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SENIORS
A/B Handicap Grade, 40km
1 David
Stewart (Eastern Suburbs)
2 Tom Brooks (Parramatta)
3 Todd
Sinclair
First B
Grader: Clive Hammerson
C Grade, 30km
1 Tony Caruana
2 John Droz
3 Shaun
Ballesty
4 Tony
Horneman
D Grade, 20km
1 William Gray
2 Ron Sproule
3 Phillip
Chippendale
E Grade, 14km
1 David
Calleja
2 Luke Davison
3 Julia Guinan
JUNIORS
A Grade, 6km
1 Keegan
Aitchison
2 Chris Young
3 Thom Murdoch
4 Michael
Murdoch
B Grade Handicap Race 1, 4km
1 Max Gueniev
2 Thom
Richards
3 Andrew Young
B Grade Handicap Race 2, 4km
1 Andy Powell
2 Pita Vea
3 Thom
Richards
C Grade, 4km
1 Adriano
Maradini
2 Tayla
Aitchison
3 Nicholas
Mellick |
REPORT
West Australian
rider, Nathan Jones 19, registered in A Grade for the weekly Randwick
Botany Cycling Club criterium race at Heffron Park, Maroubra on Saturday 2
February 2002. Jones, from the Southern Districts Cycling Club in Perth
competed in the Skilled Geelong Bay Classic stage race in Victoria during
January and has been in Sydney for 10 days training and racing. His next
major race is The Tour Of Tasmania later in February.
Jones joined 17
other riders, including www.cyclingnews.com Australian Editor Jeff Jones,
in the combined A/B Grade Handicap race over 40km. B Grade had a 2minute
head start, but was caught by A Grade at the half way mark. `A’ Grader
Dave Stewart, from the Eastern Suburbs Club, clipped a pedal on a tight
corner late in the race, but recovered to power away for a comfortable win
with a margin of 150m. Second across the line was Tom Brooks from the
Parramatta Club followed by Todd Sinclair. The first B Grader to finish
was Randwick Botany’s Clive Hammerson.
Fifteen riders
competed in the C Grade event over 32km. Hans Visch made a strong
breakaway with 20km to go, and was joined by Tony Caruana and Tony
Horneman for a short time. The bunch reformed and maintained a demanding
pace to the final sprint. Caruana proved too strong, finishing first,
closely followed by John Droz, Shaun Ballesty and Tony Horneman.
New Randwick
Botany member William Gray 18, from Neutral Bay, won his first race in D
Grade at Heffron Park. Janelle Lindsay benefited from her recent training
sessions in the Snowy Mountains and rode strongly as did Julie Avakian and
Anna Murray from Sydney Cycling Club. Regular rider Ron Sproule finished
second and Phillip Chippendale third. Eighteen D Grade riders competed in
the race. The E Grade race was conducted over 14km and was won by David
Calleja with Luke Davison second and Julia Guinan third.
In Junior
racing, the A Grade 6km scratch race was won by Keegan Aitchison followed
by Chris Young, Thom Murdoch, Michael Murdoch. The first B Grade Handicap
race over 4km was won by Max Gueniev followed by Thom Richards and Andrew
Young. The second B Grade Handicap race was won by newcomer Andy Powell
with Pita Vea second and Thom Richards third. The C Grade 4km scratch
race was won by Adriano Maradini followed by Tayla Aitchison and Nicholas
Mellick.
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
conducts racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW each Saturday throughout the
year. Juniors start at 1.30pm and Seniors 2.30pm.
The club also arranges training rides during the week and on the weekend.
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
comunications@randwickbotanycc.com
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