Last Chance For Cyclists

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30811, 24 July 1965, Page 13

Last Chance For Cyclists

I.V.Z. Press Association Wellington, July 23. An exciting national gcling contest, the Air itw Zealand Grand Prix, jll take place at ManIroa. Upper Hutt, to■arrow afternoon. lie first six place-getters I go to Australia in the pal New Zealand team I month. lellington’s main chances' I hinge around D. R. ■nson. G. Wright and G. In terbury has an outIding cron of vounger rid-'

ers, with T. Tabak leading a , squad including A. Hood (Timaru) and J. Cleary. Otago has the national tandem champion. G. Bannister, •at the head of its combina- ; tion. with the 1958 world I championship rider, G. Evans, number two ahead of the > centre title-holder. G. Hill. ■ A former Wellington rep--11 resentative, B. Goldsworthy, is Southland’s main hope, • although the former Palmers- . ton North rider, D. Grave, . will be at home on the i Mangaroa hill in this team, • while K. Henderson could •I surprise.

i| The current six-day race I champion, N. Robinson, heads J the Auckland team, which i includes an exponent of the - j unexpected. L. O’Reillv. 1, The West Coast-North . I Island has a surprise team ?in many ways, as most of those expected to do well - were involved in a crash in . the final straight of the local . race, and were eliminated. G. Bing and the Mildenhall bro- , thers represent a fine crossj section of the centre’s talent. . 1 The Wairoa rider, A. Baker, II is the main Hawke’s Bay I threat