Results 1 Feb 2003


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The following are results for Randwick Botany Cycling Club Saturday racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra held on Sat 1 Feb 2003.

SENIORS

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A Grade 32km

1 Stewart Campbell (Eastern Suburbs), 53.19, 41kph

2 Patrick Jones

3 Robert Cater

4 Jeff Jones

5 Chris Jenkins

6 Todd Sinclair

7 Chris Thomas (St George)

B Grade, 28km

1 Murray Walsh (Sutherland), 52.07, 37kph

2 David McIntosh (Bicisport)

3 Joseph Sorby

C Grade, 24km

1 Chris Guillan (Southern Cross), 48.40, 35kph

2 Ryan Terry (Manly Warringah)

3 Karl Bellemy (Sydney)

D Grade, 20km

1 Tony Aitchison, 38.13, 31.7kph

2 Alec Lazich (Waratah Veterans)

3 Peter Davison (Southern Cross)

E Grade, 14 km

1 Julia Guinan, 30.35, 23.8kph

2 Ross Fullerton

3 Kevin Blanchfield

(Randwick Botany Cycling Club riders unless otherwise noted.)

JUNIORS

A Grade 1km Time Trial

1 Thomas Murdoch, 3.15

2 Mark Woodhouse, 3.29

3 Andrew Young, 3.35

B Grade 1km Time Trial

1 Tamas Bykerk, 4.14

2 Matthew Fortuna, 4.26

C Grade 1km Time Trial

1 Adriano Maradini, 3.54

2 Elliott Doughty, 4.09

3 Sam Buckland, 4.32

All in 10km handicap

1 Adriano Maradini, 3.54

2 Elliott Doughty, 4.09

3 Sam Buckland, 4.32

THANK YOU:

Thanks to Joanne Buckton our Chief Commissaire on the day, and Passistant Janelle Lindsay. Thanks to our safety marshals, Scott Buckton and Janette Murdoch. Thanks to Richard Jenkins who deployed and retrieved all the safety equipment. Thanks to Tony Horneman who ensured all glass and debris was blown off the track. Thanks to Roy and female assistant of the St John Ambulance. Thanks to Fred Vella who manned the canteen

REPORT

In echelon formation across the track, seven A-Grade riders including Stewart Campbell, Todd Sinclair, Chris Thomas, Patrick Jones, Robert Cater, Jeff Jones and Chris Jenkins, flew down the final straight to decide the final placings in the A-Grade 36km race at Heffron Park on Saturday 1 February 2003.

	Bret Townsend from the Eurobodalla Club, Moruya tried hard in his first race with Randwick Botany Cycling Club, but finished out of the placings. Setting a cracking average speed of 41kph, final places went to Stewart Campbell from Eastern Suburbs in a time of 53min 19sec, Patrick Jones was second and young gun Cater third.
Jeff Jones, Chris Jenkins, Todd Sinclair (North Sydney) and Chris Thomas from St George filled the minor placings.

	Randwick Botany’s Joseph Sorby had the eighteen-rider 32km B-Grade race won in the final 20m of the finishing straight, only to be rolled on the line by Murray Walsh from the Sutherland Club in a time of 52min 7 sec. Sorby put 200m on the field in the closing stages, but the peleton worked together to catch the breakaway in the last lap.
Walsh demonstrated explosive power to storm home and take the win. Second was David McIntosh from Bicisport. Sorby finished third. Average speed for B-Grade was 37kph.

A strong field of C-Graders, including U17 Randwick Botany rider Brittany Orr who won the 2002 National U17 Time Trial championships and New Zealand National U17 time trial and road race, lined up for the 28km event. The eighteen riders set a steady pace with few breakaways. U17 Chris Guillan from the Southern Cross sat mid-field in his debut race at Heffron Park. Orr picked the second placegetter’s wheel to draft down the final straight, but faded 200m from home. Guillan came out of the pack to take first place in a time of 48min 40sec and an average speed of 35kph. Ryan Terry from Manly Warringah was second with Karl Bellemy (Sydney) third.

It was great to see our good mate Herve Boutin back racing at Heffron Park. Herve is just back after a nice stay in France. He tells us that he is not very fit however our international spies have told us that they have seen him doing secret miles with the Credit Agricole team in and around Paris.

The D-Grade 20km race was contested by seventeen riders. Final placings were Tony Aitchison from Randwick Botany (38min 13sec), Alec Lazich (Waratah Veterans) and Peter Davison (Southern Cross).

The E-Grade 12km event was won by Julia Guinan in a time of 30min 35sec, followed by Ross Fullerton and Kevin Blanchfield.

Nine junior riders competed in Time Trial and an all-in 10km handicap race. Placings and times are listed in the column 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.

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 & John Buckton
Photos by Tony Horneman & Perry Armstrong

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