New Zealand National XC series #6 - E2

Auckland, New Zealand, February 20, 2005

Results

Northcott and Joseph wrap up series

The Pro-Elite Men and Women's category both saw new series winners this year - Michael Northcott (Mangakino) and Rosara Joseph of Christchurch. Both riders winning each round they competed in.

Northcott, an Aluminium joiner, came second last year and has managed to take the title off Stuart Houltham who had the NZ Series over four years. Although Northcott had the series tied up before the finals thanks to consistent, great riding, the next overall placings came down to this sixth round. Only 20 points separated the following four riders: Wayne Hiscock (Wellington), Aaron Tuckerman (Blenheim) Marcus Roy (Te Anau) and the only international competitor for the series in Pro-Elite, Stefan Mattersberger (Austria). (you earn 60 for a first place, 54 for second and 49 for third) so it could have gone anyway for these competitors.

Marcus Roy unfortunately crashed and so put himself out of contention and it was left to the remaining three to battle it out. It was Hiscock who came second giving him second overall placing and Tuckerman who rode well to finish third on the day and third overall in the series.

Joseph, a 22 year old who graduated last year with a law degree, made a stunning debut into the women's Pro-Elite field by winning every round she competed in. She has only been mountain biking for three years and has been described as a "machine" by fellow competitors.

Former Swiss rider Annika Smail, who is now based in Auckland, and Sonia Foote, the 2004 NZ Champion went into this last round on equal points for second position. It was Foote of Rotorua that managed to head off Smail taking second overall position and Smail third.

This sixth and final round of the series was also a UCI race - meaning valuable prize money and international points were up for grabs. Prize money was awarded to first ten men and first 4 women in Pro-Elite category.

The NZ Downhill National Champs will be held in Rotorua - Sunday 27 February - on the same course as the World Champs that will be here next year.

Results

Elite Men
 
1 Michael Northcott (Mangakino)           2.09.33
2 Wayne Hiscock (Wellington)                 3.26
3 Aaron Tuckerman (Blenheim)                 4.22
4 Stuart Houltham (Taupo)                    5.23
5 Jack Bauer (Takaka)                        5.47
6 Clinton Avery (Rotorua)                    6.42
7 Kurt Lancaster (Levin)                     8.18
8 Mark Leishman (Palmerston North)           9.13
9 Stefan Mattersberger (Austria)            10.04
10 Andrew Reid (Christchurch)               11.52
11 Nick Hotchin (Auckland)                  11.58
12 Matthew Treanor (Auckland)               12.12
13 Timothy Madgwick (Christchurch)          12.20
14 Rod Hill (Rotorua)                       13.15
15 Alastair Stewart (Auckland)              15.09
16 Stephen Butler (Upper Hutt)              17.03
17 Stewart Thorp (Nelson)                   17.34
18 Michael Gilbert (Auckland)               18.56
19 Jon Richardson (Duneden)                 19.28
20 Tim Wilding (Taupo) Lapped,                   
21 Darry Stevens (New Plymouth) Lapped,          
22 Andrew Merrylees (Rangiora) Lapped,           
23 Philip Dickinson (Auckland) Lapped,           
24 Tim Elsmore (Rotorua) Lapped,                 
25 Christopher Kendal (Wellington) Lapped,       
26 Rodney Wallace (Wellington) Lapped,           
DNF Jason Hill (Christchurch)                    
DNF Marcus Roy (Te Anau)                         
DNF Justin Price (Hamilton)                      
DNF Tim Hoban (Christchurch)                     
 
Elite Women
 
1 Rosara Joseph (Christchurch)            2.11.02
2 Sonia Foote (Rotorua)                      2.54
3 Annika Smail (Auckland)                    9.40
4 Katrine Lawton (Christchurch)             17.20
5 Wanda Round (Auckland)                    20.12
6 Cathy Hamer (Hokitika) Lapped,                 
DNF Amanda Davies (Auckland)                     
DNF Erin Greene (Dunedin)                        
DNS Carissa Wilkes (Rotorua)                     
 
