Taylor & Saunders Take Silverware

June 27th, 2009
Conway Taylor and Callum Saunders won the Mills Cup and the Jowers Cup in their respective events in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Club Championships at Seddon on Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 40km massed start event covered 2 laps of the hilly Seaview course, with six titles at stake. The usual split in the field occurred as the riders attacked the first climb out of Seddon. The riders settled into their various groups over the first 10km but the climb back to Seddon soon put pressure on the weaker riders even though the conditions were good with almost no wind. The attacks came in the final lap with Jamie Hawke, Taylor and Jono Lee going clear with Gerard van Antwerpen, Antony Clark and Chris Heywood chasing hard. The final sprint to the line saw taylor take the win (Masters 35-44yr title) from Hawke (Junior U19 title). Just under a minute back van Antwerpen took third place from Heywood and Clark. Other titles went to David Craig (Masters 45-54yr), Jamie Kidd (Senior Men), Martin Fletcher (Masters 55+) and Rhonda Murphy (Women). The Women’s title was particularly close with Murphy winning by just half a wheel over Mary Lister. However, Lister was rewarded with a win in the sealed handicap which saw her take the Gleeson Challenge Cup. The minor handicap placings went to Cathy Hale and Leonie van den Burgh respectively.
The junior under 17 grade raced over 1 lap of the course with the Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s titles at stake. A break on the first climb saw Ethan Roach and Saunders go clear of the field. On the return journey Roach’s repeated attacks were to no avail as Saunders stuck to his task. The sprint for line honours saw Saunders take a deserved victory. Nick Blakistan had an excellent ride to take third place from Will Hart and Leatham Landon-Lane. The Junior Women’s title when to Sonia Ginders. The sealed handicap for the Drake Challenge Cup also went to Saunders, from Landon-Lane and Roach.
Results:
Open grade- Club Championships 40km, C Taylor 64m 08s 1, J Hawk s.t. 2, G van Antwerpen 65m 08s 3, C Heywood s.t. 4, A Clark 65m 02s 5, D Craig 67m 35s 6, T Neal s.t. 7, J Kidd 69m 16s 8, S Rooney 69m 41s 9, M Fletcher 72m 05s 10, B Streeter 72m 46s 11, W Smith 72m 57s 12, A Milne 73m 01s 13, R Murphy 73m 29s 14, M Lister s.t. 15. Sealed handicap, M Lister (13m) 60m 29s 1, C Hales (28m) 61m 11s 2, L van den Burgh (22m) 62m 28s 3, D Church (22m) 62m 31s 4, A Clark (2m 30s) 62m 32s 5, R de Ruiter (11m) 62m 38s 6, T Neal (4m) 63m 35s 7, A Milne (9m) 64m 01s 8, C Taylor (scr) 64m 08s 9, J Hawke s.t 10.
Junior under 17 grade- Club Championships 20km, C Saunders 36m 01s 1, E Roach 36m 02s 2, N Blakiston 38m 34s 3, W Hart 38m 37s 4, L Landon-Lane 38m 58s 5, S Ginders 39m 53s 6. Sealed handicap, C Saunders (1m 30s) 34m 31s 1, L Landon-Lane (4m) 34m 58s 2, E Roach (scr) 36m 02s 3, N Blakiston (2m 30s) 36m 04s 4, S Ginders (3m 30s) 36m 23s 5.   

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Strong Competition For Club Champs

June 25th, 2009
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will face the challenge when they compete in the Club Championships on the hilly Seaview course at Seddon tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 40km massed start event covers 2 laps of the course with 6 championship titles at stake. The winner of the Mills Cup for fastest time is so hard to predict this year with such a strong contingent of riders competing. The Masters 35-44yr title will see a tough competition between Gerard van Antwerpen, Kevin Bishell, Conway Taylor and Chris Heywood, whilst Tony Catterick, Ray Dunstan and Paul Newman battle for the Masters 45-54yr title. Also likely to be in the front group will be Junior under 19 contenders Jamie Hawke and Richard Anderson along with Senior men prospect Josh Scott. Outside of the top group the clear favourite for the Masters 55+ title will be Martin Fletcher, whilst Rhonda Murphy and Mary Lister will fight out the Womens title. The Gleeson Challenge Cup will go to the winner of the sealed handicap section.
The junior under 17 grade riders will compete over 1 lap of the course with two championship titles at stake. Ethan Roach will be favoured for the junior under 17 boys title but will have good opposition from Callum Saunders. The junior women’s title will be fought out between Sonia Ginders and Elodi Jacoby. Fastest time will take the Jowers Cup whilst the Drake Challenge Cup goes to the sealed handicap winner. 
All riders are reminded that to be eligible for the championships you must have had 3 starts this season and club fees to be paid before start of event. Riders are to assemble at the Starborough Tavern at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.  

