Results and Reports for June 9-17, 2001AustraliaPromoters wishing to submit results should send them to cyclingnews
Eighth annual Barkly Challenge Eighth annual Barkly ChallengeMount Isa, June 17, 2001By Mitch Buchanan In total 37 cyclists lined up to compete over the tightly packed four stage two day event. In the opening 3 km prologue Penrith Panther rider Peter Milostic, took the lead stopping the clock at a very respectable 3.40. Riders had a two hour break before they were back on the bikes, this time head to head in a flat but blustery 105 km road race. The pace was on very early with the race fluctuating between 47 km/h and 65 km/h for the first 30 km. Into a headwind on the way back, a break of five established itself an advantage the bunch could only bring back to 45 seconds by the finish. Parramatta rider Glen Stojanow rode off the front of the break with 500m to go and never looked back winning convincingly ahead of Astra Merida rider Stuart Cowin. Stojanow took over tour lead. There was about a four hour break before riders were back in the saddle for a third time, this time tackling a wickedly fast street criterium around the Mount Isa city centre. It was a 45 lap race of a 700m circuit and the race average was swift 44 km/h. A number of attempts to ride away were made, the most promising coming from Bendigo rider David Pell. None succeeded and it became clear this would come down to a sprinters finale. They came into the home straight from everywhere with the lead changing four or five times in the final 100m before Caravello rider Nathan Russell found a line down the inside winning by half a bike length. On Sunday morning 35 riders lined up for the fourth and final 180 km road stage. Although no major climbs were on the out and back course, it was a very undulating and demanding road that would test rider's fitness over 180 km. A fairly subdued pace was set on the way out, with a lot of riders cautious about distance ahead. On the way back the pace lifted and the racing got serious. A break formed that was slowly reduced to two, Kevin Poulton (Trek Sydney) and Wayne Anderson (Caravello). Poulton was driving the break from the onset and eventually managed to ride everyone of his wheel including Anderson who was having to deal with the strength of Poulton as well as a mechanical problem. Poulton stayed away to the finish and was met by an appreciative crowd on hand to witness his solo victory. His final stage winning margin was enough to secure him the outright general classification. ResultsStage 1 - 3km Prologue 1 Peter Milostic 3.40 2 Geoff Cook 0.03 3 David Pell 0.06 4 Nash Kent 5 Adrian Estreich Stage 2 - 105km Road Race 1 Glen Stojanow 2.33.35 2 Stuart Cowin 0.03 3 Chris Bradford 0.04 4 Anthony Challinor 0.06 5 Lachlan Seeghers Stage 3 - 45 lap Criterium 1 Nathan Russell 39.31.00 2 Kevin Poulton 0.01 3 Cody Stevenson 0.02 4 D. Rutherford 0.03 5 Michael Betts Stage 4 - 180km Road Race 1 Kevin Poulton 4.37.38 2 Nash Kent 2.09 3 Cody Stevenson 2.11 4 Bart Duraj 2.12 5 Nathan Russell Overall 1 Kevin Poulton (Trek) 7.55.26 2 Glen Stojanow (Parramatta) 1.22 3 Anthony Challinor (Parramatta) 1.31 4 Stuart Cowin (Merida) 1.32 5 Lachlan Seeghers (Caravello) 1.36 CaesarŐs Illawarra CC handicap road race16 June, 2001Fortunately the strong winds of the preceding days had abated slightly for SaturdayŐs 41km handicap at Huntley. Prior to the thirty three riders setting off it was thought that the conditions would suit the back markers. The early mover in the race was Terry Welsh. He took full advantage of his handicap mark and rode away from his bunch, quickly closed the 2 minutes gap to the bunch infront and rode straight passed them. It appeared that Welsh was a week early for the Club time trial championships as he time trialed nearly the whole race distance to finish thirty seconds in front of the next finishers for a very gutsy win. Even though Welsh had caught and passed them, Lou Jonceski and Jack Laajoki hadnŐt given up. The two worked