The following are results for
Randwick Botany Cycling Club Saturday
racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra held on Sat 24 August 2002.
SENIORS
A Grade 36km
1 Shaun Higgerson
2 Stewart Campbell
(Eastern Suburbs)
3 Matthew Lucas
4 Aaron Castles
B Grade, 32km
1 Alex Simmons (Sydney)
2 Clive Hammerson
3 Dave McPherson
C Grade, 28km
1 Michael Murdoch
2 Paul Davis (Sydney)
3 Hans Visch
D Grade, 20km
1 Scott Rice
2 Mark Taylor
3 Greg Reinhardt (Sydney)
E Grade, 14 km
1 Kevin Blanchfield
JUNIORS
U17 Time Trail 6km
1 Keegan Aitchison, 11.23
U15 Time Trial 6km
1 Charlotte Cotes, 12.05
2 Mark Woodhouse, DNF
U11 Time Trial 6km
1 Andriano Maradini, 13.56
Handicap 6km
1 Keegan Aitchison
2 Thomas Murdoch
3 Andriano Maradini
Note: above riders are
Randwick Botany members unless stated otherwise.
SMILES BEFORE THE RACE
We give him a black & white elite skinsuit and what
does Mr Cool Mattey Lucas do? Wears blue arm warmers with it.
You are definately our club fashion guru.
Mel looked happy before the race.
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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, Julia Guinan and Scott Buckton. Thanks to Tony Horneman for walking the
entire 2 kilometres of the circuit and rendering it free of glass.
Thanks to Scott Buckton who deployed
& retrieved all the safety equipment. Thanks also to Roy Magill,
Chris Underhill & RJ of the St John Ambulance.
Thanks to Fred Vella who manned the canteen.
REPORT
Fresh from his NSW U19
State Individual Time Trial success and anchoring the winning
Randwick Botany Cycling Club Team in the NSW State U19 Team Time
Trial team, Shaun Higgerson once again blitzed the field in the
A-Grade race on Saturday 24 August 2002. Conducted over 36km or
18 laps for Heffron Park, Higgerson broke away from the A Grade
bunch at the 6km mark.
He powered away and
managed to lap the A Grade field towards the end of the race to
take first place. The bunch sprint saw Stewart Campbell from the
Eastern Suburbs finish second ahead of Randwick Botany’s Matthew
Lucas and Aaron Castles.
B Grade was won by Alex
Simmons (in green top left) from the Sydney club followed by Randwick Botany’s Clive
Hammerson and Dave McPherson. (Click on image for
full screen view)
Randwick Botany star
junior Michael Murdoch stole the show in the 28km C Grade race.
Paul Davis from the Sydney club went up the road after only two
laps and almost caught the B Grade bunch ahead. Keegan Aitchison
and Murdoch tried to bridge the gap.
Aitchison tired but Murdoch
turned the wick up and managed to catch Davis. Murdoch and Davies
rode together for a few laps before Murdoch surged and rode away
for a solo win. Davis finished second and Randwick Botany’s Hans
Visch third. Melanie Rassam, wearing her elite Randwick Botany
black and white jersey and knicks, rode strongly back in the C
Grade bunch and finished towards the front of the field
Three newcomers featured
in the 20km D Grade race. Randwick Botany’s Jonathon Hogard
and Mark Taylor lined up for the first race of their cycling
careers. It was also the first race for Greg Reinhardt from
the Sydney club.
Setting a brisk pace, the D Grade bunch stayed together to
fight out an exciting sprint, into a headwind. Randwick Botany’s
Scott Rice crossed first with Taylor second and Reinhardt third.
Hogard went very well in his first race finishing in fifth place.
Junior racing included a
U17 Time Trail over 6km with Keegan Aitchison recording a time of
11min 23sec. The 6km U15 Time Trial was won by Charlotte Cotes 12min 05sec. Mark Woodhouse also
competed. Andriano Maradini recorded a time of 13min 56sec in the
U11 Time Trial over 6km. The Junior Handicap race was won by
Keegan Aitchison followed by Thomas Murdoch and Andriano Maradini.
Commissaire, Joanne
Buckton named Michael Murdoch as the Eastside Radio 89.7FM / Wooly
Wheels - Rider of the Week, for his performance in the C Grade.
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.
Here's Jerzy looking ready for action. Hope the
mates in Poland are reading the web page.
Shaun, "How long do I have to wait here before I get to
kick some !!"
Race report prepared by: Tony Horneman
Communications Officer
