MUcyc - Melbourne University Cycling Club

Congratulations to Hannah Armstrong on her 2nd placing at 2024 National Cyclo-Cross Championships

Hey everyone, the Northern Combine Hell of the West race is on this weekend. It's a cracker if you haven't done it before, with some rolling hills and a short gravel section to make things interesting. We (Kate and Matt) will be out.

If you need a lift, we can pick a person or two up from Bacchus Marsh station.

Entries available on entryboss:

Race fixture - EntryBoss EntryBoss

MuCyc club ride in Macedon, 25 May

Hey all, a reminder that we'll be hosting a club road ride in Macedon on Saturday 25 May, and we'd love to see you there!

We will decide route/s and distance/s closer to the date when we know who is coming.

To RSVP and tell us your preferred distance - please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/jPVGY7xML68BN8899

Details:
- 8:30 am, Sat 25 May
- From Macedon Railway station (an hour north of Melbourne by train or car)
- Distance TBD depending on who comes but between 30 and 100km (we may offer a couple of options)
- lunch/afternoon tea after at a local cafe.

For anyone who doesn't know the area, the riding is beautiful, and we have a cracking hill for anyone who is keen.

Hope to see you all there!

ST KILDA TROPHY RACE 18TH MAY

Keep those entries coming in for the St Kilda Trophy Race, now less than two weeks away!

The Pastoria course is a 19km rolling circuit, the main feature being Mt St Mary, 2.36km at an average of 4.6% it is more like a set of stairs than a climb, with its repetitious inclines and false flats, which makes it difficult for the pure climbers to exploit. This course has something for everyone.

Check out the full course details in the link in our bio or via the Entryboss listing.

Open A is due to complete 4 laps, Open B/C/D/WA/WB 3 laps and E/WC two laps.

https://entryboss.cc/races/20136

Round one of the quad series was run and won on the weekend! Thanks to Colac Cycling Club for hosting the race. Over 80 riders made the trek and were treated with a flat and open circuit that tested everyone with the wind. Footscray Cycling Club were well represented with some notable results: Matthew Hargreaves 5th in B. Xavier Coppock 3rd in C. Steven Biggs 5th in C. David O'Dwyer 1st in D. David Masterson 4th in D.

Don't forget this week, Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling club host race two. Get your entries in via Entryboss

https://entryboss.cc/races/20294

MUCYC AGM – FRIDAY 17 May 2024
Our AGM will be held at 5.30pm on Friday 17 May 2024, at Doninis on Lygon Street. Members are encouraged to attend.

All executive and general committee positions are up for election:
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Social media
Committee members
If you would like to be nominated for a position but are unable to attend on the day, please send an email to [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you there!

Get ready! Road racing is back! We kick off road season with our friends from Geelong Cycling Club Colac Cycling Club and cycling club in a 4 race series starting off In Beeac!

Entries are up on Entryboss!

https://entryboss.cc/races/20145

Looking to carpool? Comment below and get something organised!

congratulations to https://www.instagram.com/taya_kalman/ on her 2nd [place in her 2nd only race, repping the MUcyc - Melbourne University Cycling Club club kit

MuCyc club ride in Macedon, 25 May

Hey all, we'll be hosting a club road ride in Macedon on Saturday 25 May, and we'd love to see you there!

We will decide route/s and distance/s closer to the date when we know who is coming.

To RSVP and tell us your preferred distance - please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/jPVGY7xML68BN8899

Details:
- 8:30 am, Sat 25 May
- From Macedon Railway station (an hour north of Melbourne by train or car)
- Distance TBD depending on who comes but between 30 and 100km (we may offer a couple of options)
- lunch/afternoon tea after at a local cafe.

For anyone who doesn't know the area, the riding is beautiful, and we have a cracking hill for anyone who is keen.

Hope to see you all there!

MuCyc Club ride - Macedon

Anzac day is fast approaching! Come join us as we race in honour of Bob Robson on the streets of Williamstown. BBQ provided afterwards at the bowls club.

