Notorious "cheese grater" corner cut from 2012 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
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GreenEdge to form part of another best-ever line up
There will be a slight but significant change to the annual Jayco Bay Cycling Classic , slated for January 1 in the new year with the infamous "cheese grater" corner nullified by a new Portarlington circuit which is traditionally one of the toughest in the four-race criterium series. The 23rd edition of the Classic will also mark the debut appearance for the GreenEdge outfit.
The 2012 Classic, which is often referred to as the fastest of its kind in the world, begins with the traditional hot dog circuit around Ritchie Boulevard at Geelong's Eastern Beach and continues the following day with the tough two kilometre burn through the botanic gardens.
The Portarlington circuit has caused many riders to come to grief over the years with the road surface on the flat out final corner being memorably likened to a "cheese grater" by Olympic gold medallist Scott McGrory when he was managing the A and I Helicopters team in 2008 and one of his riders, Darren Lapthorne, crashed heavily. This season, a crash involving several members of the peloton in the women's event resulted in Belinda Goss suffering a broken collarbone.
Source: Cyclingnews.com
Flip Grater Cookbook Tour
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Flip Grater has documented her recent European travels in cookbook form with over thirty recipes. To celebrate the books release, Flip is heading out on tour with special guest Reuben Bonner (An Emerald City).
Here are all the details...
When celebrated New Zealand indie musician Flip Grater took her guitar to Europe, she slept on couches, took in the sights and must-sees of Europe, performed her music in seven countries – and ate some great food. Now she captures her journey in an exciting new book, describing the places, people and experience of touring.
The Cookbook Tour Europe contains 34 recipes including delectable dishes such as Globe Artichoke Pie from Italy, Potatoes Provençale in France and Pepper cookies in Sweden. The book is also accompanied by a sampler CD of five songs from Flip Graters last two albums.
Catch Flip live as part of the latest Fly My Pretties line up and then on her NZ book tour. See below for dates and details.
THE COOKBOOK TOUR EUROPE by Flip Grater - BOOK TOUR NZ
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