New Zealand Nationals XC series #4 - NE

Tokoroa, February 5, 2005

Results

Northcott & Wong triumph over heat & humidity

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 that was officially opened by the Mayor on Saturday.

A hot and humid day, combined with a slow twisty course, tested riders at this fourth round. Men's pro-elite was once again won by Michael Northcott (Mangakino) clinching the title for him as long as he starts at the finals in Auckland. Stuart Houltham of Taupo, the current XC Series winner is improving in form, coming second, just under four minutes behind Northcott. Tim Wilding, also of Taupo, had another sterling performance this race season, a minute behind Houltham giving him third position. Wilding finished second at the Dunedin round, his highest position achieved at the National Series.

In the women's pro-elite field the current leader of this series, Rosara Joseph (Christchurch) did not 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 title holder, is having a superbe 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, who was one of our top junior riders but has been 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.

Results

Elite Men
 
1 Michael Northcott (Mangakino)       2.23.36
2 Stuart Houltham (Taupo)                3.54
3 Tim Wilding (Taupo)                    4.53
4 Wayne Hiscock (Wellington)             7.59
5 Rod Hill (Rotorua)                     9.21
6 Matthew Treanor (Auckland)            12.10
7 Michael Gilbert (Auckland)            12.12
8 Kurt Lancaster (Levin)                12.42
9 Philip Dickinson (Auckland)           13.58
10 Stefan Mattersberger (Austria)       13.59
11 Jason Hill (Christchurch)            17.21
12 Tim Hoban (Christchurch)             17.25
13 Darry Stevens (New Plymouth)         21.19
14 Rodney Wallace (Wellington)          23.25
15 Tim Elsmore (Rotorua)                25.28
16 Timothy Madgwick (Christchurch)      26.35
17 Christopher Kendal (Wellington)      28.16
18 Marcus Roy (Te Anau)                      
19 Nick Hotchin (Auckland)                   
20 Mark Leishman (Palmerston North)          
 
Elite Women
 
1 Robyn Wong (Wellington)             2.21.11
2 Annika Smail (Auckland)                1.31
3 Sonia Foote (Rotorua)                  5.14
4 Cathy Hamer (Hokitika)                13.09
5 Amanda Davies (Auckland)              21.30
 
Expert Junior U17 Men
 
1 Simon Honour (Rotorua)              1.47.14
2 Ash Hough (Tauranga)                   0.38
3 Johnathan Coates (Rotorua)             5.11
4 Wade Mangham (Rotorua)                 9.31
5 Dan Wood (Warkworth)                  10.41
6 Rowan Duff (Levin)                    14.45
7 Thomas Reynolds (Waimauku)            15.34
8 Malcolm Boseley (Tokoroa)             18.07
9 Antony Piggins (Auckland)             32.31
10 Ryan Middleton (Palmerston North)    35.53
11 Christopher Duff (Levin)             36.07
12 Gareth Cross (Rotorua)                    
13 Daniel Morgan (Levin)                     
14 Jeremy Barr (Taupo)                       
15 Andrew Macdonald (Wellington)             
DNF James Prouse (Levin)                     
 
Expert Junior Men
 
1 Clinton Avery (Rotorua)             1.38.17
2 John Gray (Rotorua)                    3.37
3 Carl Jones (Whakatane)                 7.49
4 Luke Mills (Nelson)                    9.01
5 Chris Sanson (Levin)                   9.25
6 Aaron Perry (Rotorua)                 11.16
7 Kelvin Drower (Cambridge)             11.19
8 Peter Joynt (Tokoroa)                 21.41
9 Rupert Barton (Greyton)               23.55
10 Cole Harris (Taupo)                  25.20
11 Simon Thompson (Tauranga)                 
12 Kerry Morgan (Levin)                      
13 Michael Tomasevic (Rotorua)               
14 Samuel Gordon (Otaki)                     
 
Expert Junior Women
 
1 Monique Avery (Rotorua)             1.39.08
2 Chelsea Wills (Waitakere City)         5.49
3 Hayley Robertson (Upper Hutt)         10.35
4 Kathryn Campbell (Upper Hutt)              
 
Expert Under 23 Men
 
1 Joshua Barley (Wellington)          2.09.42
2 Stephen Butler (Upper Hutt)            6.59
3 Miles Watson (Hamilton)               11.46
4 Leigh Reynolds (Auckland)             14.22
5 Simon Styles (Stratford)              19.10
6 Benn Cobham (Palmerston North)        27.55
7 Mark Light (Taupo)                         
 
