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Rnd 2 – Pierces Ck to Tidbinbilla – Graded scratch road race

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 15/03/2014
8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location
Pierces Ck


Location: This course uses the roads between Pierces Ck (above the Cotter) and Tidbinbilla nature reserve

Timing: Course set up will commence at 8.00am with racing to commence at 9.00am. Racing is expected to conclude at approx. 11.30am and pack up completed by 12.00pm.

Start/Finish: Riders start at the top of Pierces Ck (approx. 1.9kms up from the Cotter crossing). They head south past Discovery Drive, past the nature reserve, past the Corin Rd intersection to the turn which is just before the drop down to the intersection with Pt Hut road (approx. 1 km up from the intersection). Riders then return along the course from which they have come to the Finish at the top of Pierces Ck. Total distance is approx. 50 kms.

Car Parking: Competitors will park at the Cotter.

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Results:

A bright warm Saturday saw 51 riders take-on the hardest course in the combined calendar.  22% were recorded as DNF.

At the same time, some hard riders were revealed: Sam Hill and Henry Thomson both won their grades having been off the front for almost the entire race.

Across the grades, the rolling course invited attacks early on and each of the bunches were soon splitting up

In the combined A/B field, Sam Hill went clear on the first lap, with the subsequent chase soon splitting the bunch into two groups.  With the final lap splintering these two groups further – with Sam Hill taking the win.

In C grade, an early attack by Will Clarke was soon joined by Henry Thomson – and the two dangled off the front for over a lap before Henry soloed on.  The bunch sought to bring him back on the third lap, with Paul Welsh driving the bunch hard up the hill past Paddys River and finally slipping off the front with just over half a lap to go to finish just by Henry, and Paul Franckom winning what remained of the bunch sprint for third.

WA, WB, MD and ME combined on the start line but also soon broke up across the grades within the bunch.

Andrew Schofield opened his account for the Falling Leaves award this year with a dip in the road throwing him and his bike down.  Fortunately the injuries are skin loss and bruising and the medical assistant, Simon, had him bandaged up and walking before the race was finished. Thanks to Marty Mullin and Felix Pirie who stayed with the injured riders whilst help came.  Marty Robinson and Chris Short also stopped, but after ensuring no serious injuries were back chasing their bunch.

The First Aid assistant, Simon, is encouraging all riders to wear gloves in order to protect their hands in case of a fall.

And the Race Commissaire would like to remind riders in a bunch sprint that they sprint in a straight line and not force riders beside them or behind them to slow or change direction.  In future offending rider will be relegated or disqualified.

Special thanks to Race Marshals Beck Wiasak,  Allison Rice, Ailie McDonald and John Warren ensuring a safe event.  All get full points in the points competition.

And thanks to Peter Gough for bringing the van out, and overseeing the running of the event.  First to arrive and last to leave!

  
Place Number Name Grade Distance Speed Race Time Club
WA
1 480 BECHTEL, Lucy WA 44 31.4 1:24:03 CCC
WB
1 760 BLAKERS, Rachel WB 44 29.9 1:28:19 ANU CC
DNF 433 Da SILVA, Elizabeth WB CCC
MA
1 767 HILL, Samuel MA 66 36.6 1:48:06 Hunter District
2 114 GREENVILLE, Jared MA 66 36.6 1:48:20 CCC
3 736 CRISPIN, Steve MA 66 36.6 1:48:20 CCC
4 75 SIEPER, Allan MA 66 36.4 1:48:42 CCC
5 1080 PARKER, David MA 66 36.4 1:48:50 ANU CC
6 635 FILIATRAULT, Chris MA 66 35.1 1:52:55 VCC
7 74 TOLHURST, Michael MA 66 35.1 1:52:55 CCC
8 909 CAMPBELL, Hayden MA 66 35.1 1:52:55 CCC
9 531 WEBSTER, Kenneth MA 66 35.1 1:52:55 CCC
10 115 TOOLE, James MA 66 34.9 1:53:32 CCC
11 955 DIMMOCK, Tristan MA 66 33.9 1:56:58 CCC
12 396 BOOTH, Nathan MA 66 33.9 1:56:58 CCC
DNF 755 McLACHLAN, Rob MA Vikings
DNF 76 PIRIE, Felix MA CCC
MB
1 1027 WOZNIAK, Adam MB 66 34.8 1:53:40 CORC
2 702 McMAHON, Adam MB 66 34.0 1:56:37 CCC
3 31 MULLIN, Martin MB 66 31.7 2:05:04 CCC
MC
1 299 THOMSON, Henry MC 66 32.5 2:01:43 CCC
2 310 WELSH, Paul MC 66 32.4 2:02:06 CCC
3 933 FRANKCOM, Paul MC 66 32.2 2:02:54 CCC
4 345 SHORT, Christopher MC 66 32.2 2:02:54 CCC
5 530 LOHSE, Hardy MC 66 32.2 2:02:54 CCC
6 766 STOCKWELL, Justin MC 66 32.2 2:02:54 3-ride
7 525 DRAPE, Jeremy MC 66 32.2 2:02:54 CCC
8 489 TAYLOR, Michael MC 66 32.0 2:03:55 CCC
9 194 CARR, Michael MC 66 31.9 2:04:13 CCC
10 713 CLARKE, Will MC 66 31.9 2:04:17 ANU
11 566 ZALA, Zachary MC 66 31.9 2:04:17 CCC
12 540 VIGAR, Dominic MC 66 31.7 2:04:59 CCC
13 291 GOODSPEED, BRUCE MC 66 30.9 2:08:11 Eurobodalla
14 901 ROBINSON, Martin MC 66 30.7 2:09:11 CCC
DNF 768 HOSKING, Peter MC CCC
DNF 902 SCHOFIELD, Andrew MC VCC
DNF 976 WHITE, Nigel MC CCC
DNF 1440 KENNELLY, Paul MC VCC
MD
1 701 ANSELL, Dean MD 44 31.6 1:23:34 CORC
2 731 RODGERS, Steven MD 44 31.5 1:23:48 CCC
3 460 FRANCIS, Mark MD 44 31.4 1:24:03 CCC
4 1322 NESBITT, Andrew MD 44 30.3 1:27:01 VCC
5 1495 STEEN, James MD 44 29.6 1:29:09 VCC
6 4 PROSSER, Miles MD 44 28.3 1:33:25 CCC
7 224 ARBAUT, Alain MD 44 27.5 1:35:57 CCC
DNF 399 MARSHALL, Bailey MD CCC
DNF 752 POTTS, Ian MD CCC
ME
1 769 EDWARDSON, MacKenzie ME 44 25.6 1:43:04 CCC
2 710 STACEY, Oliver ME 44 25.4 1:43:49 CCC
3 581 EDWARDSON, Nathan ME 44 25.4 1:43:49 CCC
DNF 709 SUPPLE, Daniel ME CCC