This week we had a fine cool evening, with no wind - good conditions for our monthly individual time trial held at the motor racing circuit covering 5 laps, a distance of 17km, with riders starting at 15 second intervals and racing against the clock. There was some very good times posted on Tuesday with some riders showing excellent early season fitness.
Once again Wayne McConaghy was the quickest but Spud Douglas also posted an excellent time only 21sec slower. With the aid of a little drafting the juniors, Josh Barnes, Brad Setters, Cameron Hollenby and Tom Marshall are leaving many of we seniors in their wake.
Individual times were: Andrea Chote 34.50, Ben Sandbrook 30.00, Stuart Hickman 32.07, Ken McGavin 30.00, Cameron Todd 30.05 (nursing an injury), Graeme Usher 28.00, Craig Greenwood 28.20, Ian Carppe 27.53, Josh Kenyon 32.25, Jordan Thurston 32.10, Stephen Holdsworth 28.50, Cameron Hollenby 26.27, Tom Marshall 27.22, Michael Spedding 28.05, Trevor Stevens 28.02, Mike Langley 27.55, Dean Barnes 27.35, Brad Setters 26.15, Josh Barnes 24.40, Spud Douglas 24.17 and Wayne McConaghy 23.56.
Congratulations to all the Taupo College riders who performed well in the three events (time trial, hillclimb and criterium) up at Mt Wellington in the Secondary Schools Championships, during the weekend. Well done also, to the Taupo intermediate age riders who impressed with their riding at the North Island Intermediate Championships held at the Taupo motor racing circuit in difficult windy conditions on Tuesday.
Sunday bunch rides will be leaving from Top Gear Cycles at 8am, check our website www.taupocyclingclub.org.nz or contact the crew at Top Gear Cycles for further information.
Race Results for 28th August:
On Tuesday night 20 hardy cyclists turned up at the motor racing circuit for our weekly 6 lap, 20km handicap race. Because we were riding clockwise around the circuit there was a very strong headwind going up the main straight and some very tricky side winds on the loops around the back of the circuit. Several riders learned the hard way that our light weight bikes with deep rimmed wheels can be difficult to control in a gusty crosswind!
Josh Barnes rode a great race from a 4min handicap to beat John Carman and Brad Setters (from the same handicap group) in a time of 33.42min. Due to the strong wind the lap times were almost one minute slower than average.
From this Sunday, 2 September,through the summer our morning rides will start at 8am from Top Gear Cycles in Tuwharetoa Street.
Race Results for 21st August:
Once again a cool night with a strong westerly giving the riders a hard time on the back part of the circuit, for the 20km race. A nice tail wind down the main straight saw some of the more powerful riders hitting close to 60km per hour.
Patrick Bevan had a great ride, starting from scratch and giving the first group 6min he had passed the whole field by the 4th of 6 laps to finish in a time of 31.08min. Bigger handicap for you next week Patrick!
Groups 2 and 3 teamed well with most riders staying with their group (sheltering from the headwind) throughout the race.
Nicky Barnes was quickest in Group 1 with 38.55 and Nicholas 40.30, Tessa completed 5 laps; Brent Cameron and Craig Greenwood in Group 2 did 36.45, Faith 36.50 with Jessie and Ben solving the problems of the world as they cruised through the 6 laps in 41.30; the whole of Group 3 finished in a time of 34.45min; and in Group 4 Spud Douglas just managed to outsprint Cameron Todd in a time of 33.10min.
Thank you once again to Mike Rendell and this week’s assistant Mike Langley for the time-keeping.
Sunday bunch rides will be leaving from Top Gear Cycles at 9am, as usual. The faster group will go back to 8am starts on 2 September.
Race Results for 14 August:
6 laps (20km): Wayne 32.20, Cameron, Carwyn and Barry 32.50, Brad, Dion, Graeme, Michelle, Ian, Deane, Donald 33.15, Marty, John 33.20, Brent, Nick, Josh, Jordan, Jessie 35.15, Ben 36.00, Ken, Sheryl, Stuart 37.05, Dave, Kevin 38.30.
TT results for 7 August:
Individual times for the 5 laps were: Jo 32.35, Josh Kenyon 30.25, Jordan 30.10, Cameron 27.20, Barry 27.13, Brad 28.35, Kevin 34.51, Craig & Tessa 29.54 (tandem), Dion 29.36, Dino 30.00, Wayne 26.11, Crunchy 30.10, Graeme 30.40, Dean 27.50, Josh Barnes 27.43, Ken 31.08, Spud 26.38, Carwyn 26.25, Lyndell 38.48.
Race results for 26.7.07
Freezing conditions saw slightly reduced numbers from the previous weeks racing, roughly 30 people turned up to brave the “almost snow”, and were keen to get racing to try and warm up.
Three groups started off the line, with two minutes between each group.
Group one managed to keep the lead, Jo Donaldson (Go Girl!!)was first over the finish line in a time of 36 minutes and 50 seconds, closely followed by Dave Forsyth, and Stuart Hickman.
The fastest times of 29 minutes and 50 seconds, for the 6 lap circuit, were recorded by
John Carman
Dean Barnes
Cameron Todd
Crunchie Donaldson
Big thanks to Mike Rendall for time keeping in the bitter cold.