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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Diamondback 2013 Steilacoom CCX
Diamondback 2013 Steilacoom CCX
Product Description
At home in some of the wettest, muddiest, gnarliest terrain known to mankind, we’ve figured out a thing or two about what it takes to make a mean cyclocross bike: one that sheds mud, ports easy and crushes any root or rock in its path. We understand that a light and stiff platform—via BB30—equates to more acceleration and control while out of the saddle. We also know that a flatter top tube for easy portage and the right geometry are essential to winning any race.
The 2013 Diamondback Steilacoom CCX is the perfect embodiment of everything Northwest. It’s well-equipped to tackle any single track, mud field, sand pit, staircase, hurdle or inclement weather between the starting gate and the finish line. At the core is the DBR CX Fully Butted 7005 Alloy Competition Cyclocross frame with formed top tube and an integrated headtube. The frame is light and durable which is something that we look for in a cross bike. The formed top tube features a flat bottom for easy portage over any hurdle.
Paired well with the frame is a DBCX carbon fork that’s exceptionally strong and stiff. With an alloy steerer and clearance for larger tires and fenders, the fork is a versatile and exceptional addition.
Component pairing comes in hot and proper with a Shimano Sora build including front and rear derailleur and dual control 9spd brake lever/shifters which are linked to Tektro CR510 canti’s to stop ya at the drop of a dime. The FSA Gossamer Cross crankset is standard as far as cross cranks are concerned and the BB30 technology offers a light weight and exceptionally stiff pedaling platform. For the 46t & 36t double set.
Equation CX cross rims are light and stiff and look amazing with white spokes laced to sealed cartridge bearing hubs. Kenda Small Block 8 700×32c tires create a grippy equation for any situation.
DBR drop bars and a DBR 3D forged stem offer precise and accurate steering while the DBR Performance Micro Adjust alloy Post (27.2mm) supports a WTB Volt Race saddle for maximum comfort with race friendly size and weight in mind.
The 2013 Steilacoom CCX is red and comes in four sizes: 50cm, 53cm, 56cm, 59cm. Whether you are looking for a true dedicated and capable cross bike for the season or are simply looking for an adept and stable commuter, you’ve ain’t got no reason to look further
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Diamondback 2013 Steilacoom RCX Cylcocross Bike, Black
Diamondback 2013 Steilacoom RCX Cylcocross Bike, Black, Small/50cm
Product Description
The 2013 Diamondback Steilacoom is the perfect embodiment of everything Northwest. It's well-equipped to tackle any single track, mud field, sand pit, staircase, hurdle or inclement weather between the starting gate and the finish line. At the core is the DBR RCX Fully Butted 7005 Alloy Competition Cyclocross frame with formed top tube and an integrated headtube. The frame is light and durable which is something that we look for in a cross bike. The formed top tube features a flat bottom for easy portage over any hurdle. Paired well with the frame is a DBCX Carbon fork that's exceptionally strong and stiff. With a carbon steerer and clearance for larger tires and fenders, the fork is a versatile and exceptional addition. Component pairing comes in hot and proper with a Shimano 105 build including chain, front and rear derailleur and dual control 10spd brake lever/shifters which are linked to Tektro CR710 canti's to stop ya on the drop of a dime. The FSA Gossamer PRO Cross crankset is standard as far as cross cranks are concerned and the BB30 technology offers a light weight and exceptionally stiff pedaling platform for the 46t & 36t double set. The 2013 Steilacoom RCX is blacked out and comes in four sizes: 50cm, 53cm, 56cm, 59cm. Whether you are looking for a true dedicated and capable cross bike for the season or are simply looking for an adept and stable commuter, there is no reason to look further.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Yakety Sax
Words by Hamish, commentary by Blakey, content by you guys.
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Firstly, a reminder. If you enjoyed racing/spectating and you haven't already, please provide some positive feedback to Darebin Council & Darebin parklands. All the details are here:
http://dirtydeedscx.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/did-you-enjoy-darebin-parklands.html
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They came to finish the party in style. After the explosive events of the national champs on Saturday, how was DDCX gonna top the spectacle of Lisa Jacobs masterful display and Alan Iacuone’s surpise attack to win national jerseys two decades apart?
I’d like to say it was Blakey’s Erection (the steel tubed folly in the middle of the course that was one man’s dream where others scoffed) or was it the sheer awesomeness of the Darebin Parklands course and the even bigger awesomeness of the Parklands people in letting us use the land. Or was it the promise of free, guaranteed entry into CROSS VEGAS and accommodation in Las Vegas for the elite winners that lent a certain sepia stained air of epic to the day?
Of course it was all those things but, shucks, it’s YOU GUYS who make Dirty Deeds. Without over three hundred of you pinning numbers on, plus who knows how many hundred more screaming on the sidelines, the event would be nothing more than a solo tractor pull in a muddy field.
