Archive for July, 2010

Underdogs Lee And Catterick Take TT’s

Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Junior under 19 rider Jono Lee was in good consistent form when he took the fastest time in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Vincent Cup time trial event at Renwick on Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 40km event was ridden in cool conditions on the Waihopai course from Grove Mill Winery to just above Craig Lochart and return. At the turn Lee held a 1m 05s advantage over the favorite Conway Taylor whilst the battle for third place saw Ryan Lock 4 seconds up on Gerard van Antwerpen. Lee recorded 59m 11s to take the trophy with Taylor (59m 43s) steaming home for second place, picking up 33 seconds in the last 10km. Van Antwerpen (62m 37s) came home strong to take third place from Lock (63m 19s). The Verhey Cup for the sealed handicap was won by Lisa McManaway (23m) by 30 seconds to Glen Bateman (15m) and another 1m 01s to Lock (6m 30s) in third place.
The junior under 17 grade competed in a 16km time trial from Grove Mill Winery to the Spy Base and return. Up and coming rider Brodie Catterick (25m 47s) upstaged the favourite Callum Saunders (25m 54s) in a close encounter. Will Hart (27m 22s) took the third fastest time. The sealed handicap was close with Hart (2m) winning by 7 seconds to Nick Blakiston (2m 30s) and just another 3 seconds back to Catterick (15s) in third place.
Results:
Open grade- Vincent Cup/Verhey Cup 40km time trial, J Lee 59m 11s 1, C Taylor 59m 43s 2, G van Antwerpen 62m 37s 3, R Lock 63m 19s 4, B Ackroyd 65m 15s 5, A Clark 67m 16s 6, M Fletcher 68m 03s 7, L Griggs 69m 42s 8, M Murphy 70m 08s 9, G Bateman 70m 48s 10. Sealed handicap, L McManaway (23m) 55m 18s 1, G Bateman (15m) 55m 48s 2, R Lock (6m 30s) 56m 49s 3, G van Antwerpen (5m) 57m 37s 4, J Lee (scr) 57m 41s 5.
Junior under 17 grade- 16km time trial, B Catterick 25m 47s 1, C Saunders 25m 54s 2, W Hart 27m 22s 3, N Blakiston 27m 59s 4, L Landon-Lane 28m 40s 5. Sealed handicap, W Hart (2m) 25m 22s 1, N Blakiston (2m 30s) 25m 29s 2, B Catterick (15s) 25m 32s 3, C Saunders (scr) 25m 54s 4, L Landon-Lane (2m 30s) 26m 10s 5.  

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Riders In Time Trial Mode

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will compete in the Vincent Cup and Verhey Cup time trial event 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. Conway Taylor will be favorite to win with his main competition, last years winner Ray Dunstan, currently overseas. Taylor should record a  time of around 57 minutes. Interest will also be focussed on the performances of Jono Lee, Chris Heywood and Gerard van Antwerpen who should fight out the minor plaacings.  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. Callum Saunders will be favoured for time over Brody Catterick and Will Hart.
All riders are to assemble opposite the Grove Mill Winery in Waihopai Road at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.  

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Taylor & Saunders Do Doubles

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Conway Taylor took double honours when he took first place and fastest time in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Van Antwerpen Trophies event from Grovetown on Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 44km handicap event was ridden in cool conditions and covered 3 laps of the Lower Wairau circuits starting and finishing in Vickerman Street, Grovetown. At the halfway mark the strong scratch group had caught the 3min break group and the 6 min group had haled in the 9min group. These two bunches eventually joined up 4kms from home just after the front markers were caught. Scratch rider Brent Harris broke clear with about a kilometre to go with the bunch headed by co-marker Conway Taylor in hot pursuit. Unfortunately a mob of sheep ran onto the road which slowed several riders progress. Taylor prevailed to take both trophies with Harris holding on for second place just ahead of Gerard van Antwerpen (scr), Jamie Kidd (3m) and Chris Heywood (scr).
The junior under 17 grade rode a 24km handicap event over 3 laps of the Dillons Point Swamp Road block for the Amtman and Sincock trophies. Again the scratch riders performed well with Callum Saunders taking the double honours from co-marker Brodie Catterick. Quinn Karwowski from the 1min break mark was 20 seconds back in third place.
Results:
Open grade- Van Antwerpen Trophies 44km handicap event, C Taylor (off scr) 1, B Harris (off scr) 2, G van Antwerpen (off scr) 3, J Kidd (off 3m) 4, C Heywood (off scr) 5, A Clark (off 3m) 6, G Herkt (off 6m) 7, M McManaway (off 9m) 8, L Griggs (off 9m) 9, M Murphy (off 6m) 10. Fastest time, C Taylor 64m 10s 1, B Harris 64m 13s 2, G van Antwerpen 64m 14s 3, C Heywood s.t. 4, J Lee 64m 39s 5.
Junior Under 17 grade- Amtman and Sincock Trophies 24km handicap event, C Saunders (off scr) 1, B Catterick (off scr) 2, Q Karwowski (off 1m) 3, N McIntyre (off 1m) 4, P Landon-Lane (off 9m) 5. Fastest time, C Saunders 46m 45s 1, B Catterick s.t. 2, Q Karwowski 48m 06s 3.

