# Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club

Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club is an Australian cycling club based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Established in the early 1900s, it has a long history of road, criterium and track racing. Carnegie-Caufield riders have won multiple cycling premierships at both senior and junior level. Its members have gone on to win multiple national and world championships as well as participate at the Olympics.

## Club history

Originally known as the Carnegie Amateur Cycling Club, the club traces its history back over 100 years. Early races were typically handicap races over 10–60-mile road courses, often starting at the Rosstown Hotel before making their way along Dandenong Road.
The club also played a big part in the local community, in particular through its support for the Oakleigh Carnival. Around this time, the club formalised the first incarnation of its junior program recorded in 1931 after early success in the Victoria Club Premierships. At the same time, Carnegie's senior team also won major races.
During the 1950s, Carnegie track racing, held at its local track Packer Park, drew crowds of up to 4000 spectators watching some of Australia's best amateur and professional riders. The quality of Carnegie's track racing was a key driver behind the push by the NSW Cycling Union to move the 1956 Melbourne Olympics track cycling programme to the Carnegie velodrome after delays in the resurfacing of the Olympic Park Velodrome. Although the push did not succeed – the Olympic track program was held at Olympic Park – subsequent issues with the Olympic track created a second push to move the Australian Titles (to be held after the Olympics) to the Carnegie Velodrome.
Carnegie's track racing program become even more popular during the 1960s and 1970s with the Caulfield Cup on Wheels being the leading race for amateur cyclists in Melbourne, often being held on the same night as the Melbourne Cup on Wheels, an equivalent race for professional cyclists.
In 1984, Carnegie Amateurs Cycling Club merged with Brighton-South Caulfield Professional Cyclists Association to form Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club.
More recently, the club's summer criterium racing has become very popular, attracting some of the best riders in the World and is regularly covered in leading cycling publications including Cyclingnews.com. This success, however, did attract some unwanted attention in 2013.

## Racing

The club hosts a range of races over the course of the year. In summer, criterium races are held on Sunday mornings at Glenvale Crescent and Tuesday evenings at Sandown Raceway. The club also holds track racing and training during summer. Over winter, the club runs longer road races east of Melbourne.

### Criterium racing

Between October and April each summer, Carnegie Caulfield holds weekly criterium races on Sunday mornings at Glenvale Crescent, Mulgrave and on Tuesday evenings at Sandown Raceway. Races are typically between 45 and 60 minutes and are conducted on circuits with little to no vehicle traffic. Racing caters for all levels of riders, from elite male and female professionals to juniors and novice riders. It is not uncommon for 300+ riders to attend a day's racing. At the elite end, A Grade has hosted some of the world's best riders, including:
* Tour de France yellow jersey winner, and UCI World Road Race Champion Cadel Evans
* Tour de France yellow jersey winner, Olympic Gold Medallist, UCI World Pursuit Champion and World Hour Record Holder Sir Bradley Wiggins
* Tour de France green jersey winner Baden Cooke
* Vuelta a Espana King of the Mountains winner Simon Clarke
* Giro d'Italia King of the Mountains winner Matt Lloyd
* Milan–San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège winner Simon Gerrans
Glenvale Crescent has also hosted some of the world's leading female riders, including:
* Olympic Road Race Gold Medallist, UCI World Road Race Champion, Nicole Cooke
* Olympic Road Race Gold Medallist, Elizabeth Tadich
* Olympic Road Race Gold Medallist, Kathy Watt
* World Individual Pursuit Champion, Katie Mactier
* Two-time winner of UCI World Cup Anna Millward
For most of the season, women race alongside men, with prizes paid for the first ~3 women across the line in each grade (depending on overall numbers). There also 2–3 women's only races held over the course of the summer criterium racing season.
The club also conducts a cycling clinic for junior riders at both Glendale Crescent and Sandown each week. Riders are taught bunch riding and racing skills by Tokyo Olympian Mick Hollingworth for around 20 minutes before they are set free to race for 10 minutes.
Race entries are accepted on the day.
Carnegie Caulfield's summer criterium are internationally renowned and have been cited as some of the best racing in Australia.
Multiple independent websites provided advice to new riders looking to get into racing with Carnegie Caulfield

### Track racing

Carnegie Caulfield offers track racing for riders of all levels. The club has also received significant support from state and federal government, most recently in relation to installing new flood lighting

### Winter road racing

Over winter, Carnegie Caulfield holds mass start and handicap races east of Melbourne. Races are typically between 80 km and 100 km. The club also holds a major race at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit each year in May.

