Race Report 18 January 2014
How do you know its Summer? When you jump into the pool at 0600 at its 26 degrees, that said, Twinnies had another dry race, with a just under 100 competitors going around the course free from injury, albeit not abuse! It appears motorists are getting increasingly frustrated with cyclists. One of our experience riders copped a mouth full for no apparent reason. This is unfortunate, but also where we need to show maturity and control our response, remember your safety is paramount.
Big and Little Kids + Camera = Funny Faces
Another report has been received of one of our very experience members completing a 100 km training ride on Sunday when riding down Fraser Drive, had a plastic drink bottle thrown at him. The rider was able to follow the vehicle, obtain the registration number and has reported it to the police.
Mary-Ann Shuker has been a strong advocate for improving our swim start systems, she even contemplated recording herself, but came up with a two computer screens option with a digital clock display. It appeared to work well, Rob Gillies our newest addition to the 600 race club, stepped up and called out the time for those vision impaired members. On a side note, I have it on good authority that our timing system program that has been in use for over 20 years has been re-written from DOS base to a windows style program. This will be tested over the next few weeks to iron out, identify any problems and fingers crossed will be up and running either by the end of this season or at the beginning of next season. This will allow our times to be up loaded to the big Ethernet in the sky for everyone who can find them – see them, rest assured we will still be providing by popular demand your weekly splits.
There has been a request from the lovely ladies at the Registration table ( and Doug) to have all registration completed prior to 0600 NSW time.
Who’s the Rose between the THORNES!
We have spoken about riders travelling around the left hand down hill corner ( Pink Crosses) over the past couple of weeks. This week we have identified three male riders # 287, #160, #12 who came oh so close to crossing onto the wrong side of the road. Please remember, we are not playing for sheep stations. Only a few weeks back we saw three riders come off at this intersection under wet conditions and the follow week another rider – Rex, hope you recovery is going well, came off very hard and headed to Tweed Hospital. Doug has been out during the week and found that, some kind person has re-painted the pink crosses. Be Warned cross onto the dark side and expect to be sitting on the sidelines for two week.
Random Draw Winners this week
Dave deClosey, Lisa Moore, Thomas Faircliffe, Hollie Robards, Phil Salter and Amanda Hall
Doctor Bike ramped things up this week and held a trivia quiz, testing members on his past talks, every correct answer was award a prize, Thanks Roger from Palm Beach Super Cycles.
POINT SCORE
| 1 | Will Styman | 367 |
| 2 | Vaughan Skelly | 363 |
| 3 | Guy Davoren | 363 |
| 4 | Scott Styman | 352 |
| 5 | Terry Simpson | 337 |
| 6 | Vicki Lawes | 331 |
| 7 | Matt Stanley | 327 |
| 8 | Lewis Saunders | 324 |
| 9 | Trevor Lawes | 320 |
| 10 | Ryan Stoddart | 319 |
Triathletes partners
Marshalls for next week 25 January
Please note that there will be no breakfast this race, but will be held on 1 February
Amaroo/Fraser Drive: Lisa Warner
Pink X’s: Ron Martinenko
Ash RAB: Victoria Martinenko
Woodlands RAB: Shelly Roy
Weekly Rant: we still need marshalls to fill the remaining vacancies
Stu Crawford
Twin Towns Triathlon Club