Self Righteous Cyclist

Tough courses bring out the hard and well trained men and women of the North.  It was unfortunate that there was a scheduling conflict with Gravelista at Seymour and that our Seymour-Broadford regulars weren't able to join us.  Also missing was Kathryn Kennedy, current women's champion, who is currently nursing an injury and wasn't able to contend the club champs.  We wish her a speedy recovery and hope to see her back racing soon. First of all, let's take a look at what this is all about, because there are three races within one event: The Secret Handicap, Age Group Championship and Club Championship for fastest man and woman. All riders start at the same time, without knowing what their handicap is, which is what makes this such an interesting ride. It's mano a mano.  The male Club Champion gets to wear the coveted number 1 for the next year, currently worn by Aaron Christiansen.   The conditions  Light NW winds, overcast skies and 17 degrees on...

Mitch Docker; could there be a more honest, loveable and community minded person in Australian cycling at the moment?  I for one don't think so.  Between his insightful commentary on SBS, his Life in the Peloton podcast which gives an insider’s view of the procycling world, running training camps, putting time into his local Lancefield community and just doing epic shit, like riding from Melbourne to Adelaide for the TDU with a few mates and recording interviews along the way.  Mitch's enthusiasm is so infectious, that he strikes me as one of those people, that nobody can say no to, and it's with that innate trust that the Dirty Docker happened.   The inclusiveness of the two-day festival was unlike anything we have ever seen in Australia. Twelve events across XC running races, CX races, novelty races, kids races on the Saturday and the option of 4 gravel events from 15 to 115km on the Sunday attracted a very healthy 580 entrants. Keeping that festival vibe pum...