THANK YOU:

Commissaires John Buckton,  Richard Jenkins & Joanne Buckton.

Thanks to Joanne Buckton & Sue Shavkin  who manned the registration desk.  Thanks to Ritchard Jenkins & Matthew Hynes who deployed and retrieved all the witches hats and signs. Thanks to Anna Fortuna for manning the canteen.  Thanks to Rocky who took all the photographs.

Thanks also to our safety marshals Ian Langley and Con Karantonis. Thanks to Leeann Emery for being our First Aid Officer. 

CLUB SPONSORS (see logos right)

Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly sponsored by FRF Couriers. FRF Sports 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.  Bike 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

With most of the A opens away, A grade was once again combined this week.  Most of the A Clubbies had a sensational ride however hanging on to the A opens for most of the race.

Towards the end Matt Lucas and Brent Skippen got away and worked well together to stay away.  In the end and although Brent led it out, he was too strong for Matt in the sprint and took the glory.

Nathan Rollason took the peleton sprint for third with Dave Stevens, 1st A clubbie home, placing 4th.

Dave "Knucles" Crampton, did lots of work at the front whilst "the old fella", Chris White happily sucked his wheel.  a little further back, Stewey King sat ready to pounce	Suart King too strong in the B grade sprint.
Dale Rockell was sighted doing lots of secret "Carbo Loading" before the race but it didn't do him any good.	Adam Goc was just too strong for the rest of them in the C grade gallop.  Welcome to B grade Adam.
D grade and the secret Weapon, Chao Wu, looked fantastic as he drove the bunch.	although we have given Chao a few lessons like how to corner, etc which resulted in his fine win the previous week, we forgot to tell him that it is ok to lead out 400 metres to go with the wind behind you but on windy days you sprint in the leeward side.  There was Chao leading out 400 to go right on the windward side.  Needless to say he ran out of puff about 50 to go with experince winning out as big Matty Hynes blasted down the inside to victory.
The E grade train with these three away.	Although Sheryl tried everything to drop him, Keiran stuck with her and then turned up the wick on the bell lap.  Great victory and young Keiran is learning new racing skills every week.

START TIMES

As we are outside daylight saving, racing times are now:

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

Scratch races for A, B, C D & E grades. An F grade will be conducted if sufficient numbers in attendance.

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:
John:   webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com