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THANK YOU:

Thanks to our Commissaires Joanne Buckton & Helen Vella.   Thanks to Ritchard Jenkins who deployed and retrieved all the safety equipment.  Thanks to our safety marshals, Mark & Janette Murdoch in the "Squircle" and Murray Booth  in the Netball courts area.  Thanks to First Aid Officer,  Brian Weetman.

CLUB SPONSORS

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.

REPORT

Club sponsor Cheeky Monkey erected their tent and had a fine display of merchandise on hand for riders to check out, including a lovely Argon 18.

I'm afraid I'm a little biased about the Argons. (I liked them so much that I bought two of them)- but I digress. RBCC has an unprecedented 10 teams entered in the State Team Time Trial. If nothing else, I should at least look the part. Here's one of my babies above (available through Cheeky Monkey).

Although there were several attacks during the race, A Grade largely  stayed together.  Left Pete "The Machine" McDonald pictured where he does most of his time, out the front driving the bunch.  Tucked in behind him is big Chris Reynolds having his first run in A grade with Pat Naughton not far behind.

Team Parentini, Alan Cohen and Frank Fortuna had a great ride in A grade, which has me a little worried in that they are both in my team for the State Team Time Trial in a couple of weeks time.  I feel some pain coming my way.

B grade action with eventual winner, Simon Vagg of the Kinselas Hotel team, leading the way whilst Neil Morris (who is as fit as ten men at the moment) watches every move that Simon makes,  James Dalton in the background seems amused by the whole situation.

Left Simon takes out the B grade sprint.  The first three place getters got away with about 2 to go and whilst the peleton probably could have caught them, there was a lot of screaming at each other but unfortunately not much swapping off turns and rolling over.

All the action was back in the peleton sprint for 4th place with me taking it from Keegan Aitchison in the narrowest of margins on the line.  I thought that Keegan may have just pipped me on the line however impartial Commissaire Joanne Buckton (my wife) named me as 4th place getter.  Sorry Keegan.

Photo above also shows Rocky Fortuna standing on the sideline watching the sprint.  I think Rocky must have learn't something as he took 3rd place in B grade in the Waratah Vets racing at Heffron the following day (Sunday 1 Aug 2004).  Congratulations Rocky.  Rocky won a monetary gift voucher from Cheeky Monkey but I don't think that they ever have to worry about it be redeemed.  I think it more likely that it will be in a frame proudly displayed on a wall in the Fortuna household.  Poor Chris Reynolds also pictured had a fall in the A grade race at the Vets.  It should have only been a 1" (25 millimitre) graze but it was a little nasty. Given that Chris's calves are about 4 times the size of everyone elses, so was the graze.  The Argon was ok and that's the main thing.  No scratches on the 10 speed Dura-Ace either.  Phweeeee................

Here's our resident ParaOlympian, Janelle Lindsay soon off to Athens.  Janelle is competing in the tandem events with vision impaired rider Lindy Hou.  Yes Janelle is doing the steering!! Lindy is very trusting.  We wish them both the best of luck and would love to see an Olympic medal brought back home.  Tony caught Janelle (pictured left) carbo-loading on an orange serpent (I hope they are legal) just before the start of the C grade race. Janelle had a good ride and finished third in C Grade.

C Grade action with Dale Rockell driving the bunch.  Janelle can be seen sitting in third wheel looking pretty happy and comfortable or is that pretty, happy and comfortable.  Janelle, rides like Jan and looks like Elle.

Rhys Fagan from the Sydney club crosses the line first to take out the C grade event.  Congratulations Rhys. Where's the others ?

Left, Randwick Botany's Xavier Calquhoun takes out D grade.  Pete "The Machine" McDonald can be seen on the start finish line trying his hand at photography.  He's waiting to snap "The Boss", Adam Hogan of Cheeky Monkey. 

Just as Adam approached the line, Pete had him in focus and I asked him what all the beeping was about.  Pete told me, "Hope Adam's not upset, the battery just ran out"  Good one Pete.  Tony your job is safe for a while longer.

Sorry E Grade, no action shots of you.  Tony H was late.  In junior news,  new member Jack Vignes, had his first race and looked fantastic on the bike.  Thankfully he sits a bike like mom Lucy and not dad Laurant (Just kidding Laurie).  Jack (pictured left) posted a fantastic time for his first ever 2 kilometre time trial of 4 minutes 36 seconds.  Jack later did a 4 km time trial and lost very little time on his second lap so it is looking like Jack has inherited dad's endurance.  In fact all the kids had  fantastic rides with several PB's including Adriano Maradini who took a second off his best time in a 3.37.  Well that's it till next week.

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