2007 - WHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-17th June 2007 For further information please visit the official website: WHF World Championships 2007 JOHN RUDD MEMORIAL RACE SERIES In association with the TOUR DE FRANCE 2007 For further information click here or visit www.worldhandcycling.com Queensland State Handcycling Championships 3-4 th March 2007 Read the Media Release Updates: Wild West Handcycling Tour November, 2006: Alejandro Arbor has announced that he will be back to defend his title and for the 2007 Wild West Handcycling Tour, he will be challenged by Vicente Arzo Diego from Spain, as well as Markus Schmoll (Austria) & Johan Reekers (Holland). In the B Category Austrian Manfred Putz will be heading a strong field of challengers. Click here to see who else is competing... 2007 Wild West Handcycling Tour Western Australia will again host the Wild West Handcycling Tour in Perth from the 17th – 22nd March 2007. For further information please download the flyer. Handcycling SEQ Tour Results, Report and  Photos The final race of the SEQ tour was held at Elimbah on the weekend. This 34km hilly course was going to decide the overall winner of the SEQ tour with both Mike Nugent and Darren Anderson entering the race on equal points...more IPC World Cycling Championships 9th - 18th of September 2006 Go to these links for the results of Nigel Barley (C Category) and Peter Allen(B) at the IPC World Cycling Championships in Aigle, Switzerland. Time Trial Results HC C Time Trial Results HC B Road Race Results HC C Road Race Results HC B The boys did very well in the Time Trial. They are gradually getting closer to a top ten finish! In the Road Race, Pete lasted two laps with the main bunch before getting dropped and having to do the last two laps on his own. Nigel was with the first pack for the first three laps but unfortunately punctured with one lap to go. A real shame as he was up there and mixing it with the main players. No doubt he will bounce back next time. Well done guys. Again you have represented Australian Handcycling admirably! Andrew Budge WHF World Cup - Tour of Britain Race LONDON 3rd September Sunday September 3rd Nigel Barley and Peter Allen participated in the London World Handcycling Federation World Cup Event on Sunday September 3rd. This race was included in their programs as a lead up event to the World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland in mid September. Both athletes raced well with a Peter finding the initial pace a bit too hard but chased hard to finish fifth in his category. Nigel stayed with the main pack till a half lap to go and broke away with Sternath and Skzryspinki. Nigel was unlucky to finish second to Skzryspinksi in the sprint to the line. All in all a good hit out and hard training sesion to finalise their preparation for the upcoming World Championships. All the best with it boys! Also, a belated congratulations to Nigel Barley on his Sports Star of the Year Award from the Western Australian Disabled Sports Association. Rocky Mountain Omnium WHF World Cup Race May 26 - 29, 2006 Denver, Colorado, USA Stage 1: May 26, Table Mountain Circuit Race, 25k Stage 2: May 27, Bear Creek Time Trial, 15k Stage 3: May 28, Jefferson Road Race, 35k Stage 4: May 29, Golden Downtown Criterium, 30 minutes For more information please visit the following web sites: http://www.ushf.org/worldcup.html http://cycling.adaptiveadventures.org Race report of the Wild West Tour 2006 Click here for full race report. First athletes from Overseas arrived. Monique van der Vorst (NL) and Hannes Koeppen (GER) joined the two WA races in February 2006. Click here for results and photos. Handcycling Come 'n Try day on 11th of March 2006 Come and try for this exciting sport and have the chance to meet some of the World's best handcyclists. For more information please download the flyer. Handcycling Training Camp from 6th - 11th of March 2006 For more information about the Handcycling Training Camp click here. Race Shirts for Sale Jersey shirts available for $ 100. Click here for further details: merchandise WA Sports Award 2005 The tenth annual Wheelchair Sports Western Australia Sports Star of the Year Awards capped off a fantastic year for Handcycling in Western Australia. The Sports Star of the Year Award deservedly went to Nigel Barley... read more Handcycling -Team Mastercard - 24 Hour World Record Attempt Every now and again, I am fortunate enough to witness an effort by athletes that transcends the limits of what is thought to be humanly possible. On Saturday the 24th September, 2005, 6 athletes who formed the Mastercard Handcycling Team, set off from the Hotel Chariot in Alsmeer, Amsterdam to tackle a circuit of the Zuiderzeeroute/Rondje IJsselmeer in the Netherlands. A lap is 388km. The plan was to break the current record of 411km set last year by a Belgian athlete Didier Simon. (N.B. this record was set in the relative comfort of a motor racing circuit) As you would expect, there was a fair degree of apprehension on the days leading up to this enormous challenge. There was a noticeable amount of anxiety exhibited by all. Fear of the unknown about tackling the challenge of cycling over 400km, virtually non stop in a handbike, was weighing heavily on the minds of the riders... more The 'Wild West' Hand Cycling Tour 2006 5th - 20th March 2006 [03.09.05] More information about the tour.