THANK YOU:

Commissaire John Buckton. Thanks to assistant Commissaire Richard Jenkins.  Thanks to our safety marshals Marjan McGarry & Leeann Emery. Thanks to Richard Jenkins & assistant Matt Hynes for deploying and retrieving all the safety equipment. 

Thanks to Joanne Buckton & Scott Buckton for assisting on the registration table.  Thanks to Anna Fortuna for manning the canteen.  Thanks to Leanne Emery for being our First Aid Officer.  Thanks to Rocky Fortuna  for being club photographer.

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 BH bicycles, Argon 18 bicycles,  Cinelli bicycle 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.  Go to cyclebits.com for all your cycling consumable needs like tyres, tubes, bar tape, etc, etc.  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

A drop of rain and the A, B & C grade riders played, "Lets see if 80 guys can fit in the clubroom".  Anyway we were advised by Tony Caruana that it was only a passing shower and sure enough 10 mins later it was gone.

Finally we had everyone on the line ready to race.

Club Stalwarts Dale Rockell and Tony Caruana on the line ready to go.  Dale showing off his brand new BH bike.

	This is indeed a rare shot.  Luke Davison on the front of the A Club peleton.  The A grade race was super exciting this week.  There has been criticism of the A clubbies that they have in the past sat up and rested and waited for the A Opens (who have to do an extra lap).  Not this week the A Clubs set such a hot pace that they were consistantly lapping sub 3 minute and eventually blew their own field apart with only 3 remaining.
	The A Open riders with UCI team members Josh Marden and Robbie Cater driving.  A open also blew apart and was down to three.  Robbie dropped shortly after this photo laying a little blame at Ritchie Jenkins feet.  Robbie said he was shattered after doing some big turns and then hearing Ritchie telling them that they were not making any ground on the A clubbies.  Eventually though as the A clubbies crumbled down to three, the 3 remaining Open A's started reeling them in at about 7 seconds a lap and Josh was only about 30 metres behind as he went through to take the bell.
	Congratulations to Tony Iannicito who rode a fantastic last lap and did not allow Josh to get back any of those 30 metres.  Josh can be seen just at the back of Tony's helmet. Adam Socha was second and A Open rider Dave Evans was 4th.  To say A grade was blown apart would have been an understatement.  I reckon they all had a good workout today though.
	B grade on the start line ready to go.
	B grade sprint and Mark Ardouin makes it look easy.  Mark was first in C grade last week.  We put him up to B grade and he takes that out fairly comfortably.  Might be time to have a run in A club, Mark.
	A fast pace in C grade had the peleton strung out in singles file over 100 metres.
	D grade on the line ready to go and Matty Hynes looks rather amused with club photographer, Rocky Fortuna.
	Left E grade action and Daniel Warmsley takes an E grade break down the start/finish straight.  Eventually winner Robert Kapp sits in third wheel with eventuall 2nd place getter, Leanne Emery in second wheel
	E Grade on the start line before the race.  D, E & F grades got to race on a dry track beating the afternoon shower.

PRIZE MONEY

Handicap winner receiving $150.  A grade winner on normal day is $120 and we now have a first A club prize of $50.

START TIMES

Randwick Botany Cycling Club conducts racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW each Saturday throughout the year. Juniors start at 12.30pm. Seniors D, E, & F grades will start at 2pm and A, B & C grades will start at 3pm.

RACING SHEDULE

A handicap race for A B & C grades will be conducted on the first Saturday of every month.  Second,  fourth & fifth Saturdays will be normal scratch races.  On the Third Saturday of every month racing will be longer and conducted in reverse direction.  A grade 25 laps (50 kilometres), B grade 23 laps and C grade 20 laps.  D, E & F will be normal distance

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: Rocky Fortuna

Report by John Buckton

Contact:
Tony:  communications@randwickbotanycc.com

John:   webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com