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By John Blake
A Grade rode 155 km on an out and back course from Te Awamutu into the hills of the North King Country beyond Waitomo Caves, which provided exciting racing. Tactics employed towards the end of the event enabled Graeme Miller to assist Matthew Yates to escape favourites Karl Moore and Ryan Russell to take the line 6 seconds clear. Miller stated in the press that it was payback for a season's work by Yates for him in the States.
Challenging courses provided worthy winners in all Grades, with professional event management, innovative measures such as: entry by email, on-line start-sheet on the clubs website - www.cyclesport.co.nz, ensured the growing popularity of the event.
A Grade - 155 km 1 Matthew Yates (Netzero) 4.05.48 (37.8 km/h) 2 Warren Clark (Tauranga) 0.06 3 Graeme Miller (Netzero) 4 Karl Moore (Te Awamutu Sports) 5 Ryan Russell (Hamilton) 0.13 6 Michael Leaf (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.09 7 Stephen Wallis (Auckland) 8 Andrew Nicholson (Tauranga) 9 David Rae (Counties Manukau) 10 Anthony Strong (Te Awamutu Sports) 11 Silas Cullen (North Harbour) 12 Jonathon Atkinson (CountiesManukau) 3.09 13 Brad McFarlane (Tauranga) 7.23 14 Callum Henderson (Te Awamutu Sports) 17.45 DNF Brendon Cameron (Te Awamutu Sports) DNF Hamish MacPherson (Te Awamutu Sports) DNF Paul Sumich (Counties Man) DNF John Woodward (Hamilton City) DNF Andrew Bott (Ramblers) DNF Richard Bowker (Counties Manukau) DNF Geoffrey Burndred (Hamilton) DNF Peter Murray (Morrinsville) DNF Don Oakly (Hornby) DNF Mat Gilbert (Auckland) DNF Scott Mitchell (Tauranga) DNF Marc MacKay (Velosport Rotorua) DNF Bevan Williams (Hamilton City) DNF Jerard Bell (CountiesManukau) DNF Reece Watkins (CountiesManuka) DNF Scott Dixon (Aussie Nat. Team) DNF James Hannam (Aussie Nat.Team) B Grade - 115 km 1 Dane Cheers (Aussie Nat. Team) 3.02.56 (37.7 km/h) 2 Gareth Aplin (Ramblers) 3 Daniel Newnham (Aussie Nat. Team) 0.51 4 Peter Latham (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.06 5 Troy Klink (Akarana) 1.27 6 Bryce Martin (Te Awamutu Sports) 7 Tim Anderson (Te Awamutu Sports) 8 James Stephenson (Te Awamutu Sports) 9 Stephen Collins (Te Awamutu Sports) 10 George Bunt (Aussie Nat. Team) 11 Tony Olsen (Te Awamutu Sports) 12 Neil Derbyshire (Rotorua) 2.29 13 Andrew Castle (Waitakere-Pt Chev) 3.19 14 Tim Gudsell (Te Awamutu Sports) 4.54 15 Melissa Holt (Counties Manukau) 6.26 16 Mathew Scown (Hamilton City) 6.30 17 John Burger (Eastern Bay) 6.36 18 Ian Wright (Te Awamutu Sports) 19 Scott Arden (Hamilton) 6.38 20 Logan Hutchings (New Plymouth) 6.50 21 Nicholas Sanderson (Aussie Nat. Team) 11.20 22 Marina Duvnjak (Waitakere-Pt Chev) 14.51 23 Graham Geater (Rotorua) 24 Paul Faint (CountiesManukau) 25 Jeff Alexander (Counties Manukau) 26 Scott Carter (Te Awamutu Sports) 27 Clinton Thomas (Hamilton City) 15.00 28 John Badger (Hamilton) 15.08 29 Justin Kerr (Hamilton City) 20.47 30 Phil Smith (Te Awamutu Sports) 26.43 31 Paul Hewson (Te Awamutu Sports) DNF Tania Duff-Miller (Auckland) DNF Bob Tuxford (Counties Manukau) DNF David Joyce (Forestland) DNF Cedric Wilson (Forestland) DNF Alan Giles (Tauranga) DNF Andrew Small (Akarana) DNF Michael Wilson (Counties Manukau) C Grade - 60 km 1 Harry Donker (Hamilton City) 1.41.46 (35.4 km/h) 2 Eddy Kuysten (Forestland) 3 Chris Johnson (Te Awamutu Sports) 4 Michelle Hyland (Te Awamutu Sports) 5 Zoe Southwell (AussieNational Team) 6 Mark Powell (Te Awamutu Sports) 7 Richard Mellsop (Te Awamutu Sports) 0.47 8 Bob Puru (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.19 9 Peter Quax (Gisborne) 10 Chris Pilone (CountiesManukau) 11 Amy Mosen (Akarana) 12 Sarah Blake (Te Awamutu Sports) 13 Errol Newlands (Te Awamutu Sports) 14 Tracy Fromow (CountiesManukau) 15 Stuart Crocart (Forestland) 16 Garry Gallagher (Hamilton City) 17 Kate Nichols (AussieNational Team) 1.55 18 Don England (North Harbour) 19 Peter Elbourn (Nth Harbour) 20 David Macky (Te Awamutu Sports) 3.13 21 Chris Whitley (Counties Manukau) 8.40 22 Sarah McLachlan (AussieNational Team) 23 Justin Ellis (Te Awamutu Sports) 10.09 24 Amanda Endicott Davies (Te Awamutu Sports) 25 Charlie Pollock (Te Awamutu Sports) 11.18 26 Dave Cumberlidge (Velosport Rotorua) DNF Rex Bushell (Hamilton City) DNF Bob Cammock (Velosport Rotorua) DNF Garry Gallagher (Hamilton City) DNF Rosy McCall (Counties Manukau) DNF Sonny Anderson (Te Awamutu Sports) U17 Boys - 40 km 1 Jaryd Warren (Counties Manukau) 1.07.27 (36.2 km/h) 2 Joshua England (North Harbour) 3 Dane Macky (Te Awamutu Sports) 4 Jordan Newlands (Te Awamutu Sports) 5 Barrie Kingsford (Morrinsville) 0.46 6 Dean Whitehead (Te Awamutu Sports) 7 Karl Warbrooke (Counties Manukau) 1.13 8 Cameron Holt (Counties Manukau) 1.49 9 Richard Smyth (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.53 10 Brandon Dewes (Te Awamutu Sports) 4.28 11 Duncan Sanders (North harbour) 12 Timothy Hargrave (Akarana) 8.54 13 Andrew Wells (Ngaruawahia) 9.48 14 Andrew Smith (Te Awamutu Sports) 11.02 15 Geordie Fyvie (Te Awamutu Sports) 11.15 16 Peter Rennie (Te Awamutu) 12.02 17 James MacPherson (Te Awamutu Sports) 16.26 U17 Girls - 40 km 1 Jade Gilbertson (Akarana) 1.15.06 (31.9 km/h) 2 Seah Martin (Akarana) 3 Sarah Mellsop (Te Awamutu Sports) 4 Charlotte Wafer (Akarana) 1.11 5 Catherine Benefield (Akarana) 1.14 6 Alice King (Akarana) 5.49 7 Carissa Wilkes (Velosport Rotoroua) 6.35 8 Angela Captein (Te Awamutu Sports) 9.55 9 Rachael King (Waitakere PtChev) 10.01 DNF Emma Hutchings (New Plymouth) DNF Megan Whitehead (Te Awamutu Sports) DNF Rachel Powell (Te Awamutu Sports) U15 - 20 km 1 Mark Langlands (Te Awamutu Sports) 33.47 (35.5 km/h) 2 Michael Northey (Auckland) 3 Elliot Crowther (Morrinsville) 4 Logan Hunn (Te Awamutu Sports) 5 Kirk Davidson (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.17 6 Isaac Marneth-Rust (Morrinsville) 5.44 7 David Swney (Te Awamutu Sports) 6.26 8 Mathew Handcock (Forestland) 6.35 9 Kurt Joseph (Te Awamutu Sports) 6.41 10 Rushlee Buchanan (Te Awamutu Sports) 8.08 11 Ashleigh Stone (Te Awamutu Sports) 8.11 12 Rhys Beaumont (Te Awamutu Sports) 9.43 13 Tim Bennett (Te Awamutu Sports) 10.07 14 Andrew Smyth (Te Awamutu Sports) 15 Emma Swney (Te Awamutu Sports) 11.28 16 Andrew Smyth (Te Awamutu Sports) 12.09 U13 - 12 km 1 Jonathon Hailstone (North Harbour) 23.30 (30.6 km/h) 2 Joshua Kuysten (Forestland) 0.47 3 Callum Newlands (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.14 4 Timothy Wells (Ngaruawahia) 5 Nathan Bunn (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.15 6 Adele Macky (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.16 7 Alexandra Dewes (Te Awamutu Sports) 1.36 8 Anna McWilliam (TeAwamutu Sports) 2.46 DNF Whitney Macky (Te Awamutu Sports) Courtesy of John Blake/Te Awamutu Sports