The small band of dedicated cyclists below organise all of MUCyc’s events and activities. If you are a keen cyclist and would like to help MUCyc organise more events, please contact the President or Vice President. Your support can help MUCyc grow and provide even better events and services for the cyclists of Melbourne University.
President
Name: James Denham
Uni: Commerce
Years Cycling: about 2 yrs
Rides: My pride and joy BH Carbon classic with dura ace (no-one knows the brand – spanish, sponsored liberty seguros & astana, next yr sponsoring ag2r), also a Giant OCR3
Favorite ride: Has to be Mt Dandenong cos it makes you feel like you’re riding the tour
Best cycling memory: First time I rode up Mt D
Favorite cyclist: Robbie, Cadel
Favorite Pro team: Caisse D’Epargne, Predictor
Stupidest thing: Crashing while changing gloves
Vice-President
Name: Joseph Amin
Age: 25
Uni: Arts/Public Policy/Law
Years Cycling: on and off most of my life, seriously for the last 3 years
Rides: Few commuters, Trek 6700 MTB for the offroad stuff, and my prized possession; built-up alloy/carbon frame w/ campag. Picking out the parts and putting them together to make something unique makes it feel so much more yours.
Favorite ride: Oh, so many. Arthurs seat was fun, cycling around kew is pretty good too, tho i no longer like to play in traffic. The yarra blvd is a staple, and the entire capital city trail is pretty awesome to have on the doorstep of the CBD. We’re pretty lucky here in Melbourne!
Best cycling memory: Basically, all of the great people that I keep on meeting on my adventures on the saddle. Too many to name, and from many different disciplines. My overwhelming sense is that there are no shortage of people willing to support and help even strangers who are brought together through a love for the two-wheeled sport. To the many people who I feel indebted to for looking after me when I needed it, or simply rode with me through many difficult kms, thankyou!
Favorite cyclist: Armstrong. Perhaps cliche, but i read all of his books and find the person who won 7 tours of france impressive in more ways than one. Like he said, it’s not about the bike.
Favorite Pro team: T-mobile, anyone who can pull off riding in pink is damn awesome in my book. Also the past talent that the team had was awesome too. Team ONCE was in that category too, but i loved the principle sponsor’s cause most of all – likewise for Phonak. Too bad that the dark side of cycling has claimed all of these inspirational teams.
Stupidest thing: Thankfully not too many, but one piece of exceptional ineptness must not go unmentioned. Taking my eye off the road approaching the banked turn on the Yarra Blvd and remembering about that fast-approaching curb a little too late before smacking the pavement @ c.45km/h. Losing that much skin teaches you a pretty effective lesson on paying attention.
Secretary
Name: Nick
Age: 21
Uni: BSc – Chem/Pharma majors 3rd Year
Years cycling: Several; road as of May 07
Bike(s): Main stead is 60cm Trek 1400, mainly 105, ultegra bits and ritchey protocol wheels. Have several others lying around in various states of disrepair, and my new Fuji track is on the way.
Favorite ride: Favourite ride is anywhere up in the dandenongs – with all the beautiful scenery – that’s where I grew up. Also some country rides are really enjoyable – out near Wangaratta etc
Best cycling memory: Descending anywhere… Ocean road corners
Favorite cyclist: Fabian Cancellara… Euro and sophisticated, rides the bikes I want, similar height and weight, and world time trial champ…
Favorite Pro team: CSC of course…
Stupidest thing: Always forgetting to tighten brakes after bike has been in the car…
Treasurer
• Name: Gwilym Croucher
• Nickname: Gwil
• Age: 26
• Course: PhD Pol Sci
• Years Cycling: 4
• Rides: Kona Kula Delux 05 (When Delux still had an Easton frame), Commuter that was once a Felt, but is now ‘The Baron van Shiza
• Favorite Ride: Kowen Forest, Canberra
• Silliest thing you’ve done on a bike: Plowing the Baron into a three feet high concrete block in the dead on night. Went ten feet through the air.