Before we get too emotional here at DDCX HQ, due to lack of sleep and race organizing freak outs, let us cast out any more comparisons to the effing Catalina Wine Mixer. This was bigger…far bigger.
A day from the monsters of cross greeted us on Sunday after the bitter chill and rain of previous days. It may have looked sunny and clear, but as soon as you stepped on the course you knew it was going to be a mudder's dream.
Pre reg had worked a treat, too well in fact, most races were full and there were some unsmiley faces for those who got there too late to actually hand over your license before the cut off time. A Maserati and a crabon cx bike served up with a topping of attitude ain’t gonna cut it in the inner north pal.
The kids race was a ding dong battle of the balance bikes. The young man in the spider man outfit used all the super hero powers at his disposal to win hearts and minds and therefore cast aside any competitors for Cute rider of the Day.
Tate Heiskanen was forced into a quick costume change as he and the little dude obviously failed to consult. A stuff up with our system meant girls and boys results were skewed prompting tears and complaints about kids not getting a prize. Deal with it. It’s character building. The real prize is getting rad and not having to do your own laundry
Open caught a lot of the spill over from the CX grades that were chockers so some thought cross racers might dominate the 2.5 k course so deviously dished up by Nik C. not so Jack Lamshed occupies number one spot followed by Duncan Murray and Alexander Carisotis in third.
In B grade, Liam Jeffries, who we’ve seen go from being a fresh faced kid ripping apart the junior races in years gone by, to being a fresh faced kid ripping apart senior races, put on a display that without doubt heralds him as someone destined for great things on a bike if he so chooses. Dan Moore from sponsors Jet Black/BH put in a huge effort to come in second, but it was at the tail end of the field that the spirit of CX shone (aside from the beer hand ups at the bottom of the course- more about them later). Alex Ivanof broke a seat post and rather than DNF, ran most of the end of the race, a good two laps we hear. In a display of cool sportsmanship he was ushered through by Shaun Urie- a Dirty Deeds stalwart, allowing Alex to finish the place before DFL. To me, this is what CX racing is all about. That, and getting filthy and having a good time. At 100 riders this is probably the largest grade we’ve run.
By the time the women’s elite race was one the crowd was hungry for fast and furious cross. The stairs, ramp, flyover combination dreamt up and executed by Andrew Blake and enabled by our main sponsors SRAM was where races could be won and lost.
Tasmania’s Rowena Fry has been leading the national series and her loss to Lisa Jacobs for the national title was the big story of Saturday. While Lisa had the jersey with the stripes Rowena could salvage a series win if she hung on in the top ten.
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In the race for the title though Rowena was struggling with mechanical issues and an unrelenting pace from South Australia’s Sarah Holmes, April McDonough, the ever smiling Mel Ansett and the freshly crowned national women’s masters champ Jenny 'honey badger' Macca (one of the main folk behind the DDCX women’s development squad- check it out on Face thingo if you happen to be a CX-curious female). In seven laps and 48 minutes on the course it was Sarah in first and off to Cross Vegas if she wants.. April, then Rowena in fourth, hanging on despite a strong challenge from Jen to take hold of the national series title.
It was gonna be hard to top that one but there was one big guy who knew just how.
Men’s elite came with an air of expectation. The racing had been quality and fought all day so naturally folks wanted more. It was a genuine national field with competitors from all over the place keen on planting a foot or two on the podium.
In one of the fastest starts around led by the crowd favourite Leigh de Luca, who was gunning for the Impact Massage KOM, an elite group of riders formed from… the elite group of riders. A pack of about 6 riders emerged to take control of the race. Former Olympian Sid Taberlay (NSW), Gary Milburn (NSW), Andy Blair (Vic), newly crowned national champ Alan Iacoune (Vic), Paul van der Ploeg (Vic) and Cameron Ivory (NSW) traded places and half way through the 50 minute circuit anyone of them looked like they could take the race. That is, until IT happened….
If you’ve never seen Paul van der Ploeg ride a bike you should. It’s a sight. When he and Cam Ivory got a lead on the other riders they rounded the corner and shouldered their bikes to jump the barrier placed before the stairs on Blakey’s Erection, all 6 foot 4 of Vandy (that’s 193cm) took off. Taking two stairs at a time he seemed to vault the flyover and sped off down the ramp leaving Cam and the rest of us to wonder what we had just witnessed. In case anyone missed it Paul repeated the sprint up the stairs on the next lap to win it from Cam and Andrew Blair.
