Waite kicks off the year with victory
Emma Waite kicked the year off in the best possible fashion claiming victory in Tinwald Cycling Clubs, 36km handicap event around the Winchmore Church block on Sunday.
Waite and her co-markers worked hard to find the front and stay away from the chasing bunch that got within a second of them on the finish line.
Michelle Knight will be rapped with her first up ride for the season finishing strongly to secure the second place spoils.
Nigel Chatterton and Mark Smitheram carried on their good run of form with a solid third and fourth places respectively.
Gary Weston led the chasing group in with his trade mark sprint to claim fifth, with Nick Grijns rounding out the top six.
Back marker Michael Audeau rode the course in 47.40 to lift fastest time honours.
Kyle Gray and Thomas Audeau recorded second and third time.
The juniors and division 2 contested a 18km handicap event.
Louie Audeau made it a great day for Team Auduea, producing his best race of the season to record the win and in doing so also lifted fastest time honours.
Ryan Gallagher ensured a grandstand finish pushing Louie right to the line with a strong sprint to take second place.
Honor Bradford was in the thick of the finish to take third place with Thomas Stevenson and Charlotte Neil filling the top five.
Brian Ellis claimed division 2 honours getting up over Allan Johns on the line.
Next week the Club will contest a 45km handicap event on the Christies Road block.
Gray caps the year off with victory
Kyle Gray continued his sterling season when claiming the NBS Ashburton, Tinwald Cycling Club championship title on Sunday, raced over 64km around the Wakanui Beach block.
The mass start event saw overall and age group titles up for grabs, ensuring some tough racing.
Gray and a select group of 6 riders made the break at the 12km mark and continued on to cover the distance in 91.09
Sam Baltrop produced an eye catching ride to secure second place overall and in doing so take the senior men’s ribbon.
Larry Neal will be happy with his ride after a short lay off, charging into third place.
Fourth place getter Thomas Audeau lifted the under 19 trophy and title, with the ever present Steve Caldwell delivering his trade mark tough ride to take fifth place and vet 3 men’s honours.
Monique Brake build on her recent top track results with a strong ride to claim the overall women’s championship title.
Marcel Smithers was hot on her heels to secure the second place women’s spoils.
Emma Waite having her first season of racing dug deep to secure third women home honours and senior women’s ribbon.
Basil Audeau finished the race of strongly to secure the vet 2 men’s title.
Tony McManus continues to impressive with another top shelf effort to see him claim the vet 4 men’s spoils and take out the sealed handicap cup.
Liz Wylie again showed her determination to lift the vet 4 woman’s title.
Junior Club honours were also up for the taking over 16km distance.
Jack Gorrie had a day to remember breaking clear in the final 5km to take the victory and Club Championship honours.
Zac Brookland pushed him to the line to secure second place.
Third place getter Thomas Stevenson had his best race of the season to take the third place spoils, getting home over fourth place getter Connor Spillane in a sprint finish.
Louie Audeau was hot on their tails in fifth.
Charlotte Neal again produced a great ride to lift the u15 girls championship title.
The Club takes a break over the festive season and will be back on 8 January 2023, with a 36km handicap event around the Winchmore Church block.
O’Donnell makes flying visit
Former Tinwald Cycling Club member and now UCI Continental rider Bailey O’Donnell led home the field in Tinwald Cycling Club’s, McIntosh Group, 60km handicap event around the Blackbridge block on Sunday.
O’Donnell had to work hard for his win, pushed too the line in a sprint finish with fellow back marker Kyle Gray.
O’Donnell recorded the fastest time of the day riding the course in 82.49.
Kristine Marriott produced a top shelf effort to secure third place and also lift the first women home Cup that bares the name of her father, Chris Ward.
Tony McManus continued his great patch of form with a solid fourth place.
Cole Harris and Rob Campfes rounded out the top six.
Riders also had to content with warm summer conditions that caused tar on a stretch of the road to melt to a point that close to half the field was unable to complete the race due to a built up of tar on the wheels.
The juniors contested a 20km handicap event.
Leah Reid continued her great run of strong results with another top ride to take the victory and major spoils.
Isabel Wall was game in her charge to the line to secure second place.
Zac Brookland claimed third place and also recorded fastest time honours, riding the distance in 36.07.
Charlotte Neal rode well to take fourth place.
Next week the Club will contest one of its blue ribbon events, the Club Championships around the Wakanui Beach block.