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	Reports on SSCC members competing in Open Events NSW Elite Championships Kurrajong 22nd August A great debut for Emma Lovelock in getting 7th overall and 4th NSW rider in the Elite Womens Race with Olympian Kathy Watt taking out the bunch gallop NSW Teams Time Trial 15th August 2004 Congratulations to all the riders and helpers at the TTT , commisaires Col and Ken, team Managers and drivers George Poulos and Gary Buckley and Club Trailer towman Jags. It was a cool day at Calga (16c) with blustery winds seemingly a head/cross wind whichever way you rode. The Masters 5+ team of Kevin Donovan, Neil Thorburn, Bob Knezevic and Mick Deluca were the first Sutho Team off (yes, they all started on time and together this year) and they managed to get a Silver medal with Hunter Districts taking the Gold. Next off were the Masters 2-4, Team 2 comprised of Craig Hawkins, Martin Hoyle, Andrew Herlihen and John Peters who finished in 20th spot despite having to push the president up all the hills. Team 1 of Col Young, Tony Unicomb, Wayne Druery and Ian Bradford finshed in 5th place. The Elite Men’s Team of Paul O’Neil, Darren Cash, Daniel Brickell and what the f^## is a TTT MTB’r Perren Delacour came home with a Bronze medal with a stirling ride considering they were up against the full time professional teams of Caravello and Clarence St Cyclery who took out the Gold and Silver respectively. NSW Individual Time Trial Championships Calga 25th July Congratulations to Anna Sutton who despite a dodgy shoulder took the Silver medal on the indulating Calaga course Cootamundra - Haycarters 70km Handicap 8th May Congratulations to Mark Wall who won the race at the weekend. Cappucino’s all round, Grazia ! Bathurst Women’s Tour 8th May Congratulations to Anna Sutton Winner of B grade at the Bathurst tour after winning two of the 3 stages! 2004 Australian Masters Championships Congratulations to all those who competed in the Champs and a special mention to the following medal getters....Already wearing more gold medallions than Fabio ! Mark Nichols won Gold in the Criterium and Road Race and Bronze in the ITT plus Silver in Scratch race at the velodrome , Gaye Lynn won Gold in the Road Race and ITT and Silver in the Criterium, Kerry Percy a Silver in the criterium. Pursuit Prince Congratulations to John Anderson who recently won the Victorian, Western Region Pursuit champs In a time of 4:38 on an outdoor track ! Delacour Wins Season Opener ! (20th March 2004) Mountain Biker Perren Delacour (Yeti-Sutherland) won the first race on the NSW Road calender the DGV-Summer Criterium after launching an attack on the last lap. Delacour was part of a 8 man break that escaped from the main bunch after 30 mins of racing and who eventually lapped the field. On the last lap Pezza opened up a small gap and then after the tight twisty turns showed his MTB skills by keeping the power down on on the slippery run in for the line. 3rd Wildside MTB powered by SRAM - NE Tasmania, Australia, Jan 31-Feb 3, 2004 Congratulations to club members Perren Delacour (3rd in the Men-Open Overall), Saul Britton, Anna Sutton (5th Overall) and Alison Anderson on their great rides in this epic event. NSW Masters State Road Championships (Wagga Wagga 22 August 2003) Womens Masters 2 - 1st Kerry Percy Womens Masters 3 - 2nd Sarah Oakes Mens Masters 8 - 3rd Mark Nichols NSW Individual Time Trial Championships (Calga 9th August 2003) Mens Elite - 2nd Geoff Cook NSW Club Teams Time Trial Championships (Calga 16th August 2003) The Championships were held at Peats Ridge, Calga over the demanding hilly circuit (at least this year it was sunny and not too windy). Sutherland had entered 8 teams in total with one Elite Ladies, One Masters 4+, 3 Masters 1-3, and 3 Elite Men Teams. Last year Sutherland took out a number of medals in the Masters Ladies and Mens categories but this year we were just out of the medals and so were relying on the last event of the day the premier Elite Mens category to take home a medal. In 2002 Sutherland (with the team of Darren Cash, Geoff Cook, Paul O'Neill and Steve Williams) took the Gold medal and set the course record for the 86km event (set over 2 laps of 43km) in a time of 1 hour 57mins and were ready all set to better their time..... On the saturday morning Darren Cash came down with the flu which meant 'promoting' one of the 2nd team members to the first team, Daniel Bricknell was selected and he was "very nervous" on being selected to ride in the premier squad. As last years winners Sutherland were the last team to start with their main contenders ‘Hichinbrook’ starting 4 minutes ahead of them. On the completion of the first lap Sutherland and Hinchinbrook still had their 4 riders and were neck and neck, the other teams were around two minutes adrift and most were teams were down to three men. At the 60km mark Sutherland had moved ahead of Hinchinbrook by 60 seconds and at the 70km mark both teams 'dropped' their fourth rider in the charge for the line. Sutherland continued to put time into the others by finishing over ninety seconds clear of second placed getters Hinchinbrook with St George in third. Gold Sutherland Shire CC 1:59:52 Silver Hinchinbrook 2:01:35 Bronze St George 2:03:56 A big thankyou to all the Riders (including the ones who could’nt make it on the day), everone who competed in the Sutherland Teams, Drivers, Mechanics, Coaches,Supporters and sponsors for making the day so successful. 2003 Australian Road and Time Trial Championships In the demanding timetrial run over an undulating and windy 40km circuit Geoff Cook put in an awesome ride, he was the fastest NSW rider and finished 6th overall. Daniel Bricknell finished 35th overall. The women's 102km Road Race saw Renee Fortunato pull up with a serious mechanical problem but with the help of a spectator (thank you Natalie Bates for the loan of your bike) she managed to catch the main bunch after chasing for a couple of laps and still managed to finish in 14th place The Mens 180km Road Race saw Wayne Anderson, Daniel Bricknell, Geoff Cook and Steve Williams (2001 Australian Champion) mixing it up with a very classy field of Pro riders. Steve made sure he was always up the road in the front group and with Wayne, Daniel and Cookie "assisting" in the main bunch the front group was rapidly gaining time over the rest of the field, The chasing bunch soon whittled down as the race progressed due to the high pace. Daniel and Cookie decided that with Steve now well up the road he could look after himself and they retired gracefully. With 3 laps to go a massive attack saw a shake up in the front group and with it Steve's hopes of a medal as O'Grady. Davis and Jonker went clear. Steve chased for a while but could not make any headway and eventually sat up and retired. Congratulations to Wayne Anderson for finishing 22nd. Also a special thanks for the race support from George (Endeavour Cycles) Col Poulton and Harry Berkery