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Here's a wrap up from the weekend
NZRide rider Byron Scott came out of the woodwork to take the Masters class and post a very competitive time overall which saw him 7th overall.
//Cam Cole. Photo Jono Church
NZ MTB Cup Round Five Wrap, Tauranga/Hamilton Feb 12-14
New Venues Deliver!
Round Five of the RaboPlus NZ MTB Cup was completed over the weekend in Tauranga and Hamilton. Both venues were new to national level racing and both delivered in spades to the high quality competitive fields and spectators alike. Saturday's Downhill at the 2Stage Mountainbike Park in Welcome Bay, Tauranga saw an estimated 3000 spectators flood the race course to watch stunning action, while Sunday's Cross Country race at the Pukete Mountainbike Trails also drew a huge number of spectators to watch the intense action on the inner city trail complex.
//Glenn Haden. Photo Jono Church
The new 2Stage race course was constructed specifically for this event, and competitors relished the loose, dusty conditions to post close times at the front of all age group categories. Several competitors took their opportunities with both hands, and riders not seen on the podium this summer rose from the ranks to stamp their mark at Tauranga's first downhill event of this calibre. Jay Barrett (Havelock North) continued his winning NZ MTB Cup form in the Under 17 category on the way to posting the 8th fastest time of the day, while Vaughan Woolhouse (Napier, Under 19) and Freddie King (Christchurch, Senior) both won at this new venue, against highly competitive fields. Sarah Atkin (Wellington, Open Women) finally took the top step of the podium after threatening to do so at previous rounds, winning by a huge 12 second margin
//Matt Scoles. Photo Jono Church
The Elite Mens race was a showdown that wasn't to be missed. The morning's seeding showed that this was anybodies race to win - the slightest mistake or missed line would prove to be the difference between glory or a mid pack result. Round Four winner Glenn Haden (Wanganui) felt the full force of bad luck - Haden punctured in his race run ruining any chance of a repeat this week. USA professional Luke Strobel qualified fastest, but just couldn't replicate that clean run with too many mistakes in his race run fading to 21st. So it was that the race hardened and seasoned riders came to the fore. Cameron Cole (Christchurch) rode a calculated run to take the win this week from Wyn Masters (New Plymouth), with Switzerland's Martin Frei posting his best result this summer with the 3rd. Matt Scoles (Alexandra) and Nathan Rankin (Levin) rounded out the top five by the narrowest of margins.
// Seam McCaroll. Photo Jono Church
Sunday's cross country race at Hamilton's Pukete Mountainbike Trails wasn't a likely venue for a race of national calibre given the lack of climbing on the only slightly undulating course. However, with high quality athletes attacking the course under race conditions, this perception changed immediately - competitors gave the high intensity race course the thumbs up and spectators were served up a treat of tactical, attacking cross country racing.
The morning's age group categories gave a taste of what was to come during the afternoon Elite/U23/U19 race start. Waikato locals showed the benefit of local knowledge and a tactical approach to winning here - James Gurney (Master 1) and Josh Parkin (Under 17) demonstrating to perfection the art of a last lap attack for the lead, claiming wins in their categories with ruthless displays of attacking riding.
As with Saturday's Downhill race, the Elite afternoon race was one that wasn't to be missed. Two Elite riders grasped their opportunities today to claim podium top steps. Eloise Fry (Rotorua) with a start to finish victory, heading off constant pressure from Katherine O'Neill (Rotorua) and a fast finishing Monique Avery (Rotorua) in the Elite Womens, and Patrick Avery (Rotorua) in the Elite Mens. Avery diced for the lead during his six lap race with Hamilton rider Scott Thorne, and attacked on the last lap to finally open a slim gap on Thorne who had set the pace for most of the race. For Avery, this race was a watershed - still an Under 23 rider, this was Avery's first big win in the Elite ranks and his confidence will be boosted no end for the NZ MTB Cup final next weekend, and the National and Oceania Championship events which follow. Auckland's Locky McArthur rode an aggressive race in the Under 19 category and was never in danger of relinquishing a lead he steadily built up over Rotorua's Sam Shaw during their five lap race. Likewise for McArthur, this was his first big nationals win and shows his potential to kick on from here. Alexa Peters also rode a strong tactical race to win the Under 19 Womens race.
The RaboPlus NZ MTB Cup continues this weekend with the sixth and final rounds of the Cross Country and Downhill taking place in Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Forest on Saturday and Sunday Feb 20/21.
