Results 7th November 2011
Please note that some of your race numbers have changed. We have a full muster on Tuesday nights and so we need to double up on the allocated numbers. Please ensure you put your number back on the rack at the end of the night IN THE RIGHT ORDER. If you do not you will have a person on Tuesday night unable to find their number.
Tonight marked the end of a stellar season with good weather conditions, outstanding athletes and great performances culminating in the club providing half of the West Coast North Island team that attended the nationals and then topping that off with national titles. Over the season we had 60 individuals on track bikes contest one or more events. The 11 hardy cyclists that turned up tonight were rewarded with a very pleasant night with a light breeze to assist them down the back straight and prize money.
If this season was to be remembered for anything it would have to be the fantastic conditions and tonight was no exception with little cloud cover a very light westerly and a mild temperature. The stellar performance of the night was from an age group rider that was thrust into an all in final handicap race at the limit mark and held on to take the race by less than a 100 metres. The tailing off of the season was more apparent with only 13 riders making it to the meeting. Next week will be the final race night of the season and will have prize money available for selected races.
The weather forecast said it should be raining but we were given a warm night, threatening sky and a zephyr of a breeze at the track tonight. The competitor carrying the stellar label tonight was to be “The Rain” as it was involved in one of the tightest finishes of the night.
The programme began with club scratch race championships then riders were given a choice between a flying lap or a 1 lap time trial and then finished with a longer handicap race. The club championship races were raced in their respective grades with points awarded to the first five place getters.
The conditions were close to perfect being cool and almost calm with a clear sky. A low turnout of only 14 riders was reflective of the nationals hangover with the stellar performing, multiple medal winning juniors enjoying a well earned rest at home. A number of riders have switched to road mode and so we will have to wait until November to see them on the track again.
The programme tonight was made up of graded 5 lap warm up races and to make the most of the favourable conditions one lap time trials then team sprints and finished off with long handicap races.
The riders of the night on 21st February 2011 were Bryce Hirschberg and Levi Bryan. A Grader Bryce Hirschberg was nearly invincible (apart from coming second in the cone race by 0.01 seconds) and Levi Bryan had a fantastic tactical finish to win the C Grade 3 lap elimination race.
