Track Cycling Results – 07 Dec 2010

by Vaughan Hunt | Dec 9, 2010 | Track Results

BikeManawatu Track Cycling

Considering the less than stellar weather conditions with a fragrant easterly wind and a cool overcast sky the 23 riders entertained the chilled crowd with some close racing and some even closer finishes. The first race up was to set the scene with 12 green and enthusiastic riders staying in a tight bunch until the last 150 meters of their 6 lap warm up race with all riders making a charge from all parts of the track for the finish line. The eventual winner, Jordan Castle started the final 150 meters at the rear of the bunch with the only daylight available on the outside of the bunch and close to the fence, he rose from the seat and assumed the sprinters position and proceeded to take the longest way home around the entire field to pip Kelsi Eccles on the line with a blanket able to cover all starters. The rest of the programme had equally entertaining miss n’ out and handicap races. The night also had 5 riders attempt track records with two new records set over the flying 200m distance. Megan Blatchford smashed the senior woman’s mark by 1.58 seconds with a time of 13.86 seconds and Brent Zimmerman equally dominant in knocking 1.36 seconds from the masters 2 time.

The A and B grade miss n’ out race began with a field of 11 riders and on the completion of each lap the rider caught at the rear of the field is eliminated from the race until the field is reduced to four riders then it becomes a one lap race to the line. This race captivates the crowd as they can see riders making surges for the line when the riders can’t, as for safety reasons they must only look ahead and not behind, this results in riders thinking they are safe when only the chasing rider and the crowd can see how vulnerable they are to elimination. This goes on for each lap and only to be stopped by an all out four rider one lap dash for the line.

It is pleasing to see the riders improve in ability and fitness over this early stage of the season thanks in no small way to being able to compete every Tuesday night. The night was also marked by the recognition and farewell of Lachie Ferguson, acknowledging his rider of the night award for last week and wishing him well for his future in Rockhampton Australia. Lachie received the latest Kennet brothers cycling book ‘Louise Sutherland- Spinning the Globe”.

These are the results:

Rider of the night as selected by Denise Brown was Jordan Castle because of his gutsy efforts in all of his racing on the night including missing the track record in the 200m by only .09 seconds.

Under 15’s and Under 17 girls 6 laps

1^st Jordan Castle

2^nd Kelsi Eccles

3^rd Campbell Stewart

4^th Joshua Kendall

A and B Grade 7 laps

1^st Megan Blatchford

2^nd Steve Stannard

3^rd Brent Zimmerman

4^th Ross Castle

Under 15’s and Under 17 girls 2 lap handicap

Heat 1

1^st Robert Stannard

2^nd Micaela Drummond

3^rd Ruby Perry

4^th Brittany Ingram

Heat 2

1^st Jordan Castle

2^nd Liam Barber

3^rd Elizabeth Stannard

4^th Catherine Young

A and B grade Miss and Out

1^st Jaycob Humphreys

2^nd George Roberts

3^rd Sean Whitehouse

4^th Jonty Hapeta

200 metre flying time trials

Megan Blatchford 13.86 seconds (new record)

15.44 seconds (old record)

Brent Zimmerman 13.62 seconds (new record)

14.98 seconds (old record)

Kate Stewart 15.87 seconds

14.45 seconds (existing record)

Campbell Stewart 15.33 seconds

13.90 seconds (existing record)

Jordan Castle 13.99 seconds

13.09 seconds (existing record)

Under 15 and under 17 girls 3 lap scratch race

1^st Kate Stewart

2^nd Ruby Perry

3^rd Kelsi Eccles

4^th Michaela Drummond

Under 15 boys

1^st Jordan Castle

2^nd Campbell Stewart

3^rd Joshua Kendall

4^th Robert Stannard

A and B Grade 3 lap scratch race

1^st Sean Whitehouse

2^nd Megan Blatchford

3^rd Mike McMinn

Under 15’s and under 17 girls 9 lap handicap race

1^st Jordan Castle

2^nd Campbell Stewart

3^rd Kelsi Eccles

4^th Kate Stewart

A & B Grade 18 lap Handicap

1^st Steve Stannard

2^nd Sean Whitehouse

3^rd Megan Blatchford

4^th Jaycob Humphreys

Track Cycling Results–30 Nov 2010

by Vaughan Hunt | Dec 2, 2010 | Track Results

An excellent nights racing between the 23 riders that rolled up tonight. It was a stellar night for weather and the by the time the four riders went for their respective flying one lap records the wind had dropped completely. The highlight of the night was the breaking of three track records. First was to Lachie Ferguson who shaved 0.07 seconds off his own under 17 boys record by travelling the distance in 27.33sec. Second up was Kate Stewart who took 0.18sec off her under 15 girls record, ridding 32.54sec and then Megan Blatchford completely smashed Catherine Cheatley’s senior women’s record, taking off a massive 1.8 seconds to record 27.92 sec. Well done to all 3 riders!!!

