Jesson Wins ‘Mini-Tour’

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32395, 7 September 1970, Page 14

Jesson Wins ‘Mini-Tour’

J. Jesson (Mairehau), who won the time trial and was prominently placed in the other three stages, won the Mairehau Novice Wheelmen's 60-mile cycling "mini-tour.” The most unfortunate of the 30 competitors was G. Palatchie (Blenheim). He won two of the sections and finished fifth in another but broke a pedal in the third stage and was forced to ride the last five miles using only one leg. He finished seventh in the general classification.

Stage one (17J miles): G. Palatchie (Blenheim) 'l, W. Palatchie (Blenheim) 2, R. Illes (Mairehau) 3, P. Court (Rangiora) 4. P. Jesson (Mairehau) 5. Time: 58min 22sec. Stage two (3i miles time trial): Jesson 1, W. Howes (Timaru) 2, Illes 3, K. Day (Rangiora) 4, G. Palatchie 5. Time: 10:58. Stage three

(16* miles): Illes 1, Jesson 2, Howes 3, A. Stollman (Mairehau) 4, W. Palatchie 5. Time: 46:30. Stage four: G. Palatchie 1, M. Maxwell (Rangiora) 2, P. Radburnd (Mairehau) 3, Jesson 4. W. Palatchie 5. Time: 53:45»

General classification: Jesson* 2hr 49min 22 sec, 1; Iller, 2:49:44, 2; Howes, 2:50:29, Stollman. 2:51:31, 4; W. Palatchie, 2:52:18. 5. Kaiapoi to Christchurch, ITmile handicap: T. Fitzgerald (7min), 38:10, 1: I. Stace (7min) 2. P. Ramage (7min) 3, S. Whitfe (SJmin) 4, G. Sibley (7min) J. Fastest time: A. Stollman (scr ), 34:14.