NEW ZEALAND CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.—J. A. Dean (W.C.N.I.) created history when he won the national senior road cycling championship at Wanganui on Saturday. He was the first cyclist to win the championship in all three grades. TOP: The finish of the action-packed 100 miles. Dean wins comfortably from M. W. Grace (Auckland), who is looking to his right at B. Preston (W.C.N.I.), obscured by Dean. Well beaten and nearly level are, from left, D. Brown (W.C.N.I.), S. J. Stephen (Auckland), D. J. Gee (Wellington) and A. G. Ineson (Southland). Behind Ineson is B. G. Bate (W.C.N.I.), W. K. Cornish (Wellington) is at the rear in a crash hat and, on the right of the photograph, B. W. Beeston (Auckland) leads in J. R. Atkinson (Southland). BOTTOM LEFT: The first three on the dais. From left, they are Grace, Dean and Preston. BOTTOM RIGHT: N. R. Lyster (Wellington) during his long, solo breakaway in the first half of the race.

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NEW ZEALAND CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.—J. A. Dean (W.C.N.I.) created history when he won the national senior road cycling championship at Wanganui on Saturday. He was the first cyclist to win the championship in all three grades. TOP: The finish of the action-packed 100 miles. Dean wins comfortably from M. W. Grace (Auckland), who is looking to his right at B. Preston (W.C.N.I.), obscured by Dean. Well beaten and nearly level are, from left, D. Brown (W.C.N.I.), S. J. Stephen (Auckland), D. J. Gee (Wellington) and A. G. Ineson (Southland). Behind Ineson is B. G. Bate (W.C.N.I.), W. K. Cornish (Wellington) is at the rear in a crash hat and, on the right of the photograph, B. W. Beeston (Auckland) leads in J. R. Atkinson (Southland). BOTTOM LEFT: The first three on the dais. From left, they are Grace, Dean and Preston. BOTTOM RIGHT: N. R. Lyster (Wellington) during his long, solo breakaway in the first half of the race.