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Seniors
A/B Grade, 36km
1st N. Demetriou, 52min 2sec
2nd A. Spurgeon (Caravello)
3rd T. Ianacito
C Grade, 30km
1st S. Ballesty, 48min 56sec
2nd T. Horneman
3rd S. Bligh
D Grade, 20km
1st K. Vlahos, 33min 50sec
2nd R. O'Toole
3rd N. Morris
E Grade, 16km
1st S. Rockell, 31min 18sec
2nd P. Davidson
3rd R. Jenkins
Juniors
8km Handicap
1st C. Jenkins, 13min 45sec
2nd K. Aitchinson
3rd J. Warne
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REPORT
Nicos Demetriou, aged 20 from Cyprus, stole-the-show again at Randwick
Botany Cycling Club racing at Heffron Park on Saturday 24 March 2001.
'A' grader, Nicos competed in the A/B Grade handicap race, where B grade
where given a 3 minute head-start over A Grade in the 36km event.
'A' Grade eventually caught up with B grade, 6km from the finish.
With 2km to go, Nicos rode away to claim first place, in a time of 52min
2sec, ahead of Anthony Spurgeon, from Team Caravello and Tony Ianacito, a
B Grader, in third place.
C grade averaged a fast 37km per hour during their 30km race. The
16-rider bunch slowed during the last lap in readiness for an exciting
sprint from the 300m mark. During the sprint Shaun Ballesty, was
forced onto the grass, but recovered to cross the finish line first only
half a bike length ahead of Tony Horneman, in second place, and Stephen
Bligh in third place. The winning time was 48min 56sec.
15 riders competed in the 20km D Grade event. First place went to
Kevin Vlahos, in a time of 33min 50sec, followed by Randwick Botany
regular Roy O'Toole, and Neil Morris in third place.
Teenager Sarah Rockell, held out to claim first place in E Grade in a time
of 31min 18sec. Fifteen riders competed over a distance of 16km.
Second place went to Peter Davison followed by Richard Jenkins.
Randwick Botany junior Chris Jenkins, aged 15, continued his success in
junior bike racing winning the Junior 8km Handicap event. Second
place went to Keegan Aitchinson and James Warne, in third place.
In other Junior racing news, Randwick Botany rider Jonathon Cridland, aged
12, was placed second in the Stars of the Future, Under 13, 500m event,
held at Dunc Grey Velodrome, Bass Hill on 17 March 2001.
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