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Track Cycling Results–23 Nov 2010

by Vaughan Hunt | Nov 25, 2010 | Track Results

Results for 23rd November 2010

Another dry clear sky greeted the riders but the cool South-westerly ensured the bikinis and board shorts stayed out of sight. The stellar appearance tonight was left to a restored war plane humming away in the sky above resplendent in camouflage livery and red nose cone. While the wind was a factor in preventing Lachie Ferguson’s gutsy effort to break his own under 17 flying lap record it was not enough to impact significantly of the nights results.

We had another good turn out of 22 riders with a few being new for the season but not new to the track and still we had riders away, so we certainly do have a solid core of riders and potential to move into the 30 plus category. If this line sounds familiar, you are right as it was the same in last weeks report but still valid.

The racing started with graded warm up races of 4 to 6 laps followed by Lachie’s record attempt that came up a second short on the time he set last season, but with the right conditions or an indoor velodrome Lachie has the ability to set a very challenging record. The warm up races are used to give the handicapper, Ian Gray a guide in estimating the respective handicaps for the nights handicap races. The riders competed in 2 to 3 lap and 1 lap handicap races in their grades followed by longer 10 to 12 lap handicap races. The handicapper performed the magic required to treat the spectators to some superb tight finishes with riders spread 4 and 5 wide across the narrow track dragging all power and speed from their tiring legs and warming the spirits of the cold and hypothermic spectators.

These are the results:

Rider of the night was Sean Whitehouse with a strong and dominant performance with 3 wins and a third, all from the scratch mark. The third was in the best race of the night when he finished within a wheel width to the winner Cameron Gibbons.

Under 15 girls/ under 13 4 laps

1^st Campbell Stewart

2^nd Kate Stewart

3^rd Robert Stannard

4^th Liam Barber

Under 17 5 Laps

1^st Damien Lardner

2^nd Jonty Hapeta

3^rd George Roberts

4^th James Hutton

A & B Grade 6 Laps

1^st Sean Whitehouse

2^nd Megan Blatchford

3^rd Lachie Ferguson

4^th Barry Gilliland

Under 17 flying lap record attempt

Lachie Ferguson 28.53 sec (current record 27.40sec)

Under 15 girls/ under 13 2 Laps handicap

1^st Liam Barber

2^nd Kate Stewart

3^rd Campbell Stewart

Under 17 3 Laps

1^st Jonty Hapeta

2^nd Damien Lardner

3^rd George Roberts

4^th Kelsi Eccles

A & B Grade 5 Laps

1^st Sean Whitehouse

2^nd Brent Zimmerman

3^rd Megan Blatchford

4^th Lachie Ferguson

1 Lap Handicap races

Under 15 girls

1^st Kate Stewart

2^nd Elizabeth Stannard

3^rd Brittany Ingram

4^th Ruby Perry

Under 15 boys

1^st Robert Stannard

2^nd Liam Barber

3^rd Campbell Stewart

4^th Takumi Clarke

Under 17

1^st James Hutton

2^nd Mike McMinn

3^rd Kelsi Eccles

4^th Catherine Young

A & B Grade

1st Cameron Gibbons

2^nd Lachie Ferguson

3^rd Sean Whitehouse

4^th Peter Wenborn

Under 13 5 Lap handicap

1^st Campbell Stewart

2^nd Elizabeth Stannard

3^rd Robert Stannard

4^th Liam Barber

B Grade 10 Lap handicap

1^st George Roberts

2^nd Barry Gilliland

3^rd Megan Blatchford

4^th Mike McMinn

A Grade 12 Lap handicap

1^st Sean Whitehouse

2^nd Jonty Hapeta

3^rd Lachie Ferguson

4^th Damien Lardner

Track Cycling Results – 16 Nov 2010

by Vaughan Hunt | Nov 17, 2010 | Track Results

The night started with an at times stiff Norwest wind and overcast sky but as the racing heated up the weather gods cooperated and the wind eased off and the sky cleared to allow all to enjoy another mild relatively still night.

