A movement challenge with purpose
St Kilda Cycling Club is pleased to support the Power Up Challenge, being run from 28 February to 28 March by Lord Somers Camp and Power House. The challenge involves generating power through movement (cycling of course, but walking, running and any other movement too) and fundraising to support the organisation with its delivery of…
Melbourne to Warrnambool/Port Campbell to Warrnambool
Saturday May 1 is the new date for the 267km Melbourne to Warrnambool, giving club members (including President Lewis Fulcher and Committee member Lewis Bull) extra time for race training. The club is keen to support members who would like to compete in the main road race and the exciting 76km support race, the Port…
Festive fun SKCC style
Well it’s almost wraps for another year and what better way to mark the holiday than with a festivus spin to Mordy, riders decked out in their best festive finery. After an easy chatty ride down, all talk suddenly stopped as we turned for home. Everyone earned their coffees at Leroy, and worked up some…
Velo Vendredi – Fri 17/12
Free coffee Friday, and Ballarat recce: Sign up now for tomorrow’s annual Velo Vendredi. Bring out your best festive season and choose from three options – Black Rock, Mordialloc and Reserve Road. All rides leave from Little Red Bluff – and the coffee is free when we return. To sign up, please download TeamApp (via https://skcc.teamapp.com)…
Tell me more, tell me more
SKCC hasn’t surveyed its members for almost three years, so it’s time for us to hear from you again. The club has designed a survey to help shape the club’s direction over the next five years, and we urge you to spend 10 minutes filling it in. The survey explores why you’re members and what…
Zwift Training & Tips
Huge thanks to our ride leaders Lee Emery, Scott McFarlane, Amanda Inglis, Kay Doidge, Guin Cleminson, John Wyatt, Michael Leung and Laura Parlevliet for keeping us entertained and fit while in COVID lockdown, also to the club members who have organised rides and invited us to join them. That green band boost has allowed quite…
Not Too Pro to Say Hello
There was a special treat in store for our juniors during their Thursday night zoom spin this week. 2017 World Team Pursuit Champion, Commonwealth Games gold medallist and SKCC member Kelland O'Brian dropped in to say hello and join in the training. The kids got to quiz him on a wide range of subjects -…
Everesting…virtually
It will be no surprise to hear that Daniela Mollica likes a challenge... "I enjoy riding, and it allows me time away from the challenges of the everyday. Lockdown has seriously impacted the ability to ride outdoors and so this year I have taken up zwifting, an indoor virtual cycling training 'game'. Surprisingly I have…
Virtual Race Across America & Virtual Race Across the West
VRAAM & VRAW - The Course VRAAM - 4,542km (total elevation gain of 73,739m) VRAW - 1,529km (total elevation gain 25,371m) Assisted by RAAM Race Director, Rick Boethling, they have matched the profile of the real course, as far as possible. They have managed to film the start at Oceanside California so riders will start riding…
Aero e-racing team announced
Australia has its own virtual racing squad with the AERO (Australian E-Sports Racing Organisation) team launching recently with the goal of seeing Australians racing and winning the top races in the world. SKCC are extremely proud to announce that three of our own have joined the AERO Team Women's Elite - Lisa Jacob, Sam de…