Club Races 2008 -
Results, Reports and
Photos
Club Championships 2008
Club Championships full
results
Photos Jan Finucane, click on thumbnail for full size image
Race Results - Old Coach Rd /
Maniatutu Rd circuit, Paengaroa - 22 November 2008 47km (3 laps)
A very warm, sunny day out at
Paengaroa. Head wind on the short leg down Maniatutu Rd, otherwise good
conditions. Everyone started together, with the field quickly splitting
into 3 main groups up Old Coach Rd. The groups further splintered, with
the sharp climb before Maniatutu Rd proving to be quite testing by the
third lap.
Many of those riding agreed that this
is possibly the best race circuit the club has.
1st Steve Came 1;12:57
2nd Heath Lett 1:12:57
3rd Daniel Finucane 1:18:40
Andrew Collins 1:18:40
James Boyd 1:19:10
Lucas Fincane 1:22:58
John Skelton 1:29:51
John Spratt 1:32;22
Mark Ireland 1:32:22
Kevin/Carol Jerome 1:38:59
Maureen Lawson 1:38:59
2 laps (31km)
Ari Finucane 1:04:11
Don Robinson 1:04;11
Darren Finucane 1:05:52
Keith Monnington 1:07:46
Photos by Keith
Joyce Rd, 3 laps (33km) 15/11/08
1st Richard Bates 57:05
2nd Simon Binney 57:12
3rd Jon Peterson 57:18
Daniel Finucane 57:54
Rick Lowe 58:34
Lucas Finucane 1:06:46
Tony Fairweather 1:11;19
Kevin/Carol Jerome 1:16:29
Maureen Lawson 1:18:47
The attached photo shows the leading
bunch coming through the start/finish on their second lap
Winter Series Points (Final) -
only those that did all 4 races are listed
Open Grade
1st - Nigel Giles - 176 points
2nd - Mark Crowther - 175 pts
3rd - Richard Coffey - 172 pts
Richard Bates - 170 pts
John Cobbald - 162 pts
Keith Thompson - 159 pts
Andy Collins - 155 pts
Allan Giles - 142 pts
Under 17
Daniel Finucane - 198 pts
Lucas Finucane - 193 pts
Hayden Moorhouse - 107 pts
Under 15
Ari Finucane - 200 pts
Erica Moorhouse - 108 pts
Wednesday Time Trial Results (Final)
Winter
Series Race 4 - 2 August 2008, Te Tumu Rd circuit.
Open Grade - 39km
1st Dave Emslee 1:08:08
2nd Nigel Giles 1:04:08
3rd Steve Crowther 1:08:47
Allan Giles 1:08:50
Keith Thompson 1:09:53
Mark Crowther 59:27
Richard Bates 59:41
Richard Coffey 59:44
John Cobbald 1:03:06
Andrew Collins 1:03:06
John Skelton 1:13:20
Janine Sax 1:11:13
Ron Weeks 1:18:33
Under 17 - 39km
Daniel Finucane 1:04:08
Lucas Finucane 1:04:08
Hayden Moorhouse DNF
Under 15 - 26km
Ari Finucane 39:22
Erica Moorhouse DNF
Te Tumu Road - Sat 26
July 26km
Despite bad weather in Tauranga, the
conditions at Te Tumu were quite reasonable much better in fact than those for Race 3. The wind provided a rare tail wind down
Kaituna Rd, and at 20.9km/h, was much more gentle than the 43km/h experienced in town (where it
was gusting up to 62km/h).
Even the rain was considerably lighter thanit was even at Te Puke just
a few k's down the road. Bit nippy at 6 deg though!
However, in fairness to the
large number of points holders who had beenput off by the weather in town (and the storm warnings),the decision
was made to postponeit to this weekend. The 12 folk that did turn up still had a
race however, a mass start two lapper (26km).
