VIC Geelong 3hr night race @ the Youies

[cammas]

If anyone is interested in this it’s always a fun one, when I raced I always did it and it’s flat out from start to finish no hills to coast down just pedaling, good way to check your fitness
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https://gmbc.com.au/events/gmbc-no-frills-summer-series-race-3/

 

[Plankosaurus]

If anyone is interested in this it’s always a fun one, when I raced I always did it and it’s flat out from start to finish no hills to coast down just pedaling, good way to check your fitness
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https://gmbc.com.au/events/gmbc-no-frills-summer-series-race-3/
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Okay, that's a maybe for me

I take it that's on the Kurrajong side?

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[moorey]

Okay, that's a maybe for me

I take it that's on the Kurrajong side?

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If wifey no worky, I may be interested in a roll too.

 

[Plankosaurus]

If wifey no worky, I may be interested in a roll too.

I might see if Kaylee is keen to come along too. Is Quinn a chance of wanting to have a play or is it all gravity with her now?

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[moorey]

I might see if Kaylee is keen to come along too. Is Quinn a chance of wanting to have a play or is it all gravity with her now?

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Good Q, she's at school, but I can check. I think she'd only be interested in doing it on an Eeeeeeee TBH, which isn't in the spirit of things.

 

[cammas]

Okay, that's a maybe for me

I take it that's on the Kurrajong side?

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Yep on the Kurrajong side starts at the old duck pond school house at the front gate.

Below is a link to when I did it a few years ago on the SS may not be the exact same course but will be something similar, from memory I think that earned me a 5th place in C grade.

https://strava.app.link/NWnlNCaYinb

 

[Chriso_29er]

Is this simply a pay and turn up, or do you need an aus cycling licence?

 

[moorey]

Is this simply a pay and turn up, or do you need an aus cycling licence?

I'll wager a day licence is the other option.

 

[cammas]

Is this simply a pay and turn up, or do you need an aus cycling licence?

As @moorey said you would need a license, if don’t want to pay for one and you don’t see yourself doing many races you could do the 4 week free trial which is always a good way to do it. You could do a a couple No Frill Fridays as well which alternates between each side of the park, here’s a link to for what you need to do for the free trial.

https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/other/free-trial

 

[moorey]

Is this simply a pay and turn up, or do you need an aus cycling licence?

Worth having, mate. Gives you some income insurance if you’re injured out on the bike.

 

[Chriso_29er]

Cheers guys, just couldn't find any easy info on the entry site. Wasn't sure if it was like some other events that you don't need it (Hux @ Bux).
Happy to pay, just haven't bothered with a membership licence over this period.

Seems like a bloody fast race @cammas, I assume you would generally be caught up in groups for the ride.

 

[Cardy George]

Worth having, mate. Gives you SOME income insurance if you’re injured out on the bike.

FIFY

But some is better than none.

Seems like a bloody fast race @cammas, I assume you would generally be caught up in groups for the ride.

That looks about the same as our 3hr. I spent the vast majority by myself, picking off those who went too hard at the start and finished up about 8th I think.

 

[moorey]

FIFY

Or did you? Is adding some bold a fix?

 

[cammas]

Cheers guys, just couldn't find any easy info on the entry site. Wasn't sure if it was like some other events that you don't need it (Hux @ Bux).
Happy to pay, just haven't bothered with a membership licence over this period.

Seems like a bloody fast race @cammas, I assume you would generally be caught up in groups for the ride.

Cheers it definitely was, I was pretty fit I think ran 34/16 so pretty flat and was sprint finish with some dude with gears, yeah he was pissed I beat him, see the old girl below still pissed at myself that I sold her

I think it depends on people around you and if their level of fitness is similar to yours, I did ride with a group for most of the race but still remember I had problems with a light and had to fix it and as much as I tried I couldn’t catch them. After that I was on my own for most of the time until I caught the bloke on slight incline of the fire road and had to put the hammer down for the last kilometre.

I did it the following year on the Anthem and was 15 minutes slower with gears. It has such a good vibe for a race music going at different points along the course etc and as they say you not racing for sheep stations it’s for fun.

 

[Cardy George]

Worth having, mate. Gives you barely any income insurance if you’re injured out on the bike.

Better?

 

[moorey]

Better?

Not really. I was succinct, you are verbose.

 

[ozzybmx]

The good thing about entryboss is you can see who your competition is.

Keep an eye out for the Ballarat Downcountry crew entering

Startlist - EntryBoss

EntryBoss

entryboss.cc

 

[kbekus]

Fun race, it's cool as night descends and you can see lights twinkling around in the forest.

 

[leitch]

I'm in, good warm up two weeks out from the Odyssey. Though that'll be a bit hillier than laps of Kurrajong Not a clue on grading though. B I suppose.

 

[Mattyp]

I'm in, good warm up two weeks out from the Odyssey. Though that'll be a bit hillier than laps of Kurrajong Not a clue on grading though. B I suppose.

No classic first race sandbag into D grade?