Jones earns first national championship in elite men's race
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The elite women's race was an intriguing contest. Rabobank-Giant's Rosara Joseph held a handy lead after her first lap, but New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup champion Karen Hanlen worked her way onto Joseph's wheel after the second and looked to be relishing the ability to challenge. Joseph then cranked on the pressure, extending a lead over Hanlen which she held to the line and the Championship; title, a win the Biejing Olympian was proud to claim.
The elite men's race produced a result that had been five years in the making, Whakatane's Carl Jones has spent five years in the elite category chasing this title, and he was the off the front leader from the first lap right to the line.
Jones knew that Dirk Peters was stalking him and his aggressive approach to protecting his slight lead was clearly evident. But Peters couldn't maintain contact, with Jones driving on to win the championship title by a comfortable two minutes. Defending title holder Mike Northcott battled in the chase, and was able to gain some ground to claim third.
Under 19 star Anton Cooper was on a mission from the gun, and the Christchurch rider had a point to prove. Starting two minutes behind the elite field, Cooper managed to work his way to being the lead rider on course by his fourth lap, a staggering feat considering the calibre of his peers.
Cooper went on to win his junior category by over five minutes leaving an impression that is sure to last for sometime, and which will also be a great lead-in to the upcoming Oceania Championships in Australia.
Brothers Craig and Ben Oliver cleaned out the Under 17 men's competition in style, while in the Under 15 women's race, Palmerston North's Kara MacDermid backed up her 2010 title with another in 2011, riding at a pace that turned heads.
Racers competed on a lap through Forrester Park.
Full Results
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Elite men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Carl Jones
1:51:04
2
Dirk Peters
0:02:03
3
Mike Northcott
0:02:17
4
Mark Leishman
0:02:52
5
Bradley Hudson
0:05:05
6
Thomas Skinner
0:06:10
7
Samuel Shaw
0:08:07
8
Ethan Glover
0:08:11
9
Stuart Houltham
0:09:49
10
Nick Clark
0:10:24
11
Calum Chamberlain
0:11:33
12
Gavin Mccarthy
0:13:19
13
Nick Miller
0:13:47
14
Patrick Avery
0:14:37
15
Oliver Shaw
0:15:49
16
Ash Hough
0:16:54
17
Justin Price
0:20:43
-1lap
Adrian Retief
Row 17 - Cell 2
-2laps
Kyle Wood
Row 18 - Cell 2
-2laps
Locky McArthur
Row 19 - Cell 2
-2laps
Josh Page
Row 20 - Cell 2
-2laps
Dominic Furkert
Row 21 - Cell 2
-4laps
Jeremy Inglis
Row 22 - Cell 2
DNF
Logan Horn
Row 23 - Cell 2
DNF
Harley Going
Row 24 - Cell 2
DNS
Scott Green
Row 25 - Cell 2
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Elite women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Rosara Joseph
1:42:45
2
Karen Hanlen
0:01:41
3
Katherine O’Neill
0:07:10
4
Bridget Keegan
0:07:40
5
Eloise Fry
0:09:53
6
Samara Sheppard
0:11:02
7
Sasha Smith
0:13:06
8
Erin Greene
0:15:40
9
Melissa Newell
0:21:41
-2laps
Adrienne Hooper
Row 9 - Cell 2
-3laps
Raewyn Morrison
Row 10 - Cell 2
DNF
Fiona Macdermid
Row 11 - Cell 2
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Under 19 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Anton Cooper
1:25:21
2
Tom Bradshaw
0:05:04
3
Nigel Mcdowell
0:07:50
4
Tom Filmer
0:08:05
5
Mathew Waghorn
0:08:12
6
Sean Hambrook
0:10:15
7
Harley Going
0:11:39
8
Josh Parkin
0:18:12
-2laps
Layton Murdoch
Row 8 - Cell 2
-2laps
Ollie Harnett
Row 9 - Cell 2
-3laps
Bryan Beaufils
Row 10 - Cell 2
-3laps
Hayden Cleminson
Row 11 - Cell 2
DNF
Ian Burgess
Row 12 - Cell 2
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Under 19 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Mary Gray
1:26:24
2
Natalie Retief
0:30:09
3
Kayley Murdoch
0:36:23
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Under 17 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Craig Oliver
1:07:42
2
Ben Oliver
0:04:24
3
David Ashby-Coventry
0:04:36
4
Gareth Cannon
0:06:27
5
Charlie Murray
0:07:36
6
Jacob Stuthridge
0:08:00
7
Mitchell Campbell
0:09:02
8
Jack Compton
0:09:55
9
Cameron Howell
0:10:59
10
Frank Suton
0:11:24
11
Fabian Wybrow-Obrien
0:14:47
12
Chris Dingley
0:26:08
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Under 17 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Laura Bridger
1:07:00
2
Harriet Beaven
0:00:45
3
Toshiko Knight
0:02:44
4
Caitlin Louise Holmes
0:05:28
5
Olivia Miller
0:10:09
-1lap
Samantha Hope
Row 5 - Cell 2
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Under 15 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Scott Barr
1:02:00
2
Craig Murray
0:00:25
DNS
Cameron Howell
Row 2 - Cell 2
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Under 15 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kara Macdermid
1:03:55
2
Shannon Hope
0:08:36
3
Brooke Hudson
0:12:52
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Senior men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Luke Osborne
1:28:52
2
Kurt Wulfgang
0:02:37
3
Mark Dunlop
0:02:39
4
Tim Rush
0:06:56
5
Sam Thompson
0:08:30
6
Benny Shatler
0:16:07
7
Wilson Jones
0:21:07
8
Jamie Sonntag
0:42:47
9
Brandon Sbordone
0:47:57
DNS
Jonathon Brown
Row 9 - Cell 2
DNS
Ethan Glover
Row 10 - Cell 2
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Senior women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kate Fluker
1:28:09
2
Emma Johnston
0:07:34
DNS
Bridget Keegan
Row 2 - Cell 2
DNS
lexa Peters
Row 3 - Cell 2
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Master 1 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Ryan Cull
1:25:25
2
Wayne Hiscock
0:02:00
3
Jonty Taylor
0:07:20
4
Mike Kelly
0:10:56
5
Jared Scollay
0:13:12
6
Rob Owens
0:28:53
DNS
Ken Feist
Row 6 - Cell 2
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Master 1 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kim Hamer-Hurst
1:04:49
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Master 2 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Blair Stuthridge
1:14:07
2
Ray Hope
0:01:55
DNS
Ross Castle
Row 2 - Cell 2
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Master 2 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Sadie Parker-Wynyard
1:06:04
2
Sarah Beadel
0:07:57
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Master 3 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Derek Milne
1:17:03
2
Ant Bradshaw
0:04:03
3
Michael Ferigo
0:08:03
4
Martyn Pearce
0:08:32
5
Tony Beaven
0:11:32
6
Tim Miller
0:15:37
7
Geoff Hunt
0:18:10
DNS
Derek Milne
Row 7 - Cell 2
DNS
Ian Paintin
Row 8 - Cell 2
DNS
Marco Renall
Row 9 - Cell 2
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