Full results for NZ MTB Cup Round Four Downhill here
Full results for NZ MTB Cup Round Four Cross Country here
Photo credits: Glenn Haden and Matt Scoles - Jeff Carter; Cam Cole and Sean McCarroll - Jono Church
Further information contact:
Chris Mildon, MTBNZ Event Coordinator
021 2309120
www.mtbnz.org
ELITE MEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Cameron Cole 6 Christchurch 2:14.55 +0:00.00 3- 2:15.41 1
2 Wyn Masters 11 New Plymouth 2:16.99 +0:02.44 5- 2:16.04 2
3 Martin Frei 42 Switzerland 2:17.16 +0:02.61 8- 2:21.04 3
4 Matt Scoles 18 Alexandra 2:17.24 +0:02.70 6- 2:19.24 4
5 Nathan Rankin 7 Levin 2:17.91 +0:03.36 4- 2:15.99 5
6 Hayden McGregor 34 Tauranga 2:18.48 +0:03.93 22- 6:31.34 6
7 George Brannigan 10 Hastings 2:20.76 +0:06.21 7- 2:20.05 9
8 James Dodds 14 Rotorua 2:22.23 +0:07.69 12- 2:24.59 15
9 Sean McCarroll 12 Australia 2:23.00 +0:08.45 17- 2:25.99 17
10 Matt Walker 26 Kawerau 2:23.11 +0:08.56 2- 2:15.09 18
11 Des Curry 8 Rotorua 2:23.47 +0:08.92 11- 2:22.83 19
12 Harry Armstrong 44 Australia 2:23.91 +0:09.36 18- 2:26.23 21
13 Tim Eaton 27 Australia 2:25.48 +0:10.93 15- 2:25.73 24
14 Joel Gebbie 25 Queenstown 2:25.79 +0:11.24 DNF DNF 25
15 Edo Franco 29 Italy 2:28.28 +0:13.73 16- 2:25.84 35
16 Rob Venables 35 Canada 2:28.28 +0:13.74 20- 2:34.61 36
17 Ken Faubert 36 Canada 2:29.34 +0:14.80 19- 2:31.79 41
18 James Rennie 39 Christchurch 2:33.74 +0:19.19 21- 2:37.43 51
19 Mathew Hillsey 38 Wanganui 2:34.79 +0:20.24 13- 2:25.03 55
20 Hayden Lee 20 Tauranga 2:41.12 +0:26.57 10- 2:22.58 81
21 Luke Strobel 43 USA 2:43.39 +0:28.84 1- 2:13.36 87
DNF Glenn Haden 40 Wanganui DNF 9- 2:21.58
DNS Brook Macdonald 21 Napier DNS DNS
DNS Thomas Jeandin 41 Switzerland DNS 14- 2:25.10
ELITE WOMEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
DNS Harriet Harper 58 Blenheim DNS DNS
U19 MEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Vaughan Woolhouse 435 Napier 2:22.70 +0:00.00 3- 2:30.76 16
2 Brandon Lumsden 363 Wellington 2:26.86 +0:04.16 5- 2:31.78 31
3 Sam Baker 122 Waimauku 2:27.31 +0:04.61 1- 2:25.68 32
4 Brandon Ransfield 129 Hastings Hawkes Bay 2:29.32 +0:06.61 4- 2:30.80 40
5 Kirk Fisher 126 Tauranga 2:30.42 +0:07.71 6- 2:32.60 44
6 Kurt McDonald 331 Hawkes Bay 2:31.19 +0:08.49 7- 2:32.95 49
7 Mitch Townsend 401 Wanganui 2:33.33 +0:10.63 8- 2:36.00 50
8 Corey Penney 128 Auckland 2:34.04 +0:11.34 11- 2:39.05 53
9 Matt Silcock 333 Lower Hutt 2:34.68 +0:11.98 9- 2:36.25 54
10 Ryan Lewis 369 Auckland 2:35.84 +0:13.14 18- 2:46.07 62
11 Corey Patel 443 Wellington 2:37.72 +0:15.02 13- 2:40.06 70
12 Jason Lang 449 Lower Hutt 2:40.42 +0:17.72 22- 2:51.24 79
13 Lachlan Cruickshank 433 Invercargil 2:41.55 +0:18.85 14- 2:40.36 82
