2009 Australian Junior (U17 & U15) Road Championships
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The Junior Championships are being promoted by Cycling Australia (CA) in partnership with the ACT Government and Cycling ACT
Day 1 - Time Trial Results & Wrap Up
Day 2 - Road Race Results & Wrap Up
Day 3 - Criterium Results
Dates
The dates for the 2009 Australian Junior Road Championships are as follows:
- Thursday 10 September – Registration, Technical & Managers/support staff meetings
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Friday 11 September – Individual Time Trials
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Saturday 12 September – Road Races
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Sunday 13 September – Criteriums
Entries
Entry List - updated 1/9/09
The entries for the Junior Championships have CLOSED. Late entries will be taken at the discretion of Cycling Australia, please contact CA for more information
Eligibility
Participation in the Juniors Road Championship is open to:
- Individuals: Junior male and female members of CA in the U15 and U17 age categories
- State Teams: States may enter teams consisting of a maximum of four (4) riders in each category/event.
Championship Meetings & Briefings
The championship information meetings for managers and support staff will be held at Canberra Stadium - Eastern Stand Lounge on Thursday 10 September. State Team Managers are required to attend this meeting. Support staff and individual competitors are encouraged to attend.
Meeting schedule
- 3:00pm – Race Director, Chief & Principal Commissaires, Race Jury, Technical Manager and senior event staff
- 4:00pm – Riders & Managers Meeting: State Team Managers are required to attend. Support staff of individual competitors are encouraged to attend. The meeting will also include confirmation of road race convoys and have info session on new UCI and CA regulations.
- 5.00pm to 6.30pm – Rider Registration
- 7:00pm – Commissaires Meeting
Thereafter, race headquarters will be at Stromlo Forest Park.
Event Rules
The Championships will be conducted under CA Technical Regulations governing junior road events.
Helmets & Bike Regulations
- Bikes – all bikes must conform to the CA Tech Regs as per Regulation 3.5
- In conformance with CA Technical Regulations riders shall use road bikes with clip on bars. Handlebars shall be of a standard or "classic" style, however bolt on handlebar extensions shall be allowed for JM15, JW15, JM17 and JW17 in the individual road time trials only. No modification to the extension shall be allowed.Helmets – all helmets shall carry the Australian Standards Logo AS2063
Spares Vehicles and Convoy
Each State will be permitted one spares vehicle in each of the Road Race Championship events. There are no accompanying vehicles permitted in Australian Junior Time Trial Championships.
States must submit their nominated vehicles and staff at Registration, on the attached form, on Thursday 10 September. Spares vehicles are an official component of the race convoy and are subject to the direction of the Chief Commissaire. Drivers and mechanics staffing spares vehicles must be members of CA.
Each road race category will have a lead car with race signage and a revolving light fitted. The race bunch will be followed by a Commissaire, spares vehicles and a first aid vehicle. All vehicles will have UHF radio communications. States to bring their own hand held UHF radios.
Presentations will be conducted each day at Stromlo Forest Park.
Accommodation
Sign On
Clothing
- State Teams – must wear the official state racing uniform of the respective State. Only the four selected riders from a state may wear the state uniform in any event.
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Individual Riders – must wear their endorsed Club racing uniform. The wearing of any alternate racing uniform may only be with the approval of the respective State Association and confirmation of such approval must be presented at registration.
Venues / Courses
The Championships will be conducted at Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra.
Event Start Times
Click here for details of all event start times.
Competitor Registration
Registration will take place on Thursday 10 September from 5:00pm to 6:30pm at Canberra Stadium. At registration state team managers are required to confirm their selected state riders contesting each event.
Team managers and cyclists are reminded to have the following with them when registering:
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A current CA license, signed by the holder
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A sample of the competition clothing (State Managers and individual/club entrants)
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A birth certificate – see note below
Failure to provide the above will result in the non registration of the competitor and non issue of race number.
All riders should register for the Championships on Thursday – however should a rider be unable to attend, registration will be conducted daily at Stromlo Forest Park race headquarters, commencing 1½ hours before the start of the day's competition and will conclude 30 minutes before the start of the first event of the day. Cyclists who do not respect this cut off time may be refused a start in the event.
Birth Certificates
Competitors who have not competed previously in an Australian cycling championship must produce their birth certificate at registration in compliance with the CA Tech Regs. Alternatively competitors can provide proof of age certification to their state office, which shall provide a report to the CA office before the commencement of the Championships.
Electronic timing will be used for all events at the Championships. Therefore, you will be required to fit a small transponder to the front forks of your bicycle.
The transponders will be issued with your race number at registration. DO NOT exchange your transponder with any other competitor as the transponder is coded to your race number.
The transponders are to be returned at the conclusion of the event, if not you will be charged $30 for the replacement.
Canberra has a broad range of accommodation options. For assistance contact:
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Australian Capital Tourism www.visitcanberra.com.au
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Email - visitcanberra@act.gov.au
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Phone: 1300 733 228
Sign on each day is mandatory.
Sign on for time trials will occur when gear checks are carried out and will commence 20 minutes before the departure time of each rider. Once gear checks have been conducted by the Commissaires, the riders will not be permitted to depart the start/assembly zone.
Sign on for the Road Race and Criterium will occur 30 minutes before the start of each event at Stromlo Forest Park race headquarters. Each competitor is to sign on for the event and then proceed to bike roll out and helmet inspection.
Presentations
Getting to Canberra
AIR – Canberra Airport is serviced by connections from most capital cities. Note that some aircraft servicing Canberra may have limited freight capacity which can be of concern where large numbers of bikes are to be transported. Alternately, Canberra is 2½ - 3 hours drive from Sydney Airport.
ROAD – Canberra is accessed from the Hume Highway – turn off at Yass approaching from south or west and at Goulburn approaching from the north.
How do I get to Canberra Stadium Eastern Stand for the meetings?
Click here for directions
Further information
For any further information or clarification on the Championships contact Sean Muir, Road Coordinator, Cycling Australia on phone: 02 9738 2500 or sean.muir@cycling.org.au
Transponders
