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This is the wiki of the WA Masters World Championship Squad. Edited by Phil Nicholls

2009UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships

Official website: The Dunc Gray velodrome at Bankstown, Sydney, will host the event again, and the official website is: http://www.cyclingmasters.com.au/

Update June 11th

Skinsuits - Amandais now planning the new squad skinsuit for WA masters, so you need to contact her to comment on previous designs and quality, and the proposed new red/white/blue colour scheme (previously we have been in green and gold for the last two years). The designs will appear here once drafts are ready.

Flights - I have checked the flights, and Virgin is still $209 each way (see below). No change in price since April, although the Go Fare has now sold out.

Qantas is still $289 each way, although some flights have only 5 seats left as at June 11th.

Itinerary - Some of us are booking the following flights:

Virgin - Saturday 17th October - 12h00 Perth-19h10 Sydney DJ560 $209: Sunday 25th October Sydney 09h15-Perth12h15 DJ555 $209

Note that you should prepay $8 each way to get the 23kg baggage allowance, otherwise the fare includes only cabin baggage, and it will cost $20 to buy the 23kg allowance at the check in desk. Your carry on baggage limit is 7kg free of charge. Note the excess baggage charge is $8 per kg over your 23kg limit! Interestingly, Virgin states: "Sports equipment represents 5kgs of your total free baggage allowance, regardless of the actual weight of the equipment. For example, a bike that weighs 10kg will represent 5kg of your free baggage allowance." Check the baggage policy yourself to make sure.

Accomodation - Some of us have booked accommodation at Rydges Bankstown (see below).

Update 29th April 09

Accommodation - Rydges Bankstown have no twin rooms left, but you can still book a queen room, and ask for a double sofa bed pullout. Phone 02 8707 2800 to reserve a room. You can book online also, for slightly cheaper rates. http://www.rydges.com/hotel/0/RNBANK/Rydges-Bankstown-Sydney.htm If you become a Rydges priotiy guest member, you get a cheaper rate. Scroll down to see more details (location map and the hotel's website)

Entries- Online entries are now open (close 25th Sept 2009). Scroll down for links.

For online entries http://www.cyclingmasters.com.au/index.php?id=72 which is a link available on the official website (see below).

Some of us went to the gala dinner last time, and will do so again (you pay for this during online entry).

Consider organising a team for the Men's team sprint (total team age must be 135y+)

Map of Rydges Hotel Bankstown in relation to velodrome now included below.

Track racing programme now added in below.

Dates: The event runs from 19th -24th October 2009. The three preceding days are available for training, and the training and racing schedules are now available, copied below from the official site.

This table copied from the official site on April 29th 09

Accommodation: No idea about the caravan park, but Rydges Hotel Bankstown, where some of us stayed in 2007/08, is filling up quickly also. See their website at http://www.rydges.com/hotel/0/RNBANK/Rydges-Bankstown-Sydney.htm to check availability. You can book online or by phone direct on 02 8707 2800.

The image below shows the location of the Rydges Hotel by the red teardrop icon, and the Dunc Gray Velodrome is encircled by the dotted line. It is walking distance between the two.

Travel: You can book flights from virgin blue at: http://www.virginblue.com.au/

Examples as at 11th June 09

Saturday 17th Oct

08h30 Perth-15h40 Sydney DJ554 $209 ($60 cheaper than last year)

12h00 Perth-19h10 Sydney DJ560 $209 ($115 cheaper than last year)

Return flights

Sunday 25th Oct (Gala dinner is Saturday night) include:

Sydney 09h15-Perth12h15 DJ555 $209 (just $6 cheaper than last year)

Sydney 13h15-Perth 16h15 DJ559 $209 ($76 cheaper than last year)

You can try qantas at http://www.qantas.com.au

e.g.

Saturday 17th October

11h15 Perth-18h20 Sydney QF580 $289

13h30 Perth-20h30 Sydney QF582 $289

Return flights

Sunday 25th Oct (Gala dinner is Saturday night) include:

08h10 Sydney-11h05 Perth QF575 $244

10h10 Sydney-13h05 Perth QF581 $289

12h00 Sydney-14h55 Perth QF577 $289

Availablility and cost change rapidly, so check online.

Have a go: If you have not ridden this event, why not give it a go? See Fran Watson's open letter copied below, and further blog and commentary for women cyclists at: http://trackrevolution.spaces.live.com/

MASTERS WOMEN WE NEED YOU!

An open letter from Fran, written in 2008 - Women's Masters 8

Women's Cycling needs You to help make the 2008 UCI World Track Cycling Masters Championships a World class event.

While womens cycling in Australia is growing at an elite level so is Masters (over 35). What we we need to is to get all ladies who have a Cycling Australia licence who compete in road masters, games,cyclo-sportif, triathlon, etc. to come to the World Track Cycling Championsips in Sydney in October.

You may laugh and think "I've never ridden on a track" or "I'd be too scared to do that".

