New Zealand National Championships - CN

Napier, New Zealand, October 23-26, 2003

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Day 4 - October 26: Road races: Under 17, Under 23 & Senior Men

Blackgrove wins New Zealand road title

By Alan Messenger

Heath Blackgrove, better known as a track rider, survived a blistering day to win the New Zealand National Road Championship at Napier today, beating US-based Pro Glen Mitchell and Robin Reid. Over the final two laps of the Taradale circuit the field disintegrated and with less than two kilometres to go Blackgrove rode away from the other two survivors to take the title.

A bunch of four chased the leaders home with Geoff Burndred taking fourth place from Mark MacKay, Matt Yates and Fraser McMaster. Gordon McCauley, aiming for his fourth National Road Title didn't have a good day and finished eighth.

The Under 23 riders started with the Elite field and the medal winners finished just behind the top eight. Former World Junior Champion Jeremy Yates outsprinted Peter Latham to take the gold with a short gap back to Tim Gudsell in third place.

Results

Elite Men

1 Heath Blackgrove (Cycling Timaru)
2 Glen Mitchell (Hamilton City)
3 Robin Reid (Cuddon)
4 Geoffrey Burndred (Velo Sport Rotorua)
5 Marc Mackay (Velo Sport Rotorua)
6 Matt Yates (Ramblers)
7 Fraser Macmaster (Halswell Avon)
8 Gordon McCauley (PNP)
9 Adam Gosney (Wanganui)
10 Paul Bishop (Rotorua)
11 Aaron Strong (Counties Manukau)

U23 Men

1 Jeremy Yates (Ramblers)
2 Peter Latham  (Te Awamutu Sports)
3 Tim Gudsell (Te Awamutu Sports)
4 Matt Gilbert (Counties Manukau)
5 Logan Hutchings (Cycling Otago)
6 Scott Lyttle (Masterton)

U17 Men

1 Andrew Thompson (Akarana)                 1.25.18
2 Elliot Crowther (Morrinsville)
3 Andrew Robertson (Akarana)
4 Mark Langlands (Te Awamutu Sports)
5 Clinton Avery (Velo Sport Rotorua)
6 Josh Brannigan (Ramblers)
7 Thomas Warren (Ramblers)
8 Sam Bewley (Rotorua)
9 Shem Rodger (Te Awamutu Sports)
10 Earl Rowney (Morrinsville)
11 Westley Gough (Ramblers)
12 Logan Hunn (Te Awamutu Sports)
13 Cristopher Sanson (Levin)
14 Sam Reed (Cuddon)                           0.03
15 Matthew Fox (Halswell Avon)                 1.06
16 Oliver Pearce (Hornby)
17 Sam McCloy (Cuddon)
18 Glen Collins (Cycling Southland)
19 Adam Stewart (Halswell Avon)
20 Andy Hughson (Cycling Southland)
21 Michael Torkler (New Plymouth)
22 James Morris (Te Awamutu Sports)
23 Jesse Sergent (Feilding)                    2.43
24 Sam Green (Ramblers)
25 Daniel Burrows (Cycling Timaru)
26 Chris van Houtte (Akarana)                  5.26
27 Thomas Hanover (Akarana)                    5.35
28 Michael Northey (North Harbour)
29 Alexander Meenhorst (Akarana)
30 Elijah May (Cuddon)
31 Ian Clark (Ramblers)
32 Jonathon Hailstone (North Harbour)          1.06
33 Ross  Stewart (Mairehau)                    5.35
34 Brad Carter (Te Awamutu Sports)
35 Karl Hartley (Ramblers)
36 Stephen Padman (Cycling Otago)
37 Luke Gilchrist (Halswell Avon)
38 Robert Collins (Ramblers)
39 Chris Wilson (Cycling Southland)            5.43
40 Simon Van Velthooven (Feilding)             5.46
41 Ryan Wills (Eastern B.O.P.)                 5.46
42 Jonathan  Lewis (Mairehau)                  8.41
43 Kent Russell (Palmerston North)
44 Luke Cornille (Te Awamutu Sports)
45 Robert King (Akarana)
46 Neil Martin (Feilding)
47 Hamish Clark (Ramblers)
48 Darren  Shea (Mairehau)                     8.55
49 Tim Bamford (Halswell Avon)                 9.19
50 Blair Shirley (Cycling Southland)          10.42
51 Braden Burne (New Plymouth)                11.04
52 Jamie Landrith (Cycling Otago)             15.32
53 Kyle Davies (AWD) (Tauranga)
54 Tim Ussher (New Plymouth)
55 David Bryden (Akarana)                     17.07
56 Micheal McCullam (New Plymouth)            20.34
57 Tim Bennett (Te Awamutu Sports)            20.41
58 Gower Buchanan (Feilding)
DNF Ben Simpson (Counties Manukau)
DNF Hayden Schofer (Ramblers)
DNF Fergus Hewson (Feilding)
DNF Shaun Huntington (Gisborne)