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New Zealand National Track Cycling Championships - NE

Invercargill, New Zealand, February 25-March 1, 2008

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Race 4 - February 26: Evening session

Grace, Hansen win sprint titles

Auckland's Justin Grace remains the fastest man on wheels after dominating the second night of finals at the Lion Foundation Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill tonight.

Grace dominated the finals of the men's sprint, winning in two straight races over Canterbury's Adam Stewart at the ILT Velodrome tonight.

The upset came in the semifinal when Stewart claim a spot in the final voer national kilo record holder and brilliant junior Eddie Dawkins who bowed out in the deciding third race in front of his home crowd.

Earlier Natasha Hansen proved too strong for fellow Cantabrian and national representative Jos Rastrick in the finals of the women's sprint, winning in two straight races.

World Champion Paula Tesoriero (Wellington), who set a world record in Sydney earlier this month in the AWD competition, followed yesterday's win in the sprint wih victory in the individual pursuit.

And the Canterbury pair of Annalisa Farrell and Jane Parsons took out the AWD tandem gold medal.

Auckland's Aaron Gate set a new national record in the final event of the second night of finals at the Lion Foundation New Zealand Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill tonight. Gate won the under 19 men's scratch race final recording a brilliant 9:25.163s for the 8km scratch race final at the ILT Velodrome.

Results

Elite Womens Sprint
 
Semifinal 

Heat 1 - Race #1
1 Natasha Hansen                            0.12.16
 Megan Blatchford-Peck                             
 
Heat 1 - Race #2
1 Natasha Hansen                            0.12.76
 Megan Blatchford-Peck                             
 
Heat 2 - Race #1
1 Jos Rastrick                              0.13.03
 Katie Scholfield                                  
 
Heat 2 - Race #2
1 Katie Scholfield                          0.12.48
 Jos Rastrick                                      
 
Heat 2 - Race #3
1 Jos Rastrick                              0.12.57
 Katie Scholfield                                  
 
Final
 
3rd-4th - Race #1
1 Megan Blatchford-Peck                     0.13.02
 Katie Scholfield                                  
 
3rd-4th - Race #2
1 Megan Blatchford-Peck                     0.12.92
 Katie Scholfield                                  
 
Final - Race #1
1 Natasha Hansen                            0.12.80
 Jos Rastrick                                      
 
Final - Race #2
1 Natasha Hansen                            0.12.40
 Jos Rastrick                                      
 
Elite Men Sprint
 
Semifinal 
 
Heat 1 - Race #1
1 Justin Grace                              0.11.60
 Matt Fox                                          
 
Heat 1 - Race #2
1 Justin Grace                              0.11.26
 Matt Fox                                          
 
Heat 2 - Race #1
1 Edward Dawkins                            0.11.36
 Adam Stewart                                      
 
Heat 2 - Race #2
1 Adam Stewart                              0.11.35
 Edward Dawkins                                    
 
Heat 2 - Race #3
1 Adam Stewart                              0.11.00
 Edward Dawkins                                    
 
Final
 
3rd-4th - Race #1
1 Edward Dawkins                            0.11.20
 Matt Fox                                          
 
3rd-4th - Race #2
1 Edward Dawkins                            0.11.32
 Matt Fox                                          
 
Final - Race #1
1 Justin Grace                              0.11.37
 Adam Stewart                                      
 
Final - Race #2
1 Justin Grace                              0.11.44
 Adam Stewart                                      
 
JU15 Girls 500m Time Trial Final
 
1 Amy Pearce                                0.38.84
2 Sophie Williamson                         0.39.68
3 Victoria Steel                            0.40.00
4 Alisha Keith                              0.40.10
5 Racquel Sheath                            0.40.86
6 Cassie Cameron                            0.41.80
7 Paigan Jones                              0.42.27
8 Tessa Hogan                               0.43.23
9 Isabella Williams                         0.43.91
10 Savanna Philips-Cron                     0.43.94
 
JU15 Boys 500m Time Trial Final
 
1 Alex Stancliffe                           0.37.81
2 Tom Beadle                                0.38.38
3 Hayden Mccormick                          0.38.43
4 Daniel Rafferty                           0.39.71
5 Johnathon Laycock                         0.39.75
6 Hamish Schreurs                           0.39.80
7 Fred Brookes                              0.39.90
8 Alex Green                                0.40.03
9 George Coles                              0.40.05
10 Simon Cook                               0.40.61
11 George Hubbard                           0.40.92
12 Ryan Millar                              0.41.72
13 Alex Hooper                              0.42.29
 
JU17 Girls 2000m Individual Pursuit
 
Bronze medal final
1 Georgia Wight                             2.45.40
2 Soren Adair                               2.45.50
 
Gold medal final
1 Charlotte Kelly                           2.43.70
2 Elizabeth Steel                           2.44.80
 
JU17 Boys 2000m Individual Pursuit
 
Bronze medal final
1 Brad Evans                                2.24.30
2 George Scott                              2.25.80
 
Gold medal final
1 Pieter Bulling                            2.19.90
2 Josh Atkins                               2.21.60
 
AWD Women 3000m Individual Pursuit Final
 
1 Fiona Southorn                            4.06.60
2 Paula Tesoriero                           4.23.30
 
AWD Men 3000m Individual Pursuit Final
 
1 Jamie Kidd                                4.01.80
2 Waine Harding                             4.11.80
3 Paul Jesson                               4.14.20
4 Wayne Beckett                             4.14.40
5 Andrew Hughes                             4.24.30
 
U19 Women 12.5km Points Final
 
1 Gemma Dudley                                   25 pts
2 Sequoia Cooper                                 11
3 Emma Petersen                                  10
4 Jennifer Wilson                                 3
5 Cathy Jordan                                    3
6 Cara Smith                                      2
7 Chloe Harding-Sheath                            1
8 Sarah Gilkinson                                  
9 Rebekah Rankin                                   
10 Sarah Martin                                    
11 Maria Carlyle                                   
12 Harriet Smithies                                
DNF Hannah Yeats                                   
DNF Jhordaine Charlton                             
 
JU19 Men 8000m Scratch
 
1 Aaron Gate                                6.09.30
2 Simon Funicane                                   
3 Ruaraidh Mcleod                                  
4 Wiremu Kaihau                                    
5 Arron Edmondston                                 
6 Oliver Harding-Sheath                            
7 Sam Steele                                       
8 Lee Evans                                        
9 Matt Wheatcroft                                  
10 Logan Bonnington                                
DNF Tom Scully                                     
DNF Hamish Tomlinson                               
 
JU19 Men 8000m Scratch
 
1 Chad Adair                                6.09.40
2 Myron Simpson                                    
3 Jason Christie                                   
4 Hamish Presbury                                  
5 Matt Marshall                                    
6 Cameron Karwowski                                
7 Stephen Rolfe                                    
8 Michael Vink                                     
9 Simon Honour                                     
10 Tom Williams                                    
11 Nick Hoskin                                     
12 Dion Goile                                      
13 Alex Mcgregor                                   
 
JU19 Men 8000m Scratch
 
1 Aaron Gate                                9.25.20
2 Michael Vink                                     
3 Myron Simpson                                    
4 Jason Christie                                   
5 Chad Adair                                       
6 Hamish Presbury                                  
7 Sam Steele                                       
8 Ruaraidh Mcleod                                  
9 Oliver Harding-Sheath                            
10 Matt Marshall                                   
11 Wiremu Kaihau                                   
12 Cameron Karwowski                               
13 Simon Funicane                                  
14 Arron Edmondston                                
15 Stephen Rolfe                                   
DNF Lee Evans