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PREVIEW - 18km Screamer Handicap (& E grade 18km enticer) - Sunday, January 24

Quality field will line up in today’s Bathurst Cycling Club Handicap with a number of visiting cyclists in town.

The Avantias Pro Racing Team is in Bathurst for a training camp ahead of the 2021 National Road Championships in Ballarat, Victoria in February. The National Series Team is spending a couple of weeks in Bathurst preparing for the Nationals with Team official Simon Forrest explaining that the dry heat in Bathurst and quite country road make the region an ideal place to prepare for the big event.

The Team includes former top class junior Stephen Cuff who won the short course B2B a number of years ago. While his team mate Malachi Covington has strong Bathurst connections with his Father Darren and Aunty Renee both former Bathurst Champions.

Five of the Avantias Pro Racing riders Finley Moutter Stephen Cuff Joshua Brodie Taylor Forrest and Malachi Covington will be handicap on Scratch for the 18km Handicap which is affectional known as the The Screamer Race. Also on Scratch with be NSW Junior Madison Champions Luke Tuckwell and Deren Perry.

With only a small time gap to the Block Bunch of Mark Windsor David Nicholas Nick North and Jack Cannon the pace is expected to be very fast in the 18km event.

Racing off 1min 45sec handicap the Super Group of Steve Scott, Steve Bennett, David Reece, Drew Tuckwell, Nic Barrett, Ray Thorn, Xavier Bland, Patrick Crump and Tony Shaw is again expected to be in contention.

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Re: Race 3 - Bathurst Road Cycling Calendar - 18km Screamer Handicap
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2021, 03:22:37 PM »
Brief Report
Local junior Luke Tuckwell training is right on track ahead of the 2021 Under19 Australian Road Championship in Victoria. Tuckwell combined with the Avantias Pro Racing Team of Finley Moutter Stephen Cuff Joshua Brodie Taylor Forrest & Malachi Covington and fellow NSW Rider Deren Perry to ride through the entire field off Scratch and win the weekends Bathurst Cycling Club 18km Screamer Handicap.
Rosemary Hasting held the lead for the first half of the event before challenged by middle markers. However back in the field the backmarkers were on a mission. The scratchmarkers catching the BlockBunch of Jack Cannon, Mark Windsor, David Nicholas and Nick North at the final turn and then targeting the 1min 45sec supergroup of Nic Barrett, David Reece, Steve Scott, Steve Bennett, Drew Tuckwell, Ray Thorn, Tony Shaw and promising Orange juniors Patrick Crump and Xavier Bland who had burst to the lead in the second half of the race.
The scratchmarkers took the lead in the final 500m of the race with Luke Tuckwell and Avantias Pro Racing Team rider Finley Moutter fighting out the finish but a rule infringement earlier in the event for Moutter resulted in an impressive win for Tuckwell.
Ebony Robinson (6min) and Xavier Bland (1min 45sec) turned some heads with their performances, the youngsters put in a great finish to take podium placings in the event. Both Malachi Covington and Taylor Forrest also picked up penalties which dropped them from the top 10 with Nic Barrett (1m45s) Nick North (1min) moving up into the top5 followed by Oscar Hansen, Mick Foran, Jack Cannon, Drew Tuckwell and David Nicholas with Mark Windsor and Steven Scott rounding out the top12.

Results:- Bcc 18km Handicap

1Luke Tuckwell (Scr)
2Ebony Robinson (6min)
3Xavier Bland (1m45s)
4Nic Barrett (1m45s)
5Nick North (1min)
6Oscar Hansen (3min)
7Mick Foran (4min)
8Jack Cannon (1min)
9Drew Tuckwell (1m45s)
10David Nicholas (1min)
11Mark Windsor (1min)
12Steven Scott (1m45s)
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Re: Race 3 - Bathurst Road Cycling Calendar - 18km Screamer Handicap
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2021, 04:51:42 PM »
New Course Record for the BCC 18km Screamer Handicap
Super effort by the backmarkers in today’s BCC 18km Screamer Handicap today breaking the Course Record. The group consisted of NSW champions Luke Tuckwell and Deren Perry plus the Avantias Pro Racing Team of Finley Moutter Stephen Cuff Joshua Brodie Taylor Forrest & Malachi Covington. Tuckwell and Avantias rider Finley Moutter fought out the finish stopping the clock at 22:57
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