansom, Richard
Pinkerton, David Cunynghame and Ian
Boehm. The participants on the 400km
Dapto-Gunning-Dapto randonnée were
David Stevenson, Gillian Helyar and Keith
Helyar.
We assembled in the gloom at ride
organiser Henry Boardman’s house for
a 5am start. The horizon to the east was
flickering with distant electrical storms for
at least 180°. Paperwork was completed
and nine of us whirred off on our 400
or 1000km odysseys. We headed west
through Albion Park with the rhythmic
flashing of the communications towers on
the escarpment vying for attention with the
random flashes from the electrical storms.
Then came the grunt of the 800m climb
up Macquarie Pass. Great Alpine Classic
training for those Dogs. We rode west along
the verdant Illawarra Highway through to
our first checkpoint at Moss Vale. This
country was vastly different to the drought
stricken moonscape of north-east Victoria
I’d passed through the previous day. We
continued along this highway to join the
Hume Highway, 58km from Goulburn.
Pfssssst - burst a sidewall on my rear tyre
- bloody Continental GPs with their flimsy
walls. I installed the foldable Michelin but
kept the dud Conti “just in case”. A $5
note would be all that was needed to get it
serviceable again. This delay had put me at
the tail end of the riders.
Cycling the Hume Highway was a bit
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Photo: Greg Lansom
Day 1: Dapto to Cowra - 343km
Boehm: “Riding a 1000km event prior to PBP was a great idea”
of a curate’s egg - good in parts. Smooth
surfaces with reasonable grades, but the
constant traffic noise was wearing. The
next checkpoint was the Big Merino in
Goulburn and was the scene of my first bout
of geographical embarrassment (GE). The
faulty memory banks had the jumbuck as
yellow in colour, having spat out the defunct
Golden Fleece Petroleum trademark by
mistake, so the grey concrete structure
didn’t register immediately. Met Dave
Stephenson, fellow PBP aspirant and we
rode and nattered together until he turned
off for Gunning for his 400km event.
The pre dawn lightning at Dapto was
a precursor to widespread atmospheric
instability during the day and at various
times on the Hume there were threats of
rain. Fortunately, Dave and I were only
dampened once, briefly.
On then, to Yass, and my second bout of
GE. The instructions said take the “Yass
Valley Way” exit, but I was told the sign
is located at the bottom of a screaming
downhill, and so I missed it. I pulled into
the small shopping centre in the west end of
town and bought the world’s second worst
hot cross buns from the Franklins shop.
Still, carbohydrate is carbohydrate and not
much else was open. Back, briefly, to the
Hume to turn north up the Lachlan Valley
Way to Cowra 150km away and sleep.
An unwelcome northerly had sprung
up and there were still threatening
thunderheads about. But I was treated to
a lovely sunset and the wind abated as the
night progressed. The road surface was
decent in most parts and traffic was light
and well behaved.
Photo: Greg Lansom
The next checkpoint of Boorowa came
soon enough. Conscious of time, I rocked
into a pub for a couple of soda squashes and
a bit of banter with some patrons. Then it
was on to attack the seemingly never-ending
procession of short hills before Cowra. The
horizon to the north, east and south was
still flickering with silent thunderstorms
and there were occasional patches of wet
road but I stayed dry. It turned out that the
others (an hour or so ahead of me) were not
so lucky.
Cowra is a teasing town when approached
at night from the south by bicycle. The
road signs say 60km, 55km...petering out
at about 35km. There is the yellow glow
from the streetlights on the horizon and the
occasional glimpse of an actual light or two
as one gets closer. But no clear views from
the tops of the succession of hills and no
more distance indicators. Then an 80km/h
restriction sign and sodium vapour lamps!
Rats! Just the well-lit crossroad at Morongla
Creek and still, that yellow glow on the
horizon. A few more hills and then the flood
plain of the Lachlan River. Finally I reached
Cowra, with the well-placed motel, a shower,
pasta and 3 hours of oblivion. Dennis Shaw
had eschewed the temptations of a lie in and
left while the rest of us slept.
Day 2: Cowra - Parkes - Cowra - 314km
It was good to be cycling in company again
as we headed west to Grenfell (birthplace of
Henry Lawson) in the pre dawn chill. The
sky was clear in all directions and there was
no wind to speak of. The meteorological
extravagance of the previous day seemed to
have dissipated and it was good to be alive.
Mountainous bits were appearing in the
Photo: Greg Lansom
Goulburn checkpoint: From left to right, Aldo
Vella, Richard Pinkerton, Gillian Helyar (400) and
Dave Cunynghame.
Repairing Dave Cunynghame’s flat tyre en route to Forbes from Grenfell. From left to right: Dave,
Richard Pinkerton, Ian Boehm.
dawn to the north and south of us, but the
road had been cunningly routed through
lowish hills in the Warrumba Range. There
were still some moderate climbs to do but
it was all quite picturesque. We pulled
into a small servo in Grenfell and enjoyed
a variety of comestibles, banter with the
cheery woman in charge and some good
proper coffee.
A little out of town we turned north to
Forbes along Henry Lawson Way. The day
was starting to warm and we rode for several
kilometres through some delightful Callitris
forest areas. This part of the ride was much
flatter than the route to Cowra and the
others remarked on the contrast between
the warm Autumn day and the winds and
driving rain of their previous Parkes 1000.
About 10km from Forbes we encountered
Dennis on his way back to Grenfell and
Cowra. He didn’t seem to be even raising
a sweat! On to Forbes for a break and a
bite, thence along the Newell Highway to
our halfway point at Parkes. There was to
be a bit more GE for me in Parkes. I’d half
read the instructions and had it in my head
that the checkpoint was an information
booth 3km “out of town” so that’s where
I went. Didn’t look right so out came the
instructions. Doiing! Of course I clearly
remembered the obvious steam locomotive
a couple of kilometres back.
At this time a couple of senior citizens
in a car bailed me up and put me straight.
They’d spoken to the others at the booth
and had gone off in chase. I offered
profuse thanks to them and I soon had
my card signed. An elderly cross dresser
in a motorised wheel chair (I’m not making
this up!) told me the others were at the BP
servo on the south side of town. At least I’d
given them someone else to talk about at the
Dogs pub nights. Then again it is likely they
will take Oscar Wilde’s revenge and not talk
about me.
We arrived back in Grenfell at dusk
and returned to the servo where I had a
disappointing pie (too salty). Dave and I
were tiring and lagged behind the others.
We whirred on through the cool, still
night arriving at the motel about 45 minutes
after the others. We showered, ate and
crashed.
Day 3 - Cowra to Dapto - 343km
Dennis had elected to continue the
previous night and leave us slackers to sleep
on, so the five of us got away at about 5am.
The morning was still and cool and, apart
from a sore bum, life was good. Now I could
see those confounded hills in daylight.
