Ryan dominant in professional ling

Press, 7 March 1988, Page 25

Ryan dominant in professional ling

As was freely predicted. Colin Ryan, of South Canterbury. dominated the New Zealand professional track cycling championships held at Denton Park at the weekend. Ryan won all four individual titles in the senior section and was also a member of the winning South SCanterbury pursuit team, giving him five” gold medals for the championships, a superlative performance. J Junior t honours i were shared by Michael Duthie. of Otago, and Glenn Smith, j of Auckland, the former: winning two golds. The Mid-Canterbury; cadets. Chris Hands and Greg Magee, were the winners of their

individual events. South Canterbuy won the coveted teams' event. The veterans' title went to Haward Burnham, of Auckland. Results were:. Abbreviations: Auckland (A). Taranaki. (Tar). Otago (0). South (Canterbury (SC). Mid-Canterbury (M-C), Canterbury (C)j Senior 500 m.— C. Ryan (SC) 1. A. |Brown (A) 2, L. Wilson (M-C) 3. Junior 500 m.— G. Smith (A) 1. M. Duthie ;(O) 2. R. Anslev (SC)| 3. Cadet 500 m.— C. Hands (M-C) 1. G Blake (A) 2; T. Brown ’ (SC) 3.Junior 3000 m individual pursuit,— Duthie I. 1 Smith 2.

M. Towler (SC) 3, S. Enright (A) 4. i Senior ! 4000 m individual pursuit.— Rvan 1. W. Towler (SC) 2. S. Doherty (C) 3, K. Strattan (Tar) 4. Junior 8000 m.— Duthie 1. Smith 2. Ansley 3. Cadet 4000 m.— G. McGee (M-C) 1, C. Panel (O) 2, Hands 3. Senior 1600 m.— 'Ryan 1. W. Towler 2. Brown 3. Cadet 1600 m teams' Italian pursuit.,— South Canterbury 1. Auckland 2, Otago 3. Open 4000 m teams' pursuit.— South Canterbury 1. Mid-Canterbury ■ 2, Otago 3, Auckland 4. Senior 1600 m— C. Ryan (SC) 1, W. Towler (SC) 2. T. Ward (M-C) 3.