Results and Reports for December 3Perth Ridesafe Criterium Series #3 Perth, Australia, December 2, 1999 Results: Skilled Engineering Northbridge Final 1 Jeremy Hunt (UK) 96 FM 20 pts 2 Jarran Poad (NZ) HarvestRoad 19 3 Dan Smith (UK) 96 FM 18 4 Henk Vogels (WA) Ridesafe 17 5 Brent Dawson (NSW) Barbarellas 16 6 Scott Suckling (WA) Bikeforce Morley 15 7 Eddy Hollands (WA) Glen Parker Cycles 14 8 Matt Smithson (NSW) Strategic Human Resources 13 9 Stuart O’Grady (SA) Skilled Engineering 12 10 Jamie Drew (Vic) City of Perth 11 11 Wayne van Moorsel (WA) The Bicycle Entrepreneur 10 12 Ben Godridge (WA) Strategic Human Resources 9 13 Brian Evans (WA) Colli & Sons 8 14 Shaun O’Neill (WA) W. J. Moncrieff Pty Ltd 7 15 Tyson Lawrence (WA) Bikeforce Morley 6 16 Cameron Jennings (Qld) Tony Weller Chartered Accountant 5 17 Michael Simms (WA) Strategic Human Resources 4 18 Nic Brown (NSW) Ridesafe 3 19 Daniel Mackey (WA) Mackey’s Seafood Restaurant 2 20 Gary Wright (WA) Glen Parker Cycles 1 Overall series winner: 1 Henk Vogels (WA) Ridesafe 53 pts 2 Scott Suckling (WA) Bikeforce Morley 51 3 Eddy Hollands (WA) Glen Parker Cycles 50 4 Jamie Drew (Vic) City of Perth 45 5 Brent Dawson (NSW) Barbarellas 43 6 Dan Smith (UK) 96 FM 36 7 Jarran Poad (NZ) HarvestRoad 34 8 Brett Stappleton (WA) The Bicycle Entrepreneur 33 9 Nic Brown (NSW) Ridesafe 29 10 Stuart O’Grady (SA) Skilled Engineering 22 11 Jeremy Hunt (UK) 96 FM 20 12= Wayne van Moorsel (WA) The Bicycle Entrepreneur 19 12= Hilton McMurdo (WA) Glen Parker Cycles 19 12= Danny Clark (Tas) Tony Weller Chartered Accountant 19 15= Chris Fogliani (WA) Colli & Sons 15 16= Matt Smithson (NSW) Strategic Human Resources 13 16= Shaun O’Neill (WA) W. 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Moncrieff Pty Ltd 13 16= Tyson Lawrence (WA) Bikeforce Morley 13 16= Chris Brown (WA) Ridesafe 12 16= Marcel Gono (Czech) Colli & Sons 12 16= Michael Simms (WA) Strategic Human Resources 11 16= Daniel Mackey (WA) Mackey’s Seafood Restaurant 11 16= Daniel Trinne (WA) Glen Parker Cycles 11 24 Ben Godridge Strategic Human Resources 10 25= Cameron Jennings (Qld) Tony Weller Chartered Accountant 9 25= Brody Cullen (WA) Mackey’s Seafood Restaurant 9 27 Brian Evans (WA) Colli & Sons 8 28 Phillip Riemann (WA) The Bicycle Entrepreneur 6 29 Craig Hollingbery Bikeforce Morley 3 30 Gary Wright (WA) Glen Parker Cycles 1 Sprint series final: 1 Eddy Hollands (WA) Glen Parker Cycles 20 pts 2 Scott Suckling (WA) Bikeforce Morley 12 3= Henk Vogels (WA) Ridesafe 9 3= Dan Smith (UK) 96 FM 6 Winning team 1 Ridesafe 2 Glen Parker Cycles 3 Bikeforce Morley Twickenham CC Winter Series # 2 Hillingdon, England, November 27 1999 Courtesy of David Hughes Driving to the race on Saturday morning, it was hard to imagine it was winter here in the UK. No heater needed in the car and short sleeves the order of the day. Okay, it was cold at 12 degrees C but with a light wind and the sun shining, race two in the winter series was at least going to be a good day for the spectators and those that liked sitting on the wheels. As always, the better weather brought out a few more riders, among them, Amore-e-Vita pro, Jason Streather, travelling all the way from the other side of the country with brother Jamie. We also had Elite Tour de Feminin rider, Gail Longenecker. With a quality field made up of many Elites, the race started briskly, the action being started by Team Sport and Publicity’s Richard Barrowclough. The conditions however were ideal for sitting on, which and breaks like Richard's did not get very far. With Twickenham’s Doug Crow and Bill Butterworth watching the moves closely, Pete Sweetenham (Twickenham CC), Jason Streather and Mick Hill (Viking