Paul’s been selected to represent Australia in mountain biking and after seeing him ride on Sunday you’ve gotta feel for his forthcoming opponents. You also have to feel for that poor skinsuit, being torn off his enormous frame in the final lap so that he could cross the line like so:
All results from the day can be found here (If your name is Cam Woolcock, just replace Malachi Moxon in Elite with your name and all is well! Sorry Cam):
Whilst Nik's homage to Pavlis' Hill was a spectator favourite, the choice spot was at the u-turn after a sizeable mud pit. First the kids asked the riders nicely to ride through the puddle and make a splash, then the adults, then everyone screamed at the riders as they barrelled down the hill "GO RIGHT, IN THE WATER, DO IT!", this resulted in some marvellous mud porn, some loose as all get out two wheel drifts, and quite a few crashes. Oh, and a hell of a lot of cheering that carried all the way up to the very top of the course, drowning out the amplified voices of Brendan & Hamish.
So that is about it.
Thank you to all who came. Special thanks to everyone who helped set up, those who marshalled, ran the rego desk. Nath who burst back onto the CX stage with his sweet timing system spitting live results onto the internet for those by the tape and those stuck far from Darebin. To the golden tonsils of Brendan and the officials from Cycling Australia and MTBA, we thank you.
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To our sponsors:
Western Scaffold - Not a sponsor per se, but they were willing to entertain one man's crazy idea and worked to come up with a solution that levelled up Australian Cyclocross. Thanks Brendan & all the crew.
SRAM & CycleOps at Monza- couldn’t have done it without ya.
JetBlack/ BH Cycles you rule.
Tim from MY MOUNTAIN gave away a whole godamn cross bike to a deserving Amy Philips- a whole bike!!
Van from Creux- we love you, your shirts, your patches, especially your mannequin.
Fitz Rev, for their continued support, I bet DC is glad he wasn't offering free bike washes this time around though!
Impact Massage, not only the DDCX official vehicle sponsor, but always willing to sponsor a holeshot or a QOM/KOM prize.
Coffee Supreme, we love your Fresh Pots, especially at 7 in the morning when we're setting up a course.
Benedict & the Massage Oil Shop for continuing to support the women's podiums.
Commuter Cycles, always sponsoring the supercommuterest racers who actually pin a number on instead of Cat Six-ing it along Canning St every morning.
Larrys Custom Cycles - These guys give us frames to give away to deserving race non-winners EVERY ROUND. How sick is that?
4Shaw / Dion - Podium shoes are nothing without some matching podium socks.
Adidas Eyewear - Win a DDCX race and you can get your hands on some blazing yellow halfrims.
Schwalbe / Bike box
Rapha- For the women's prize pack and a sweet umbrella
Treadlie - The photobooth of muddy pain will be up soon, check them out and vote for your faves, and the best will win prize packs.
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LOST AND FOUND
Some spectacles
Adidas cycling sunnies
Sugoi arm warmers
(send us an email with some identifying details and we will get them back to you)
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For more words about the weekend's racing, plus audio interviews, check out our friends over at BrewCX
There has to be a million photos and videos out there, and we want to see them all. Send us your links, via email, twitter, FB, commenting below, carrier pigeon...
Brian Mangano
Cam Wells (1) (2) (3) (4)
Nick Cooke
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Firstly, a reminder. If you enjoyed racing/spectating and you haven't already, please provide some positive feedback to Darebin Council & Darebin parklands. All the details are here:
http://dirtydeedscx.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/did-you-enjoy-darebin-parklands.html
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They came to finish the party in style. After the explosive events of the national champs on Saturday, how was DDCX gonna top the spectacle of Lisa Jacobs masterful display and Alan Iacuone’s surpise attack to win national jerseys two decades apart?
I’d like to say it was Blakey’s Erection (the steel tubed folly in the middle of the course that was one man’s dream where others scoffed) or was it the sheer awesomeness of the Darebin Parklands course and the even bigger awesomeness of the Parklands people in letting us use the land. Or was it the promise of free, guaranteed entry into CROSS VEGAS and accommodation in Las Vegas for the elite winners that lent a certain sepia stained air of epic to the day?
Of course it was all those things but, shucks, it’s YOU GUYS who make Dirty Deeds. Without over three hundred of you pinning numbers on, plus who knows how many hundred more screaming on the sidelines, the event would be nothing more than a solo tractor pull in a muddy field.
Before we get too emotional here at DDCX HQ, due to lack of sleep and race organizing freak outs, let us cast out any more comparisons to the effing Catalina Wine Mixer. This was bigger…far bigger.
A day from the monsters of cross greeted us on Sunday after the bitter chill and rain of previous days. It may have looked sunny and clear, but as soon as you stepped on the course you knew it was going to be a mudder's dream.
Pre reg had worked a treat, too well in fact, most races were full and there were some unsmiley faces for those who got there too late to actually hand over your license before the cut off time. A Maserati and a crabon cx bike served up with a topping of attitude ain’t gonna cut it in the inner north pal.
