Wednesday, March 24, 7.30pm- Cuddon Cycling Marlborough AGM, Redwoodtown Plunket Rooms. All members and intending members urged to attend.
Archive for March, 2010
REMINDER AGM
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Van Antwerpen Cleans Up Champs
Saturday, March 20th, 2010Gerard van Antwerpen’s strong sprint finish saw him take first place and fastest time in the Cuddon Cycling Marlborough Open 80km Championship at Fairhall on Saturday afternoon.
The open grade handicap event started at Fairhall Hall, covering a course of three laps around the Benmorven/small Hawkesbury circuit taking in the Ridge Resort climb each lap. As the race progressed it was obvious that the windy and hot conditions was going to play into the hands of the backmarkers. In lap two the scratchmarkers had caught the 4 minute break bunch and the 9 minute markers had caught the 15 minute front group. At 10km to go the two groups joined which then left 12 riders to contest the final sprint. Van Antwerpen held off a strong challenge from co-marker Andrew Jamieson with Ethan Roach in third place. Van Antwerpen made the clean sweep in winning the C Gibson Challenge Cup (First place), the Savoy Trophy (First local rider), the Ray Gibson Challenge Cup (First fastest time), and the Masters title sash. Other titles went to Roach (Junior under 19 sash), Brent Ackroyd (Senior Men sash), and Rhonda Murphy (Womens sash).
The junior under 17 grade raced over one lap of the open course for the 25km championship. Again the scratch riders prevailed with a good finish from Nick Blakiston to take the title from co-marker Quinn Karwowski. Leatham Landon-Lane (off 5m) finished third.
Results:
Open grade- Cuddon Cycling Marlborough Open 80km Championship, G van Antwerpen (off scr) 1, A Jamieson (off scr) 2, E Roach (off scr) 3, A Clark (off 4m) 4, G Ludemann (off 4m) 5, A Gifford (off 9m) 6, R Murphy (off 15m) 7, C Murphy (off 9m) 8, M Lister (off 15m) 9, B Ackroyd (off 4m) 10. Fastest time, G van Antwerpen (scr) 2hr 04m 36s 1, A Jamieson (scr) s.t. 2, E Roach (scr) s.t. 3, R Dunstan (scr) 2hr 04m 49s 4, A Clark (4m) 2hr 08m 36s 5.
Junior under 17 grade- Cuddon Cycling Marlborough Open 25km Championship, N Blakiston (off scr) 1, Q Karwowski (off scr) 2, L Landon-Lane (off 5m) 3. Fastest time, N Blakiston (scr) 47m 43s 1, Q Karwowski (scr) 47m 45s 2, L Landon-Lane (5m) 52m 53s 3.
Marlborough 80 Challenge
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Close competition is expected for Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders when they compete in the Cuddon Cycling Marlborough 80km Open Championship at Fairhall tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade event will cover three laps of the Benmorven and small Hawkesbury circuits taking in the Ridge Resort climb on each lap. Junior under 19 rider Jamie Hawke will be after a repeat of last year when he made a clean sweep to take first place and fastest time. Hawke’s competition for fastest time will come from Masters riders Andrew Jamieson, Ray Dunstan, Gerard van Antwerpen and Conway Taylor. Trophies for handicap and time and titles for Senior men, Women, Masters Men, and Junior Under 19 Men will be competed for.
The Junior under 17 grade will compete in a 25km Championship event over one lap of the open course. Callum Saunders will be the favourite to take the title with Nick Blakiston and Quinn Karwowski being his main competition.
All riders are requested to assemble at Fairhall Hall at 1pm for a 1.30pm start
Hawke Climbs To Whatamango Victory
Saturday, March 13th, 2010Junior under 19 rider Jamie Hawke cemented his victory on the climb up the Whatamango hill in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Whatamango 3 stage event last Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 64km event started off with a 27km massed start stage to Picton from Blenheim. The majority of the field stayed together with 11 riders contesting the sprint even after the climb over the Elevation hill. Gerard van Antwerpen produced a powerful sprint to head off Todd Neal and Andrew Jamieson at the line. The sealed handicap section was won by Wayne Smith from Craig Murphy and Neal.
