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North Island Cup #2 - 1/2

Rotorua, New Zealand, February 2-3, 2008

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Race 2 - February 3: Downhill

Blenkinsop conquers the slope

Mountain biking in Rotorua today switched to the thrills and spills of the second round of the Subaru North Island Downhill Cup. The event is 3-6 minutes of adrenalin-filled action bringing together riders from all over the country as well as from overseas.

Fresh back from injury Wanganui's Sam Blenkinsop blitzed the field in a time of 3.07 minutes. Two and a half seconds behind was Glen Haden also from Wanganui and South Island Downhill cup overall winner Nathan Rankin was 3rd.

Always a favourite for Downhillers around the country, the Rotorua course featured a new section at the top that added to the already technically challenging course.

Harriet Harper took out the Elite Women's field, followed by local rider Gabby Molloy and NZ representative Jennifer Makgill picked up third.

The future looks bright for Downhill with 17 year-old Aari Barrett from Havelock North breathing down the neck of the elite riders, Barrett's time was the sixth fastest of the day.

Another name to look out for is Vaughan Woolhouse also from Hawkes Bay. The 15 year-old took out the Under 17 title and was also the ninth fastest overall.

Results

Elite Men
 
1 Sam Blenkinsop (Wanganui)              3.08
2 Glenn Haden (Wanganui)                 0.02
3 Nathan Rankin (Levin)                  0.04
4 Matt Scoles (Alexandra)                0.05
5 James Dodds (Rotorua)                  0.05
6 Tom Holland (Rotorua)                  0.10
7 Craig Pattle (Rotorua)                 0.10
8 Hayden Lee (Tauranga)                  0.12
9 Wyn Masters (New Plymouth)             0.12
10 Michael Skinner (Auckland)            0.13
11 Edward Masters (Wanganui)             0.14
12 Joel Daniels (Wanganui)               0.15
13 Michael Langford (Porirua)            0.16
14 Daniel Sims (Christchurch)            0.18
15 Reuben Miller (Nelson)                0.19
16 Michael Davis (Auckland)              0.19
17 Daniel Meilink (Wellington)           0.20
18 Hayden McGregor                       0.21
19 Kurt Lancaster (Levin)                0.22
20 Sam Reed (Marlbrough)                 0.23
21 Joseph Allen (Christchurch)           0.23
22 James Rennie (Palmerston North)       0.24
23 Tom Oskam (Wanganui)                  0.24
24 Nathan Hoch (USA)                     0.26
25 Chris Kilmurray (Ireland)             0.27
DNS Paul Whitham (Wellington)                
 
Elite Women
 
1 Harriet Harper (Blenheim)              3.54
2 Gabby Molloy (Rotorua)                 0.01
3 Jennifer Makgill (Auckland)            0.03
4 Helene Fruhwirth (Austria)             0.18
 
Junior Men
 
1 Aari Barrett (Havelock North)          3.16
2 Brook MacDonald (Napier)               0.06
3 Matt Walker (Kawerau)                  0.07
4 Peter Cooper (Blenheim)                0.07
5 Campbell Robertson                     0.16
6 Richard Leacock (Wellington)           0.17
7 Cameron Bruce (Rotorua)                0.18
8 Tom Matthews (Christchurch)            0.19
9 Daniel Heads (Tauranga)                0.19
10 Steven Pattle (Rotorua)               0.20
11 Evan Thomas (Levin)                   0.21
12 Dominic Stulen (Rotorua)              0.21
13 Thomas Humphries (Palmerston)         0.26
14 Jayden Harris (Taupo)                 0.26
15 Jono Hall (Rotorua)                   0.27
16 Jamie Dylan Lyall (Kapiti Coast)      0.28
17 Nick Mead                             0.28
18 Freddie King (Christchurch)           0.31
19 Henry Hunt (Dannevirke)               0.32
20 Bryn Dickerson (Wellington)           0.33
21 Shaun Robb (Rotorua)                  0.35
22 Ben Hobbs                             0.35
23 Tom Beaton (Napier)                   0.37
24 Stefan Jon Gardner                    0.37
25 Daniel Kamp (Napier)                  0.41
26 Jamie Eagle (Lower Hutt)              0.42
27 Andrew Sherratt (Waipukurau)          0.44
28 Tourley Munro (Auckland)              0.45
29 John Davis (Waimauku)                 0.46
30 Henry D'Arth (Rotorua)                0.47
31 Ricky Clift (Wellington)              0.49
32 Adin Johnson                          0.51
33 Cliff Moran (Havelock North)          0.52
34 Matthew Coburn (Upper Hutt)           0.55
35 Tom Ives (Wellington)                 0.56
36 James Prouse (Levin)                  1.00
37 Kane Elliot (Wellington)              1.04
38 Beehe (Wellington)                    1.08
39 Daniel Becke (Wellington)             1.26
40 Ricky Cannon (Tauranga)               1.30
41 Hamish MacDonald (Wellington)         1.56
42 Craig Hart (Rotorua)                  2.36
DNS Brock Cooley                             
DNS Reuben Joel (Wellington)                 
DNS Nick McConachie (Christchurch)           
DNS Adrian Retief (Auckland)                 
DNS Ian Thurlow (Hastings)                   
DNS Tyler Perrin (Palmerston North)          
DNS Chris Scott (Levin)                      
 
