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SENIORS
A Grade, 36km
1 Simon Kenny
(Sydney)
2 Robert Cater
3 Kirril
Sheilds (Caravello)
B Grade, 32km
1 Sean Bloch
2 Brendon Dunn
(Sutherland)
3 David
Jackson
C Grade, 28km
1 Mark Davies
2 Will Grey
3 Andrew
Hudson (Sydney)
D Grade, 20km
1 John
Edmondson
2 Scott Rice
3 Melanie
Rassan
E Grade, 14km
1. Kevin
Blanchfield
JUNIORS
A Grade, 6km
1 Michael
Murdoch
2 Thomas
Murdoch
3 Andrew Young
Prime: Mark
Woodhouse
B Grade, 6km
1 Adriano
Maradini
2 Taylor
Aitchison
3 James Warne
Prime: Taylor
Aitchison |
REPORT
Thanks to
our Commissaire on
the day, Mrs Helen Vella and Joanne Buckton assisting. Thanks also
to our race Marshalls, Peter Warne, Scott Buckton
& Joanne Hall Thanks also to Roy Magill, R.J. Lagunday of the St John
Ambulance. Thanks to Richard Jenkins & Scott Buckton for
deploying all the warning signs and witches hats and for bringing
them all in and packing them away. Without these volunteers, racing
would not be possible. Thanks to Peter Zala, the club Junior
Development Officer for conducting the Junior
program. Thanks to Fred Vella for managing the canteen.
A cool autumn
afternoon greeted over 60 local cyclists at the weekly Randwick Botany
Cycling Club criterium race at Heffron Park, Maroubra on Saturday 18 May
2002.
The elite A
Grade riders set off on a 36km race, which featured Randwick Botany junior
Robert Cater making a number of strong breakaways. Kirril Sheilds from
Team Caravello worked hard at the front of the bunch to keep the pace
high. In an exciting sprint, Simon Kenny from the Sydney club finished
first followed by Cater and Sheilds.
Eleven riders
lined up for the B Grade 32km event. The group stayed together for most
of the race with some riders attempting breakaways without success. Final
placings were Sean Bloch, Brendon Dunn from the Sutherland club, and David
Jackson.
Over twenty C
Graders started the 28km race, which featured a successful breakaway by
Randwick Botany rider Mark Davies during the last lap. Davies established
a 50m lead with 1,000m to go and maintained the gap to the finish line.
The bunch sprint for minor placing saw Will Grey finish second and Andrew
Hudson from the Sydney club third.
John Edmondson
joined the Randwick Botany Cycling Club less that a month ago, and took
first place, for the first time in his cycling career, in the D Grade 20km
race. Scott Rice was placed second with new RBCC member, Melanie
Rassan,
third. Kevin Blanchfield was first in the E Grade 14km event.
Two junior
events were conducted by the Junior Development Officer - Peter Zala.
Junior A Grade was run over 6km with Michael Murdoch first, Thomas Murdoch
second and Andrew Young third. The intermediate Prime sprint was won by
Mark Woodhouse. The junior B Grade race also over 6km was won by Adriano
Maradini followed by Taylor Aitchison and James Warne. The Prime was won
by Taylor Aitchison.
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 surf this website.
Race report prepared by:
Tony Horneman
Communications Officer
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
comunications@randwickbotanycc.com
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