well together and had a good sprint for second and third with Jonceski just pulling ahead in the last 100m to take out second. The fourteen minute bunch of Alan McClelland, Terry Wall, Patrick Delahunty and Peter Kelly had been steadily pulling back Laajoki and Jonceski and had them in their sights for the last few kilometres of the race. As they pulled into the finishing straight Wall launched a blistering surge of power and closed to within 4 seconds of the two infront to take out fourth place. Scot Defina also put his time trialing to the test as he rode away from his co-markers. Unfortunately he was unable to bridge the 5 minute gap by himself and was caught by the chasing bunch composed of the block riders. The block bunch, Adam Crowther, Rob Calladine, Frank Tortorici, Tim Morris and Marcus Arnold, had worked like a well oiled machine. Their efforts were rewarded by catching the two bunches infront of them and riding away from the small scratch bunch. In a large hotly contested twelve man bunch sprint Morris was too quick and took out fastest time from Tortorici. Club members are reminded that next week is the Club time trial championships. The championships will be held in masters age divisions as well as the other divisions. There shall be a one minute gap between the riders. If anyone is able to assist with marshalling please contact Garry Doughty 42715533. Results, 41km1 Terry Welsh 1.24.58 2 Lou Jonceski 0.30 3 Jack Laajoki 0.30 4 Terry Wall 0.34 5 Alan McClelland 0.38 6 Jeff Gray 0.38 7 Patrick Delahunty 0.38 8 Peter Kelly 0.38 9 Tim Morris 3.24 10 Frank Tortorici 3.24 11 Hardy Lohse 3.24 12 Dave Greening 3.24 13 Adam Crowther 3.24 14 Marcus Arnold 3.24 15 Jason Johnson 3.24 16 Adam Hotchkis 3.24 17 Austin Pitman 3.24 18 Rob Calladine 3.24 19 Garham Creed 3.24 20 Lionel Covington 3.24 21 Dylan Forbes 3.24 22 Scott Defina 3.40 23 Brian Joyce 3.40 24 Peter Vessel 8.13 25 Les Hewitt 9.54 DNF Grant Law DNF Teegan Makowski DNF Mal Haigh DNF Peter Jones DNF Josh Wall DNF Max Baker DNF Ben Lohse Fastest time Tim Morris 1.03.22 Gold Coast CATS CC CriteriumNerang Qld, June 17, 2001By Geoff Frost At the last minute, racing was changed from a kermesse at Darlington Park to a crit at Nerang, but 90 riders still showed up on a cold, clear morning. It was good to see the Brisbane riders venturing south, and riders from Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne heading north. Race distances were lengthened slightly, but the pace was still on in all grades from the start. Maybe everyone was just trying to keep warm. Crackles Cahill was in everything in A Grade, first in a break with the evergreen Blair Stockwell and Jon Cantwell, and when that was caught he was soon away again with Greg Campbell, the always aggressive Jayson Austin and Andy Stewart. These four meant business, and by mid race they were half a lap in front, which they maintained 'till the finish. It was a great sprint to the line, four riders side by side, with Cahill flashing through on the inside to beat Austin and Campbell. B Grade stayed relatively intact during their hour, with Mike Griffen breaking clear with 10 minutes remaining, and giving it everything to stay away. He was caught at the top of the hill with less than half a lap to go, the sprint going to Jim Burke from under 19 Paul Carrigan and under 17 Brad Payne. C Grade also rode as a bunch throughout, with two ex Kiwis fighting out the sprint. Victory to Des Thompson from John "Stretch" Mildenhall, Peter Kidd third and under 15 Spencer Stacey a close fourth. Rob Payne scored another win in D Grade while Pat O'Brien just made it round the last corner on the short circuit to take out E Grade. For information on CATS racing, check the CATS web site. ResultsA Grade - 75 minutes + 3 laps Launceston Three Day TourJune 9-11, 2001By Rod Morris Strong early season form gave North-West rider Karl Menzies the strength, stamina and skill to take overall honours in the recent Launceston Three-Day Tour. Menzies survived