Pascoe Wins Cycle Tour

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32359, 27 July 1970, Page 14

Pascoe Wins Cycle Tour

(N.Z. Press Association)

WELLINGTON.

The New Zealand cycling team for the Tour of Tasmania will be B. Pascoe (Waikato), N. Lyster (Wellington), R. Oliver (East Coast N. 1.), B. Wells (Waikato), and A. Scott (Auckland).

The team was selected after the national final of the Air New Zealand cycling trials which ended in Hutt Valley yesterday. For the tour of New Caledonia, leaving on September 8, J. Broome (Auckland), will be captain and manager, and F. Fleck (Waikato) will also go. The Saturday morning 50mile stage of the trials included only two hill climbs

but provided several incidents. About half-way the field was split after 14 riders ’ broke away and stayed ahead : until the finish. Many of the leading contestants were in thife bunch, including the favoured Wellington pair, B. Cornish and Lyster, also B. White (Auckland) and Pascoe. Then Cornish and M. Baker (Palmerston North) both punctured. With two miles remaining Pascoe tried to ride away but White hung grimly to him. and it was only in the last 200 yards that Pascoe sprinted clear to take line honours. Bonus points were added for hill climbs and so after the first stage ended the over-all placings were; Pascoe, 2:3:2, 1; White 2sec behind. 2; Lyster. 9sec, 3; Bason (Waikato). 12sec, 4; Fleck, Scott, Atkinson (Auckland), Wells, R. Brown (E.C.N.1.), Oliver and R. Bush (Canterbury. 15sec (equal) 5. Lyster Leader When the field left Palmerton North yesterday, Lyster wore the tour leader* jersey.

. Pascoe was 2sec down, White » 9sec, Oliver 17sec, H. R. Bush - (Canterbury) IDsec, Fleck 20sec 5 and Walls. Scott, Brown I (E.C.N.1.) and B. R. Chisholm p (Canterbury) 22sec. Near Otaki, D. Bell (Palmers- • ton North) and Atkinson tried j to ride away but were caught. At Waikanae a bunch of 24 con- • tested the sprint with line hon- • ours going to Lyster who, with - his time bonus, maintained the leader's jersey by ssec from Pascoe. r On the final stage over the Akatawaras, at the top, in fog and a cold wind, Lyster led from Oliver, Pascoe and Wells. ; At the Mangaroa hill climb. { Lyster was attacking out on his ’ own with a 30sec break from , Pascoe and Bason in third place . Pascoe took command over final stages to cross the line ' Imin 23sec before the bunch. ’ for a race time of Bhr 35min • 57sec. ■ Lyster led the bunch in. Imim ' 19sec behind on over all clas-, ’ silication with his time bonuses 1 added for the hill climb Final placings in general clas'sification were: Pascoe. 8:35:57.1 -1; Lyster. 1:19 down. 2; Oliver r|2:l down. 3; Wells, 2:2 down, 4; J Scott 2:9 down, 5.