Enroute to Boorowa, mechanical problems
set in. The front derailleur seemed to have
slipped down and was touching the big
chain wheel. I suspect that some of my
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Bob’s Jungle Juice (tm) had slopped into
the mount and loosened it. At our stop in
Boorowa a quick adjustment with the trusty
Allen key fixed it.
Ten kilometres out of Boorowa I realised
I had not filled my bidons. Rather than turn
back, I kept a lookout for public halls, close
farm houses and the like. The tank behind
a cute little Anglican church about 30km
on did the job. So, on to Yass on my pat
malone. The bakery at the small shopping
centre had much tastier carbohydrates and
much cheerier service than the nearby
Franklins. The monster vanilla slice was
especially welcome. The derailleur was
playing silly buggers again so out with the
Allen key before heading off to the bustle
of the Hume. I was able to catch up with
Dave Cunynghame and was pleased to
have his company. The clouds started to
look increasingly threatening again but the
showers missed us
Sunset saw our arrival in Goulburn as a
light drizzle started. We ate well at the Big
Sheep. My right Achilles tendon started to
complain when we arose to head off into
the night.
Back on the Hume the drizzle started
again. This made the road shoulder as
reflective as black velvet in my headlight and
this, coupled with sections of very rough road
surface and stretches of roadwork, made this
easily the most sphincter-tightening cycling
I’ve ever done. I was VERY pleased to pull
into the Pheasant’s Nest servo knowing that
the Illawarra Highway turnoff was just a
couple of kilometres away.
It was a delight to be off the Hume
highway at last. The night was damp but not
uncomfortably so and we could relax again
after the stress and tumult of the Hume. My
thoughts were turning to the night descent
of a wet Macquarie Pass. I discussed my
concerns with Dave and he assured me that
with care I should be able to descend safely.
Traffic was light and despite the sore bum it
was great cycling.
Moss Vale was shutting down so we
signed each other’s brevet cards rather
than hunt around for something that was
open. Soon enough we were at the top of
the Pass admiring the lights of the Illawarra
Region below and I commenced my careful
descent. Part way down there is a very sharp
hairpin bend where even mere busses have
to go to and fro to negotiate the bend. Not
the place, then, for the B-Double we found
there. The driver was in more strife than
the early settlers and was able eventually to
back up enough to let a bicycle through. We
left him to his trials. My cautious descent
was so slow that the Schmidt hub was not
generating enough power to illuminate the
road to my satisfaction. I had a Cateye LED
light in my bag but didn’t want to spare the
time to install it.
We reached the coastal plain without
incident and I was very pleased to be in
Dave’s company as he navigated what
seemed to me to be the tortuous route to
Henry’s house. We got in on the knocker
of 3am giving a very gratifying 71 hour
completion time.
Thanks Henry and all others involved in
organising this event. Thanks, too, to the
other participants for their companionship.
Things I learnt (or should have)
1. Read and reread ride instructions and
have them handy before it all ends in tears.
2. A 1000km ride well before ones first
PBP is a VERY GOOD idea. It enabled
my mindset to change from “can I do it?”
to “I can do it”. Because of the problems
I encountered, the 5 month time gap was
fortuitous and the minimum one should
consider.
Aldo Vella enjoys the view whilst doing what any Mongrel Dog would do under a tree.
3. I would have to get knicks that would
be less abrasive on the bum.
4. Install the spare battery powered light
before dark.
5. Remember 1. above
6. To seek professional help for the newly
developed numbness in the sole of my right
foot.
PBP Survey
Photo: Greg Lansom
All Australian participants in the
2003 Paris-Brest-Paris will be receiving
a survey within the next few months.
Responses are encouraged, in order to
benefit those who will be attempting the
event in 2007 and beyond.
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If you do not receive the survey by
30 June 2004, please contact your State
Correrspondent - details are listed on
page 3 of this edition.
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Brevets
Stephen George, Brevet Editor
Riders and brevet secretaries have certainly been busy over the past few months! Over 1200 names
are listed below. To all riders whose names appear, CONGRATULATIONS on attaining your brevet!
Start planning your next challenge...
35km, 7-Dec-03, Adelaide (Dirt)
John Chellew, Terry Davidson, Malcolm Eley,
Ted Van Geldermalsen, Tom Gibson, Steve Jones,
Walter Lederman, Gloria Mascattini, Ken McKenzie,
Andy Moore, Steve Parkinson, Tom Parkinson, Peter
Searle, Malcolm Shaw.
50km, 4-May-03, Canberra, Weir on our way
Phil Baron, Jonathon Gowland, Graham Martin,
Andrew Lewis.
50km, 6-Jul-03,
Winter Wander
Melbourne,
Wandong
Lyndal Clayton, Neil Clayton, Eric Davidson, Neil
Finlayson, Peter Gamble, Bruce Gray, Denis Hayes,
Darren Hayes, Bill Jeppesen, Edward Lambden,
Claire Martin, Deidre Morris, Des Naughton, Alan
Pask, Bronwen Pask, Steven Pincus, Casey Tydens,
Gordon Webb, Marie Wycisk.
50km, 19-Jul-03, Qld SE, Ipswho
Howard Brandis, Joan Brown, William Brown,
Debbie Campbell, Peter Goodman, Noel Newton,
Andy Woodman, James Woodman
50km, 10-Aug-03,
Classic
Adelaide,
Modbury
Samantha Ellis, Lawrie Foley, Chris Kinnaird, Julie
Murray, Daryl Williams.
Steve Plowman
50 km, 7-Sep-03, Adelaide, Esplanade Ride
Steve Plowman, Ernst Ens, Lothar Zieschang
50km, 7-Sep-03,
Meander
50km, 1-Nov-03, Melbourne, Spring Rail Trail
Mania Beechworth
Melbourne,
Merrimu
Mark Barber, John Bennett, Nathan Bennett,
Charles Day, Tony Doyle, Malcolm Eley, Peter
Euinton, Merv Tozer.
50km, 22-Nov-03, Perth, Deep Water Point
Danny Boulter, Pat Briggs, Ross Cussons, Klaus
Hagedorn, Geoff Helliwell, Carol Jackson, Jenny
Mccluskey, Ralf Morgan, Mike Oliver, Ellen Oliver,
Brian Smith, Alan Tolcher, Bret Watkinson, Stephan
Monot.
50km, 6-Dec-03, Perth, Dog Hill
John Lee, Alan Tolcher.
50km, 14-Sep-03, Maryborough, Green and
Gold Challenge
Mark Barber, Gordon Cockcroft, Paul De
Podolinsky, Margaret Douglas, Richard Jolliffe,
Michael Kater, Tony Porritt, Tom Probert, Ann
Stacpoole, Leo Vandervalk.
50km, 27-Sep-03, Maryborough, Climb the
tower at Tarrengower
Gordon Cockcroft, Vana Manelle.
50km, 12-Oct-03, Sydney (Wagga), Canola
Canter
David Bryan, Tara Bryan, Bob Carter, Matthew
Garlan, Sue Garlan, Richard Bruce Hackett, Geoff
Marks, Noel Menz, Carol Raadgever, Catherine
Robinson, Lee Wood.
