Author Topic: First Road Race of 2021 - 30km Handicap on Quarry Hill Course - 10 Jan 2021  (Read 3250 times)

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Quarry 2Rds Handicap + E grade enticer - Sunday, January 10, 2021
Here is the handicaps for todays 30km Handicap which is the first race of 2021

Scratch
Simon Hickey. Craig Hutton

Chopping Block - 1minute 45sec
Mark Windsor, Jack Cannon

Second Block - 3 minutes
David Nicholas, Steve Bennett, Tony Barlow, Cadel Lovett

4 minutes
Nic Barrett, Tony Shaw, David Reece, Rodney Lovett

4min 30seconds
Nathan Pearce, Ray Thorn, Geoff Short, Steven Scott

7 minutes
Toireasa Gallagher, Robert Stephen, Darren Fenton, Peter Wilson, Ebony Robinson, Scott James, Kalinda Robinson, Rodney Esdaile

12 minutes 
Jille Harris, Charlotte Lovett, Scott Allen, Michael Robinson, Donna Scott 

Second limit - 16 minutes
David Hyland, Gary Theiss, Peter Hickey, Trudy O'Connor, Cathy Adams, Kevin Bell

Limit - 18 minutes 
Phil Cole, Rosemary Hastings, Lara Allen


E Grade
Robyn Partridge, Tracey Robinson

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Unofficial Results – 2021 Season Opener – 30 Km Handicap:
1Nic Barrett 2David Reece 3Tony Shaw 4Ray Thorn 5Rodney Esdaile 6Steven Scott
Fastest Time - 1Mark Windsor 2Jack Cannon 3Craig Hutton 4David Nicholas 5Simon Hickey 6Tony Barlow
First Female – Jille Harris; Fastest female – Toireasa Gallagher

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GREAT START TO THE 2021 BATHURST CYCLING CLUB ROAD SEASON:
The Bathurst Cycling Club New Road Season started today with the first event of 2021. After a surprisingly successful season in 2020 given the covid19 pandemic, the firers and a structural review of  the sport in Australia the 2021 year also started well with over 40 entries in the 30km Handicap which raced up Quarry Hill.
Early leaders were Rosemary Hastings and Lara Allen. From a cycling family Lara is a current NSW Country Junior medallist and was having her first senior start. It is very significant that Lara rode with Bathurst Cycling Legend Rosemary Hastings in her first start, as Rosey can boost that a number of top class international riders have begun their senior road careers riding with her.

David Hyland, Peter Hickey, Trudy O'Connor and Cathy Adams soon joined the leading pair, but hard riding Jille Harris was the looking dangerous and would soon move into contention for the win. 

The other group that looked in contention in the early stages was the 4minute bunch of Nic Barrett Tony Shaw and David Reece, who where all working smoothly on their Cevello Cycles. They quickly joined Nathan Pearce Ray Thorn Geoff Short Steven Scott and where moving in on the 7minute bunch (which included Toireasa Gallagher Darren Fenton Peter Wilson Ebony Robinson Scott James and Rod Esdaile).

The three back groups looked to have a tough task with the scratch markers (Craig Hutton & Simon Hickey) giving away 18minutes start. Current World Para Cycling Champion David Nicholas was impressive breaking clear of co-markers Steve Bennett and Tony Barlow in a bold attempt to catch the middle markers. This applied plenty of pressure on the other backmarkers with Craig Hutton breaking clear of Simon Hickey, however Mark Windsor showed his experience to remain calm and worked smoothly with hard riding Jack Cannon. This proved to be the correct tactic as it would be Windsor and Cannon that would become the biggest threat to the leaders in the final stages of the race.

At the final turn it was the Cevello 4minute group had joined a big bunch in the lead and seemed set for victory, however Windsor and Cannon had picked up Nicholas and Tony Barlow and were quickly catching the leaders. At the finish line it was close, but the 4 minute group of Nic Barrett David Reece and Tony Shaw that hung-on for the win.

Recent Weal Trophy Winner Nic Barrett continuing his great form of 2020 to win the first event of 2021, with David Reece and Tony Shaw talking the major placings, Ray Thorn and Rod Esdaile rounding out the top 5 ahead of Steven Scott

Mark Windsor lead the chasing group home to record fastest time in the first race of 2021, second fastest was Jack Cannon in front of Craig Hutton and David Nicholas
While the top placed female was Jille Harris and the fastest female Toireasa Gallagher. While Robyn Partridge defeated Tracey Robinson in E Grade.