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PARRAMATTA CYCLING CLUB CLUB HISTORY

CLUB NAME The club now known as Parramatta cycling club started off in 1962 as parramatta police citizens boys club cycling. In 1963 George Bates and George Bonham took over the cycling section from the police citizens boys club to form the Parramatta City Amateur Cycling Club. In the late 1960's funds were raised to renovate and install lighting around the cycling track at Merrylands Oval. Due to the support from Holroyd Council,the Club changed its name to Parramatta-Holroyd Cycling Club (PHACC). In the late 1990's,PHACC became what it is known as today-Parramatta Cycling Club. This change was made primarily because of the sponsorship from the Parramatta Leagues Club.

VENUES ROAD:The first races were held in Baulkham Hills area with the races starting and Finishing at Junction Road,Baulkham Hills.Due to the development of Winston Hills and the increased traffic in Junction Road area,the racing moved to Greens Road;Kellyville in the mid 1970's. The early 1980's saw Kellyville develop and the road course became a housing estate,so the races were moved north west to a course at Porters Road Kenthurst and then to Maraylya. Early in the 1990's the houses were starting to go up around Maraylya,and the increasing traffic on the road course meant another move further north west where road races were on courses at Canoelands and Blacktown showground.In the late 1990's racing moved to the current course at Oakville.