by Vaughan Hunt | Apr 24, 2014 | Event Reports
Around 150 riders including Chris Jenner (ex. Tour de France) with a team of juniors from New Caledonia, current Australian Pro Series leader Wellington’s Joe Cooper, and top riders at U23 and Masters levels competed in the Capital Cycles Wellington Region Easter Tour. Bike Manawatu was well represented: A Grade – Alex West (8th on GC), Nate Levin (15th on GC, 3rd KOM), George Roberts (19th on GC), D Grade – Peter McCarthy (2nd on GC, 2nd KOM, 2nd Sprint) and John Arbuckle (4th on GC, 1st Stage 5), Womens B Grade – Libby Arbuckle (4th on GC, 1st Sprint). Colin Anderson (C Grade) had a mechanical in Stage 1 and couldn’t complete the tour.
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by Glenys Taylor | Apr 7, 2014 | Event Reports
Date Grade Rider New Record Old Time
Flying 200m Time Trial
17/12/2013 U19M Liam Brown 13.09 13.46
17/12/2013 U17G Micheala Drummond 13.71 14.13
11/02/2014 U19M Jordan Castle 12.27 13.09
11/02/2014 U19W Kate Stewart 14.35 15.39
04/02/2014 M5M Marcel Hollenstein 13.67 15.61
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by Glenys Taylor | Apr 7, 2014 | Event Reports
Points awarded 1st 5 points, 2nd 3 points, 3rd 2 points, 4th 1 point. For all individual events except Club Championship races and the 1 lap TT competition over the season. Most points wins the trophy in the grade. Riders with 10 or more points are listed below.
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by Glenys Taylor | Apr 6, 2014 | Event Reports
Ashhurst starting from 187 Salisbury St and heading up Saddle Rd to the same finish point as the Novice Tour the double gates on both sides of the road.
Sunday 6th April
Conditions overcast and a easterly breeze
With registrations taken and the race briefing given by Ian Gray the riders were set off at 1 minute intervals. Ian then raced off to mark the finish line and await the first riders.
This was the final of the handicap masters series to determine not only the male and female masters hill climb champs but also the last event in the Overall champ position.
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by Glenys Taylor | Mar 31, 2014 | Event Reports
Saturday 29th March 2014
Rongotea course
The course for the riders that had to complete 15km was from the outskirts of Rongotea to the turn point at Taikorea Rd intersection and back to Rongotea.
For the riders that had to complete 25km the course went in the same direction to just past Hoihere Rd and the old dairy factory and again returning to Rongotea.
An unfavourable head wind hindered the return journey for all riders.
A large number of volunteers helped on the day including Grant Shearman, Wayne Fenn, Carol Roberts, John Arbuckle, Dave Drummond all out on the course, Mike Simpson as commissaire, and Matt Levin who used the new timing equipment. Special thanks to all those that assisted including those at the start and finish lines.
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by Glenys Taylor | Mar 30, 2014 | Event Reports
Sunday 30 March.
Colyton Hall 9am.
A few late registrations were received along with a few associate members that signed up on the day.
A fantastic crew of helpers who just turned up so a special thanks to them all. A bit of a challenge to think of 2 separate courses and to think of 2 different finish lines but 1 start line. The race briefing was conducted at the Colyton School carpark. Order of start was changed due to a request so that all the senior, Under 19, Under 17 male riders started first with Under 17 and under 19 females starting 1 minute back. The last off on the 33km Valley Rd circuit were the under 15 and under 13 riders a further minute back.
Then heading off in the other direction was all of the Masters riders in one bunch. There were fortunately no tales of riding without a seat today. Two of the women riders completed 2 laps whilst the rest of the riders completed 3 laps. Race reports will be forthcoming.
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