TUESDAY NIGHT HEFFRON 2019/20 • WEEK 3 • 22 OCTOBER 2019

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Week THREE • 22 october 2019 • Volume 71

Champion system summer series

CHAMPION SYSTEM SUMMER SERIES WEEK THREE • 22 OCTOBER 2019

RETURN OF THE KING

HISTORY IS NOT CREATED

BY A MARKETING DEPARTMEN I LIVED IT! THE KING OF HEFFRON, A.SPURGEON

NT....

My People Those that know me know I am a pretty shy guy.

It is not often that I have an opinion but over the

last few years something has been brewing in my belly and it’s time to take a stand. With a beer of course

“King” they ask me. “What is with these companies creating ‘retro-inspired’ cycling clothing?” My only answer...and I’ve bottled this since Bradley

Wiggins first grew side burns...is if these designers weren’tactually there (back in the day), then they just pretend they were.

Now I don’t want to cause any offense here by

naming names, but I have a challenge for all good

Heffron racers this series. As you are being passed mid race and you see someone going by in a kit

inspired by the 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s or 90s, yell at the top of your voice “PRETENDER!!!”.

With any luck there will be so much noise it will drown out John Sunde and David Evans

The King of Heffron 1.0

BLAKE QUICK JUST TOO DARN QUICK Queensland Junior World Track

Last weeks winner Jesse Coyle

2nd Heffron Park Tuesday Night

quickly jumped by Brad Mills but

Champ Blake Quick claimed his win in as many visits (he also

won in March) when he effort-

lessly out kicked Sydney’s best crit riders to win week 2.

Once again a stellar field of 30 A grade riders where on a mission

hit the straight first and was

his move was soon countered by a faster Jack Bennett until about 350m out when Black

Quick launched and put daylight between himself and the rest of the field.

in perfect conditions to hunt

Impressively B grade winner

grades of 70 riders. The A grade

into the top 10 when he out-

down the combined B and C

pace was so hectic that when

the catch was made with 3 laps

to go a select group of only 13 A grade riders made the cut….

St George Continental’s Daniel Gandy and Blake Quick, Nero

Racing’s Chris Miller and Jesse Coyle, ZZC duo of Dan Bonello and Jack Bennett, CritDawgs Brad Mills, Chris Powell and Rylee Field, ACA’s Michael

Potter along with Cam Fraser,

Chaarl van Wyk and of course

balancing out the age spectrum, Liam Kelly.

At the bell though B grade hitter Jack Renshaw injected some panic into the bunch followed

by a classic Adam Socha move at the toilet block. Nero were

having none of this and quickly closed the threat down by the pimple.

Robbie Allen managed to sneak sprinted Rolando Delaytz, with

Michael Chidgey not far behind in 3rd.

Ex Sydney girl Matilda Raynolds visiting from Melbournebacked her impressive ride at the

Bowral Classic at the weekend

to finish with B grade and claim

first women. It was great see 10 females sign on for this weeks race.

The early season battle for C grade supremacy has been

ramped up to a new level with

Danny ‘Gino’ Iannazzo claiming back his C grade crown after

his hiatus in B grade last year.

Proctor Morris wasn’t far behind for 2nd and Michael Stanton in

his first Tuesday night race was 3rd