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South Island Downhill Cup #3 - 1
Nelson, New Zealand, January 12-13, 2008
Leov and Hagen take top UCI Points
A large crowd were treated to an exciting day of downhill racing today at the third and final round of the Subaru South Island Downhill Cup in Nelson. New Zealand Professional rider Justin Leov came out on top in hot and dry conditions and he picked up the maximum UCI World ranking points that were up for grabs. Second place was enough to secure the overall South Island Downhill Cup title for Nathan Rankin from Levin.
Defending national Champion and Nelson local, Kieran Bennett, was top qualifier after the seeding run but a crash on the competition run left him fourth on the day's standings.
In the Elite Women, Scarlett Hagen picked up the double with a comprehensive win today. Hagen’s win put her well clear on the Overall Cup standings. An ambitious double jump at the finish line brought Hagen flying over the finish line over 20 seconds clear of second placed Sheryl MacLeod. MacLeod was also second in overall Cup standings.
Riders will return to the same downhill course in March for the Oceania Mountain Bike Championships.
The next event on the 2008 Mountain Bike Cup Series is the final round of the NZCT South Island Cross Country taking place in Waipara, North Canterbury on January 20.
Results
Elite men 1 Justin Leov (Christchurch) 0.03.03 2 Nathan Rankin (Levin) 0.00 3 Matt Scoles (Alexandra) 0.08 4 Kieran Bennett (Nelson) 0.08 5 Joel Daniels (Wanganui) 0.08 6 Tim Mackersy (Queenstown) 0.12 7 Michael Skinner (Auckland) 0.12 8 Cameron Cole (Christchurch) 0.13 9 Reuben Miller (Nelson) 0.16 10 James Dodds (Rotorua) 0.17 11 Darcy Murrell (Australia) 0.18 12 James Rennie (Palmerston North) 0.18 13 Michael Davis (Auckland) 0.20 14 Daniel Meilink (Wellington) 0.20 15 Wyn Masters (New Plymouth) 0.20 16 Hayden McKay (Nelson) 0.21 17 Daniel Sims (Christchurch) 0.23 18 Tom Oskam (Wanganui) 0.24 19 Tom Holland (Rotorua) 0.24 20 Michael Langford (Porirua) 0.24 21 Craig Pattle (Rotorua) 0.28 22 Sam Reed (Marlbrough) 0.29 23 Joseph Allen (Christchurch) 0.37 24 Nathan Hoch (USA) 0.37 25 Chris Kilmurray (Ireland) 0.38 26 Sean Kennedy (Christchurch) 0.52 27 Hayden McGregor 1.57 DNS Sam Blenkinsop (Wanganui) DNS Edward Masters (Wanganui) DNS Kurt Lancaster (Levin) DNS Mark Johnston (Geraldine) Elite women 1 Scarlett Hagen (Queenstown) 0.03.41 2 Sheryl MacLeod (Dunedin) 0.21 3 Helene Fruhwirth (Austria) 0.36 4 Harriet Harper (Blenheim) 0.39 5 Amy Laird (Christchurch) 0.40 6 Katie Holden (Kirkland) 0.43 7 Olivia Johnson (Blenheim) 1.06 DNS Keli Finch (Nelson) DNS Emma Gibbs (Dunedin) Junior men 1 Troy Murdoch (Oamaru) 0.03.12 2 Tamryn Murrell (Australia) 0.01 3 Aari Barrett (Havelock North) 0.04 4 Rhys Willemse (Australia) 0.05 5 Peter Cooper (Blenheim) 0.05 6 Brook MacDonald 0.12 7 James Gilmore (Christchurch) 0.13 8 Matt Walker (Kawerau) 0.17 9 Ethan Helliwell (Nelson) 0.24 10 Campbell Robertson 0.26 11 Richard Leacock (Wellington) 0.29 12 Marcus Allen (Nelson) 0.30 13 Nick O'Rourke (Nelson) 0.32 14 Tom Matthews (Christchurch) 0.39 15 James Prouse (Levin) 0.40 16 Orion Daley-Coers (Nelson) 0.41 17 Henry Hunt (Dannevirke) 0.47 18 Jayden Harris (Taupo) 0.48 19 Michael McKee (Oamaru) 0.49 20 Cameron Johnson (Alexandra) 0.51 21 Ryan McMahon (Nelson) 0.52 22 Steven Pattle (Rotorua) 0.54 23 Senn Steel (Alexandra) 1.02 24 Phillip Berryman (Christchurch) 1.07 25 Adrian Loo (Invercargill) 1.10 26 William Snellex (Rangiora) 1.12 27 Ricky Clift (Wellington) 1.14 28 Max Carter-Smith 1.16 29 Tom Kennedy (Christchurch) 1.21 30 Ben Tyas (Auckland) 1.39 31 Andrew Plunkett (Nelson) 1.45 32 Kane Elliot (Wellington) 2.04 33 Nick Fisher (Wanaka) 2.18 DNF Stefan Jon Gardner 0.29 DNS Jamie Dylan Lyall (Kapiti Coast) 1.12 DNS Cameron bruce (Rotorua) 1.47 DNS Brock Cooley (Wellington) DNS Reuben Joel (Wellington) DNS Nick McConachie (Christchurch) DNS Dominic