Wheelers) did manage to build up a 30 second lead and hold it despite the bunch travelling along at an average of 44-45kph. Among those driving at the front was Gail Longenecker, showing that even at these speeds, female riders could more than hold their own with the male riders, a message for other women looking for some high speed racing. Unlike last week, this time the wind was blowing in the riders faces down the long back straight, which meant a tailwind up the hill. Even some of the strongest riders in the race had trouble breaking the elastic, keeping the group together going up the hill. Towards the end though, classy Triathlete, Stuart Hayes (Sigma Sport) went off the front and soon a group of four formed when Doug Crow (Twickenham CC) who has sensational form at the moment, and his teammate, Bill Butterworth along with sprinter Stuart Jackson joined Hayes. The four worked well together with Hayes, Crow and Butterworth providing most of the driving power. At the end though, Stuart Jackson (Heffs Cycles) had too much in his legs for the others as he sprinted to victory underneath the two Twickenham CC riders' noses to record his first win in this series. Less than a minute down, came Vince Freeman, who had attacked on the last lap and just managed to hold off the sprinters by a few seconds. The group gallop was won by elite Vince Halpern who has lost none of his edge despite a break recently, holding off an inform Jamie Streather (Cardiff CC), Paul Doherty and Amore-e-Vita pro, Jason Streather. The large group of 20 or more riders showed just how much the weather plays a part in these races. Because despite the race being more than 3kph faster than last week (over 43 kph), the main group was rarely split and when it did, it didn’t take long for a regrouping to take place. The highlight for the promoting club (Twickenham CC) was the placing by Doug Crow who managed to achieve his Elite Licence on the last race of the season. Nothing like cutting it fine! Not only had Doug managed to score 100 points to get his 1st category licence, he then went on to to get another 200 points to get his Elite licence, all in one season.
Results: Results - 52 km 1. Stuart Jackson (Heffs Cycles) 1.13.00 2. Bill Butterworth (Twickenham CC) 3. Doug Crow (Twickenham CC) 4. Stuart Hayes (Sigma Sport) 5. Vince Freeman (Terry Wright Cycles) 0.55 6. Vince Halpern (Twickenham CC) 7. Jamie Streather (Cardiff CC) 8. Paul Doherety (Heffs Cycles) 9. Jason Streather (Amore-e-Vita) 10. Peter Swettenham(Twickenham CC) 11. Dave Griffiths (Twickenham CC) 12. Gary Evans (Twickenham CC) 13. Neil Harnett (API Rrsprays) 14. Russell Scott (VC Meldon) 15. Jez Cox (Twickenham CC) 16. Harry Webb (Twickenham CC) 17. Mick McManaus (Twickenham CC) 18. Mario Manelfi (Old Ports) 19. Alan Hainsworth (Heffs Cycles) 20. Russell Cooper (Team Chiltern) 21. Peter Noble (Team Sport and Publicity) 22. Gail Longenecker (Twickenham CC) 23. Richard Barrowclough Team Sport and Publicity) 24. Maurice Joyce (Twickenham CC) Finished: 37 Overall after 2 Races 1. Bill Butterworth (Twickenham CC) 63 pts 2. Stuart Jackson (Heffs Cycles) 62 3. Vince Halpern (Twickenham CC) 61 4. Paul Doherty (Heffs Cycles) 59 5. Doug Crow (Twickenham CC) 58 6= Vince Freeman (Terry Wright Cycles) 50 6= Russell Scott (VC Meldon) 50 8. Peter Swettenham (Twickenham CC) 47 9. Dave Griffiths (Twickenham CC) 43 10. Gary Evans (Twickenham CC) 41 Winter Series Kids Racing (Prime Coaching) Under 8’s 1 Mark Baxter 2 Patrick Harper Under 10’s 1 Luke Merrilees Under 12’s 1 David Manelfi 2 Tom Wilson 3 Lewis Atkins 4 Terry Fisher Under 14’s 1 Sam Varney 2 Marc Wilmot 3 Jason Jones Under 16’s 1 Clara Beard 2 Mark Holt 3 Chris Doel |