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Church Takes Okaramio Challenge

June 20th, 2009
A strong ride on the hills saw front handicap marker Denis Church take victory in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Okaramio Hotel Challenge Trophy event last Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 50km event covered a rolling course from Okaramio to Havelock and then over the Mahakipawa hill to almost Linkwater and return. On the outward journey the 32 minute front markers stayed  together until Church made his move over the hill. With the icy conditions over the Mahakipawa hill all groups were cautious and stayed intact with the race on over the final 15km. The big movers were the 11 strong 2 minute break bunch who had picked up the majority of the field with 6km to go. Church rode in over 2 minutes clear of his co-markers for a well deserved win. Gill Painter took second place just ahead of Sharon de Castro with Cathy Hale another minute back just ahead of the chasers. Todd Neal (off 2m) won the bunch sprint from co-markers Antony Clark and Brad Sidley and was rewarded with fastest time by beating the scratch riders by a mere 12 seconds.
The junior under 17 grade competed in a mini tour over 3 stages at Fairhall. Nick Blakiston was in good form to win the 2.1km time trial, the hillclimb, and the 8km road race for the overall win on 30pts. The minor placings went to Quinn Karwowski (25.5pt) and Daniel Cresswell (25pt). The first junior woman was Alex Peters (16.5pt) from Elodie Jacoby (15pt) and Georgie Kydd (13.5pt). The sealed handicap win in the road event went to Piers Landon-Lane with Nathan McIntyre and Karwowski second equal.
Results:
Open grade- Okaramio Hotel Challenge Trophy 50km hcp, D Church (off 32m) 1, G Painter (off 32m) 2, S de Castro (off 32m) 3, C Hale (off 32m) 4, T Neal (off 2m) 5, A Clark (off 2m) 6, B Sidley (off 2m) 7, D Craig (off 2m) 8, M Mulder (off 2m) 9, R Dunn (off 2m) 10. Fastest time, T Neal (2m) 1hr 17m 22s 1, A Clark (2m) s.t. 2, B Sidley (2m) s.t. 3, D Craig (2m) s.t. 4, M Mulder (2m) s.t. 5.
Junior under 17 grade- Mini Tour, Stage One, 2.1km TT, N Blakiston 4m 24s 1, Q Karwowski 4m 47s 2, D Cresswell 4m 52s 3, N McIntyre 4m 58s 4, G Kydd and A Peters 5m 00s 5 equal. Stage Two, Hillclimb, N Blakiston 1m 54s 1, D Cresswell 1m 56s 2, Q Karwowski and N McIntyre 1m 59s 3 equal, A Peters 2m 02s 5. Stage Three, 8km road race, N Blakiston 15m 56s 1, Q Karwowski 16m 10s 2, D Cresswell 16m 15s 3, E Jacoby 17m 01s 4, N McIntyre 17m 05s 5. Sealed hcp road race, P Landon-Lane (3m) 14m 13s 1, N McIntyre (1m 15s) and Q Karwowski (20s) 15m 50s 2 equal, P Newsham (1m 15s) s.t. 4, D Cresswell (20s) 15m 55s 5. Overall time classification, N Blakiston 30pt 1, Q Karwowski 25.5pt 2, D Cresswell 25pt 3, N McIntyre 20.5pt 4, A Peters 16.5pt 5.   

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Mahakipawa Hill To Challenge

June 18th, 2009
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will be tested on the hills as they compete for the Okaramio Hotel Challenge Trophy, tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 50km handicap event covers a rolling course from Okaramio to Havelock and then climbs over the Mahakipawa Hill to almost Linkwater and return. The challenge for the middle to front markers is to stay intact over the hills to avoid being run down by the backmarkers on the return journey. The battle for fastest time honours will be interesting with up to 10 riders on the scratch mark which includes Gerard van Antwerpen, Conway Taylor, Kevin Bishell, Tony Catterick, Paul Newman, Josh Scott, Ray Dunstan, Chris Heywood, Richard Anderson and Jamie Hawke. Past winners of the trophy riding are Gill Painter (1972), Bishell (1994), Paul Johnson (2002), Glen Herkt (2006), Sharon de Castro (2007) and Jamie Kidd (2008). 
The junior under 17 grade will compete in a mini tour from Fairhall Hall. The event will consist of a short time trial, a hill climb and a road race.
Open grade riders and junior under 17 grade riders are to assemble at the Okaramio Tavern and Fairhall Hall respectively at 1pm for a 1.30pm start. 