Stage 2 was a 10km time trial from Waikawa to the top of the gruelling climb up the Whatamango hill which looks over Port Underwood. Hawke rode up the hill with ease in the hot conditions to record a time of 26m 37s. The minor placings were filled by Jamieson (27m 27s) and Paul Newman (27m 40s). The sealed handicap went to Newman from Hawke and Smith.
The final 27km stage back to Blenheim saw an early battle for sprint bonus seconds between Jamieson and Newman whilst Hawke just looked after his 50s lead. The sprint home saw Van Antwerpen take the stage win from Jamieson with 5 seconds back to Brent Ackroyd, Antony Clark and Ray Dunstan. The sealed handicap went to Murphy from Smith and Ackroyd.
The overall result saw Hawke take the fastest time trophy by 25s to Jamieson with another 28s back to Newman in third place. The handicap trophy went to the consistent Smith on 15pt from Murphy 11pt and Neal 7pt.
The junior under 17 grade raced over 2 stages to Picton and return for the Redwood Fisheries Cup which to handicap winner Sam Thomas on just his second ride. Will Hart took the fastest time honours.
Results:
Open grade- Whatamango 3 stage event, Stage One 27km massed start, G van Antwerpen 41m 25s 1, T Neal s.t. 2, A Jamieson s.t. 3, R Dunstan s.t. 4, A Clark s.t 5, P Newman s.t. 6, W Smith s.t. 7, G Ludemann s.t. 8, B Ackroyd s.t. 9, J Hawke s.t. 10. Sealed handicap, W Smith 6pt, C Murphy 5pt, T Neal 4pt, D Church 3pt, G Ludemann 2pt, A Clark 1pt. Stage Two 10km hill time trial, J Hawke 26m 37s 1, A Jamieson 27m 27s 2, P Newman 27m 40s 3, R Dunstan 29m 06s 4, B Ackroyd 29m 40s 5, A Clark 29m 54s 6, T Neal 30m 17s 7, G Ludemann 30m 22s 8, W Smith 30m 24s 9, G van Antwerpen 30m 45s 10. Sealed handicap, P Newman 6pt, j Hawke 5pt, W Smith 4pt, A Jamieson 3pt, M Murphy 2pt, T Neal 1pt. Stage Three 27km massed start, G van Antwerpen 36m 41s 1, A Jamieson s.t. 2, B Ackroyd 36m 46s 3, A Clark s.t. 4, R Dunstan s.t. 5, C Murphy s.t. 6, T Neal s.t. 7, G Ludemann s.t. 8, P Newman s.t. 9, J Hawke s.t. 10.Sealed handicap, C Murphy 6pt, W Smith 5pt, B Ackroyd 4pt, A Clark 2pt, G Ludemann 1pt. Overall Classification, J Hawke 1hr 44m 48s 1, A Jamieson at 25s 2, P Newman at 53s 3, R Dunstan at 2m 18s 4, B Ackroyd at 2m 59s 5, A Clark at 3m 15s 6, T Neal at 3m 34s 7, G Ludemann at 3m 45s 8, W Smith at 3m 47s 9, G van Antwerpen at 3m 55s 10.
Junior under 17 grade- Redwood Fisheries 2 stage event, Stage One 27km massed start, W Hart 48m 45s 1, S Thomas 60m 39s 2. Sealed handicap, W Hart 6pt, S Thomas 5pt. Stage Two 27km massed start, W Hart 41m 25s 1, S Taylor 46m 51s 2. Sealed handicap, S Taylor 6pt, W Hart 5pt. Overall Classification, W Hart 1hr 30m 10s 1, S Taylor at 17m 20s 2. Sealed handicap, S Taylor 11pt 1, W Hart 11pt 2.
Locals Take Medals At Track Nats
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Local riders performed well to take medals as part of the Tasman Centre cycling team at the RaboPlus Age Group Track Cycling Nationals at Invercargill last week.
Masters One rider Conway Taylor confirmed his recent good form to collect the Silver medal in the 3000m Individual Pursuit (3m 36.24s) and was also a close 4th in the 8km scratch race event. Jamie Kidd (part of the NZ AWD squad) carried on his improvement in times to record top time in the C4 4000m Individual Pursuit (5m 18.31s) and second fastest in the Kilo time trial at 1m 17.24s.
Certainly the youngsters were the stars of the Tasman team with Junior under 15 riders Cameron Ford (Nelson) and Quinn Karwowski (Blenheim) to the fore.
