Taupo Cycling Club

On now! for 2010- 9 Week Race Series & 2010 Club Champs, Spnsored by Top Gear Cycles-every Tuesday from 2nd Feb - 11 April

Admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:10:09 +0000

Reminder that club membership for 2010 is due from 1st January 2010- (be paid up for the next race series)!! - only $40 for adult & $30 for Junior, Form available on this website.

Details for the final race of this years Club Champs/Race Series

The road race date has been comfirmed ..

Sunday 11th April

Tukairangi-Poihipi-Mapara -Tukairangi Loop, distance is approximately 25km

Suggested format for the race.

Registration 8.45.am

Racing 9.00 am

A grade 3 laps

B grade 3 laps

C grade 2 laps

D grade 1 laps

Same points as Tuesday night racing to be added to race track points to find club champ in each grade.

Must be a club member to win cup

Prize giving 4pm venue to be confirmed.

We will need to have at least 4 people to marshall, so let us know if you are available on that day, thanks

Results tally- Summer Series 2010 - Race 6

Admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:27 +0000

A Grade Totals
Wayne McConachy52
Grant Nicol 36
Jarrod Alty 26
Carwyn May 20
Patrick Bevin 10
Josh Kenyon 10
Brad Setters 6

B Grade
John Ellery 46
Spud Douglas 40
Dean Pritchard 40
Andrew Wilson 36
Trevor Stevens 32
Stephen Holdsworth14
Barry Pritchard 12
Dave Cook 4
Trystan Glynn-Morris2
Ben Watson 0
Paul Gillard 0

C Grade
Geoff Neame 30
Mike Langley 32
Denise Se fonte 24
Craig MacDonald24
Crunchie Donaldson22
Sheryl Duncan 22
Graeme Usher 20
Marty Devonport18
Glen Sando 18
Dean Barnes 16
Mike Saunders 16
Ian Carppe 16
Dave Byers 12
Darrin Hall 12
Simon Wilkins 10
Ricky Nisbet 10
Ian Issac 8
Steven Sawyers 6
Doug Simmons 6
Pete Lockwood6
Geoff Smith 4
Roger Brown 4
Matt Shawcroft4
Dean Hawkins 2
Marc Johnson 2
Dave Merwood 2
Nigel Tipene 2
Jase Kirkland 2
Jane Williams 2
Ian Farquar 2

D Grade
Juliet Jones 32
Chad Keir 28
Kyle Goucher 22
Greg Fournier 22
Stuart Hickman 20
Jo Donaldson16
Nikki Barnes 14
Wendy Brightwell 14
Peter Taylor 12
Gary Newlands 12
Doug Cameron 12
Nicole Scott 10
Gary Patterson10
Barry Smith 10
Ken McGavin 10
Josh Barnes 10
Brian Scott 8
Brendan Reynolds 6
Rachel Bartells 6
Jenny Loe 6
Mike Teddy 4
Wayne Morris 4
David Choat 4
Michael Connor 4
John VanderKaay4
Dave Strom 4
John Kuper 4
John Biss 4
Kevin Loe 4
Isla Sando 4
Shay Green 4
Dave Brett 4
Nicola Braddock 2
Aiden Hawkins 2
Brendan Hawkins 2
Luke Connor 2
Cody Taylor 2
Simon Foy 2
Ellie Heenan 2
Nick Ellery 2
Brad Merwood 0

Upcoming events for 2010

Admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:12:33 +0000

[ February 14, 2010 11:00 pm to February 20, 2010 11:00 pm. ]

Summer Race Series results- Race 4

Admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:15:46 +0000

Summer had certainly disappeared for the last race of the Top Gear Cycles sponsored Summer Race series held at the Velodrome last Saturday. No rain but quite a cool wind at the Velodrome bought fewer riders to the final event. Spot prize winner for the day was Junior - Kyle Goucher who put in a great effort racing some of the older guys. Taupo Cycling Club has plenty of track bikes in various sizes for use at the Velodrome, which are free to club members (own pedals required) and will soon be launching a track cycling program for anyone keen to get into track cycling on a Wednesday night.
New Zealand currently has a very strong profile of promising track cyclists, including Taupos own Patrick Bevin and we would like to see more people, including the younger ones getting into this sport.