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Consecutive Vincent TT To Dunstan

June 13th, 2009
Top time trialist Ray Dunstan took his second consecutive Vincent Cup victory in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s time trials on the Waihopai Road last Saturday afternoon. 
The open grade 40km event covered a rolling course from Grove Mill Winery to just above Craiglochart and return. The expected clash between Dunstan and Conway Taylor evolved with Dunstan recording 55m 59s, just 36 seconds up on Taylor. Josh Scott (57m 45s) performed creditably in his first time trial event for third place, whilst Paul Johnson (59m 31s) was the only other rider to break the hour barrier. The Verhey Cup for the sealed handicap went to Denis Church (off 28m) by 7 seconds to Scott (off 2m 30s) and another 20 seconds back to Taylor (off 1m) in third place.
The junior under 17 grade competed in a 16km time trial to the Spy base and return. Ethan Roach (25m 03s) took the fastest time with the rapidly improving Callum Saunders recording second place with a 25m 52s. Sonia Ginders (28m 33s) had a strong ride for third place. The sealed handicap went to Thomas Cresswell (off 13m) with a convincing win over Saunders (off 3m) and Ginders (off 4m 30s).
Results:
Open grade- Vincent Cup/ Verhey Cup time trial, 40km, R Dunstan 55m 59s 1, C Taylor 56m 35s 2, J Scott 57m 45s 3, P Johnson 59m 31s 4, C Heywood 62m 12s 5, G van Antwerpen 62m 19s 6, M Fletcher 62m 57s 7, R Lock 64m 38s 8, S Rooney 65m 26s 9, A Clark 66m 37s 10. Sealed handicap, D Church (28m) 55m 08s 1, J Scott (2m 30s) 55m 15s 2, C Taylor (1m) 55m 35s 3, P Burge (18m) 55m 46s 4, M Lister (14m) 55m 55s 5, R Dunstan (scr) 55m 59s 6, S de Castro (28m) 56m 18s 7, R Lock (8m) 56m 38s 8, G Henderson (12m) 56m 54s 9, A Milne (11m) 56m 55s 10.
Junior under 17 grade, 16km time trial, E Roach 25m 03s 1, C Saunders 25m 52s 2, S Ginders 28m 33s 3, W Hart 29m 11s 4, L Landon-Lane 29m 58s 5. Sealed handicap, T Cresswell (13m) 21m 47s 1, C Saunders (3m) 22m 52s 2, S Ginders (4m 30s) 24m 03s 3, D Cresswell (6m 30s) 24m 22s 4, E Roach (scr) 25m 03s 5.  

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Time Trial Showdown

June 11th, 2009
Competition is keen as Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders prepare themselves for the Vincent Cup and Verhey Cup time trial on the Waihopai Valley Road tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 40km event follows a rolling course from Grove Mill Winery to just beyond Craiglochart and return. The highlight of the event will be the clash between top summer time trialists Ray Dunstan and Conway Taylor. With the right conditions a fastest time of around 55-56 minutes could be seen. Interest will also be focussed on the performances of Paul Johnson, Gerard van Antwerpen and 7 times Vincent Cup winner Kevin Bishell who will all be a threat. The Verhey Cup will go to the best performance on handicap.
The junior under 17 grade will compete in a 16km time trial to the Spy Base and return. Ethan Roach will be favoured for time over Callum Saunders and Pim Greven.
All riders are to assemble opposite the Grove Mill Winery at 1pm for a 1.30pm start. All new riders most welcome.  

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Two Up Time Trial Photos

June 7th, 2009

There have been some photos uploaded for this year’s two up time trial. I believe they got taken by Lance Spencer. You can find them here…

http://gallery.me.com/warrenhall#100309

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Taege Wins Osgood, Van Antwerpen Smashes Record