U17 Men
 
1 Vaughan Woolhouse (Napier)             3.18
2 George Brannigan (Hastings)            0.07
3 Sam Baker (Auckland)                   0.08
4 Rupert Chapman                         0.11
5 Lachie Watson (Wanganui)               0.14
6 Hayden Pearson (Rotorua)               0.21
7 Johnny Casey                           0.23
8 Ricky Hamilton (Blenheim)              0.24
9 Samuel Shaw (Rotorua)                  0.31
10 Sam Heffernan (Rotorua)               0.32
11 Brandon Ransfield (Hastings)          0.34
12 Jimmy Ellis-Jones (Hastings)          0.34
13 Reece Townsend (Wanganui)             0.36
14 Ryan Lewis (Auckland)                 0.39
15 Matt Silcock (Lower Hutt)             0.40
16 Simon Barratt                         0.41
17 Corey Penney                          0.42
18 Nelson Griffin-Marsh (Tauranga)       0.42
19 Daniel Kuchler (Rotorua)              0.44
20 Ryan Jones (Auckland)                 0.44
21 Jared Quinn                           0.46
22 Desmond Jones (Upper Hutt)            0.47
23 Nathan Sheppard (Wellington)          0.50
24 Kotahi Paranihi (Lower Hutt)          0.50
25 Bradley Mace (Te Aroha)               0.52
26 Lucas Jackson (Rotorua)               0.53
27 Jeremy Compton (Morrinsville)         0.58
28 Alex Tressler (Rotorua)               0.59
29 Rowan van Lier (Wellington)           1.02
30 Luke Wheeler (Napier)                 1.05
31 Rogan Young (Auckland)                1.07
32 Kirk Fisher (Tauranga)                1.10
33 Jared Perkins (Hastings)              1.15
34 Aidan Arnott (Napier)                 1.17
35 Sheldon Beswick                       1.18
36 Anzac Riley (Hawkes Bay)              1.28
37 Thomas Falconer (Rotorua)             1.29
38 James Morpeth (Hastings)              1.32
39 James McIlroy (Hastings)              1.45
40 Zac Wulf-Ryan                         1.45
41 David Robbins (Wellington)            1.52
42 Max Southworth (Tauranga)             1.55
43 Mitchell Coker (Napier)               2.00
44 Miller Devereux (Rotorua)             2.36
45 Jed Rooney (Oamaru)                   3.09
DNF Jake Davis (Rotorua)                     
DNS Jake Dikstaal                            
DNS Martin Hill (Tauranga)                   
DNS Anthony Hill (Tauranga)                  
DNS George Diver                             
DNS Hourdan Lethbridge (New Plymouth)        
DNS Jason Todd (Cambridge)                   
DNS Sam Maxwell (Reporoa)                    
DNS James Robbins (Wellington)               
 
