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Medway Tough Challenge

Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s open grade riders will compete in the tough Montana-Medway two stage event tomorrow afternoon.
The first 40km stage is a handicap event covering a course from Montana over the Weld and Dashwood Pass climbs, and then the uphill drag up the Awatere Valley Road to finish on the steep Medway hill. The return mass start/sealed handicap stage is usually ridden at high pace back down the valley and then the climb back over the hills to finish at Montana Wines. Much interest will be focussed on the back groups which contain many of the riders currently preparing for the National Club Championships in Nelson in October. The hard course and usual winds encountered will see a great battle for fastest time between scratch riders Jamie Hawke, Jono Lee, Brendan Neylon, Tony Catterick, Ray Dunstan, Kevin Bishell, Josh Scott, Chris Heywood, Paul Newman, Gerard van Antwerpen, Conway Taylor and Sean O’Neill.
All riders are to assemble opposite Montana Wines at 1pm for a 1.30pm start (normal front markers will start 10-15minutes earlier). 

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Hawke Cleans Up In Cuddon Championship

Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Junior under 19 rider Jamie Hawke outsprinted his rivals to take first place and fastest time honours in the Cuddon Marlborough 80km Open Championships at Fairhall on Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 80km handicap event was run over a new course this year which tested the best of the competitors. Starting and finishing at Wither Hills Winery on New Renwick Road the event took in 6 laps of a circuit including the Benmorven block and the Ridge Resort climb. After three laps the front and middle markers were starting to tire and the stronger riders were starting to show out in the back groups. A timely break before the Ridge Hill climb saw scratch marker Brendan Neylon pressure his nine co-markers, with the youngsters Jono Lee and Hawke quickly joining him. The only other rider to successfully get across the gap was Conway Taylor. The four soon had the eight strong 6 minute break bunch in their sights and split them apart on the next climb. Jamie Kidd and David Craig joined them as the now front runners and as the pressure went on again it was Taylor and Craig who dropped away. These four just rode away to be 3 minutes 40 seconds ahead of their nearest rivals at the line. Hawke convincingly won the sprint to take the C Gibson Challenge Cup (first place), the Ray Gibson Challenge Cup (fastest time), the Savoy Trophy (first local rider) and the Junior under 19 mens title sash. Lee was a good second with another 8 seconds back to Neylon (Senior Mens title) and Kidd respectively. Craig held on to finish just ahead of scratch marker Chris Heywood (Masters title) and a large bunch which included Bronwen Fraser (Womens title).
The junior under 17 grade competed in the Cuddon Marlborough Open 30km event run over 2 laps of the circuit. It was 4 minute markers Daniel Ellison (Nelson) and Cameron Ford (Nelson) who made the early move to break away from their co-markers. The pair picked up 8 minute marker Sam Griffin (Nelson) and proceeded through the field. Ellison rode well for a thirteen second victory over Griffin with another 22 seconds back to Ford in third place. Local scratch marker Callum Saunders stuck to his task to ride in alone in fourth place and took out the Junior under 17 title by 1minute 20 seconds from Ellison.
Results:
Open grade- Cuddon Marlborough 80km Open Championship, J Hawke (off scr) 1, J Lee (off scr) 2, B Neylon (off scr) 3, J Kidd (off 6m) 4, D Craig (off 6m) 5, C Heywood (off scr) 6, G van Antwerpen (off scr) 7, M Bruce (off 13m) 8, B Fraser (off 6m) 9, P Newman (off scr) 10. Fastest time, J Hawke (scr) (junior under 19 title) 2hr 04m 06s 1, J Lee (scr) 2hr 04m 07s 2, B Neylon (scr) (Senior Mens title) 2hr 04m 15s 3, C Heywood (scr) (Masters title) 2hr 07m 58s 4, G van Antwerpen (scr) 2hr 08m 20s 5. B Fraser (6m) (Womens title) 2hr 14m 20s 11.
Junior under 17 grade- Cuddon Marlborough 30km Open Championship, D Ellison (off 4m) 1, S Griffin (off 8m) 2, C Ford (off 4m) 3, C Saunders (off scr) 4, W Hart (off 4m) 5. Fastest time, C Saunders (scr) (Junior under 17 title) 48m 13s 1, D Ellison (4m) 49m 33s 2, C Ford (4m) 50m 07s 3. 

