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SENIORS
A/B Handicap Grade, 40km
1 Stewart
Campbell, 49.28
2 David
Stewart
3 Clive
Hammerson
4 Aaron
Castles
C Grade, 30km
1 Tony Caruana,
47.24
2 Joseph Sorby
3 Andrew Best
D Grade, 20km
1 William
Gray, 34.20
2 Ron Sproule
3 Brendan
Scarf
JUNIORS
Junior 2km Time Trial
1 Andy Bowell,
3.25
2 Pita Vea,
3.32
3 Andrew
Young, 3.52
A Grade, 12km
1 Keegan
Aitchison, 21.50
2 Andy Bowell
3 Pita Vea
B Grade, 8km
1 Andrew
Young, 16.51
2 Thom
Richards
3 Tomas Bykerk
C Grade, 6km
1 Adriano
Maradini, 14.49
2 Tayla
Aitchison
3 James Warne
4 Reece Baxter
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REPORT
Stewart Campbell
won the 32km combined A/B Grade race in a time of 49min 28sec at the
weekly Randwick Botany Cycling Club criterium race at Heffron Park on
Saturday 9 February 2002. Campbell, along with 11 other riders where
instructed to ride `neutral’ for the first 20km, however after 6km David
Stewart lifted the pace and soon established a 100m breakaway with Jeff
Jones who later suffered a puncture and was forced to withdrawn in the
final laps. Campbell bridged the gap to fight out an exciting sprint to
the line and finished a bike length in front of Stewart at an average
speed of 40kph. Third home was Randwick Botany’s Clive Hammerson in his
first A/B grade race. Fourth place went to B Grader Aaron Castles with
Mark Robertson and Robert Cater finishing close behind.
Joseph Sorby was
the star of C Grade in the 28km event, making an exciting breakaway with
6km to go. Tony Caruana, Andrew Best and Wayne Goold bridged the gap for
a 4-man sprint to the line. Caruana finished first in a time of 47min
24sec at an average speed of 36kmh. Sorby was second with Andrew Best
third.
Following a
first place in his debut D Grade race last weekend, William Gray again
finished first in the D Grade 18km race. Gray finished 10m ahead of Ron
Sproule in a time of 34min 20sec. Third place went to Brendan Scarf.
The best time in
the Junior 2km Time Trial was newcomer Andy Bowell with a time of 3min
25sec. Second best time was Pita Vea in 3min 32sec and Andrew Young 3min
52sec. Keegan Aitchison won the A Grade 12km scratch race in a time of
21min 50sec followed by Andy Bowell and Pita Vea. The B Grade 8km event
was won by Andrew Young 16min 51sec, with Thom Richards second and Tomas
Bykerk third. C Grade was run over 6km and was won by Adriano Maradini in
a time of 14min 49sec followed by Tayla Aitchison, James Warne and Reece
Baxter.
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.
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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