Ford took Silver in the 500m time trial, Bronze in the 200m Derby and 2000m scratch event, and 4th in the 8km Points race. Karwowski took a Bronze in the 500m time trial and two fourths and a fifth in the other events respectively. Nelson’s Kristoff Ford was also successful in the Junior under 17 grade taking the Silver in the 515m scratch event and 4th in the 500m time trial. Other members of the team also performed creditably including local Callum Saunders, with valuable experience gained for next year.
Clark Wins Curtis Piper Memorial 4 Stage
Saturday, March 6th, 2010The final 2 stages of the Curtis Piper Memorial 4 stage event at Renwick saw only 16 seconds separating the top 5 riders, the 5km Stage 3 hill time trial into the Delta Lake was to be a real test. Antony Clark (9m 53s) rode a good time to move into the lead over Grant Ludemann (10m 05s) and Max Pendleton (10m 25s). The handicap section was won by Clark from Mary Lister and Ludemann.
The final 50km stage from the Delta to Wairau Valley township and return to Conders Bend Road saw the riders encounter strong headwinds on the return journey. At this stage Clark had a 12s and 24s lead over Ludemann and Pendleton respectively. The whole field stayed intact with the sprint finish going to Pendleton over Craig Murphy and Ludemann.
Even with sprint bonuses in the final stage Clark won the Curtis Piper Memorial Cup by 12s from Ludemann and just 4s back to Pendleton in third place. The Grosvenor Trophy for handicap went to Mary Lister on 16pt from Mike McManaway 16pt and Mike Murphy 13pt.
The junior under 17 event overall result saw Nick Blakiston take first place and fastest time honours.
A separate open 50km event was held over the open course with Gerard van Antwerpen taking line honours over Marty Bruce and Brent Ackroyd in the final sprint.
Results:
Open grade- Curtis Piper Memorial 4 stage event, Stage Three 5km hill time trial, A Clark 9m 53s 1, G Ludemann 10m 05s 2, M Pendleton 10m 25s 3, M Murphy 10m 32s 4, W Smith 11m 34s 5. Sealed handicap, A Clark 6pt, M Lister 5pt, G Ludemann 4pt, M Pendleton 3pt, M Murphy 2pt, M McManaway 1pt. Stage Four 50km massed start, M Pendleton 1hr 20m 28s 1, C Murphy s.t. 2, G Ludemann s.t. 3, A Clark s.t. 4, M Murphy s.t. 5. Sealed handicap, M Lister 6pt, M McManaway 5pt, W Smith 4pt, C Murphy 3pt, M Murphy 2pt, M Pendleton 1pt. Overall Classification, A Clark 3hr 15m 28s 1, G Ludemann at 12s 2, M Pendleton at 16s 3, M Murphy at 56s 4, W Smith at 2m 33s 5. Sealed handicap, M Lister 16pt 1, M McManaway 16pt 2, M Murphy 13pt 3, C Murphy 9pt 4, M Pendleton 9pt 5.
Final Of Curtis Piper Memorial 4 Stage
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders continue with the final two stages of the Curtis Piper Memorial 4 stage event at Renwick tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade start off with a 5km hill climb time trial on the Delta Lake road. This stage will be vital to the top riders with only 16 seconds separating the first 6 riders on general classification. With the leading rider Adam Tyney away max Pendleton will be fighting off a strong challenge from Antony Clark and Grant Ludemann. the final 50km stage starts at the Delta Road up to the Wairau Valley township and returns to finish down Conders Bend Road via Bedford Road. This stage also has 3 sprint time bonuses which keeps the leading riders attentive. The handicap section is presently beig led by Mike McManaway from Mike Murphy and Craig Murphy.
The junior under 17 grade will commence with a 3km hill time trial and finish with a 20km stage. Will Hart and Nick Blakiston are the leading conteners on time and handicap respectively.
Any riders that did not compete last week and want a ride this week will be catered for. All riders are to assemble at Forrest Estate Winery at 1pm sharp for a 1.30pm start.
New Time Trials Start
Monday, March 1st, 2010Wednesday, March 3, 6.30pm- Time Trial (22km). Meet Dillons Point Rd/Rowberrys Rd intersection. All welcome. please assemble at 6pm.