SENIORS

A Grade 36km

1 Jerzy Sowa (Poland) 53.34   40.7kmh

2 Stewart Campbell (Eastern Suburbs)

3 Matthew   Lucas 

4 Chris     Jenkins 

B Grade, 32km

1 Gary Libro (Sutherland)      49.22 39.3kmh

2 Simon Davies (Central Coast)

3 Brendon Fehon (St George) (Not pictured)

C Grade, 28km

1 Dominic   Kennedy 45.16  37.5kmh

2 Mark Goodwin (Sutherland)

3 Mark Taylor 

D Grade, 20km

1 Chris Federspiel  34.27 35.2kmh

2 Peter Heywood

3 Ron Sproule

4 Mark Burgess

E Grade, 14km 

1 Ross Fullerton  39.54  21.3kmh

2 Kevin Blanchfield

(Randwick Botany Cycling Club riders unless otherwise noted.)

JUNIORS

A Grade 2km Time Trial

1 Andrew Young  3:24

2 Thomas Murdoch   3:26      

3 Tom Patton  03:40

10km Handicap Race

1 Thomas Murdoch

2 Andrew Young

3 Daniel   Dalrymple-Hay

4 Spenser Bartlett

5 Tom Patton

6 Adriano Maradini

THANK YOU:

Thanks to Helen Vella Chief Commissaire on the day and Principal Commissaire, Joanne Buckton.   Thanks to our safety marshals, Greg Smith & Greg Patterson.  Thanks to Richard who also deployed and retrieved all the safety equipment. Thanks to Roy of the St John Ambulance.   Thanks to Fred Vella who manned the canteen.

REPORT

What an unusual day at Heffron Park.  There was hardly any wind and the day's racing was conducted under beautiful blue skies on a day which could only be described as glorious. 

A Grade results are as per left.  Jerzy had a fantastic sprint to just hold off the fast finishing Matt Lucas with Stewart "Computer" Campbell rocketing in for third place.

There was a bit of controversy in B Grade which left the Commissarie's scrambling for the rule book.  Michael Murdoch got away in a three man break-away with Gary Libro from Sutherland and Simon Davies from the Central Coast.  The three worked well together and established a break that the peleton was never going to bridge.  However, some ten laps from the finish, Michael pulled over due to a mechanical fault.  He fixed the fault and took his lap out.  However when the Principal Commissaire enquired as to the nature of the mechanical mishap, she found out that his rear skewer had come loose and that  the tyre was rubbing on the chain stay of the frame.  Michael had had his lap out and had resumed his position in the race, eventually crossing the line first.  However, and this is a trap for young players, he was not entitled to a lap out by the rules.  The rules allow a rider to have a lap out, in certain circumstances, providing that that the stop is to rectify a "recognised mishap".

A recognised mishap as described in the Technical Regulations of Cycling Australia is as follows:

" A recognised mishap shall include a puncture, a fall, breaking of a frame and/or any of it's accessories but it shall not include insufficient tightening of a wheel, a chain, handlebars, saddle, toe straps or any other accessory.  The Chief Commissaire will decide what constitutes a recognised mishap."

So Michael's mechanical mishap was due to insufficient tightening of his back wheel and therefore he was not entitled to a lap out.  The proper course of events would require that Michael would have to fix his wheel and chase back on.  As it turned out Michael was therefore 1 lap down at the finish and did not therefore place in the race.

It is also important to note that you must notify the Commissaire before taking your lap out and advise/request/inform the Commissaire on what basis you are requesting a lap out.  It is the Commissaire's call as to whether you warrant a lap out or not and it is not the situation that the Commissaires go looking for you to ask you what happened.

Having said all that, it was a fantastic ride by "Big Bird" and it is worthy of all of us committing the above rule to memory.  If any consolation Michael, you did get your picture taken.  Mick is centre in the B grade photo.  Michael like a true sport has copped it on the chin.  Hope he takes my grading him to A grade next week, as well.

After all that, the rest of the grades were pretty ho hum with Dominic taking out C grade (again) and Chris Federspiel taking out D Grade.

In a fast and furious sprint Ross Fullerton narrowly beat Kev Blanchfield in the E Grade race.

RADIO COVERAGE

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 to 12pm.

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

Race report prepared by:
John Buckton

Photos:  Tony Horneman
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