Southern Highlands Cycling Club Inc

NEWS

Victorian Code of conduct for training cyclists posted 17/01/08

This link will also be added to the training/bunch rides page. You need to follow the code of conduct everytime you ride. Click here.

Club membership renewal or joining proceedure. posted 23/10/2008

How to join the club

To join the club, a new member needs to first make contact with the president or a member of the committee expressing interest in joining the club. Following this, the new member needs to complete a membership form. Membership forms can be obtained:

In hard copy from the club (come to a race meeting and obtain one or ring the secretary and have one sent to you)
By downloading from the Cycling Australia website www.cycling.org.au/membership

The completed form then needs to submitted to your Club Secretary, with the prescribed membership fee. The fee category is available from the website www.southernhighlandscc.com.au. Retain the original stamped and signed form once receipted by the club official. You must retain this form to enable participation until you receive your licence card in the mail.

You cannot race if you have not joined the club.

Memberships are for a calendar year – from January to January. However, you are able to renew your licence each year, from 1st November 2008. This is the preferred way for members to renew. .Renewal is done on-line by accessing the Cycling Australia website www.cycling.org.au/membership. All cycling clubs in NSW (including the Southern Highlands Cycling Club) are affiliated with Cycling Australia. $5 of the membership fee goes to the club with the rest going to Cycling NSW.

For more information on what membership gives you, go to www.cycling.org.au/memberships/insurance

Membership fees for 2009 . Click here.

Important note for novice and first time club riders.

Assement of riding ability and coaching in road racing. You must start in the novice

category and ride with our riding coach to ensure safe riding practices are shown

And ensure that bunch road riding instruction is given. Your safety is most important.

All new riders are to be registered to ride by 5:30 pm….Ride leaves at 5:45 pm on

modified race course.

Road Racing "Need to Know" 2009 Summer Series posted 20/10/08

Racing

· Lights must be fitted to front and rear of bike for this winter season. Must be of at least a single flashing led but more is always better.

· Points will be awarded to both A and B grade riders competing on the day, 15 points for 1st down to 1 point for 15th and all other finishers receiving 1 point with two separate point scores for the season.

· Fastest time in both A and B grades will be 10 points for 1st going down to 10th place and again separate point scores.

· If you are required to change grades mid season all points will be carried over with you.

· After end of race if a finishing chute has been set up please stay in order till number is taken.

· If you wish to question the Handicap, a donation of $100.00 must be made first.

· Registration must happen before 5:55pm, No late entries will be accepted unless by prior arrangement. Bring your licence.

Marshalling

· If you are rostered on to marshal or help you need to be there at 5:00 pm and are to report to Geoff Duxfield for duty.

· Points are awarded for marshalling. For the first time 15 points and every other time 3 points, if you can’t make it, it is in you best interest

to find a replacement so as not to lose your points.

(THAT IS A FREE RACE WIN FOR NOTHING IT COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE AT THE END OF THE SERIES).

· If a change has taken place please inform Geoff Duxfield of it so that you don’t miss out on points or get called up again.

· If you are a ticketed marshal you are required to have your ticket on you at all times. For viewing if required.

· It might be that there are some members that are not on the list, if you wish to marshal please make it known to Geoff and we will have you included.

Good luck racing.

SHCC NEWSLETTER posted 11/8/07

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