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SENIORS
A Grade,
36km
1 Liam Kelly (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers), 54.14
2 Pat Jones (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers)
3
David Rae (Marconi)
4 David Treacy (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers)
B Grade, 32km
1 Roger Crawford (Randwick
Botany/FRF), 52.30
2 Tyron Bicknell (Randwick Botany/FRF
Couriers)
3 Neil Morris (Randwick Botany/FRF
Couriers)
C Grade, 28km
1 Wayne Dodds (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers),
46.40
2 Neil Perry (British
Columbia Masters Association, Canada)
3 Matthew Cordery
(Sutherland)
D Grade, 20km
1 Calvin Smith (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers), 35.30
2 Jason Douglas (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers)
3 Taylor Aitchison (Southern
Cross)
E Grade, 16km
1 Leeann Emery (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers) 32.40
2 Matthew Hynes (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers)
3 Jonathon Fowler (Dulwich
Hill)
JUNIORS
Juniors recommenced this week.
Junior U15 Handicap
1 Jack Reed (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers)
2 Arron Bicknell (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers)
3 Tim Duncan (Randwick
Botany/FRF Couriers)
First girl: Emma Jones
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THANK YOU:
Thanks to Commissaire Tony
Horneman.
Thanks to our marshals Frank Fortuna and Matthew Lucas. Thanks
to Jenny Spurgeon and Ritchard Jenkins who manned the
registration table. Thanks to Richard Jenkins for
assisting in the deployment and retrieval of all the safety
equipment. Thanks to Ritchie for also running the canteen in Fred Vellas's absense
(Joanne, Helen & Fred had duties at the Velodrome). Thanks
to Leeann Emery for being our First Aid Officer.
CLUB SPONSORS
Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly
sponsored by FRF Couriers, parent company
of Excelpro.
Excelpro is the distributor of products
including Argon 18 bicycles, Colnago bicycles,
3T cycling assessories, Parentini
clothing and Speedplay pedals. Other sponsors
include Carroll & O'Dea
Lawyers, Tenpoint,
Vantage
Freight, Sydney
Morning Herald,
Cheeky Monkey Cycle Company Clovelly Road Centennial
Park, DS Labels – Marrackville.
REPORT
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Well a little
hard to report this week in that it was my first race back
since my injury last year and I therefore only saw the
action as it came past me. Thanks to Frank Fortuna who
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Well, early in the race
Chris "Spongee Jenkins" came past with Liam Kelly. Two
RBCC away, that's good I thought to myself. |
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Here's the peloton less
Spongee and Liam and Dave Treacy seems to be contemplating
one of those famous attacks off the front. |
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Left Dave leads the A grade
peloton around C grade. Obviously as race reporter I
have to be sitting at the back of C grade (in case anyone
wondered)Big Craig Blundell has a big smile on his face as
if to say, "There's no way I'm jumping on a higher grade
this week." Just kidding Craig. |
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A couple of laps later and
Dave Treacy has latched on the back and the peloton is
nowhere in site. Dave must have had a "Huge" dig to
get across to the break, I think to myself. |
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In the end it was Liam
first. How the hell Dave Rae and Paddy Jones got
across to the break, I have no idea and what happened to
Spongee? He later told me that he went "out the back".
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B grade looked good as the
"Blue Train" rolled past with James Dalton rolling off to
let Chris "Brutus" Reynolds take the helm with Andy Matthews
uncharacteristically third, Steve Foster 4th and the "Old
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Didn't take long for "Big
Roger" Crawford to take charge and drive the "Blue Train".
It is our fault not Rogers that he is not in the new kit by
the way. To put it delicately we found ourselves
"Lycra challenged" in terms of new kit for big Rog.
Coming soon though !! |
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Big Roger never looked
challenged as he lead out and just rode away over the 400
metre sprint to the finish. |
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It still hurts though.
Yes Roger is human as this photo demonstrates with Roger
sucking in the "big ones" as he rolls past the finish line. |
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C grade action and Laura
Bortoluzzi spends a fair bit of time at the front driving
the bunch. |
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Craig Blundell seemed in a
good mood today, he never had a smile off his face.
Left Craig gives Laura a bit of a rest and drives the bunch
along. |
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The C grade podium and I was
a little surprised when none of the 3 East's riders who
seemed to dominate the later part of the race, got on the
podium. Boys. Frank C has obviously not instructed you
in the art of "Wheelsucking" yet. Congratulations
Wayne on a fine win. |
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D grade action with eventual
2nd place getter, Jason Douglas (3rd wheel), staying close
to the front. |
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E grade action was fast and
furious. Left Kevin Malcolm chases down a break. |
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E grade is where you find
the "Big Men" of racing. Now we say that Roger
Crawford is "Big" in B grade but if they were all at the
beach, these guys would kick sand in his face! Big
Barry Mourad and Joe Gatt turn on the power out of "the
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MORE INFORMATION
Randwick Botany Cycling Club conducts
racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW each Saturday throughout the
year. Seniors D & E Grade start at 2.00pm
and A, B & C grade at 3pm and Juniors 4pm. For more
information please contact the club secretary Helen Vella on 02 9667
3307 or
email:
secretary@randwickbotanycc.com
Web page layout & editing by: John Buckton
Photos & Report by Tony Horneman.
Contact:
Tony:
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
John:
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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