ordinary weather, several falls and more importantly a strong field of 91 riders to win his first Launceston City Cycling Club Tour event. Menzies didn't dominate the race, but he certainly did enough in each of the individual stages, intermediate sprints and King of the Mountain climbs to gain ample overall points. Sheffield rider Mark Jamieson showed good form early in the tour before eventually finishing second to Menzies and just one point ahead of visiting Victorian rider Jonathon Clarke, son of former Australian scratch trackman Hilton Clarke. The tour was a perfect hit out for Jamieson, who later this month heads to America to contest the World Junior Track Championships. Hobart's Stephen Price held on for fourth despite suffering a bad fall on day two, while teenage Abram Manion belied his C Grade handicap, to finish fifth outright. Hobart mountain biker Sid Taberlay won the King of the Mountains Championship and tour winner Menzies also claimed the Sprint Ace Championship. The Launceston City Cycling Club also conducted three day tours for junior riders with Matt Goss, John Rayner and Alex Holden winning their respective age groups. Results(Tasmanian unless noted) Overall 1 Karl Menzies 88pts 2 Mark Jamieson 47 3 Jonathon Clarke 46 4 Stephen Price 35 5 Abram Manion 33 King of the Mountains 1 Sid Taberlay 7pts 2 A Baguely (NSW) 3 2 Jonathon Clarke (Vic) 3 2 L Brown (Vic) 3 Sprint Ace 1 Karl Menzies 14pts 2 Stephen Price 9 3 A Curry (NZ) 5 A Grade 1 Karl Menzies 96pts 2 Jonathon Clarke (Vic) 58 3 Mark Jamieson 55 4 Stephen Price 41 5 Matt Conn 24 B Grade 1 Dale Woolston 80pts 2 Mark Leis 76 3 Todd Parnell 68 4 David Oliver 56 5 Paul Turner 32 C Grade 1 Abram Manion 125pts 2 Ryan Sullivan 84 3 Mark Matthews 48 4 Dean Wilson 44 5 Jarrod Burr 32 D Grade 1 Darryn Pugh 160pts 2 Dane Leedham 88 3 Belinda Goss 64 4 V Crawford (Vic) 24 5 Dean Smith 20 E Grade 1 Trent Hadley 152pts 2 Greg Stubbs 84 3 Ron Brooker 68 4 Richard Quinn 40 5 Chris Allchin 28 F Grade 1 Andrew Hannigan 180pts 2 Lisa Strange 108 3 David Reader 56 4 Michael Maine 44 5 Olivia Piscioneri 8 Junior One (Under 17) 1 Matt Goss 111pts 2 Jason Jones 102 3 Jason Bellchambers 101 4 Wes Sulzberger 93 5 Brett Schnitzerling 81 Junior Two (Under 15) 1 John Rayner 110pts 2 Nathan Jones 98 3 Grace Sulzberger 92 4 Natasha Mapley 90 5 Jarrod Harman 80 Junior Three (Under 13) 1 Alex Holden 120pts 2 Hugh Williams 97 3 Chris Cunningham 97 4 Thomas Robinson 87 5 Ben Grenda 83 Randwick Botany CCMaroubra, NSW, June 16 Foggin Farewells Heffron ParkRandwick Botany A Grade rider, Andrew Foggin farewelled the club in spectacular fashion by winning the 36km A Grade by 20 metres at Heffron Park on Saturday 16 June 2001. Andrew moves to Perth next week and has enjoyed riding with the club for the past 2 years. Jochen Schroeder from Fahrradhaus - Scott Racing Team in Germany came second and Chris Rule was placed third. Tony Ianacito rode solo for the first 20km of the 32km B Grade race. The other sixteen B graders caught up with Ianacito for the final 6 laps before he took first place in an exciting sprint to the line, in a time of 53 minutes 29 seconds at an average speed of 36 kmh. David Johanson was placed second and John McKenzie third. Jason Ockerby and Luke Gowty broke away from the C Grade 13 rider bunch at the 18km mark in their 28km event. The two riders stayed away to claim first and second place, respectively. 