2021 Western Division Junior and Senior Road Championships - BATHURST

[Mark]

This is the Latest NEWS site for the 2021 Western Division Junior and Senior Road Championships.
However latest News may not be Officially approved - For final approved details on the 2021 Western Division Junior and Senior Road Championships please see the Bathurst Cycling Club official News Sites - The WebSite, FaceBook Site and Webscorer Site.

Big Thanks to the Bathurst Cycling Club for their efforts to get the 2021 Western Division Junior and Senior Road Championships on this year.
Subject to Covid19 restrictions this is the plan submitted to CNSW and is expected to be approved.

2021 Western Division Junior and Senior Road Championships – 4th (seniors) and 5th (juniors) September 2021
Subject to Covid19 restrictions.

Western Division Senior Road Championship - Saturday 4th September
Graded Scratch Events – 4 grades if number permit – only U15s and above in the senior Championships.

Senior Western Division Criterium Championship (Also the Bathurst Criterium Club championships)
Saturday Morning - 4th September, Sulman Park Top of Mt Panorama (Yellow criterium course)
8.30am Sign On
9am Race Start, races will "roll" into the next division (please NOTE- times are only a guide as grades can be combined if entries are low)
D Grade 15 min + 3 Laps
C Grade 20 min + 3 laps (approx start 9.30am)
B Grade 25 min + 3 laps (approx start 10.05am)
A Grade 30 min + 3 laps (approx start 10.40am)

Senior Western Division Road Race Championships
Saturday Afternoon - 4th September, Bathurst Bike Park
Course is the Bathurst “3Roads Course” – Please see notes on the course and local Traffic permission Rules on the Clubs Website, Facebook & Webscorer Sites.
12.00noon Sign-On - Clubhouse at the Velodrome
12.30pm Race Start - A Grade B Grade C Grade D Grade (1or2 minutes gap)
Entry to both senior championships will be on-line only via the Club Webscorer race entry site – see Facebook for details when entries open.
Entry fees – “to be set” – and should be put in an envelope and placed in the container at the sign-on (procedure dependent on latest Covid19 restrictions)


Western Division Junior racing
Sunday 5th September. Sulman Park, Mt Panorama, Bathurst.
Sign on 9.45am - 10.15am
Riders briefing 10.20am
Racing starts at 10.30am

U9 participation, U9 Boys & girls, U11 Boys & Girls, U13 Boys & Girls
Entry fee $10 per child. This covers all 3 individual events and the team event. Pay on the day. Enter online through Webscorer by 11pm Thursday September 2nd.

Events:
10.30am Time Trial (U9p & U9 1.2km.  U11 2.4km.  U13 3.6km)
11am Criterium (U9p & U9 10mins.  U11 12 mins + 2 laps.  U13 15 mins + 2 laps)
12pm Road Race (U9p & U9 4.6km.  U11 6.8km.  U13 13.6km)
Club time trial challenge (Mark Renshaw Challenge Trophy)
Age categories will have boys and girls start together but will compete for separate medals.
U9P may be divided into 2 groups depending on entries. ie, kids on road bikes and are 7 yrs old may do the full listed distance, but 5 yr olds on a single speed bmx type of bike may do a shorter distance.
Start times are approximate but every effort will be made to be as close to the advertised time as possible.

[Mark]

INFO - On 1 Sep 2021, at 12:34 am, Mark Windsor
To Western Division Committee and Clubs
Again just to confirm that the Western Division Road Championships will be a victim of the Covid19 Pandemic in 2021 as the Bathurst Championships are obviously cancelled this weekend. We are offering another local Zwift handicap event on Saturday for a bit of social racing, the event will again be hosted by Renshaw’s Pedal Project, as it was well received by all participants last time. (250 reads on the info site on the day)
Remember to follow the RPP account as soon as possible to enter

[Mark]

INFO - Oct 1, 2021, 3:17 PM
To Western Division Cycling Management
Re Future Championships
Hi all - Just a bit of info to think about this time.
Been a tough year for organising the regional Road championships, with Bathurst CC having to cancel due to lockdown. While it is generally accepted that Bathurst will try to again run the Road Championships in 2022 – we should make that official...
So if there are no concern the Western Division Road Championship will be held as part of the Bathurst general Club road calendar again in 2022.. While it has always been in August or September in the past - Bathurst will look to schedule the Championships into their 2022 road program, and then hope it can get sanctioning as the NSW program is announced... more on that soon..
Just a reminder of the Roster for running the Western Division Road Champs
Bathurst – Mudgee – Orange – Dubbo
However Mudgee have explained they are sitting out of the schedule due to losing their permissions, I expect Orange might be doing the same now, so I am getting worried about the long term future…. is there a future just running titles at Dubbo and Bathurst ? and is that fitting the goals / Objectives of our committee?
So due to Covid19 it’s been a tough year but in fact for a few years now the Division Road Champs have battled with road permissions and it has become an increased concern.