Results 2 November 2002


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The following are results for Randwick Botany Cycling Club Saturday racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra held on Sat 2 November 2002.

SENIORS

A Grade 36km

1 Patrick Jones, 58.30

2 Jeff Jones (Eastern Suburbs)

3 Robert Cater

4 Clive Hammerson

B Grade, 32km

1 Paul Rigby (Sydney), 48.38

2 Simon Kenny (Sydney)

3 Roger Shackleton (Waratah Veterans)

C Grade, 28km

1 Karl Bellamy (Sydney), 48.04

2 John Revesz

3 Janelle Lindsay

4 Tony Caruana

D Grade, 20km

1 Peter Davison, 35.15

2 Grant Bennett (Bankstown)

3 Alan Sumner (Dulwich Hill)

E Grade, 14 km

1 Julia Guinan, 32.10

2 Norman Jew

3 Kevin Malcolm

4 Kevin Blanchfield

(Randwick Botany Cycling Club riders unless otherwise noted.)

JUNIORS

A Grade 2km Time Trail

1 Robert Cater, 2.59

2 Michael Murdoch, 3.19

2 Thomas Murdoch, 3.32

B Grade 2km Time Trail

1 Andy Powell, 3.29

2 Tyrone Bicknell. 3.44

3 Andrea Bertini (Marconi), 3.45

First woman: Charlotte Cotes

C Grade 2km Time Trial

1 Luke Davison (Southern Cross), 3.31

2 Jack Bennett, 4.13

3 Sam Buckland, 4.13

Junior 10km Handicap

1 Robert Cater

2 Keegan Aitchison

3 Tyrone Bicknell

4 Jack Bennett

5 Luke Davison

6 Andy Powell

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, Matt Tabone & Jamie Guinan Thanks to Tony Horneman who cleared all the debris off the track with the petrol blower and Richard Jenkins who deployed & retrieved all the safety equipment. Thanks also to Roy Magill and "The General" of the St John Ambulance. Thanks to Fred Vella who manned the canteen.

REPORT

Cycle racing at the 2km criterium circuit at Heffron Park Maroubra is a whole lot safer thanks to repair work carried out by Randwick Council. The circuit had deteriorated over recent years with gaps in concrete paving and cracked asphalt. The council has replaced the rough asphalt and filled all the gaps. Runners and walkers are also happy with the repairs.

On Saturday 2 November 2002, the Randwick Botany Cycling Club conducted a full program of senior and junior racing.

Aaron Castles makes a break from the A Grade Peleton.

(Click on image for larger view)

In the 9-rider A-Grade 36km race, George Pappas from the Dulwich Hill club had a spectacular rear tyre blow-out at the start of the straight and had to retire from the race. Randwick Botany’s Chris Jenkins and Robert Cater attacked several times early in the race before a group of four riders broke away at the mid-way point.

Eastern Suburbs rider and cyclingnews.com editor Jeff Jones worked hard with three Randwick Botany riders Patrick Jones, Robert Cater and Clive Hammerson. The foursome powered away to contest the final bunch sprint along the repaired final straight. Patrick Jones finished first in a time of 58min 30sec followed by Jeff Jones, Cater and Hammerson.

Randwick Botany’s Keegan Aitchison made some short breakaways in the 11-rider B-Grade 32km race. Simon Kenny (Sydney CC) tried hard too. Final placings were Paul Rigby (Sydney) 48min 38sec, Simon Kenny and Roger Shackleton (Waratah Veterans).

In his first win after returning from injury, Karl Bellamy (Sydney CC) took out the 30km C-Grade event in a time of 48min 4 sec. Bellamy finished just ahead of Randwick Botany’s John Revesz in the 14-rider race. Randwick Botany’s Janelle Lindsay backed-up after her win in the Gay Games Warmup (Affiliated Women) 12km sprint event earlier in the day to take an impressive third place in the C-Grade club race. Tony Caruana finished fourth.

The 15-rider D-Grade 20km race was won by Peter Davison in a time of 35min 15sec followed by Grant Bennett (Bankstown) and Alan Sumner (Dulwich Hill). Pictured left, Mark Murdoch fights hard to stay on Erick Zabel's wheel. Wait a minute that's not Zabel, that's our own Guy Bicknell looking resplendid in his Team Telecom outfit.

Nine junior riders competed in four events. U17 Robert Cater recorded another good time in the 1-lap 2km Time Trail. Cater’s time was 2.59sec. 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.

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

Photos by Scott Buckton & Tony Horneman

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by John Buckton

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Randwick Botany Cycling Club
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