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Canberra Cycling Club

Bob Chorley Memorial Handicap - Saturday, May 12, 2007

Local clubs raise funds for injured cyclist

By Malcolm Paterson, CCC Race Director

Climbing lookout hill
Photo ©: Gregory Nelson

In unseasonably warm weather more than 80 riders from both the ACT Veteran's Cycling Club, the Canberra Cycling Club and Vikings Clubs fronted up for the Bob Chorley Memorial Handicap on Saturday.

The course was twice over the Tharwa-Point Hutt - Tharwa loop, for a total of 35 km. Given the variety of riders and the fact that a great number of riders from both the ACT Vets club, CCC and Vikings were racing at the Cootamundra Haycarters event, handicapping was an 'interesting' exercise. The winners of the Brett Seaman Memorial Handicap, which was held recently over the same course, came from the limit bunch and ended up winning easily.

Tom Palmer
Photo ©: Gregory Nelson

This time the tables were turned and the A grade scratch riders caught the B grade group before the Point Hutt turn on the first lap. The race was one of attrition as it became a question of how long anyone could hang on to the A grade bunch. The race was won by Tom Palmer with the top ten riders mostly A or B graders, with the exception of Marc Roberts, a Vets club C grader who hung on for 10th place.

All entry fees were either handed out in prize money or donated to the "Jenny McKenna" collection fund. Thanks must go to those place getters who donated their prize money to the Jenny McKenna fund.

Jenny was seriously injured while competing in the recent Canberra Tour and remains in hospital. Tony Balzan, Jenny's partner, thanked all the clubs in Canberra for their ongoing support to him and all of Jenny's family who are here in Canberra at the moment.

Photography

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Images by Gregory Nelson

• Climbing lookout hill for the final time
• Competitors on their way to a top ten finis
• Race winner Tom Palmer
• The B Grade group chasing the leaders
• The race leaders on the final climb
• The remains of B and C Grade

Results

1 Tom Palmer
2 Ian Downing
3 Fabio Calabria
4 Adam Phelan
5 Sam Genge
6 Michael Phelan
7 Tony Balzan
8 Bruce Graham
9 Mike Stevenson
10 Marc Roberts

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