The following are results for
Randwick Botany Cycling Club Saturday
racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra held on Sat 19 October 2002.
SENIORS
A Grade 36km
1
Patrick Naughton (Bicisport - pictured centre) , 54.58, 40kph
2 Chris
Jenkins (right)
3 David
Watkinson (Manly Warringah - left)
4 Matthew
Lucas
B Grade, 32km
1 Sean Bloch,
(pictured middle) 52.10, 37.2kph
2 David
Jackson (left)
3 Craig
Dempsey (Eastern Suburbs - right)
4 Chris White
5 Alex Simmons
C Grade, 28km
1
Shaun Ballesty, 47.18, 36kph
2 Luke
Harvey-Palmer (Bicisport)
3 Warren
McDonald
D Grade, 20km
1 Mark
Taylor, 34.13, 35.4kph
2 Stuart Lane
3 Guy Bicknell
E Grade, 14 km
1
Kevin Malcolm, 36.40, 26.4kph
2 Kevin
Blanchfield
(Randwick
Botany Cycling Club riders unless otherwise noted.)
JUNIORS
U17/U19 Time Trail 2km
1 Robert
Cater, 2.53
2 Thomas
Murdoch
3 Stuart Lane
U13/U15 Time Trial 2km
1 Jack Bennett
2 Clancy
Bennett
A Grade
Scratch 20mins & 1 lap
1 Robert Cater
2 Thomas
Murdoch
3 Mark
Woodhouse
B Grade
Scratch 10 mins & 1 lap
1 Jack Bennett
2 Max Gueniev
3 Sam Buckland
4 Patrick Jenner
THANK YOU:
Thanks to
our Chief Commissaire on
the day, Mrs Helen Vella . Thanks to our Principal Commissaire Mrs Joanne Buckton. Thanks to our safety marshals, Pat Jones
& Tony Horneman. Thanks
to Tony Horneman who cleared all the debris off the track with the petrol
blower. 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.
Two of our Elite Juniors, Robbie
Cater U17 and Chris Jenkins U19 lead the A Grade bunch
around the infamous Heffron "Squircle".
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REPORT
Bicisport rider
Patrick Naughton was the star of A-Grade at the weekly
Randwick Botany Cycling Club circuit race at Heffron Park on
Saturday 19 October 2002.
The weather was
fine and warm. Randwick Botany riders Clive Hammerson and
Robert Cater broke away from the 10-rider A-Grade bunch by
the second lap, but were reigned-in a few laps later
The bunch maintained
an average speed of 40kph until the bell lap when the riders
slowed to jockey for a good position for the final sprint.
Naughton proved too strong, winning in a time of 54min 58sec
after 36km of hard slog. Randwick Botany U17 rider Chris
Jenkins was second followed by David Watkinson (Manly
Warringah) and Randwick Botany’s Matthew Lucas.
Randwick Botany’s
Mark Robertson did much of the work at the front of the
11-rider 32km B-Grade bunch. “It was a bit of a training
ride for me today” Mark said after the race.
Above Mark "Slapper" Robertson, rolls after a turn to let
Alex Simmons from Sydney a turn at the front
Ian Potts from the
CATS Club on the Gold Coast competed in B-Grade and finished
with the bunch. Randwick Botany’s Sean Bloch rode a tactical
race, staying mid-field and sizing up the opposition. In a
well-judged sprint, Bloch powered home to win in a time of
52min 10sec and an average speed of 37.2kph. David Jackson
was second with Craig Dempsey (Eastern Suburbs) third. Chris
White and Alex Simmons finished just out of the placings.
The sixteen riders
in the C-Grade 28km race maintained an average speed of
36kph with few attempted breakaways. Randwick Botany’s
Shaun Ballesty won in a time of 47min 18sec. Second was
Luke Harvey-Palmer (Bicisport) followed by Warren
McDonald.
Mark Taylor won the
13-rider D-Grade 20km event in a time of 34min 13sec and an
average speed of 35.4kph. Second was Stuart Lane and third
Guy Bicknell.
Fifteen junior riders
competed in four events. U17 Robert Cater recorded a
blistering time of 2min 53sec in the 1-lap 2km Time Trail.
Other junior results can be found 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.
Good to see a view
visitors from the Waratah Vets.
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.
Race report prepared by: Tony Horneman
Communications Officer
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