50km, 12-Oct-03, Tumut, Nouveau Weekend
Mick Bush, Scott Dowell, Scott Doyle, Tania
Doyle, Bruce Giles, Jimmy Goode, Ben Langridge,
Jan Mohandas, John Quinn, Margaret Sheens.
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85km, 25-Jan-04, Bright, Alpine Classic
Eddy Addicks, Jo-Anne Albert, Dale Anderson,
Jason Andre, Loretta Armitage, Ann Bartley, Jane
Bell, Michael Bennett, Micheal Berry, Andrew
Bessingthwaighte, Gerard Brown, Graham Brown,
Anne Buckley, Gordon Cockcroft, Sue Cooper, Allison
Cox, Renate Crow, Tahsin Desem, Carol Dooley, Hans
Dusink, Steve Frazzeto, Bruce Fry, Lindon Geach,
Arnis Gross, Paul Guinane, Kathleen Habel, Andrew
Hartnett, John Hartnett, Brent Hayward, Chris Healy,
Stephen Henderson, Terry Kirby, Andrew Kitson, Lisa
Kitson, John Kostiw, Tim Ledger, Allan Lee, Wayne
Lehmann, Jessica Lowder, Chloe Madigan, Meaghan
Mcdougall, David Mclennan, Gordon Moore, Marilyn
Moore, James Morgans, Suzanne O’Brien, Anthony
Ockwell, Teresa O’Shaughnessy, Leslye O’Sullivan,
Maxine Patterson, Russell Patterson, Heather
Phillipson, Adrian Piccoli, Jose Pinto, Michelle Pinto,
Steve Plowman, John Polglaze, Christne Price,
Stephen Reid, Grant Rogers, Chris Rolland, Jamie
Ruddy, Leanne Ruddy, Nilla Salvestro, Kylie Samson,
Martin Sides, Nicola Smith, Lynette Stenhouse, Colin
Stokes, Pauline Thorn, Alison Van Der Schans,
Patrick Van Dyk, Andrew Webb, Rohan White, Frank
Williams.
100km, 12-Apr-03, Melbourne, Buller or Bust
Tim Archer, Anthony Bateup, Chris Beare, Greg
Bekker, Andrew Broadhurst, Rob Broadhurst, Fred
Brown, Steven Brown, Jenny Caldwell, Robert
Campbell, Barry Challenger, Bernard Collins, Michelle
Condie, Peter Curtis, Robyn Curtis, Pat Dorey,
Hans Dusink, Greg Evans, Dick Forrest, Rodger
Fricke, Laurie Griffiths, Warwick Hutchinson, Greg
Johnstone, Mark Jordan, Allan Kellet, John Kent,
Ron Kirwin, Tim Laugher, Bob Lim, Noel Maskell,
Tony Maughan, Garry Meyland, Vaughan Mudge,
Simon Mullumby, David Nichols, Ron Norton, Peter
O’Callaghan, Jan Ohlsen, Clint Parrot, Scott Parrot,
Leigh Patterson, Daniel Potter, Joy Richardson, John
Riley, Jarred RitchieChris Rogers, Jim Salter, Allan
Schmidt, Dave Smith, Mathew Szymczak, Craig
Vandervalk, Ray Watt.
100km,
19-Apr-03,
Weekend
Tumut,
Nouveau
David Glastonbury, Lisa Glastonbury, Graham
Graham, Gabriel Kalotay, Jan Mohanoas, Bruce
Patrick, Margaret Sheens, Martin Sides.
100km, 15-Jun-03, Canberra, Tor De Cinq
Phil Baron, Martin Graham, John Hewitt, Andrew
Lewis, Karl Nissen, Blair Phillips, Emmanual Renaut,
Lee Wood.
100km, 20-Jun-03, Melbourne, Pier to Pub
Chris Algelski, Neil Amos, Loretta Armitage,
Richard Bajraszewski, Anthony Beaumont, Bob
Bednarz, John Bennett, Nathan Bennett, Ian
Buckingham, David Caldwell, Christopher Cantor,
Ben Carter, Heather Chapman, Mark Chircop, Archie
Cowan, Adrian Cox, Neil Croker, Tony De Thomasis,
Con Di Censo, Chris Donald, Margaret Douglas,
Hans Dusink, Peter Euinton, Russell Freemantle,
Michael Givoni, Rosemary Haynes, Michael Henley,
Anna Hibbins, Craig Hoath, Jeremy Hodyson, Lyn
Honan, Noel Hunter, Alan Johanson, George Judkins,
Vincent Kavenagh, Peter Keefer, Richard KeylieBerndt, Simon Lee, David Levin, John Leyden, Kerrie
Ludekens, Louise Lyons, Brenden Mackuley, Nuaz
Majtivi, Branko Marcina, Bruce Marriott, Peter Martin,
Ian Mayer, Andrew Mcdowell, Rhonda Mcnaughton,
Chris Mennie, Raoul Mills, Graeme Mitchell, Simon
Morgan, Colin Morgans, Marysia Murray, Aroon
Naidoo, Michael Ngo, My Nguyen, Alan O’Brien,
Martin O’Brien, Nick O’Brien, Philip O’Brien, Suzanne
O’Brien, David O’Bryne, Mark O’Donnell, Gary
Robert Page, Trevor Page, Barry Parsons, Tony
Porritt, Chris Puschak, Ange Rice, Maxine Riggs,
Geoffrey Robinson, Janet Robinson, Norm Salter,
Jono Schmidt, Darren Scutti, Anthony Seipolt, Mal
Shaw, Terry Shinton, Jeff Simon, Peter Stoneman,
Alan Sullivan, Ivan Szer, Casey Tydens, Christine
Tydens, Russell Tydens, Davorin Vrdoljak, David
Walker, Adman Whear, Neil White, Robert Wilkinson,
Michael Wilson, Peter Wilson, Rob Wilson.
100km, 21-Jun-03, Perth, Nuovo Grimper
Chris Antoniou, Bjorn Blasse, Ian Duckham,
Andrew Jackson, John Lee, Graham Rabe.
100km, 5-Jul-03, Qld SE, Gatton Gallop
Anthony Bolter, Howard Brandis, Peter Goodman,
Michael Grace, Lindsay Green, Noel Newton, Ian
Smith.
100km, 6-Jul-03,
Winter Wander
Melbourne,
Wandong
Chris Algefski, John Bennetts, Michael Burton ,
Alois Car, Gordon Cockcroft, Simon Costa, Nicole
Cox, Neil Croker, John Curran, Robyn Curtis, Charles
Day, Margaret Douglas, Danya Driessen, Ben
Dunlop, Ken Ford, Peter Galvin, Gus Garnsworth,
Michael Gass, Peter Gollard, Phillipe Grant, Robert
Greenberg, Jack Gubbins, Stuart Harris, Kallie
Hearne, Ken Heppell, Damien Ledan , Raymond
Lelkes, John Leyden, Chris Loader, Glen Mcauliffe,
Winton Mccoll, John Mckenzie, Chris Mennie, Tony
Middleton, Colin Morgans, Steve Morris, Karlee
Morris, Marissa Murray, Mi Nguyen, Leigh Owens,
Barry Parsons, George Paul, Brian Payne, Frank
Plata, Matt Pringle, Robert Prout, Ridgway Ridgway,
Maxine Riggs, Peter Stephens, Alan Sullivan, Cheryl
Taylor, Andrew Thomas, Leigh Thornton, Ron
Wescott, Rob Wilson.
