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SENIORS
A Grade, 36km
1 Matthew Lucas (Randwick
Botany), 53.12
2 Josh Marden (Randwick
Botany)
3 Stewart Campbell (Eastern
Suburbs)
B Grade, 30km
1 Simon Vagg (Sydney) 50.57
2 Nicholas Rathbone (Eastern
Suburbs)
3 Clive Hammerson (Randwick
Botany)
C Grade, 28km
1 Andrew Hall (Randwick
Botany) 46.47
2 Matthew McGoon (Dulwich
Hill)
3 Tony Caruana (Randwick
Botany)
D Grade, 20km
1 David Small (Bicisport),
35.44
2 Paul Baker (Randwick
Botany)
3 Xavier
Calquhoun (Randwick Botany)
E
Grade, 14km
1 Grant Roe (Randwick
Botany), 31.35
2 Joe Gatt (Randwick
Botany)
3 Charles Dalrymple-Hay (Randwick
Botany)
JUNIORS
No racing today.
Juniors had a skills day including cornering practice and sprint training.
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THANK YOU:
Thanks to our
Commissaires Joanne Buckton & Helen Vella.
Thanks to
Fred Vella who deployed and retrieved all the safety
equipment. Thanks to our safety marshals, Steve McMillan
in the "Squircle" & Mark Robertson in the Netball courts area
and Tony Horneman roaming marshal/photographer.
Thanks to Brian Weetman as first Aid Officer.
REPORT
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Racing was hard in the windy
conditions and many of the grades broke into smaller
groups as big attacks opened gaps which were then
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Above Josh Marden, stretches
the A grade bunch with one of several huge attacks that he
did. Stewart "Computer" Campbell stays close and
eventual winner Matt Lucas has to close down a small gap
to get on. Congratulations to Matty Lucas for an excellent
ride away victory. Matt said that a lot of thanks
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Meanwhile back in the chasing
peleton. Anthony "The King of Heffron" Spurgeon
prays for someone to take him across. Randwick
Botany's Saxon Johns stays close to Spurge. |
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There was no "bunch finish"
for the big guy, Roger Crawford, this week as he too was
caught back in the chasing peleton. |
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B grade was much the same with
5 away and gaps appearing all the time in the chasing
peleton. Left Ross Mackay is sucking in the big ones
as I try to close a small gap to his wheel. |
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The sprint was a 2 man show in
the end. In a display of speed and power, Simon Vagg led
out the B grade sprint and accelerated right to the line.
Hot on his tail was Nicholas Rathbone who just couldn't
close the gap. |
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Elvis lives! There were
several reports of an Elvis sighting at Heffron Park but
it turned out to be none other than RBCC's Tony Caruana.
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It just would not be a C
grade without Laura
Bortolozzi (FRF) out the front driving the bunch. |
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In a great sprint, RBCC's
Andrew Hall held off the fast finishing Tony "Viva Los
Heffron" Caruana and Matthew McGoon from Dulwich Hill. |
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D grade action. Eventual
winner David Small whilst nearly totally obscured can just
be seen in second wheel whilst Paul "Ginge" Baker is
tucked in nicely further down the line. |
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| Sorry E grade, Tony did not take any
action shots of you. As a matter of fact I am a
little worried about Tony. As most of us know, Tony threw
his back out. Recently though, he had a bit of a
"turn" and everything went blurry. Now he took some
very good shots of today's action however I also
found these on the camera !! |
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Yes at some point during
racing, Tony looked to the skies. I don't know if he was
seeking answers to those great unanswered questions or
whether his back/neck just went into spasm.
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Eventually Tony's gaze came back to
earth but he was still not focussed on racing. I
have made my own
psychoanalysis of these next two, however I will
leave them to your own imagination and for you to form
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CLUB SPONSORS
Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly
sponsored by Newington Inn – Petersham, DS Labels – Marrackville and
Cheeky Monkey Cycle Company, Clovelly Road Centennial Park 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 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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