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25.01.2022 Club member David Walker hit the deck yesterday; broken femur right up near the hip; he's in Footscray Hospital having had a plate and screws put in and recovering well. Sensational job done by Tom Rickard to take care of him and get him all the help he needed. Take it easy Dave and get well mate. -Your FCC buddies.

25.01.2022 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Reminder to all members to please register for your Road Season marshaling duties on the new EVENTBRITE platform ASAP. For those who had previously registered on Eventarc, that information has been lost when the site shutdown, please Re-Register on EVENTBRITE ASAP.... We're still short on marshals for this Sunday's Salter Memorial, 2nd May 9.30am. Members (including Add-on members) won't be permitted to race until you have registered your duties. Register at http://footscraycc.com.au/ and more info/ Q&A at http://footscraycc.com.au/membership/marshalling/

24.01.2022 Vale Vinn Beasley It is with sadness that we notify members of the recent passing of past member Vinn Beasley (father of our member Paul). Vinn was a member of the famous Beasley Cycling family. Vinn raced mainly in the late 1950's and 1960's. and was an accomplished cyclist. Vinn's Palmares included; memebr of the Footscray Team (with Peter Panton, Ted Harrison, George Bartlett) 1st LVW road premiership 1958, 1st 1959 Austral Wheelrace, 2nd 1959 Sun Tour, 1st 1960 & 1961 Foo...tscray Club Tour. Recent members may remember seeing Vinn at the races walking his greyhounds whilst watching his son Paul race. It was a great please to chat with Vinn on these occasions, he had a kind soul and was a true gentleman. We wish to pass on our sincere condolences to Paul and his family. Attached is a clipping from a late 1959 edition of the Cyclist.

23.01.2022 So the Andrews Gov't has posted this today. Looks promising.

22.01.2022 Many of you would have heard the terrible news that FCC Life Member and Club Secretary Mark Micallef lost both his parents to the pandemic over the weekend. I am sure all of you will join me in extending to Mark, his wife Tracy and their family our deepest sympathies. Mark has asked me to pass on his heartfelt gratitude for all the condolences he has received, and that they have been of great comfort in this trying time. The club has sent Mark and Tracy a small token of our ...love and support. Stay safe Footscray CC.

21.01.2022 A great offer from one of our supporters; Winners Bars. https://winnersbars.com.au/competitions-and-offers/

19.01.2022 Handy site, set radius at 5km So you can plan your route. https://2kmfromhome.com/5km

19.01.2022 Members, WE ARE A GO GO GO for VU crits!!! Thursday crits are OPEN for entries on entryboss (STRICTLY NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.) Enter here: https://entryboss.cc/races/5958 (Members Only) Please also be aware it is MANDATORY to review our covid procedures on our website: http://footscraycc.com.au/vu-racing-covid-19-information/ ... http://footscraycc.com.au/general-covid-19-race-information/ Make sure you have a mask with you for wearing when necessary. We have mapped out our return the racing with a great deal of care and thought. Embrace the change, and show your team spirit by being a co-operative racer; a good attitude will be greatly appreciated. -FCC Executive. See more

18.01.2022 Strade Bianche? Not quite, but the mighty FCC is trialing a gravel race in September. The circuit is near Elaine and is on quiet rural tracks through open country and bush. We'll have more details closer to the date.

18.01.2022 Last night's results. Nice win Josh Zammit! Awesome job by young Harry Willen to place 2nd in his first race in A; great win by Ben McCarthy in B, and 2nd race and 2nd win for Tan Tran!

17.01.2022 Reminder: Entries close at 8pm tonight (8/1/2021) via Entry Boss for tomorrow's Legends Criterium.

17.01.2022 "Great news! FCC MAAP kit is now all ready for collection from MAAP 20 Vale St. North Melbourne. Shop hours are 11- 6pm Mon to Fri, 10 - 5pm Sat. FCC Members are entitled to 15% off MAAP apparel (not shoes, wallets, bags) use discount code - footscraymaap

16.01.2022 1989 Melbourne to Colac, Anthony Rebesco the winner with Footscray riders filling the top 3 spots. https://www.facebook.com/100004280640277/videos/1757240914428580/

15.01.2022 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE FCC. The Footscray Cycling Club will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 9th at 7 pm, via an online video meet (Webex). It is a requirement in Victorian law that we hold an AGM to elect our Executive and present the Auditor’s Report. The Executive called for nominations to the Executive on April 21, and again on May 12, in emails to members. (if you did not receive these, you need to update your email on the CA website) Nominations have now closed and as we have one nomination to each of the positions, these will be presented to Members at the AGM for ratification only. To attend the meeting, please RSVP at [email protected] by this Friday June 5 so we can send you the online video meeting link. -FCC Executive

14.01.2022 Dear FCC Members. Can I ask any of you who, when applying for your CA Racing License, may have given them a 'throwaway' email address ([email protected]) please update it to one you regularly check, as the FCC are using these emails as our official communication portal to you, the Members. -FCC Executive.

