KILLARNEY 13.11.13

[degody]

PROVISIONAL RESULTS:

 

Men:

 

1 Theuns v.d. Bank

2 Evan Carstens

3 Alex Heward

4 Moolman Welgemoed

5 Rudi Kellerman

6 David Garrett

7 Angelo Voulgarellis

8 Mark Petersen

9 Dennis Laminga

9 Neville Cragg

10 Jos le Roux

 

Forgot to get ladies results! Sorry. Will post later.

 

 

 

Thanks to all those that brought pet food.

[degody]

Ladies results: 1 Bianca Holzkampf 2 Maroesjke Matthee 3 Heletje van Staden

[Thornman]

Matthew Merrington got 3rd. Was with me and evan in break all night. Had one lap of grace with a flat.

[degody]

Matthew Merrington got 3rd. Was with me and evan in break all night. Had one lap of grace with a flat.

That is why the points are provisional! Matthew was off for two laps not one?

[Thornman]

Nope only missed one as far as I know. Got flat just before back straight and rejoined the next lap when we passed the pits.

[Denny Menchov]

I can vouch for that - amazing 3-man breakaway.

And Thornman almost bumped into you going the opposite way!

[Thornman]

Ja sorry, had a flat and looked for the shortest way to the pits.

[Denny Menchov]

Hi

 

13.11.13 Killarney Race Report

by Dennis Lamminga

 

Another Wednesday. Another Killarney.

 

With most of the PRO teams now back in Joburg preparing for the weekend’s 94.7 race, and the South Easter not so “in-your-face” as normal, we in Scratch + 1 grabbed the opportunity to possibly finish with the Elites for once!

 

Half the Outriders lined up at the start, together with World X-Terra athlete Douglas Burger and the Cycles Direct Crew. It looked like it was going to be red against blue team again! We were all happy to do a bit of work in front. There was very little guttering in the wind and everyone was mindful of each other. The going was tough, and everyone went quiet for a bit.

 

About 2 laps in, Steven Hayes (Aurecon), Douglas and myself tried a break-away, but we were quickly swallowed up by the Scratch + 1 bunch. Clive Seebregts (Felt) did an amazing job again showing us:

 

1. where to ride,

2. how to do “through-and-off” and

3. where to sit in the corners.

 

Robin (Cycles Direct) together with a few Outriders did nice long stints in front, but our imminent fusion with the Elite Scratch bunch seemed inevitable..

 

I went to the rear of the group and saw 3 ghostly figures appearing from the rear. Theuns vd Bank, Evan Carstens (both NuWater) and Matthew Merrington (Swift) broke away from the Elite bunch and was approaching our bunch with the speed of light! I shouted words of encouragement as they flew past, not wanting to interfere with their break-away dynamics. A few from our bunch did hang onto them however, and, as it was anyone’s race, the mini break-way of 3 turned into about a dozen riders. Robin and Outriders Reinhardt, Mario and Angelo were in the mix and managed a gap working together with the lads.

 

Now it was Elite bunch’s time to catch up. They swarmed through us like riders possessed. By this time Theuns, Evan and Matthew were alone in the mini-breakaway up front, the rest of the guys just in awe with their speed. I tried to make myself as low as possible on the bike and my eyes were glued to the time. I could hear myself screaming “Just one more lap, just hang on for one more lap!!”, and luckily there it was: the bell signalling the last lap.

 

By this time only Angelo and myself were together from the Outriders, and we tried to follow strong wheels from the Yellow Team Dane and Darren Perring as we screeched around the final corners. I knew Moolman would be good in the sprint so tried to attach myself to his wheel, but in the end traded his wheel for Neville Cragg’s wheel (Aurecon). I just have to remind everyone that Neville still has the Strava KOM around Killarney at a blistering average speed of 50.3 kmph, the only (Strava) rider to have broken the 4 minute barrier at 3.3 km Killarney Race Track! In the end his wheel was great to secure my first top 10 position at Killarney, so thanks Neville! Outrider Angelo sprinted amazingly well to earn a provisional 7^th place with Killarney Jersey Leader Alex Heward winning the bunch sprint just behind the Killarney Threesome.

 

Well done all!, that was fun, in a funny sort of way..

 

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My Killarney Stats:

 

· Distance: 41.6km

· Time: 58 min

· Average Speed: 42.4 kmph (Elites managed 44+ kmph!)

· Max Speed: 58.3 kmph (towards the Finish Line)

 

Killarney Accolades go to:

 

3-man breakaway Theuns, Evan and Matthew, who, even after their Night Time Crits in Stellenbosch and Engen Dynamic Race on Sunday, stole the show by riding away from everyone. Well done boys!, what a stellar performance.

 

Rgds, Denny

[Denny Menchov]

Pics taken by Bernie Viljoen - thanks oom Bernie

 

1. Theuns and Evan (NuWater) up front.

2. Outriders doing some work in Scratch + 1

3. David G leading the Elites with Swift alongside

Edited November 14, 2013 by Denny Menchov

[AdrianDJ]

Is there Racing at Killarney tonight?

[Denny Menchov]

Yes!

[Guest Frail4Life]

PROVISIONAL RESULTS:

 

Men:

 

1 Theuns v.d. Bank

2 Evan Carstens

3 Alex Heward

4 Moolman Welgemoed

5 Rudi Kellerman

6 David Garrett

7 Angelo Voulgarellis

8 Mark Petersen

9 Dennis Laminga

9 Neville Cragg

10 Jos le Roux

 

Forgot to get ladies results! Sorry. Will post later.

 

 

 

Thanks to all those that brought pet food.

 

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