June 6th, 2009
Gerard van Antwerpen kept his consistent form to smash the race record in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Osgood Cups event from Blenheim to Picton and return last Saturday.
The open grade 54km handicap event drew another large field in the cool conditions. The 5 front markers (off 30 min) stayed intact until the Elevation climbs in and out of Picton. The big mover in the field was the 8 strong scratch bunch who had gathered in the 3 minute break bunch before Picton and the 5 minute bunch shortly after. Front markers Karina Taege and Denis Church stuck to their task with Taege going it alone approximately 4km from home. Taege took a well deserved victory with just 43 seconds back to a bunch of 14 riders who sprinted for the minor placings. Scratch rider van Antwerpen headed off co-markers Paul Newman, Kevin Bishell, Ray Dunstan and Chris Heywood for time honours. Van Antwerpen shaved 32 seconds off his own record of 1hr 15m 02s set back in 1999.
The junior under 17 grade rode in a 24km handicap event over 3 laps of the lower Wairau circuit. It was front marker Piers Landon-Lane (off 14m) who headed the field home 1minute clear of Daniel Cresswell (off 7m) with the consistently improving Nick Blakiston (off 2m) taking third, another 23 seconds back. Fastest time went to scratch rider Callum Saunders.
Results:
Open grade- Osgood Cups 54km hcp, K Taege (off 30m) 1, G van Antwerpen (off scr) 2, P Newman (off scr) 3, K Bishell (off scr) 4, R Dunstan (off scr) 5, C Heywood (off scr) 6, D Craig (off 3m) 7, G Ludemann (off 4m 30s) 8, T Catterick (off scr) 9, J Scott (off scr) 10. Fastest time, G van Antwerpen (scr) 1hr 14m 30s *New Record 1, P Newman (scr) s.t. 2, K Bishell (scr) s.t. 3, R Dunstan (scr) s.t. 4, C Heywood (scr) s.t. 5.
Junior under 17 grade- 24km hcp, P Landon-Lane (off 14m) 1, D Cresswell (off 7m) 2, N Blakiston (off 2m) 3, E Jacoby (off 2m) 4, T Cresswell (off 14m) 5. Fastest time, C Saunders (scr) 38m 35s 1, N Blakiston (2m) 39m 15s 2, E Jacoby (2m) 39m 56s 3. 

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Osgood Record Under Threat?

June 4th, 2009
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will compete in the annual Blenheim to Picton and return event for the Osgood Cups tomorrow afternoon.
The prestigious 54km open grade handicap event was first raced for in 1939 and carries a great array of past winners over the cup’s history. The fastest time trophy will be well sought after with approximately 8 riders from the scratch group in contention. Gerard van Antwerpen holds the current record of 1hr 15m 02s (1999) and will again be favourite for time honours even if his record is threatened. His main rivals in a sprint finish will be Conway Taylor, and youngsters Jamie Hawke and Richard Anderson. The handicap honours is wide open with the winner likely to come from a group which remains intact throughout the journey.
The junior under 17 grade will compete in a 24km handicap event over 3 laps of the lower Wairau circuit.
All riders are to assemble at the blenheim research Centre at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.

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Top Rides Miss Honours

May 30th, 2009
Close racing over the hilly Blenheim to Awatere Valley and return course saw a grandstand finish in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s James Palatchie Memorial Cup event last Saturday afternoon.
The 45km open grade handicap event started at Riverlands covering a course over the Weld and Dashwood Pass into the Awatere Valley Road and return. The three large bunches of backmarkers soon stomped their dominance on the rest of the field with each group only losing a few riders over the climbs. The last of the frontmarkers, Denis Church (off 28min) was caught after a great effort only 5km from home. The remnants of the 5m 30s group just managed to sneak home 15 seconds ahead of the scratch group. The sprint to the line saw a great win to Bryan Streeter over co-markers Ryan Lock, Damian Vercoe and Wayne Smith. Scratch rider Conway Taylor recorded fastest time from Chris Heywood and Josh Scott.
The junior under 17 grade rode a handicap event over 24km for the Palatchie Cup on the Taylor Pass Road. The twice out and return course saw the 3 minute markers work their way through the field to sprint for the major placings. A photo finish saw Nick Blakiston get the nod over Sonia Ginders with Elodie Jacoby in third place. Fastest time went to scratch marker Callum Saunders in another close finish over Pim Greven.
Results:
Open grade- James Palatchie Memorial Cup 45km hcp, B Streeter (off 5m 30s) 1, R Lock (off 5m 30s) 2, D Vercoe (off 5m 30s) 3, W Smith (off 5m 30s) 4, C Taylor (off scr) 5, C Heywood (off scr) 6, A Clark (off 3m) 7, J Scott (off scr) 8, T Neal (off 3m) 9, R Dunn (off 3m) 10. Fastest time, C Taylor (scr) 65m 40s 1, C Heywood (scr) s.t. 2, J Scott (scr) s.t. 3, R Dunstan (scr) s.t. 4, A Clark (3m) 68m 40s 5.
Junior under 17 grade- Palatchie Cup 24km hcp, N Blakiston (off 3m) 1, S Ginders (off 3m) 2, E Jacoby (off 3m) 3, D Cresswell (off 7m) 4, C Saunders (off scr) 5. Fastest time, C Saunders (scr) 41m 35s 1, P Greven (scr) s.t. 2, W Hart (scr) 41m 40s 3.
It was unfortunate 4 riders were disqualified in the open grade event  because of traffic infringements. A brilliant ride by Brent Harris (off 3min) saw him cross the line first 40 seconds ahead of the next rider, and scratch rider Richard Anderson also had an excellent ride to finish 2 seconds ahead of his co-markers. Hard luck chaps, but a lesson to be learnt by all.

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