THANK YOU:

D E & F grade Commissaire John Buckton, A B & C grade Commissaire Joanne Buckton. Thanks to our safety marshals. Thanks to Richard Jenkins & assistant Rocky Fortuna for deploying and retrieving all the safety equipment.  Thanks to Joanne 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 "snaps" 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 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

I must applaud the actions of E grade who put the "race at all costs" mentality aside and collectively came to a stop during the race alongside the Commissaire to inform me of a dangerous incident.  Because of these actions I was able to quickly deploy our safety marshals to the scene who in turn had Police there in a very short time, with two offenders in custody a short time later.  It is good to remember that this is Saturday afternoon club racing and not the Tour de France. 

We do it for the love of our chosen sport, for the excitement that racing brings, for the fitness and the enjoyment. Unlike Professionals who still get paid whilst their collarbone knits, we, in the vast majority have to go to work on Monday and would like to do so without plaster casts or crutches.  I have to therefore stop and give credit where it is due when I see riders putting the safety of themselves and their fellow riders above the "win at all costs" mentality that takes possession of some individuals. To those riders and others who assisted in this incident once again, thanks.

To those who weren't there and are consumed by curiosity, lets just say you would think that a hoodlum who threw a football into a large bunch of racing cyclists would give some consideration to the fact that many police do cycle racing as a sport.  This applicant for "world's dumbest criminal" was totally oblivious to the fact that he was aiming the football at one of his arresting officers.

PRIZE MONEY

With a significant fall in riders entries in the winter months we have had to drop the prise money a little, however it is still fantastic with the handicap winner receiving $150.

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