14 Oscar Tatom 191 Dunedin 2:42.86 +0:20.16 17- 2:44.91 86
15 Jack Sharland 417 Upper Hutt 2:46.37 +0:23.66 20- 2:50.52 93
16 Ryan Knell 365 Wellington 2:47.70 +0:24.99 10- 2:39.01 95
17 Ben Dowman 446 Wanganui 2:48.07 +0:25.37 21- 2:51.23 96
18 Jeremy Compton 439 Morrinsville 2:48.51 +0:25.81 24- 3:02.48 97
19 David Browne 441 North Shore 2:48.60 +0:25.90 19- 2:47.43 99
20 Tyler Caplan 427 Hastings 2:48.75 +0:26.05 23- 2:51.60 100
21 Jourdan Lethbridge 386 New Plymouth 2:48.88 +0:26.18 16- 2:44.89 101
22 Nathan Sheppard 130 Wellington 2:49.17 +0:26.47 15- 2:40.44 103
23 Jason Todd 366 Cambridge 3:00.56 +0:37.85 25- 3:06.96 123
24 Kyle Stannard 467 Tauranga 3:26.80 +1:04.09 26- 3:35.90 139
25 Jonathan Andrew 368 Auckland 3:52.44 +1:29.73 2- 2:30.31 145
26 Tyler Kirk 252 Cambridge 4:53.09 +2:30.39 12- 2:39.09 147
DNS Nick Bygate 123 Nelson DNS DNS
DNS Lucas Jackson 375 Rotorua DNS DNS
U17 MEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Jay Barrett 291 Havelock Nth 2:19.95 +0:00.00 2- 2:25.06 8
2 Jake Robinson 429 Rotorua 2:26.48 +0:06.53 3- 2:29.18 28
3 Jacques Vosloo 158 Rotorua 2:27.88 +0:07.93 4- 2:30.25 33
4 Louis Hamilton 325 Rotorua 2:30.55 +0:10.61 1- 2:23.20 47
5 Campbell Mercer 112 Auckland 2:35.33 +0:15.38 11- 2:38.65 58
6 Kurt Summerfield 335 Auckland 2:35.66 +0:15.71 5- 2:30.37 60
7 Zach Baker 104 Waimauku 2:35.72 +0:15.78 6- 2:33.55 61
8 Giulio Laura 378 Tauranga 2:36.16 +0:16.21 10- 2:38.24 63
9 Dan Mccombie 111 Dunedin 2:38.38 +0:18.43 13- 2:40.22 71
10 Lawrence Cawte 340 Rotorua 2:38.56 +0:18.62 8- 2:34.16 72
11 Joel Tunbridge 396 Wanganui 2:39.44 +0:19.50 9- 2:34.41 74
12 Tom Rose 339 Rotorua 2:40.72 +0:20.77 12- 2:39.98 80
13 Mark Werpachowski 376 Rotorua 2:43.78 +0:23.83 14- 2:43.48 88
14 Morgan Taylor 231 Napier 2:46.78 +0:26.83 18- 2:47.04 94
15 Tim Adams 428 Nelson 2:48.55 +0:28.61 16- 2:45.04 98
16 Jack Arnopp 473 Paraparumu 2:49.84 +0:29.89 20- 2:48.25 106
17 Cameron Hancox 445 Tauranga 2:49.92 +0:29.97 25- 2:57.29 107
18 Michael Melles 469 Otaki 2:51.39 +0:31.44 24- 2:52.59 108
19 Scott Milner 459 Tauranga 2:52.71 +0:32.76 22- 2:51.38 110
20 Kayne McGlue 474 Kapiti Coast 2:52.86 +0:32.92 23- 2:52.35 111
21 Jackson Hine 387 Wanganui 2:53.62 +0:33.67 15- 2:44.50 112
22 Dan Lawton 110 Tauranga 2:53.92 +0:33.97 17- 2:45.23 113
23 Thomas Schischka 458 Tauranga 2:54.04 +0:34.09 26- 2:58.06 114
24 Jack Dodd 371 Tauranga 2:54.30 +0:34.35 31- 3:04.31 115
25 Mitch Thomas 361 Cambridge 2:56.04 +0:36.09 28- 3:02.98 119
26 Zach Rowe 431 Wellington 2:57.38 +0:37.43 29- 3:03.44 120
27 Ryan Hunt 345 New Plymouth 3:02.40 +0:42.45 30- 3:03.74 124
28 Jamie Rosier 116 Tauranga 3:04.53 +0:44.59 19- 2:48.16 127
