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Fierce Fit Riders
11.12.09
 There was some fierce competition among the Senior A Grade riders at the Velodrome on Friday night with the improvement in race fitness showing in the fast steady pace set from the start of each race.  Tim Fulton attacked with four laps to go in both the opening and the last scratch races but the rest of the bunch responded immediately in the first race and Rhyse Carpenter had a 10 metre lead over Daniel Anderson and Fulton as they began the final lap and they finished in this order. 

When Fulton attacked in the last race it was a whole lap before any of the others began the chase but Carpenter and Daniel had left it too late with Fulton crossing the line 25 metres in front of Carpenter, Daniel, Jai Sutton, Dylan Starkey, Darren Anderson and Nick Hellowell.

Daniel Anderson showed real pace in the handicap races thrilling the crowd as he set about reeling in the rest of field taking out the first event and second place in the next.

There was close competition in the combined Senior B and C Grade races between Nick Hellowell and Kelvin Rohrlach who felt the pressure from Darryl Fulton in the 3 lap handicap.  Gary Carpenter (80m), in his first race of the season, held a 20 metre lead at the beginning of the last lap of the handicap race with the rest of the field in hot pursuit.  D Fulton (60m) was first to the line ahead of Adrian Wilson (50m), Hellowell (0m), Carpenter, Nicole Goldring (40m), Rohrlach (10m) and Pierce Sutton (70m).

Jarrod Hamilton, in his first race of the season, had an impressive night in Junior A Grade finishing first in each event.  Liza Wakeling, Charlotte Wakeling and Jessica Shore tried different tactics each race but he was just too strong for the girls and will be one to watch in coming weeks as he races with the seniors.

In the Junior B Grade 3 lap handicap Chloe Hellowell (80m) held her lead for the whole race and put in a really strong second lap pulling away slightly from Corey Gibbons (60m).  Hellowell was followed across the line by Bailey Kesby (50m), Gibbons, Dana Prater (10m) and Connor Margaritis (0m).

Newcomers, Hudson Barsby and Leyton Gould, have grown in confidence and showed they are able to match it with the more experienced Chris Margaritis and Heather Cutting in the 24” bikes group.  Holly Farrell, Leroy Risborg and Scott Litchfield enjoyed a series of 2 lap handicap races with each taking out line honours during the night.  Cody Risborg, Braden McLeod, Jasmine Ledington and Sebastian Hubner provided the crowd with some very entertaining racing as they raced around the track on their BMX bikes.

FULL RACE RESULTS HERE