CYCLING Hogan Wins Wilkes Shield Race

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30884, 18 October 1965, Page 18

CYCLING Hogan Wins Wilkes Shield Race

Consistent riding was rewarded on Saturday when R. Hogan (Papanui) won the Amanda Wilkes Shield race, which was also the Canterbury 50-mile open championship event. Throughout the season Hogan has had several minor places. W Thorpe (Papanui), who until two weeks ago had been trying to win his club’s 50-mile title for six years, was rewarded with a good victory when riding from the break mark of four minutes. He took fastest time and the Canterbury title. The race was on a block course, from Rangiora to Waikuku to Sefton and back to Rangiora. From Rangiora to shortly after Waikuku the riders faced a strong head win. The fastest section of the course

was from Sefton to Rangiora, but in the last lap, with a head wind, hard riding was demanded. The scratch men rode badly and lost time. The break men rode as a team and after half a lap had gained Imin on the 6min men ahead. The lOmin riders also teamed well and gradually worked their way through the field to reach the front with almost a lap left. Abbreviations used in the results are: Papanui (P.), Avon (A.), Christchurch (C.). Results were:— R. Hogan (P.) (14min), 2:4:25, 1- M. Litholff (A.) (lOmin), 2.0:25.1, 2: R. Bush (P.) (lOmin), 2:0:25.2, 3: W. Janus (C.) (10 min). 2:0:25.3, 4. Fastest time: W. Thorpe (P.) (4min), 1:58.8.