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- Written by Glenys Taylor
The D grade riders started first heading up Kimbolton Rd from The Cheltenham Hotel until they reached Kiwitea where they turned left on to Perry Line. The C graders started 5 minutes after the D’s. By the time the D’s were on to McBeth Rd, the C graders had caught them. Fortunately for most of the D graders they were only completing the short distance so when they reached the end of Bryce Rd they turned right and headed back down Kimbolton Rd to Cheltenham.
The B grade headed out from Cheltenham 14 minutes after the D grade with the A grade starting a further 6 minutes behind them. As the C grade headed back from the turn point at Kimbolton, the B grade and A grade bunches were able to see how much of a lead they had on them. They were not able to catch them by the time the first rider crossed the finish line.
The first over the line was Ross Castle, followed by Oiroa Kaihau, Campbell Stewart, Jon Clarke Darcy Ross and Michaela Drummond.
The fastest times of the day went to the A grade bunch of Angus Findlay, Luuk van Wagtendonk, Steve Stannard and Matiu Kaihau.
Read more: Results for the Cheltenham Handicap held on Saturday 13th August 2011
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- Written by Glenys Taylor
Wanganui Cycling / Bike Manawatu Interclub
Ashhurst to the top of the Saddle 06 Aug 2011
Results
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- Written by Oiroa Kaihau
Team Stannard/Bamford was far too strong when they walked away with first place by just over a minute and a half from their nearest rival (Team Stewart/Finlay) that contained three NZ age group representatives in the inaugural Bike Manawatu “Bone Collector” race held on the 31st of July in Ashhurst. On a stunning Manawatu day many riders relished the near perfect mid winter conditions to ride. The brainchild of Ian Gray and the events working group, six riders were required to make up a team with restrictions being placed on the age of riders and their start positions.
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- Written by Mark Finlay
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I am just writing to thank you for the donation you made to help me get to Canberra in Australia and perform at the best I possibly could. Firstly we flew to Auckland to meet the rest of the NZ team, then we flew to Sydney and drove to Canberra that day. Finally we reached our destination at 12pm. We stayed at the Australian Institute of Sport. We each got our own rooms.
Thursday and Friday were my days to relax and do a couple of training rides. We had a look around the city and the routes that the races were to be on.
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- Written by Kate Stewart
The build up to the tour of Canberra for me was very intense, exciting, fun and nearer to departing a bit nerve racking. The tour of Taranaki really showed me my strengths and weaknesses that had to be worked on before crossing the ditch to the Junior and Women’s tour of Canberra.
I was very excited about the concept of ‘team racing’ and after racing and living with the rest of the under 17 girls New Zealand team I witnessed the huge advantages of this type of racing.
Just under a week before we left my New Zealand uniform arrived. That week flew by and before I knew it I was in the Auckland airport departing for Sydney. From Sydney we all piled in mini buses for the 3hr drive to Canberra. We arrived at the Australian Institute of Sport at midnight in the freezing cold, found our rooms and went straight to bed.