Results 9 Aug 2003


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The following are results for Randwick Botany Cycling Club Saturday racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra held on Sat 9 Aug 2003.

SENIORS

A Grade 36km

1 Simon Price (Hobart Wheelers), 56.45, 38kmh

2 Matthew Lucas (Randwick Botany)

3 Peter McDonald (Randwick Botany)

4 Aaron Castles (Randwick Botany)

5 Iain Russell (Lifecycle)

B Grade, 28km

1 John McKenzie (Eastern Suburbs), 52.23, 37kmh

2 Clive Hammerson (Randwick Botany)

3 Graeme Peadon (Dubbo)

C Grade, 28km

1 Tom Reid (Eastern Suburbs), 48.40, 35kmh

2 Matthew Tabone (Marconi)

3 Tony Caruana (Randwick Botany)

D Grade, 20km

1 Mark Burgess (Waratah Veterans), 37.40, 32kmh

2 Mark Stevens (Sydney)

3 Greg Fisher (Waratah Veterans)

E Grade, 14km

1 Norman Jew (Randwick Botany), 38.38, 22kmh

2 Norman Zadik (Waratah Veterans)

3 Kevin Blanchfield (Randwick Botany)

JUNIORS

A Grade 6km Time Trial

1 Andrew Young (Randwick Botany), 11.10

B Grade 6km Time Trial

1 Adriano Maradini (Randwick Botany), 14.06

C Grade 6km Time Trial

1 Elliott Doughty (Randwick Botany), 13.43

2 Sam Buckland (Randwick Botany), 0.08

3 Spencer Bartlett (Randwick Botany), 1.10

Junior 6km Handicap

1 Andrew Young (Randwick Botany)

2 Adriano Maradini (Randwick Botany)

3 Spencer Bartlett (Randwick Botany)

4 Elliott Doughty (Randwick Botany)

5 Sam Buckland (Randwick Botany)

THANK YOU:

Thanks to Joanne Buckton our Chief Commissaire on the day and Principal Commissaire, Richard Jenkins. Thanks to Helen Vella and Joanne Buckton who manned the registration desk. Thanks to our safety marshals. Thanks to Mark Murdoch and Richard Jenkins who deployed and retrieved all the safety equipment. Thanks to Roy from the St John Ambulance. Thanks to Fred Vella who manned the canteen.

REPORT

I guess the stand out rider of the day had to be Peter McDonald. Peter has been a member for less than 6 months and new to cycle racing. When he first came down to Heffron we gave him a run in D grade and he rode away from them. Then we put him in C Grade and he rode away from them. Then he had a run with B grade and I thought that our handicappers had finally found his home but another couple of weeks and Peter put about half a lap into B grade. Ok A grade will sort him out! Peter had his first ride in A grade this week and what did he do? He attacked them and went off the front.

Matt Lucas was able to stay with Peter and the two RBCC riders worked together and looked as if they might stay away. That was until Simon Price put his huge engine into top gear and blasted off the front of the peleton and got across to the RBCC break in a fantastic show of strength and endurance. The three riders stayed away then from the chasing peleton. In the end it was Matt Lucas who threw everything at Simon in the sprint but Pricey was just too strong and took the glory

Next lesson that we are going to teach Peter is "Leading out your club mate" which could put upset to Pricey's future victories. Then again Pricey if you come aboard the good ship RBCC, we can organise leading you out.

Good to see John McKenzie getting up in B Grade even though he is from the "Darkside". Now I should tell you John and Graeme from Dubbo, Tony gives you about 1 second to smile, open your eyes or whatever and then he clicks off the photo ready or not.

Matt Tabone wore his polka dot jersey looking for some hills at Heffron. You ought to know Matt that we don't have hills but we can usually accommodate those looking for a bit tougher ride with a force 10 gale.

Well without Mark Stevens from the Sydney club, D Grade podium would have been very much a Waratah affair.

The Stormin Normans came home one, two again in E Grade. Unfortunately big Kev Blanchfieild came in third but couldn't stick around for the photo. Kev usually races down to Clovelly for a couple of snappy kilometres in the water after a bike race. E Grade is still waiting for Julia Guinan. Come back Julia the guys reckon that they are now ready for you.

We had a couple of exciting junior events. Results are in the column bottom left.

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. This week Brad interviewed once again interviewed our resident Tour de France expert, Dave Mackey.

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: John Buckton & Tony Horneman
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