Expert Senior Men
 
1 Eric Drower (Cambridge)             2.07.13
2 Bryce Shapley (Rotorua)                4.24
3 Gavin McCarthy (Wellington)            5.51
4 Vaughn Phillipson (Napier)             6.51
5 Rob Friel (England)                   10.46
6 Mark Chamberlain (Auckland)           15.40
7 Brad Tilby (Wellington)               16.10
8 Mike Milner (Upperhutt)               16.24
9 Matthew Boulcott (Rotorua)            27.18
DNF Duncan Palmer (Palmerston North)         
DNF Richard Nowland (Wellington)             
DNF Mathew Goodsell (New Plymouth)           
DNF Matt Surgenor (Wanganui)                 
 
Expert Senior Women
 
1 Myra Moller (Wellington)            2.00.11
2 Nicole Swain (Wellington)             11.36
3 Michelle Bellamy (Nelson)             18.36
4 Michele Duffy (Levin)                 19.34
5 Lorelle Burke (Hamilton)              20.55
 
Expert Master 30+ Men
 
1 Andrew East (Auckland)              1.43.09
2 Chris Gaze (Putaruru)                  1.50
3 Paul Third (Auckland)                  2.57
4 Graeme Gayler (Ashurst)                7.30
5 Darryl Church (Rotorua)                8.42
6 Richard Lawton (Wellington)            9.08
7 Dean Larsen (New Plymouth)             9.24
8 Michael Stylianou (Nelson)            11.04
9 Tony Lane (Auckland)                  15.21
10 Andrew Hickson (Auckland)            26.49
11 Clive Wood (Workworth)               31.20
12 Philip Billings (Papakura)           39.55
DNF Reini Grafl (Austria)                    
DNF Scott Raynes (Auckland)                  
 
Expert Master 30+ Women
 
1 Sarah Beadel (Rotorua)              1.44.00
2 Jodie Hickson (Bombay)                22.00
 
Expert Master 40+ Men
 
1 Peter Sutherland (Auckland)         1.46.28
2 Mark Lawson (Helensville)              8.34
3 Neil Poskitt (Rotorua)                14.30
4 Geoff Herbert (New Plymouth)          16.37
5 Peter Arkwright (Wellington)          21.58
6 Peter Baron (Auckland)                24.27
7 Dave Wallace (Wellington)             26.46
8 Trevor Macdonald (Wellington)         28.24
 
Expert Master 50+ Men
 
1 Colin Palmer (Auckland)             1.59.03
2 John Mote (Christchurch)               1.49
3 Royce Barker (Auckland)                3.05
4 Jon Davison (Auckland)                 8.54
5 Jim Bolton (Auckland)                 14.26
6 Arlo Guthrie (Auckland)               19.55
7 Willie Shaw (Rotorua)                 27.26
 
Sport Junior Men
 
1 Scott Cowie (Taupo)                   52.02
2 Simon Finucane (Rotorua)               2.08
3 Patrick Avery (Rotorua)                5.41
4 Sheldon Gorter (Hamilton)              5.49
5 Ben McLennan (Tokoroa)                 8.40
6 Stefan Jones (Whakatane)               8.47
7 Andre Smith (Auckland)                16.21
8 Gunnar Wester (Auckland)              18.28
9 Sam Gaze (Te Awamutu)                 21.57
 
Sport Junior Women
 
1 Adrienne Hooper (Waitakere City)    1.17.13
 
Sport Senior Men
 
1 Mathew Gorter (Hamilton)              46.24
2 Jeremy Kuggeleijn (Waiuku)             5.41
3 Julian Stephenson (Auckland)           6.03
4 Shane Edwards (Auckland)               7.18
5 Glenn Barry (Hamilton)                 8.01
 
Sport Senior Women
 
1 Yvette Hejl (Tokoroa)               1.00.11
 
Sport Master Men
 
1 Kevin Christensen (Tokoroa)           51.18
2 Murray Avery (Rotorua)                 0.31
3 Darryl Meszaros (Tokoroa)              4.02
4 Peter Fraser (Rotorua)                 6.36
5 Peter Cranch (Tirau)                   7.18
6 Emmett Mills (Nelson)                 13.24
7 Kyle Finucane (Rotorua)               16.26
 
Sport Master Women
 
1 Maryann Avery (Rotorua)             1.00.41
2 Heidi Flaxman (Wellington)             3.22