UCI codes explained

Results and Reports from Australia

Promoters wishing to submit results should send them to Cyclingnews

Illawarra Cycle Club Scratch Race

April 24, 2004

Wind takes toll

Peter Jones had to use everything to win the Illawarra Cycle Club 45 kilometre scratch race last Saturday. Jones was followed across the line by Guy Mathiske and Graham Rutter.

The gusty winds which rose Saturday afternoon tested the depth of the riders' fitness in all grades. At some stages riders had little protection from the crosswinds.

The A-grade field of ten was reduced quickly on the first lap. By the second lap only half were still in the race. The trio of Jones, Mathiske and Rutter came back up the steep side of Marshal Mount together and pushed hard back to the finish. Craig Paull chased all the way to take fourth.

B-grade started with fifteen riders but once again the wind took its toll splitting the bunch several times. In the end it was the stronger riders, Hans Batteard, Gary Mandy, Austin Pitman, Dean Marcinkowski, Dave Russell, Andrew Stewart and Peter Evans who kept the pressure on. In the finish it was Gary Mandy who took the sprint from Batteard and Stewart.

The C-grade event had the largest field with 16 starters. Again depth of fitness was a weakness exploited by the windy conditions. Six riders made it over the hill together on the last lap of whom only 3 contested the sprint. In the end Mitch Harris outgunned Roger Phillips and Teegan Makowski for second and third respectively.

Steve Phillips rode the D-grade event solo to take a well deserved win. Steve is steadily improving and his race was difficult under the conditions.

Next weeks race is a 44.5 kilometre handicap with marshal group 2.

Results

D Grade - 37.5km
 
1 Stephen Phillips (Illawarra)    1.23.00
 
C Grade - 41.0km
 
1 Mitchell Harris (Illawarra)     1.15.13
2 Roger Phillips (Illawarra)             
3 Teegan Makowski (Illawarra)            
4 Daniel Daly (Illawarra)            0.04
5 David Morris (Illawarra)           0.41
5 Dean Kelly (Illawarra)             1.09
6 Tony Pulo (Illawarra)              2.23
7 Warren Poole (Illawarra)           5.20
8 David Hull (Illawarra)             6.44
9 Peter Vesel (Illawarra)            7.54
10 Phil Latz (Illawarra)            12.46
DNF Paul Kaye (Illawarra)                
DNF Carlo Paiola (Marconi)               
DNF Anna Habeck (Illawarra)              
DNF Andrew Shannon (Illawarra)           
DNF Greg Fisher (Illawarra)              
DNF Vincent O`Dwyer (Illawarra)          
 
A Grade - 44.5km
 
1 Peter Jones (Illawarra)         1.09.04
2 Guy Mathiske (Illawarra)               
3 Graham Rutter (Hinchinbrook)           
4 Craig Paull (Illawarra)            1.17
DNF Jeffrey Gray (Illawarra)             
DNF Daniel Silveri (Illawarra)           
DNF Brian Joyce (Illawarra)              
DNF Mitchell Burns (Illawarra)           
DNF Steve Franklin (Illawarra)           
DNF Adrian Cooper (Illawarra)            
 
B Grade - 44.5km
 
1 Garry Mandy (Illawarra)         1.17.11
2 Hans Batteard (Illawarra)              
3 Andrew Stewart (Illawarra)             
4 David Russell (Illawarra)              
5 Peter Evans (Illawarra)                
6 Dean Marcinkowski (Illawarra)      0.11
7 Austin Pitman (Illawarra)              
8 Bobby Krstevski (Illawarra)        1.04
9 Lionel Covington (Illawarra)           
10 Lou Caruana (Illawarra)               
11 Tony Stephenson (Illawarra)           
12 Justin Lathlean (Illawarra)       5.06
13 Alex Verdi (Illawarra)            7.58
DNF Mark O`Keefe (Illawarra)             
DNF Steve Newman (Illawarra)              

Local results 2004

January	February	March
April	May	June
July	August	September
October	November	December