Well don't be, not all events are bunch events. Two events are individual, the 500metre Time trial (2 laps of the track) and the Individual Pursuit (8 laps of the track) with one person starting on either side.

Next you may say "Well I've never ridden on a track (which are mostly 250 metres around – some outdoor tracks are larger and not so banked). In most states in Australia we have wooden indoor tracks, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide,Tasmania and Queensland.

Most of these tracks should have coaching sessions for our masters age group to to "Have a try" where you can hire a bike for that session at a very nominal cost. Here in Perth for instance we have track at Midland where there are several people who coach "womens only" groups and another on a Tuesday where you can be coached on at a beginners introductory level. I'm sure all other states have similar sessions. Ring your local Cycling Federation office to find out more.

Believe me this is an exhilarating experience, and not to be feared if you are given the right coaching.

Now back to the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) Track Cycling Masters World Championships in Sydney in October.

This is a very prestigious event, that we are lucky enough to be able to hold it in Australia for 3years in 2007, 2008 & 2009.

We will be unlikely to see it being held again in Australia for a long time. We have a small population base, and competitor numbers would be higher if it were held elsewhere, so we need to capitalise on this unique opportunity.

In the 2007 Womens events, competitor numbers were below the UCI regulation numbers for a lot of the events, which meant combining of age groups which was not ideal.

This year we would like every Masters Woman Cycling Australia licence holder to PLEASE consider coming to to this event to make it world class event it is, but with increased womens numbers.

SOME FACTS:

1. The event is run under UCI regulation and rules.

2. As a Master who wins an event you receive a blue "Rainbow jersey", a UCI gold medal, and are able to wear the rainbow colours on all your cycling jerseys for the rest of your life.These are the most prestigious Masters track events in the world.

3. Age groups are in 5yrs. 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59,through yo 75+ providing there are the required numbers for each event. (6 for individual events, and 12 for scratch and points race).

EVENTS:

500metre Time Trial. (2 laps of the track from a standing start out of a gate. Electronically timed)

2000metre Individual Pursuit (for most age groups) 8 laps of the track from a standing start out of the gates. Again electronically timed.

Scratch Race – Distances depends on age- Mostly 5 & 10km ( 20 or 40 laps)

Points Race- Distances again depend on age. Sprint every 10 laps to gain points. Most points wins.

Sprint - A 200metre individual flying lap to qualify for ride offs. Series of ride off qualifiers, till the fastest two ride off for the gold and silver medal. Third and 4^th ride off for bronze.

In 2007 we had some spectacular performances among our women competitors, even though we didn't have a huge amount women riders. We had women up to the age of 69, and are hoping for the 60+ women to come out of the woodwork.

Saying all this most of us were there purely to compete because we love it. Most like myself are not spectacular, but are doing it, and we all started somewhere, so contact your local Cycling Federation office in your state and give it a go and see what a buzz it is, and please come to the 2008 Track Cycling Masters World Championships.

Lastly in 2009 we also have the World Masters 'Games' which is held in a different country every 4yrs. If you haven't heard of them it is a multi sport event (30 different sports) which will attract 25 to 30,000 people to Sydney in October 2009. Cycling will be one of the events both road and Track, and it is being held the 2 weeks before the UCI 2009 Track Masters, so you may consider both of the events. So get started this on the track this year.

Come on Masters Women We Need You!. Please become involved in Cycling Australia events. Consider going to the Australian Road and Track Championships in Sydney in April, which will prepare you for the "World Tracks" in October.

HAPPY CYCLING

Fran Watson

Womens Masters 8

2007 UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships

Sponsors: The 2007 WA Masters World Squad was sponsored by Axis Financial Group http://www.axisfg.com.au/ , Bullion Express http://www.bullionexpress.com/, Prestige Honda http://www.prestigehonda.com.au/, Fremantle Ocean Farms, Murdoch University's Chiropractic School and the Murdoch University Chiropractic Clinic. Check out what the Chiro's can offer at: http://www.chiropractic.murdoch.edu.au/about.html (about the Chiropractic course) and the Chiropractic Clinic at: http://www.chiropractic.murdoch.edu.au/clinic/clinic.html

What's new?

Online results summary

Download them from http://www.cyclingmasters.com.au/index.php?id=64

Professional photographer

If you want images of the event from the professional photographer, Mike Gladu, see his website "the 'drome" at; http://www.velodrome.com/ from where you can download an order form at http://www.velodrome.com/OnlineOrders2007.pdf

Images from the official site

Matt Poyner features on the official photo gallery at: http://www.cyclingmasters.com.au/index.php?id=11 The two photos below are copyright of that site.

Image Gallery (this is a small initial selection of images from Phil Nicholls and Luke Hurdman. Let me know of any others you want to see, or have to put up here - Phil Nicholls ). Luke is compiling a disc of the images, so see him or myself if you have you want included, or good quality copies of.