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SENIORS
A Grade, 36km
1 Shaun
Higgerson (Randwick Botany)
2 Stewart
Campbell (Eastern Suburbs)
3 Brent
MacParland (Eastern Suburbs)
4 Nicos
Demetriou
5 Patrick
Jones
B Grade, 32kms
1 Luke Gowty
2 George
Pappas
3 Clive
Hammerson
C Grade, 28km
1 Peter
Barnard
2 Andrew
Stevenson
3 Tony Caruana
4 Luke
Cridland
5 Natasha
Harrigan (St. George)
D Grade, 20km
1 Jamie Guinan
2 Mireille
Campbell
3 Carlos
Ghisolfi
E Grade, 16km
1 Luke Davison
2 Gai Cridland
3 Scott
Harding
F Grade, 16km
1 Kevin
Blanchfield
JUNIORS
A Grade 10km Scratch Race
1 Keegan
Aitchison
2 Luke
Cridland
3 Chris
Jenkins
4 Michael
Murdoch
B Grade 10km Scratch Race
1 Thomas
Murdoch
2 Mark
Woodhouse
3 Belinda
Angwin
C Grade 10km Scratch Race
1 Pita Vea
2 Luke Davison
3 Jonathon
Cridland
U9 8km Scratch Race
1 Scott
Harding
2 Adriano
Maradini
3 Tayla
Aitchison
U9 2km Time Trial
1 Scott
Harding
2 Tayla
Aitchison
3 Adriano
Maradini |
REPORT
Santa Claus made
a special visit to Heffron Park, Maroubra on Saturday 22 December 2001,
during the Annual Randwick Botany Cycling Club Pudding Races. Santa
handed out Christmas gifts to the 20 junior riders after their criterium
races, which started with Junior A Grade 10km Scratch Race. First place
went to Keegan Aitchison, followed by Luke Cridland, Chris Jenkins and
Michael Murdoch. The junior B Grade 10km Scratch Race was won by Thomas
Murdoch with Mark Woodhouse second and Belinda Angwin third. The junior C
Grade 10km Scratch Race was taken out by Pita Vea followed by Luke Davison
and Jonathon Cridland. The U9 8km Scratch Race placings were Scott
Harding, Adriano Maradini and Tayla Aitchison
The senior A
Grade event was contested over 36kms or 18 laps of the 2km Heffron Park
circuit. Randwick Botany rider Shaun Higgerson and Eastern Suburbs rider
Stewart Campbell broke away from the 6-rider A Grade bunch early in the
race and worked together to maintained a 1000m lead until the final
sprint. In a closely fought-out sprint, Higgerson finished first with
Campbell on his wheel. The main bunch sprint saw Brent MacParland from
Eastern Suburbs club claim third place with Nicos Demetriou and Patrick
Jones in fourth and fifth places respectively. Placegetters in all grades
received Lions Club Christmas Puddings.
Randwick Botany
U17 riders Chris Jenkins and Robert Cater sprinted from the start gun and
established a 100m lead over the 13-rider B Grade bunch by the end of the
first lap. The bunch regrouped by lap 2 and stayed together for the
remaining 30kms. With 3 laps to go Georges Pappas attacked, but Luke
Gowty stayed with him to fight out the final sprint to the finish line.
Gowty crossed first, followed by Pappas and Clive Hammerson.
Peter Barnard
did much of the work at the front of the 12-rider bunch, early in the 28km
C Grade event. U15 Randwick Botany rider Luke Cridland made some strong
breakaways during the race. Natasha Harrigan from the St George Cycling
Club was well positioned leading into the final 400m sprint. Barnard took
the lead and powered home to claim first place. Then followed an almost
dead heat for second place between Andrew Stevenson and Tony Caruana.
Cridland was fourth followed by Natasha Harrigan in fifth place.
Roy
McGill from St. Johns Ambulance was on hand to treat riders after a fall
during the D Grade 20kms
event. Minor abrasions were suffered by two riders. The remaining 14
riders completed the race with Jamie Guinan finishing first followed by
Mireille Campbell (wife of Stewart Campbell who came second in A Grade)
and Carlos Ghisolfi in third place. E Grade 16kms event placings were
Luke Davison, Gai Cridland and Scott Harding. F Grade 16km event was won
by Kevin Blanchfield
Club racing returns to Heffron
Park on Saturday 12 January 2002. Juniors start at 1.30pm and Seniors
2.30pm. Randwick Botany Cycling Club wishes all riders, their family and
friends, and spectators a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
For more information please contact the club secretary Helen Vella on 02
9667 3307 or website
www.randwickbotanycc.com.
Race report prepared by:
Tony Horneman
Publicity Officer
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
publicity@randwickbotanycc.com
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