The Port to Port is a 4-day mountain bike stage race that takes in vineyards of the Hunter Valley, the old school singletrack around Mount Sugarloaf, the monster climbs in the Watagans and the super scenic Glenrock trail network. The 4 day event has run every year since 2014, with tweaks made to the coursesContinue reading “HWC versus P2P”
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Race Report: HMBA Twilight Series
Janelle and Georgia battled the peak hour traffic to get out to the Awaba Mountain Bike Park just in time for a fast and furious hour of twilight racing with over 60 local riders. After a months of fires and a week of rain, the 4.5km course was tacky in parts and slippery in others.Continue reading “Race Report: HMBA Twilight Series”
Hot & Humid @ HEZ
HWC kicked off its road racing campaign on a hot and humid morning at the Hunter Economic Zone. Karen worked hard in the bunch and put the hammer down on the final lap to take the win in D Grade. Georgia had some mechanical dramas in the middle of the race – but all wasContinue reading “Hot & Humid @ HEZ”
Performance enhancing wigs
Originally posted on dirtbaglawyer:
This story starts in a party supply shop. I was standing in front of a wall of cheap, nasty wigs during my lunch break. I snapped a photo of the wig wall and sent it to two of my workmates, with a message saying “Which one?” My phone buzzed twice in quick…
What is HWC?
Hunter Women’s Cycling is an amateur cycling team that provides an encouraging environment for Hunter women to race their bikes and develop their skills, with support from like-minded women. We ride road bikes primarily, but we also love mountain bikes, BMX and track bikes. We are all registered members of the Newcastle Cycling Club. YouContinue reading “What is HWC?”