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Change of Venue – Race 12th May
Thursday, May 10th, 2012Prize Giving for Summer Wednesday Night Racing & Track
Monday, March 12th, 2012Prize Giving
There is to be a prize giving for the Summer Series & also the Track Season – 17th March at The Royal Hotel (7 Grove Rd, Blenheim). 6.30pm for dinner & 7.30pm for prize giving. Please RSVP if you are coming for dinner to Rhonda email: cuddoncycling@gmail.com or 5779878 / 0272230166 ASAP
Hall and Van Antwerpen In Tight Finish For Trophies
Saturday, August 6th, 2011Warren Hall and Gerard van Antwerpen took first place and fastest time respectively in the closest finish this season at Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Van Antwerpen Trophies event at Grovetown on Saturday afternoon.
The open grade 44km handicap event drew a good field of 36 riders in the fine and windy conditions. The race started and finished in Vickerman Street, Grovetown, covering 3 laps of the lower Wairau circuit taking in Jones Road, Morgans Road, Swamp Road, Dillons Point Road, and Rowberrys Road. The six handicap groups gradually closed up over the first 2 laps with all the action in the final lap. The 5 minute bunch joined the 8 minute bunch with only 5km to go and then were caught by the 6 remaining scratch riders only 3km from home. This large group of 19 riders picked up the frontrunners Denis Church (off 23m) and co-marker Stuart Cunow with 2km left. A furious sprint developed 400m out with Hall (off 8m) holding out scratch marker Van Antwerpen by just half a wheel, on the line to take victory ahead of Brodie Catterick (scratch), Graham Henderson (8m) and Mike Murphy (5m).
The junior under 17 grade competed in a 24km handicap event for the Amtman Trophy and the Sincock Trophy. Callum Saunders rode a solid race from the scratch mark to take first place and fastest time, a repeat of last years effort. Co-marker Quinn Karwowski took second place just ahead of Nick Blakiston (off 1m 30s) in third place.
Results:
Open grade- Van Antwerpen Trophies 44km handicap event, W Hall (off 8m) 1, G van Antwerpen (off scr) 2, B Catterick(off scr) 3, G Henderson (off 8m) 4, M Murphy (off 5m) 5, A Jamieson (off scr) 6, J McKenzie (off scr) 7, L Landon-Lane (off 5m) 8, T Catterick (off scr) 9, G Herkt (off 5m) 10. Fastest time, G van Antwerpen (scr) 1hr 05m 25s 1, B Catterick (scr) s.t. 2, A Jamieson (scr) s.t 3, J McKenzie (scr) s.t. 4, T Catterick (scr) s.t. 5.
Junior under 17 grade- Amtman Trophy and Sincock Trophy 24km handicap event, C Saunders (off scr) 1, Q Karwowski (off scr) 2, N Blakiston (off 1m 30s) 3, W Hart (off 1m 30s) 4, G Catterick (off 4m) 5. Fastest time, C Saunders (scr) 40m 28s 1, Q Karwowski (scr) s.t. 2, N Blakiston (1m 30s) 42m 04s 3.
Medway 2 Stage To Van Antwerpen
Saturday, April 9th, 2011Gerard van Antwerpen snatched victory by just 6 seconds in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s tough 2 stage event from Montana Winery to the Medway and return last Saturday afternoon.
The open grade first stage over 42km was a handicap event that took the riders over the Weld and Dashwood Pass and then the long grind up the Awatere Valley to finish on the steep Medway hill. Strong teamwork by the six 12 minute markers eventually saw three riders go clear on the Blairich hill. The trio hit the front of the field soon after and were never headed. Warren Hall took the uphill sprint for line honours by 3 seconds to Alan Milne with another 1 second back to Richard Hill. A close finish for fastest time saw Josh Scott victor over Van Antwerpen with Andrew Jamieson 5 seconds back.
The final stage was a 40km massed start back to Montana. After the ride down the Awatere Valley only 9 riders remained in the front group, but this was shortlived as the riders climbed into the hills. At the top of the Weld Pass Van Antwerpen, Scott and Jamieson were clear and increasing their lead. In the latter stages Van Antwerpen sprung away to take the stage by 6 seconds from Scott and Jamieson. The handicap section again went to Hall from Hill and Jamie Kidd.
The overall classification went to Van Antwerpen by 6 seconds to Scott with another 5 seconds back to Jamieson in third place. The overall handicap result went to Hall by 1m 05s to Hill and another 2m 12s back to Milne in third place.
The junior under 17 2 stage event was run from Dumgree Road to Medway and return. The stage one massed start over 22km saw Quinn Karwowski over the line first by 1 second over Callum Saunders with another 4 seconds back to Nick Blakiston in third place. The sealed handicap was taken by Karwowski over Blakiston and Saunders. The return stage again saw Karwowski wi over Saunders with Blakiston 1m 05s back in third place. The handicap also went to Karwowski from Saunders and Blakiston.
