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Oceania Mountain Bike Championships - CC
Nelson, New Zealand, March 13-16, 2008
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Race 4 - March 14: 4X
Kawerau rider wins Four Cross
Kawerau’s Matt Walker gave the Kiwis something to shout about when he took out the Four Cross title at the UCI Oceania Mountainbike Championships in Nelson today. Walker produced a superb run in the final to edge out compatriot and dual slalom winner Edward Masters (New Plymouth) in the final.
The Australians, who dominated yesterday’s cross country, had to be content for the final placings with Ryan Hunt third and Terry Scarr fourth in a closely fought final with only two seconds covering the four riders. Visiting Great Britain rider Tracy Moseley won the women’s final, following on from her second placing in the dual slalom.
Moseley edged out Australian Caroline Buchanan, reversing the result of the dual slalom. Australia’s Sarsha Huntington was third and Nelson’s Harriet Carson fourth.
It proved an exciting final with only 4/10ths of a second separating the top three in a blanket finish.
Four Cross is similar to the dual slalom competition but with four riders in each wave in an elimination format.
Results
Finals Open Men 1 Matt Walker (New Zealand) 2 Edward Masters (New Zealand) 3 Ryan Hunt (Australia) 4 Terry Scarr (Australia) 5 Tamryn Murrell (Australia) 6 Randal Huntington (Australia) 7 Wyn Masters (New Zealand) 8 Nathan Sharratt (New Zealand) 9 Rhys Willemse (Australia) 10 Sid Slotegraaf (Canada) 11 Derek Winwood (New Zealand) 12 Josh Miller (New Zealand) 13 Becend Boer (Australia) 14 Mitchell Scarr (Australia) 15 Dave du Plessis (New Zealand) 16 James Pritchard (New Zealand) 17 Hayden McGregor (New Zealand) 18 Reuben Miller (New Zealand) 19 Nathan Ryder (New Zealand) 20 Jackson Carter-Smith (New Zealand) DNS Aari Barrett (New Zealand) DNS Scott Bedford (New Zealand) DNS Hadley Boyce (New Zealand) DNS George Brannigan (New Zealand) DNS Cameron Cole (New Zealand) DNS Michael Davis (New Zealand) DNS Justin Leov (New Zealand) DNS Matthew Scoles (New Zealand) DNS Daniel Sims (New Zealand) DNS Mike Skinner (New Zealand) Open women 1 Tracy Moseley (Great Britain) 2 Caroline Buchanan (Australia) 3 Sarsha Huntington (Australia) 4 Tania Carson (New Zealand) 5 Harriet Harper (New Zealand) 6 Olivia Johnaton (New Zealand) 7 Amanda Pearce (New Zealand) DNS Amy Laird (New Zealand) Seeding Open Men 1 Matt Walker (New Zealand) 0.25.54 2 Edward Masters (New Zealand) 0.01.28 3 Rhys Willemse (Australia) 0.01.32 4 Wyn Masters (New Zealand) 0.01.92 5 Sid Slotegraaf (Canada) 0.01.93 6 Randal Huntington (Australia) 0.01.96 7 Tamryn Murrell (Australia) 0.02.34 8 Ryan Hunt (Australia) 0.02.41 9 Derek Winwood (New Zealand) 0.02.48 10 Josh Miller (New Zealand) 0.02.99 11 Terry Scarr (Australia) 0.03.08 12 Nathan Sharratt (New Zealand) 0.03.18 13 Becend Boer (Australia) 0.03.20 14 Mitchell Scarr (Australia) 0.03.61 15 Dave du Plessis (New Zealand) 0.03.71 16 James Pritchard (New Zealand) 0.03.77 17 Hayden McGregor (New Zealand) 0.04.11 18 Reuben Miller (New Zealand) 0.07.04 19 Nathan Ryder (New Zealand) 0.07.92 20 Jackson Carter-Smith (New Zealand) 0.08.03 DNS Aari Barrett (New Zealand) DNS Scott Bedford (New Zealand) DNS Hadley Boyce (New Zealand) DNS George Brannigan (New Zealand) DNS Cameron Cole (New Zealand) DNS Michael Davis (New Zealand) DNS Justin Leov (New Zealand) DNS Matthew Scoles (New Zealand) DNS Daniel Sims (New Zealand) DNS Mike Skinner (New Zealand) Open women 1 Tracy Moseley (Great Britain) 0.30.43 2 Caroline Buchanan (Australia) 0.00.26 3 Sarsha Huntington (Australia) 0.00.40 4 Tania Carson (New Zealand) 0.02.46 5 Olivia Johnaton (New Zealand) 0.03.69 6 Harriet Harper (New Zealand) 0.04.36 7 Amanda Pearce (New Zealand) 0.05.61 DNS Amy Laird (New Zealand) Quarter Finals Men's Heat 1 1 Matt Walker 2 Ryan Hunt 3 James Pritchard 4 Derek Winwood Men's Heat 2 1 Wyn Masters 2 Nathan Sharratt 3 Sid Slotegraaf 4 Becend Boer Men's Heat 3 1 Tamryn Murrell 2 Edward Masters 3 Josh Miller 4 Dave du Plessis Men's Heat 4 1 Terry Scarr 2 Randal Huntington 3 Rhys Willemse 4 Mitchell Scarr Semi Finals Men's Heat 1 1 Matt Walker 2 Ryan Hunt 3 Wyn Masters 4 Nathan Sharratt Men's Heat 2 1 Terry Scarr 2 Edward Masters 3 Randal Huntington 4 Tamryn Murrell Women's Heat 1 1 Tracy Moseley 2 Tania Carson 3 Olivia Johnaton Women's Heat 2 1 Sarsha Huntington 2 Caroline Buchanan 3 Harriet Harper 4 Amanda Pearce Finals Men's Major: First through fourth 1 Matt Walker 2 Edward Masters 3 Ryan Hunt 4 Terry Scarr Men's Minor: Fifth through eighth 5 Randal Huntington 6 Nathan Sharratt 7 Tamryn Murrell 8 Wyn Masters Women's Major: First through fourth 1 Tracy Moseley 2 Caroline Buchanan 3 Sarsha Huntington 4 Tania Carson Women's Minor: Fifth through seventh 5 Harriet Harper 6 Olivia Johnaton 7 Amanda Pearce