The kids race was a ding dong battle of the balance bikes. The young man in the spider man outfit used all the super hero powers at his disposal to win hearts and minds and therefore cast aside any competitors for Cute rider of the Day.
Tate Heiskanen was forced into a quick costume change as he and the little dude obviously failed to consult. A stuff up with our system meant girls and boys results were skewed prompting tears and complaints about kids not getting a prize. Deal with it. It’s character building. The real prize is getting rad and not having to do your own laundry
Open caught a lot of the spill over from the CX grades that were chockers so some thought cross racers might dominate the 2.5 k course so deviously dished up by Nik C. not so Jack Lamshed occupies number one spot followed by Duncan Murray and Alexander Carisotis in third.
In B grade, Liam Jeffries, who we’ve seen go from being a fresh faced kid ripping apart the junior races in years gone by, to being a fresh faced kid ripping apart senior races, put on a display that without doubt heralds him as someone destined for great things on a bike if he so chooses. Dan Moore from sponsors Jet Black/BH put in a huge effort to come in second, but it was at the tail end of the field that the spirit of CX shone (aside from the beer hand ups at the bottom of the course- more about them later). Alex Ivanof broke a seat post and rather than DNF, ran most of the end of the race, a good two laps we hear. In a display of cool sportsmanship he was ushered through by Shaun Urie- a Dirty Deeds stalwart, allowing Alex to finish the place before DFL. To me, this is what CX racing is all about. That, and getting filthy and having a good time. At 100 riders this is probably the largest grade we’ve run.
By the time the women’s elite race was one the crowd was hungry for fast and furious cross. The stairs, ramp, flyover combination dreamt up and executed by Andrew Blake and enabled by our main sponsors SRAM was where races could be won and lost.
Photo: Cam Wells
Tasmania’s Rowena Fry has been leading the national series and her loss to Lisa Jacobs for the national title was the big story of Saturday. While Lisa had the jersey with the stripes Rowena could salvage a series win if she hung on in the top ten.
-
In the race for the title though Rowena was struggling with mechanical issues and an unrelenting pace from South Australia’s Sarah Holmes, April McDonough, the ever smiling Mel Ansett and the freshly crowned national women’s masters champ Jenny 'honey badger' Macca (one of the main folk behind the DDCX women’s development squad- check it out on Face thingo if you happen to be a CX-curious female). In seven laps and 48 minutes on the course it was Sarah in first and off to Cross Vegas if she wants.. April, then Rowena in fourth, hanging on despite a strong challenge from Jen to take hold of the national series title.
It was gonna be hard to top that one but there was one big guy who knew just how.
Men’s elite came with an air of expectation. The racing had been quality and fought all day so naturally folks wanted more. It was a genuine national field with competitors from all over the place keen on planting a foot or two on the podium.
In one of the fastest starts around led by the crowd favourite Leigh de Luca, who was gunning for the Impact Massage KOM, an elite group of riders formed from… the elite group of riders. A pack of about 6 riders emerged to take control of the race. Former Olympian Sid Taberlay (NSW), Gary Milburn (NSW), Andy Blair (Vic), newly crowned national champ Alan Iacoune (Vic), Paul van der Ploeg (Vic) and Cameron Ivory (NSW) traded places and half way through the 50 minute circuit anyone of them looked like they could take the race. That is, until IT happened….
If you’ve never seen Paul van der Ploeg ride a bike you should. It’s a sight. When he and Cam Ivory got a lead on the other riders they rounded the corner and shouldered their bikes to jump the barrier placed before the stairs on Blakey’s Erection, all 6 foot 4 of Vandy (that’s 193cm) took off. Taking two stairs at a time he seemed to vault the flyover and sped off down the ramp leaving Cam and the rest of us to wonder what we had just witnessed. In case anyone missed it Paul repeated the sprint up the stairs on the next lap to win it from Cam and Andrew Blair.
Paul’s been selected to represent Australia in mountain biking and after seeing him ride on Sunday you’ve gotta feel for his forthcoming opponents. You also have to feel for that poor skinsuit, being torn off his enormous frame in the final lap so that he could cross the line like so:
All results from the day can be found here (If your name is Cam Woolcock, just replace Malachi Moxon in Elite with your name and all is well! Sorry Cam):
Whilst Nik's homage to Pavlis' Hill was a spectator favourite, the choice spot was at the u-turn after a sizeable mud pit. First the kids asked the riders nicely to ride through the puddle and make a splash, then the adults, then everyone screamed at the riders as they barrelled down the hill "GO RIGHT, IN THE WATER, DO IT!", this resulted in some marvellous mud porn, some loose as all get out two wheel drifts, and quite a few crashes. Oh, and a hell of a lot of cheering that carried all the way up to the very top of the course, drowning out the amplified voices of Brendan & Hamish.
