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2010 Huskisson Grand Prix
Cycle Teams at Huskisson
Every February the small coastal town of Huskisson south of Wollongong is taken over by Triathletes, hosting one of NSW’s premier triathlon weekends. In recent years the introduction of the Huskisson GP Criterium has seen cycling added to the program, with the 2010 Husky Crit featuring riders from Drapac Porsche, Fly V, Budget Forklifts, McDonagh Blake, Bike Bug and Road Runner.
Using the same L shape bike course as used by the Triathletes in their Pro eliminator there was plenty of hype for the cycling GP, and no shortage of attacks early in the race. Tom Palmer (Drapac Porsche) and Adam Phelan’s (McDonagh Blake) attack setting up a Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) and Robbie Williams (McDonagh Blake) move, which when brought back set up a big move by Alex Malone (Bike Bug) and Brody Talbot (Macarthur) who built a nice lead in the middle stages of the race.
Team McDonagh Blake organised the chase with such intensity only around 20 riders where left in contention in the second half of the race.
A very strong six man break consisting of Jackson Law (Road Runner), Blair Martin (KOM), Alli Loutitt (McDonagh Blake), Brody Talbot (Macarthur), Scott Law (Fly V Domestic) and Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) quickly built a race winning lead and sprinted it out for the victory.
A mishap in the final corner setting up an easy victory for the National scratch race champion Scott Law defeating his younger brother Jackson with a gap back to Alister Loutitt defending Blair Windsor for third after the action in the final bend.
RESULT: Huskisson Grand Prix – 1. Scott Law (Fly V Domestic), 2. Jackson Law (Road Runner), 3. Alli Loutitt (McDonagh Blake) 4. Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) 5. Blair Martin (KOM) 6. Brody Talbot (Macarthur), 7. Robbie Williams (McDonagh Blake)
2010 Smoke Free Perth Criterium Series
With some outstanding racing in the past this years Smoke Free Perth Criterium Series looks set to again give the Western Australians some exciting cycle action starting on the 5th February 2010 and continuing to monday 8th Feburary.
With past winners Jono Cantwell (V Australia) in 2009 and Adam Semple defeating national champs Travis Meyer and Cameron Meyer in 2008 the event has generated plenty of hype. CLICK - For more info
2009 Dick Smith Cycle Sydney Grand Prix
The inaugural Dick Smith Cycle Sydney Grand Prix is very exciting concept on the domestic Australian Cycling scene with the criterum event contested in front of a huge crowd due to it being part of program of the V8 Super Car final round at Sydney’s Home Bush Bay.
With an excellent field and the atmosphere of the V8 Super Car event the pace was on from the start; the speed of the race and the fast corners ensuring that it would be difficult to break clear of the peloton during the circuit race. Fly V Australia quickly showing their strength and their sprinting power, with inform Jonathan Cantwell taking the early intermediate sprint.
Columbia HTC’s former world track champ Greg Henderson was aggressive through out the event picking up a number of the Intermediate Sprints. Henderson then combining with Bathurst’s Dean Windsor (Drapac Porsche) to initiate the most dangerous attack of the race, the pair joined by another 11 riders late in the race and looked a chance of stealing the event from the sprinters.
However the race came back together on the last lap, only to have Henderson again go off the front this time with National Champion Bernie Sulzberger. A further couple of riders, including Budget Forklifts Blair Windsor, jumping the gap to joining the pair in the lead with the finish almost in sight.
To pulling back this move the big sprinters teams had to sacrifice some henchman and consequently where left with a bit to do before the sprint. Columbia HTC’s Mark Renshaw slipping into the role he is accustom, leading-out the pelo in the dash to the line. This set up top class sprinter Allan Davis to perfection, the Quick Step finisher kicking to the line to take the win, but only just, with Fly V Australia Jonathan Cantwell coming the long way around Renshaw to get beaten by only centimetres. Total Rush’s Gary Meuller made the podium when he pasted Mark Renshaw on the line, while Pete Fitzpatrick who now mostly races the USA Track and Criterium circuit got under Dean Windsor (Drapac Porsche) in the final corner to take fifth, while Team Budget Forklift Sprinter Cody Stevenson also finished hard to claim a took ten finish.
Team Budget Forklifts dominate the placings at McDonalds Grafton tp Inverell Classic.
Grafton to Inverell Classic,12th September 2009 - Great result at Grafton to Inverell Classic ....... CHECK out the Report!!
Richard Lang signs for Team Budget Forklifts
Tour of Murray, 29th August 2009 - Richard Lang has settled striaght into the team with some excellent results at Murray; stay tunes for more news.
