CYCLING Christchurch Club Wins Hope Gibbons Event

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29235, 20 June 1960, Page 18

CYCLING Christchurch Club Wins Hope Gibbons Event

Cyclists had another perfect day cm Saturday when amateura comraced tor the Croft Memorial Trophy, which is also Urn 38-mile chMNNrastoD of the Christchurch club. The Hope Gibbons shield event was won by toe Christchurch team, and these riders will go to Levin on July 3 to take part in the National Hope Gibbons tvent against teams from an toe other centres affiliated to the New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association, Two teams, Avon A and Papanui, may. be considered a little unlucky/but even without their mlanave returned a time faster tium that of the Christchurch team. The race is a time trial with teams going away at three-minute intervals. Previously the time was taken when the fourth member of the five-man team crossed the line, but under the new rules the times of each of the first four riders of each team are taken: the winning team is found on axarentes. Not one completed the 35 miles with five riders. AU were down to four riders before the turn. Avon B was the first team away. It lost a rider early in the race. After the turn G. Osborne showed bad tactics in riding away from the other three. The team broke up badly and quite a distance from the finisn was passed by Papanui, which started three minutes behind. Papanui was down to four men after a few miles, but they continued to ride hard. At the tum the four riders got into a tangle and crashed. Thia cost the team two minutes. Avon A did not fare much better, for, after 10 miles, both R. Fbwler and D. Wood had punctured and Fowler got going again he had * Christchurch had gained nothing on Avon after eight miles, but from there to the turn, while Avon was in trouble, Christchurch closed in. TimMru, after eight miles, had dropped 30 seconds to Christchurch, but was riding steadily and as a team. . ■

r After 18 miles, Papanui, although - it lost time at the turn, was now e only Imin 50sec behind Avon B, s having gained Imin lOsec on this ', team. Avon A, after its misfortune - with punctures on the outward run, had only dropped ssec to Papanui s over the second eight miles. Christ--1 church had improved its position y greatly and was only 20sec behind e Avon A and 3min 15aec behind 1 Papanui. Christchurch had picked e up 2min 45sec on Papanui over the - first 16 mites. Over the last eight miles Papanui - Improved slightly on Christchurch s to pick up 14sec, but Avon A just - could not keep the Christchurch 1 team away. Although Avon A had ® a 20sec lead with eight miles to go the Christchurch team caught Avon s A on the line. I- Tlmaru, with eight miles to go. a was 37sec down on Christchurch but a over the last eight miles lost another f Imin 37sec. Steady riding through- > out the race paid a good dividend for * it finished in second place only ’ 2mln 4sec behind Christchurch. , Papanui finished third Imin 49sec 9 behind Tlmaru. o Results were:— Christchurch.—T. Cameron (cap- ’• tain), M. Newman. J. Murphy, K. '• Jeffrey, B. Berry. Time, 4hr Bmin 1 o.6eec, 1. e Tlmaru.—Robin Harrison (captain), 3 D. Wilson, R. Harrison, N. Turner, B B. Rissman. Time, 4hr 16min 16sec. 1 2. Papanui.—C. Hibberd (captain), J. ’ Collings, W. Thorpe, K. Jones, A. J Perkins. Time, 4hr 18min sJsec, 3. Handicap Race For riders not taking part in the ; Hope Gibbons event there was a r handicap race over 25 miles. The 1 field was divided into three bunches, i going away at four-minute intervals. A. Forgle, a junior riding from the f limit mark of Bmin, was the first i man home, beating his co-marker. i B. Morriss, by Isee. P. Hughes. riding from the 4mln mark, cleared 1 out from his co-markers for fastest , time. i Results were:—A. Forgle (8mln), 69min 21sec, 1; B. Morriss (8mln),

eemln 22see. 2; E. Barnden (Smin). wmin 36sec, 3. Fastest time:—P. Hughes «mln), Sstnin 37sec. NOVICE RACES Papanul Club Over 10) miles on Saturday morning, D. McCormick held on well to beat his co-marker. A. U«ett. by 02 seconds. P. Green, riding from the scratch mark, held off a afro”* challenge from J. Clothier and took fastest time by 02sec. Results were:— . D. McCormick (Mmin). Minin .31 sec, 1: A. Leggett (tlmin). 32min 312 sec. 2; R. Roymane (tain), 37min 52sec, 3; G. Stanley (limin), 30min 23sec 4 Fastest time: F. Green (scr). 29 min 15sec.

Mairehau Club D. Gutry, who has been showing outstanding form this season in schoolboys and novice racing, was at peak form in the Mairehau clubs nine and a half mile* handicap event. He went through the field to take first place and fastest time, covering the distance in 21mln 27sec. This ride gave Gutry a new record for the distance by 3.6 sec.

Results were:— A Grade.—D. Gutry 1. R. Carr 2, L. Jennings 3. Fastest time: D. Gutry (scr). Jlmln 27sec. B Grade.—D. Bailey 1. C. Jones 2, G. Nicoll 3 Fastest time: W. Browning (scr), limin 52sec.

Schoolboys’ Race A newcomer to schoolboys’ racing* D Lester, won on Saturday. The race, which was conducted by the Christchurch Amateur Schoolboys Cycling Club, was over a distance of four miles. D. Gutry, riding from the scratch mark, took time Honours, covering the distance in ilmln Isec. Results were:—D. Lester (2]min). 13min 9sec, 1; A. Gullerford (sJmin). 16min ssec. 2; I. Stidder (Umin). 12mln Bsec, 3: L. Jennings Ojmin). 14mln 25sec, 4. Fastest time: D. Gutry (scr), llmtn isec. 1500-Mile Tour Of Britain (W.Z Press Association—CopvrtgMi LONDON, June 19. W. Bradley, a 27-year-old post office engineer, from Lancashire, won the Tour of Britain HOP mile cycle

race today. At the finish at Blackpool he was only yards behind »>• stage winner, A. Jacobs, of LsadoT Second in toe overall pladnn was W. Holmes, a 24-year-oJd technical clerk, from Hull. The Swed* O. Adamsson, was third.