Results: Tour of the Murray River, Stage 8, Vic (TC)

August 30, 2007

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The stage win may have eluded him but Queensland’s Cameron Hughes was the big mover in yesterday’s eighth stage of the Fishers IGA Tour of the Murray River. Hughes, a winner of the 1999 Tour of Sunraysia – which is a forerunner of the Tour of the Murray River – is only on his second trip to the Riverland district and obviously has a liking for the area.

DSC_1201Hughes was third in the Mildura Kermesse stage over 66  kilometres, finishing behind winner Sean Finning (Victoria) and former New Zealand rider Miles Watson, who is now based in Melbourne and riding for the Specialized team. Hughes jumped from more than a minute behind in 10th place to fifth overall and cut his deficit to 37 seconds to leader Peter McDonald with five stages still to be raced.

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Grafton to Inverell gets its timing right

August 30, 2007

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The Grafton to Inverell Cycling Classic has taken the initiative  in  Australian cycling by introducing the AMB-IT ChipX System timing system in its 2007 event.

Multisport Australia have been appointed  to provide the service to race organisers.

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Race start times change for junior road nationals

August 30, 2007

There have been changes to the previously published start times for both the Road Race on Saturday and the Criterium on Sunday. 

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Hooley Dooley, it’s the Goulburn to Citi

August 30, 2007

Five_Plus_Two_2_EditedHooley Dooley’s David is going to ride his bike from Goulburn to  Camden in the 2007 Goulburn to Citi Corporate Charity Ride! On Sunday 23rd of September David Butts, a founding member of Aria award winning children’s entertainers The Hooley Hooleys, will be pedaling over 150 kilometres to raise money for charity.

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Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic

August 30, 2007

Organisers of the Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic say all plans are on schedule with just over two weeks until the race. New major sponsor BK Oliver Home hardware is on board for the 47th edition.

The Grafton to Inverell is touted to be Australia’s toughest one day cycle race and has been consistently attracting field of 180 riders, and this looks set to continue. With $20,000 in prize money on offer the race attracts many riders. Entries have been rolling in ahead of this weekends closing date and are expected to continue into next week.

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NSW Masters Championships news

August 30, 2007

The NSW Masters Championships  are fast approaching, here are a few snippets of information which may help with your planning;

Please note that being Championship events, the entry cut off is 2 weeks beforehand ie. Sunday 16th September. No late entries – so why not enter NOW via the NSW Cycling Website http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/frameset/entry.htm

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Austin postpones World Hour Record Attempt

August 30, 2007

Jayson Austin has been forced to postpone his world hour record attempt which was set down for 21 September due to illness.

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