New Zealand National MTB Series - XC #1 - NE

Dunedin, New Zealand, January 8, 2006

Results

Avery takes opening round in Dunedin

Fierce competition between Marcus Roy and Clinton Avery, the reemergence of Brendan Sharratt as a competitive cross country rider and an injury to Tim Wilding were the key features of the elite men's cross country race in the first round of the 2006 New Zealand Community Trust Mountain Bike National Series held in Dunedin on Sunday.

The 20-year-old Avery had a fast start and took an early lead but Marcus Roy caught up mid way through the fist lap, and a tussle for first place continued throughout the six laps of the race. Wanganui rider Sharratt, having his first race back in the national series for a number of years, showed he was still a contender for selection in the Oceania and world championships to be held in Rotorua later this year with a comfortable third placing.

With a field of 28 proven elite riders, strong competition was expected, and the riders didn't disappoint. In an exciting finish to the race, Avery came back from a 33-second deficit midway through the final lap to sprint to an eight second win over Roy.

Former Commonwealth Games and Olympic representative Robyn Wong (Wellington) had a fantastic start with Annika Smail, ranked number two in the series, in close pursuit. Local rider Erin Greene has plenty of crowd support and delivered with a formidable third placing. In keeping with the format of the day, a sprint finish also decided the elite women's winner, with Smail overtaking Wong on the final lap to start the 2006 season with a win.

Next week's race at Coronet Peak will see an even bigger field in both the Elite Men and Women with national representative Kashi Leuchs returning to the series and Sonia Foote making her first appearance.

Results

Elite men
 
1 Clinton Avery (Rotorua)               1.56.19
2 Marcus Roy (Te Anau)                     0.08
3 Brendon Sharratt (Wanganui)              4.42
4 Aaron Tuckerman (Blenheim)               5.04
5 Wayne Hiscock (Wellington)               6.03
6 Mark Leishman (Palmerston North)         6.34
7 Eric Drower (Cambridge)                  8.22
8 Matthew Dewes (Taupo)                   11.03
9 John Gray (Rotorua)                     11.32
10 Stuart Houltham (Northland)            13.09
11 Laurence Mote (Christchurch)           13.56
12 Timothy Madgwick (Christchurch)        14.25
13 Jason Hill (Christchurch)              14.56
14 Ashley Whitehead (Dunedin)             15.25
15 Ryan Cull (Christchurch)               16.00
16 Stephen Butler (Wellington)            16.36
17 Michael Anderson (Dunedin)             17.27
18 Jon Richardson (Dunedin)               18.35
19 Justin Price (Hamilton)                18.48
20 Jason Blair (Christchurch)             19.42
21 Aaron Perry (Rotorua)                  19.59
22 Rodney Wallace (Wellington)            20.06
23 Luke Mills (Nelson)                    21.03
24 Christopher Kendal (Wellington)        1 lap
25 Michael Gilbert (Auckland)
26 Andrew Reid (Christchurch)             3 laps
DNF Jacob Bauer (Takaka)
DNF Tim Wilding (Taupo)
DNS Alastair Stewart  (Auckland)
 
Elite women
 
1 Annika Smail (Rotorua)                1.57.17
2 Robyn Wong (Wellington)                  0.09
3 Erin Greene (Dunedin)                    8.18
4 Katrine Lawton (Christchurch)            9.19
5 Brenda Clapp (Nelson)                   10.43
6 Genevieve Whitson (Wellington)          12.14
7 Angela Eccles (Christchurch)            13.51
8 Sara Macdonald (Dunedin)                16.10
9 Lorelle Burke (Rotorua)                 21.56
 
Expert Junior U17 men
 
1 Wade Mangham (Rotorua)                1.25.41
2 Ash Hough (Tauranga)                     3.21
3 James Prouse (Levin)                     8.18
4 Guy Trethewey (Christchurch)            10.39
5 Dirk Peters (Rotorua)                   10.51
6 Patrick Avery (Rotorua)                 13.09
 
Expert Junior U17 women
 
1 Samara Sheppard (Wellington)          1.44.32
 
Expert Junior U19 men
 
1 Carl Jones (Whakatane)                1.23.18
2 Jonathan Coates (Rotorua)                0.26
3 James Williamson (Alexandra)             3.21
4 Thomas Reynolds (Waiwauku)               4.41
5 Nik Ferigo (Christchurch)                5.15
6 Andrew Hughson (Invercargill)            5.43
7 Henry Sommerville (Christchurch)         7.58
8 Kelvin Drower (Cambridge)                9.24
9 Kerry Morgan (Levin)                    11.09
10 Mark Richards (Timaru)                 11.20
11 James Stewart (Central Otago)          13.42
12 Peter Joynt (Tokoroa)                  15.14
DNF Duncan O Regan (Lytelton)
 