1st -Andy Collins - 43:11
2nd - James Boyd - 43:13
3rd - Daniel Finucane - 43:13 (U17)
Nigel Giles - 44:29
Dave Emslee - 45:30
Lucas Finucane - 46:37 (U17)
Hayden Moorhouse - 46:37 (U17)
Peter McLeod - 51:45
Keith Thompson - 51:45
Janine Sax - 54:13
Allan Giles - DNF Puncture
Ari Finucane - DNF Puncture
Report by Mark Ireland
Winter Series Race 3 - Te Tumu
Road - Sat 12 July
24 hardy cyclists braved unpleasant
conditions for Race 3 of the Winter Series, at Te Tumu on Saturday.
The race started in heavy rain, with
the first leg down Maketu Road being a side wind, before turning into
the full force of the wind on Kaituna Road. The long back straight was
exposed to a very strong side/head wind that made it difficult to hold
the bike on the road or to get any shelter from the rider in front.
Fortunately, the ride back up Te Tumu Rd provided some relief, with a
reasonable tail wind through that section.
The rain eased somewhat on the
subsequent laps, but the gusty winds still made for tough riding.
The conditions also played havoc with
the handicaps - as they were based on results from Race 2, which had
been held in relatively good weather. The stronger riders seem to be
less affected by the conditions, but two of the 6 minute boys still
managed to hold off the "scratchies" and took line honours.
Despite the weather, there was a good
crowd of spectators. Thanks also to Brian Kelly and Brian Melville for
standing out in the rain to time everyone and put the signs out.
Race 3 Open Grade - Handicap Start -
39km
1st - Geoffrey Emslee 1:09:17
2nd - Nigel Giles 1:09:28
3rd - Mark Crother 1:03:34
Richard Coffey 1:04:04
Richard Bates
1:04:49
Victor Hauper
1:14:58
Julian
Wyatt 1:14:58 (non member)
Mark
Taylor 1:14:58
Dave
Emslee 1:14:58
Allan
Giles 1:14:58
John
Cobbald 1:07:12
James
Boyd 1:07:12
Mark
Pratt 1:15:10
Keith Thompson 1:18:24
Gavin
Searle 1:15:35
Andy
Collins 1:09:57
John
Skelton 1:18:57
John
Spratt 1:19:18
Janine
Sax 1:15:22
Mark
Ireland DNF
Under 17 Grade - 3 laps - 39km
Hayden
Moorhouse 1:09:59
Daniel
Finucane 1:09:59
Lucas
Finucane
1:09:59
David
Skelton
DNF
Under 15 Grade - 2 laps - 26km
Ari
Finucane 56:03
Erica Moorhouse 56:08
Points After 3 Races (Only
those that have done all 3 races listed)
Mark Crowther
130pts
Richard
Coffey 129pts
Nigel
Giles 127pts
Richard
Bates 126pts
James
Boyd 121 pts
John
Cobbald 120pts
Victor
Hauper 120pts
Andy
Collins 114pts
Keith Thompson
113pts
Gavin
Searle 112pts
Mark
Pratt
110pts
John
Spratt
110pts
Points Under 17
Daniel
Finucane 148pts
Lucas
Finucane 144pts
David
Skelton 106pts
Hayden Moorhouse 97pts
Points Under 15
Ari
Finucane
150pts
Erica
Moorhouse 98pts
Rebecca
Wilson 48pts
Race Results - Joyce Rd 28th June
2008
Not a bad turnout considering the
bitterly cold conditions on the tough Joyce Rd circuit. We were very
lucky with the rain - it stopped shortly before we started and then
rolled back in just as we all headed home. The Open and Under 17 riders
did 3 laps (33km), with the Under 15's doing 2 laps.
Everyone started together, but the
steep Joyce Rd climb back up to Pyes Pa Road quickly split the field.
The hill was made even less pleasant that normal, thanks to the dead
possum at the top that was attracting the interest of a hawk. A slight
tail wind up Pyes Pa Rd was a bonus, with the same wind quickly cooling
everyone off on the descent back down Joyce Rd. The winner was Mark
Crowther, despite his arriving at the race start with only seconds to
spare.
