Results 12 October 2002


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The following are results for Randwick Botany Cycling Club Saturday racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra held on Sat 12 October 2002.

SENIORS

A Grade 36km

1 Matthew Lucas, 53.32, 40.8kph

2 Clive Hammerson

3 Aaron Castles

4 Robert Cater

5 George Pappas (Dulwich Hill)

B Grade, 32km

1 Michael Bolt (Bicisport), 52.32, 37kph

2 Craig Dempsey (Eastern Suburbs)

3 Simon Kenny (Sydney)

4 David Jackson

5 Keegan Aitchison

(Great ride for your first in B Grade, Keegan)

C Grade, 28km

1 Greg Fisher (Waratah), 47.35, 35.7kph

2 Warren McDonald

3 Wayne Goold

D Grade, 20km

1 Greg Smart, 34.55, 34.7kph

2 Carlos Ghisolfi (St George)

3 Melissa Clarence

E Grade, 14 km

1 Kevin Malcolm, 33.54, 25kph

2 Kevin Blanchfield

(Randwick Botany Cycling Club riders unless otherwise noted.)

JUNIORS

U17 Time Trail 10km

1 Robert Cater, 16.10

2 Thomas Murdoch, 18.37

3 Belinda Angwin, 19.06

(Congratulations to Robbie who beat the 3 min barrier with a very hot 2m58sec first lap)

U15 Time Trial 8km

1 Mark Woodhouse, 15.06

2 Tyron Bicknall, 15.10

U13 Time Trial 6km

1 Luke Davison (Southern Cross), 11.27

2 Tamas Bykerk, 12.12

U11 Time Trial 2km

1 Jack Bennett (Bankstown Sports) 8.02

2 Andriano Maradini, 8.28

3 Sam Buckland, 8.47

Handicap 8km

1 Jack Bennett (Bankstown Sports)

2 Andriano Maradi

3 Sam Buckland

THANK YOU:

Pictured above from left to right, Chief Comissaire Mrs Helen Vella, Principal Commissaire Joanne Buckton and Roy Magill from St John Ambulance

Thanks to our Chief Commissaire on the day, Mrs Helen Vella . Thanks to our Principal Commissaire Mrs Joanne Buckton. Thanks to our safety marshals, Marika Kahle & Leanne Koh. Thanks to Richard Jenkins who deployed & retrieved all the safety equipment. Thanks also to Roy Magill of the St John Ambulance. Thanks to Fred Vella who manned the canteen.

REPORT

Over 60 senior and junior riders registered for the weekly Randwick Botany Cycling Club criterium races at Heffron Park on Saturday 12 October 2002.

Randwick Botany’s Matthew Lucas suffered a rear tyre puncture 10km from the end of the 7-rider A-Grade 36km race. Having a lap out, Lucas borrowed a rear wheel from an U17 rider. He re-joined the race to discover the borrowed wheel had a restricted junior gear cluster.
With legs spinning a little quicker than usual, Lucas managed to stay with the A-Grade bunch and power home to win in a time of 53min 32sec and average speed of 40.8kph. Randwick Botany riders filled the first four places, with Clive Hammerson second, Aaron Castles third and Robert Cater fourth. George Pappas from the Dulwich Hill club finished fifth.

The finish of the 14-rider B-Grade 32km event was a challenging to judge for race Commissaires and judges Helen Vella and Joanne Buckton. Only half a wheel separated Michael Bolt (Bicisport) and Craig Dempsey (Eastern Suburbs) at the finish line. (See picture left) Bolt recorded a time of 52min 32sec and an average speed of 37kph. Third to finish was Simon Kenny (Sydney) followed by Randwick Botany riders David Jackson (pictured front wheel bottom left) and Keegan Aitchison. Randwick Botany riders did a lot of work at the front of the peleton.


David Jackson leads the B Grade bunch (Click on image for larger view)	Joeseph Sorby leads the B Grade bunch (Click on image for larger view)



A 200m breakaway late in the race by Randwick Botany riders Wayne Goold and Thomas Murdoch was the highlight of the 17-rider C-Grade 28km event.	The main bunch tried hard to work their way back, but only Greg Fisher from the Waratah Veterans Club was able to bridge the gap.

All riders were in the final straight for the sprint to the line with Fisher claiming first place in a time of 47min 35sec and an average speed of 35.7kph. Second was Warren McDonald and third Wayne Goold.

In his first podium finish in his short cycling career, Randwick Botany’s Greg Smart scored first place in the D-Grade 20km race. Smart’s time was 34min 55sec with an average speed of 34.7kph. He shared the podium with Carlos Ghisolfi (pictured left under D Grade Heading), from the St George Club who finished second. Ghisolfi was a member of the 1956 Italian Olympic Cycling Team in Melbourne. Third place went to Melissa Clarence.

Eleven junior riders competed in five time trial and handicap events. U17 Robert Cater final broke the 1-lap 3-minute barrier, recording a time of 2min 58sec in the first lap of a 5-lap 10km time trial. Other junior times are recorded at the end of this report.

Coverage of local cycling results can be heard on Sydney’s Eastside Radio 89.7FM “GAME ON” program, hosted by Brad Cooke, each Saturday morning from 10am to 11am.

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.


Quite a few thousand dollars worth here. Bikes lined up after race as their owners await the presentation ceremony.	Some of the smiling faces of some of the younger Randwick Botany Cycling Club members on the starting line.

Race report prepared by:
Tony Horneman
Communications Officer

Photos by John Buckton & Tony Horneman

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by John Buckton

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Randwick Botany Cycling Club
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