29 Daniel La ulu 432 Papakowhai 3:05.60 +0:45.65 21- 2:49.92 129
30 James Paling 342 Kawerau 3:07.65 +0:47.70 33- 3:06.05 131
31 Aled Dunn 338 Hamilton 3:10.31 +0:50.37 32- 3:05.31 135
32 Harrison Redshaw 389 Napier 3:15.01 +0:55.07 7- 2:33.97 137
DNS Michael Gunter 108 Greymouth DNS DNS
DNS Josiah Clark 466 DNS DNS
DNS Jarrod Anderson 452 Napier DNS 27- 3:01.34
SENIOR MEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Freddie King 451 Christchurch 2:21.20 +0:00.00 7- 2:25.15 10
2 Daniel Meilink 143 Wellington 2:21.24 +0:00.04 6- 2:24.89 11
3 Sam Shucksmith 455 UK 2:21.39 +0:00.19 2- 2:21.93 12
4 Scott McGregor 282 Tauranga 2:21.93 +0:00.73 3- 2:22.93 13
5 Richard Leacock 352 Wellington 2:22.20 +0:01.00 4- 2:23.06 14
6 David Balderstone 163 Whakatane 2:23.83 +0:02.63 15- 2:29.98 20
7 Tom Winwood 341 Nelson 2:25.18 +0:03.98 1- 2:20.75 22
8 Carl Edmondson 447 Kawerau 2:25.28 +0:04.08 32- 2:49.48 23
9 Nick Mead 374 Auckland 2:25.96 +0:04.76 12- 2:29.11 26
10 Daniel Heads 330 Tauranga 2:25.98 +0:04.78 5- 2:24.29 27
11 Rob Farmer 347 Levin 2:26.49 +0:05.29 18- 2:34.52 29
12 Kurt Lancaster 299 Levin 2:26.79 +0:05.60 16- 2:30.06 30
13 Dominic Stulen 430 Rotorua 2:28.15 +0:06.95 13- 2:29.41 34
14 Chris Johnston 471 Wellington 2:28.35 +0:07.15 22- 2:37.29 37
15 Bryn Dickerson 360 Wellington 2:28.93 +0:07.73 8- 2:26.13 38
16 Tyler Perrin 434 Palmerston North 2:29.08 +0:07.88 35- 2:50.53 39
17 Ollie Knight 138 Palmerston North 2:29.39 +0:08.19 10- 2:27.69 42
18 Joel Flanagan 179 UK 2:30.11 +0:08.91 41- 3:32.08 43
19 Jamie Lyall 212 Otaihanga 2:30.45 +0:09.25 17- 2:30.19 45
20 Ben Tyas 343 Albany 2:30.48 +0:09.28 9- 2:27.38 46
21 Matt Ineson 189 UK 2:30.62 +0:09.42 14- 2:29.60 48
22 Shanan Whitlock 444 Wanganui 2:35.04 +0:13.84 20- 2:35.01 56
23 Mathew Mcgovern 357 Rotorua 2:35.21 +0:14.01 19- 2:34.84 57
24 Asher Ellery 176 Tauranga 2:36.24 +0:15.04 11- 2:28.76 64
25 Ben Stewart 457 Rotorua 2:36.56 +0:15.36 27- 2:43.79 65
26 Joe Henry 479 Hastings 2:37.43 +0:16.23 21- 2:37.18 67
27 Scott Taylor 422 Matamata 2:37.61 +0:16.41 23- 2:38.15 69
28 Simon Dibben 354 Wanganui 2:39.02 +0:17.82 24- 2:39.97 73
29 Kevin Warner 426 Hamilton 2:39.46 +0:18.26 30- 2:45.09 75
30 Callum Wilson 377 Scotland 2:39.52 +0:18.32 33- 2:49.61 76
31 Steven Pattle 460 Rotorua 2:40.04 +0:18.84 25- 2:41.50 77
32 Jamie Eagle 442 Lower Hutt 2:41.94 +0:20.74 26- 2:41.57 83
33 Ryan Williamson 328 Lower Hutt 2:42.09 +0:20.89 34- 2:49.80 84
34 Kai Crow 482 Auckland 2:42.41 +0:21.21 28- 2:44.12 85
35 Ilya Zharenikov 483 Russia 2:45.61 +0:24.41 31- 2:48.46 91
36 Daniel Taylor 478 Scotland 2:45.84 +0:24.64 38- 2:53.83 92
37 Tristan Ratcliffe 440 Kapiti 2:49.64 +0:28.44 29- 2:44.81 104
38 Tim Warner 358 Hamilton 2:54.74 +0:33.54 36- 2:53.32 116