Senior Men
 
1 Gerald Mullen (Rotorua)                3.22
2 Scott Bedford (New Plymouth)           0.01
3 Jeff Craig (Auckland)                  0.05
4 Hedley Boyce (Wellington)              0.08
5 Kai Crow (Auckland)                    0.09
6 Philip Marfell (New Plymouth)          0.09
7 Ryan Lee (Auckland)                    0.09
8 Antony Snodgrass (Auckland)            0.10
9 Michael Scott (Palmerston North)       0.11
10 Lester Perry                          0.20
11 Jarrod Bang                           0.20
12 Clement Jente (France)                0.22
13 Jonathan Skinner (Christchurch)       0.24
14 Mathew Hunt (Rotorua)                 0.24
15 Oliver Knight                         0.24
16 Kevin Warner (Te Awamutu)             0.26
17 Luke De Jager (Levin)                 0.26
18 Shanan Whitlock (Wanganui)            0.26
19 Jeremy Jones (Wellington)             0.27
20 Brett Costello (Wellington)           0.27
21 Farryn Goodman (Nelson)               0.28
22 Tim Warner (Hamilton)                 0.28
23 Craig Owen (Rotorua)                  0.31
24 Tom Adams (Rotorua)                   0.32
25 Boyd Grinstead (Blenheim)             0.33
26 Matthew Stulen (Rotorua)              0.39
27 Gavin Barber (Lower Hutt)             0.43
28 David Meijer (Auckland)               0.56
29 Lance Pilbrow (Tauranga)              0.58
30 Joseph Collins (Masterton)           11.58
DNF Chris Budai (Hamilton)                   
DNS Allister Payne (Auckland)                
DNS Matthew Heath (Johnsonville)             
DNS Jerym Soames (Hamilton)                  
DNS John Oldale (Wellington)                 
 
Master 1 Men
 
1 Mike Metz (Rotorua)                    3.26
2 Stefan Bennett (Rotorua)               0.02
3 Dale Cragg (Auckland)                  0.05
4 Dave Hamilton (Rotorua)                0.08
5 Phil Walter (Auckland)                 0.14
6 Andrew Martin (Wellington)             0.23
7 Andy Patchett (Auckland)               0.23
8 Matthew Vircavs (Auckland)             0.24
9 Andrew Dent (Hamilton)                 0.28
10 Eugene Kara (Rotorua)                 0.30
11 Ewan Baron (Featherston)              0.46
12 Michael Hardy (Red Beach)             0.51
13 Hamish Kay                            0.56
14 Mark Hughes (Auckland)                0.57
15 Mike Green (Rotorua)                  1.02
16 Rod Gear (Red Beach)                  1.19
DNS Campbell Wilson (Lower Hutt)             
DNS Scott Stewart (Morrinsville)             
DNS Hedley Ruffell (Rotorua)                 
 
Master 2 Men
 
1 Craig Madsen (Rotorua)                 4.42
DNS Shane Baker (Auckland)                   
DNS Mark Simmons                             
 
Master 3 Men
 
1 Vince Langford (Wellington)            6.03
2 Charles Munro (Auckland)               1.52
 
Hardtail Men
 
1 Jason Savill (Hamilton)                4.12
2 Chris Vanderkole (Palmerston North)    0.03
3 Tyler Kirk (Cambridge)                 0.07
4 Jack Wesseling (Auckland)              0.32
5 James Coutts (Havelock North)          0.34
6 Samuel Green (Havelock North)          1.10
7 Bevan Wilson (Waitoa)                  2.27
DNS Seth Holloway (Hastings)                 
 
Senior Women
 
1 Alice Kevern (Rotorua)                 4.46
 
U17 Women
 
1 Charlotte Clouston (Aukland)           4.41
2 Veronique Sandler (Auckland)           0.27
3 Sophiemarie Bethell (Auckland)         0.59
 
Novice Boys
 
1 Lewis Hamilton (Rotorua)               3.30
2 Jay Barrett (Havelock North)           0.14
3 Jake Robinson (Rotorua)                0.15
4 Tom Rose                               0.20
5 Mitchell Townsend (Wanganui)           0.21
6 Zach Baker (Auckland)                  0.21
7 Kurt Summerfield                       0.26
8 Lawrence Cawte (Rotorua)               0.34
9 Jacques Vosloo (Rotorua)               0.37
10 Leo Sandler (Auckland)                0.38
11 Dan Noble (Rotorua)                   0.39
12 Adam Lynskey                          0.42
13 Jarrod Anderson (Napier)              1.00
14 Thomas Jenkins (Napier)               1.01
15 Ryan Hunt (New Plymouth)              1.01
16 Harrison Redshaw (Napier)             1.02
17 Michael Griffin (Napier)              1.04
18 Kurt McDonald (Havelock North)        1.19
19 Dylan Smith (Auckland)                1.20
20 Luke Weston (Hamilton)                1.22
21 Mitch Thomas (Cambridge)              1.28
DNS Miles McDonald (Auckland)                
DNS Ben Fegan (Auckland)                     
DNS Jordan Bunyan (Rotorua)                  
 
Novice Girls
 
1 Chelsea Munro (Auckland)               9.27