Expert Junior U17 Men
 
1 Simon Honour (Rotorua)                  1.44.14
2 Ash Hough (Tauranga)                       0.37
3 James Williamson (Alexandra)               2.54
4 Johnathan Coates (Rotorua)                 4.09
5 Wade Mangham (Rotorua)                     4.30
6 Thomas Reynolds (Waimauku)                 7.24
7 Jeremy Barr (Taupo)                        7.39
8 Dan Wood (Warkworth)                      10.07
9 Nik Ferigo (Christchurch)                 10.43
10 Andrew Macdonald (Wellington)            15.44
11 Antony Piggins (Auckland)                19.24
12 James Prouse (Levin)                     19.44
13 Ryan Middleton (Palmerston North) Lapped,     
DNS Christopher Duff (Levin)                     
DNS Rowan Duff (Levin)                           
DNS Daniel Morgan (Levin)                        
 
Expert Junior U17 Women
 
1 Katerine O'Neill (Auckland)             2.08.01
 
Expert Junior Men
 
1 John Gray (Rotorua)                     1.38.59
2 Luke Mills (Nelson)                        1.33
3 Aaron Perry (Rotorua)                      1.41
4 Carl Jones (Whakatane)                     1.54
5 Kelvin Drower (Cambridge)                  3.57
6 Luke Newman (Lower Hutt)                   9.04
7 Rupert Barton (Greyton)                   12.14
8 Samuel Gordon (Otaki)                     21.09
9 Peter Joynt (Tokoroa)                     22.32
10 Alan Montefiore (Warkworth)              25.40
11 Simon Thompson (Tauranga)                51.25
12 Kerry Morgan (Levin) Lapped,                  
DNF Sam Bewley (Rotorua)                         
DNF Andrew Hughson (Invercargill)                
DNF Clinton Avery (Rotorua)                      
DNS Chris Sanson (Levin)                         
DNS Michael Tomasevic (Rotorua)                  
 
Expert Junior Women
 
1 Monique Avery (Rotorua)                 1.40.02
2 Tania Carson (Nelson)                      3.59
3 Hayley Robertson (Upper Hutt)              4.17
4 Chelsea Wills (Waitakere City)             8.08
5 Kathryn Campbell (Upper Hutt)             38.16
 
Expert Under 23 Men
 
1 Miles Watson (Hamilton)                 2.03.26
2 Joshua Barley (Wellington)                 1.38
3 Leigh Reynolds (Auckland)                  5.41
4 Simon Styles (Stratford)                  11.27
5 Benn Cobham (Palmerston North)            12.25
DNS Stephen Butler (Upper Hutt)                  
 
Expert Senior Men
 
1 Eric Drower (Cambridge)                 1.58.34
2 Richard Nowland (Wellington)               1.52
3 Jason Blair (Christchurch)                 6.20
4 Rob Friel (England)                        6.39
5 Cameron Durno (Wellington)                 8.26
6 Matthew Boulcott (Rotorua)                10.05
7 Mark Chamberlain (Auckland)               11.22
8 Tom Mackay (Dunedin)                      14.38
9 Mike Milner (Upperhutt)                   16.01
10 Carl Larsen (Havelock North)             16.49
11 Matt Surgenor (Wanganui)                 16.51
12 Thomas Parrish (Auckland)                47.00
13 James Servile (Auckland) Lapped,              
DNF Bryce Shapley (Rotorua)                      
DNS Mathew Goodsell (New Plymouth)               
DNS Shaun Grundle (Auckland)                     
DNS Craig Palmer (Dunedin)                       
DNS Vaughn Phillipson (Napier)                   
 
Expert Senior Women
 
1 Angela Eccles (Christchurch)            2.01.34
2 Sara Macdonald (Dunedin)                   2.18
3 Nicole Swain (Wellington)                  2.39
4 Michelle Bellamy (Nelson)                  5.33
5 Julie Melanson (Hamilton)                 12.28
6 Lorelle Burke (Hamilton)                  14.42
7 Michele Duffy (Levin)                     17.23
8 Kyle Doel (Dunedin)                       19.56
DNF Andrea McBeth (Auckland)                     
DNS Karina Wilkinson (Levin)                     
 
