GO Dustin!!! - 9th October 2010
Dustin Van Nek lines up this week-end in the "24 hours of Adrenalin World Championships" for Men's under 25 category at Canberra this week-end. Bikeline Racing are right behind you and wish you the very best of luck.
Synergy Park Crit Racing - 4th July 2010
On Sunday, Raf, Bob and Jon raced C grade at Synergy Park, Brisbane. Raf won and picked up the preem while Jon picked up second. Bob finished close behind in the bunch.
Jacob raced A grade and finished in 6th place in a bunch sprint which was won by Peter Thomson of Virgin Blue. Impressive ride by Jacob.
Metro Champs - May 2010
The Metro Champs were held on the weekend of the 29th and 30th May and were hosted by Balmoral Cycling Club. The first day consisted of a Criterium held at Murarrie Sports Centre and a Road Race at Mt Alford near Boonah.
Jacob Mouatt and Alex Head represented Bikeline Racing in Elite B and the Elite C representatives were Justin Eastwell and Peter Collins. This was the first weekend that the new kits were worn to a senior open event and they were to feature prominently at the pointy end of the races.
B grade were first to go on Saturday with 40 minutes and two laps around the Murarrie circuit. The track was still damp but was drying out. The boys were hiding well in the pack for the first half of the race and then started to make their move as the race wore on. As the 3 laps to go was given the boys were well positioned in the first dozen riders but on the last corner Alex was given the shoulder and found he was out in the grass. Jacob managed to hold his position to finish in the top ten.
Peter and Justin were to do 35 minutes plus two laps in their race. The conditions seemed good as the track was drying out but only due to the increasing wind. As Peter was feeling the effects of a severe head cold, the plan was for him to stay sheltered out of the wind. Justin was helping dictate the pace at the front of the pack and helped to close down any breakaways that formed. All was going well until the rain started to fall at about the 30 minute mark. Both Justin and Peter were well positioned on the last lap but it was Peter that managed to breakaway from the field in the sprint to the line to take 1st place and Justin finishing with the bunch.
Sunday brought us to Mt Alford, where near cyclonic winds were blowing. With both B and C grade to do 4 laps of the undulating course for a total of 94km it was not going to be a pleasant day in the saddle.
C grade were first to go and the idea was to sit with the bunch as it was highly unlikely that any break would be successful due to the windy conditions. On the fourth lap the bunch was broken on the last pinch and with approximately 14 riders breaking away. All was going to plan on the final kilometres’ into the finish with Justin setting the tempo to ensure there were no attempted breaks whilst protecting Peter from the wind.
The sprint started early with 500m to go and Peter was in the front from the start and was able to hold on for his second 1st place in two days. Justin managed to come in and take 5th place. After taking out the Oakey Two Day and now the Metro Champ, no doubt Peter will be racing Elite B next race.
The Elite B boys had their work cut out for them with many competitive teams racing in their grade. From the start the other teams were constantly attacking and by the third lap Alex was to retire with severe cramps. Jacob was holding his position in the bunch and making sure he was near the front of the group at all times. Once again due to the conditions no breakaways were successful so it came down to a bunch sprint and Jacob was able to take out 6th place. An awesome effort against some tough competition.
Synergy Park Crit Results - 14th March 2010
Congratulations to Lachlan Head who was flying the Bikeline Racing flag at the latest Synergy Part Crit. Lachlan picked up 1st place in the U15 category. Lindsey Gordon, another local rider picked up 1st in D Grade. Well done to all the riders making the effort to race in Brisbane.
Crestmead Summer Series - 9th March 2010 (Report by Chris Head)
In the forth and final round of the Crestmead Summer Criterium Series Alex Head finished in second place with Jacob Mouatt closely behind in forth. They were competing in the Elite B category in a field of 59. Being both 16years old they were by far the youngest in the field. They were both consistently in the top ten in all four rounds and Alex was rewarded with forth place in the overall series. Combining with TCC team mate Ben Southey they rode with professionalism far exceeding their age and their consistency and sportsmanship was certainly commented on by their more experienced competitors.
Oakey 2 Day Event- 13-14th February 2010
Peter Collins represented Bikeline Racing in C-Grade. Peter had a good start to the weekend by placing 3rd in the Crit event. There was some wild riding in the sprint for the line where Peter was block and could have protested but decided not to. The weekend only got better when on Sunday he broke away from the field on the last lap to claim 1st in the Road Race. Jimmy Pauli had a blinder run in B-Grade with some of that old form returning. He placed 5th on the Saturday Crit event which is hopefully a sign of things to come in 2010.