39 Josh Hutchinson 480 Napier 2:58.03 +0:36.83 39- 2:55.89 121
40 Jono Tonkin 465 Rotorua 3:03.77 +0:42.57 37- 2:53.74 125
41 Beau Lowrie 425 Whangamata 3:09.12 +0:47.92 40- 3:14.54 133
DNS Tom Mathews 139 Christchurch DNS DNS
DNS Michael Sims 436 Tauranga DNS DNS
DNS Dave Anderson 313 Canada DNS DNS
MASTER 1 MEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Byron Scott 481 Auckland 2:19.52 +0:00.00 1- 2:21.51 7
2 Cameron Bisset 379 Methven 2:34.03 +0:14.50 3- 2:49.46 52
3 Andrew Martin 367 Wellington 2:37.48 +0:17.96 2- 2:48.08 68
4 Kevin English 160 Nelson 2:49.08 +0:29.56 4- 2:57.22 102
5 Leon Duggan 384 Whakatane 2:54.82 +0:35.30 8- 3:13.86 117
6 Stefan Bek 461 Mt Maunganui 2:55.75 +0:36.22 5- 2:58.19 118
7 Rich Seaton 464 Palmerston North 3:07.84 +0:48.32 7- 3:10.09 132
DNF Mike Green 476 Rotorua DNF 6- 3:09.32
DNS Eugene Kara 475 Rotorua DNS DNS
MASTER 2 MEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Dave Hamilton 412 Rotorua 2:35.41 +0:00.00 1- 2:35.93 59
2 David Rose 456 Rotorua 3:05.96 +0:30.55 2- 3:16.27 130
3 Andrew Melles 472 Otaki 3:54.54 +1:19.13 3- 3:51.39 146
DNS Graeme Hunt 344 New Plymouth DNS DNS
HARDTAIL MEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Jade Erickson 437 Tauranga 3:31.16 +0:00.00 1- 3:36.37 142
DNS Luke Brindle 362 Lower Hutt DNS DNS
OPEN WOMEN
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Sarah Atkin 247 Wellington 2:51.61 +0:00.00 1- 2:45.18 109
2 Charlotte Clouston 146 Waimautu 3:03.78 +0:12.17 2- 3:00.85 126
3 Sophiemarie Bethell 187 Auckland 3:09.87 +0:18.27 3- 3:05.80 134
4 Baylee Jackson 454 Rotorua 3:27.57 +0:35.96 4- 3:29.38 141
DNS Madeline Taylor 230 Napier DNS DNS
DNS Kaytee Campbell 329 Ngaruawahia DNS 5- 3:39.93
DNS Sophie Tyas 381 Albany DNS DNS
U15 BOYS
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Josh Mccombie 101 Dunedin 2:37.21 +0:00.00 1- 2:35.84 66
2 Connor Hamilton 326 Rotorua 2:40.40 +0:03.19 2- 2:42.07 78
3 Cam Barrett 385 Havelock North 2:44.04 +0:06.83 3- 2:48.07 89
4 Gregory Tew 415 Rotorua 2:44.79 +0:07.58 4- 2:53.55 90
5 Ben Watkins 390 Wanganui 2:49.66 +0:12.44 5- 2:58.65 105
6 Josh Airey 462 Whangamata 2:58.96 +0:21.74 6- 3:04.35 122
7 Hayden Melles 470 Otaki 3:05.21 +0:27.99 7- 3:08.17 128
8 Tom Brian 438 Auckland 3:13.99 +0:36.78 9- 3:18.84 136
9 Matt Lawton 324 Tauranga 3:18.79 +0:41.58 8- 3:16.66 138
10 Dino Rutten 468 Kapiti Coast 3:27.55 +0:50.34 10- 3:31.78 140
11 Tom Goodman 477 Waikanae 3:39.28 +1:02.07 11- 3:50.31 143
12 Jordan Holliday 453 Hamilton 3:41.29 +1:04.08 12- 3:50.56 144
DNS Danie Kattenberg 448 Tauranga DNS DNS
SWEEPER
PL NAME SURNAME # FROM TIME GAP PL- SEEDING OVERALL
1 Snow Kris 999 Tauranga |
