Gold Coast Goldstars Cycling Club

Sizzling Summer Series 2010

Congratulations to everybody who went up to Crestmead to race the "Sizzling Summer Series 2010." Four weekends of hard competitive racing, with not only the fast Goldstars senior riders, but also the awesome juniors from the Goldstars cycling club.

I've never seen so many proud smiling faces cross the finish line and I have to say I've never seen so many Goldstars juniors up on the podium collecting their medals that they all have worked so hard for over these last four weekends. I also want to congratulate all the juniors that got out there and had a go, and that's what junior cycling is mostly about - going out there giving all you've got, because cycling is not just about winning, but also about friendship and living life to the fullest. So congratulations to everyone and thank you to everyone that came out and supported the Goldstars at the "Sizzling Summer Series."

To view all of the Sizzling Summer Series Results, visit

http://www.logancyclingclub.org.au/pdfs/SSS10ResultsPoints.pdf

Goldstars Cycling Club 2010 Junior Club Captain

Nicholas Bell

Goldstars juniors clean up at the Sunshine Coast 2day tour.

What a great weekend. Congratulations to all the juniors from all clubs who competed in the tour and the Sunshine Coast Club for putting on a great tour. This year there was plenty of competition in all grades. The new race tracks were fantastic with a brand new surface in a new industrial area; but, unfortunately for the riders, the track was very fast in one direction and extremely hard and slow in the other due to a nasty head wind. The day was otherwise perfect with blue sky and a very hot sun and some great racing.

All of our juniors should be very proud of themselves. They all gave the best effort that any of the coaches & parents have seen before, not to mention the Goldstars cheer squad we had going which inspired everyone.

4- Yellow tour winners, 4- Sprint Winners, 3- King of the Mountain Plus trophies, Prize money & prizes. Here are just a few of the riders who made the trip up north (pictured). Also a big thanks goes to all the Mums & Dads who helped make it all happen, a great bunch of people and a great party on Saturday night too.

Here are the Goldstars results, Well Done juniors

U9-1^st Overall Winner, Zac Patterson (Yellow Jersey) + Sprint jersey + Polka dot jersey

U9- 2^nd Overall, Harrison Wilkins.

U11 Girls Overall Winner, Courtney Patterson (Yellow Jersey) + Sprint jersey + Polka dot jersey

U11 Boys Overall Winner, Ryan Duncan (Yellow Jersey) + Sprint jersey + Polka dot jersey

U13 Boys Overall winner, Josh Watson (Yellow Jersey) + Sprint jersey

U15 Girls Overall 3^rd, Peta Cannon

Stage, Sprint & KOM placing' included; Connor Reardon, Daniel Rae, Bailey Deakin, Zac Patterson, Peta Cannon, Courtney Patterson, Ryan Duncan, Harrison Wilkins, Josh Watson

Brilliant rides with 110% effort included; Trent Solomon, Nick Bell, Lachlan Reardon, Luke Rich, Bradley Rae, Sean grimes

Well Done Goldstars.............GOOOOOOOOOOO GOLDSTARS

Happy cycling

Junior Programme Feedback

RE: JUNIOR CYCLING - BAILEY DEAKIN

I am writing today to express my sincerest thanks to you for your junior coaching. Just over 7 months ago my son Bailey as part of his triathlon training decided to join the Goldstars Cycling Club after being referred to you by one of his friends at school. Bailey has absolutely fallen in love with cycling and enjoys coming to training each Tuesday and Thursday and participating in other regular races that have come up. As you are aware last weekend Bailey medalled at the State Junior Championships with 1 Silver and 2 bronze medals in the U11 category.

I want to convey to you as a parent that we believe the Goldstars Junior coaches (Gary, David and Mal) to be the most wonderful influence on our son. Your commitment to the development of the junior riders is amazing and to think you all volunteer your time to help our children - that is truly so very special. Over the years we have seen many types of coaches and knew instantly when we joined the Goldstars club that we had indeed become part of a very special and wonderful community. Your method of coaching and mentoring is so special that you incorporate fun for the kids whilst also allowing them to develop and become the best that they each individually can be. Our son Bailey has truly benefited from having you guys as his coach.

