The following are results for
Randwick Botany Cycling Club Saturday
racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra held on Sat 14 September 2002.
SENIORS
A Grade 36km
1
Jerzy Sowa (T.K. Masters Gizycko Club, Poland), 58.13, 37.5kph
2 Garry Oliver
(Manly Warringah)
3 Graeme
Peadon (Dubbo)
B Grade, 32km
1 Paul
Hanley (University of Queensland), 54.04, 36kph
2 Brad Conner
(Goldstars, Gold Coast)
3 John
McKenzie (Eastern Suburbs)
C Grade, 28km
1 Tony
Caruana, 47.15, 36kph
2 Murray
Tilett (Waratah)
3 Wayne Goold
4 Keegan
Aitchison
D Grade, 20km
1 John
Droz, 40.21, 30kph
2 Roy O’Toole
3 Jeremy
O’Brien
E Grade, 14 km
1. Kevin Blanchfield
JUNIORS
U17 Time Trail 6km
1 Michael
Murdoch, 10.53, 33.4kph
2 Thomas
Murdoch, 11.07
U15 Time Trial 4km
1 Andrew
Young, 7.31, 32.2kph
2 Jade Hughes,
8.07
U13 Time Trial 4km
1 Tamas Bykerk, 8.09, 29.7kph
U11 Time Trial 2km
1 Andriano
Maradini, 4.16, 28.4kph
2 Sam
Buckland, 4.31
10km Junior Handicap
1 Michael
Murdoch
2 Adriano
Maradini
3 Andrew Young
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THANK YOU: Thanks to
our Chief Commissaire on
the day, Mrs Joanne Buckton . Thanks to our Principal Commissaires
Arthur Donelly and John Buckton. Thanks to our safety marshals, Scott Buckton,
Mark Murdoch & Michael Murdoch. Thanks to Scott Buckton
who deployed and retieved all the
safety equipment. Thanks to Tony Horneman who cleared the track of
glass & debris with the petrol blower. Thanks also to Roy Magill
& RJ and Chris Underhill of the St John Ambulance.
Thanks to Janette Murdoch who assisted at the entry table and to Jenny
Spurgeon and Emily Horneman who served in the canteen.
REPORT
After months of training, perseverance and regular appearances
at Randwick Botany Cycling Clubs weekly criterium races at
Heffron Park, Jerzy Sowa from the T.K. Masters Gizycko Cycling
Club in Poland, won the A-Grade 36km race on Saturday 14
September 2002.
The
winning time was 58min 13sec at an average speed of 37.5kph.
Second placegetter was Garry Oliver from Manly Warringah
followed by Graeme Peadon from the Dubbo Cycling Club.
Pat
"Paddy" Jones made numerous attacks and got away from the
peleton on several occasions. A broken spoke
unfortunately put an end to Paddy's chances at taking out A
Grade.
Visiting riders
features in the B-Grade 32km event, with Paul Hanley from
University of Queensland club winning in a time of 54min 4sec
and an average speed of 36kph.
Second was Brad Conner
(Goldstars, Gold Coast) and John McKenzie (Eastern Suburbs)
third.
Paula Rettenmaier from the Sutherland Cycling Club rode
strongly in the C-Grade 28km event. Paula was joined by
fellow Sutherland Club members Jim Eades and Frank Shean.
Waratah Veteran riders including Bruce Watkins, Greg Hall and
Murray Tulett also featured.
Randwick Botany rider
Keegan Aitchison (far left) orchestrated a 4-rider breakaway
at the half way point. Aitchison was joined by two other
Randwick Botany riders
Tony Caruana (far right) and Wayne Goold along with Murray
Tilett. (see movie below)
The foursome stayed away
to fight out the sprint for final placings. Caruana was first to
cross the line in a time of 47min 15sec only a bike length ahead
of Murray Tilett with Wayne Goold coming home third. Keegan
Aitchison took fourth place.
Randwick Botany’s Andrew Young (in front picture left) made
some powerful attacks during the D-Grade 20km race to keep the
pace up. However, John Droz proved too strong winning in a
time of 40min 21sec.
New RBCC member Jonathon Hogard rode very strongly.
Jonathon still wearing his Qantas team colours from his recent
sucess with the Qantas team in the recent Corporate Challenge
conducted in Centennial Park
Junior riders competed in
time trails and a handicap event earlier in the day. After only a
few weeks riding, U11 rider Sam Buckland’s 2km Time Trial time of
4min 31sec continues to improve. Times, average speeds and
placings for other junior riders can be found at the end of this
report.
Commissaire Joanne Buckton nominated Keegan Aitchison
(pictured left playing up to the cameraman), as the Randwick
Botany Cycling Club Rider of the Week, for his performance in
C Grade. Coverage of local cycling results can be heard on
Eastside Radio 89.7FM “GAME ON” program, hosted by Brad Cooke,
each Saturday morning from 10am to 11am.
Resident Randwick Botany female AIS
Development Squad member and track star and winner of last
weeks D Grade event, Janelle Lindsay, failed to get in the
places this week. However she did compete in the RBCC
individual time trial Club Championships and posted such a
good time that she knocked off a couple
of the B grader's times. It
must have taken a little bit of sting out of her legs.
You wouldn't know though as Janelle always has a grin from ear
to ear.
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 or website
www.randwickbotanycc.com.
Race report prepared by: Tony Horneman
Communications Officer