Windsor most aggressive at National Road Series Event
Tour of Geelong,12-16th August 2009
Race organisers of the 2009 Tour of Geelong where forced to abandon the final stage of the race due to gale force winds that buffeted the Geelong area. This meant the placings remained unchanged after yesterday's criterium held at Eastern Park in Geelong which was won by Drapac Porsches Tom Palmer with Budget forklifts Blair Windsor the most aggressive. Overall win went to Queenlander Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) with Team mate Jonathan Cantwell taking home the Sprint Jersey. Rolfe also claimed the King of The Mountain Classification from Budget Forklifts Malcolm Rudolph. While Budget Forklifts Blair Windsor was also second in the Most Combative Jersey behind of Cycle City’s Charles Howlett. ...... more information
Rudolph and Windsor fall in final stage of NRS event
2009 Tour of Gippsland, 29th – 2nd August 2009
Budget Forklifts team mates Malcolm Rudolph and Blair Windsor finished the final stage of 2009 Tour of Gippsland (round 1 of the Australian National Road Series) with a tumble at the fittingly named Paynesville. The pair and the BFL team had been focusing on winning jerseys at nine stage tour, with everyone very relieved take the fall didn’t effect the overall Sprint title placings in the tour, with Rudolph defeating Savings & loans rider David Pell by a solitary point to claim the jersey. Team Budget Forklifts also won the Climbers Jersey through Queenlander Cameron Jennings, while the overall win went to recent Columbia HTC signing Leigh Howard (Jayco/AIS) who won 4 stages of the prestigious event. ...... more information
Team Budget Forklifts outstanding at Queensland event.
Jon Brooks Memorial – 19th July 09
Although Fly V Australia had the upper hand early with 2 riders in the break, (David Kemp Hayden Brooks), Budget Forklifts remained calm with Cameron Jennings with the leaders.
Yet things quickly swung into BFL favour when the Cavalry crossed the gap to the leaders with Budget forklifts Malcolm Rudolph, Cameron Hughes, Blair Windsor (plus NSWIS/FRF contract rider Brendan Brooks) forming a 7 man bunch to sprint it our for the win.
In a dramatic dash to the line Budget Forklifts Malcolm Rudolph took the win with Fly V sprinter David Kemp falling. Second going to Cameron Hughes and third to Brendan Brooks, Budget Forklifts finishing with 4 in the top 5 with Cameron Jennings and Blair Windsor next to finish. ...... more information
Blair Windsor top ten at McDonalds Classic.
June 2009
Palmer powered home for an impressive win in the A Grade Criterium at the rich Wagga McDonalds Classic which attracted a quality field from interstate. Current Australian teams Champs Praties finishing with 2 riders in the top 10 Kyle Marwood 2nd and Nathan Earle 4th, while young NSWIS riders Alex Carver finished 3rd. Other teams represented in the top ten included Jayco-VIS with Trevor Griffiths (5th) and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Sean Finning (8th), TREK with Kevin Poulton (6th), Suzuki with Adam Phalen (8th) and UCI Continental team Budget Forklifts Blair Windsor finishing in 9th place. ...... more information
Windsor brothers strong at Haycarters Weekend.
May 2009
The Coota Haycarters cycling weekend has continued to grow with almost 300 starters lining up at the weekend for the 70km Haycarters Handicap in western NSW.
The 2009 event saw the Scratch bunch ride through the field to fight out the major placings. Drapac Porsche Cycling team took the top 2 placings with Canberra’s former world Junior Champ Tom Palmer scoring a great win and fastest time from Drapac Porsche team mate Dean Windsor. Australia Junior champ Michael Phelan took third place in front of Aussie track Champ, Richard Lang, and Team Budget Forklift rider, Blair Windsor. ...... more information
Dean Windsor wins 2009 B2B Challenge with Brother Blair also in Placings
April 2009
The Blayney to Bathurst Challenge since moving to the Cyclo Sportif Format has grown into a major event on the NSW Calender with well over 1000 starters. The Gold Wave continues to attract top National Level cyclist with Oceania and National Champs Rob McLachlan and Peter McDonald part of the elite group of the riders to step onto the podium.
In 2009 Top Oceania Continental Team Drapac Porche dominated the event with Dean Windsor and Peter McDonald winning the event by 2 minutes from RiderSport rider Alastair Loutit infront of Benjamin Hill, Richard Lang and Ben Dyball, with contract riders Tom Palmer and Blair Windsor rounding out the top eight
RESULTS- 2009 B2B Challenge Gold Wave (finish line placings)
1 Dean WINDSOR 2:42:49, 2. Peter MCDONALD, 3 Alastair LOUTIT, 5 Richard LANG, 4 Benjamin HILL, 6 Ben DYBALL, 7 Thomas PALMER, 8 Blair WINDSOR 2:44:29. ...... more information
Bathurst riders shine in Elite Criterium
Mt Pamorama Criterium – 18/04/09
Round 2 of the NSW Road Series at Mt Panorama was dominated by break away trio Dean Windsor and Joe Lewis of Drapac Porsche and Budget Forklifts Blair Windsor. The three riders establishing a big lead before Dean Windsor went on the attack at the bell lap to record an impressive win from team mate Joe Lewis and the out numbered Budget Forklifts rider Blair Windsor.