When we first started with Goldstars we were able to purchase Baileys first bike from you at an affordable price to ensure that our outlays were kept to a minimum whilst Bailey had time to learn and decide if Cycling was a sport he would enjoy. Well 7 months later he is truly hooked and we have recently purchased Bailey a new road bike which he absolutely loves.

As most people in life have said that the team or the environment is only as good as the people at the top of the ship. Well not only is the coaching by Gary, David and Mal amazing but this filters right through to each of the junior children in the club.

My husband and I were so proud to be associated with Goldstars on the weekend at the State Titles and watch with a genuine interest and passion the older riders in the club cheering Bailey on and giving him guidance on tactics where his own experience is limited to date. The kids all love what they are doing and are truly a wonderful bunch of kids. We are so happy that Bailey is involved with such an environment and a healthy lifestyle that cycling promotes.

Gary, David and Mal, thank you for the giving of your time so selflessly to coach and mentor these young children. Your coaching combination is a very special one and will only bring out the very best in each child in a truly unique way.

John, Bailey and myself look forward to many wonderful years ahead with our involvement with the Goldstars Cycling Club.

Thank you
Jodie Deakin

Junior Inter-Club Oct 08

Goldstars, Balmoral and Northern Rivers kids at the first Inter-club challenge.
For details, see Dave's Junior Page

How good is this?
Goldstars juniors at training this week were joined by "The Lieutenant", retired Euro Pro, ex-Lotto Silence rider and Goldstars member, Nick Gates, who took time to sign several jerseys and check out our junior development program. Nick is back on the Gold Coast and chilling out after retiring from the the European circuit.

CONGRATULATIONS to the U17 boys time trial team, a BRONZE medal, Well done!!
A cruelling 25km ride in hot conditions, the odd magpie diving down to join them as well. The boys rode very well and deserved a podium finish.
They were only just beaten by Balmoral team 2, by 0.42 seconds over the 25km, not much at all. Great ride guys!!

JUNIOR CLINIC DAY POST MORTEM

Go to Dave's junior Page

Goldstars juniors with club coaches at Nerang off-road circuit lined up for time trial training.
Tuesday 2 Sept 08

Goldstars Junior Program

Goldstars Cycling Club is affilliated with Cycling Australia and is the only Junior Cycling development Club on the Gold Coast. Our junior members include those new to cycling through to the current National Under 15 Time Trial Champion and record holder. Under the guidance of our Club coaches, we regularly conduct various programs for our Juniors which include skills, bike handling & general training. All our training sessions are held by qualified coaches or accredited *J-Cycle coaches.

Newcomers are welcomed at any time accompanied by a parent and, after attending to some basic "duty of care" paperwork, can try out the sport on either their bike or one of the Club's. The Club has a number of small bikes for both short term loan or seasonal hire to alleviate parents of the cost of buying equipment before their child is committed to the sport.

For all enquiries email or Contact Malcolm Rae on 0411 647 592 with any enquiries relating to training or racing.

* J-Cycle is a skills based program run over eight sessions covering the fundamental safety issues as well as an introduction to the skills required for racing. It is envisioned that J-Cycle will encourage children to be "cyclist aware" as well develop an interest in cycling.

Junior Road Training Times - Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 4.00pm to 5.00pm at Nerang Cycling Centre, Hope Street, Nerang. All junior rides are strictly supervised by our Club Coaches. Before participating, ALL new riders must become registered with Cycling Australia. This can be done intially by taking a *"Recreational" Licence for the cost of $45 for the calendar year or $5.00 for Under 13. Adult Recreation Licences are $80.

* Recreational Licence is competitively priced for adults juniors and families. This Cycling Australia issued licence will allow cyclists to participate in events run by clubs or promoters for the sole reason of just "having a ride", this licence also covers the cyclist for public liability insurance which includes training rides.

Social training ride for all ages leaving from McDonalds car park at the Q Superstore, Mermaid Waters most Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 5.30am. Map detail HERE

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