## Elite team

Carnegie Caulfield's elite team has had a successful history over several decades. The team has raced at high-profile events such as the Bay Classic Series. More recently, the club has partnered with Switzer to enter a team in the Victoria Racing Series. The 2015 team was composed of
* Jack Hickey
* Adam Mulford
* Stefan Imberger
* Alex Holden
* Matthew Bennett
* Simon Frost
* Jake Klajnblat

## Junior development program

The club also offers a comprehensive training program for junior riders. The program, coached by Olympian Hilton Clarke Snr., has produced over 15 world and over 100 national champions. Several riders going on to have a successful career on the World Tour Cycling circuit.

## Awards

Carnegie Caulfield has been awarded the Australian Club Premiership by Cycling Australia 7 times in the last 10 years

## Club members
### Olympians and Paralympians

Club riders have represented Australia at 13 Olympic and Paralympics Games

#### 1956 – Melbourne

    41st, Individual Road Race – John O'Sullivan

#### 1964 – Tokyo

    14th, Individual Road Race – Mick Hollingworth
    Qtr Finals, Tandem – Daryl Perkins

#### 1968 – Mexico City

    14th, 1000m Time Trial – Hilton Clarke
    10th, Tandem – Hilton Clarke

#### 1984 – Los Angeles

    14th, 1000m Time Trial – Max Rainsford
    Repechage, Sprint – Max Rainsford
    DNF, Individual Road Race – Gary Trowell

#### 1998 – Calgary

    14th, 1,500m Speed Skating – Danny Kah
    10th, 5,000m Speed Skating – Danny Kah

#### 1992 – Barcelona

    12th, Team Time Trial – Robert Crowe

#### 1992 – Albertville

    34th, 1,000m Speed Skating – Danny Kah
    23rd, 1,500m Speed Skating – Danny Kah
    20th, 5,000m Speed Skating – Danny Kah
    12th, 10,000m Speed Skating – Danny Kah

#### 1994 – Lillehammer

    25th, 1,500m Speed Skating – Danny Kah
    25th, 5,000m Speed Skating – Danny Kah

#### 1996 – Atlanta

    Individual Road Race (CP4) – Peter Homann
    Individual Time Trial (CP4) – Peter Homann
    Omnium (LC2) – Paul Lake
    17th, Individual Road Race – Anna Millward
    10th, Individual Time Trial – Anna Millward
    Semi-final, 5,000m (Athletics) – Julian Paynter

#### 2000 – Sydney

    Individual Road Race (CP4) – Peter Homann
    Team Sprint (LC1-3) – Paul Lake
    3,000m Individual Pursuit (LC2) – Paul Lake
    Individual Time Trial (CP4) – Peter Homann
    1,000m Individual Time Trial (LC2) – Paul Lake

#### 2004 – Athens

    Team Sprint (CP3-4) – Peter Homann
    3,000m Individual Pursuit – Katie Mactier
    Individual Road Race / Time Trial (CP Div 4) – Peter Homann
    3,000m Individual Pursuit (CP Div 4) – Peter Homann

#### 2008 – Beijing

    3,000m Individual Pursuit LC1- Michael Gallagher
    Individual Road Race LC1 – Michael Gallagher
    7th, 3,000m Individual Pursuit – Katie Mactier
    4th, Team Sprint – Mark French
    Repechage, Sprint – Mark French

#### 2012 – London

    3,000m Individual Pursuit C5- Michael Gallagher
    Individual Time Trial C5 – Michael Gallagher
    Sprint – Shane Perkins
    4th, Team Sprint – Shane Perkins

### World Champions

Carnegie Caulfield riders have won 15 World Championships since 1988.