14.01.2022 Entries for our first race of 2021 close at 8pm tonight via Entry Boss, make sure your licence and details are up to date. The BOM's forecast is a bit mixed but fingers crossed the weather holds out.

14.01.2022 Last Call: if you are an FCC member, Video meet invites for Tuesday's AGM must be requested by tonight. [email protected]

14.01.2022 Today's race report. https://boondogglesrevenge.wordpress.com/footscray-cycling/

13.01.2022 One of our Veteran FCC members... 1970 World Amateur RR. Tom Moloney is in the results Mens Amateur August 15 1970 extend results position 61. Scan down the page.... https://www.les-sports.info/cyclisme-sur-route-championnats Thanks David Malady for the link...

12.01.2022 The FCC have been working closely with VU to get us back to racing Saturday Afternoon and Thursday Evenings, and we are confident we will be able to return as soon as this Thursday 26th; we are just awaiting official sign-off from VU (who have been tremendous in their support of our return to racing) As soon as we confirm, we will open up entryboss and off we go! In the mean time, a few things to consider: -Initially, racing will be for MEMBERS ONLY. -Given our 8 months raci...ng hiatus, expect your racing skills to be a little rusty, and adjust your race plan accordingly. No need to put yourself, or others, at risk by any foolhardy moves. -The FCC has developed a General Covid Policy: http://footscraycc.com.au/general-covid-19-race-information/ and a Race Policy: http://footscraycc.com.au/vu-racing-covid-19-information/ PLEASE READ THESE VERY CAREFULLY. We are very serious about all of these measures, and expect full compliance in the interests of safety and continuing to avoid the worst of Covid. Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines! -FCC Exec See more

10.01.2022 Fantastic work Xavier Coppock to snap up silver mate!

10.01.2022 A few more pics of Mark Zanatta and Steve Michetti racing in the 80's I believe from a 2 day tour Brunswick used to run?) So now we can't whinge and say our Commisaires have never raced a bike :P

09.01.2022 Nice work Michael Dam!

08.01.2022 The Norman & Phyllis Salter Memorial is on tomorrow 2/5/21 from the Balliang Hall over the Granite Rd circuit. The race briefing is at 09:15 for a 09:30 start. You must have a rear red light to compete. Remember there are residential properties adjacent to the Hall, so please keep noise to a minimum first thing in the morning.

07.01.2022 The 2019/20 Criterium Aggregate is run, won and done! https://boondogglesrevenge.wordpress.com/footscray-cycling/

07.01.2022 Some great racing for our return. Massive solo wins to Brad Ericson in A and Bjorn Williams in B. Thx to all for adapting to our covid plan. See you all Saturday!

07.01.2022 Where are you Mark Zanatta. We're at the start line... :)

06.01.2022 From ex-racer Paul Antonello. "1992 Footscray CC 3 day tour....at willi crit...last stage i think. Richard McCorkell....Bob Shannon (i think) then me." Great pic mate; keep 'em coming!

05.01.2022 Remember to always bring a face mask if you're attending one of our events. You'll be required to wear one when queuing and when interacting with race officials.

04.01.2022 DON'T FORGET If your licence expires this Thursday (31st Dec) you will need to renew it before entering a race scheduled in 2021. Also, please make sure both your Entry Boss and licence details are valid, as due to our Covid-19 procedures we will NOT be handling licences, phones etc for verification.

04.01.2022 Richard, deepest condolences from your friends at the FCC mate.

02.01.2022 Thx Caz and hubstar for the pics!

02.01.2022 Make sure you've renewed your membership if you're racing tomorrow. Some of you may have let it expire during lock down.

01.01.2022 Today would have marked the start of the 62nd FCC Club Tour. The COVID-19 virus restrictions have put paid to us holding the event. David Barber asked the question is this the first time the Tour has been cancelled, and the answer is yes. Since its inception in 1959 the FCC Tour hasn't missed a year. The Tours inaugural running was notable for the final stage finish. See attached the cover and related article from the August 1959 addition of "The Australian Cyclist" kindly supplied from the archives of Club life member Geoff Salter. It features some FCC past greats one of whom is none other than past life member and legend Hugh Cram, a great bike handler and rarely seen in this predicament.

01.01.2022 Anyone care to hazard a guess who this Footscray Amateur star of the 80's is? :) Thanks Walter Dapcich for the pics.

01.01.2022 As luck would have it MAAP Nth.Melbourne is now closed due the entire suburb being in COVID19 lockdown. MAAP have kindly offered to courier all FCC MAAP kit out to you all via DHL but with only one staff member working handling all store tasks etc. this may take a few days so just a little more patience please would be appreciated. Thank you