One of our only racers with a BMXA licence, Bryan Bull, shot some excellent footage of the mudpit, watch through to the end for an amazing passing move, and imagine Yakety Sax is playing.
Photo: Cam Wells. (For a great crash sequence, start here)
So that is about it.
Thank you to all who came. Special thanks to everyone who helped set up, those who marshalled, ran the rego desk. Nath who burst back onto the CX stage with his sweet timing system spitting live results onto the internet for those by the tape and those stuck far from Darebin. To the golden tonsils of Brendan and the officials from Cycling Australia and MTBA, we thank you.
-----
To our sponsors:
Western Scaffold - Not a sponsor per se, but they were willing to entertain one man's crazy idea and worked to come up with a solution that levelled up Australian Cyclocross. Thanks Brendan & all the crew.
SRAM & CycleOps at Monza- couldn’t have done it without ya.
JetBlack/ BH Cycles you rule.
Tim from MY MOUNTAIN gave away a whole godamn cross bike to a deserving Amy Philips- a whole bike!!
Van from Creux- we love you, your shirts, your patches, especially your mannequin.
Fitz Rev, for their continued support, I bet DC is glad he wasn't offering free bike washes this time around though!
Impact Massage, not only the DDCX official vehicle sponsor, but always willing to sponsor a holeshot or a QOM/KOM prize.
Coffee Supreme, we love your Fresh Pots, especially at 7 in the morning when we're setting up a course.
Benedict & the Massage Oil Shop for continuing to support the women's podiums.
Commuter Cycles, always sponsoring the supercommuterest racers who actually pin a number on instead of Cat Six-ing it along Canning St every morning.
Larrys Custom Cycles - These guys give us frames to give away to deserving race non-winners EVERY ROUND. How sick is that?
4Shaw / Dion - Podium shoes are nothing without some matching podium socks.
Adidas Eyewear - Win a DDCX race and you can get your hands on some blazing yellow halfrims.
Schwalbe / Bike box
Rapha- For the women's prize pack and a sweet umbrella
Treadlie - The photobooth of muddy pain will be up soon, check them out and vote for your faves, and the best will win prize packs.
-----
LOST AND FOUND
Some spectacles
Adidas cycling sunnies
Sugoi arm warmers
(send us an email with some identifying details and we will get them back to you)
-----
For more words about the weekend's racing, plus audio interviews, check out our friends over at BrewCX
There has to be a million photos and videos out there, and we want to see them all. Send us your links, via email, twitter, FB, commenting below, carrier pigeon...
Brian Mangano
Cam Wells (1) (2) (3) (4)
Nick Cooke
Monday, August 12, 2013
Did you enjoy DDCX at Darebin Parklands?
We did- and we always do. So that's why we want you to show your support for Dirty Deeds and the good folks at Darebin Parklands Management especially Ranger Pete and Adrian who allow us to use the park one day a year.
We'd like you to send an email by clicking HERE, or posting on their wall HERE just to say thanks and how much you enjoyed the day.
The Friends of Darebin Parklands are friends of Dirty Deeds so email/post away folks.
Plus, if you can take 2 minutes to fill out a feedback form here with some good vibes, then maybe Melbourne councils will realise that there is support for CX racing in the inner city and that it's a good use for green space.
Full race report up later today.
As a thanks for the good PR you just generated, here's some photos with #DDCX tags on instagram:
And #NCXS:
We'd like you to send an email by clicking HERE, or posting on their wall HERE just to say thanks and how much you enjoyed the day.
The Friends of Darebin Parklands are friends of Dirty Deeds so email/post away folks.
Plus, if you can take 2 minutes to fill out a feedback form here with some good vibes, then maybe Melbourne councils will realise that there is support for CX racing in the inner city and that it's a good use for green space.
Full race report up later today.
As a thanks for the good PR you just generated, here's some photos with #DDCX tags on instagram:
And #NCXS:
Thursday, August 8, 2013
There's a party tonight, you're in a red light zone, If you don't want a ticket you better move on.
This is important, so it gets its own post in case you missed it when you read the technical guide. You read the guide right?
The race is to be held at Darebin Parklands, cnr of Yarana Rd and Smith St, Alphington. This is a residential area, the park is used by other people, and we are expecting a large number of racers and spectators, so if you drive to the venue, you will almost certainly have to park a ways away and walk in.
However, Alphington train station (Hurstbridge line) can be found at the beginning (south end) of Yarana St and the 508 bus stops right at the parklands, for those looking for nearby public transit options, and as always, we highly recommend riding to the race.
Parking can be found on either side of Separation St, Abbott St, Parklands Ave and Yarana Rd south of Parklands.
It should be noted that Yarana Road south of Separation St is actually a bike path and not a road.
Parking on Yarana Rd north of Separation will be for event staff and sponsors only.
