Greetings!

Welcome to the October issue of The Freedom Machine newsletter.

What a month we've had in cycling!
With the wrap up barely over from Around the Bay in a Day where roughly (15000) people enjoyed the spring weather, to Brad Wiggins overcoming the elements and his team mate Chris Sutton in the Jayco Herald Sun tour, the Lygon St Criterium and last but not least, the whispers around the traps that Australia may soon be fielding a team for the Tour De France! Let me tell you there has never been a better time to get into riding.

At TFM we are looking forward to Criterium Season and already have several races organised in Hawthorn, St Kilda, Carnegie and Sandown so make sure you keep reading to find out all about it.

We hope that you continue to enjoy our newsletter, so until next time, stay safe and good riding!

Sincerely,

Adrian Curnow
Freedom Machine

It's Criterium Time... but what is a criterium?

A criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km), often run on closed-off city centre streets.
Race length can be determined by a total time or a number of laps, in which case the number of remaining laps is calculated as the race progresses. Generally the event's duration (commonly one hour) is shorter than that of a traditional road race - which can last many hours, sometimes over the course of several days or even weeks, as in a Grand Tour. However, the average speed and intensity are appreciably higher. The winner is the first rider to cross the finish line without having been "lapped."

TFM are proud to sponsor the St Kilda Criterium on November 29th, for more information please visit www.skcc.com.au and check out the 2009 Spring Race and social Calendar.

We are also proud sponsors of Hawthorn Cycling Club and Hawthorn Cycling Club - Summer Criterium Season 2009-2010
Venue: Upper Loop of the Yarra Boulevard KEW. (Mel Ref: 44 G4)
Time: Registration from 5:30 PM. Racing from 6 PM.
Entry fee: $10
Starting at 6:00 pm every Wednesday from daylight savings commencement
Licences are required.
(All riders should bring their current licence or receipted application form to be able to race. We adopt a strict policy of No Licence No Race.)
Format: All grades D->A (with separate juniors race depending on numbers)
Registrations from 5:30 PM
Competitors MUST attend race briefing for each grade, where the race format will be announced.
Racing starts at 6 PM sharp!

If you can't make Wednesday night then there is always St Kilda or Carnegie or Southern Vets Sundays and Sandown on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information please contact your club or local TFM store.

Winner of the $50 TFM Voucher?

The Lucky winner of the $50 voucher for correctly identifying Eddie Merckx is Michael Van Der Lit

Useful Resources

Get off that sofa and onya bike!!!  For a full list of Cycle Sport Victoria Metro riding clubs click here

COMPLETE GIANT 2010 RANGE IN-STORE

We now have the full range of Giant 2010 cycles in every store. Take a sneak peek on the website at some stylish new machines and, when this gives you bike envy, ride down to your favourite Freedom Machine store for all the details and a quick demo.

Take a Giant 25% off

To make it even better, we've got a 25% discount on offer for every purchase from the equally impressive Giant 2009 range. It's all on the site or on-site at your favourite store so race in and do a deal.


For Full details check out:  

http://www.freedommachine.com.au/index.shtml


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