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SENIORS
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A Grade 32km
1 Dave Stewart
(Eastern Suburbs), 50.18, 36kph
2 Klayten
Smith (Caravello)
3 Shaun
Higgerson
B Grade,
28km
1 Saxon Johns
(Eastern Suburbs), 49.40, 34kph
2 Michael
Cowan
3 Conor
Bartley (Fermoy Cycling Club, County Cork, Ireland)
C Grade, 24km
1 Shaun
Ballesty, 42.20, 34kph
2 Crispin
Arnall
3 Ryan Terry
(Manly Warringah)
D Grade, 20km
1 Craig
Klement, 33.42, 29kph
2 James Guinan
3 Jonathon
Hogard
E Grade, 14 km
1 Kevin
Malcohm, 27.48
2 Norman Jew
3 Kevin
Blanchfield
(Randwick
Botany Cycling Club riders unless otherwise noted.)
JUNIORS
A Grade 1km Time Trial
1 Robert
Cater, 3.03
2 Michael
Murdoch, 3.21
3 Thomas
Murdoch, 3.48
B Grade 1km Time Trial
1 Andrew Young
, 3.36
2 Luke
Davison, 3.42
3 Alexander
To, 3.53
4 Tom Paton
(Manly Warringah), 3.53
C Grade 1km Time Trial
1 Tamas Bykerk,
4.00
2 Jack
Bennett, 4.12
3 Adriano
Maradini, 4.26
All in Handicap 20km
1 Michael
Murdoch
3 Andrew Young
3 Robert Cater
2 Luke Davison
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THANK YOU:
Thanks to our Chief Commissaire on
the day, Helen Vella and Joanne Buckton Principal Commissaire. Thanks to
our safety marshals,
Scott Buckton & Mark Murdoch.
Thanks to Tony Horneman who cleared all the debris off the track with the
petrol blower and Richard
Jenkins who deployed and retrieved all the safety equipment. Thanks
also to Roy Magill
and RJ
of the St John Ambulance. Thanks to Fred Vella who manned the
canteen
MERRY CHRISTMAS
REPORT
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Santa Claus
interrupted his busy schedule to make a special visit to
Heffron Park, Maroubra on Saturday 21 December 2002,
during the Annual Randwick Botany Cycling Club Pudding
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Santa handed out
Christmas gifts to 20 junior riders and young spectators
and posed for a group photo before returning to his
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Junior riders included
Belinda Angwin, Elliott Doughty, Matthew Fortuna, Patrick
Jenner, Adriano Maradini, Robert Cater, Michael Murdoch,
Thomas Murdoch, Andrew Young, Luke Davison, Alexander To, Tom
Paton, Tamas Bykerk and Jack Bennett.
Robert Cater again
recorded a blistering 3min 3sec for the 1km time trail with a
strong easterly breeze hampering his progress around the
circuit. Michael Murdoch won the Junior Handicap race.
Andrew Young was second followed by Rob Cater and Luke Davison
from the Southern Cross club.
In senior racing, Dave
Stewart from Eastern Suburbs club returned to Heffron Park
with an impressive win in the 30km A-Grade race. The winning
time was 50min 18sec. The average speed was only 36kph either
due to the gusty sea breeze or too many Christmas parties.
Second place went to 2002 National Road Cycling Championship
Road Race winner Klayten Smith from Team Caravello. Randwick
Botany star Shaun Higgerson was third.
Overseas visitors were
the feature of the B-Grade 28km event. Conor Bartley and
Fergus O’Conner from the Fermoy Cycling Club, County Cork,
Ireland lined up with local riders to battle the wind at
Heffron Park. Saxon Johns from Eastern Suburbs was first home
in a time of 49min 40sec at an average speed of 34kph.
Randwick Botany’s Michael Cowan was second followed by Conor
Bartley. Jennifer Manefield from the Parramatta Cycling Club
rode strongly, staying with the front-runners all the way.
Arthur Driver from
Penrith Panthers Cycling Club drove the C-Grade bunch for
24km. Randwick Botany’s John Buckton took several turns at
the front to lift the pace. Driver led out in the final
sprint with Randwick Botany’s Shaun Ballesty ideally
positioned on Driver’s rear wheel. 100m from the finish
Ballesty came out of the slipstream to power home for a win in
a time of 42min 20sec at an average speed the same as
B-Grade. Crispin Arnall (Randwick Botany) was second with
Ryan Terry (Manly Warringah) third.
Craig Klement won the
D-Grade 18km race in a time of 33min 42sec and an average
speed of 29kph. Second was James Guinan followed by Jonathon
Hogard in third place. All place getters are from the
Randwick Botany club.
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All place getters
received Lion’s Club Christmas Puddings as prizes.
For Something different this year RBCC gave every rider a
single serve Christmas pudding so they didn't feel too
disappointed in missing out in placing in the race.
RBCC also put on a magnificent Christmas afternoon feast
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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.
Randwick Botany
Cycling Club will take a break for Christmas and the New
Year. There will be no racing on Saturday 28 December 2002.
The first race for 2003 will be Saturday 4 January 2003 at
Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW. 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
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The Randwick
Botany Cycling Club Committee wishes all members, family,
friends, spectators and media representatives a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year. (Left Helen, Fred & Joanne
chatting with Cycling NSW Commissaire, arthur Donnely) |
Race report prepared by:
Tony Horneman
Communications Officer
Photos by John
Buckton & Tony Horneman
Web page layout & editing
by John Buckton
Webmaster
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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