100km, 2-Aug-03, Melbourne, Warragul Wheels on Fire
David Koshade, Tony Porritt, Darren Scott, Allan
Sullivan.
100km, 2-Aug-03, Qld SE, Run Turkey
Brian Aston, Howard Brandis, Vaughan Kippers,
Noel Newton, Roy Smith.
100km,
Classic
10-Aug-03,
Adelaide,
Modbury
Stephanie Frawley, Michael Southren, Claude
Bilucaglia.
100km, 7-Sep-03,
Meander
Melbourne,
Merrimu
Anthony Beaumont, Bob Bednarz, Ian Bray, Carl
Cole, Vanessa Craigie, Margaret Douglas (Harvey),
Russell Freemantle, Michael Henley, Ewen Hill, Raoul
Mills, Ron Norton, Martin O’Brien, Alan O’Brien,
Frank Plata, Tony Porritt, Tom Probert, Maxine Riggs,
Geoffrey Robinson, Alan Seipolt, Neil White, Robert
Wilkinson.
100km, 14-Sep-03, Maryborough, Green and
Gold Challenge
100km,
Routes
20-Sep-03,
Melbourne,
Mallee
John Attbin, Gill Brook, Gary Cooper, Ronald
Fierey, Bruce Hilton, John Jordan, Jeff Kr, Benard
Lindsay, Bradley Martin, Grant Mitchell, Annette
Power, Peter Quick, Ian Roberts, Travis Storer, John
Webster, Mathew Webster, Wilhelm Weuffen.
100 km, 27-Sep-03, Maryborough, Climb the
tower at Tarrengower
Chris Algefski, Nick Bowden, Stephen Brown, Judy
Kinnersley, Brian Pitman, Craig Sinclair, Alan Walker,
Ken Withers.
100km, 4-Oct-03, Melbourne, King Parrot
Creek
Judy Beswick, Vanessa Craigie, Rebecca
Craythorn, Robyn Curtis, Paul De Podolinsky,
Michael Gass, Raymond Lelkes, Tami Murata, Alan
O’Brien, Martin O’Brien, Nick O’Brien, Phillip O’Brien,
Glen Pascall, Stephen Rowlands, Mal Shaw, Casey
Tydens, Christine Tydens.
100km, 4-Oct-03, Maryborough, Central lakes
tour
Lorraine Allen, George Allen, Stephen Brown,
Margaret Douglas, Brian Park, Val Park, Danielle
Park, Jerome Park, Bruce Park, Tony Porritt, Maxine
Riggs, David Robinson, Mark Turnbull, Brian Tyler,
Andrew Williams.
100km, 12-Oct-03, Adelaide, Gawler Gallop
Ian Peak, Keith Joliffe.
100km, 28-Oct-03, Melbourne, SE Century
James Brown, Kevin Dawes, Louisa Devries,
Andrew Glenn, Anna Glenn, Reg Goltz, Phillipe
Grant, Paul Hamilton, Ewen Hill, Scott Horton, John
Horton, Don House, Phil Jarvie, Ron Kirwan, David
Koschade, Damian Ledan, Chris Loader, Keith Lowe,
Winton Mccoll, John Mcglade, Murray Mcmanus, Kai
Lee Morris, Marysia Murray, Grant Nichols, Thomas
Penny, Richard Pink, Michael Pollard, Peter Pollock,
Tony Porritt, Gary Pye , Denis Robertshaw, John
Rowe, Malcolm Shaw, Robert Source, Alan Sullivan,
Michael Thomas, Leigh Thornton, Casey Tydens,
Peter Woodroffe.
100km, 30-Oct-03, Melbourne, Yack and
Back
Michael Crowe, Michael Fitzsimons, Max Fletcher,
Laurie Frost, Stephen Henderson, Terry Kirby, John
Kostin, Yues Quaglio, Tony Ransom, Colin Stokes,
John Turner.
100km, 23-Aug-03, Melbourne, Eltham and
About
100km, 2-Nov-03, Melbourne, Spring Rail
Trail Mania Beechworth
Richard Bajraszewski, Ian Buckingham, Heather
Chapman, Neil Croker, Joe De Losa, Sally Donaldson,
Gary Driscoll, Christine Farmer, Michael Fisher, Ivan
Galletti, Rosemary Hayes, Ewen Hill, Craig Hoath,
Geoff Hunter, Alan Johanson, Richard Kette, Bruce
Levett, Zachary Murray, Reinhard Neuwirth, Trevor
Page, Steve Parkinson, Tony Porritt, Stephen
Rowlands, Norm Salter, Mal Shaw, Barry Shill, Ross
Smith, David Thornley, Davorin Vrdolsak, Robert
Wilkinson, Megan Worley.
100km, 7-Sep-03, Adelaide, Esplanade Ride
David Cox, Matthew Rawnsley, Michael Southren
100km,
Loops
15-Nov-03,
Melbourne,
Seaford
Steve Agnew, Judy Beswick, Peter Curtis, Robyn
Curtis, Joe De Losa, Howard Duncan, Lawrence
David Foley, Joan Gaughan, Stephen George, Libby
Haynes, Sandra Howard, John Ilott, Ron Kirwan,
John Kondoganis, Keith Lowe, John Mckain, Dean
Messina, Noreen Moore, Tony Porritt, Neil Povey,
Terry Shinton, Jeff Simon, Ross Smith’ Marc Vellin,
Robert Wilkinson.
Chris Algelski, Glen Hepburn, Maxine Riggs.
Brian Aston, Howard Brandis, Joan Brown, Debra
Campbell, Michael Grace, Noel Newton, Daniel
Radford, Andy Woodman, James Woodman.
100km, 16-Aug-03, Qld SE, Ipswhat
Robinson, Casey Tydens, Christine Tydens.
Tricia Bowman, Neil Bowman, Alois Car, Kirsty
Chambers, Stephen Chambers, Lloyd Charter, Laurie
Frost, Anne Millership, Dino Poloniato, Tony Porritt,
Andrew Raadgever, Peter Stoneman, Cheryl Taylor,
Irena Webster, Ron Wescott, Barry Wright.