Do not park near the corners of Separation St / Bennett St, Bennett St / Parklands Ave, Parklands Ave / Yarana Rd, Yarana Rd / Wingrove St as this is the 508 bus route and blocking a bus will get you a parking ticket/towed very quickly!
Most of the side streets nearby are residential and we expect them to get parked out quickly. We recommend parking at the Alphington train station car park or the nearby Pitcher Park if you are arriving later.
In summary: You are not a special snowflake, you do not deserve front row parking. If you try to sneak into staff parking, park illegally, or block a bus, don't be surprised if your vehicle is towed, ticketed or you are made fun of mercilessly over the P.A.
The race is to be held at Darebin Parklands, cnr of Yarana Rd and Smith St, Alphington. This is a residential area, the park is used by other people, and we are expecting a large number of racers and spectators, so if you drive to the venue, you will almost certainly have to park a ways away and walk in.
However, Alphington train station (Hurstbridge line) can be found at the beginning (south end) of Yarana St and the 508 bus stops right at the parklands, for those looking for nearby public transit options, and as always, we highly recommend riding to the race.
Parking can be found on either side of Separation St, Abbott St, Parklands Ave and Yarana Rd south of Parklands.
It should be noted that Yarana Road south of Separation St is actually a bike path and not a road.
Parking on Yarana Rd north of Separation will be for event staff and sponsors only.
Do not park near the corners of Separation St / Bennett St, Bennett St / Parklands Ave, Parklands Ave / Yarana Rd, Yarana Rd / Wingrove St as this is the 508 bus route and blocking a bus will get you a parking ticket/towed very quickly!
Most of the side streets nearby are residential and we expect them to get parked out quickly. We recommend parking at the Alphington train station car park or the nearby Pitcher Park if you are arriving later.
In summary: You are not a special snowflake, you do not deserve front row parking. If you try to sneak into staff parking, park illegally, or block a bus, don't be surprised if your vehicle is towed, ticketed or you are made fun of mercilessly over the P.A.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Here's my number, score me maybe?
THIS JUST IN FROM TIMING GURU NDF.
If you are racing CX Nationals on Saturday or Sunday's DDCX NCXS Round 5, you will be issued two (2) numbers to pin.
If you are racing support at DDCX, you will be issued one (1) number to pin.
See how this rider has the number pinned tightly and clearly at mid torso? Plus the second number on the jersey pockets (yes, yes, skinsuits don't have pockets, you know what we mean). Do this. On your LEFT hand side. (The National Championships Technical Guide is WRONG)
If you don't pin them correctly and they're misplaced, loose, obscured, missing, under your jacket (!) etc, the judges can't see them and your results may be awry, and noone likes a DNF.
If you are racing anything bar Kidz you will also be issued one (1) transponder to ziptie to the middle of your fork blade.
If you don't attach it correctly, it may not read, and again, death before DNF.
Finally, I'm not going to name names, but there are STILL numbers that haven't been returned from the last DDCX round. If you leave the venue with your number & transponder you face a $60 fee.
So, with thanks to those USAC hating renegades OBRA, here's a catchy little number to show you what to do:
DDCXHQ OUT.
Monday, July 29, 2013
The Magic Bullet Theory
NOW WITH THE RACE DAY SCHEDULE ADDED!!
NOW WITH THE PREREG LINK!!!
NOW WITH THE TECH GUIDE!!!
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Dear Everyone...
ELITE NCXS ENTRIES CLOSE TONIGHT - 6TH AUGUST - MIDNIGHT AEST
Do you hate fun? Are you allergic to excitement? Afraid of awesome? No? Then don't forget to enter 'The Big Show' for the last race of the series... National Championship entries close at the same time and that race will be a great way to start your weekend.
Support Race (Kids, Open, B Grade for men/women) pre-registration IS OPEN (CLICK ME)opens on Saturday.
