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SENIORS
A
Grade Scratch 18km
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1st Josh Marden (RBCC/FRF-Caravello) |
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2nd Matthew Lucas (RBCC/ FRF) |
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3rd Liam Kelly (Sydney) |
B Grade
Scratch 16km
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1st Nick Wainman (Lid Aub) |
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2nd George Youhanna (RBCC/ FRF) |
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3rd David Mackey (RBCC/ FRF) |
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C Grade
14km Scratch
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1st Tim Rundle (Sutherland) |
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2nd David Sitsky (Sydney) |
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3rd Shaun Ballesty (RBCC/ FRF) |
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D Grade 20km Scratch
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1st Matthew Kiem (RBCC/ FRF) |
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2nd Simon Bolton (Waratah Vets) |
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3rd Carlo Ghisolfi (St George) |
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E Grade
16km Scratch
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1st Grant Walker (Central Coast) |
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2nd Leeann Emery (RBCC/ FRF) |
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3rd David Warmsley (RBCC/ FRF) |
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F Grade
16km Scratch
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1st John Siounis (RBCC/ FRF) |
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1st Joe Gatt (RBCC/ FRF) |
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3rd Sandie Mackey (RBCC/ FRF) |
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A
Grade Juniors 2km Scratch |
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1st
Dimitri Daaboul (RBCC/FRF) |
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2nd
Marcello Palazzetti (Easts) |
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3rd Kierin
Bull (RBCC/FRF) |
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B
Grade Juniors 2km Scratch |
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1st Jade
Reynolds (Lid Aub) |
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2nd Ed
Neghs (Easts) |
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3rd Kierin
Bull (RBCC/FRF) |
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C
Grade Juniors 2km Scratch |
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1st
Spencer O'Connor (Easts) |
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2nd Jack
McCreanor (RBCC/ FRF) |
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3rd Tom
Bolton (RBCC/FRF) |
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THANK YOU:
Thanks to Commissaire.
Thanks to our safety marshals, Stephanie Weston & Andy Kelsy. Thanks
to Ritchard Jenkins for deploying and retrieving all the safety equipment.
Thanks to Joanne Buckton & Lauren Mourad for assisting on the registration table.
Thanks to Leanne
Emery for being
our First Aid Officer.
CLUB SPONSORS (see logos right)
Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly
sponsored by FRF Couriers, parent company
of Excelpro.
Excelpro is the distributor of products
including Argon 18 bicycles, Cinelli bicycles &
accessories, Colnago bicycles
& accessories,
3T cycling assessories, Vittoria shoes and Speedplay
pedals. Bike Bug
carries all our major sponsors
bikes and products such as Colnago, Cinelli and Argon 18. Tony
"the Bug"
is offering all Randwick Botany members a 15%
discount off parts and accessories.
cyclebits.com for all your cycling consumable needs. Order
online from an Australian company, and have your cyclebits
arrive at your door a day or two later
Long term RBCC sponosr DS Labels – Marrackville. Sponsors of our club
jersey
include Carroll & O'Dea
Lawyers, Tenpoint,
Vantage
Freight, Sydney
Morning Herald,
REPORT
As Commissaire I informed the riders on the line, given the
threatening weather conditions, that the race distance might be
cut down and that they may receive the bell early if I felt the
conditions might become unsafe. As suspected rain came
down heavily about half way through the A, B & C grade scratch
races and they were immediately given the bell and informed over
the PA system to ride the last lap sensibly in the now slippery
conditions. Thankfully those who elected to finish the
race completed the last lap and sprint without incident.
There were some calls however at presentation time to roll the
prizemoney over to next week. Facts are:
1. Riders were advised that the race might be shortened
2. Riders were given the bell and all knew that the sprint
would be at the end of the bell lap.
3. Riders in each of the grades sprinted and placings were
closely contested.
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As far as I am
concerned it was a correctly conducted race with legitimate
placings obtained by those who elected to conduct the
sprint. I would have no basis on which to call it a
Non-race and roll the prisemoney over. So to those who
called out for it, sorry but those riders who took placings were
quite entitled to be rewarded for their efforts.
Now on a happier note here is some pictures from the day's
events:
A grade on the line
B grade on the line
C grade starts and Big Chief
Jarootha is not waiting for anyone
Matthew Kiem (Big Chief
Jarootha's young bloke) wins D grade easily. He must have
been taken a few tips from the old man. I said to them
both, "Matt could probably go straight to B Grade" Big
Chief told me however that he wanted Matt to ride C grade a
couple of weeks so that he too could enjoy humiliating
"Knuckle" Crampton.
The D grade peleton sprint for
second place with Simon Bolton taking out second and our 1956
Olympian Carlo Ghisolfi pipping Adriano Maradini out of third.
E grade sprint and Leanne who
spent a lot of time out the front by herself is caught on the
bell lap and just pipped by Grant Walker from the Central Coast
for first place
F Grade sprint and the "Big
Men" go head to head. They crossed the line so close that
we were unable to call the winner. The boys were awarded
equal first place with Sandie Mackey rolling in for third.
PRIZE MONEY
Don't forget that thanks to the generous support of our sponsor FRF
and in an effort to encourage more A graders to Saturday racing at
Heffron Park, the prize money has been SUBSTANTIALLY
increased. First in A grade is $150 and $200 for the handicap
winner.
Important note: Daylight Saving
hours
Randwick Botany Cycling Club conducts
racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW each Saturday throughout the
year. During Daylight saving hours, Juniors start at 3pm.
Seniors D, E, & F grades will start at 4pm and A, B
& C grades will start at 5pm.
For more information please contact the
club secretary Joanne Buckton on 02 9315 7801 or email:
secretary@randwickbotanycc.com
Web page layout & editing by: John Buckton
Photos by:
Matthew Hynes
Report by John Buckton
Contact:
Tony:
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
John:
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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