CYCLING

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27429, 16 August 1954, Page 3

CYCLING

SOUTH ISLAND CASH ROAD TITLE TIMARU COMPETITORS IN FIRST FOUR PLACES (New Zealand Press Association) T DUNEDIN, August 15. m a thrilling sprint to the finishing line, four Timaru riders took major honours in the 30-mile South Island cash road cycling championship on Saturday. The * Was frora Green Island to Henley and return. Nearly 40 riders from Christchurch Ra 2 gl^a ’ ■ Ashbur ton, Timaru. St. Andrews, part in race - A ?r™X r -good. tln,eS retUme<l were sur - Results were t—<i?s. irty '; ni , ile championship.—T. Stoddart (Timaru) (lomln), Ihr 27mln 31sec. 1: A. i (Jfcgaru) (Smin). Ihr 25mln 0 ihr J ;, N „ e ? lands (Timaru) (lOmln), inr 27mm 31 2-ssec, -3; F. Peterson (TiCohMt 2’mln 31 3-ssec. 4; L. £ oll ® tt <Cr«sn Island), (Bmln), ihr 25mta <a “»» i? £ „I sl .? nd > (scr). Ihr 20mln 48 l-Sseu, fomta (Timaru) (ser). Ihr T.i ru 1 i ? r ,£ aste al time: B. Harris (Green Island). Ihr 23min 48sec, 1; A PeterSJ iP'cnnlH <0 /r. in) ’ lh J 25min 31 l-ssec, 2; lSland) (Bmto, ‘ lhr

round-the-bays RACE R. FOWLER WINS IN RECORD TIME it s T^«ii^Y°4.ue.'/^nateur Cycling Club held i£L,‘i OUt l d 7V ie “ l 2, ays rac ® °n Saturday. R. thw? e r<pJi4? g fi i st P lace and fastest time, performance in 1952. Fowler s ride on Saturday, however wa<% me^ to rious than that in 1952, for he esS>s2hsi Of the di . s . tance alone and also a new time record, lowering S’ or ? 1950 record by 4min 29sec 4? nifies time WSS lhr 57min 28sec for the

The race was held over a L* ncoln road up Gebbie’s Pass, through Governor’s Bay. Lyttelton Th! LinJood avenSe: The riders met 10 miles of shingle over S At' the e?^ Ver Pass the bunches were and only the fittest and those with low gears could make much < the 4 sI °P e * G LathSS £rom t th. ai iA'iiu Or ’ ro< ! e an ““ellent race 15 lh>in mark and led the Held wa Z th Reddiffs, where he was Fowler. Latham could not overtnkln uE W » er 'T» and lAtham was then R ' and N - Marsh, s e=ohd and third, with weU back , in fourth place, mils hilly Course caused many withdrawals. The results were:—T^£°'Y 1 o e 1 r P? r >kJ hr 28sec, 1; R. Sryson (BJmin), 2hr lOmin 30sec, 2; N. > 2hr 10ml n 30.2 sec, 3; G. Latham (15Jmm), 2hr 17min 57sec, 4; S. (scr), 2hr 4min lOsec, 5; K. Giles (6|min), 2hr lOmin 40.2 sec, 6; A. Hall (B|min), 2hr 12min 41sec, 7; A. Paviell (llrnin), 2hr 16min 19sec, 8. Fastest time: R. Fowler, lhr 57min 28sec.

' PAPANUI CLUB 50-mle titles decided hJJ e w. Papa < nui Amateur Cycling Club held its senior and junior 50-mile championships on Saturday, on an out-and-nome course. After the riders had turned for home many of the bunches had linked, 4™*u even T riders approached the finish together. In an excellent sprint A. Mahon won . b y a length from R. Good. R. Hayward finished on his own, followed soon by *su C ? wles and v - Bond, who fought out the championship honour, Cowles just shading Bond in the sprint. In the junior event B. Eden had a clear win from H. Bush and took the fastest time and championship. The first five aU finished within 24 seconds. The results were:— Seniors.—A. Mahon (6min), 2hr Hmin « s^. c ’ 1: (13min), 2hr 18min Msec, 2; R. Ward (6min), 2hr Hmin 16sec, 3; K. Cattermole (18min), 2hr 23mln 16.2 sec, 4; A. Jordan (lOmin), 2hr 15min 16.4 sec, 5: G. Marks (6min), 2hr Hmin 18sec, 6; M. Cattermole (18min), 2hr 23min 20sec, 7: R. Hayward (lOmin), 2hr 17min 29sec, 8. Championship: N. Cowles (scr), 2hr lOmin 26sec.

Juniors.—B. Eden (scr), 2hr 25min 31sec, 1; H. Bush (scr), 2hr 25min 33sec, 2: I. Dawson (3min), 2hr 28mln 33.25ec, 3: M. Combe (scr), 2hr 25min 33.45ec, 4; R. Bryant (3min). 2hr 28min 55sec, 5. Championship: B. Eden (scr), 2hr 25min 31 sec.