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SENIORS
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A Grade 36km
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1 Perren Delacour (Southern
Off Road), 55.45
2 Robert Cater (Randwick
Botany)
3 Paul Rowney (Eastern
Suburbs)
4 Michael Cowan (Randwick
Botany)
B Grade, 32km
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1 Roger Crawford (Randwick
Botany), 47.40
2 Clive Hammerson (Randwick
Botany)
3 Chris Guillan (Southern
Cross)
4 John Buckton (Randwick
Botany)
5 Crispin Arnell (Randwick
Botany)
C Grade, 24km
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1 Andy Matthews (Randwick
Botany), 49.30 (absent)
2 Andrew Young (Randwick
Botany)
3 Declan Hogan (Randwick
Botany) (Absent)
4 Wayne Goold (Randwick
Botany)
D Grade, 20km
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1 Sean O’Neill (Randwick
Botany)
2 Andrew Swan (Randwick
Botany)
3 James Fowler (Dulwich
Hill)
4 Peter Craig (Randwick
Botany)
E Grade, 16km
1 Joe Gatt (Waratah
Veterans)
2 Kevin Blanchfield (Randwick
Botany)
JUNIORS
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10km Individual Time Trial
1 Tamas Bykerk (Randwick
Botany), 19.00
2 Matthew Guillan (Southern
Cross), 19.31
3 Tom Patton (Randwick
Botany), 20.45
8km Individual Time Trial
1 Adriano Maradini (Randwick
Botany), 17.23
4km Time Trial
1 Nick Hall (Randwick
Botany), 7.28
2 Matthew Fortuna (St
George), 8.37
3 Sam Buckland (Randwick
Botany), 9.04
4 Emma Jones (Randwick
Botany), 9.30
5 Leah Guillan (Southern
Cross), 10.46
6km Team Challenge
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1 Tamas Bykerk / Matthew
Fortuna
2 Tom Patton / Adriano
Maradini
3 Matthew Guillan / Leah
Guillan
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THANK YOU:
Thanks to Joanne Buckton our Chief Commissaire
on the day and Principal Commissaire, Richard Jenkins. Thanks
to our safety marshals Tony Caruana and Tony Horneman. Thanks to Adriano Maradini
and Fred Vella who deployed all the safety equipment.
Thanks to Fred Vella who retrieved all the safety equipment and manned the
canteen. Thanks to Roy from the St John
Ambulance
REPORT
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Finally summer showed up at Heffron and the wind
was down to a mere gale. Some 70 plus riders including a 16
strong A grade, lined up behind the start line. A huge
spectator gallery formed to cheer the riders on. Spectators
seemed to be enjoying the events enormously (Click on
thumbnails for larger view) |
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In A Grade, Paul Rowney went out of the blocks and
the peleton had to try to go with him. Alas, only a few were
able to hang on including the Prince of Heffron, Robbie Cater.
Robbie then attacked Paul. |
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The chasing peleton flashes past like a blur in
pursuit of the three away. Matt Lucas drives them along |
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Mick Cohen (furthest left) rode extremely well
eventually procuring 4th place. |
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Eventual winner, Perren Delacour was able to come
across the break and these three held off the chasing peleton to
claim the first 3 places. |
Big Roger Crawford stole the show in the
B Grade race. Roger got off the front and seemed to be suffering
out there for some three laps by himself. The peleton reeled him
in and no sooner as we had, he was off again never to be seen again.
A fabulous gutsy ride in the windy conditions. Congratulations
Roger. Back in the peleton however there were more sinister
goings ons. In actual fact it started almost an entire week
before the race as I suffered constant emails from a certain person
advising me of how he was going to "kick my A..." Then I had to
endure sabotage as I found both my tyres deflated just before race
start time. I can't prove it but I have a fair idea of who did
it. You might recall last week's story and the 4 or so photos of
Rocky Fortuna driving C grade along in the windy conditions.
Well Rocky, armed with his previous weeks exploits, and the hundreds
of kilometres training that he was not shy in bragging about, came up
to B Grade to play. Where was he this week you might ask?
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There he is in the red jersey, third wheel. I can be
seen far left in Randwick Botany colours just leaving the frame.
That's where Rocky sat most of the race. Sucking my wheel ! |
Well Rocky, you are playing with the big boys now. I think
you better do a few more thousand kilometres before you start throwing
the gauntlet down again. Under 17 rider, Chris Guillan had a great
race coming in third with a fantastic sprint in his Under 17
restricted gears.
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"Sneaky Pete" Lynch sticks his head up for Tony the camerman.
He was really proud of his new glasses and never missed an
opportunity to show them off |
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Will Elrick gave the "two leggers" a run for their money in
the C Grade event. Here he is pictured behind Tyron
Bicknell. Will is training hard in his efforts to qualify
for Athens in the Kilo event. |
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Some of the juniors raced Seniors for the first time and put
in a good showing. Here, Tom Patton can be seen 3rd wheel
behind Herve Boutin and Alan Sumner in the D Grade race |
In other news, many of you would know that I am on a diet. Well
evidence of that was captured by cameraman, Tony Horneman. Tony
captured two photos of me in exactly the same place but some six weeks
apart and the results are obvious.
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BEFORE |
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AFTER |
Thanks to Ernie Smith who also assists us from time to time with his
expert photography (as opposed to Mine and Tony's) Ernie
recently took the 2003 Club photograph which I will try to get on the
web site in the near future. Ernie took some excellent action
shots at Heffron. Without further ado, here they are:
CLUB SPONSORS
Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly
sponsored by Newington Inn – Petersham, DS Labels – Marrackville and
Cheeky Monkey Cycle Company, Pitt Street Sydney and Velomax Wheel
Systems.
MORE INFORMATION
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
CENTENARY RACE DAY AND CELEBRATION
DINNER
To celebrate the Centenary of the Randwick
Botany Cycling Club, a Centenary Race Day and Celebration Dinner will
be held at Heffron Park, Maroubra on Saturday 15 November 2003 from
10.30am. The 2km enclosed road criterium circuit will provide some
exciting racing for junior and senior riders, as well as top
internationals. Over $5,000 prizemoney is on offer, including $1,000
for first place in the Elite Race. The Celebration Dinner will be
held in a giant marque from 6.00pm and includes Buffet Dinner, Drinks,
Entertainment and Guest Speakers. Dinner tickets are $65 (adults),
$35 for under 18. Centenary Raffle tickets are $2 each with over
$5,000 in prizes to be won, including Merida Road Bike 903 valued at
$1,600, Velomax – ‘Circuit’ wheel set and Crowne Plaza Coogee Weekend
Package. Contact Club Secretary - Helen Vella on 02 9667 3307 or
email
secretary@randwickbotanycc.com
for more information.
Race report,
web page layout & editing prepared by:
John Buckton
Photos by
Tony Horneman
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
Tony:
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
John:
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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