Merv Dean was a member of the Bendigo and District Cycling Club for 50 years.
He was successful in both track and road cycling. He was highly regarded for his achievements in the Wangaratta Wheel and Road Races and in the Midlands Road Race.
After retiring, Merv stayed very involved in in the club, serving as Secretary for 14 years and being a Club and State Commissaire.
He was awarded a Life Membership of the Bendigo and District Cycling Club and Cycling Victoria.
Merv was passionate about junior cycling. He along with other officials from Bendigo, formulated and introduced a training program to educate and develop junior cyclists. This was accepted by the Cycling Australia and is what we now know as the J Cycle Program.
Merv’s wife, Ruth is honoured to have this Club Tour named in memory of Merv as he enjoyed planning this tour and the courses to make them challenging. He even won the Senior tour in 1966. Thank you to Ruth and the Dean family for their support.
The General Classification will be decided on the total time riden over all 4 stages less time bonuses.
Bunch time will apply as defined in UCI rules.
The following table outlines the time bonuses and points to be allocated.
Place |
Stage Finish seconds bonus |
Sprint & Hill Climb Bonus seconds |
Sprint & Hill Climb Points |
1 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
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5 |
2 |
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6 |
1 |
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