Ward Lifts Family Shield
Back marker, Tony Ward and his fellow scratch men charged through the field to set up a sprint finish to determine the winner of Tinwald Cycling Club’s, Calder Stewart, 48 km handicap event around the Grahams Road block on Sunday.
Ward had the final say and in doing so had the honour of lifting the trophy in his father’s name, the Eddie Ward Shield.
His ride also earned him the fastest time ribbon covering the course in 67.41.
Brad Hudson secured the second place spoils with Michael Templeton claiming the final podium position.
Myles O’Donnell and Rachel Thow put their recent Calder Stewart elite race series form to good use to secure fourth and fifth places.
Kristine Marriott backed up from victory in the Mt Somers mountain bike race the day before to take sixth spot.
Good fields were the order of the day in the junior and division 2 events, contested over 16km.
Emma Begg competing in her first season of racing had a day to remember holding out the chasers to secure the victory.
Suzie Leech chased hard and was rewarded for a solid days work taking second place with Jenna Borthwick riding into good form leading up to the NZ Track Cycling Championships securing the third place spoils.
Ethan Titheridge, Maddy Trusler-Clark, and Luke Skinner rounded out the top six.
Oliver Davidson has hit a vein of top end of season form to take fastest time honours riding the course in 27.15.
Hilary Singlewood saw off all challengers to take the win in division 2. Debbie Skinner claimed second place with Beth Begg making it an all women’s trifecta riding into third place.
Dean Rattray took fastest time honours completing the distance in 27.52.
Next week the Club will contest a 60km handicap event around the Blackbridge block.
Bold Effort Secures Kirwan Victory
Lucy Kirwan showed real grit when securing victory in Tinwald Cycling Club’s, Hinds Seed Cleaning, Paul Wylie Cyclerama, 48km handicap event at Hinds on Sunday.
In doing so she lifting one of the Club’s oldest trophies, the 94 year old Boomerang Cup.
Kirwan put everything on the line making a solo break 10km from the finish and held out a determined chasing bunch by 9 seconds.
Matt Marshall led the chasing group in to claim the second place spoils with Kristine Marriott in the thick of the finish securing third place.
Geoff Rhodes produced one of his best performances of the year to take fourth place.
Richard Kirwan could only look on as his wife secured the win but finished strongly to take fifth place with John Harcourt in sixth.
Steve Hands led in fellow scratch markers Brad Hudson and Tony Ward to take fastest time honours, riding the course in 71.51.
The juniors and division 2 contested a 17km handicap event.
Maddie Lowry had a great ride to stay away from the back markers to secure the win.
Matt Clough stormed through the field from the scratch mark to claim second and fastest time honours covering the distance in 31.53.
Hot on his tail in third place was Oliver Davidson with Ethan Titheridge, Connie Davidson, and Suzie Leech rounding out the top six.
Debbie Skinner backed up last week’s maiden victory, taking line honours in division 2.
Nicole Ellis charged into second place with Hilary Singlewood claiming the final podium position.
Brian Ellis secured fastest time honours.
Next week the Club will contest a 48km handicap event around the Grahams Road block.
Irish Eyes are Smiling at Lake Coleridge
Irishman Coleman Burke was all smiles after recording victory in Tinwald Cycling Club’s, Jasama Farm, 45km handicap event on the picturesque Lake Coleridge course on Sunday.
Burke, who had shown the week before he was riding into good form left nothing to chance riding off the front of his mark and finding the lead on the return journey to the finish line.
He convincingly won, with Dave Sullivan pulling out a solid effort on his favoured course to secure the second place spoils.
Ron Pithie also showed a clean set of heels to take the final podium position.
Brendon Davidson dug deep to keep the chasing riders at bay to secure fourth with John Harcourt and Dean Rattray rounding out the top six.
Scratch rider Hamish McDonald took fastest time honours covering the undulating course in 61.27 with Sam Letham and Craig Domigan securing second and third time.
The juniors and division 2 contested a 14km handicap event.
Lawrence Pithie, riding off the scratch mark, stormed thought the field to take line and fastest time honours covering the distance in 22.42.
Abe O’Donnell was hot on his tail securing second place.
Oliver Davidson continued his good form with a hard fought third place.
Connor Leov, Bella Roulston and Ethan Titheridge filled the top half dozen spots.
First time starter, Debbie Skinner took the major honours in division 2 with the ever consistent Hilary Singlewood claiming second place from Kerry Clough, who also recorded the fastest time.
Next week the Club heads to Hinds to contest a 50km handicap event.