Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

Conditions
Perfect day - west wind minimal - sunny

Riders
D = Victoria, Maneule
C = Micklan
B = Christian, Ian D, Mike C

Spectator
Julian

Outcome
D = Congratulations Victoria 4th, Congratulations Maneule 3rd - great podium result Maneule
C = Micklan 1st = ($40)
B = Christian & Ian D - not sure. Mike C - sweeping

C grade report - it came down to the sprint...again... Couldn't sustain breakaways. Post race, The Dream Police, said I'm for B grade as I'm not beatin anyone here matie. Anyway did a few leads, and the solid RBCC riders also did a lot of work. Av near to 37kmph. Attacked prior to the squircle on last lap and didn't take a seat until after the finish line. 2nd & 3rd place riders were very close to me, as I could see their shadows for the length of the straight. Thanks for a great ride - its a top local derby.

$40 winnings
Were taken as x 3 Hahn light beers each by Mike C & Micklan


Place a report if you wish

The Heffron Report from a D grade perspective - Good turn out today and the weather was perfect. Sat comfortablely near the front for most of the 12 laps. Not sure if we were faster than usual or that c grade was slower but on I think 4 laps to I streamed ahead and caught the c grade bunch and was in two minds whether to overtake or sit behind with a gap between us so I slowed up a bit and the rest of the bunch caught up to me but we ended up overtaking anyway. I think that if I overtook c grade the first time I would of won it but that's racing. Victoria sat on my wheel the rest of the way but I out powered her on the final straight. (Sorry Victoria) All in all a good afternoon racing. Until the next one

You'll love B grade, its two laps longer. I was hurting today, the average was 39km/h.

I had no chance for a sprint finish. I was at my limit as we came into the home straight... Thanks for pacing me home Manuel. I might have been sitting on your wheel but it was hard work! You would have won if the others were relegated for drafting the other grade, btw

I think you would do pretty well in C grade. You did a lot of work and I suspect you can probably work even harder than that.

thanks for the vote of confidence. I might do a couple more in d grade before stepping up a grade

I think you would do pretty well in C grade. You did a lot of work and I suspect you can probably work even harder than that.

Fantastic strategy! Do everything to shove your competitions to the next grade.

Great racing and report everyone, especially Mick for picking up the trophy in C.

It was odd at one stage as we C, had ovetaken D on the straight, then a splinter group of D overtook C, then we overtook D again. At one stage B, C & D was on the straight at once C's av speed I thought ok - C was ovetaken by B once, it was however a relatively windless day.

...it was however a relatively windless day.

Windless? Dammit! Should have went... Rather than sitting around waiting for an auction.

Well done Mick, victory is sweet

Nice work Manny and Vic.

Well done Mick, l bet those beers were mighty nice!!

Results

Rocky forgot his camera - but he was using his mobile phone - it looked like a 5 megapixel

A GRADE 18 laps 36.36km, Time: 00:53:15, Avg Speed: 40.97Km/hr, Avg Laptime: 00:02:58
1st Robert Cater (RBCC)
2nd Matthew Lucas (RBCC)
3rd Craig Dempsey (EASTS)

B GRADE 16 laps 32.32km, Time: 00:50:04, Avg Speed: 38.73Km/hr, Avg Laptime: 00:03:08
1st Patrick Sharpe (EASTS)
2nd Matthew Glanville (NORTHSYD)
3rd Ben Mellen (PELETON)

C GRADE 14 laps 28.28km, Time: 00:46:46, Avg Speed: 36.28Km/hr, Avg Laptime: 00:03:20
1st Michael Langdon (DHBC)
2nd Adam MURRAY (BICISPORT)
3rd Harrison Bailey (NORTHSYD)

D GRADE 12 laps 24.24km, Time: 00:47:01, Avg Speed: 30.93Km/hr, Avg Laptime: 00:03:55
1st John Kempler (RBCC)
2nd Jonathon Pearce (SYDNEY)
3rd Maneule RUIU (DHBC)

nice work Mick. you can play with the big boys now.

Here's the podiums


Mick


Maneule

Here's the podiums

Space Age -

well done everyone. How did those beers taste Mick !

How did those beers taste Mick !

they all tasted the same (great), and went down very quickly - MC needed urgent rehydration

Well done Langers - There is a new song for the ken dinnerville http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf45I1ZI__w

Well done Langers - There is a new song for the ken dinnerville http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf45I1ZI__w

The problem is that in order to boxing other riders one must release the handle bars and there in lies the conundrum