Brief Results - 2009 Mt Panorama Criteriums
Elite Div 1 – 1.Dean Windsor (Drapac Porsche), 2.Joe Lewis (Drapac, Porsche), 3.Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts): Men Div 2 - Dean Megahey (Hunter); Men Div 3 - Angus Gale (Randwick Botany); Men Div 4 - David Jones (Bathurst): Women-Elite/U19/Masters - Sue Powell (Tuggeranong Vikings); U15 Women - Alexandria Nicholls (Tamworth); U17 Women - Kirsty Mills (St George); U11 Boy & Girls - Zac Marshall (Bathurst); U13 Boys & Girls - Hollee Simons (Bathurst); U15 Men - Travis Smedley
Cycle Teams at Huskisson
Every February the small coastal town of Huskisson south of Wollongong is taken over by Triathletes, hosting one of NSW’s premier triathlon weekends. In recent years the introduction of the Huskisson GP Criterium has seen cycling added to the program, with the 2010 Husky Crit featuring riders from Drapac Porsche, Fly V, Budget Forklifts, McDonagh Blake, Bike Bug and Road Runner.
Using the same L shape bike course as used by the Triathletes in their Pro eliminator there was plenty of hype for the cycling GP, and no shortage of attacks early in the race. Tom Palmer (Drapac Porsche) and Adam Phelan’s (McDonagh Blake) attack setting up a Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) and Robbie Williams (McDonagh Blake) move, which when brought back set up a big move by Alex Malone (Bike Bug) and Brody Talbot (Macarthur) who built a nice lead in the middle stages of the race.
Team McDonagh Blake organised the chase with such intensity only around 20 riders where left in contention in the second half of the race.
A very strong six man break consisting of Jackson Law (Road Runner), Blair Martin (KOM), Alli Loutitt (McDonagh Blake), Brody Talbot (Macarthur), Scott Law (Fly V Domestic) and Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) quickly built a race winning lead and sprinted it out for the victory.
A mishap in the final corner setting up an easy victory for the National scratch race champion Scott Law defeating his younger brother Jackson with a gap back to Alister Loutitt defending Blair Windsor for third after the action in the final bend.
RESULT: Huskisson Grand Prix – 1. Scott Law (Fly V Domestic), 2. Jackson Law (Road Runner), 3. Alli Loutitt (McDonagh Blake) 4. Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) 5. Blair Martin (KOM) 6. Brody Talbot (Macarthur), 7. Robbie Williams (McDonagh Blake)
2010 Smoke Free Perth Criterium Series
With some outstanding racing in the past this years Smoke Free Perth Criterium Series looks set to again give the Western Australians some exciting cycle action starting on the 5th February 2010 and continuing to monday 8th Feburary.
With past winners Jono Cantwell (V Australia) in 2009 and Adam Semple defeating national champs Travis Meyer and Cameron Meyer in 2008 the event has generated plenty of hype. CLICK -
2009 Dick Smith Cycle Sydney Grand Prix
The inaugural Dick Smith Cycle Sydney Grand Prix is very exciting concept on the domestic Australian Cycling scene with the criterum event contested in front of a huge crowd due to it being part of program of the V8 Super Car final round at Sydney’s Home Bush Bay.
With an excellent field and the atmosphere of the V8 Super Car event the pace was on from the start; the speed of the race and the fast corners ensuring that it would be difficult to break clear of the peloton during the circuit race. Fly V Australia quickly showing their strength and their sprinting power, with inform Jonathan Cantwell taking the early intermediate sprint.
Columbia HTC’s former world track champ Greg Henderson was aggressive through out the event picking up a number of the Intermediate Sprints. Henderson then combining with Bathurst’s Dean Windsor (Drapac Porsche) to initiate the most dangerous attack of the race, the pair joined by another 11 riders late in the race and looked a chance of stealing the event from the sprinters.
However the race came back together on the last lap, only to have Henderson again go off the front this time with National Champion Bernie Sulzberger. A further couple of riders, including Budget Forklifts Blair Windsor, jumping the gap to joining the pair in the lead with the finish almost in sight.
To pulling back this move the big sprinters teams had to sacrifice some henchman and consequently where left with a bit to do before the sprint. Columbia HTC’s Mark Renshaw slipping into the role he is accustom, leading-
Team Budget Forklifts dominate the placings at McDonalds Grafton tp Inverell Classic.