Expert Master 30+ Men
 
1 Chris Gaze (Putaruru)                   1.39.19
2 Andrew East (Auckland)                     2.06
3 Peter Sutherland (Auckland)                3.27
4 Michael Anderson (Dunedin)                 3.51
5 Carl Johnston (Rotorua)                    3.53
6 Michael Sanders (Christchurch)             4.14
7 Bodo Lang (Auckland)                       4.27
8 Dean Larsen (New Plymouth)                 6.36
9 Jake Stow (Auckland)                       7.13
10 Michael Stylianou (Nelson)                7.34
11 Richard Lawton (Wellington)               8.30
12 James Gurney (Taupo)                     13.17
13 Andrew McFarlane (Wellington)            15.33
14 Andrew Hickson (Auckland)                20.29
15 Scott Raynes (Auckland)                  27.37
16 Darryl Parker (Whangaparaoa)             30.08
17 Clive Wood (Workworth)                   32.13
18 Darryl Church (Rotorua) Lapped,               
19 Ross Weston (Auckland) Lapped,                
DNS Martyn Baker (Auckland)                      
 
Expert Master 30+ Women
 
DNF Jodie Hickson (Bombay)                       
DNF Jenny Milne (Nelson)                         
DNS Katrine Lawton (Christchurch)                
 
Expert Master40+ Men
 
1 Michael Ferigo (Christchurch)           1.53.09
2 Derek Milne (nelson)                       0.21
3 Mark Lawson (Helensville)                  4.28
4 Dave Wallace (Wellington)                  7.38
5 Chris Kaad (Orewa)                         7.44
6 Peter Arkwright (Wellington)               8.42
7 Oliver Ferry (Wellington)                  9.29
8 Peter Roden (Papamoa)                     11.25
9 Gareth Hare (Nelson)                      17.18
10 Trevor Macdonald (Wellington)            18.46
11 Derek Ferigo (Auckland)                  28.28
DNF Gregory Ball (Auckland)                      
DNF Geoff Herbert (New Plymouth)                 
 
Expert Master 50+ Men
 
1 Dave Chambers (Auckland)                1.57.08
2 Jon Davison (Auckland)                     9.18
3 Arlo Guthrie (Auckland)                   14.45
4 Murray Brown (Auckland)                   25.46
DNF Colin Palmer (Auckland)                      
DNF John Mote (Christchurch)                     
 
Sport Junior Men
 
1 Patrick Avery (Rotorua)                   45.44
2 Daniel Brown (Auckland)                    3.24
3 Stefan Jones (Whakatane)                   6.02
4 Zane Wimata (Whakatane)                    6.35
5 Gunnar Wester (Auckland)                  11.05
6 Chester Warren (Warkworth)                11.28
7 Dennis Turkovic (Australia)               12.15
8 Gene Lovelock (Auckland)                  14.23
9 Andre Smith (Auckland)                    16.11
10 Brendon Thompson (Warkworth)             16.57
11 Wilson Jones (Whakatane)                 25.05
12 Sam Gaze (Te Awamutu)                    27.56
 
Sport Junior Women
 
1 Adrienne Hooper (Waitakere City)        1.09.48
2 Katherine Reynolds (Auckland)             17.55
 
Sport Senior Men
 
1 Nick Price (Hamilton)                     46.23
2 Shane Edwards (Auckland)                   0.43
3 Julian Stephenson (Auckland)               4.20
 
Sport Senior Women
 
1 Trish Wrigley (Auckland)                  51.13
 
Sport Master Men
 
1 Murray Avery (Rotorua)                    44.42
2 Mark Topliss (Auckland)                   11.02
3 Dave Wrigley (Auckland)                   12.17
4 Mike Mangham (Rotorua)                    16.32
5 Oliver Fleischmann (Whakatane)            16.36
6 Mark Dawson (Hokitika)                    19.13
 
Sport Master Women
 
1 Maryann Avery (Rotorua)                   53.52

Final overall standings

Elite Men

1 Michael Northcott (Mangakino)
2 Wayne Hiscock (Wellington)
3 Aaron Tuckerman (Blenheim) 

Elite Women

1 Rosara Joseph (Christchurch)
2 Sonia Foote (Rotorua)
3 Annika Smail