#### 1988

    Sprint (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 2001

    Sprint (U/19) – Mark French
    Team Sprint (U/19) – Mark French

#### 2004

    Sprint (U/19) – Shane Perkins
    4km Team Pursuit (U/19) – Simon Clarke
    4 km Individual Pursuit (U/19) – Michael Ford
    4 km Team Pursuit (U/19) – Michael Ford

#### 2009

    500m Time Trial (Masters 60–64) – John Hunt

#### 2011

    Kieren – Shane Perkins
    4km Team Pursuit (U/19) – Jack Cummings

#### 2012

    Team Sprint – Shane Perkins
    Sprint (U/19) – Jacob Schmid
    Kieren (U/19) – Jacob Schmid
    4km Team Pursuit (U/19) – Jack Cummings

#### 2014

    Sprint (U/19) – Courtney Field

#### 2015

    4km Team Pursuit (U/19) – James Tickner

### National Champions

Club members have won over 100 Australian Champions

#### 1938

    10 Mile Scratch Race (Amateur) – Fred Ashby

#### 1939

    1 Mile Scratch Race (Amateur) – Fred Ashby

#### 1940

    2-mile Team Pursuit (Amateur) – Fred Ashby

#### 1962

    Tandem (Amateur) – Bill Bowker

#### 1963

    4km Team Pursuit (Amateur) – Paul Bowker

#### 1966

    1000m Time Trial (Amateur) – Hilton Clarke Snr.
    4km Team Pursuit (Amateur) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1967

    1000m Time Trial (Amateur) – Hilton Clarke Snr.
    10-mile Scratch Race (Amateur) – Hilton Clarke Snr.
    4km Team Pursuit (Amateur) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1968

    1000m Time Trial (Amateur) – Hilton Clarke Snr.
    4km Team Pursuit (Amateur) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1969

    4km Team Pursuit (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1970

    1 mile Scratch Race (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.
    5-mile Scratch Race (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1971

    5-mile Scratch Race (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1972

    5-mile Scratch Race (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1974

    1000m Time Trial (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.
    Madison (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1975

    4km Team Pursuit (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1976

    10km Scratch Race (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.
    4km Team Pursuit (Pro) – Hilton Clarke Snr.

#### 1983

    1000m Time Trial – Max Rainsford

#### 1984

    1000m Time Trial – Max Rainsford
    20km Scratch Race (Amateur) – Stephen Pate

#### 1985

    20km Scratch Race (Amateur) – Stephen Pate
    1000m Time Trial (U/19) – Darren King
    4km Pursuit – Randall McGregor

#### 1986

    20km Scratch Race (Amateur) – Stephen Pate

#### 1986

    Sprint (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    Keiren (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    20km Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 1987

    4km Team Pursuit (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 1988

    Sprint (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    Keirin (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    20km Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    1 Mile Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 1989

    Sprint (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    Keirin (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    1 Mile Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    20km Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    4km Team Pursuit (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 1990

    Sprint (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    Keirin (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    1 Mile Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    Elimination (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 1991

    Keirin (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    1 Mile Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    20km Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    Elimination (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    4km Team Pursuit (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 1992

    Keirin (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 1993

    Sprint (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    Keirin (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    1km Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    20km Scratch Race (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    Elimination (Pro) – Stephen Pate
    4km Team Pursuit (Pro) – Stephen Pate

#### 1995

    20km Scratch Race – Stephen Pate
    Keiren – Stephen Pate

#### 1996

    40km Points Score – Stephen Pate
    Madison – Stephen Pate

#### 1997

    Criterium – Stephen Pate
    Madison – Stephen Pate

#### 1998

    Madison – Stephen Pate

#### 2000

    Madison – Stephen Pate
    500m Time Trial (U/17) – Mark French
    10km Scratch Race (U/17) – Mark French
    Flying 200m Time Trial (U/15) – Shane Perkins
    500m Time Trial (U/15) – Shane Perkins
    Sprint (U/15) – Shane Perkins
    10km Scratch Race (U/15) – Michael Ford
    Road Race (U/15) – Michael Ford
    Criterium (U/15) – Michael Ford

