Monday December 30 saw the third day of the Victorian Christmas Carnival Track Racing hosted by Castlemaine Cycling Club, with close to 160 entries clear skies and perfect conditions the stage was set for a big day of action-packed racing.
The juniors got the day rolling at 10am with the schedule loaded with feature and state races for all ages groups. The stand-outs were the men’s and women’s Jonathan Kuhle memorial handicaps, with many U15 athletes eager to join some of the local legends and etch their names on the trophy in memory of Jonathan.
Spectators were treated to outstanding, hotly contested racing by all, with results as follows: U15 women – 1st Amelia McLean 155m, 2nd Emilia Jirovcova 30m, 3rd Jasmine Gill 50m, 4th Paravi Tanksale 55m.
U15 men – 1st Ewan Brown, 2nd Arnav Chakravarthy20m, 3rd Joseph Natoli 10m, 4th Kaeden Ryan 40m.
As the heat rolled in so did the senior and U17 program and the racing was as hot as the weather with many local elite, masters and U17 riders finding their way onto the podiums thought the day including Hope Harnetty taking home the second state championships gold in three days in the U19 Victorian scratch race championship.
Again, the stand-out races were the memorial races this time – the Ken Maddern Sr memorial handicaps. With some crafty racing by the Castlemaine men, the club was able to get local fast man Zaren Fong-Sutton on the podium for the race that means a lot to the club and Maddern family.
Full results as follows: Elite men 1st Eddie Jirovec 60m, 2nd Sam Gallagher 20m, 3rd Zaren Fong-Sutton (Castlemaine) 60m, 4th Kade Killeen 120m.
Women 1st Mckenzie Milne scr, 2nd Haylee Jack 30m, 3rd Hannah Bayard 20m, 4th Amber Kelly 140m.
Masters men 1st Stephen Kilpatrick 90m, 2nd Daniel Bucknall scr, 3rd Justin Tomlinson 30m, 4th Jay Dorreboom 30m.
The club thanks all volunteers, officials, riders and families who helped make the day a success.
