STUART OGRADY COMING TO OUR ANNUAL FOUNDATION DINNER
We are happy to advise that Australian cycling legend, Stuart O'Grady, has accepted an invitation to be the guest of honour at this year's Annual Henk Vogels Cycling Foundation Inc dinner. Full details are Wednesday 10th December to be held at South Fremantle Football Club, Fremantle. 25 tables of 10 (maximum)
Tickets $150.00 by check or bankcard to Cycling WA.
Please register you interest early by emailing Tracy ober, to attend so as not to be disappointed. If you have any queries or would like further information on the Foundation, please do not hesitate to call tober @bigpond.net.au
Click here to download an invite
Jets Squad 2008/09
| Sam Davis |
JETS Squad |
| James Dracup |
JETS Squad |
| Jonathon Dunlop |
JETS Squad |
| Nick Graham-Dawson |
JETS Squad |
| Tom Griffiths |
JETS Squad |
| Melissa Hoskins |
JETS Squad |
| Craig Johns |
JETS Squad |
| Bella King |
JETS Squad |
| Rebecca Mumme |
JETS Squad |
| Robbie Rhodes |
JETS Squad |
| Darren Robertson |
JETS Squad |
| Brad Robson |
JETS Squad |
| Nic Scheltema |
JETS Squad |
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| Jonathon Bathe |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Mitch Benson |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Monica Bonasera |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Teegan Morton |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Jack Ward |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Ben Wibberley |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Holly Williams |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Clayton Williams |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Monica Young |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
| Luke Zaccaria |
JETS/AIS Sprint |
Ben Wibberley Charity Ride.
Ben attends Swan Christian College, and during the last school holidays his principal Mark Lewis (as well as students from Swan) travelled to Zambia on a Mission trip.
While Mr. Lewis was there, a colleague told him of a charity ride being organized in Australia to highlight the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). They are eight global goals that if met by 2015 would halve world poverty.
The Cycling event is particularly focusing on directly affecting orphans and vulnerable children. To this end they have put together an ‘Awareness Ride’ of 20 invited riders to ride from Brisbane to Canberra (via Tamworth and Bathurst) in 13 days. Ben’s principal knew he had cyclists at his school and offered Ben the opportunity to make a difference!
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Welcome
Henk Vogels has been Western Australia's most successful road cyclist ever. With an exciting career including participation in the Tour de France, top 10 finishes in such European Classics as Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Tours and Gent- Wevelgem, a Commonwealth Games gold medal, US Pro Championship, Australian National Road Championship and perhaps the biggest achievement, coming back from a near fatal crash to make a successful return to European racing, Henk is a superb role model for any junior cyclist.
The Henk Vogels Cycling Foundation was founded in 2002 to provide promising elite, disadvantaged and disabled Western Australian cyclists with funds to prepare for and compete in national or international cycling competitions so that they are given an opportunity to make a mark on the Cycling World and achieve the levels attained by Henk Vogels.
2007 was an incredible year for the Foundation, with the formation of the JETS (Junior Elite Talent Squad) program, in conjunction with Cycling WA, plus amazing results from many of its supported riders including Scott Sunderland, Adam Semple, Travis Meyer, Jason Holloway and Josie Tomic.
In addition, Henk Vogels Senior was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his services to cycling.
Robbie McEwen attended our annual fundraising dinner, and we have a number of other initiatives in the pipeline, 2008 promises to deliver a further boost to the Foundation, cementing the success achieved so far and helping to expand the Foundation in order to deliver better services to our benificiaries in the future.
 
Above is a picture of the 2008 National Jnr Track Championships (left), 2008 National Snr Track Championships (Click to see larger versions).
News
The second part of the season is now really underway with a successsfull Tour of Georgia and a stage win there For the Toyota - United team, all of the guys have been riding well, and have had many victories.
 But as for me, I have had a couple of wins, in the tour of the Gila, and some local criteriums in boulder which I may add are some of the hardest to win, as there are a lot of Pros living here.
I saw quite a lot of America in a great road trip from Altanta Goergia, to Silver City which was 1600 miles, big roads, big cars, big people and big steaks!!!!!, had a ball in the team bus, I wasn't allowed home as the family were really crook with a super infectious virus!
The next phase of the year is Philladelphia week and the Nature Valley Grand Prix, and then its mostly big criteriums and a short trip back home for some Tour De France breakfasts in Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane.
Stay Tuned
Henk
Facing Fear at Fitchburg
http://www.velocitynation.com/article.aspx?ID=2185&CID=1
Henk’s 2008 Results
1st Stage 4 Tour of the Gila
1st CU Research Park Criterium
1st Promontory Park Criterium
2nd Vuela Ciclista CROC Stage 1
2nd Vuela Ciclista CROC GC
2nd San Dimas Hospital Road Race
2nd Tokyo Joe's Spring Criterium
4th Vuela Ciclista CROC Stage 4
Henk Vogel's Senior Awarded OAM
 On Monday 11th June the Governor-General of Australia announced that as part of the Queens Birthday 2007 Honour list, Mr Henk Vogels Senior was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for outstanding service to the cycling community.
Henk was awarded the medal in a ceremony on September 7.
Click here to read more about Henk Vogels Senior.
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