Grafton to Inverell Classic,12th September 2009 -
Richard Lang signs for Team Budget Forklifts
Tour of Murray, 29th August 2009 -
Windsor most aggressive at National Road Series Event
Tour of Geelong,12-
Race organisers of the 2009 Tour of Geelong where forced to abandon the final stage of the race due to gale force winds that buffeted the Geelong area. This meant the placings remained unchanged after yesterday's criterium held at Eastern Park in Geelong which was won by Drapac Porsches Tom Palmer with Budget forklifts Blair Windsor the most aggressive. Overall win went to Queenlander Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) with Team mate Jonathan Cantwell taking home the Sprint Jersey. Rolfe also claimed the King of The Mountain Classification from Budget Forklifts Malcolm Rudolph. While Budget Forklifts Blair Windsor was also second in the Most Combative Jersey behind of Cycle City’s Charles Howlett. ...... more information
Rudolph and Windsor fall in final stage of NRS event
2009 Tour of Gippsland, 29th – 2nd August 2009
Budget Forklifts team mates Malcolm Rudolph and Blair Windsor finished the final stage of 2009 Tour of Gippsland (round 1 of the Australian National Road Series) with a tumble at the fittingly named Paynesville. The pair and the BFL team had been focusing on winning jerseys at nine stage tour, with everyone very relieved take the fall didn’t effect the overall Sprint title placings in the tour, with Rudolph defeating Savings & loans rider David Pell by a solitary point to claim the jersey. Team Budget Forklifts also won the Climbers Jersey through Queenlander Cameron Jennings, while the overall win went to recent Columbia HTC signing Leigh Howard (Jayco/AIS) who won 4 stages of the prestigious event. ...... more information
Team Budget Forklifts outstanding at Queensland event.
Jon Brooks Memorial – 19th July 09
Although Fly V Australia had the upper hand early with 2 riders in the break, (David Kemp Hayden Brooks), Budget Forklifts remained calm with Cameron Jennings with the leaders.
Yet things quickly swung into BFL favour when the Cavalry crossed the gap to the leaders with Budget forklifts Malcolm Rudolph, Cameron Hughes, Blair Windsor (plus NSWIS/FRF contract rider Brendan Brooks) forming a 7 man bunch to sprint it our for the win.
In a dramatic dash to the line Budget Forklifts Malcolm Rudolph took the win with Fly V sprinter David Kemp falling. Second going to Cameron Hughes and third to Brendan Brooks, Budget Forklifts finishing with 4 in the top 5 with Cameron Jennings and Blair Windsor next to finish. ...... more information
Blair Windsor top ten at McDonalds Classic.
June 2009
Palmer powered home for an impressive win in the A Grade Criterium at the rich Wagga McDonalds Classic which attracted a quality field from interstate. Current Australian teams Champs Praties finishing with 2 riders in the top 10 Kyle Marwood 2nd and Nathan Earle 4th, while young NSWIS riders Alex Carver finished 3rd. Other teams represented in the top ten included Jayco-
Windsor brothers strong at Haycarters Weekend.
May 2009
The Coota Haycarters cycling weekend has continued to grow with almost 300 starters lining up at the weekend for the 70km Haycarters Handicap in western NSW.
The 2009 event saw the Scratch bunch ride through the field to fight out the major placings. Drapac Porsche Cycling team took the top 2 placings with Canberra’s former world Junior Champ Tom Palmer scoring a great win and fastest time from Drapac Porsche team mate Dean Windsor. Australia Junior champ Michael Phelan took third place in front of Aussie track Champ, Richard Lang, and Team Budget Forklift rider, Blair Windsor. ...... more information
Dean Windsor wins 2009 B2B Challenge with Brother Blair also in Placings
April 2009
The Blayney to Bathurst Challenge since moving to the Cyclo Sportif Format has grown into a major event on the NSW Calender with well over 1000 starters. The Gold Wave continues to attract top National Level cyclist with Oceania and National Champs Rob McLachlan and Peter McDonald part of the elite group of the riders to step onto the podium.
In 2009 Top Oceania Continental Team Drapac Porche dominated the event with Dean Windsor and Peter McDonald winning the event by 2 minutes from RiderSport rider Alastair Loutit infront of Benjamin Hill, Richard Lang and Ben Dyball, with contract riders Tom Palmer and Blair Windsor rounding out the top eight
RESULTS-
Bathurst riders shine in Elite Criterium
Mt Pamorama Criterium – 18/04/09
Round 2 of the NSW Road Series at Mt Panorama was dominated by break away trio Dean Windsor and Joe Lewis of Drapac Porsche and Budget Forklifts Blair Windsor. The three riders establishing a big lead before Dean Windsor went on the attack at the bell lap to record an impressive win from team mate Joe Lewis and the out numbered Budget Forklifts rider Blair Windsor.
Brief Results -
