CYCLING

Evening Star, Issue 20317, 28 October 1929, Page 4

CYCLING

MOUNT egmoht road race [Per United Press Association. I NEW PLYMOUTH, October 27. _ The circular road race round Mount Egmont, about 100 miles, was »od by L. Roberts (New Plymouth), oft the twenty-four, minutes’ mark * ro ™ ,' D Sole, 3 6 mm, and 1. Haw, (both of New Plymouth) H. V. (Christchurch) beat £>. M Gann (New Plymouth, previously New Zealand champion) for the fastest time and the New Zealand road -hampionship (4h 31 in in 3soc). fastest time last year was 41v 29rnm o-lsec. Of sixtv-eipht entrants fifty-tour took part "in the race, which was nm in brilliant sunshine over tar-sealed roads with a slight southerly breeze. Riders from clubs throughout the do minion contested the race. N- lb sht, Haw. and Bocock led at Llthanr thirty-five miles from the finish—with the winner, Roberts, seveu minutes behind, and Watson and M Cann 16min further back. At Stratford Haw, Sole, Bocock and Claffey were m front. Haw, Sole, and Roberts was the order at Inglewopd, . vvith 1-inin to go, Roberts being ‘2mm behind the other two. Roberts joined the leaders over the last tew- miles, and one of the best finishes- !6r yeais ensued. Anv one of the three might have won, it seemed, until the last 20yds, \vheit.. Haw drifted slightly, Roberts beatinp Sole bv a length, with Haw two lengths away third, followed by Bocock; Wat son, and M‘Cann. The two last-named had a great struggle for the fastest time, Watson winning by half , a wheel. Roberts’s time was 4h 46mm 3JJsec. The first ten men were: L. Roberts (New Plymouth, 24mm), G. D. bole (New Plymouth,- 36min), T. Haw (New Plymouth, 39mm), L. / Bocock (Kaimata. 36min), H. Watson (Christchurch, scr), S. M'Cann (New Plymouth, scr), 0. .Aroa (New Plymouth, lOinin), G Lehrke (New; Plymouth, 14min), C. Bearman (Christchurch, 9 4min, G. Hall (Auckland, 16mm).