Expert Junior U19 women
 
1 Monique Avery (Rotorua)               1.20.53
2 Hayley Robertson (Upper Hutt)            5.15
3 Katherine O'Neill (Auckland)             8.21
 
Expert U23 men

1 Mickey Fan (Queenstown)               2.04.20
 
Expert U23 women
 
1 Fiona Lindsay (Central Otago)         1.44.06
 
Expert Senior men
 
1 Brad Tilby (Wellington)               1.48.35
2 Dayle McLauchlan (Christchurch)          0.02
3 Shane Armstrong                          3.44
4 Tom Mackay (Dunedin)                     4.26
5 Nick Emery (Christchurch)               18.05
6 Rikki Griffin (Dunedin)                 21.25
7 Matthew Malligan (Auckland)             3 laps
 
Expert Senior women
 
1 Anja McDonald (Dunedin)               1.43.21
2 Kim Williamson (Alexandra)              12.11
 
Expert Master 30+ men
 
1 Andrew East (Auckland)                1.24.22
2 Tony Hogg (Dunedin)                      6.44
3 Paul Third (Auckland)                    9.23
4 Paul Gough (Dunedin)                    11.42
5 Denis Mayousse (Dunedin)                12.12
6 Stephen Pedley (Palmerston North)       12.47
7 Daniel Carruthers (Dunedin)             14.20
8 Owen Gibson (Invercargill)              14.57
9 Andrew Dineen (Dunedin)                 20.53
10 Dion Chapman (Christchurch)            22.29
11 Claude Dabaliz (Auckland)              24.23
12 Dean Marshall (Dunedin)                33.30
 
Expert Master 30+ women
 
1 Emma Wright (Wellington)              1.31.06
 
Expert Master 40+ men
 
1 Ian Paintin (Wellington)              1.31.32
2 Peter Arkwright (Wellington)             0.11
3 Mark Lawson (Helensville)                0.45
4 Michael Stylianou (Nelson)               3.21
5 Gareth Hare (Nelson)                    15.05
6 Dave Wallace (Wellington)               15.27
7 Brian Lippers (Alexandra)               21.54
 
Expert Master 40+ women
 
1 Liz Eskrick (Nelson)                  1.33.59
 
Expert Master 50+ men
 
1 Marco Renall (Lower Hutt)             1.11.19
2 Andrew Scott (Nelson)                    4.36
3 Hans Van der Voorn (Wellington)         10.27
4 Alan Eskrick (Nelson)                   12.50
5 Dennis Bartlett (Nelson)                15.24
6 Wayne Hildred (Dunedin)                 16.37
7 Paul Newbold (Christchurch)             2 laps
DNS John Alabaster (Alexandra)
 
Sport Novice Junior men
 
1 Alex McGregor (Alexandra)               49.19
2 Joshua Wright (Central Otago)            2.44
3 John Holvey (Alexandra)                  5.33
4 Stefan Jones (Whakatane)                 9.29
5 Hayden McCormick (Dunedin)              11.49
6 Nathan Sheppard (Wellington)            16.19
DNS Joshua Wright (Central Otago)
 
Sport Novice Junior women
 
1 Katherine Reynold (Waimauku)          1.19.54
2 Alexa Peters (Rotorua)                   1.04
 
Sport Junior men
 
1 Nick Chapman (Christchurch)             53.12
 
Sport Senior men
 
1 Sam Heenan (Dunedin)                  1.05.52
 
Sport Senior women
 
1 Jess Townshend (Dunedin)                57.33
 
Sport Master men
 
1 Chris Sinclair (Dunedin)                49.09
2 Paul Reid (Dunedin)                      1.39
3 Shane Griffith (Christchurch)            3.23
4 Chris Milden (Nelson)                    3.58
5 Ray McDowell (Dunedin)                   4.05
6 Tony Rae (Alexandra)                     4.12
7 Chris Williamson (Christchurch)          5.49
8 Roger Armstrong (Opotiki)                7.40
9 Gil Peters (Rotorua)                     9.41
10 Tony Harris (Little River)             11.50
11 Tony Morgan (Dunedin)                  12.02
12 Chris Thomson (Dunedin)                14.54
DNS Shane Hildrees