While we did not have an Olympian or a Commonwealth games medallist tonight we did have the newly crowned Manawatu Masters Sportsperson of the year in Megan Blatchford in attendance.

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Track Cycling Feilding Results 16 November 2010

by Glenys Taylor | Nov 17, 2010 | Track Results

The night started with an at times stiff Norwest wind and overcast sky but as the racing heated up the weather gods cooperated and the wind eased off and the sky cleared to allow all to enjoy another mild relatively still night.

While we did not have an Olympian or a Commonwealth games medallist tonight we did have the newly crowned Manawatu Masters Sportsperson of the year in Megan Blatchford in attendance. The club also wishes Matiu Kaihau all the very best for his first foray into the international track cycling scene when he represents New Zealand in the Oceania Track championships in Adelaide next week. While Matiu’s only presence at the track so far this year has been as a spectator when he was out on a training ride, we have all been witness to his development over the years as a result of his hard work and dedication to be the best he can be. The entire Kaihau family have been significant contributors to the sport and we look forward to their presence at future track nights.

We had another good turn out of 23 riders with a few being new for the season but not new to the track and still we had riders away, so we certainly do have a solid core of riders and potential to move into the 30 plus category.

The racing started with graded warm up races of 4 to 5 laps then all riders were placed in 3 to 4 rider pursuit teams for the purpose of practicing the skill of rolling through in formation and to work as a team. The next phase was to time every rider over one lap and then finished the night off with a hybrid C grade 10 lap handicap then an A and B grade 16 lap handicap.

These are the results:

Rider of the night was Campbell Stewart. In the handicap race he managed to make the most of his almost one lap handicap by catching the scratch bunch early and staying with them to the finish.

A Grade 4 lap scratch

1^st Jaycob Humphreys

2^nd Josh Chard

3^rd Mike Rowe

4^th Ross Castle

B Grade 5 lap mass start

1^st Megan Blatchford

2^nd Lachie Ferguson

3^rd Barry Gilliland

4^th Cameron Gibbons

Under 17 boys and girls 5 lap mass start

1^st Jordan Castle

2^nd Joshua Kendall

3^rd Campbell Srewart

4^th Kate Stewart

Team Pursuits

Jaycob Humphreys 2.12 sec

Josh Chard

Mike Rowe

Jonty Hapeta 2.14 sec

James Hutton

Jordan Castle

Joshua Kendall

Brent Zimmerman 2.17 sec

Cameron Gibbons

Richard Mills

George Roberts

Barry Gilliland 2.21 sec

Megan Blatchford

Lachie Ferguson

Ross Castle

Campbell Stewart 2.25 sec

Andrew Bengston

Takumi Clarke

Peter Wenborn

Kate Stewart 2.30 sec

Ruby Perry

Liam Barber

Kelsi Eccles

1 Lap time trial

Josh Chard 31.66

Jaycob Humphreys 31.83

Brent Zimmerman 32.54

Jonty Hapeta 32.69

Joshua Kendall 32.91

Jordan Castle 33.20

Richard Mill 33.25

Lachie Ferguson 33.58

James Hutton 33.75

Ross Castle 34.08

George Roberts 34.58

Kate Stewart 35.09

Peter Wenborn 35.32

Takumi Clarke 35.66

Cameron Gibbons 35.89

Barry Gilliland 35.98

Campbell Stewart 36.61

Ruby Perry 37.16

Andrew Bengston 37.39

Kelsi Eccles 37.98

Liam Barber 37.98

C grade 10 lap handicap race

1^st Campbell Stewart

2^nd Ruby Perry

3^rd Kelsi Eccles

4^th Kate Stewart

5^th Jordan Castle

6^th Andrew Bengston

A and B Grade 16 lap handicap race

1^st Josh Chard

2^nd Jaycob Humphreys

3^rd George Roberts

4^th Cameron Gibbons

5^th Jonty Hapeta

Track Cycling Results–9th Nov 2010

by Vaughan Hunt | Nov 11, 2010 | Track Results

Last week it was impossible to want for a better night for track racing but tonight it was better again- clearly nothing is impossible. This weeks stella landing was Commonwealth games medallist, Japanese Kerin jockey and local boy Simon van Velthooven. Another good turnout from the cyclists with 24 riders across the grades.

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