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Van Antwerpen Trophies Up For Grabs

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s open grade riders will compete for the Van Antwerpen trophies from Grovetown tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 44km handicap event starts and finishes in Vickerman Street, Grovetown and covers 3 laps of the Lower Wairau circuit. The flat and fast circuit has provided some big bunch finishes over the last few years and competition will be keen throughout the handicap marks to keep the scratch markers at bay. Fastest time honours is likely to be fought out between Conway Taylor, Gerard van Antwerpen, Jono Lee and Tony Catterick.
The junior under 17 grade will compete in a 24km handicap event for the Amtman and Sincock trophies. Callum Saunders will be hot favorite for time honours with his closest competition coming from Will Hart, Quinn Karwowski, Brodie Catterick, Nick Blakiston and Leatham Landon-Lane.
All riders are to assemble at 137 Vickerman Street at 1pm for a 1.30pm start. 

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Blakiston and Karwowski Take Wins

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Consistent riding saw Joe Blakiston take the Vincent Shield in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s opening day of the winter season at Renwick on Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 32km handicap event was ridden in cool damp conditions over 4 laps of the Condors Bend/Renwick block. The 15 minute front markers of Blakiston and Denis Church teamed well and were never headed with Blakiston taking the final surge to the line from Church. Only 40 seconds back Mike McManaway (off 7m) sprinted in Mike Murphy (off 5m), Glen Herkt (off 5m) and new rider Lee Griggs (off 7m) for third place. Fastest time was fought out between the 4 remaining scratch riders with Gerard van Antwerpen heading off Jono Lee, Tony Catterick and Brent Harris. 
The junior under 17 grade rode over 2 laps of the circuit (16km) for the Opening Day Cup. The 2 minute break riders Quinn Karwowski and Leatham Landon-Lane rode strongly to be only 34 seconds down on the scratch riders and were rewarded with a fine win to Karwowski with Landon-Lane 14 seconds adrift in second place. Scratch riders Callum Saunders and Will Hart sprinted in for third place with Saunders taking the fastest time honours. 
Results:
Open grade- Vincent Shield 32km handicap, J Blakiston (off 15m) 1, D Church (off 15m) 2, M McManaway (off 7m) 3, M Murphy (off 5m) 4, G Herkt (off 5m) 5, L Griggs (off 7m) 6, G van Antwerpen (off scr) 7, J Lee (off scr) 8, T Catterick (off scr) 9, B Harris (off scr) 10. Fastest time, G van Antwerpen (scr) 48m 12s 1, J Lee (scr) s.t. 2, T Catterick (scr) s.t. 3, B Harris (scr) 48m 58s 4, M Murphy (5m) 52m 07s 5.
Junior under 17 grade- Opening Day Cup 16km handicap, Q Karwowski (off 2m) 1, L Landon-Lane (off 2m) 2, C Saunders (off scr) 3, W Hart (off scr) 4, N Blakiston (off 2m) 5. Fastest time, C Saunders (scr) 25m 46s 1, W Hart (scr) 25m 51s 2, Q Karwowski (2m) 26m 19s 3. 

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Winter Season To Start

Friday, July 16th, 2010
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough will open its winter road season with group handicap events from Forrest Estate Winery at Renwick tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 32km event for the Vincent Shield will cover 4 laps of the Condors Bend/Renwick circuit taking in Condors Bend Road, Bedford Road, SH63, Anglesea Street, Boyce Street and SH6.  The usual fast circuit will likely see scratchmarkers Tony Catterick and Gerard van Antwerpen amongst the favorites for time honours.
The junior under 17 grade will cover 2 laps (16km) of the open course for the Opening Day Cup. Alot of interest will be focused on the new riders in this grade.
All riders are to assemble at Forrest Estate Winery at 1pm for a 1.30pm start. 

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Movie Night – Fundraiser for Jamie Kidd

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

 MOVIE NIGHT: Thursday
29th July 6:30pm. Killers – An action comedy starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher Fundraiser to help Jamie Kidd to the 2010 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships in
Baie-Comeau, Canada
Price: $15.00

Tickets available now at Top Town Cinemas, Reidie Cycles, Spokesman Avantiplus & Cycle World. Will also have some at this Saturdays race.

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Winter Season Opens

Monday, July 12th, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 1.30pm- Opening of Winter Road Season at Forrest Estate Winery, Renwick. Open grade 32km group handicap (Vincent Shield), Junior under 17 grade 16km handicap (Opening Day Cup). All riders to assemble at 1pm.

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