WHILE the name might suggest Goldfields Cycle Sports Club is located on a velodrome, road race circuit, or downhill track, the organisation is actually a not-for-profit association that helps support avid cyclists.<\/p>\n
The club also runs a bar, cafe, and gaming room out of a High Street venue and has recently started to host live music events.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are trying to bring live music back into the venue,\u201d said operations manager Tammy Johns.<\/p>\n
The next event will be guitarist and singer Chris DeAraugo on Saturday 9 December.<\/p>\n
The money raised from the sales at the bar and cafe is used by the association to support events and sponsor local groups.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s basically a not-for-profit cycling club, so anything we make goes back into the cycling community,\u201d said Ms Johns.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt might be towards helping cyclists go compete internationally, or just for equipment, different events, that sort of thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cTen staff and a board of six people link up with other organisations and help support them.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2017, professional cyclist Jason Lowndes was killed by a vehicle while riding in a crash near Mandurang.<\/p>\n
As part of keeping his memory alive, the club offers an annual scholarship to support two riders in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year we give $5000 to a male and a female cyclist to assist in their career,\u201d said Ms Johns.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s open to all disciplines of cycling, so anybody\u2019s welcome to put in an application, it\u2019s usually to assist them with flights or equipment or entry fees.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can be an expensive sport. We don\u2019t put too many limitations on it because there are so many different aspects to cycling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Applications for the Jason Lowndes Scholarship close 31 December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WHILE the name might suggest Goldfields Cycle Sports Club is located on a velodrome, road race circuit, or downhill track, the organisation is actually a not-for-profit association that helps support avid cyclists. The club also runs a bar, cafe, and gaming room out of a High Street venue and has recently started to host live […]<\/p>\n