Race 1 - Scratch Race

1st Stephen Holdsworth
2nd Ben Watson
3rd John Barber

Race 2 - Sprints

1st Dean Barnes
2nd Ben Watson
3rd Stephen Holdsworth

Race 3 - Time Trial

1st Stephen Holdsworth
2nd Dean Barnes
3rd Ben Watson

Race 4 - Win & Out

1st Dean Barnes

Race 5 - Miss & Out

1st Stephen Holdsworth

Summer Series 09 - Race 2 - Time Trial

Admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:45:01 +0000

We had fantastic weather again for the second race of the series, the out and back course along Tukairangi Road is a tough one, with a deceptive up hill climb on the way out and
slight head wind on the way back this made for a challenging race.
2 Juniors completed 1 lap of 15kms and 13 Seniors completed 2 laps, for a 30km Time Trial.
Fastest Seniors time was Donald Patterson storming home on his new time trial bike, aerodynamics certainly make a difference here!
Fastest Junior was Nick Ellery, a great effort from the young guns.
The next race of the series is a Road Race on Saturday the 18th of April, starting from the corner of Poihipi and Tukairangi roads, registration at 1.30pm Race starts 2pm.

Juniors
1st Nick Ellery 42mins
2nd Sam Andrews 45mins

Seniors
Donald Patterson 1hr 2m 52s
James McGrogan 1hr 7m
Trevor Watts      1 hr 7m 13s
Barry Pritchard    1hr 7m 19s
Ben Watson        1hr 9m 8s
Willie Aitken        1 hr 11m
Spud Douglas      1hr 11m 30s
Todd Feather      1hr 12m
Shazza              1hr 13m 17s
Mike Langley       1hr 13m 37s
Shea Reardon     1hr 17m 7s
Wayne Reardon   1hr 18m 55s
Wayne Nixon       1hr 24m 20s

Summer Series 09 - Race 1- Hill Climb

Admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:37:06 +0000

Saturday turned on fantastic weather for the Hill climb event. Well done to everyone who took part. Hill climbs are never easy, but a necessary evil when you live in Taupo!
Thanks to Top Gear Cycles for sponsoring the great prizes for our summer series

1st Ben Watson 14.39

2nd Barry Pritchard 15.14

3rd Geoff Neame 16.04

4th Mike Langley 16.11

5th Stephen Holdsworth 16.13

6th Sheryl Duncan 16.14

7th Andrew Souren 16.34

8th Tristen Baynham 16.39

9th Nick Barnes 17.19

10th Stuart Hickman 17.23

11th Kyle Goucher 18.07

Top Gear Cycles Velodrome Racing

Admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:53:18 +0000

May 2, 2009
1:30 pm	to	4:30 pm

On Saturday 2 May at 1.30pm for 2pm start at the velodrome we will have a mix of sprint and pursuit racing. Separate races will be held for road bikes and track bikes (club bikes will be available). Thanks to Top Gear Cycles for sponsoring this event. Riders of all ages and abilities are welcome to come and have a go.

Top Gear Cycles Mapara Road Race 18 April

Admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:46:01 +0000

April 18, 2009
1:30 pm	to	4:00 pm

The third race in our current series is on Saturday 18 April at 1.30pm with racing starting at 2pm on the Poihipi, Mapara and Tukairangi Roads circuit. It will be (depending on entry numbers) split into three events of 25, 50 and 75kms. The start and finish is at the Poihipi Road end of Tukairangi Road. Once again a big thank you to Top Gear Cycles who have supported us with spot prizes. Members have free entry, non-members $5.

Christmas BBQ

Admin — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:26:46 +0000

December 16, 2008
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

On Tuesday evening 16 December at 7pm all members are welcome to join us at the Motor Racing circuit for a BBQ and get together.

Come at 6pm with your bike for a short 5 - 6 lap race to build up an apetite for the food to follow.

See you there

Mapara Road Race Sat 15 November

Admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:21:41 +0000

Not many riders took advantage of good ahrd aerobic hitout before the challenge on beautiful warm afternoon with no wind.

Grant Nicol had to TT the 50km on his won in the A Group in a time of 1.21.19

In the B Group Graeme Usher won a sprint finish with Mike Langley in 1.32.40, with John Barber 3rd in 1.33.15. Andrew Souren 1.34.50, Ben Anderson 1.39.00, Clive Reid 1.54.40 and Ben Watson completing just the one lap.