100km, 2-Nov-03, Maryborough,
Thompson Heritage
Harold
Ian Bray, Alister Briggs, David Cash, Alex Druk,
Malcolm Eley, Gary Elliot, Russell Fremantle, Bente
Furneaux, Glen Hepburn, Noreen Moore, Trivess
Moore, Siobhan Moore, Andy Moore, Barry Moore,
Janis Munro, Ron Norton, Barry O’Connor, Glen
Pascall, Maxine Riggs, Malcolm Robins, David
100km, 29-Nov-03, Maryborough, Pyrenees
Magic
Lynette A’Des, Lorraine Allen, George Allen,
Adrian Bell, Brian Bramich, Tim Byrne, Mark Byrne,
Kevin Cadzow, Stephen Carlin, Philip Cartledge,
Martin Chambers, Andrew Cook, Ricky Cook, Ross
Cuthbertson, Paul De Podolinsky, Ken Densley,
Gordon Donaldson, Kevin Douglas, Mal Elliot, Carmel
Elliot-Smith, David Ellis, Laurie Foley, Anthony
Formica, Simon French, Michael Geoghegan,
Antony Geor, Stephen George, Howard Gibson,
Bill Goldfinch, Eddie Goodson, Kate Greenway,
Jacqueline Gregson, Michael Gregson, Geoff Guy,
Stuart Harris, Ken Heres, Roderick Heron, Allan
Hicks, John Hines, Meg Holt, Con Kam, Peter Kiel,
Judy Kinnersley, Zoran Lazarevic, Sue Lazarevic,
Brian Leach, Max Lund, Graeme Martin, Claire
Martin, Alan Miller, Patricia Miller, Raoul Mills, Shane
Minster, Paul Morris, Pam Morrow, Rex Odgers, Jan
Ohlsen, Valerie Park, Jerome Park, Brian Park, Bruce
Park, Bronwen Pask, Les Passey, Leigh Patterson,
Nola Payne, Robert Pitman, Frank Pluim, Tony Porritt,
Margaret Purdan, Ian Roberts, David Robinson,
Fraser Rowe, Terrence Shinton, Julie Sinclair, Neil
Sinclair, Christine Sinickis, Vincent Sinikis, Les Solly,
Don Stewart, Nicky Stone, Adrian Talbot, Robert
Tatchell, Michael Taylor, Rowland Taylor, Hank
Tigges, Mark Turnbull, Leo Tyndall, Kevin Valence,
John Vallance, Alison van der Shans, Adrian van
Hinen, Sue Waller, Sandy Ward, Meg Warren, Melvyn
White, Betty White, Marie Wysick.
100km, 13-Dec-03, Wollongong, Xmas Ride
Henry Boardman, Richard Pinkerton, Tony Ring,
Barry Stevenson, Aldo Vella
100 km, 25-Jan-04, Bright, Alpine Classic
John Adams, Pauline Adams, Ann Armstrong,
Steven Barnett, Warwick Barton, Timothy Beatie,
Enzo Biondino, Graeme Blanch, Michael Block,
Ross Boucher, Andrew Boyd, Robin Brown, Alastair
Buchan, Stephen Burman, Chris Burnett, Angus
Campbell, Vicki Campbell, David Casey, Stephen
Chaffey, Mark Chambers, P A Chapman, Rod
Clutterbuck, Bernard Collins, Eyrnn Cossart-Walsh,
Adrian Cox, David Crabtree, Karen Crebbin, M
Crowe, Peter Cunial, Peter Daly, Eric Davidson,
Trevor Davies, Nick De Kam, Rohan Dealy, Roderick
Deans, Peter Donnan, Glenn Dorning, Margaret
Douglas, Mike Dunne, Peter Eastaugh, Anthony
Ellis, James Ellis, Michael Ellis, Fred Enness, Felicity
Ennis, Anna Ferguson, Rick Field, Dianne Fielding,
Susan Fielding, Barry Fitzpatrick, Terry Fitzpatrick,
Ma Fletcher, Andrew Foster, Marcus Foster, Cheryl
Fox, James Freeman, Bente Furneaux, Rick Furnell,
Phil Gallagher, Ivan Galletti, Joan Gaughwin, Desley
Gilmore, Connor Gleeson, Patrick Gleeson, Rohan
Gleeson, Michelle Glover, Belinda Goad, Bruce
Graham, Margaret Graham, Gerard Gray, Allan Halyk,
Debi Hamilton, John Hammer, Julian Hamon, Henry
Hancock, Libby Haynes, Anthony Hedley, Ivor Hind,
Richard Hodgson, Terry Hord, Dick Hore, Sandra
Howard, David Innes.
Monica Jago, Paul Jahn, Peter Jenkins, Brendan
Johnson, Val Johnston, Jennifer Jones, Russell
Jones, Lynne Kahsnitz, Petros Kapoulitsas, Amy Kelly,
Lois Kent, Paul Kent, Edmond Keur, Leigh Kilpatrick,
Judy M Kinnersly, Patricia Kinnersly, John Knox, Jim
Kolesnyk, Scott Lawson, Kimberley Lea, Andrew Lee,
David Lemchens, William Lewis, Bill Louca, Jason
Lowder, Murray Macdonald, Susan Macleavy, Michael
Mannix, Bruce Marriott, Tim Martin, Martin Maticka,
Paul Mcantee, Kerry Mccredden, Andrew Mcdowall,
Caroline Mcdowall, John Mcglade, Christine Mcgown,
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Adam Mclean, Mary Mcpharland, Chris Morley,
David Morley, Martin B O’Brien, Nick O’Brien, Phillip
O’Brien, Sue Pallich, Glen Pasque, Les Passey, Brian
Payne, Ian Peak, Jukka Pirkola, Mark Quinn, Rob
Ramsay, John Rawlings, B Redfern, Maxine Riggs,
Malcolm Robertson, Harriet Robin, Janet Robinson,
Mark Robinson, Geoff Rose, Jim Sams, Joanne
Schmidt, Rebecca Scott, Ann Scown, John Scown,
Claire Shepperd, Barry Shill, Neil Sinclair, Ian Smith,
Ron Sproule, Graeme Staples, Graeme Stuchbery,
David Temby, Andrew Thomas, Nick Thornburn, Ross
Tinkler, Dan Tyrrell, Michael Umseher, Neil Van Der
Ploeg, Paul Van Der Ploeg, Alan Walker, Neil White,
130 km, 25-Jan-04, Bright, Alpine Classic
Frank Agostino, Marcus Ahern, Lorraine Allen, Tara
Allsop, Hugh Anderson, Tim Archer, Dean Armstrong,
Dianne Astwood, Julie Avakian, Murray Baker, Rachel
Balding, Brett Bancroft, Andrew Batch, Gary Beasley,
Peter Benda, Dan Beyer, Robert Blair, Stuart Bland,
Greg Bloomfield, Gerald Blyton, Phil Booth, Tanya
Bosch, Sally Both, Richard Bourne, Geoffrey Bray,
Ian Bray, Gerry Brennan, Winton Brocklebank, Peter
Brooks, David Brough, Sue Brown, Michael Burden,
Dylan Burmester, Judith Cahill, Gary Cairnduff,
Kevin Carlson, Tony Carmichael, Peter Carter, Jordi
Casasayas, Pat Charles, Daryl Clancy, Richard
Clarke, Tony Clifford, Carl Cole, Mark Collins, Kim
Connelly, Chris Cornish, Louise Craig, Howard
Crawford, Keith Davis, Chris Davis, Ian De Bruyne,
Nick Deeks, Mark Dennis, Martin Dettmer, Bob Doak,
Richard Doherty, Liam Doherty, Gordon Donaldson,
Peter Doonan, Shane Dove, Harry Dudink, Ben
Dunlop, Marcus Dwyer, Irfan Dzelilovic, Virginia
Eckels, David Epstein, Stephen Evans, Peter Evans,
Craig Everard, Kate Everett, Nic Fejer, Michael
Fitzsimons, Barry Ford, Col Frost, Pip Frost, David
Fry, Craig Gerner, Michael Gleeson, Peter Good,
Mike Goyne, Gavin Grant, George Greenall, Ross
Griffin, Clare Grogan, Lisa Hahnel, Virginia Hamilton,
Ian Handley, Julian Hanson, Michael Henley, Helen
Hofbauer, Erich Hoffman, Sieghard Hoffmann, Geoff
Holland, Paul Holland, Paul Hume, George Javurek,
Martin Johns, Jacqui Johnson, Keith Joliffe, Mark
Jordan, Nishi Kanako, Jane Kaye, Pat Kelso, Steve
Kennett, Patrick Kenny, Gerard Keogh, Stephen
Kerwin, Peter Kiel, Jan Koehler, Gabrielle Kopke,
William Kyriakou.
