Hi everyone and with the longer, cooler nights and the Corporate Pursuit momentum building it is great to see the track getting extremely busy over the coming couple of week!
School bookings, NCEA classes and ongoing casual private bookings, along with growth in the regular weekly sessions are keeping the bike wheels going around and the boards of our wonderful facility ticking along nicely.
Righty ho, a bit to get through so I’ll try and keep them brief!
CONGRATULATIONS ALLAN DUNN
Huge congrats to our 20-year Tour de Lakes stalwart and cycling enthusiast extraordinaire Allan ‘Dunny” Dunn who has been awarded the Cycling NZ Road and Track Lifetime Service Award. Dunny will be presented this at the Cycling NZ AGM being held in Christchurch this weekend. Well deserved credit where it is due Dunny – enjoy the occasion!
GENERAL MANAGER CONTRACT EXTENSION
An interim General Manager – Brian Broad - was appointed in December 2014 until mid-June 2015 – his contract has since been extended until November 2015. Brian is assisting the Executive, staff and members in developing and implementing a stable operations base and infrastructure to deliver across Events, Membership, Coaching-Technical, Community Pathways and Athlete Performance and Development.
CLUB MEETING – AGM
A Special General Meeting is being held next Tuesday 26 May at 7.30pm in the Sarah Ulmer Lounge.
This is to address a constitutional change.
Amended wording of final constitution to follow.
View current constitution
Proxies can be accepted up until the start of the meeting.
Download proxy form here
This will be followed by a Club Meeting
· AGENDA:
· Update from last meeting
· Level 1 coaching course
· New model to engage members – presented by executive member Trevor Johnston
· Update on Road and Track discussion from last meeting.
Read minutes from the last meeting here
Please note the Cycling Southland AGM will be held on Tuesday 21 July, at 7.30pm.
ILT SPORTS AWARDS
Good luck to all our 2014-2015 nominees for the ILT Sports Awards, which will be announced at a function on Friday 26 June. The finalists will be announced next Thursday 28 May with our stars Allan Dunn, Eddie Dawkins, Emma Cumming, Laura Thompson (and partner Emma Foy), Matt Archibald, Pieter Bulling, Erin Crignlington, Sid Cumming, Dave Beadle, Tom Scully and Waine Harding all in the running. Good luck team you are all very worthy nominees indeed for all your dedication to help make our sport a success.
PART-TIME COACHES
We are seeking Expressions of Interest from people who would like to be involved as part time coaches-mentors to assist new groups of riders wishing to become part of the cycling scene in Southland. Click here to view more details
UNDER 15 SQUAD-JUNIOR RACING
This Friday night Junior Racing will recommence from 6-8pm – all new junior racers welcome. The following Friday will be off due to a long-term conference booking and then racing will resume again from Friday 5 June. Spread the word.
All Under 15 juniors keen to attend under 15 squad, please attend on Mondays, from 4-5pm, starting on Monday 8 June (due to Queen’s Birthday on June 1). The one hour session is during the month of June only for Corporate Pursuit, then the squad training will resume to 4-6pm.
SENIOR RACING
Senior roll on Tuesday nights is reduced to one hour until the end of Corporate Pursuit. Session now 7-8pm.
VOLUNTEERS PLEASE
With a number of events highlighted on the Cycling calendar, it is about planning and preparation – sooooo anyone able to commit in their personal calendars now to helping out at any of the following events, please let me know office@cyclingsouth.org.nz
10th Anniversary Corporate Pursuit – Friday 19 June, 6pm and Sunday 28 June 9am until 4pmish
Yunca Junior Tour – Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October
ILT Junior Track Carnival – Tuesday 6 to Wednesday 7 October
2016 Oceania Track Champs – Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October
If it wasn’t for our volunteers , these events would not be the success that they are so thank you in advance!!
Finally another couple of big congratulations – the first to Tom Scully for winning the opening round of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series in England with his Continental racing team Madison Genesis. https://www.facebook.com/cyclingsouthland
Also to Karl and Glenda Watson and the boys who featured in the paper with their new little girl Lucy who just happened to be born at 5.05am on the 5/5/15 – shouldn’t forget that one when you are old and doddery! Well done troops.
Take care for another week and keep warm and happy!