19th Trust House Classic (Tour of Wellington) - 2.2

New Zealand, January 25-29, 2006

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Images by Craig Wadsworth

Criteriums are all about cornering, and this tight, P shaped track gave the riders many reminders of that
A new definition of cruelty: holding a race on a street full of cafes, and not letting the riders stop for a feed zone.
With the race in the bag, Hayden Roulston turned super-domestique for team mate Greg Henderson
Gordon McCauley is always a study in the art of the race face: he held this one for lap...
...after lap...
...after lap.
KOM Urquhart found today's dead flat course hard going, and was lapped about half way through the race
Roulston continued to put in laps on the front throughout the race
A large bunch formed by about quarter distance, and lasted for about half the race until the leaders caught and eliminated them.
Roulston's race face was quite a contrast from the McCauley approach.
Greg Henderson looked ominously comfortable sitting on in the lead group throughout the race
The peloton gets the three lap board, South Australia Institute of Sport leading them through
The bell lap and Henderson is perfectly placed, third in line.
Henderson capped off a great race for the Subway team, with a clinically executed final sprint
Henderson capped off a great race for the Subway team, with a clinically executed final sprint