The Tuesday night was called off due to rain and the weather forecast was promising the same for Thursday so the decision was made to race on the Sunday. The sky was overcast and a light but cool South Easterly wind made shorts and short sleeve shirts give way to jackets or goose bumps. The 1pm start time allowed for an extended programme which began with short points races followed by three up 500 metre scratch races, then 3 up 200 metre sprints to conclude in longer handicap races, all races raced in grades.
Three club supporters kindly donated a total of $180 in prize money for this Christmas meeting. In the long handicap races the first three in the seven grades that were raced received prize money. Also three special prizes were presented on the day, the first was to the rider who best used their handicap and rode a positive race. The prize of $20 went to under 15 rider Hayden Washington-Smith who finished 2nd in the under 15 boys and girls 6 lap handicap race.
The second prize was for the best ride of the day. This prize of $20 was awarded to Kyle Davy of Levin for his magnificent finish to just narrowly beat Campbell Stewart in the 9 lap handicap under 17 boys and girls race. The third prize was a special prize awarded to James Denholm the front marker in the under 17 boys and girls 9 lap handicap race. James rode strongly on his own in windy conditions to hold the field at bay for just over 8 laps. James was also presented with a book ’Round the Mountain’ 100 years of the Cycling Classic. Written by Ian Gray, that has just recently been published.
The next meeting is Thursday the 5th of January, with the season being in full swing and riders needing to be in peak condition for the River City Wheel Race Spectacular on the 22nd of January and the Centre Championships on the following weekend, time is fast running out and so we need to take every opportunity to best prepare our riders.
Results for 18th December 2011
Under 15 Girls 2 lap handicap race
1st Michaela Drummond
2nd Corrie Keeble
3rd Emily Shearman
4th Libby Arbuckle
Under 15 Boys 4 lap points race
1st Chris Denholm 10 points
2nd Carne Groube 6 points
3rd Hayden Washington-Smith 4 points
Under 17 Boys and Girls 5 lap points race
1st Jordan Castle 8 points
2nd George Roberts 6 points
3rd= Campbell Stewart 3 points
Kyle Davy 3 points
Under 19 Women, Senior and Masters Women and Men 4 lap points race
1st Hayley Giddens 8 points
2nd Kelsi Eccles 5 points
3rd Ross Castle 4 points
4th Teagan Roffe 3 points
Under 19 Men 5 lap points race
1st Matiu Kaihau 10 points
2nd = Mark Finlay 3 points
Marcel Holenstein 3 points
Cameron Gibbons 3 points
3up 500 metre scratch races
Heat 1
1st Micheala Drummond 43.48
2nd Emily Shearman
3rd Simone Davy
Heat 2
1st Grace Castle 47.22
2nd Corrie Keeble
3rd Libby Arbuckle
Heat 3
1st Chris Denholm 46.38
2nd Hayden Wshington-Smith
3rd Carne Groube
Heat 4
1st Cameron Howell 40.28
2nd George Roberts
3rd Campbell Stewart
Heat 5
1st Kate Stewart 41.99
2nd Ruby Perry
3rd James Denholm
Heat 6
1st Josh Kendall 39.78
2nd Jordan Castle
3rd Kyle Davy
Heat 7
1st Hayley Giddens 43.23
2nd Kelsi Eccles
3rd Teagan Roffe
Heat 8
1st Sharon Hollenstein 45.56
2nd Tamara Ross
3rd Renee Wadsworth
Heat 9
1st Sean Whitehouse 40.02
2nd Cameron Gibbons
3rd Ross Castle
Heat 10
1st Matiu Kaihau 40.21
2nd Mark Finlay
3rd Marcel Hollenstein
4th Luuk van Wantendonk
200 metre 3up sprints
Heat 1
Hayden Wshington-Smith 16.09
Carne Groube
Chris Denholm
Heat 2
Kate Stewart 14.33
Ruby Perry
Michaela Drummond
Heat 3
Emily Shearman 16.62
Libby Arbuckle
Heat 4
Korrie Keeble 17.57
Grace Castle
Simone Davy
Heat 5
Cameron Howell 13.98
George Roberts
Heat 6
Kyle Davy 15.16
Josh Kendall
Heat 7
Campbell Stewart 14.41
Jordan Castle
James Denholm
Heat 8
Hayley Giddens 14.85
Kesi Eccles
Teagan Roffe
Heat 9
Tamara Ross 15.45
Renee Wadsworth
Heat 10
Sean Whitehouse 13.85
Luuk van Wantendonk
Cameron Howell
Heat 11
Matiu Kaihau 13.33
Mark Finlay
Under 15 Girls 6 lap handicap race
1st Emily Shearman
2nd Grace Castle
3rd Libby Arbuckle
4th Simone Davy
Under 15 Boys 6 lap handicap race
1st Carne Groube
2nd Hayden Washington-Smith
3rd Chris Denholm
Under 17 Boys 9 lap handicap race
1st Kyle Davy
2nd Campbell Stewart
3rd George Roberts
4th Josh Kendall
Under 17 Girls 9 lap handicap race
1st Kate Stewart
2nd Ruby Perry
Senior and Masters Women 10 lap handicap race
1st Tamara Ross
2nd Hayley Giddens
3rd Teagan Roffe
4th Sharon Hollenstein
Masters Men 10 lap handicap race
1st Ross Castle
2nd Marcel Hollenstein
Under 19 and Senior Men 14 lap handicap race
1st Matiu Kaihau
2nd Oiroa Kaihau
3rd Mark Finlay
4th Cameron Gibbons