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Randwick Botany Cycling Club
August 2, 2003
Top state juniors race at Heffron Park
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By Tony Horneman
Glorious weather greeted over 80 junior riders from around the state to the annual Randwick Botany Cycling Club Junior Open Carnival at Heffron Park on Saturday. Spurred on by the success of Aussie cyclists including Bradley McGee in the Tour de France, our young stars of the future competed in a series of scratch, points, handicap and elimination races.
The premier U17 Keith Harris Memorial Elimination Trophy Elimination Race provided some exciting racing in the all-in event. Riders started together and the last 2 riders at the end of each lap were eliminated from the race. The surviving riders in finishing order were Gregory Beer (Penrith Panthers), Fabio Calabria (Canberra), Keegan Aitchison (Southern Cross) and Christopher Guillan (Southern Cross).
The U17 Scratch Race was conducted over 18km and was won by Gregory Beer following by Christopher Guillan, Keegan Aitchison, Fabio Calabria, Blake Field (St George) and Quinn Seymour (Canberra). Camden Howard from Central Coast rode strongly. Keegan Aitchison and Fabio Calabria won the sprint primes.
Dale Scarfe from Central Coast lapped the field in the U15 Point Score race over 16km. Scarfe scored the highest points followed by Luke Davison (Southern Cross), Pita Vea (Randwick Botany), Matthew Guillan (Southern Cross) and Tom Patton (Randwick Botany).
Skye-Lee Armstrong from Parramatta was the star of the Women's U17 Scratch and Points Races and also won the sprint primes. Other placegetters included Jaclyn Kejda (Illawarra), Rebecca Wilcox (Hunter District), Courtney Ross (Southern Cross) and Gabrielle Cass (Lidcombe Auburn).
A special award was presented in the U13 Points Score race which was won by Alex Carver (Lidcombe Auburn) followed by Jack Bennett (Southern Cross), Christopher Treloar (Hunter District), Scott Law (Illawarra) and Adriano Maradini (Randwick Botany) and Melinda Potente (St George) on equal points. The Matthew Bosch Memorial Prize was presented to Parisse Ross from the Southern Cross club for being the gutsiest rider in the race. The award is in memory of Matthew Bosch who died in 1995, aged 11 year, of cancer. Matthew could only ride a fixed gear bike with training wheels because of an intellectual disability, but he showed great love and determination for his riding. The award is sponsored by Matthew's mother Tanya Bosch.
Randwick City Council prepared Heffron Park and the 2km circuit. All riders where presented with a box of Kellogg's Sustain breakfast cereal and a box of K-time bars, kindly donated by Kellogg's who supported the event.
Randwick Botany Cycling Club wishes to thank several local businesses for supporting the Junior Carnival, including the Newington Inn Petersham, DS Labels Marrackville, AJM Welding, Jan & Cohen Real Estate Agents, Pedal Pushers Cycles Randwick, Spongee Enterprises and the Vella Family.
Thanks to the NSW Cycling Federation Commissaires Arthur Donnelly, Ken Martin and Brian West. Also thanks go to St John Ambulance staff and Ernie Smith from Ernie Smith Photography for taking some great photos.
Randwick Botany Cycling Club racing is conducted every Saturday throughout the year. Juniors start at 1.00pm and Seniors at 2.30pm. All grades of riders are catered for from Grades A to E. Training rides are also conducted. More information can be obtained from the Club Secretary, Helen Vella on 02 9667 3307.
Results
Men U17 Keith Harris Memorial Trophy Elimination Race 1 Gregory Beer (Penrith Panthers) 2 Fabio Calabria (Canberra) 3 Keegan Aitchison (Southern Cross) 4 Christopher Guillan (Southern Cross) U17 Scratch Race 18km 1 Gregory Beer (Penrith Panthers) 2 Christopher Guillan (Southern Cross) 3 Keegan Aitchison (Southern Cross) 4 Fabio Calabria (Canberra) 5 Blake Field (St George) 6 Quinn Seymour (Canberra) Primes: Keegan Aitchison (Southern Cross) x 2 Fabio Calabria (Canberra) U17 Point Score 20km 1 Christopher Guillan (Southern Cross) 2 Fabio Calabria (Canberra) 3 Blake Field (St George) 4 Kiernan Smithson (Lidcombe Auburn) 5 Keegan Aitchison (Southern Cross) 6 Ryan Lewis (Kooragang) 7 Quinn Seymour (Canberra) 8 David Bermejo (Bankstown Sports) 9 Andrew Young (Randwick Botany) 10 Thomas Murdoch (Randwick Botany) U15 Scratch Race 12km 1 Dale Scarfe (Central Coast) 2 Luke Davison (Southern Cross) 3 Tom Patton (Randwick Botany) 4 Matthew Guillan (Southern Cross) 5 Pita Vea (Randwick Botany) U15 Point Score 16km 1 Dale Scarfe (Central Coast) 2 Luke Davison (Southern Cross) 3 Pita Vea (Randwick Botany) 4 Matthew Guillan (Southern Cross) 5 Tom Patton (Randwick Botany) Women U17 Scratch Race 16km 1 Skye-Lee Armstrong (Parramatta) 2 Jaclyn Kejda (Illawarra) 3 Rebecca Wilcox (Hunter District) 4 Courtney Ross (Southern Cross) 5 Gabrielle Cass (Lidcombe Auburn) Primes: Skye-Lee Armstrong (Parramatta) x 2 U17 Points Score 1 Skye-Lee Armstrong (Parramatta) 2 Jaclyn Kejda (Illawarra) 3 Gabrielle Cass (Lidcombe Auburn) 4 Courtney Ross (Southern Cross) 5 Rebecca Wilcox (Hunter District) Combined Men/Women U13 Scratch Race 10km 1 Alex Carver (Lidcombe Auburn) 2 Scott Law (Illawarra) 3 Christopher Treloar (Hunter District) 4 Jack Bennett (Southern Cross) 5 Adriano Maradini (Randwick Botany) U13 Points Score 12km 1 Alex Carver (Lidcombe Auburn) 2 Jack Bennett (Southern Cross) 3 Christopher Treloar (Hunter District) 4 Scott Law (Illawarra) 5 Adriano Maradini (Randwick Botany) 5 Melinda Potente (St George) U13 Matthew Bosch Memorial Prize (Sponsored by Tanya Bosch) Most determined rider: Parisse Ross (Southern Cross) U11 Scratch Race 8km 1 Scott Harding (Southern Cross) 2 Jackson Law (Illawarra) 3 Tirian McManus (Southern Highlands) 4 Joshua Cass (Lidcombe Auburn) 5 Ben Grant (Southern Cross) U11 Handicap Race 6km 1 Scott Harding (Southern Cross) 2 Joshua Cass (Lidcombe Auburn) 3 Elliott Doughty (Randwick Botany) 4 Kirsty Mills (St George) 5 Andria Binkins (Illawarra) U9 Scratch Race 4km 1 Jesse Cass (Lidcombe Auburn) 2 Robert Moiler (Bankstown Sports) 3 Kodie Howard (Central Coast) 4 Bonnie Grant (Southern Cross) 5 Delphine Rosse (St George) U9 Handicap 4km 1 Delphine Rosse (St George) 2 Jesse Cass (Lidcombe Auburn) 2 Robert Moiler (Bankstown Sports) 4 Bonnie Grant (Southern Cross) 5 Kodie Howard (Central Coast)
