Inaugural CRCMining "Barbarians on Bikes" Ride
CRCMining will be holding an annual ride for road cyclists in the mining and allied industries. We will be riding as part of the Ipswich 100 (http://www.ipswich100.com.au/) on Sunday 28 March, 2010.How to order the jersey
How to get involved
Charities the ride supports
How to order (please place orders by close of business Friday 5th February):
Cost: $83.00 per short sleeved jersey.
$93.00 per long sleeved jersey.
Jerseys can be ordered in any quantity. However, if your company has 15 or more riders and can provide a quality logo you can have you logo on the jersey in the middle of the three back pockets (replacing the “CRCMining 2010 Ride” feature). This covers any mixed order: for example 7 short sleeved and 8 long sleeved totals 15 jerseys. So you can get you logo included, thanks to TRIPLE Play!
To order:
| a) Send remittance to: Account name: CRC Mining BSB: 034 055 Account: 13 13 45 |
b) Email David Haneman (david.haneman@crcmining.com.au) confirming your COMPANY and NUMBER of jerseys for EACH SLEEVE LENGTH and EACH SIZE. Please email a high-res company logo if you are ordering 15 or more. |
How to get involved
1) PASS ON THE INFORMATION:
Please think about those of your colleagues and mates that would like to do the ride. Please think about your cycling mates in the mining and related industry that have not been covered by the companies listed below and forward the email to them and copy me please (david.haneman@crcmining.com.au). And by the way ...how many of your overseas cycling mates would be interested in a distinctive piece of mining/cycling gear? Send them the email too!
2) REGISTER WITH THE “BARBARIANS ON BIKES” Team at: http://www.ipswich100.com.au/default.asp?PageID=19044
David Haneman is the Team Captain.
Entrants will have the option of participating in the 50km, 100km or 160km rides.
3) CONSIDER GETTING A RIDE JERSEY:
The inaugural 2010 CRCMining “Barbarians on Bikes” ride jersey is here. The theme covers mining from antiquity to the present. Download jersey design (pdf).
The SHOULDERS include the “Hammer and Gad” symbols of the mining industry and the Book Block used on the first edition of Agricola’s “De Re Metallica” of 1556. This book is of great mining significance and historical note. The English version was translated from the Latin by Herbert Clark Hoover and his wife. H C Hoover was a mining engineer, and had worked professionally in Australia. He was also the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933).
On the BACK is a diagram from De Re Metallica.
On the FRONT is a modern head frame.
The sizing chart can be found at http://www.tripleplay.com.au/cycling/sizing.html, and is reproduced below. TRIPLE Play jerseys have an athletic fit...so for those of us that do not have an athletic upper body...go for one size larger.
Timeline for the 2010 Ride:
| Date | Activity | Comment |
| 4 December, 2009 | St Barbara’s Day | Patron Saint of Mining Engineers |
| 15 December, 2009 | 2010 Ride Jersey design completed | Check out web site |
| 16 December, 2009 | Complete your on-line registration | Link to Ipswich100 Registration |
| Big hint to partners, parents, pals, pedallers...“order me a jersey” | ||
| 25 December, 2009 | Merry Christmas | Cycle safely |
| 1 January, 2010 | New Year’s Day | Begin training in earnest |
| 26 January, 2010 | Australia Day | Have a great ride |
| 5 February, 2010 | Close off date for jersey orders | Buy |
| 12 March, 2010 | Jerseys arrive with CRCMining | Distribution commences |
| 26 March, 2010 | Online registrations close | Link to Ipswich100 Registration |
| 28 March, 2010 | CRCMining 2010 Ride | Enjoy the day, the ride and the camaraderie |
To get the ball rolling we have contacted cyclists and/or colleagues at a number of companies:
Anglo Coal Australia, APS, AusIMM (SEQ), Bucyrus International, BMA, BHP Billiton, Caterpillar, CRCMining, CSC, CSIRO, Davidson Recruitment, Downer EDI, John Holland Group, Hastings Deering, HighGrade, Komatsu, Leica, Leightons, Maptek, Mineware, MMSI, Newcrest, P&H MinePro, Peabody, Queensland Department of Mines, RME, Rio Tinto, Roche, Runge Mining, Sandvik, Thiess, University of Queensland, UrbanCircus, Vale, Walter Mining, Wellard Group and Xstrata.
For those asking about the name...St Barbara is the patron Saint of mining people.
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The ride supports
In registering for the rides, you will be supporting the following...a worthy list:
Ipswich Hospital Foundation
Epilepsy Queensland
SES
Scouts
Lions Youth Emergency Centre
McGrath Foundation
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I look forward to hearing back from you ... please put “Barbarians on Bikes” in the subject line.
David Haneman
Manager Business Development & Marketing
T +61 (0)7 3365 5642
M +61 (0) 419 775 264
david.haneman@crcmining.com.au