CENTRAL DIVISION 0805 - GRADE CHAMPIONSHIPS, CALGA

Saturday 5 July 2008

Conditions: Perfect!

Racing was tough from the get-go in A Grade with plenty of testing little surges on the first lap. As a result the bunch fractured and regrouped many times before the final group of 8 made their mark and left the remainder in their wake. In the end it was the same young riders that took the honours at Wootton who filled the top four places, with the new Central Division Champion for 2008 being Beau Harper from Manning Valley CC. Beau won in a tight finish from Owen Belton, Ben Hill and the ever improving Sam Layzell

A stong opening 10km from Andrew Hellmich, Elliot Stephens and Phil Hey from Central Coast CC was closed down by Ben Massa and Matthew Brown, also from Central Coast CC. There's certainly no love lost between clubmates when an individual championship is on the line. The bunch stayed together after they regrouped and the result was decided in a very close finish between Elliot and Andrew. Elliot had just enough strength to throw his bike that extra inch further than Andrew at the finish to take the honours.

In C Grade Peter Krauss made a solid solo effort and looked to be cruising to an easy win before puncturing and losing any chance of taking the gold. The rest of the bunch stayed together and fought out an exciting bunch sprint at the finish, with Brett Hall from Kooragang Open CC taking the honours.

D Grade was a very civilised affair with the bunch staying together for the duration. In the end it was a battle of the fittest to decide the placings and Paul Anderson t from Kooragang Open CC took the honours.

It was a very different story in E grade with first time (ever!) racer Carl Leonard from Hunter Districts waltzing away with the win. His solo time of 1:26:00 was almost 40 seconds faster than the D Grade bunch's time, so he's earned himself both a championship and a very healthy regrade for the next event at Kooragang.

F Grade was severely under-subscribed with regulars like George Probert and Al Provost going MIA. In the end it was young Tegan Hunt who took the honours - but only just. In the closing stages she complained of lower back pain and her pace slowed considerably. The handy little lead that she had built up kept her just far enough in front for her to take the win.

Thanks to all the riders who took part today, and congratulations to all the winners and grinners. Looking forward to seeing a HUGE field at Kooragang in August. There will be plenty of grade adjustments for the next race, so please make sure you check the grades pages on Tuesday to find out where you'll be racing.

CENTRAL DIVISION 0804 - GRADED SCRATCH, WOOTTON

Saturday 14 June 2008

FINAL RESULTS (posted 21/06/08 7:00pm)

Conditions: slippery and miserable

CENTRAL DIVISION 0803 - TTT BLACK HILL

Saturday 10 May 2008

FINAL RESULTS (posted 13/05/08 11:55am)

37 Teams, 143 riders, perfect conditions

Rob Hadley / Nigel Perry Club Shield

Club Points Distribution

CENTRAL DIVISION 0802 - BLACK HILL

Saturday 12 April 2008

RESULTS

CENTRAL DIVISION 0801 - TRACK TITLES

Saturday 23 February 2008

RESULTS