Thanks again to the two Brians for
standing out in the cold to take the times and set out the road signs
for us.
1st - Mark Crowther 57:28
2nd - Richard Coffey 58:30
3rd - Nigel Giles 1:02:10
Lucas Finucane 1:02:13 (U17)
Hayden Moorhouse 1:02:19 (U17)
Daniel Finucane 1:05:55 (U17)
Andrew Drummond 1:07:43 (U17)
Gavin Searle 1:07:59
Steve Crowther 1:10:51
Mark Ireland 1:11:41
Keith Thompson 1:11:41
Allan Giles 1:11:54
Under 15
Ari Finucane 50:39
Erica Moorhouse 51:00
Photos Daniel Hines (click
on thumbnail to view full size, use browser back button to return)
Winter Series Race 2 Results 21/06/08
3
laps Open Grade (Handicap Start)
Time
Race 2
Race 1
Total
Points
1st
Janine Sax
1:05:33
50pts
-
2nd Victor Hauper
1:10:52
49pts
26pts
75pts
3rd The Jeromes
1:11.30
48pts
28pts
76pts
Nigel Hines
1:09:25
47pts
32pts
79pts
Keith Thompson
1.09.25
46pts
29pts
75pts
John Spratt
1:09:25
45pts
31pts
76pts
Dave Emslee
1:09:25
44pts
-
Allan Giles
1:09:35
43pts
10pts
43pts
Simon Binney
1:05:41
42pts
-
Steve Crowther
1:05:58
41pts
40pts
81pts
Nigel Giles
1:06:00
40pts
38pts
78pts
Pete Sweeney
1:06:00
39pts
35pts
74pts
Gavin Searle
1:06:00
38 pts
37pts
75pts
Mark Pratt
1:06:00
37pts
34pts
71pts
Richard Coffey
1:00:31
36pts
46pts
82pts 1st=
John Cobbald
1:00:31
35pts
44pts
79pts
James Boyd
1:00:31
34pts
47pts
81pts
Andrew Collins
1:00:31
33pts
45pts
78pts
Mark Crowther
1:00:17
32pts
50pts
82pts 1st=
Richard Bates
1:06:07
31pts
49pts
80pts
3
laps Under 17 Grade
Andrew
Drummond 1:04:12
50pts
43pts
93pts 4th
Daniel Finucane
1:04:12
49pts
50pts
99pts 1st
David Skelton
1:04:12
48pts
48pts
96pts 2nd=
Lucas Finucane
1:04:12
47pts
49pts
96pts 2nd=
Simon Miller
DNF
10pts (puncture)
2 laps – Under 15
Ari
Finucane
52:43
50pts 50pts 100pts
Winter Series Race 1 - Te Tumu
Road - Sat 07 June
A great turnout of
41 competitors at Saturdays first round of the Winter Series, held out
at Te Tumu. It was rather cold (OK, it was very cold!), but we managed
to avoid getting wet, despite the rain that was hanging over the
Papamoa hills. There was a nice tailwind down Maketu Rd, but Kaituna Rd
was tough going, with a blustery wind of around 30km/h, which affected
everyones times. The quickest time was 1:02:12, while last year it was
59:35.
This was a "mass
start" race, with the Open grade riders starting first, and the Juniors
starting 1 minute behind.
Results
Tauranga Cycling Club Results – Oropi
Hill Climb 24 May 2008
In starting order:
Keith Monnington 38.44
Nigel Hines 34.08
Ari Finucane 35.56
Mark Pratt 32.36
Pete Sweeney 33.33
John Skelton 32.14
Keith Thompson 33.49
Gavin Searle 29.57
Greg Mather 31.44
Daniel Finucane 28.21
Lucas Finucane 30.17
David Skelton 27.54
Paul Gurran 29.40
Bernie Ryan 28.08
John Cobbald 26.40
Richard Bates 26.23
A good turnout of 16 riders attended
the Oropi Road Time Trial.