Stulen (Rotorua) DNS Ian Thurlow (Hastings) DNS Alexander Heffield (Wellington) DNS Sam Shillson (Wellington) DNS Alex Grogan (Christchurch) DNS Josh Miller (Nelson) DNS Roy de Hamel (Nelson) DNS Thubga Josayma (Christchurch) DNS Vincent Batten (Christchurch) DNS Samuel Perry (Canterbury) DNS Cory Sykes DNS Conor MacFarlane DNS Michael Vink Under 17 men 1 Vaughan Woolhouse (Napier) 0.03.26 2 Sam Baker (Auckland) 0.04 3 Rupert Chapman 0.16 4 Reuben Olorenshaw (Nelson) 0.16 5 Lachie Watson (Wanganui) 0.21 6 George Brannigan (Hawkes Bay) 0.26 7 Johnny Casey 0.26 8 George Diver (Christchurch) 0.27 9 Daniel Pahl (Nelson) 0.28 10 Jimmy Wilson (Christchurch) 0.35 11 Jackson Carter-Smith 0.38 12 Simon Barratt (Wellington) 0.39 13 Dylan Bennett (Nelson) 0.50 14 James Cattermole 0.50 15 Sam Cant (Alexandra) 0.52 16 Ryan Jones (Auckland) 0.59 17 Ricky Hamilton (Marlbrough) 1.00 18 Lawrence McBreen-Smith (Christchurch) 1.18 19 Brock Tawhara (Christchurch) 1.19 20 Nathaniel Pearce (Murchison) 1.29 21 Kipp Nicholson (Christchurch) 1.31 22 Joe Wright (Wellington) 1.31 23 Nick Taylor 1.31 24 Taylor Dawson (Christchurch) 1.35 25 Taylor Hamilton (Kaikoura) 1.49 26 Ethan Gibson (Christchurch) 3.26 DNS Jed Rooney (Oamaru) DNS Harvey Whelan (Christchurch) DNS Cody Rees (Christchurch) DNS Leighton Kirk (Karitane) Senior men 1 Jeff Craig (Auckland) 0.03.28 2 David Balderstone (Whakatane) 0.06 3 Ant Jackson (Dunedin) 0.09 4 Braedan Trompetter (Dobson) 0.12 5 Graeme Adriaens (Christchurch) 0.12 6 Farryn Goodman (Nelson) 0.12 7 Jamie Mathews (Tasman) 0.13 8 Fraser Brown (Nelson) 0.14 9 Kai Crow (Auckland) 0.14 10 Jimmy Pollard (Alexandra) 0.17 11 Pete Miller (Invercargill) 0.20 12 Clement Jente (France) 0.21 13 Nathan Ryder (Nelson) 0.22 14 Jarrod Bang 0.25 15 Dave du Plessis 0.25 16 Jeff Austin (Whakatane) 0.25 17 Luke de Jager (Levin) 0.26 18 Andrew Peck (Ashburton) 0.30 19 Kevin Warner (Te Awamutu) 0.38 20 Greg Turner (Christchurch) 0.39 21 Andrew Cleland (Palmerston North) 0.40 22 Chris Vanderkolk (Palmerston North) 0.42 23 Tim Warner (Hamilton) 0.47 24 Chris Davis (Queenstown) 0.50 25 Craig Cox (Whangarei) 0.53 26 Michael Joyce (waipukaru) 0.58 27 Neil Ellerbrock (Dunedin) 1.00 28 Will Mathieson (Christchurch) 1.06 29 Derek Winwood (Nelson) 2.38 DNS Thomas Winwood (Nelson) DNS Oliver Knight DNS Philip Marfell (New Plymouth) DNS Scott Bedford (New Plymouth) DNS Jonathan Skinner (Christchurch) DNS Nathan Sharratt DNS James Hampton (Christchurch) DNS Joseph Nation (Christchurch) DNS Matthew Heath (Johnsonville) Master 1 men 1 Jarrad Winter (Nelson) 0.03.40 2 Jeremy Forlong (Dunedin) 0.02 3 Hamish Kay 0.12 4 Kevin English (Nelson) 0.22 5 Nathan King (Christchurch) 0.40 6 Stephen Foote (Cromwell) 0.48 7 Daniel Sumner (Christchurch) 6.05 8 Jason Naran (Wellington) 7.43 DNS Campbell Wilson (Lower Hutt) DNS Sean Kennedy (Nelson) Master 2 men 1 Mark Simmons 0.04.23 2 Eddie Spearing 0.07 3 Sean Cox (Nelson) 0.20 DNS Shane Baker (Auckland) Master 3 men 1 Vince Langford (Wellington) 0.08.22 Hardtail men 1 James Pritchard (Nelson) 0.04.02 2 Cameron Kay (Cromwell) 0.04 3 Erik Wardrop (Golden Bay) 0.14 4 Rasmus Tonder (Nelson) 0.33 5 Nick Bygate (Nelson) 1.26 6 Sean Jackson (Nelson) 2.17 7 Zeb Lennon-Voice 2.30 8 Tim Adams (Nelson) 2.40 DNS Monty Vass (Wanaka) Senior women 1 Amanda Pearce (Nelson) 0.04.50 2 Dawn Daley-Coers (Nelson) 0.05 3 Rita Langley (Wellington) 0.24 4 Shannan Miller (Invercargill) 2.38 Junior women DNF Kate Jones (Blenheim) Under 17 women 1 Charlotte Clouston (Auckland) 0.05.30 Novice boys 1 Jay Barrett (Havelock North) 0.03.55 2 Zach Baker (Auckland) 0.14 3 Karl Van der Plas (Wellington) 0.39 4 Louis Donnithorne (Christchurch) 1.02 5 Jake Robinson (Rotorua) 3.51 DNS Sam West (Rotorua) Overall standings Elite Men 1 Nathan Rankin (Levin) 2 Matt Scoles (Alexandra) 3 Michael Skinner (Auckland) Elite Women 1 Scarlett Hagen (Queenstown) 2 Sheryl MacLeod (Dunedin) 3 Helene Fruhwirth (Austria)