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Challenging New Course For 80

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
The new circuit for the Cuddon Cycling Marlborough 80km Open Championship should be a good test for all riders at Fairhall tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 80km handicap event starts and finishes at the Wither Hills Winery and covers 6 laps of the Benmorven/Cemetery circuit taking in the Ridge Resort climb on each lap. Marlborough riders will be keen to see the C Gibson Challenge Cup (winner) and the Ray Gibson Challenge Cup (fastest time) return home this year after Nelson riders have dominated in the last two years. Also at stake are Championship sashes for the fastest rider in the various grades, Senior Men, Women, Masters and Junior Under 19 Men. Marlborough riders competing  who have taken time honours previously are Jamie Kidd (1995, 1996), Gerard van Antwerpen (1999), Paul Johnson (2003), and Tony Catterick (2004). Van Antwerpen and Catterick are again likely contenders this year along with Conway Taylor, Chris Heywood, Josh Scott, Paul Newman, Kevin Bishell and youngsters Jono Lee and Jamie Hawke who will all grace the scratch mark. A contingent from Nelson may also include former Marlborough rider Robin Reid who has never actually taken honours in this event mainly due to his riding commitments overseas. A string of riders have taken the handicap honours previously which include Graham Henderson (1995), Kidd (2000), Bishell (2002), Pete Halligan (2003), Catterick (2004), Martin Fletcher (2005), and Paul Johnson (2006). The Championship is also the first interclub round of the H G Hunter Memorial Shield.
The junior under 17 grade will compete over 2 laps of the circuit with Championship sashes up for the fastest Junior Woman and Junior Man. Favoured for the titles would be Elodie Jacoby and Sonia Ginders and Ethan Roach and Callum Saunders respectively. 
All riders are to assemble at Wither Hills Winery at 1pm for a 1.30pm start. 

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Hard 2 Stage To Heywood

Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Strong riding in difficult conditions gave Chris Heywood victory in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s two stage event from Montana to Seaview and return last Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 60km event started with a 40km handicap stage covering a course from Montana Wines on State Highway One, over the Weld and Dashwood Pass to Seddon, and then once over the testing Seaview course returning to finish in Seddon. It was 9 minute markers Bryan Streeter and Martin Fletcher who paired well together to hit the front on the climb out of Seddon. The pair stuck to their task with Streeter riding away in the last 5km to take the stage by 8 seconds to Fletcher with the chasing 4 minute break group only 3 seconds back. Jamie Kidd took third just ahead of Andrew Curnow and David Craig. Fastest time went to scratch marker Jamie Hawke who just held off co-marker Heywood on the line.
The final 20km stage was a time trial from Seddon back to Montana into a strong headwind. Heywood outclassed his rivals with a good time of 34m 58s to take the win by 34 seconds to Hawke and another 1m 06s to Craig. The sealed handicap went to Craig from Heywood and Streeter.
The overall result went to Heywood (1hr 36m 13s) from Hawke (1hr 36m 47s) with Craig (1hr 40m 18s) taking third place. Craig took the overall handicap by a clear margin of 1m 18s from Streeter with Stephen Rooney another 48 seconds back in third place.
Results:
Open grade- Montana-Seaview 2 Stage, Stage One 40km hcp, B Streeter (off 9m) 1, M Fletcher (off 9m) 2, J Kidd (off 4m) 3, A Curnow (off 4m) 4, D Craig (off 4m) 5, S Rooney (off 4m) 6, B Sidley (off 4m) 7, J Hawke (off scr) 8, C Heywood (off scr) 9, A Morgan (off 4m) 10. Fastest time, J Hawke (scr) 1hr 01m 15s 1, C Heywood (scr) s.t. 2, J Kidd (4m) 1hr 03m 27s 3, A Curnow (4m) 1hr 03m 29s 4, D Craig (4m) 1hr 03m 40s 5. Stage Two 20km time trial, C Heywood 34m 58s 1, J Hawke 35m 32s 2, D Craig 36m 38s 3, G van Antwerpen 37m 30s 4, P Newman 38m 08s 5, S Rooney 39m 28s 6, B Sidley 40m 14s 7, B Streeter 40m 20s 8, A Curnow 40m 36s 9, M Fletcher 41m 39s 10. Sealed hcp, D Craig (3m) 33m 38s 1, C Heywood (30s) 34m 28s 2, B Streeter (5m) 35m 20s 3, S Rooney (4m) 35m 28s 4, J Hawke 35m 32s 5. Overall classification, C Heywood 1hr 36m 13s 1, J Hawke 1hr 36m 47s 2, D Craig 1hr 40m 18s 3, P Newman 1hr 41m 58s 4, G van Antwerpen 1hr 42m 56s 5. Overall handicap classification, D Craig 1, B Streeter 2, S Rooney 3, C Heywood 4, M Fletcher 5. 

