Jan
27
Saturday: Meet 6:00am in the Centre of the Park for an Eastern Suburbs hills and beaches ride.
Sunday: Meet 6:15am at Randwick Gates for a ride heading south. Ride captain, Rod Knutson.
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Jan
02
Tuesday 3rd January is our first day of training for 2012. Meeting at York Street Gates in Centennial Park at 5:40am
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Dec
21
The calf muscles (Gastrocnemius & Soleus) are key muscles for cyclists because they help point the toes and create a stable base for your pedaling stroke. If not properly stretched this area can become prone to injuries such as tendinitis and even compartment syndrome.
Stand about an arm’s-length from the wall, leaning forward to …
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Dec
16
Sunday is the Steam annual Christmas group ride: The ride departs from the Centennial Park Randwick gates at 6:15am for a Waterfall return ride, with the option of a ride through Royal National park if enough are keen. Approximately 90kms at 32kph+. All welcome. Meeting for coffee afterwards.
On Saturday the group ride will leave …
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Dec
06
Thank you to all involved in the 2011 Hamill Cup – it was a huge success. Gino, Keven & Alex took a very close win in circumstances less controversial than last year. Full results are available in the Results Section.
The gallery is up and online here.
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Nov
30
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Velofix that means Steam members receive a 10% discount when getting their bike serviced at Velofix Bicycle Service Centre. For a limited time new members will receive 5 free Watt Bike Spin classes at Velofix: normally valued at $125.
Velofix is located at 736 …
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Nov
27
Instead of starting at Centennial Park this Sunday, a decent sized group (over 20 riders) started from MacDonald’s at Mosman. Because of the recent weather we eschewed the Wakehurst Parkway and made our way to Church Point via Pittwater Rd.
At West Head Road the group split into a fast group and a steady …
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Nov
24
Sunday 4th December 2PM until 6PM Get your lawn bowl whites at the ready, bring out the wheel of cheese…the Steamers are going to show off their sporting prowess on the bowling green. This year we will meet at Coogee Lawn Bowls at 2pm for game or two and a pre party apperitif then …
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Nov
20
A great morning for a ride, a group of 19 of us left the park together and headed south at a moderate pace (~32-34kph). At Caringbah we naturally split into two groups with a fast group upping the pace. At Waterfall, the faster group dropped down into Waterfall Hill while the steady group turned: …
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Nov
17
Rebecca rode the Highland Fling at Bundanoon on the weekend. She came 10th in her age group. It was actually the Australian Marathon Mountain Biking Championships – so a very fast field and lots of competitors. Her finishing time was 7hrs 15mins.
Photo by Marathon Photos.
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