200m further back was Tony Horneman who won the bunch sprint to claim third place just ahead of Stephen Bligh. After several breakaways in the 20km D grade event, Paul Baker started the sprint to the line with 1000m to go. Baker led the 9-rider bunch into the final straight but Peter Craig was too strong and raced past Baker to claim first place followed by Ron Sproule and Neil Morris. Three junior races where held starting off with the Junior A Grade 10km event which was won by Keegan Aitchinson, with Michael Murdoch second and David Jenkins-Flint third. The B Grade, 10km race was won by newcomer Rob Remedios followed by Chris Young and Thomas Murdoch. The 6km Junior C grade race was won by Pita Vea with Thom Richards second and Maxillian Gueniev third. The next Randwick Botany Cycling Club race will be conducted at Heffron Park on Saturday 23 June 2001. Juniors start at 1pm and Seniors 2.30pm. Spectators are always welcome. For more information about the club, please contact the club secretary on 02 9667 3307. ResultsA Grade - 36km 1 Andrew Foggin 1.00.00 2 Jochem Schroeder 3 Chris Rule B Grade - 32km 1 Tony Ianacito 53.29 2 David Johanson 3 John McKenzie C Grade - 28km 1 Jason Ockerby 2 Luke Gowty 3 Tony Horneman D Grade - 20km 1 Peter Craig 2 Ron Sproule 3 Neil Morris Juniors A Grade - 10km 1 Keegan Aitchinson 2 Michael Murdoch 3 David Jenkins-Flint B Grade - 10km 1 Rob Remedios 2 Chris Young 3 Thomas Murdoch C Grade - 6km 1 Pita Vea 2 Thom Richards 3 Maxillian Gueniev Courtesy of Tony Horneman Murwillumbah Amateur Cycle ClubNSW, June 16, 2001 ReportClear blue skies and a cool breeze greeted the 43 riders who contested the 55 kilometre road race over the tough Nobbys Creek course on Saturday 16 June 2001 conducted by the Murwillumbah Amateur Cycle Club. This race is regarded as one of the hardest on the Club's monthly calendar as it contains 10 short but steep climbs and 4 of the most difficult of these occur within the final 15 kilometres of the race into and back out from Nobbys Creek. Needless to say it is on this section of the course that the race is often won or lost. A good field of 9 riders contested the A Grade event. The pace was reasonably quick throughout much of the race but not enough to break up the bunch. Things changed however back on the flats towards the finish when the pace picked up markedly and the bunch began to splinter over the final few kilometres. First across the line was Luke Bettany, a visitor from South Australia closely followed by John Guy with Rob Lyte in third place. B Grade sported a total field of 12 riders. A steady pace on the outward leg of the race saw Paul Carrigan and Graham Harvey break away at Crystal Creek. They built up a small lead but it wasn't going to last and they were brought back to the bunch some 10 kilometres later at Numinbah. Further attacks once into Nobbys Creek saw a number of riders get away but some determined chasing by the bunch saw the race come together again a few kilometres from the end. First home in a the sprint was Lindsay Smith (reportedly the only time he was at the front of the race all afternoon!) closely followed by Graham Harvey and then Paul Carrigan. C Grade had a small group of 7 riders only who set out at a leisurely pace. This group was caught by the following D and E Grade bunch by Chillingham on the way out and the two groups then played cat and mouse over the next 20 kilometres. It was only on the run into Nobbys Creek that C Grade finally got away and remained so until the finish. In the bunch sprint for the line Peter Kidd was victorious from Ian Weymouth with Stuart Chambers in third place. A combined D and E Grade boasted the largest group of the afternoon with 15 riders. This bunch set off at a quick pace and with plenty of riders willing to share the work caught the C Grade bunch by Chillingham. Once again the women were very prominent in this event and did their fair share of work at the front of the race. Riders gradually dropped off this group throughout the race and there were only 8 still together coming out of the hills of Nobbys Creek. This group stayed together despite a number of attacks on the way to the finish line. First home was the 'old war horse' Tom Allen in a close tussle with Rolli Tombillis second and a fine ride by Sandra Bury saw her across the line in third place with Cary Smith hot on her heels. Racing next weekend is over the demanding Bald Mountain course. Start time is 2.00 pm form Pat Smith Park at Dulguigan and riders are requested to be on time as the winter afternoons are short and cool. ResultsA Grade - 55 km 1 Luke Bettany (South Australia) 1.28.00 (37.5 km/h) 2 John Guy (Manly Warringah) 3 Robert Lyte (Murwillumbah) B Grade - 55 km 1 Lindsay Smith (Murwillumbah) 1.32.00 (36 km/h) 2 Graham Harvey (Murwillumbah) 3 Paul Carrigan (CATS) C Grade - 55 km 1 Peter Kidd (CATS) 1.37.00 (34 km/h) 2 Ian Weymouth (CATS) 3 Stuart Chambers (Murwillumbah) D Grade - 55 km 1 Tom Allen (Murwillumbah) 1.39.00 (33.4 km/h) 2 Rolli Tombillis (Murwillumbah) 3 Sandra Bury (murwillumbah) 4 Cary Smith (CATS) Courtesy of Phil Ruge Carnegie Caulfield AFL Park KermesseWaverley, 16 June, 2001Miserable weather conditions for Carnegie Caulfield's latest road race at the infamous "Arctic Park". Rain throughout the morning, and bitterly cold winds isn't that what road racing is all about? The rain cleared for the day's racing, but the 12 degree temperature and strong winds, together with numerous puddles on the racing line made for a tough day for the 84 hard men (and women!) present. A, B and C Grades returned to the popular mass start format, run for an hour and a half plus 3 laps over the testing 2.5km circuit. The cold wind from the south seemed to be against riders most of the way round the course, and the strong men of A Grade kept the bunch strung out from the get go. It would be a race of attrition; many of the C Grade riders couldn't handle the fast pace set, and each attack would sent more B and C Grade riders off the back. Queen's Birthday 3 Day winner John Claxton was away solo for the early part of the race, and former Sun Tour regular David Sturt made repeated attempts to get a break established. With 15 minutes to go, the pace finally eased as the riders remaining prepared for the inevitable sprint finish. Michael Gill again turned the tables on Geordan Murray, who won the last race at this venue, comfortably winning the gradual uphill finish. Justin Hogan piloted his new 'Lance' bike to third ahead of Warren Knevitt. Travers Nuttall showed his form in winning the B Grade overall category last weekend is here to stay, and may have earned promotion after easily being best placed B Grader in the bunch kick. In a close battle for the minor placings, the judges decision went to Dr Russell Newnham from Mal Sawford and Cam Hunter. Karl Cubbitt was the only C Grade rider to stay with the leading bunch in fact he was so strong he even attacked the bunch in the closing stages! Danny Ives was the last C Grade rider to lose contact with the bunch and took second place, while Danny Weatherley and Cam Winn filled the minor places a couple of laps down. D Grade had their own race, and it too proved a race of attrition. Only 9 remained at the finish, where Stan Thomas was too good for Aaron Moody, Apryl Eppinger and Kieran Murphy. Danny Clarke won the Junior race with a solo breakaway. After being chased down after his first effort off the front, the youngster had enough to go again, and was never caught. Patrick Lane held off Mitch Peart for second place. Next week's racing is at Modella over the hilly circuit. Results
A Grade (1hr 30 mins+ 3 laps, 12 Starters) 1 Michael Gill (Carnegie Caulfield CC) 2 Geordan Murray (Carnegie Caulfield CC) 3 Justin Hogan (Carnegie Caulfield CC) 4 Warren Knevitt (Carnegie Caulfield CC / O'Mara Cycles) B Grade (1hr 30 mins+ 3 laps, 28 Starters) 1 Travers Nuttall (Blackburn CC) 2 Russell Newnham (Carnegie Caulfield CC) 3 Mal Sawford (Carnegie Caulfield CC) 4 Cameron Hunter (Blackburn CC) C Grade (1hr 30 mins+ 3 laps, 24 Starters) 1 Karl Cubbitt (Preston CC) 2 Danny Ives 3 Danny Weatherley (Carnegie Caulfield CC) @ 2 laps 4 Cameron Winn (Blackburn CC) @ 2 laps D Grade (1hr 15 mins + 2 laps, 14 starters) 1 Stan Thomas (Chelsea & Peninsula CC) 2 Aaron Moody (Carnegie Caulfield CC) 3 Apryl Eppinger (Chelsea & Peninsula CC) 4 Keiran Murphy (Carnegie Caulfield CC / CBD Cycles) Juniors (45mins + 3 laps, 6 Starters) 1 Danny Clarke (Chelsea & Peninsula CC)) 2 Patrick Lane (Blackburn CC) 3 Mitch Peart (Chelsea & Peninsula CC) Courtesy Malcolm Sawford |