The evening began just after 6:30pm with serving platters brought out and the members grabbed some pre dinner snacks and drinks when president Tim Anderson began preceedings just before mains was served by welcoming everyone and thanking our long term sponsors and supporters plus summarising the history of the club which began in 1976 with 11 members in attendance.
Following the mains of either chicken parma or grilled barramundi 3 Northern Life Member plaques were presented by Tim with Alberts assistance to Faye Logan and David Halliday who had been announced earlier in the year. A very surprised and slightly emotional Vince Sinni then received his well deserved Life Member award.
Desert came out shortly after 8 and was a choice of either sticky date pudding or cheesecake. After desert the highlight of the evening was the Q&A session with our vip guests. The first was our very own Garry Clively who was one of the first Australians to race a full European tour in the late 70’s with multiple top 10 finishes and the highlight being a 7th place in the Vuelta a Espana. He also later became the Australian national road race champion in 1989. We were also lucky to get local ex pro Mitch Docker who raced 22 major classics between 2006 and 2021 including multiple Paris Roubaix’s for a number of teams including Orica GreenEdge and EF Education. After their introductions Craig then asked a series of pre prepared questions on various cycling topics on their time as professionals which kept the audience entertained. The evening concluded just before 10 with a few questions from the audience and then some post Q&A mingling with Mitch and Garry.
A big thank you to everyone who came along to support this significant milestone in the club’s history. It was wonderful to see so many members come together, celebrate the occasion and enjoy a memorable evening.
