Norwood Cycling Club has its club rooms at
7 George St
Stepney
Mail: P.O. Box 3282
Norwood S.A. 5067
email: secretary@norwoodcc.on.net
phone: 0400 115 003

Our Mission at Norwood Cycling Club
is to provide outstanding services, events and support to members and other racing cyclists.

The Norwood Cycling Club has a proud tradition as the oldest cycling club in the Southern Hemisphere. The club was formed in 1883 by a group of penny farthing enthusiasts who enjoyed a mutual interest in cycling and racing. In 1918 the club was incorporated and members enjoyed competitive cycling as well as cricket and football. The club continued to grow through the war years and beyond producing many great national and international cyclists.

Our club boasts many former and current Australian and International champions including Jack Bobridge, Luke Roberts, Patrick Jonker, Alexis Rhodes, Michael Turtur & Chris Turtur, Nino & David Solari, Wayne McCarney, Pat Marcucci, Charlie Walsh and Jay & Corey Sweet . We have a growing junior, female and masters membership to complement our elite riders and look forward to consolidating and increasing services for these groups. The 2009 Australian Team at the World Championships in Mendrisio Switzerland contained four Norwood Cycling Club members, Jack Bobridge (World U23 ITT Champion) Tim Roe, Alexis Rhodes (Women's Team Leader) and Tiffany Cromwell

In 1995 Professional Clubs throughout the World affiliated with their Countries Amateur Body. NCC ultimately affiliated with the South Australian Amateur Cycling Federation who then changed its name to Cycling SA. All Cycling Clubs world wide are now controlled by the Union Cyclist International (UCI) Cycling Australia is the Parent body of all Australian State bodies.

We are currently the largest cycling club in South Australia with over 250 members.

During the summer months (October to March) NCC conducts very popular Graded Criterium races on Tuesday evenings and Sunday mornings at the newly opened Victoria Park circuit on the parklands section of the Clipsal 500 track in the East Parklands.Regency Park is also used during the Clipsal 500 race time of Feburary to March. The season concludes with the very exciting ‘Bikes in the Park’ Criterium carnival on Whitmore Square, within the Adelaide CBD,were the picnic atmosphere attracts over 150 riders. On Saturday afternoons in the winter months NCC conducts a club road racing series and promotes 4 of SA’s richest and most prestigious Open road events e.g. The 104 year old Burra 100 Classic 2 Day event. The 2 day Berri ‘Tour of the Riverland’ est 1975. The Port Noarlunga Classic established in 1919 and the Alphutte Classic Handicap which is one of the few Australian Road races finishing on top of a hill.

Some of the NORWOOD CYCLING CLUB's History over the years

The Norwood Cycle and Motor Club was founded October 23rd 1883
Foundation members: Patron, Sir E T Smith, President RK Threlfall,,
The club celebrated its official opening on Feb 4th 1884 at the Kensington Oval,
And became an incorporated body in 1918,
1893 the Club uniform was introduced, And from the Archives ( The uniform shall be navy blue serge, single breasted sack coat with short turned down collar, Knickerbockers with cardinal stripe half inch wide down sides, and navy blue stockings, all buttons white pearl, the hat is soft felt grey with cardial and blue cord, members must wear uniform within I month of joining and wear uniform at all club functions.,
In the early years the club had over 70 non cycling social members,
1913 Land was purchased at Pt Noarlunga on the hill overlooking the river,
1914 Members built clubrooms at Pt Noarlunga,
1919 The first Noarlunga Road race was introduced,
1928 Land adjoining the clubroom was purchased and made into a putting green,
1928 Delegates from NCC and League of South Australian Wheelmen met Councillors to seek ways and means of laying a banked track in the Norwood Area ( unfortunately we don't have the record of when this was done),
1936 A first for the NCC when they organised the first official event to use variable gears in SA,
The Centenary 60 mile road race.
1948 Delegates from NCC and League of South Australian Wheelmen met Norwood Councilors to seek ways and means of laying a banked track in the Norwood Area.
1951 The Jubilee Cycling Arena was built on Osmond Terrace Norwood. It opened in February 1951. It was a steeply banked 6 laps to the mile concrete Veledrome designed by League of SA Wheelmen Life Member Mr Eddie Smith. Racing was held every Friday night during the summer. For a few years it was managed by a Victorian promoter Mr Ted Waterford who brought many World and Olympic Champions (mostly Italian) to Australia to compete on Norwood’s concrete track and Victoria’s Essendon board track.
1965 Cyclists raised over $11000 to concrete the Norwood Velodrome Track,
1972 The Clubrooms at Pt Noarlunga were disposed of ,
1973 permission was granted for the NCC to use its recently purchased George St Norwood Premises as Club Rooms.,
1975 The refurbished Clubrooms officially opened.
1981 Sadly Norwood Council sold the Jubilee Veledrome and surrounding land to developers.
1985 NCC introduced Criterium racing to South Australia. Racing commencing on a newly developed Industrial site at Regency Park where it is still conducted when we are unable to use the Victoria Park Clipsal 500 circuit
2009 Criterium racing commences at Victoria Park motor racing circuit
2009 Norwood Cycling Club has four members in the Australian Team for the World Championships in Mendrisio Switzerland
2009 Norwood Cycling Club U23 rider Jack Bobridge becomes World U23 ITT Champion
Until today. Continues to run and promote racing for the South Australian cycling community
The Norwood Cycling Club promotes four major historical events each year, the Noarlunga Road race, which celebrated its 90th year in 2009, the 104 year old Burra 2 day Classic, and the Tour of the Riverland 2 Day est 1975 and the Alphutte Classic Handicap. All which have become major events on the South Australian cycling calendar.

Norwood Cycling Club Honour Rolls

Club Office Bearers
President: Len Underwood
Vice Presidents: Barry Skinner, Dave Richards, Peter Winter
Treasurer: Barry Skinner
Secretary: Jo Saies
Minutes Secretary: Wendy Gordon
Racing Secretary: Bronte McGair
Handicapper: Bill Drodge
Club Captain: Chris Luxton
Club Coach: Dave Gomer
Chief Commissaire: Bill McMahon
CSA Delegate: Barry Skinner Proxy Len Underwood
Publicity Office: David Tichy
Webmaster: David Tichy
Legal Advisor: Oliver Portway
Trustees: Dave Richards (renew for another Term), continuing Barry Skinner and Len Underwood
Clubperson of the Year 2009: Bill Drodge
Life Member elected in 2009: Dave Richards
Patron: Vini Ciccarello MP

all office bearers can be contact at secretary@norwoodcc.on.net