Racing? get your entries in Via entryboss
https://entryboss.cc/races/20026

Time is running out for you to get onto the start line tomorrow!
EntryBoss is OPEN NOW but will close at 5pm.
Head there now and enter for racing at the National Blvd of Broken Dreams.
While you’re there, if you’ve been enjoying the racing this summer and haven’t volunteered yet, jump over to SignUp and pop your name down for a shift. The best people volunteer to help keep all their competitors racing and it’s a very nice way to contribute to Coburg Cycling Club. PLUS we’d be grateful and if you’ve done 3 shifts - you get free racing next season!

Volunteers are the best cyclists! 💪🏼
We want your help this weekend - we’ve got spots as Rolling Marshals at the Women’s Series (great opportunity to warm up for the Open Races), the Roundabout needs a Marshal as does the Forklift Crossing.
Show your support for your fellow competitors by volunteering this weekend for either the Women’s Series or the Open Racing.
Need more incentive? If you do three (3) volunteer shifts for Coburg Cycling Club, we’ll give you FREE RACING! That’s how much you mean to us and to racing!
Get on over to EntryBoss now for the link to Volunteering 😍

Coburg Cycling Club Women’s Series (starting this Saturday - entries open now!) has a Queen of the Mountain Prize each week courtesy of Human Key Locksmiths!
It’s a little rise, but repeatedly hitting it at race pace stings! Keep your eyes open for the QOM marker at the summit and your ears open for the cowbell there as the line judge will randomly call a QOM lap! The first woman in each grade across the summit next time will win the Human Key Locksmiths QOM prize!

The Coburg Cycling Club Women’s Series is looking for volunteers, including four rolling marshals, to help keep the racing safe each week.
If you’re entering the Open Crits later those days, consider volunteering to help out the Women’s Series, starting 2 March!
Head to the SignUp link on EntryBoss and drop it in your calendar too 🥰

Saturday’s aren’t the same without , and lucky for everyone they’re ON!
EntryBoss is open now and waiting for your entry.
Also up on EntryBoss is Race 1 of the Women’s Series starting 2 March.
Get your entries in now and you too can rock the National Blvd of Broken Dreams.

New to racing? Get in touch and we can help with licensing and handicapping.
Returning after a spell off the bike? Make sure your AusCycling licence is up to date, dust off the Northern Combine numbers and sign up 😍

Dear Melbourne University Cycling Club

You’re invited to the all-new Shimano Gravel Muster Stage Race – Australia’s first gravel stage race, conducted by Rapid Ascent.



This is a 4-day ‘all inclusive’** gravel riding experience that promises a blend of "fast-bunch-racing" with timed racing stages, and “social riding with friends” during the untimed cruising sections in each day’s route.

Following the success of its’ predecessor, The Redback MTB Stage Race, the event is set against the backdrop of the East MacDonnell Ranges, Alice Springs in the Northern Territory on the 22 – 25 August 2024. ENTRIES ARE OPEN!

SHIMANO GRAVEL MUSTER STAGE RACE – 22-25 August, 2024

· All-inclusive!!**

· 4 days, 4 stages

> Day 1: 45km total, including 1 racing segment of 17km
> Day 2: 150km total, including 2 racing segments of 94km
> Day 3: 90km total, including 2 racing segments of 47km
> Day 4: 95km total, including 1 racing segment of 55km

· Timed and untimed segments

· True-outback gravel roads

· Spectacular landscapes and vast open plains

· Fully supported

· Camaraderie, campfires and lifetime of memories



44 seconds of EPIC Gravel Goodness… SHARE THE PROMO VIDEO:

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Become a legend… SHARE THE E-FLYER

It’d be great if you could please share these GRAVEL MSUTER details, video and the below e-flyer through your social and email networks?



BONUS 10% OFF!

We’ll give you a 10% OFF ENTRY CODE^ to enter, as a way of motivation and thank you for spreading the word to club members!

· 10% OFF CODE^: icanmusterit

· ENTER ONLINE: www.gravelmuster.com.au



Ride it. Race it. Experience it. Can you muster it?



