SimonD
13-10-2009, 12:10 PM
Posted on Canberra Roadies by Emily Walshe:
30 competitors braved a chilly, breezy morning to race either the 70km handicap or the 35km scratch race starting and finishing at Lookout Hill.
With a strong looking field of 8 in MC including the likes of Chris Beitzel and Henry Thomson it was always going to be a challenge for the handicappers on the day. MB rolled away 8 minutes after limit and given the calibre of riders in this bunch included Felix Pirie, Simon Dwyer and Mark Gillett, the spectators were predicting a catch at some point in the second half of the race. MA started after 15 minutes of elapsed time and the time gaps, according to one astute marshal, were quickly coming down on MB - we had a race on our hands! Unfortunately, the eventually combined bunch of MA/B didn't make much ground on limit; MC staying together as a group for most of the race (good work Ben!) with the exception of the last lap when an attack before the Point Hut turnaround splintered the bunch. Congratulations to Glenn Warrick who outsprinted Thomas Brudo and Chris Beitzel to win the
handicap race!
A combined MD/ME group of 13 competitors rolled away together but quickly split as the pace started to hot up. With the likes of Michael and Allison Rice setting the pace at various times it was always going to be an interesting race. 2 laps of the course rolled around in notime and it was Matt Cousins taking out the win in 61 minutes, followed by Michael Rice and Tom Behrens in quick succession. Lyn Vasudeva took out the win in E grade. Well done to everyone who raced!!
Thanks to the marshals on the day for their invaluable assistance: Jessica Beitzel, Paul Welsh and John Fisher.
Thanks also to Jason Parkes for rego and operation of Times7. Ed Rice was also a huge help on the start/finish line and as always, Peter Gough's advice and help behind the scenes was invaluable.
Next CCC race is 9am Saturday 24 October Tharwa to Apollo Road circuit.
Emily Walshe
Race Director
Results
Race No Name Gender Division
Lookout Hill A-C grade Hcap
Place Time
1 367 Glenn WARRICK Male C 1:57:38
2 339 Thomas BRUDO Male C +00:10
3 344 Chris BEITZL Male C +00:29
4 216 Chris DREW Male C +00:35
5 236 Mike CHRISTOPHERSON Male C +00:37
6 203 Ben LONG Male C +00:47
7 373 Ian MCVAY C +00:53
8 299 Henry THOMSON Male C +01:51
9 366 Michael TOLHURST Male A +04:58
10 386 Felix PIRIE Male B +05:13
11 364 Marc WILLIAMS Male A +05:16
12 303 Mark GILLETT Male B +05:25
13 300 David DEERY Male A ST
14 219 Jeremy RHIND Male B +05:28
15 309 Ben BARR Male B +05:36
16 200 Simon DWYER Male B +06:26
Race No Name Gender Division
Lookout Hill D Grade Scratch
Place Time
1 247 Matt COUSINS Male D 1:01:12
2 306 Michael RICE Male D +00:03
3 244 Tom BEHRENS D +00:04
4 371 Daniel STIGEL Male D +00:10
5 340 Daniel RICKARD Male D +00:20
6 365 James TOOLE Male D +00:28
7 331 Allison RICE Female D +02:30
8 246 Christopher KNEZEVIC Male D +02:43
9 362 Julian DRAPE Male D +04:21
Race No Name Gender Division
Lookout Hill E Grade Scratch
Place Time
1 229 Lyn VASUDEVA Female E 1:06:37
2 221 Matthew LARKIN Male E +01:48
3 211 Shridevi VASUDEVA Female E +08:53
4 324 John WARREN Male E +14:13
30 competitors braved a chilly, breezy morning to race either the 70km handicap or the 35km scratch race starting and finishing at Lookout Hill.
With a strong looking field of 8 in MC including the likes of Chris Beitzel and Henry Thomson it was always going to be a challenge for the handicappers on the day. MB rolled away 8 minutes after limit and given the calibre of riders in this bunch included Felix Pirie, Simon Dwyer and Mark Gillett, the spectators were predicting a catch at some point in the second half of the race. MA started after 15 minutes of elapsed time and the time gaps, according to one astute marshal, were quickly coming down on MB - we had a race on our hands! Unfortunately, the eventually combined bunch of MA/B didn't make much ground on limit; MC staying together as a group for most of the race (good work Ben!) with the exception of the last lap when an attack before the Point Hut turnaround splintered the bunch. Congratulations to Glenn Warrick who outsprinted Thomas Brudo and Chris Beitzel to win the
handicap race!
A combined MD/ME group of 13 competitors rolled away together but quickly split as the pace started to hot up. With the likes of Michael and Allison Rice setting the pace at various times it was always going to be an interesting race. 2 laps of the course rolled around in notime and it was Matt Cousins taking out the win in 61 minutes, followed by Michael Rice and Tom Behrens in quick succession. Lyn Vasudeva took out the win in E grade. Well done to everyone who raced!!
Thanks to the marshals on the day for their invaluable assistance: Jessica Beitzel, Paul Welsh and John Fisher.
Thanks also to Jason Parkes for rego and operation of Times7. Ed Rice was also a huge help on the start/finish line and as always, Peter Gough's advice and help behind the scenes was invaluable.
Next CCC race is 9am Saturday 24 October Tharwa to Apollo Road circuit.
Emily Walshe
Race Director
Results
Race No Name Gender Division
Lookout Hill A-C grade Hcap
Place Time
1 367 Glenn WARRICK Male C 1:57:38
2 339 Thomas BRUDO Male C +00:10
3 344 Chris BEITZL Male C +00:29
4 216 Chris DREW Male C +00:35
5 236 Mike CHRISTOPHERSON Male C +00:37
6 203 Ben LONG Male C +00:47
7 373 Ian MCVAY C +00:53
8 299 Henry THOMSON Male C +01:51
9 366 Michael TOLHURST Male A +04:58
10 386 Felix PIRIE Male B +05:13
11 364 Marc WILLIAMS Male A +05:16
12 303 Mark GILLETT Male B +05:25
13 300 David DEERY Male A ST
14 219 Jeremy RHIND Male B +05:28
15 309 Ben BARR Male B +05:36
16 200 Simon DWYER Male B +06:26
Race No Name Gender Division
Lookout Hill D Grade Scratch
Place Time
1 247 Matt COUSINS Male D 1:01:12
2 306 Michael RICE Male D +00:03
3 244 Tom BEHRENS D +00:04
4 371 Daniel STIGEL Male D +00:10
5 340 Daniel RICKARD Male D +00:20
6 365 James TOOLE Male D +00:28
7 331 Allison RICE Female D +02:30
8 246 Christopher KNEZEVIC Male D +02:43
9 362 Julian DRAPE Male D +04:21
Race No Name Gender Division
Lookout Hill E Grade Scratch
Place Time
1 229 Lyn VASUDEVA Female E 1:06:37
2 221 Matthew LARKIN Male E +01:48
3 211 Shridevi VASUDEVA Female E +08:53
4 324 John WARREN Male E +14:13