#### 2001

    Road Time Trial – Kristjan Snorrason
    Flying 200m Time Trial (U/19) – Mark French
    1000m Time Trial (U/19) – Mark French
    Sprint (U/19) – Mark French
    Kierin (U/19) – Mark French
    Flying 200m Time Trial (U/17) – Shane Perkins
    Sprint (U/17) – Shane Perkins

#### 2002

    3km Team Pursuit (U/17) – Simon Clarke
    Flying 200m Time Trial (U/19) – Mark French
    1000m Time Trial (U/19) – Mark French
    Sprint (U/19) – Mark French
    Kierin (U/19) – Mark French
    Flying 200m Time Trial (U/17) – Shane Perkins
    500m Time Trial (U/17) – Shane Perkins
    4km Team Pursuit (U/19) – Jonny Clarke

#### 2003

    4km Team Pursuit (U/19) – Simon Clarke
    Flying 200m Time Trial (U/19) – Shane Perkins
    1000m Time Trial (U/19) – Shane Perkins
    Sprint (U/19) – Shane Perkins
    Madison (U/19) – Michael Ford

#### 2004

    Flying 200m Time Trial (U/19) – Shane Perkins
    Sprint (U/19) – Shane Perkins
    4km Team Pursuit (U/19) – Simon Clarke
    4km Individual Pursuit (U/19) – Michael Ford
    4km Team Pursuit (U/19) – Michael Ford
    Madison (U/19) – Michael Ford

#### 2007

    4km Team Pursuit – Michael Ford

#### 2010

    2km Individual Pursuit (U/15) – Jack Hickey
    Hill Climb (U/15) – Courtney Field
    Sprint (U/15) – Courtney Field
    500m Time Trial (U/15) – Courtney Field
    2km Individual Pursuit (U/17) – Jack Cummings
    2km Team Pursuit (U/17) – Jack Cummings / Evan Hull / Tom Hamilton
    750m Team Sprint (U/17) – Jack Cummings / Evan Hull
    10km Scratch Race (U/17) – Evan Hull

#### 2011

    Hill Climb (U/15) – Courtney Field
    Sprint (U/15) – Courtney Field
    500m Time Trial (U/15) – Courtney Field
    Scratch Race (U/15) – Courtney Field
    Road Race (U/15) – Courtney Field
    Criterium (U/15) – Courtney Field
    3km Team Pursuit (U/17) – Jack Hickey
    3km Team Pursuit (U/17) – Matt Ross
    500m Time Trial (U/17) – Ruby Greig
    500m Time Trial (U/19) – Adele Sylvester
    Sprint (U/19) – Adele Sylvester

#### 2012

    Sprint (U/17) – Courtney Field
    500m Time Trial (U/17) – Courtney Field
    Team Sprint (U/17) – Courtney Field
    Sprint (U/19) – Jacob Schmid
    Kieren (U/19) – Jacob Schmid

#### 2013

    Cyclo-cross – Lisa Jacob
    Sprint (U/17) – Courtney Field
    Team Sprint (U/17) – Courtney Field
    Scratch Race (U/17) – Courtney Field
    500m Time Trial (U/17) – Courtney Field
    Criterium (U/15) – Alana Field

#### 2014

    Cyclo-cross – Lisa Jacob
    Sprint (U/19) – Courtney Field
    Team Sprint (U/19) – Courtney Field
    Kieren (U/19) – Courtney Field
    2km Individual Pursuit (U/15) – Georgia Cummings
    Points Race (U/15) – Georgia Cummings
    3km Team Pursuit (U/17) – Ryan Koroknai
    2km Team Pursuit (U/17) – Alana Field
    Team Sprint (U/19) – David Koroknai

#### 2015

    Cyclo-cross – Lisa Jacob

### Club champions
#### 1999

    Road, Elite Men – Kristjan Snorrason

#### 2000

    Track, Elite Men – Nick Groves
    Road, Elite Men – Kristjan Snorrason

#### 2001

    Road, Elite Men – Kristjan Snorrason

#### 2013

    Road, Elite Men – Trent Morey

#### 2014

    Road, Elite Men – Tim Jamieson
    Road, Elite Women – Amber Saunders
2015 Road, Elite Men – Adam Mulford