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Final Event Of Season

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will compete in their final event of the season from Forrest Estate tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 42km handicap event will cover an out and return course on Northbank Road. A strong scratch group is anticipated with Conway Taylor, Tony Catterick, Gerard van Antwerpen, Andrew Jamieson, Ray Dunstan, Ethan Roach and Chris Heywood fighting it out for time honours. The scratch riders will have to work well together if they are to pull in the handicap groups who have all had good results in the past few weeks.
The junior under 17 grade will compete in a 22km handicap event on the same course. Callum Saunders and Will Hart will be favoured for fastest time with their main competition coming from break markers Nick Blakiston, Brodie Catterick and Leatham Landon-Lane.
All riders are to assemble at 1pm at forrest estate for a 1.30pm start. 

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Rosebowl Up For Grabs

Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s open grade riders will compete in the annual Okaramio to Havelock and return event for the Anderson Rosebowl tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 35km event is expected to draw a good field with the season winding down to a two month break after next weeks event. Handicaps have been closing up over past weeks with some good team work coming from the middle marks which has seen those groups in the placings. Past winners in contention are Gill Painter (1965, 1969), Graham Henderson (1972), Todd Neal (1999, 2009) and Warren Hall (2003). Fastest time is likely to be fought out between Gerard van Antwerpen, Tony Catterick, Andrew Jamieson and Chris Heywood. Open riders are to assemble at Okaramio Tavern at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.
The junior under 17 grade will compete over 20km for the Keighley Cup. Callum Saunders and Will Hart are the likely candidates for fastest time honours with the handicap wide open. Riders are to assemble approximately 1km into the Northbank road at 1pm for a 1.30pm start. 

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Handicaps Tighten

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will compete in handicap events at Fairhall tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 45km event will start and finish at Fairhall hall taking in 3 laps of the large Hawkesbury circuit. Handicaps continue to tighten up as good teamwork from the middle markers over the last two weeks have seen them produce winning results over the back markers. Scratch markers Tony Catterick, Andrew Jamieson, Gerard van Antwerpen, Andrew Curnow, Ethan Roach, Chris Heywood, Ray Dunstan and Conway Taylor will have a good battle for time honours. A number of riders will be using the event as final preparation for the National road championships in Hawkes Bay next week.
The junior under 17 grade will compete in a 22km handicap event over one lap of the Hawkesbury circuit.
All riders are to assemble at Fairhall Hall at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.

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Pelorus Cup Change

Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will compete in the Pelorus Cup events from Renwick tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 60km handicap event will start at Forrest Estate Winery and cover a new course out to Havelock, to the top of the Mahakipawa hill and return. Fastest time honours will be fought out between scratch riders Ethan Roach, Gerard van Antwerpen and Andrew Jamieson. the junior under 17 grade will compete in a 25km handicap event.
All riders are to assemble at Forrest Estate Winery at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.

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Winter Preview

Thursday, April 15th, 2010
The structure of Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s programme has been altered for the coming winter season with the National Club Championships being changed from October to April each year.
With the change in season we only have six riders preparing for the Club Nationals in Hawkes Bay at the end of this month compared with 26 at the last event in Nelson last October. Although our club achieved the ranking of third in the country in Nelson, the small team travelling to Hawkes Bay will be looking more at individual success. The riders include Conway Taylor (current Masters 35-39 time trial champion), Jamie Kidd (current AWD road race and time trial champion), Chris Heywood (Masters 35-39 time trial silver medalist), Ray Dunstan (Masters 50-54, former time trial champion), Andrew Jamieson (Masters 35-39) and Grant Ludemann (Masters 45-49).
The club’s current road season finishes in May. After 2 months break the new winter season commences at the end of July with 40-50km events for the open grade through to the end of October. Currently the club is waiting to find out if we are successful in our application to host the inaugral team time trial Nationals to be held at Labour weekend. Securing this event would be a real boost for the club and would enhance the profile of cycling in the area and promote Marlborough.
Important events over the winter are:  South Island Schools Championships, Christchurch (July), South Island Open Schools Tour, Blenheim (August), New Zealand Schools Championships, Levin (September), Club Championships (October).
A boost in the number of local riders is expected in the new winter season with the events being of a shorter nature than usual. New riders are most welcome, with all events having a handicap component to suit all levels. For information contact cyclingmarlborough.org.nz or phone 578 9921.

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Time Battle Evolves

Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will compete in handicap events at Fairhall tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade will compete in a 57km event covering 3 laps of a circuit around Benmorven, the Ridge Resort Road, New Renwick Road and Godfreys Road. A good battle for fastest time should evolve between the strong scratch group of Gerard van Antwerpen, Andrew Jamieson, Conway Taylor, Ethan Roach, Ray Dunstan and Chris Heywood.
The junior under 17 grade will compete in a 27km handicap event with Callum Saunders being challenged for time honours by Will Hart, Nick Blakiston and Quinn Karwowski.
All riders are to assemble at the Fairhall hall at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.  

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Marlborough 80 Challenge

Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Close 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 

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Final Of Curtis Piper Memorial 4 Stage

Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Cuddon 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. 

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New Time Trials Start

Monday, March 1st, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 6.30pm- Time Trial (22km). Meet Dillons Point Rd/Rowberrys Rd intersection. All welcome. please assemble at 6pm. 

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First 2 Stages OF Curtis Piper Memorial

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will compete in the first two stages of the Curtis Piper Memorial four stage event from Forrest Estate Winery tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade event will start with a 4km prologue time trial from Condors Bend Road to Bedford Road. This will be immediately followed by a 63km massed start stage from the Grove Mill Winery up the Waihopai Valley Road to just beyond the Waihopai Dam and return. The final two stages will be ridden next Saturday.
The junior under 17 grade will cover stage one of the open event and the ride a 28km massed start event on the same course. Both grades will also have a sealed handicap component incorporated.
All riders are to assemble at Forrest Estate Winery at 1pm for a 1.30pm start. 

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