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SENIORS
A Grade,
36km
1st:
Matthew Lucas RBCC 53.50
2nd:
Josh Marden RBCC
3rd:
Chris Jenkins RBCC
4th:
Nathan Page RBCC
B Grade,
32km
1st:
Richard Scriven SYD 50.02
2nd:
Stephen Pearson LACC
3rd:
Chris White RBCC
4th:
Julian Robert-Shaw RBCC
C Grade, 28km
1st:
Colin Stapleton STEAM 45.30
2nd:
Mark Skribins SYD
3rd:
Sturt King RBCC
4th:
Andrew Duggan DH
D Grade, 20km
1st:
Laurence Robinson RBCC (New Mem) 33.30
2nd:
Barry Mourad RBCC
3rd:
David Lippman RBCC
E Grade, 16km
1st:
Matthew Hynes RBCC 30.55
2nd:
Andy Kelsey RBCC
3rd:
Joe Gatt RBCC
JUNIORS
Juniors results
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THANK YOU:
Thanks to Commissaire
Helen Vella & Joanne Buckton.
Thanks to our marshals Thanks to
Fred Vella for deploying and retrieving all the safety equipment.
Thanks to Anna Fortuna for manning the canteen. Thanks to our
Marshal Anthony Nicholls & Richard Jenkins. 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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It was good to see the RBCC Elite Team in one place
working together. Well most of them anyway with Brent
Jenkins missing in action and Dave Treacy in Malta.
They soon dispatched the rest of A grade with the exception
of Sydney rider Stan Genakis who must have been feeling
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Bell lap and the A team step up the pace and Stan
watches them blast off into the distance |
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The A grade sprint and I knew that Randwick Botany was
going to get it somehow. Our sprint coach Matty Lucas
(now back in favour after having been flogged by a B grader
last week), takes it out with Josh Marden, Spongee Jenkins
and Nathan Page finishing fourth. Good work lads. |
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Someone turned the wick up in the B grade event and
suddenly there were a series of 3 to 4 rider bunches chasing
each other. I was very interested in what would be the
secret "Whitey Manoeuvre" this week (you may recall they
have failed miserably the last two weeks). This week
Chris "Whitey" White abandoned the "I'm just over 50 and can
time trial away from these 20 year olds trick" and took a
leaf out of my book getting away with the lead B group and
adopting the "Sucking wheel" trick. |
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The B grade sprint and Sydney's Richard Scriven takes it
out followed by Steve Pearson in second and Whitey in third
place hunched over the bars and sucking in big ones. |
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There was lots of "Cannon Fodder" in B grade as numerous
riders went "out the back". It looked like a Fortuna
Family reunion on the pimple as they were relegated one by
one from racers to spectators. Here's Rocky "Rockstar"
Fortuna going out the back. |
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Before even the Rockstar went, little brother Frank also
went, and I am using Frank's words, "Out the Ar#*." I
think its Italian! Anyway not a good day for the
Fortuna clan with Rosanna sitting it out, Paul being
involved in the C grade bell lap incident and Frank and
Rocky relegated to spectators. I would have stayed in
the race however when I saw them out the back, I had to
retire quickly so I could rush into the clubhouse and get
the camera to take a picture of it. |
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Meanwhile back in the C grade bunch, Steam's Colin
Stapleton, decided to show us his triathlon skills and made
a individual time trial of the event. Colin impressed
the handicappers with his fine victory and not only can he
bask in the glory of the victory but also in the honour of
being upgraded to B grade. |
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Meanwhile, back at the C grade peleton. It was a
little crowded early but come the bell lap and two corners
from the end, 10 riders suddenly and unexpectedly
disappeared from the race. |
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Sorry D & E grade but with Tony Horneman having urgent
duty elsewhere (can't remember if it was to mow the
neighbour's lawn or to get his Christmas card list up to
date) and me doing a pre-race warm-up ride to La Perouse, no
action shots were taken this week. However I did manage to
snap this shot of our resident bridesmaid, Bazza Mourad once
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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. Seniors D & E Grade start 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
Web page layout & editing by: John Buckton
Photos & Report by John Buckton
Contact:
Tony:
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
John:
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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