Results:
Open grade- Stage One, Montana-Medway 42km handicap, W Hall (off 12m) 1, A Milne (off 12m) 2, R Hill (off 12m) 3, J Kidd (off 8m) 4, F Marfell (off 12m) 5, L Landon-Lane (off 8m) 6, G Henderson (off 12m) 7, R Murphy (off 12m) 8, D Church (off 30m) 9, J Scott (off scr) 10. Fastest time, J Scott (scr) 68m 31s 1, G van Antwerpen (scr) s.t. 2, A Jamieson (scr) 68m 36s 3, J Kidd (8m) 73m 14s 4, L Landon-Lane (8m) 73m 22s 5. Stage Two, Medway-Montana 40km massed start, G van Antwerpen 66m 28s 1, J Scott 66m 34s 2, A Jamieson s.t. 3, J Kidd 68m 07s 4, W Hall 69m 09s 5, R Hill 69m 10s 6, T Neal 71m 02s 7, F Marfell 72m 23s 8, A Milne s.t. 9, L Landon-Lane 81m 12s 10. Handicap, W Hall (6m) 63m 09s 1, R Hill (5m) 64m 10s 2, J Kidd (2m) 66m 07s 3, F Marfell (6m) 66m 23s 4, A Milne (6m) s.t. 5. Overall classification, G van Antwerpen 2hr 14m 59s 1, J Scott at 6s 2, A Jamieson at 11s 3, J Kidd at 6m 22s 4, W Hall at 9m 44s 5. Handicap, W Hall 2hr 36m 43s 1, R Hill at 1m 05s 2, A Milne at 3m 17s 3, J Kidd at 4m 38s 4, F Marfell at 4m 54s 5.
Junior under 17 grade- Stage One, Dumgree-Medway 22km massed start, Q Karwowski 42m 51s 1, C Saunders 42m 52s 2, N Blakiston 42m 56s 3. Sealed handicap, Q Karwowski (15s) 42m 36s 1, N Blakiston (10s) 42m 46s 2, C Saunders (scr) 42m 52s 3. Stage Two, Medway-Dumgree 20km massed start, Q Karwowski 39m 25s 1, C Saunders s.t. 2, N Blakiston 40m 30s 3. Sealed handicap, Q Karwowski (30s) 38m 55s 1, C Saunders (scr) 39m 25s 2, N Blakiston (30s) 40m 00s 3. Overall classification, Q Karwowski 82m 16s 1, C Saunders at 1s 2, N Blakiston at 1m 10s 3. Handicap, Q Karwowski 81m 31s 1, C Saunders at 46s 2, N Blakiston at 1m 15s 3.
Tough Two Stage
Friday, April 8th, 2011
Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s open grade riders will compete in the tough Montana-Medway and return two stage event tomorrow afternoon.
The first 40km stage is a handicap event covering a course from Montana Winery 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 climbs back over the hills to finish back at the Montana Winery. The hard course and windy conditions usually sees a great battle for fastest time between scratch riders. Riders favoured for time honours are Gerard van Antwerpen, Tony Catterick, Brody Catterick, Conway Taylor, Jeremy McKenzie and Josh Scott.
Riders are to assemble opposite Montana Winery at 1pm for a 1.30pm start (normal front markers will start 10-15minutes earlier).
The junior under 17 grade riders will also ride a two stage event. The first 20km stage starts at Dumgree Road and finishes at the Medway and stage two returns back to Dumgree Road. Fastest time will be fought out between Callum Saunders, Quinn Karwowski and Nick Blakiston. Under 17 riders are to meet at their venue at 1.30pm for a 2pm start.
Whatamongrel Test
Friday, March 11th, 2011Competition is expected to be close in Cuddon Cycling Marlborough’s Whatamango 3 stage event from Blenheim to Whatamango and return, tomorrow afternoon.
The open grade 64km event starts with a 27km massed start stage from Blenheim to Picton with the top riders trying to get some time advantage over the Elevation climb into Picton to finish in Kent Street. Stage two is a 10km individual time trial from Waikawa to the top of the gruelling climb up the Whatamango Hill which overlooks Port Underwood. The final stage returns from Picton to Blenheim with 3 time bonus sprintsalong the way, which definately come into play if there is a close classification after stage two. After last weeks event Josh Scott would be favoured for fastest time with Gerard van Antwerpen, Lee Griggs, Brent Ackroyd, Glen Bateman and Antony Clark fighting out the minor placings. Each stage also carries sealed handicap points towards the handicap trophy.
The Junior under 17 grade will compete in a two stage event for the Redwood Fisheries Cup over stage one and three courses of the open event.
All riders are to assemble at the Research Centre at 12.30pm sharp for a 1pm start.
Blakiston and Karwowski Take Wins
Saturday, July 17th, 2010Consistent 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.
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.
Winter Season Opens
Monday, July 12th, 2010Saturday, 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.
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.