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SENIORS
A Grade, 36km
1 Anthony
Spurgeon (Caravello)
2 Clive
Hammerson (Randwick Botany)
3 Aaron
Castles (Randwick Botany)
4 Matthew
Lucas (Randwick Botany)
5 Robert Cater
(Randwick Botany)
B Grade, 32km,
1 Brett Watson
(North Sydney)
2 Craig
Dempsey (Eastern Suburbs)
3 Chris
Jenkins(Randwick Botany)
C Grade, 32km,
1 Jason
Brenton (Randwick Botany)
2 Shaun
Ballesty (Randwick Botany)
3 Brad Lane (Randwick
Botany)
D Grade, 20km
1 Ron Sproule
(Randwick Botany)
2 Melissa
Clarence (Dulwich Hill)
3 Peter Nieass
(Randwick Botany)
E Grade, 14km
1 Julia Guinan
(Randwick Botany)
2 Norman Jew (Randwick
Botany)
3 Kevin
Blanchfield (Randwick Botany)
JUNIORS
U19 Time Trial, 2km
1 Julian
Jarvis, 3.11
U17 Time Trial, 6km
1 Keegan
Aitchison, 10.21
2 Thomas
Murdoch, 10.51
U15 Time Trial, 4km
1 Peter Vea,
7.03
2 Andrew
Young, 7.32
3 Mark
Woodhouse, 7.58
4 Andrew
Powell, 7.59
U13 Time Trial, 4km
1 Luke
Davison, 8.15
2 Max
Gueniev, 9.57
U11 Time Trial, 2km
1 Adriano
Maradini, 4.29
2 James Warne,
5.07
3 Nicolas
Mellick, 5.29
Junior A Grade, 8km
1
Keegan Aitchison
2 Michael
Murdoch
3 Thomas
Murdoch
Junior B Grade, 6km
1 Adriano Maradini
2 James Warne
3 Nicholas Mellick |
REPORT
Following a break over the Easter
weekend, over seventy senior and junior riders registered for the Randwick
Botany Cycling Club Criterium races at Heffron Park, Maroubra on Saturday
6 April 2002.
The recent winner of the Eastern
Suburbs Cycling Club – Tuesday night Summer Criterium series - Anthony
Spurgeon from Team Caravello, took out the A Grade 36km event. Spurgeon
lead into the final straight and kicked away to win by 10m ahead of
Randwick Botany’s Clive Hammerson, Aaron Castles, Matthew Lucas and junior
Randwick Botany rider Robert Cater.
Randwick Botany rider Joseph Sorby
tried out in B Grade for the first time in his cycling career having
quickly progressed through D and C Grades over recent months. Sorby
stayed with the bunch but suffered a puncture on lap 3. Chris Jenkins set
the pace for most of the 32km, but Brett Watson from the North Sydney
Club, in his first race at Heffron Park this year, lead out with 300m to
go. Watson maintained the lead to finish first followed by Craig Dempsey
from the Eastern Suburbs Club with Jenkins third.
Twenty-seven C Grade riders lined
up for a 14-lap race on the 2km circuit. The bunch stayed together for
most of the race with few riders willing to break away. Randwick Botany
rider Hans Visch, led out in the final sprint with Frank Conceicao close
behind. Jason Brenton who was shadowing Conceicao, powered home to take
first place followed by Shaun Ballesty, Brad Lane, Frank Conceicao, Greg
Smith and Peter Craig.
Several new riders featured in the
D Grade 20km race, with Lianne Koh, Warren McDonald and Greg Madden all
finishing with the bunch. First home out of the 17 rider bunch was
veteran Randwick Botany rider Ron Sproule, followed by Melissa Clarence
from the Dulwich Hill club and Peter Nieass. E Grade results, after 17km,
was Julia Guinan first, Norman Jew second and Thomas Murdoch third.
Seven Junior events were
conducted, starting with the U19 Time Trial over 2km. Best time was
recorded by new rider Julian Jarvis in 3min 11sec. Times in the U17 Time
Trial after 6km was Keegan Aitchison 10min 21sec and Thomas Murdoch 10min
51sec. The U15 4km Time Trial times were Peter Vea 7.03, Andrew Young
7.32, Mark Woodhouse 7.58, Andrew Powell 7.59. The U13 4km Time Trial
times were Luke Davison 8min 15sec and Max
Gueniev 9min 57sec. In the
U11 2km Time Trial - Adriano
Maradini 4min 29sec, James Warne, 5min 7sec, Nicolas Mellick 5min 29sec.
The
Junior A Grade scratch race over 8km was won by
Keegan Aitchison followed by
Michael Murdoch and Thomas Murdoch. The Junior
B Grade race over 6km was won by Adriano Maradini, with James Warne second
and Nicholas Mellick third.
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
conducts racing at Heffron Park, Maroubra NSW each Saturday throughout the
year. Juniors start at 1.00pm and Seniors 2.30pm.
For more information please contact the club secretary Helen Vella on 02
9667 3307 or website
www.randwickbotanycc.com.
Race report prepared by:
Tony Horneman
Communications Officer
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
comunications@randwickbotanycc.com
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