The weather was fine with the wind
being both cross and head.
Tauranga
Club Time Trial Champs Results – Saturday 22nd March - Te Tumu 
Hot sunny
weather for the TT Champs, with wind steadily increasing during the
afternoon. We used the Te Tumu Road circuit as usual, everyone having
to cope with the incredibly rough tarseal on Kaituna Rd three times.
Only one incident this year, Heath Lett puncturing one of his tubular
tyres.
Congratulations
to Steve Came on being the new club Time Trial Champ for 2008. Steves
time was matched by a visitor from Morrinsville – right down to the
10ths of seconds – 57:21:74.
Thanks to the
two Brians, Mark and Rebeccas Dad for officiating.
40km – 3 laps +
1km
1st – Steve
Came
57:21
2nd – Philip
Hudson 58:14
3rd – Jon
Petersen 59:51
Mark
Crowther
1:00:47
Richard
Bates
1:00:59
Richard
Coffey
1:04:16
Sally
Fraser
1:04:37
Greg
Taylor
1:04:56
Paul
Mahon
1:07:25
Cindy
Taylor
1:07:31
Andy
Collins
1:07:49
Geoffrey
Emslie
1:08:37
Mark
Pratt
1:08:45
Warren
Taylor
1:09:00
Lindsay
Vette
1:10:35
Gavin
Searle
1:11:11
Don
Robinson
1:13:51
John
Spratt
1:14:01
Peter
McLeod
1:15:49
Keith
Thompson
1:16:03
Nigel
Hines
1:21:17
Bill
Hamilton
1:26:16
Mike
Attrill
1:29:58
Keith
Monnington
1:34:29
Heath
Lett
DNF
Visitors – 40km:
Vaughn
Madsen
57:21
Elliot
Crowther
1:03:35
2 laps (+ 1km) ,
27km
Grier
Fuller
43:17
John
Skelton
47:42
Rebecca
Wilson
56:28
Visitor – 27km
Dorette
Crowther
47:19
Photos c. Keith @ The MadHouze.
(Click on the thumbnail for the
full size image. Use Browser "back" button to return).
Whilst a majority of riders turned up with their everyday road bikes
and gear, there was some impressive specialist equipment on show.
Your photographer conldn't help but notice that these machines seemed
to be going much faster when they passed him!
Club Race, 8/03/08, Armstrong Rd, Te
Puna
36km, 6 laps
It was perfect early autumn
conditions for the club race at Te Puna on Saturday, with light winds
and temperatures in the mid-20's.
A good field of 18 riders
participated, with a handicap start consisting of 3 bunches. The limit
bunch split up on the first lap, with the testing Armstrong Rd quickly
revealing differences in fitness and age.
The "4 minute" bunch put in a
blistering pace over the early part of the race, quickly catching the
limit riders. This group then split, reducing to four riders, with the
remainder riding the course individually.
The scratch bunch stayed largely
intact, but were still unable to close down the lead of the 4 minute
bunch, finishing just over a minute behind them. Richard Bates make a
spectaular sprint for the line to lead in the scratch riders, with the
remainder of the field coming in in dribs and drabs.
Line honours went to Paul Mahon, who
sprinted well clear of the other "4 minute" riders.
1st Paul
Mahon 1:02:19
2nd Grier
Fuller 1.02.24
3rd Bernie
Ryan 1.02.25
Sally
Fraser
1.02.28
Richard
Bates 1.00.22
Richard
Coffey 1.00.22
Heath
Lett
1.00.22
Kris
Snow
1.00.22
Jon
Petersen 1.00.22
Hamish
Lane 1.00.41
John
Spratt
1.07.16 (5 laps)
Lucas
Finucane 1.09.32
Sue
Galpin
1.13.36
Bill
Hamilton
1.17.49 (5 laps)
Andy
Collins
1.10.27
Daniel
Finucane 1.18.09
Don
Robinson 1.23.22
Keith
Monnington 4 laps
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