We will post the pre-reg link here, plus facebook, plus twitter, plus carrier pigeon*
TECH GUIDE CAN BE FOUND HERE
Some excellent wisdom via twitter from Mark Legg-Compton (who when he is not helping KfC to dominate Cx races, helps everyone's favourite Oz Cx representative Lewis Rattray to go faster)
CXBW
BROWN, CLAIRE
Doueal, Elizabeth
Hilton, Liz
Hughes, emily
lansell, kate
McSwan, Amity
Michel, Claire
Mittiga, Lauren
ollerenshaw, jane
Roseman-Gannon, Ruby
Slocum, Bridget
SOUTHWELL, JO
Swan, Annalisa
Whitburn, Nicole
Williamson, Rebecca
CXBM
Abakumenko, John
Akse, Jelmer
atkins, leigh
Aubrey, Paul
Backhouse, Roland
Baker, Kristan
Bantick, Brady
Bell, Colin
Blake, Andrew
BLAZEVIC, ADAM
Bognar, Adrian
Brown, Mick
Christie, Heath
Clark, Brad
Collins, Nathan
Cooke, Nick
Crampin, Edmund
Cranswick, Charlie
Czechowski, John
Dann, Michael
Deane, James
Denis, Patrick
diver, louey
Dungey, Che
Eastick, Brad
Efford, Mik
evans, mark
Fitzsimmons, Hamish
Floyd, Lee
Franson, Brian
Freeman, Tom
Geoghegan, Dominic
Giuliani, Nazario
Golding, Karri
Greenwood, Philip
Gregory, Mark
Grosso, Nick
Grover, Matt
Hay, Grant
heiskanen, tate
Henry, Travis
Hildred, Jy
Iwanov, Alex
Jason, Flaherty
Jeffries, Liam
Jones, Luke
Kemp, Rich
kirkham, james
Kudlicki, Chris
Kurka, Thomas
Larkin, Paul
Lee Shoy, Courtenay
Lett, Nick
Mahoney, nick
Marsh, Stephen
Matheson , Simon
Matthews, Justin
Miller, David
Moore, Daniel
Moxon, Malachi
munyard, steve
Murison, Greg
Ng, Gilbert
Paton, Tim
Peters, Craig
Pieterse, Leigh
Powell, Luke
Power, Matt
Robinson, Jorge
Robinson, Sam
Ruiter, Reuben
Schlimbach, Sascha
Simons, Craig
Slaney, Sam
Smith, Nicholas
Swackhamer, Jason
Threlfall , Andrew
Thynne, Jim
TOWERS, Craig
Troon, Simon
Urie, Shaun
Vandenbergh, Adrian
Vellacott, Huw
Ventura, Adam
Weir, Stuart
Woodman, David
Open Men
Buckle, Andrew
adin, robert
Benn, Alex
Bird, Nicholas
Bognar, Adrian
Bull, Bryan
Castillo, Gil
Cooper, Jason
de Soto, Damion
del beato, julian
Donald, David
Edmondson, Mark Karl
Frank, Michael
Hinze, Richard
Hockey, Andrew
Hodges, Adam
huth, gareth
Kuc, Anthony
Lamshed, Jack
Maccab, Christopher
mcconnell, Andrew
McInulty, Peter
Natoli, Anthony
Naumovic, Chris
Nicholls, Dylan
Powell, Edward
Ripp, Paul
Shackleford, Dave
Short, James
stoffberg, Mark
Tran, Dean
Wilhelms, Colin
Woolley, Ned
Yeatman, Paul
Open Women
Corbett, Claire
Kirchlinde, Daniela
Mahon, Angela
McInulty, Heather
newman, sarah
Phillips, Amy
Scurr, Michelle
Kids
Buckle, Michael
Baker, Quinn
Bell, Ruben
Bognar, Patrick
Brain, Scott
Brain, Simon
Collins, Ada
Czechowski, Mae
Czechowski, Nels
Davey, Kieran
Davey, Rhys
Gibson, Sienna
Gregory, Lucas
Henry, Alita
Henry, Oscar
Hockey, Max
Hughes, Emily
Kellett, Domenico
Kemp, Joe
Kuc, Luka
Marcus, Serong
McConnell, Lachlan
Mcconnnell, Campbell
Natoli, Erin
Natoli, Maya
Roseman-Gannon, Hannah
stoffberg, maya
stoffbergg, Hana
Urie, Jack
Urie, Joshua
Williamson, Thomas
*charges apply
NOW WITH THE PREREG LINK!!!
NOW WITH THE TECH GUIDE!!!
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Dear Everyone...
ELITE NCXS ENTRIES CLOSE TONIGHT - 6TH AUGUST - MIDNIGHT AEST
Do you hate fun? Are you allergic to excitement? Afraid of awesome? No? Then don't forget to enter 'The Big Show' for the last race of the series... National Championship entries close at the same time and that race will be a great way to start your weekend.
Support Race (Kids, Open, B Grade for men/women) pre-registration IS OPEN (CLICK ME)
We will post the pre-reg link here, plus facebook, plus twitter, plus carrier pigeon*
Schedule of Events
A grade number pick-up must be by 1:30pm on the day.