Road Captain
Who: Alon Cassuto
Age: 23
Uni: Arts/Law IV
Years cycling: Without training wheels? Since I was 19…
Rides: Cannondale Systemsix
Favorite ride: Kinglake- amazing scenery and nice hill work.
Best cycling memory: Breaking my collarbone flying over a car.
Favorite cyclist: Mario Cipollini, Cadel Evans, Robbie McEwan, Tom Boonen.
Stupidest thing: Actually believed for a second the taxi driver on St Kilda road would let me cycle in my bike lane in peace without sending me flying… stupid indeed…
Committee
• Name: Cameron McPherson 
• Nickname: Cam
•Age: 27
•Course: PhD Behav Neuropharm
•Years Cycling: 3
•Rides: Giant OCR 2 (06); Diamondback Outlook (04)
•Favorite Ride: Oooh…the pain and beauty of a Warrandyte ride…
•Best cycling memory: Ripping down a major hill out in Warrandyte – schweet!
•Silliest thing you’ve done on a bike: Taking on an over-sized Royal Pde curb w/ my MTB after multiple drinks ‘-(
Committee
Name: Allison (Ali) Stout
Age: A quarter of a century
Uni: Masters of Architecture (am I the only right brained one here?)
Years cycling? Not long, about a year and a half
Bike(s)? Univega, with Campi 9 series gear
Favorite ride? N/A
Best cycling memory? Cycling down a bluff hill in Autumn and feeling the speed of a bike for the first time
Favorite cyclist? Lance, from lack of knowledge and being a Yank
Favorite Pro team? US Postal for the same reasons as above
Stupidest thing? Tried to put my foot down at a stop light without getting out of the cage….fell over in front of about 15 cars, Im sure I made their day
Committee
•Name: Leo Zhang
• Nickname: Leo
• Age: 20
• Course: Electrical Engineering/ Science
• Years Cycling: started Autumn of ‘05
• Rides: ‘07 Scott CR-1 Pro, non-replaceable rear hanger! / ‘06 GT bling commuter
• Favorite Ride: Dandenong & Kinglake climbs. ‘tour de burbs’ bunch ride
• Best cycling memory: first time in Kinglake/Kangaroo Ground/Yarra Glen
• Favorite cyclists: Road: Mario Cipollini, Jens Voight, Paolo Savoldelli, Dave Zabriskie, mtb: Fabian Barrel
• Favorite Pro Team: Rock Racing
• Silliest thing you’ve done on a bike: farting to try to make me go faster up the hill
Committee
Name: Hugh Gundlach
• Nickname: Hughie
• Age: 23
• Course: BCom (Hons)/BA/Dip.Mod.Lang V
• Years cycling: 7
• Rides: Giant TCR C1 (04), Giant Yukon (05)
• Favorite ride: Melbourne to Frankston (Beach Road)
• Best cycling memory: My first peloton experience in the ATB.
• Favorite cyclist: Jens Voigt
• Favorite Pro Team: CSC
• Silliest thing you’ve done on a bike: Riding around the trails at Lake Mountain in the snow.
Committee
Who? Billy Rebakis
Age? 20
Uni? 3rd year Arts/Urban Planning
Years cycling? 3 years
Bike(s)? Velocita w/ full Ultegra & old skool steel frame with a mix of 105s, tiagra, etc.
Favorite ride? Beach road, Dandenongs upto Skyhigh
Best cycling memory? Riding mtbs through the country and my mate saying he could beat me down a 45degree gravel slope. he beat me, but ended up wrapped round a tree, safe to say it was a long, painful walk home for him.
Favorite cyclist? Cadel Evans, Mick Rogers
Favorite Pro team? Davitimon Lotto
Stupidest thing? Weaving in & out of traffic jams most mornings along Johnson St. at about 40km/h. Had a few incidents involving car doors, mirrors, hands, etc. and it hasnt all been pretty
