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SENIORS
A Grade 36km
1 Anthony Spurgeon (Caravello),
52.10 (42kmh)
2 Josh Marden (Randwick
Botany)
3 Matthew Lucas (Randwick
Botany)
4 Robert Cater (Randwick
Botany)
5 Peter McDonald (Randwick
Botany)
B Grade, 32km
1 Sam Carrol, 48.00 (kmh)
2 Ross Mackay (Randwick
Botany)
3 Daniel Vanolini
(Steam/Eastern Suburbs)
4 Richard Dodds (Sydney)
C Grade, 28km
1 Arthur Driver (Penrith
Panthers), 43.00 (kmh)
2 Adam Sheppard (Sydney)
3 Andrew Hall (Randwick
Botany)
D Grade, 20km
1 Justin Sharples (Randwick
Botany), 31.50 (kmh)
2 Steven Foster (Randwick
Botany)
3 Peter Davison (Randwick
Botany)
E
Grade, 14km
1 Leo Jaegli
2 Joe Gatt (Randwick
Botany)
3 Grant Roe (Randwick
Botany)
JUNIORS
This week the Junior riders
concentrated on team riding skills, to improve confidence riding
in bunches. The club welcomed new junior member, James Hampshire
onboard. James is pictured above with U19 Elite member and
FRF sponsored rider Robbie Cater and some of the other RBCC
juniors.
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THANK YOU:
Thanks to our
Commissaires Richard Jenkins & Jenny Spurgeon. Thanks to
Janette Murdoch who conducted Juniors. Thanks to
our safety marshals including Tony Horneman who also cleaned
the track of debris and Richard Jenkins who deployed & retrieved all the witches
hats.
REPORT
Josh Marden again narrowly missed
taking out the 36km A-Grade race at Heffron Park on Saturday 3
April 2004. Like last week, Marden was beaten by the King of
Heffron Park - Anthony Spurgeon (Caravello). Third place went
to Matthew Lucas. Left, "The King" is flanked by speed skating
stars, Josh Marden and Matt Lucas. Some mean looking
thighs on that A Grade podium. Perhaps Spurge was a star
on the ice in his younger years as well. With these 3
sprinters going for it, the endurance stars, Pete "The
Machine" Macdonald and Robbie "Pursuit" Cater, were relegated
to 4th and 5th places respectively.
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Here's Robbie sucking in the big ones.
That's the same look he gets when he's doing a 3000 metre
pursuit on the track. |
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Left, "The Machine" doing what he
loves. Feeling the wind on his chest.
Personally I have an aversion to that feeling - JB |
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Also mixing it in A grade is our
fearless vets. Mark " The Slapper" Robertson putting
that 10 speed Dura-Ace through it's paces, with Big Roger
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In B grade, it was good to see Ross
Mackay (Randwick Botany) return to the podium to score second
place behind Sam Carrol. Third and fourth places went to
Daniel Vanolini (Steam/Eastern Suburbs) and Richard Dodds
(Sydney) respectively.
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Left, Daniel Vanolini gets a small
break off the front of B grade. Richard Westmoreland
in his first B grade ride tries to chase him down.
Further back in the green kit, Dr Bob Hampshire sits in
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Frank Fortuna on his wheel
with brother Rocky never too far behind. Lucky last as
(nearly) always is Andy Matthews. Andy and I often battle
over this position but he got it easily on this occasion
as I was up at the velodrome for the Clarence St Cup( - JB).
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In C Grade, it's good to see Alan
Cohen back racing. Left, Alan puts the Merckx
through it's paces. |
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Arthur
Driver (Penrith Panthers), left, and Adam Sheppard
(Sydney) were the stars of C-Grade with a breakaway early
in the race. |
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Driver and Sheppard fought out a sprint for first and
second place with Andrew Hall (Randwick Botany) third. |
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FRF regular, Laura Bortolozzi drives
the peleton as they try to get the escapees. |
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D Grade action with Guy Bicknell
obviously enduring the pain barrier to crack a smile for
photographer, Tony Horneman. |
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E grade action and with the first 3
place getters staying close to the front. Joe Gatt |
NOTE:
Randwick Botany
Cycling Club Saturday racing will take a break over the Easter
Long Weekend. Racing returns on Saturday 17 April, Juniors
12.45pm, D and E Grade 2.00pm and A, B and C Grades at 3.00pm.
CLUB SPONSORS
Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly
sponsored by Newington Inn – Petersham, DS Labels – Marrackville and
Cheeky Monkey Cycle Company, Pitt Street Sydney and Velomax Wheel
Systems.
MORE INFORMATION
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 email:
secretary@randwickbotanycc.com
Race report by Tony Horneman & John Buckton
Web page layout & editing by: John Buckton
Photos: by
Tony Horneman
Contact:
Tony:
communications@randwickbotanycc.com
John:
webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com
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