Wednesday, June 15 EVERY Saturday morning beginnings 30 years ago. of attrition. “Then the southern end features the true test of man, Started by the likes of Alan “It probably morphed out of opened up more in those days. woman and machine. ‘Shuttles’ Shuttleworth, Mick a ride John Dean from Cycle In the first 10 or so years if you ‘The Grind’ has become a Patten, Michael Dye and Digby World used to do from the Cod had a group of 12–12 it was a cycling institution on the Clever, the weekly journey to Hole and up around Coolum big group. Sunshine Coast since humble Caloundra was always a battle and Yandina,” Shuttles said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 News Ultimate test on two wheels FROM PAGE 1 “As they say on the T-shirts, we were cycling before it was cool.” During the early days, Nicklin Way had only one set of traffic lights and there was dirt either side of the bitumen. The original route went down toward Caloundra, over the bridge at Tooway Creek, over Catholic Church hill, and then along the headline from Moffats down to Kings Beach, then Military Jetty before making the return journey The Grind during winter 2001 through Battery Hill. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED up Nicklin Way. Over the years “They grew up with us and went there has been on from there. RYAN CAVANAGH some impressive “It’s been the breeding ground talent join the for a lot of good riders and also “The Grind for me is one of bunch, especially cycling etiquette. Everyone is those things that’s just a during the late welcome and it’s not selective in constant, as long at there is ’90s during the any way.” Saturdays there will be The formative years of Depending on the weekend, Grind, And it’s the Alan there could be between 60–100 always been that Commonwealth Shuttleworth. riders. It peaked a couple of years way since I Bank Cycle Classic when the likes back with 162 as part of a tribute Aboard Michael Ryan’s bike, started riding. of Dave Weir, Darryl Anderson and ride after Digby passed away. hitting 45kmh at Caloundra. It’s a bit weird to Henk Vogels used The Grind as Originally starting from the bus PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED think about to be part of their training. stop at Kawana, The Grind grew honest because it’s not a Triathletes such as Toby Coote, and has been setting off from the training ride, we all know The tangible thing, there is no Dave Dellow, Kirra Seidel, Steve Coffee Club at Mooloolaba since Grind is much more than that”. organisation, there is no Halliday and Rachael Paxton have the turn of the millennium. “It’s the ‘World Champs’ of rides owner. It just sort of happens... also used the weekly torture test While the group starts together, on the Coast. A chance to test it’s a great training tool for as part of their regime. the return is broken up into about yourself against your mates, many cyclists on the Coast, Even in the early days it was a 50 groups. among many of which compete widely regarded as the hardest battle to see who would be As for Shuttles, he reckons his on the national and international bunchie going. It’s great fun to dropped, and nowadays the pace form nowadays is circuit. swap off with the fellas and is still well and truly on as riders “no good”. “For me, The Grind was better catch up for brews on return to maintain speeds of between “I get down to than racing any race on the Mooloolaba. A1 banter.” 45–50kmh during the trip back to Pelican Waters with women's national circuit. There is Mooloolaba. them and then I nothing quite like the rush of “But be warned... it's not a ride “It’s always been a flog fest,” kiss them goodbye. adrenalin I felt riding among 100 or for the faint hearted. With a "world Shuttles said. I can’t fall off any so men and being able to keep up title" on the line, The Grind is a “It’s more conversation on the more I’d break,” he on most occasions... a feeling that race of attrition. No one waits for way down and less conversation said. made me keep going back for anyone. It's each man and woman on the way back. There are a “Some of them are world-class, more despite the guarantee of for themselves. And don't bunch of new young riders, like quality riders which push the extreme pain and suffering. I loved underestimate the veterans of The Dan Fitter and Ryan pace.” the friendly banter, words of Grind, like Craig Price and Mick Cavanagh…they all started with Talented local rider Samantha encouragement, and stories of Patton... they may look like your us. I remember pushing a little Dan Hemsley (pictured above) said “as battle shared over a post-ride grandfather but they ride like Fitter up the Catholic Church hill. much as everyone says it is a coffee. Andre Greipel!” Page 2. Sunshine Coast Multisport Mecca News Duo find form for Hawaii tilt Grant Edwards [email protected] HAWAII is firmly in the sights of Peregian Springs triathlete Dave Dellow. After winning the event in 2012, he returned Sunday to take second place in the Ironman (3.8km swim, 180km ride, 42.2km run) and bank enough points to earn a return to the Hawaii world championship. Dave said he was confident he had put injury and sickness behind him and was poised to have a serious crack at the big dance at Kona. He had to earn his spot the hard way, with a stellar marathon in a time of 2:50:13 off the back of of a 46:34 swim and 4:37:59 bike. Clayton Fettell had a six-minute buffer on the bike, but was run Pete Jacobs on the run in Cairns down by eventual winner Tim van on Sunday. Berkel (8:15:03) and Dave who were both outstanding in the Coincidently, Dave’s best 42.2km three-lap journey along performance in Kona also came in Cairns Esplanade. 2012 off the back of his Cairns “The form is slowly starting to victory when he finished ninth. come together now so hopefully I That was the same year will be ready to go in Kona in 17 Noosa’s Pete Jacobs claimed the Dave Dellow looking strong on the run in Cairns. weeks,” he said. title – and he too also found some PHOTOS: GRANT EDWARDS “The first 20km wasn’t too bad, of his best form in recent memory, and then it was a piano on the finishing third on Sunday in a time and ran up into third. “I have been able to train the back for the last 20. I was happy of 8:28:28 (46:32, 4:35:11, “Brad Kahlefeldt, who trains up best I have in years. Now that I to just get home in the end. 3:02:14). at Noosa as well, he was gaining a have reached that level I will take it “It got down to about one “I blew up on the bike and the little bit of time over the last 6km to the next level for Hawaii,” he minute 30 at one stage (from van last 60km I crawled into town. I and he had me worried...so I said. Berkel), but he just maintained that was just trying to think about sprinted the last few k. That has “I have been happy with what I buffer. He was a lot stronger than saving whatever I had for the run,” done me. have been able to achieve in me on the bike so he deserved to Pete said in recovery straight after “It was great to still be able to training. 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