Andrew Lam, Ruth Lax, Damian Le Dan, Vincent
Lee, Robin Lewis, James Litt, Richard Lourey,
Meridee Love, Paul Lumsden, Kath Mahy, Tony
Makin, Glenn Mansfield, Ray Marsh, Rowan Mason,
Duncan Massie, Aaron Matthes, Andrew Mc Bride,
Ruth Mccance, Mark Mcculloch, Peter Mcculloch,
Paul Mckinn, Peter Mclean, Matthew Mcnab, Rhonda
Mcnaughton, Simon Meagher, Alan Melville, John
Mezedi, Jacob Michelsen, Wade Mitchell, Craig
Moore, Philip Morgans, Colin Morgans, Ross
Morgans, Kai-Lee Morris, Janis Munro, Anna Murray,
Michelle Murrell, Noel Newton, Bill Neyland, Ron
Norton, Jan Ohlsen, Kelvin Oldridge, Brian Park,
Mark Pearson, Joe Pellizzer, Guy Penfold, Col Percy,
Elia Petzierides, Jim Phillipson, Rosa Piccolo, Robert
Pitman, Dino Poloniato, Rick Povey, Scott Puddy,
David Rae, Darrell Ralph, Troy Reddick, Bill Redmond,
Iain Reid, John Riley, Paul Robb, Mark Robertson,
Andrew Rolland, John Rolland, Stephen Rowlands,
Lana Ryder, Brett Ryder, Dennis Schluter, Judy
Scott, Robert Scott-Howarth, Darren Scotti, Craig
Shaw, Haydon Shorten, Ashley Sked, Garry Skeers,
Keith Speldewinde, Richard Spry, Christopher Sroka,
Peter Stephens, Ian Stone, James Stoney, Andrew
Swan, Davina Syme, Richard Syme, Stephen Szalla,
Melinda Tan, Nick Tarnay, Stephen Taylor, Michael
Thomas, Sarah Thorburn, John Tielen, Stephen
Towers, David Turnbull, Ben Turner, Lyle Turner,
Andrew Tytherleigh, Jeffrey Van Den Brink, Arno Van
Der Schans, Susannah Van Der Straaten, Sarah Van
Der Toorren, Ross Walker, Leonard Wall, Mick Ward,
Michael Waterfield, David Webb, Mick Webster, Rod
Whitley, Daniel Wilson, David Woodman, Stephen
Yates.
140km, 9-Aug-03, Melbourne, Bunches Down
the Bay
Steven Brown, Ian Buckingham, Neil Croker, Peter
Cunningham, Paul Drinkwater, Michael Duffy, Angelo
Facein, Stephen George, Allan Hicks, Geoff Hunter,
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Noel Hunter, John Ilott, Michael Johannes, Elaine
Johnson, Ron Kirwan, Susan O’Connor, Jan Ohlsen,
Tony Porritt, Daniel Potter, Christine Pound, Maxine
Riggs, Mal Shaw, Alan Sullivan, Ray Teichert, Casey
Tydens, Chris Wallis, Tom Williams, Rob Wilson.
200km, 25-Jan-04, Bright, Alpine Classic
Jonathan Adams, Steve Agnew, Matthew Allison,
Paul Amby, Stewart Anderson, John Archer, Garry
Armsworth, Jeremy Austin, R Austin, John Bahoric,
Ian Bailey, Michael Baker, Stephen Baker, Nick
Bamber, Susan Bannatyne, Christophe Barberet,
John Bardoel, Hayden Barke, Greg Barnes, Dean
Beavan, Bob Bednarz, Anthony Bell, Andrew Bennett,
Michael Bentley, Turi Berg, Gregg Berry, Stephen
Bertoldo, David Bill, Andrew Bilsdon, Richard Birks,
Glenn Birnie, Arnold Birrell, Corey Blake, Philip Blum,
Jorgen Bobenko, Peter Bodor, John Bolt, Carolyn
Bolton, Allan Bontjer, Andu Borsaru, Eddie Bosch,
Neil Bowman, John Boyle, James Bradshaw, Guido
Brandt, John Brett, Chris Brewin, Simon Bristow,
Stephen Brodie, Leith Brown, Stephen Brown,
Steven Brown, Daryl Browning, Jonathon Bryant,
Guy Buchanan, Peter Budd, Chris Bull, Jenny
Caldwell, Noel Cameron, Robert Campbell, Ramon
Cardosi, Kerrie Carroll, Paul Carroll, Anthony Carter,
Michael Carter, Beck Caskey, John Catalano, George
Caulfield, Nicholas Chadderton, Barry Challenger,
Anthony Chan, Ed Chan, Andrew Chernaik, Wayne
Chester, Ian Chilman, Damien Clancy, Richard
Cole, Chris Coleman, Laurie Collard, Peter Collier,
Rex Comb, Paul Commins, Michael Conan-Davies,
Damien Conisbee, David Cook, Justin Cook,
Andrew Cooper, Ian Corcoran, Richard Cormick,
Michael Cosgrave, Simon Costa, Angus Craig,
Lawrie Cranley, Noel Cranswick, Jules Crawshaw,
Anthony Cross, Graeme Cross, Alan Cunneen, Greg
Cunningham, David Cunynghame, Adrian Curnow.
