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SENIORS
RBCC A graders discuss tactics on the start line.
A Grade,
36km
1 Jersy Sowa (Randwick
Botany), 58.48
2 Anthony Spurgeon (Caravello)
3 Peter McDonald (Randwick
Botany)
4 Chris Jenkins (Randwick
Botany)
B Grade, 32km
1 Nick Rathborne (Eastern
Suburbs), 52.25
2 Karl Bellemy (Randwick
Botany)
3 Peter Van Riju (Sydney)
4 Dean Preddy (Randwick
Botany)
C Grade, 28km
1 Stuart King (Randwick
Botany), 44.34
2 Tony Caruana (Randwick
Botany)
3 Joel Xuereb
(Randwick Botany)
D Grade, 20km
1 Neville Sowter (Eastern
Suburbs), 35.44
2 Roger Jowett (Randwick
Botany)
3 Charles Dalrymple-Hay (Randwick
Botany)
E
Grade, 16km
1 Aaron Bicknell
(Randwick Botany), 33.59
2 Leeann Emery (Randwick
Botany)
3 Kevin Malcolm (Bankstown
Sports)
JUNIORS
Juniors had a skills day this week with Matt Lucas and Chris
Reynolds. Matt and Chris, two of our RBCC senior sprinters took
the kids through a bit of sprint training. Above Matt Lucas
takes on Aaron Bicknell.
Click
Here to see all this week's junior action.
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THANK YOU:
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Thanks to our
Commissaires Joanne & John Buckton.
Thanks to Fred Vella who deployed and retrieved all the
the safety equipment. Thanks to Matt Lucas and Chris
Reynolds who helped out with the Juniors. Thanks also to
our Junior Support Coordinator Janette Murdoch for assisting
with the Juniors. Thanks to our safety marshals,
Scott Buckton and Tony Horneman. Thanks to Helen Vella who
also manned the registration table. Thanks to our
Fred Vella who
manned the canteen. |
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CLUB SPONSORS |
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Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly
sponsored by
Cheeky Monkey Cycle Company Clovelly Road Centennial
Park, Newington Inn – Petersham, DS Labels – Marrackville
and and Velomax Wheel
Systems distributed by Excelpro.
We should explain also that whilst club sponsor Velomax
Wheel systems is displayed on our club jersey, it is
really the Velomax wheel systems Australian distributor
Excelpro who actually sponsors us. We are in fact
sponsored by all the products distributed by Excelpro
including Argon 18 bicycles, Colnago bicycles,
Velomax wheels systems, 3T cycling assessories, Parentini
clothing and Speedplay pedals. |
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REPORT
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Left, Team Dulwich Hill ready for action. Dulwich Hill
Cycling Club has a close association with Randwick Botany.
They always send a huge contingent of their riders to our
races. This week was no exception with a large
percentage of their club riding membership (pictured left)
competing in the RBCC crit races. |
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Peter McDonald proudly displayed his new
Argon 18 bicycle which he raced recently in the Tour of Sunraysia.
The beautiful red and white machine is a new Argon 18 model called the
"Krypton" It is pretty appropriate for Pete "The Machine"
McDonald. Whilst there isn't much of him, he's the closest thing
our club has to Superman. Noticed Steve Forster on a new Argon18
Platinum and Matt Lucas and Josh Marden both pick theirs up this week.
Argon 18 bicycles are a sponsor
of Randwick Botany and they are available via our other sponsor,
Cheeky Monkey. |
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The A grade sprint was close but Anthony
"The King " Spurgeon was rolled by Randwick Botany rider Jerzy Sowa.
Some of the A graders were unhappy with me when I made them do an extra
lap (A & B would have both been on the bell lap). They later told
me that they had Spurge trying to breath through his ears and then put
in a neutral lap prior to the bell allowing him to get his breath. |
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The King did look like he was suffering
early in the race. In fact there were a few pained expressions
which was understandable given the howling gale they were racing into
and they still managed 3 min laps constantly from the opening lap till
about lap 7. That's flying !! |
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The RBCC Train leads the bunch early in
the race with Matty Lucas(partly obscurred) then Chris "Spongee"
Jenkins, Jerzy "Jan" Sowa, and Pat Naughton. Can't see Pete "The
Machine" in frame but there is only one place that he can be and that's
out the front driving it as he does so well. |
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Good shot of Pete left looking rather
relaxed with "The King" sitting on his wheel and looking a little less
than relaxed. |
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In B grade the peleton split up in the
windy conditions and young Nick Rathborne just rode away and just kept
riding away. In fact, he beat them by almost half a lap which was
pretty unbelievable on his own in the atrocious conditions. Left,
a couple of the Sydney boys take up the chase in the peleton.
Chris "Dowdy" Dowd looks around to see what's going on behind him.
There was no way Chris was assisting in the chase with his team mate up
the road. |
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The B grade peleton early in the race
with Neil Morris doing some work out the front and Karl Bellamy waiting
for his turn. Eventual winner, Nick Rathborne is tucked in about 7
back in the white top. |
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Left, Tim Bunnell and Xavier Colquhoun both looked
pretty comfortable in C grade. Tim in the white jersey and Xavier
in the blue jersey behind him have both recently been upgraded from D
grade. Good work guys. |
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Amber Jenkins from the Sydney Club and racing in the
Kinsella Hotel team colours, had a great first race in C grade having
recently promoted herself from D. Take note guys she promoted
herself! We didn't have to drag her up kicking and screaming. Good
on you Amber, well done. Talking about D grade my apologies to Ron
Sproule who had a great 3rd place last week and whilst he was pictured
in the podium shot I had accidentally labeled the picture as Warwick
McAlpine. Sorry Ron. |
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Sorry D & E grade no action shots
of you. Our photographer Tony Horneman was otherwise
involved. I am not going to say any more than that
however you may have noticed when he eventually arrived that
his haircut looked pretty good (and recent). Well all
the more reason to do as Amber did and get yourself up to 3pm
racing with A, B & C grade. You have a much greater
chance of getting your picture taken. |
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MORE INFORMATION
Randwick Botany Cycling Club conducts
racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW each Saturday throughout the
year. Juniors start at 12.30pm and Seniors D & E Grade at 2.00pm
and A, B & C grade at 3pm. For more
information please contact the club secretary Helen Vella on 02 9667
3307 or email:
secretary@randwickbotanycc.com
Race report by John Buckton
Web page layout & editing by: John Buckton
Photos:
Tony Horneman
Contact:
Tony:
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
John:
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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