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2005 NZ Community Trust Mountain Bike National Series
Cross Country #4 - Tokoroa - February 5, 2005
The fourth round of the XC Community Trust National Series was held at the brand new Cougar Mountain Bike Park, close to the township of Tokoroa.
Due to logging at Big Rock, the Tokoroa MTB Club have recently developed this fantastic facility, officially opened by the Mayor on Saturday. A hot and humid day, combined with a slow twisty course tested riders, as the Men's Pro-Elite race was once again won by Michael Northcott (Mangakino), only having to start the Auckland round in order to clinch the title. Stuart Houltham of Taupo, the current XC Series winner is improving in form after coming second, just under four minutes behind Northcott. Tim Wilding, also of Taupo, has had a sterling performance this race season, a minute behind Houltham giving him third position. Wilding finished second at the Dunedin round, his highest position achieved in the National Series.
In the Women's Pro-Elite field the current leader of the series, Rosara Joseph (Christchurch), didn't race this round, leaving it to our highest ranked rider Robyn Wong (Wellington) and new comer to this level, Annika Smail (Auckland) to battle it out. Wong prevailed by one and a half minutes and our current NZ Champ, Sonia Foote of Rotorua came in third. In Expert Junior Men, Clinton Avery of Rotorua, the 2004 National Series titleholder, is having a superb race season so far, having won all four rounds, effectively giving him the 2005 Series title as long as he competes at the finals. A welcome suprise on-the-day entry was received by Myra Moller, one of our top junior riders based overseas for the last few years. Moller, without much training entered in the Expert Senior Women and cleaned up, finishing 11 and a half minutes ahead of her next rival, Nicole Swain of Wellington.
Next rounds of the 2005 Community Trust Mountain Bike National Series:
Round 5: Downhill - Saturday 12 February Wellington
Round 5: Cross Country - Sunday 13 February
Palmerston North Finals in Auckland 18 and 19 February
Check out the website www.mtbnz.org.nz for more information on the series, points, etc.
Results
Elite Men 1 Michael Northcott (Mangakino) 2 Stuart Houltham (Taupo) 3 Tim Wilding (Taupo) 4 Wayne Hiscock (Wellington) 5 Rod Hill (Rotorua) 6 Matthew Treanor (Auckland) 7 Michael Gilbert (Auckland) 8 Kurt Lancaster (Levin) 9 Philip Dickinson (Auckland) 10 Stefan Mattersberger (Austria) 11 Jason Hill (Christchurch) 12 Tim Hoban (Christchurch) 13 Darry Stevens (New Plymouth) 14 Rodney Wallace (Wellington) 15 Tim Elsmore (Rotorua) 16 Timothy Madgwick (Christchurch) 17 Christopher Kendal (Wellington) 18 Marcus Roy (Te Anau) 19 Nick Hotchin (Auckland) 20 Mark Leishman (Palmerston North) DNF Jon Richardson (Dunedin) Alastair Stewart (Auckland) Ryan Cull (Christchurch) Ben Brears (Nelson) Elite Women 1 Robyn Wong (Wellington) 2 Annika Smail (Auckland) 3 Sonia Foote (Rotorua) 4 Cathy Hamer (Hokitika) 5 Amanda Davies (Auckland) 6 Carissa Wilkes (Rotorua) Expert Junior U17 Men 1 Simon Honour (Rotorua) 2 Ash Hough (Tauranga) 3 Johnathan Coates (Rotorua) 4 Wade Mangham (Rotorua) 5 Dan Wood (Warkworth) 6 Rowan Duff (Levin) 7 Thomas Reynolds (Waimauku) 8 Malcolm Boseley (Tokoroa) 9 Antony Piggins (Auckland) 10 Ryan Middleton (Palmerston North) 11 Christopher Duff (Levin) 1 Lap Down Gareth Cross (Rotorua) Daniel Morgan (Levin) Jeremy Barr (Taupo) Andrew Macdonald (Wellington) DNF James Prouse (Levin) Expert Junior Men 1 Clinton Avery (Rotorua) 2 John Gray (Rotorua) 3 Carl Jones (Whakatane) 4 Luke Mills (Nelson) 5 Chris Sanson (Levin) 6 Aaron Perry (Rotorua) 7 Kelvin Drower (Cambridge) 8 Peter Joynt (Tokoroa) 9 Rupert Barton (Greyton) 10 Cole Harris (Taupo) 11 Simon Thompson (Tauranga) 12 Kerry Morgan (Levin) 13 Michael Tomasevic (Rotorua) 1 Lap Down Samuel Gordon (Otaki) Expert Junior Women 1 Monique Avery (Rotorua) 2 Chelsea Wills (Waitakere City) 3 Hayley Robertson (Upper Hutt) 1 Lap Down Kathryn Campbell (Upper Hutt) Expert Under 23 Men 1 Joshua Barley (Wellington) 2 Stephen Butler (Upper Hutt) 3 Miles Watson (Hamilton) 4 Leigh Reynolds (Auckland) 5 Simon Styles (Stratford) 6 Benn Cobham (Palmerston North) 1 Lap Down Mark Light (Taupo) Expert Senior Men 1 Eric Drower (Cambridge) 2 Bryce Shapley (Rotorua) 3 Gavin McCarthy (Wellington) 4 Vaughn Phillipson (Napier) 5 Rob Friel (England) 6 Mark Chamberlain (Auckland) 7 Brad Tilby (Wellington) 8 Mike Milner (Upperhutt) 9 Matthew Boulcott (Rotorua) DNF Duncan Palmer (Palmerston North) Richard Nowland (Wellington) Mathew Goodsell (New Plymouth) Matt Surgenor (Wanganui) Jason Blair (Christchurch) Sean Gledhill (Wellington) Shaun Grundle (Auckland) Expert Senior Women 1 Myra Moller (Wellington) 2 Nicole Swain (Wellington) 3 Michelle Bellamy (Nelson) 4 Michele Duffy (Levin) 5 Lorelle Burke (Hamilton) DNF Sara Macdonald (Dunedin) Karina Wilkinson (Levin) Nina Trass (Auckland) Expert Master 30+ Men 1 Andrew East (Auckland) 2 Chris Gaze (Putaruru) 3 Paul Third (Auckland) 4 Graeme Gayler (Ashurst) 5 Darryl Church (Rotorua) 6 Richard Lawton (Wellington) 7 Dean Larsen (New Plymouth) 8 Michael Stylianou (Nelson) 9 Tony Lane (Auckland) 10 Andrew Hickson (Auckland) 11 Clive Wood (Workworth) 12 Philip Billings (Papakura) DNF Reini Grafl (Austria) Scott Raynes (Auckland) James Gurney (Taupo) Expert Master 30+ Women 1 Sarah Beadel (Rotorua) 2 Jodie Hickson (Bombay) Expert Master 40+ Men 1 Peter Sutherland (Auckland) 2 Mark Lawson (Helensville) 3 Neil Poskitt (Rotorua) 4 Geoff Herbert (New Plymouth) 5 Peter Arkwright (Wellington) 6 Peter Baron (Auckland) 7 Dave Wallace (Wellington) 8 Trevor Macdonald (Wellington) Expert Master 50+ Men 1 Colin Palmer (Auckland) 2 John Mote (Christchurch) 3 Royce Barker (Auckland) 4 Jon Davison (Auckland) 5 Jim Bolton (Auckland) 6 Arlo Guthrie (Auckland) 7 Willie Shaw (Rotorua) DNS Dave Chambers (Auckland) Sport Junior Men 1 Scott Cowie (Taupo) 2 Simon Finucane (Rotorua) 3 Patrick Avery (Rotorua) 4 Sheldon Gorter (Hamilton) 5 Ben McLennan (Tokoroa) 6 Stefan Jones (Whakatane) 7 Andre Smith (Auckland) 8 Gunnar Wester (Auckland) 9 Sam Gaze (Te Awamutu) Sport Junior Women Adrienne Hooper (Waitakere City) Sport Senior Men 1 Mathew Gorter (Hamilton) 2 Jeremy Kuggeleijn (Waiuku) 3 Julian Stephenson (Auckland) 4 Shane Edwards (Auckland) 5 Glenn Barry (Hamilton) Sport Senior Women 1 Yvette Hejl (Tokoroa) Sport Master Men 1 Kevin Christensen (Tokoroa) 2 Murray Avery (Rotorua) 3 Darryl Meszaros (Tokoroa) 4 Peter Fraser (Rotorua) 5 Peter Cranch (Tirau) 6 Emmett Mills (Nelson) 7 Kyle Finucane (Rotorua) Sport Master Women 1 Maryann Avery (Rotorua) 2 Heidi Flaxman (Wellington)