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New Two Stage Challenge

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s open grade riders will compete in a testing two stage 60km event tomorrow afternoon. The 40km first stage is a handicap event starting at Montana Wines and following a course over the Weld and Dashwood Pass to Seddon and then once over the tough Seaview circuit to finish in Seddon. Stage two will see the riders compete in a testing 20km time trial back to Montana Wines. The challenging ride precedes a series of 80km events building up to the Club National Championships in Nelson in October. Amongst the favourites for fastest time tomorrow will be Tony Catterick, Conway Taylor, Gerard van Antwerpen and Kevin Bishell. There will be no junior under 17 event tomorrow as riders will be preparing for the Marlborough Schools Tour which starts on Monday. All open riders are to assemble at Montana Wines at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.

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Top Team Repeats Win

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Some good times were recorded in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s team time trial events at Renwick last Saturday afternoon. The open grade 40km event covered a course from the Waihopai turnoff on State Highway 63 to just before Wairau Valley township and return. The top team of Tony Catterick, Gerard van Antwerpen, Conway Taylor and Chris Heywood performed as expected in recording a good 54 minutes 12 seconds for the fastest time honours. Competition for the minor placings weren’t as close as predicted with the combination of Sean O,Neill. Jono Lee, Paul Johnson and Ryan Lock recording a quick 55 minutes 43 seconds even after losing Lock early on. David Craig, Martin Fletcher, and Todd Neal rode consistently to take third place in 58 minutes 36 seconds after losing Marcel Mulder (puncture) early on. The handicap section was won by Gill Painter, Cathy Hale, Denis Church and Jim Parker. The junior under 17 grade rode over 20km with the under 15 combination of Will Hart, Callum Saunders, Nick Blakiston and Leatham Landon-Lane riding an encouraging time of 26m 06s. Results: Open grade 40km team time trial, T Catterick, G van Antwerpen, C Taylor, C Heywood ( 54m 12s) 1, S O’Neill, J Lee, P Johnson, R Lock (55m 43s) 2, D Craig, M Fletcher, T Neal, M Mulder (58m 36s) 3, A Morgan, G Ludemann, G Herkt, J Kidd (60m 38s) 4, G Henderson, D MacKenzie, P Halligan, B Streeter (60m 53s) 5. Sealed handicap, Painter, Hale, Church and Parker (off 26m 30s) 52m 06s 1, O’Neill, Lee, Johnson, and Lock (off 2m 30s) 53m 13s 2, Morgan, Ludemann, Herkt, Kidd (off 6m 30s) 54m 08s 3. Junior under 17 grade 16km time trial, W Hart, C Saunders, N Blakiston, L Landon-Lane (26m 06s) 1, E Jacoby, Q Karwowski, N Mc Intyre (29m 36s) 2.

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Team Time Trial Challenge

Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders will compete in team time trial events from Renwick tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 40km event will cover a course from the Waihopai turnoff on State Highway 63 to turn just before Wairau Valley township and return. The top team of Tony Catterick, Chris Heywood, Gerard van Antwerpen and Conway Taylor are hoping to clock around the 53 minute mark, depending on conditions. The minor placings will be close with the interesting combination of Jono Lee, Paul Johnson, Ryan Lock and Sean O,Neill up against Martin Fletcher, Todd Neal, Marcel Mulder and David Craig. Three other teams could also go under the hour mark with competition expected to be tight.
The junior under 17 grade will also compete in a team event over 20km.
All riders are to assemble opposite the Grove Mill Winery at 1pm for a 1.30pm start.

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Lee Perseveres For Pelorus Cup Win

Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Junior under 19 rider Jono Lee powered through the field to take first place and fastest time honours in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Pelorus Cup event from Canvastown last Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 80km handicap event from Canvastown to the top of the Whangamoa and return was ridden in miserable wet conditions. The first climb over the Rai Saddle after 20km did damage to the field early on. Scratch marker Lee who lost his co-marker Chris Heywood (punctured) hauled in the 8 strong 1 minute break bunch on the climb and rode straight through them. First to turn for home was front marker Denis Church (off 31m) who was 3 minutes clear of his nearest rival mike McManaway ( off 21m). Lee was next, another 2 minutes back after riding through the remaining riders, and was in front on the Rai Saddle climb by 3 minutes. Regrouping on the final run home saw six riders in pursuit, however Lee held on for a well deserved victory by just over 2 minutes. McManaway pulled out a strong finishing sprint for second place from Sean O’Neill (off 1m) and Antony Clark (off 1m).
The junior under 17 grade covered a 35km course to Rai Valley and return with Leatham Landon-Lane (off 6m) taking the Pelorus Cup from scratch marker Will Hart.
Results:
Open grade- Pelorus Cup 80km hcp, J Lee (off scratch) 1, M McManaway (off 21m) 2, S O’Neill (off 1m) 3, A Clark (off 1m) 4, C Murphy (off 11m) 5, A Morgan (off 1m) 6, W Smith (off 11m) 7, C Heywood (off scr) 8, S Rooney (off 1m) 9, D Chalmers (off 11m) 10. Fastest time, J Lee (scr) 2hr 16m 35s 1, S O’Neill (1m) 2hr 19m 38s 2, A Clark (1m) s.t. 3, A Morgan (1m) s.t. 4, C Heywood (scr) 2hr 23m 25s 5.
Junior under 17 grade- Pelorus Cup 35km hcp, L Landon Lane (off 6m) 1, W Hart (off scr) 2. Fastest time, W Hart (scr) 1hr 03m 47s 1, L landon-Lane (6m) 1hr 06m 12s 2. 

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Pelorus Challenge

Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders are in for a challenge tomorrow when they compete for the Pelorus Cup on the Canvastown to the top of the Whangamoa and return course.
The open grade 80km handicap event will see some strong riding in the back marks as many riders prepare themselves for the N Z Club National Championships in Nelson in October. Most handicap groups usually try to stay intact over the Rai Saddle and Whangamoa climbs on the outward journey to keep the back markers at bay. The long drag through the Collins Valley and the Rai Saddle climb usually takes its toll on the riders as they start to tire. Then it’s another 20km rolling ride home to Canvastown. Favourites for fastest time amongst the scratch riders will be Tony Catterick, Jamie Hawke and Chris Heywood with Paul Newman and Kevin Bishell also being in the mix.
The junior under 17 grade will also compete for the Pelorus Cup in a 35km handicap event to Rai Valley and return. Ethan Roach and Callum Saunders will be powering it through the field from the scrach mark with Andrew Curnow’s record of 57m 33s (2005) looking to be under threat.
All riders are to assemble at the Canvastown School carpark at 1pm sharp with the front markers likely to start around 1.15pm.

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Riders Get A Feel For Nationals Course

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

A strong group of Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s riders travelled to Nelson last Saturday to compete on the circuit that will be used for the NZ Club Nationals Championships in October.

A perfect day for racing, cloudless skies, calm warm conditions, and a backdrop of the snow covering the western ranges greeted 140 plus riders. Marlborough riders competed well with the most notable being junior under 19 rider Jamie Hawke who broke away with two other riders with 25km to go in the major 128km Grade 1 event. The trio managed to keep at bay the chasing bunch by just 30m with Ian Smallman (Christchurch) just heading off Hawke by half a bike length on the line. Masters 3 rider Tony Catterick pulled out a strong finish for second place in the large bunch finish in the 96km Grade 2 event . Several other Marlborough riders finished in this group. Masters 1 rider Rhonda Murphy also competed well to be first woman home in the 64km Grade 3 event. 

 Results:

Grade 1, 8 laps 128k, Senior, U23, U19, M1. 1st. Ian Smallman M1 (ChCh) 3.26.04, 2nd Jamie Hawke U19 (Marl) 3rd Dillon Bennett U19 (Hokitika), 4th Chris Nicholson Sen (S&GT), 5th Kevin O’Donnell Sen (Hokitika)
Grade 2, 6 laps 96k, Masters 2+, Women. 1st Nick Batt M2 (S&GT), 2nd Tony Catterick M3 (Marl), 3rd Grant Stirling M3 (S&GT), Women. 1st Tracy Clark (ChCh), 2nd Karen Fulton (S&GT), 3rd Lana King (S&GT)
U17 Grade, 1st Hamish Schreurs (Pegasus), 2nd Jacob Junghann (ChCh), 3rd Joel MacMillan (S&GT)
Grade 3, 4 laps 64k, 1st Tony Strang M3 (ChCh), 2nd Craig Lange M3 (ChCh), 3rd Vern Walker M3 (S&GT). Women, 1st Rhonda Murphy M1 (Marl), 2nd Eileen Searle M3 (S&GT), 3rd Dawn Chalmers Sen (S&GT)
Grade 4, 3 laps 48k, 1st Scott Dayman (S&GT), 2nd Ross Ellison M4 (S&GT), 3rd Dave MacManus M3 (S&GT), Women,1st Jenny Dravitzki M2 (S&GT), 2nd Andrea Livingston M2 (S&GT), 3rd Susan Albert M2 (S&GT)

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