Australian Junior Track Series (AJTS) – U15/U17 Trackies Get Ready !!!

Here is some great news for Junior Trackies!!!

***Australian Junior Track Series (AJTS) – 2024/2025 series***

See below the details that Josh Harrison has provided for the series…
Josh does a fantastic job in helping the development of Juniors can be contacted via email at josh.harrison@auscycling.org.au
It would be great to see as many juniors out there as possible not only from our club SCC but all clubs in S.A.
With Spring & Summer & Track Season so close…time to get excited !!!

For those of you new to this series the aim is to expose the junior athletes to larger bunch racing while maximising racing opportunities.
Usually each day will consist of 4 races for each age group with 20/24 riders for the boys and upwards of 15 for the girls.
In addition the series provides and opportunity to meet kids from interstate and make new friendships.

November 9th and 10th – Adelaide
December 19th and 20th – Melbourne
February 22nd and 23rd – Sydney

Coaching and support crew for each round is yet to be confirmed, however if you are interested in helping out please let us know.

Further information will be sent in the coming months.

In the meantime if you have any questions do not hesitate to sing out.

Please contact the South Australian Coaching Team

South Coast CC Riders performing well on the big stage in Ballarat

Congratulations to all the South Coast riders who have journeyed over the border to compete in the National Championships over the past week.
And great work by the parents & supporters of these riders to no doubt support them in any way they can.

Brilliant to see South Coast CC Rider Matt Fox on the podium twice
3rd in U23 Mens Road Race (38.8 km/h average speed over 138 km distance with 2400m of climbing)
2nd in Mens U23 Criterium (average speed of 43.6km/h with some climbing in there too)

2024 Federation University Road National Championships Junior Women Individual Time Trial
(18 on the start list)
5th place – Leani VAN DER BERG (South Coast CC)

2024 Federation University Road National Championships U23 Men Individual Time Trial
(38 on the start list)
11th place – Angus MILLER (South Coast CC / Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields)
14th place – Matthew FOX (South Coast CC)

2024 Federation University Road National Championships Junior Women Criterium
(16 on the start list)
5th place – Leani VAN DER BERG (South Coast CC)
12th place – Ava SCHMIDTKE (South Coast CC)

2024 Federation University Road National Championships Elite and U23 Women Criterium
(39 on the start list)
34th place – Ella SIBLEY * (South Coast CC)

2024 Federation University Road National Championships U23 Men Criterium
(37 on the start list)
2nd place – Matthew FOX (South Coast CC)
21st place – Connor DOYLE (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields)

2024 Federation University Road National Championships Junior Women Road Race
10th place – Leani VAN DER BERG (South Coast CC)
22nd place – Ava SCHMIDTKE (South Coast CC)

2024 Federation University Road National Championships U23 Men Road Race
(107 on the start list)
3rd place – Matthew FOX (South Coast CC)
Connor DOYLE (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields)
Angus MILLER (South Coast CC / Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields)

NOTE: If we have missed anyone from South Coast CC above pls let us know – so many results & events to sift through !

LAST WEEK FOR SEASON 2022/23 AT ETOWN

Lots going on at Etown this week.
It’s our last week for the current track season 🙁

Monday March 27th – 5-630pm South Coast Cycling Come & Try Track Cycling Sessions – these come & try sessions are on the ridenation website where you can nominate. https://www.ridenation.com.au/a/come-and-try/other/sa/south-plympton/south-coast-cycling-try-track-cycling-sessions/100001397

Also at 5-630pm SCC Monday Night JUNIOR Training
For this you can nominate on entryboss.
https://entryboss.cc/races/15212

If there’s enough people there on Monday night – the bbq might just be on for free snags & ice cream !!!

Wednesday night training 29th March 6-730pm mixed training for juniors and seniors
https://entryboss.cc/races/14987

Friday night racing 31st March – last Etown night for the season. Novelty races, fun races & maybe even pizza 🙂
https://entryboss.cc/races/14912

And that’s Etown until October 2023 so make the most of it this wk & lookout for some events over the off season that we will hope to run at the SuperDrome.

SCC – AGM 14TH APRIL 2023

SCC AGM 2023
14th April at 7:30 pm.
Mitchell Park Neighbourhood Centre
139 Bradley Grove Mitchell Park.
We have opportunities to serve on the Board and the committee.
You don’t need to have any extra special skills to jump on the committee.
We would love to be able to bring in some new people to share new ideas & help develop the club.
We’re all very easy to get along with 😉
Why not come along to the AGM & join us.

SCC Junior Tour 2023 Update

Exciting times for juniors … it’s Junior Tour time this coming weekend.

Our “Junior Tour 2023” Web page has lots of information including the program document which can now be accessed HERE also.  Note that the riders aren’t listed in the doc as yet given noms are still open.

Nominations on entryboss are open until April 20th 11.30pm S.A. time HERE

New for 2023 is that U19’s can ride stages 3&4 on the Sunday.

Hit the menu link above titled “Junior Tour 2023” & read on & ride on !!!

SCC RIDERS – SUPER SERIES 2022

For a club of our size we definitely punched above our weight with the number of riders who
participated in this years series.
We had 24 riders competing in the series overall with pretty much every grade covered.
Some outstanding performances of note & as with teams racing not everyone gets on the podium but contributions to team work & team results are so important.
Well done to all riders who rode the series especially those from SCC, Juniors and Seniors alike.
The list of riders below was gathered from the official results on the Super Series website.
If we have missed any SCC riders pls let us know.
All riders below were sent an email asking for a comment on how their series went, thoughts & maybe a pic.
For those who didn’t provide an email response – we hope to get some feedback from you next yr 😉
See the LIST OF RIDERS & SUMMARY here … SCC RIDERS IN SUPER SERIES 2022

Thank you to @rideadelaide for the pic of Matt Fox on the front working hard at Unley amongst the Elite Men.