Aaron Buggle Bay Criterium Series Debut
Sports & Exercise Engineering Elite Performance Coached rider Aaron Buggle will line out for the Rapha Condor JLT Team down under in Australia on New Years Day. Aaron will pin number 18 to his back in the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic. The full Rapha Condor JLT Team for the criterium series is listed below and the Team is managed by John Herety. The team also has a number of younger riders with it in Australia who will be riding some of the supports events to the main events.
16 KristianHOUSERapha Condor JLT17 RichardHANDLEYRapha Condor JLT18 AaronBUGGLERapha Condor JLT19 LukeMELLORRapha Condor JLT20 FelixENGLISHRapha Condor JLT
This is the traditional start to the season in Australia and the three Criterium Race Series is nicknamed the Bay Crit Series. The three races in the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic Series are:
Ritchie Boulevard Criterium Tuesday, January 1 2013
Portarlington Criterium Wednesday, January 2 2013
Willliamstown Criterium Thursday, January 3 2013
The series is run on a points system with the winner receiving 12 points then 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1 for each race. Aaron and his team mates will be up against some stiff competition with the likes of Greg Henderson, Luke Durbridge and Leigh Howard. These Criterium's are know to be some of the fastest in the world and with the Australian National Championships taking place in January one can be assured that the local riders will be on top form. We wish Aaron and his team every success in the first race of the year for them and also in the year ahead.
Aaron Buggle and the Rapha Condor JLT Team will be in Australia for the next 6-7 weeks. They will also compete in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour which starts the evening of the last criterium. Stages below:
Prologue - (ITT) Thursday, January 3 2013 Williamstown 5.36 km
Stage 1 Friday, January 4 2013 Sunbury - Bendigo 142 km
Stage 2 Saturday, January 5 2013 Mitchelton Winery - Healesville
Stage 3 Sunday, January 6 2013 Cape Schank - Arthurs Seat
Rapha Condor JLT (GBR)
31 Kristian HOUSE GBR 33
32 Richard HANDLEY GBR 22
33 Aaron BUGGLE IRL 22
34 Luke GRIVELL-MELLOR GBR 19
35 Felix ENGLISH IRL 20
36 Michael CUMING GBR 22
Full Teams Start List