Wayne D’Agostini, Tony Dalton, Greg Davies,
Matthew Davies, Derek Dawkins, Ian De Kam, Mario
De Marchi, Jane Demeral, Ian Dent, Norman Derham,
Charles Destree, Peter Dewez, Allan Dickson,
Peter Divaris, Bill Doherty, James Doherty, Andrew
Donohue, Peter Doody, Rob Douglas, Graham
Dowden, Gary Dowel, Rob Dunbar, Alan Dunn,
Andrew Durrant, Marcus Emery, Paul Emery, Marea
England, Jean Etienne, James Evans, Greg Fell,
Louise Ferguson, Dirk Fiedler, Michael Fisher, Angelo
Fitsioris, Tim Fitzgerald, Frank Foale, Ken Ford,
Tim Ford, Warren Foreman, George Foster, Julian
Fox, M Fox, Kahn Franke, Carolyn Fraser, Gavin
Frawley, Quentin Frayne, John Fredericks, Russell
J Freemantle, Bill Frost, James Garriock, Michael
Gass, Stephen George, Patrick Giddings, Garry
Giles, Paul Gill, Mark Glenn, Reg Goltz, Jonathan
Gowland, John Green, Laurie Griffiths, Michael
Grogan, David Groom, John Guerin, Craig Guilfoyle,
Wolfgang Haala, Kay Haarsma, Ben Hahnel, Gavin
Hall, Richard Hall, Will Hallahan, Donald Halton,
Brian Hanrahan, David Harper, Mark Harris, Stephen
Harrison, Michael Hartman, Gary Harvey, John
Harvey, Neil Harvey, Michael Hay, Martin Haynes,
Steven Healy, Kellie Hearne, Ross Heazlewood,
Gareth Heitmann, Clive Helps, Jay Henderson,
Scott Henriksen, Ross Henry, Ian Henson, Ewen Hill,
Rob Hill, Stuart Hill, Chris Hitchen, Amanda Hogan,
Sandra Hogg, Mark Hollander, John Holloway, James
Hopping, Tom Huberts, Tim Huggins, Ian Humphries,
Neil Irvine, Suzy Jackson, Rick Jaksch, Stephen
James, Tim James, Murray Jenkins, Murray Johns,
Craig Johnson, Ian Jolley, Eric Jones, Graham Jones,
Rudy Joosten, Simon Junakovic, Danny Kah, Rob
Kalinowski, Anton Kapel, James Kaye, Jason Keane,
Ingo Keller, Alan Kellett, Mark Kelley, Alan Kelly,
Breeda Kelly, Mark Kelly, Douglas Kennedy, Trevor
King, Ron Kirwan, Julian Knott, Mark Kotzen, Andrew
Kucyper, Tebb Kusserow, Colin Lackman, Martin
Lama, John Langdon, Andy Lanskis, Greg Lansom,
Helen Lawson, Paul Lawton, Paul Lazarou, Allan
Lees, Ken Legge, Roger Leigh, Phil Lejsek, Michael
Leskovec, Will Lester, Andrew Lewis, Justin Lewis,
Bob Lim, John Lockwood, Mark Long, Ken Lord,
Colleen Lorenz, Cassandra Lowe, Robert Lubbock.
Daniel Mack, Keith Maginness, Leon Malzinskas,
Rod Mann, Ryan Mannix, John Marcan, Roger
Marshallsea, Malcolm Martin, Andrew Massie,
Andrew Masters, Andrew Maticka, Maria Matuszek,
Anthony Maughan, Gregory Mcalary, John Mcaleer,
Tony Mcclelland, Jim Mcconnel, Ted Mccoy, Trevor
Mccoy, Warren Mcdonald, Colin Mcfarlane, David
Mcfeeter, Bernie Mcgoldrick, Jennifer Mcgrath,
Rory Mcguinness, Bob Mchugh, John Mckenzie,
Ken Mclean, Michael Mcmahon, Stephen Mcmillan,
Helen Mcmullen, Peter Medforth, David Mentha,
Michael Metcalfe, Peter Metcalfe, Ian Miller, John
Miller, Jon Miller, Damian Mills, Ian Milner, Jason
Minato, Steve Monaghan, Giuliano Montagna,
Jonathan Moodie, Barry Moore, Malcolm Moorin,
Ian Morgan, John Morrison, Rebecca Morton, Tom
Mullins, Simon Mullumby, Alistair Murray, Chris
Murray, David Murray, Michael Murray, Bill Natt, Paul
Ng, Andrew Nicholls, David Nicholls, Richard Niven,
Robert Nowland, Nick Oakley, Michael O’Brien, John
O’Callaghan, Peter O’Callaghan, Paul O’Dwyer,
Allan O’Neil, Mick Osborne, Anthony O’Toole, David
Padula, Grant Palmer, Roger Palmer, Scott Parrot,
Nick Payne, Jim Peachey, Josh Peeters, Guy Peters,
Peter Piccolo, Greg Pietersen, Stan Pietsch, Richard
Pinker, Richard W Pinkerton, Stefano Pittau, Frank
Plata, Ken Pollard, Michael Pope, Rodney Potts,
Frank Preyer, Phillip Price, Matthew Pringle, Peter
Purcell, Phil Purdam, Belinda Pursey, Alyssa Ragan,
Navid Rashid, Matthew Rawnsley, Adam Read, Joel
Read, Robert Reid-Smith, Lucas Renieris, Dennis
Richards, John Richardson, Jarrod Riches, Robert
Rigoni, Peter Riley, Trevor Rix, Geoff Robb, Carlo
Roberts, Evan Roberts, Kate Roberts, Andrew
Robinson, Dean Robinson, Brendyn Rodgers, Angus
Rodwell, Christopher Rogers, Malcolm Rogers, Olly
Romov, Gary Rosengarten, Penelope Rowbotham,
Kevin Russell, Tony Russell, Andrew Ryan, Keiran
Ryan.
Ari Salminen, Donna Samon, Wes Samson, Stuart
Sanders, Lisa Sanderson, Gerard Santamaria, Julian
Savulescu, Steve Schubert, Jeff Scott, Peter Searle,
Tim Searles, David Shanahan, Andrew Shaw, Dennis
Shaw, Jeff Shaw, Mark Shingler, Fraser Short, Kevin
Simcox, Harry Simson, Craig Sinclair, Oscar Skabar,
Brad Slattery, James Sloan, Robert Sloane, Dale
Smedley, Andrew Smith, Antony Smith, David Smith,
Paul Smith, Robert Smith, Ross Smith, Michael
Sneyd, Michael Southren, Glen Stander, Mc Stebbing,
Ray Stenhouse, Darren Steven, Laurie Steven, Barry
Stevenson, James Steward, Glenn Stewart, Tisha
Stone, Joan Stribley, Andrew Stripp, First Surname,
Charlie Sutton, Dave Symonds, Steve Szymanek,
Matthew Szymczak, Nick Tapp, Greg Taube, Martin
Taube, Richard Taube, Dave Taylor, Peter Taylor,
Robert Taylor, Sonia Taylor, Ray Teichert, Kathryn
Temby, Ian Tennant, Andrew Thomas, Paul Thomas,
Simon Thomas, Terri Thomas, David Thomson, John
Thorn, Rudy Tielen, Mark Tilley, Catherine Toet, David
Toland, John Topfer, Adrian Tritschler, Calvin Tulloch,
John Turnbull, Ray Tyshing, Chris Vandervalk, Stuart
Vaughan, Aldo Vella, Michael Verdaasdonk, Chris
Vonier, Andrew Walker, David Walker, Brian Wallace,
Craig Wallace, Simon Ward, Raymond Watt, Andrew
Wegener, Eric Wehr, Peter Weiss, Sharon Weiss,
Martin Wells, David Whitelaw, Andrew Wilkin, Steve
Wilks, Jan Willhoeft, Jeff Wilson, Belinda Wood,
William Woods, Andy Wyllie, Richard Young, Chuck
Ziegler.
