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SENIORS
A Grade 24km
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1 Luis Trueba (Lidcombe
Auburn) 53.17 (41kmh)
2 Matthew Lucas (Randwick
Botany)
3 Chris Young (Eastern
Suburbs)
B Grade, 20km
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1 Scott Ford (Sutherland),
48.10 (40.3kmh)
2 Frank Fortuna (St George)
3 Andy Matthews (Randwick
Botany)
C Grade, 16km
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1 Alan Cohen (Randwick
Botany), 47.02 (36kmh)
2 David South (Waratah
Veterans)
3 Neil Richards (Randwick
Botany)
D Grade, 12km
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1 Gus Silva (Marconi
Fairfield), 34.32 (35kmh)
2 Andrew Hall (Randwick
Botany)
3 Grant Chellew (Sydney)
JUNIORS
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A Grade Time Trial 4km
1 Tamas Bykerk (Randwick
Botany), 6.59
2 Thomas Murdoch (Randwick
Botany), 0.25
3 Tom Patton (Randwick
Botany), 0.38
B Grade Time Trial 4km
1 Daniel Dalrymple-Hay (Randwick
Botany), 7.42
2 Matthew Fortuna (St
George), 0.04
3 Patrick Jenner (Randwick
Botany), 2.48
A Grade 10km
1 Thomas Murdoch (Randwick
Botany), 23.17
2 Tamas Bykerk (Randwick
Botany)
3 Tom Patton (Randwick
Botany)
B Grade 10km
1 Daniel Dalrymple-Hay (Randwick
Botany)
2 Matthew Fortuna (St
George)
3 Patrick Jenner (Randwick
Botany)
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THANK YOU:
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Thanks to Joanne
Buckton our Chief Commissaire
on the day and Richard Jenkins, Principal Commissaire. Thanks
to Helen Vella who ran the Juniors. Thanks to our safety
marshals Maria Jenkins and Marti Bykerk. Thanks to Tony
Horneman who blew the track. (Left- Tony looks
happier performing this role than racing).
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Thanks to Fred Vella who deployed & retrieved all the safety
equipment. Thanks to Roy David "The General"
Steven from the St John
Ambulance |
REPORT
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Close
finishes in all grades was the feature of criterium racing
at Heffron Park on Saturday 8 November 2003. |
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Luis Trueba (Auburn Lidcombe)
won the 36km A-Grade event followed closely by Matthew
Lucas (Randwick Botany). |
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Good to see Chris "Spongee" Jenkins
back on the bike and racing. Spongee has been very
busy with his head down for the Higher School Certificate.
The HSC now over, Spongee is back racing and trying to
regain his previous form. |
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Left, Spongee
sits in behind ex RBCC rider Chris Young who was seduced
to the Darkside by Frank "Darth Vader" Conceicao.
Pete McDonald and Sneaky Pete Lynch can be seen tucked in
behind Spongee. |
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Here Jeff " The Doc" Jones gets em
gasping. Jeff went to the front and eventual winner
Luis Trueba can be seen trying to suck in the big ones.
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Also gasping
is Robbie "The Prince" Cater whilst Mick Cohen tries to
quench his insatiable thirst. All this attributable
to taking The Doc out on his first Thursday training ride
a couple of mornings prior to this race. |
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Robbie Cater drives A grade up the
dreaded Heffron pimple. Many of them are out of the
saddle to master this savage ascent. |
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I was very distressed this
week being knocked out of my usual 4th place down to
fifth. Tony was determined to get my picture on the
web however so he started shooting me presenting prizes to
the placegetters in A grade |
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(No I'm not holding it in -
that's natural, I don't care what you think). Here I
congratulate Luis Truebar |
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Here I congratulate Matt Lucas
for a fine 2nd place (by a whisker) in A grade.
Matty had a fabulous race also the following day at the
Lidcome Criterium Open with a great 2nd place (again by a
whisker) to Laurant Vignes. |
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B Grade action as I turn
up the wick. Lately I feel as though I have become
Andy Matthew's domestique. Every time I look around,
there he is. |
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Then again they do tell me
that being behind me is like being drafted behind a truck.
Rocky Fortuna told me he did B grade comfortably this
week. |
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Click on photo above for a
larger view to see the comfortable expression on Rocky's
face and the way he delicately grasps the handlebars.
Yeah sure, Rocky. You did it real easy !! |
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Alan Cohen
(Randwick Botany) stole the show in C-Grade, after hiding
at the back of the bunch for most of the race- (This
comment courtesy of Tony Horneman). David South (Waratah
Veterans) was second and Neil Richards (Randwick Botany)
third. Left, FRF team boss Frank Fortuna
congratulates his pupil. I think my expression says
it all. |
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We asked Alan Cohen whether
he thought he was ready to ride B Grade again even if it
was contrary to team orders. |
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All the sprints were close. The
D grade sprint saw Gus Silva just edge out Randwick
Botany's Andrew Hall. |
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Left the D grade bunch with 13 year
old Tom Patton, 3rd wheel, dwarfed by the senior riders.
Tom took it easy on them this week saving himself for the
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CENTENARY RACE DAY AND CELEBRATION
DINNER
The Randwick Botany
Centenary Race Day and Gala Celebration Dinner is shaping up to be
a truly great event. To be staged at Heffron Park next
Saturday 15 November, the seven-event program has attracted
over 200 junior and senior riders competing for over $5,000 in
prizemoney.
Notable riders include: Kate
Nichols (St George) 2003 Australian National Road Series
Champion; Shaun Higgerson (FRF Couriers/Randwick Botany)
Australian U23 Time Trial Champion; Natalie Bates (Parramatta
CC) Australian Time Trial Champion and NSW Roadwoman of the
Year; Peter Milostic (FRF Couriers) Australian Time Trial
Champion and NSW Roadman of the Year and Rodney McGee from the
NSWIS-
FDJeux.com team. The King or
Heffron Park - Anthony Spurgeon (Team Caravello) will also
race.
Racing will be followed by an
evening Centenary Celebration Gala Dinner where guests will
include Australian and Olympic cycling champions, SBS Sport
Presenter Michael Tomalaris, Randwick City Council Deputy
Mayor Michael Daley and Phyllis Gilbert, the daughter of Snow
Wilson, the longest serving Club Secretary. 2003 Tour de
France rider and Olympian Bradley McGee (FDJeux.com/Parramatta)
hopes to attend the dinner.
The event is proudly sponsored by
the Newington Inn - Petersham, DS Labels, Cheeky Monkey Cycle
Company, FRF Couriers, Probikekit.com, Jan and Cohen Real
Estate, Caravello Joinery, Kellogg's, Swift Solutions, Cadbury
Schweppes, Europa Cycles and Phyllis Gilbert.
For more information contact
vice-president Tony Horneman
Tel 02 9314 0846 h
Tel 02 9691 9822 w
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
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
Race report by Tony Horneman & John Buckton
Web page layout & editing by: John Buckton
Photos: Podium
shots by
Tony Horneman. Action Shots by Dave Patton.
Contact:
Tony:
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
John:
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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