THANK YOU:

Commissaires John Buckton D & E grades. Joanne Buckton A, B & C grades. Thanks to Matthew Hynes and Jason Webb who deployed and retrieved all the witches hats and signs. Thanks to Anna Fortuna for manning the canteen.  Thanks to Leeann Emery for being our First Aid Officer.  Thanks to our safety marshals Frank & Rosanna Fortuna.

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.  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

Today was a workout let me tell you.  Especially for A, B & C grades.  It was a howling Nor'Easter and A grade did 22 laps in reverse direction.  B grade did 18 and C grade did 16 laps.  There was nowhere to hide going down the main straight and riders at the front made sure the following riders got no relief by riding right in the gutter.  There were a few "Wild" lines through the squircle as riders committed through the corners and then got caught by big gusts half way through.

No surprises that Grafton Inverell winner Pete McDonald got up to win A grade in the treacherous conditions.

In B grade Paul Kraszewski took a flyer on the bell lap and caught everyone sleeping.  He was able to stay away right to the line to take victory.

Sorry with Rocky away in Adelaide watching the Tour Down Under, no photos except the podium shots this week.  This week, I had trainee camerman Anthony "The King" Spurgeon take the shots.  Thanks Spurge.

D grade and I don't know what the hell Lindsay Monks is doing.  Supposed to be some in-house DH thing (that's Dulwich Hill).

Don't forget no racing next Saturday over the Australia Day Long Weekend.  Racing will resume on Saturday 3 February.

Until then, Enjoy the long weekend and see you all soon.

START TIMES

Randwick Botany Cycling Club conducts racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW each Saturday throughout the year. Juniors start at 3pm. Seniors D, E, & F grades will start at 4pm and A, B & C grades will start at 5pm.

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: Trainnee Anthony Spurgeon.

Report by John Buckton

Contact:
John:   webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com