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CENTENARY RACE DAY AND CELEBRATION
DINNER.
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The Randwick Botany
Centenary Race Day and Gala Celebration Dinner was a truly great
event. The seven-event program has attracted
over 200 junior and senior riders competing for over $5,000 in prizemoney.
Racing was followed by an
a fully catered Centenary Celebration Gala Dinner under a huge
marquee immediately adjacent to start finish line of the
Heffron Circuit. Some 120 guests enjoyed a fabulous
evening. Special guests included Australian and Olympic cycling champions, SBS Sport
Presenter Michael Tomalaris, Phyllis Gilbert, the daughter of Snow
Wilson, the longest serving Club Secretary who served as Club
Secretary for 34 years from 1934. . Rob Bates the
President of Cycling NSW, Alex Fulcher past president of
Cycling NSW, Tom Skulander State Manager of Cycling NSW, Ron
Peak past president of Randwick Botany Cycling Club, to name
but a few. The master or ceremonies for the evening was club
member Chris White.
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The
FDJeux.com table with Rod Mcgee and race winner Chris "CJ"
Sutton enjoying the festivities |
One of the
FRF tables with Frank, Rosana, Rocky and Anna
Fortuna, Mike Tomalaris and wife Trish, and Alan and Lyn
Cohen. |
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Far left our Club Captain Janelle Lindsay
and right Joanne Upton both are happily well on the mend
after both were involved in a horrific road training
accident where a car hit them from behind on the
expressway at about 80kph. Both were seriously
injured and spent significant time in hospital. But
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Second on the left is John
Buckton (me), President of the Randwick Botany Cycling
Club. On my left is Tom Skullander, State manager of
Cycling New South Wales. Next left is Randwick
Botany club member and European correspondent for Cycling
News dot com, Jeff Jones. Jeff spends 6 months of the year
in Europe following the big events including the Tour de
France. It's a rotten job but someone has to do it. |
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Left Phyllis Gilbert and family.
Phyllis was our special guest of honour. Phyllis is
in her 80s and is the daughter of Snow Wilson who spent
most of his life in the Randwick Botany Cycling club and
was the longest serving Secretary of the club.
Phyllis's husband Aub Gilbert was also a long serving
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Enjoying the festivities are, from left
Aaron Castles and friend, Pat "Paddy" Jones, Sandi Jeffrey
and Dave Mackie. |
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The Ron Sproule table with Arthur Donnelly
and others. |
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RBCC Juniors enjoying themselves.
From left, Tom Patton, Robbie Cater who had a fabulous
ride in the Elite race, Shaun Higgerson, Junior Club
Captain Michael "Big Bird" Murdoch, Thomas "The Magnet"
Murdoch and Tamas Bykerk. |
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Click
here to see photos of the Gala evening taken by Ernie Smith,
Photographer, was present at our Centenary Dinner and took
many additional shots. Many of these can be seen and
ordered from his website at
http://www.erniesmithphoto.apexhost.com.au.
All the
photos taken by Ernie at the Centenary can be viewed and
ordered from his website at
www.erniesmithphoto.apexhost.com.au. |
The event was proudly sponsored by
the Newington Inn - Petersham, DS Labels, Cheeky Monkey Cycle
Company, FRF Couriers, Probikekit.com, Jan and Cohen Real
Estate, Caravello Joinery, Kellogg's, Swift Solutions, Cadbury
Schweppes, Europa Cycles and Phyllis Gilbert.
CLUB SPONSORS
Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly
sponsored by Newington Inn – Petersham, DS Labels – Marrackville and
Cheeky Monkey Cycle Company, Pitt Street Sydney and Velomax Wheel
Systems.
MORE INFORMATION
Randwick Botany Cycling Club conducts
racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW each Saturday throughout the
year. Juniors start at 1.00pm and Seniors 2.30pm. For more
information please contact the club secretary Helen Vella on 02 9667
3307 or email
secretary@randwickbotanycc.com
Race report by Tony Horneman & John Buckton
Web page layout & editing by: John Buckton
Photos: Podium
shots by
Tony Horneman. Action Shots by Dave Patton.
Contact:
Tony:
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
John:
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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SPONSORS
The event would not
have been possible without our sponsors
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Waratah Veteran Cyclists Club |
Europe Cycles
Australian Cycle
Company Ltd
Cnr Anzac Parade and
Doncaster Avenue, Kensington
Centenary Raffle Winners,
Click
Here.
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