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SENIORS
A Grade, 36km
1 Chris
Jenkins, 55.12
2 Aaron
Castles
3 George
Pappas (Dulwich Hill CC)
B Grade, 38km
1 Joseph Sorby,
58.28
2 Simon Kenny
(Sydney CC)
3 John Buckton
C Grade, 30km
1 Peter Craig,
48.54
2 Paul Malzard
3 Shaun
Ballesty
D Grade, 20km
1 Warren
McDonald, 48.24
2 Melissa
Clarence (Dulwich Hill)
3 Ron Sproule
E Grade, 16km
1 Norman Jew,
36.30
2 Julia Guinan
3 Kevin
Blanchfield
JUNIORS
U17 Time Trial, 8km
1 Thomas
Murdoch, 13.46
U15 Time Trial, 6km
1 Andrew
Young, 10.50
2 Belinda
Angwin, 11.40
3 Mark
Woodhouse, 12.39
U11 Time Trial, 4km
1 Adriano
Maradini, 8.56
2 Nicolas
Mellick, 10.20
Junior Points Race, 10km
1 Thomas
Murdoch, 13
2 Mark
Woodhouse, 10
3 Andrew
Young, 5
4 Adriano
Maradini, 5 |
REPORT
Firstly a big thanks must go to
our Commissaire on
the day, Mrs Helen Vella and Joanne Buckton assisting. Thanks also
to our Marshalls, Paul Helmrich, Michael Graziano,
Scott Buckton, Ken Woodhouse and travelling Marshals during Junior racing,
Robert Cater and Chris Jenkins. Thanks also to Roy Magill and the two
other members of the St John
Ambulance. Thanks to Richard Jenkins for deploying all the warning
signs and witches hats and sweeping the circuit. Without these volunteers, racing would not be possible.
Thanks also to John Buckton, our Club President who conducted the Junior
program in the JDO's absence.
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The new Elite
Randwick Botany Cycling Club uniform was unveiled after club racing at
Heffron Park on Saturday 20 April 2002. Sponsored by The Newington
Inn, Petersham, the eye-catching black and white skin suit, jerseys
and knicks were presented to Randwick Botany elite U17 junior riders
Brittany Orr, Robyn Stanning, Robert Cater and U19 rider Chris
Jenkins. The new uniforms, which are based on the standard red, white
and blue club design, can be seen left and at upcoming junior open
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In club
racing results, the 7-rider A Grade event over 36km was won by U19 rider
Chris Jenkins in a time of 55min 12sec. This is the first A Grade win for
Jenkins. Second place went to Aaron Castles with George Pappas from the
Dulwich Hill club finishing third. Clive Hammerson suffered a puncture
with 4 laps to go but was able to borrow a bike and continue in the race.
Hammerson pulled a foot in the sprint and finished out of the placings.
Strong performances from Mark Robertson and George Pappas kept the average
speed close to 40kph, but the stunning first-time A Grade victory by
Jenkins was the highlight of the day’s racing.
Joseph
Sorby took out the 38km B Grade race by only centimetres ahead of Simon
Kenny from the Sydney Cycling Club. This was the first win for Sorby in B
Grade and demonstrates his continued improvement through the lower grade
over the past 6 months. John Buckton was placed third in an exciting
bunch sprint.
In an
evenly matched 30km C Grade event over 20 riders jockeyed for a good
position leading into the final sprint. With riders 6-abreast across the
track over the final 100m and traveling at nearly 60kph made judging place
getters a difficult task. First home was Peter Craig in a time of 48min
54sec. Second was Paul Malzard and third Shaun Ballesty.
In his
first race at Heffron Park, Waratah Veterans rider Andrew Swan found the
2km circuit demanding and the racing challenging with frequent variations
in pace. Tony Aitchison and Ron Sproule maintained a healthy 34kph
average speed for the 16-rider bunch. In the final sprint Warren McDonald
was placed first in a time of 48min 24sec with Melissa Clarence from the
Dulwich Hill club second and Ron Sproule third. The E Grade placings
after 16km was Norman Jew 36min 30sec, Julia Guinan and Kevin Blanchfield.
Four
junior events where conducted before the senior racing. U17 Thomas
Murdoch recorded a time of 13min 46sec in the 8km time trial. The U15
Time Trial over 6km was won by Andrew Young 10min 50sec, followed by
Belinda Angwin 11min 40sec and Mark Woodhouse 12min 39sec.
Times in
the U11 Time Trial over 4km was Adriano Maradini 8min 56sec and Nicolas
Mellick 10min 20sec. In the all-in 5-lap 10km Junior Points Race, riders
had to earn points by crossing the start-finish line in the first 3 places
at the end of each lap. Final points were Thomas Murdoch 13, Mark
Woodhouse 10, Andrew Young 5 and Adriano Maradini 5.
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 website
www.randwickbotanycc.com.
Race report prepared by:
Tony Horneman
Communications Officer
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
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