Registration | 10:30 - 12:00 |
Course open | 11:00 - 12:00 |
Kids mixed race | 12:00 (10min +1 lap race) |
Open mixed race | 12:20 (30min + 1 lap race) |
B CX mixed race | 13:05 (30 min + 1 lap race) |
Course open | 13:50-14:10 |
Elite Women CX race | 14:10 (45min race) |
Elite Men CX race | 15:10 (1hr race) |
Presentations | 16:30 - 17:00 |
TECH GUIDE CAN BE FOUND HERE
Some excellent wisdom via twitter from Mark Legg-Compton (who when he is not helping KfC to dominate Cx races, helps everyone's favourite Oz Cx representative Lewis Rattray to go faster)
Cyclocross to do list
1. Thank a volunteer
2. Thank a race promoter.
3. Smile more on the startline
4. Keep the heckles appropriate
5. Be patient at the start. Stupid moves cause crashes. There's 39mins 45secs of the race left to pass that rider.
6. Have even more fun than last year.
7. Attend a clinic to improve skills
8. Order some new tyres! They are often the main thing keeping you upright
9. Start working on your bikes now. Those frozen BB's, der pulleys need lovin
10. Skill sessions on/off the bike
11. It's just a bike race. Race each other hard, but fair. Leave it on the course.
START LISTS:
CXBW
BROWN, CLAIRE
Doueal, Elizabeth
Hilton, Liz
Hughes, emily
lansell, kate
McSwan, Amity
Michel, Claire
Mittiga, Lauren
ollerenshaw, jane
Roseman-Gannon, Ruby
Slocum, Bridget
SOUTHWELL, JO
Swan, Annalisa
Whitburn, Nicole
Williamson, Rebecca
CXBM
Abakumenko, John
Akse, Jelmer
atkins, leigh
Aubrey, Paul
Backhouse, Roland
Baker, Kristan
Bantick, Brady
Bell, Colin
Blake, Andrew
BLAZEVIC, ADAM
Bognar, Adrian
Brown, Mick
Christie, Heath
Clark, Brad
Collins, Nathan
Cooke, Nick
Crampin, Edmund
Cranswick, Charlie
Czechowski, John
Dann, Michael
Deane, James
Denis, Patrick
diver, louey
Dungey, Che
Eastick, Brad
Efford, Mik
evans, mark
Fitzsimmons, Hamish
Floyd, Lee
Franson, Brian
Freeman, Tom
Geoghegan, Dominic
Giuliani, Nazario
Golding, Karri
Greenwood, Philip
Gregory, Mark
Grosso, Nick
Grover, Matt
Hay, Grant
heiskanen, tate
Henry, Travis
Hildred, Jy
Iwanov, Alex
Jason, Flaherty
Jeffries, Liam
Jones, Luke
Kemp, Rich
kirkham, james
Kudlicki, Chris
Kurka, Thomas
Larkin, Paul
Lee Shoy, Courtenay
Lett, Nick
Mahoney, nick
Marsh, Stephen
Matheson , Simon
Matthews, Justin
Miller, David
Moore, Daniel
Moxon, Malachi
munyard, steve
Murison, Greg
Ng, Gilbert
Paton, Tim
Peters, Craig
Pieterse, Leigh
Powell, Luke
Power, Matt
Robinson, Jorge
Robinson, Sam
Ruiter, Reuben
Schlimbach, Sascha
Simons, Craig
Slaney, Sam
Smith, Nicholas
Swackhamer, Jason
Threlfall , Andrew
Thynne, Jim
TOWERS, Craig
Troon, Simon
Urie, Shaun
Vandenbergh, Adrian
Vellacott, Huw
Ventura, Adam
Weir, Stuart
Woodman, David
Open Men
Buckle, Andrew
adin, robert
Benn, Alex
Bird, Nicholas
Bognar, Adrian
Bull, Bryan
Castillo, Gil
Cooper, Jason
de Soto, Damion
del beato, julian
Donald, David
Edmondson, Mark Karl
Frank, Michael
Hinze, Richard
Hockey, Andrew
Hodges, Adam
huth, gareth
Kuc, Anthony
Lamshed, Jack
Maccab, Christopher
mcconnell, Andrew
McInulty, Peter
Natoli, Anthony
Naumovic, Chris
Nicholls, Dylan
Powell, Edward
Ripp, Paul
Shackleford, Dave
Short, James
stoffberg, Mark
Tran, Dean
Wilhelms, Colin
Woolley, Ned
Yeatman, Paul
Open Women
Corbett, Claire
Kirchlinde, Daniela
Mahon, Angela
McInulty, Heather
newman, sarah
Phillips, Amy
Scurr, Michelle
Kids
Buckle, Michael
Baker, Quinn
Bell, Ruben
Bognar, Patrick
Brain, Scott
Brain, Simon
Collins, Ada
Czechowski, Mae
Czechowski, Nels
Davey, Kieran
Davey, Rhys
Gibson, Sienna
Gregory, Lucas
Henry, Alita
Henry, Oscar
Hockey, Max
Hughes, Emily
Kellett, Domenico
Kemp, Joe
Kuc, Luka
Marcus, Serong
McConnell, Lachlan
Mcconnnell, Campbell
Natoli, Erin
Natoli, Maya
Roseman-Gannon, Hannah
stoffberg, maya
stoffbergg, Hana
Urie, Jack
Urie, Joshua
Williamson, Thomas
*charges apply
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