Need your bicycle serviced or repaired in Melbourne?
Peter Moores
Abbotsford Cycles @ Richmond Station
www.abbotsfordcycles.com
Telephone 03 9429 6889 Fax 03 9429 9262
27 Swan Street (under Richmond Station)
Our small shop in Melbourne is dedicated to
the upkeep of all kinds of bicycles. We sell
most things you need, except new bikes,
shoes and clothing.
Our range of touring gear includes Ortlieb
and Avance panniers and German made
Tubus pannier racks.
We stock an extensive range of the moderately priced but good quality BBB and Cyclo
brand tools. The BBB Pullstar is an excellent
cartridge bottom bracket removing tool.
Shimano prices have dropped considerably, so the cost of changing downbar
levers to STI is much more affordable.
OPEN: 8am to 6pm weekdays
9am to 12:30 Saturdays
Tyres
We use and recommend Vittoria tyres. Two customers have just cycled across
the continent almost puncture free on Vittoria Randonneur 700x28, a strong
recommendation for a reliable commuting tyre.
Zaffiro 700x23 folding tyres are only $45.
Panaracer 700x20 Stradius "Zero Slip" tyres $20. Also in stock IRC Duro tyres
in 27x1 and 27x11/8 and Metro Duroin 26x1.50 and 26x2
Service and Repairs
Our speciality. Check the website for a full
explanation of what we do. We will normally
have your bike back to you within two days.
We now provide a full repair service on site for
steel frames. Painting costs just $130 for one or
two colours.
Wheel Building
One of the areas where new bikes can fail is
the rear wheel spokes. We specialize in building wheels, using Swiss DT stainless steel
spokes and for the heavier rider who is harder on their machine, we use the heavier
gauge DT Alpine spokes.
Trekking handlebars
NITEFLUX Vision Stick
5watt Nicad with smart charger, almost
indestructible, well sealed, use as a torch,
lamp available separately, comes in a soft
pack for protection and security - no more
lost chargers! Cost $120. Lamps and batteries available separately.
We make up two LED rear lights screwed to
an aluminium strip, drilled to go straight to a
reflector bracket, $40.
Interesting Bits
We have limited numbers of Avocet O2 Air saddles at $75, and San Marco
Rolls Due leather saddles on special at $65.
Third Eye Chain Watcher prevents chain dropping off the inside of cranks,
$31. Sugino chainrings top quality for 6/7/8speed, 130, 110 and 74 pcd, most
90 cents/tooth.
"Sidelights" brilliant silver reflective tape, $2 per sheet.
Velox 15mm patch 10 for 50c Velox self adhesive, 10 for $2.
"Viewpoint" mirror to stick inside spectacle lens, pack with two for $35.
Tool and tube bottle, large screw top, $12
The Cue Clip, simple map holder for bars or stem, $12.
Ortlieb Briefcase pannier for the commuter or carrying the laptop to Brest
and back $245
Side entry bottle cages, for small frames $10. Beto Baby seats, reclining
back, with rack, now $115
Leppin carbo sachets and bottles.
Our favourite lube, nice clean Prolink $16
Minoura cage for 1 and 1.5 litre plastic bottles, $38, and the Topeak version
for $20.
Ever broken a spoke on a Randonnee? If you have, it is always on the drive
side of the rear wheel, so you have to take the cogs off to put in a new spoke.
Relief is at hand. We have a stock of Kevlar replacement spokes, a temporary
fix which will get you to the finish line.
If you are carrying spare spokes we have finally found a replacement for the
Hypercracker to remove the cassette lockring on the roadside.
The Adder 5 LED headlight is brilliant. Good
enough to see by, a great second light run
with a recycleable system such as the NiteFlux and is only $30.
Discount
Audax Members receive a discount of 10% on every item except labour, but including
Specials. We accept telephone orders with credit cards, or by mail with cheque. We have
samples of Audax Club tops and knicks for you to try before ordering by mail.. Postage
is extra.
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If undeliverable return to
Audax Australia Inc.
PO Box 12144
A’Beckett Street
Melbourne VIC 8006
SURFACE
MAIL
POSTAGE
PAID
AUSTRALIA
Print Post Approved
PP327687/00033
Checkpoint
Autumn 2004
Issue No. 19
Association No.
A0014462N
561 members (29/2/04)
Audax Australia is proudly affiliated with:
Audax Club Parisien
www.audax-club-parisien.com
Les Randonneurs Mondiaux
www.lesrm.org
Cycling Australia
www.cycling.org.au
Are your address details above correct?
Notify changes by email to membership@audax.org.au or by phone on (03) 5783 2427.
The Audax Clothing Shop
6A Ebor Avenue, Inverloch VIC 3996 (03) 5674 2157 www.audax.org.au/clothing
Jerseys - $10 off
(limited time only)
Long Sleeve Audax Jersey now only $63.00
Size (S/M/L/XL/XXL): ____ Your chest size: ____ cm
Short Sleeve Audax Jersey now only $60.00
Size (S/M/L/XL/XXL):____ Your chest size: ____ cm
Audax Knicks $60.00
Size (S/M/L/XL/XXL): ____
Audax Socks $7.00
Size (S/M/L): ____
All items can be viewed on our website,
www.audax.org.au/clothing
Postage
First item $5.00, each additional item $2.50
No postage payable on socks if ordered with other items.
Mail order
Complete the details above, then return this entire page (or a
photocopy) including your address label, to the above address.
Include a cheque or money order payable to Audax Australia or
supply your credit card details as follows:
Mastercard/Bankcard/Visa (please circle one)
Card No. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Expiry date: __ __ / __ __
Cardholders signature _______________________________
Internet
Simply go to www.audax.org.au/clothing to order and pay on-line
with your credit card.
Phone
Phone Martin Haynes at the Clothing Shop on (03) 5674 2157 after
hours and pay by credit card, or simply phone for assistance in choosing your products.
Note that clothing sizes are on the small side.
Your email address and/or phone number:_____________________________________________
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Phone if in doubt.

Phil Bellette Alpine Classic audax.org.au

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