Thank you for your support!



From Kate and the Rapid Ascent team

[email protected] | 03 5261 5511 | www.gravelmuster.com.au



^Valid for entries online before 10 March 2024.





** WHAT’S THE ALL INCLUSIVE?

Competitor’s entry fee includes all of the following:

· Entry to all 4 stages over 4 days

· 2 nights accommodation at Hale River Homestead on Day 2, and Ross River Homestead on Day 3. Upgrade options available.

· Transport of your gear for Days 2, 3 and 4 whilst you’re riding

· 2 x Breakfast (Day 3 and 4)

· 3 x Lunch (Day 2, 3 and 4)

· 4 x Dinners (Day 1, 2, 3 and 4)

· On-Course event staff, hydration / nutrition, food, water

· Beers and snacks at the pop up bar on Day 1

· Professional photographs, medial support, timing and results plus more

· Event branded cycling CAP

· Full Details HERE >>



www.gravelmuster.com.au

Shimano Gravel Muster Stage Race - Gravel Muster Thursday 22 August to Sunday 25 August, 2024 If you’re an adventurous cyclist, looking for a gravel challenge that’s equal parts “fast-bunch-racing” and “expedition-of-a-lifetime”… then the Shimano Gravel Muster is the iconic event of your dreams. This all-inclusive, 4-day gravel stage...

Another big week of races coming up!
Thursday night will see the second race of the Thursday night Free race series, so for the members who haven't raced for a while or those thinking of having a go dust off the bike and come have a crack!

https://entryboss.cc/races/18787

Sunday we have our legends criterium race at VU. Always a popular race. We race in honour of legends past and current living legends.
Enter early to avoid disappointment and come celebrate our Footscray legends.

https://entryboss.cc/races/18920

Coburg Crits are back at National Boulevard!
Saturday mornings from 3rd February through to 23rd March - mark your calendars!
More details & Entryboss links coming soon!

Criterium racing is back at National Boulevard in 2024!

Coburg Cycling Club will be hosting eight (8) races at National Boulevard, Campbellfield through February and March - with the first race on Saturday 3 February.

Entries are available via EntryBoss.com under CoburgCC and is still at $15 per race entry this season!

There’s Opens & Women’s racing across five grades (A, B, C, D & E - WA, WB, WC & WD) with podiums in all categories.

New racers are always welcome and are encouraged to contact the club for details and handicapping, as well as help with AusCycling sign-up. Just send us a message and we’ll get in touch.

*** SPONSOR ***
Trek Coburg are proudly supporting Coburg Crits! There will be some new look prizes for placings, sprints, most combative racer and some secret prizes too!

AusCycling race membership is required to take part in the events - please ensure you’re up to date. If you are new to racing, please let us know as we’d love to talk through the benefits of having Coburg Cycling Club as your Primary Club.

*** WE HAVE A TOILET ***
CoburgCC is also excited to announce that AL-SAYED Restaurant & Cafe will be giving race entrants & spectators access to toilet facilities, located at their premises on the back straight (also now the home of the start / finish line). We thank the AL-SAYED Restaurant & Cafe for allowing us to use their facilities during the Crit Season.

Juniors are welcome to race - please enter D Grade in EntryBoss so you can be assessed by the club handicapper.

Finally, CoburgCC is proud to announce a four race women’s series kicking off in March! We’ll share more details over the coming weeks, however we can tell you it will be a four race, points based series with prize money!

As ever, these events can’t happen without our wonderful volunteers, and we always need more of them! Coburg Cycling Club members are required to take at least two volunteer shifts in the season, while any racer who volunteers three times will get a free season of racing (2023/2024 Season) for supporting the club. Entry can be made via SignUp.com

Please note:
All duties undertaken during the season will count towards your free racing for the 2023/2024 season, December 2023 till season ends. Only the roundabout and forklift crossing are included in this offer Marshalling a race or attending the registration desk are not duties eligible for this offer.

*If there are four or more female participants in a single grade a separate podium will be awarded for that grade.