The second day of the 2010 New Zealand Mountain Bike National Championships was completed on Saturday at Mt. Victoria in Wellington. Quality fields in all categories took on the technically challenging and highly regarded Mt. Vic course, in the multi-lap Olympic format cross country race.
The feature event in the afternoon for elite and under 23 and under 19 men and women promised a lot of action, and right from the start gun it was certainly delivered.
Hot weather combined with the highly technical race course created a war of attrition that claimed several fancied athletes. However, men's elite winner Mike Northcott and women's elite winner Nic Leary conquered the conditions and controlled their races from the front to claim respective national championship titles.
Brendon Sharratt and Dirk Peters claimed the second and third podium spots, with Peters also the under 23 national champion. Fiona McDermid rode strongly to second place in the women's race, with Samara Sheppard third and, like Peters, claimed a deserved under 23 national championship title.
The under 19 race was a showcase for two athletes riding off the front of most races they compete in. Richard Anderson dominated his rivals from the start gun to win, and Alexa Peters did the same to claim her national championship title.
The morning race start for age group categories was exceptional on several fronts - a crushing display from Christchurch under 17 men's winner Anton Cooper, the emergence of the lightning quick under 17 female winner Kara McDermid, and the maiden national championship title of Rotorua's Mark Leishman's long and storied cycling career.
For Lieshman, racing today in the 30-40 men's category, this victory and title was a return to his roots. Mt. Victoria was where he first raced competitively in the mid 1990s and today's race completed a full circle for the talented off-road racer.
Competition will continue on Sunday with the downhill and short track national events.
Full Results
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Elite and Under 23 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Mike Northcott
1:59:16
2
Brendon Sharratt
0:01:11
3
Dirk Peters*
0:02:09
4
Carl Jones*
0:05:18
5
Stuart Houltham
0:06:08
6
Scott Thorne
0:07:27
7
Scott Green*
0:07:51
8
Tim Wilding
0:08:19
9
Ethan Glover*
0:08:25
10
Adrian Retief*
0:10:28
11
Andrew Bott
0:12:10
12
Gavin McCarthy
0:12:58
13
Dave Sharpe
0:14:13
14
Darry Stevens
0:14:58
15
Patrick Avery*
0:15:41
16
Josh Page
0:16:10
17
Chris Kendall
0:16:18
18
Alexander Revell
0:17:34
19
Ash Hough*
0:18:01
20
Jeremy Inglis
0:21:11
21
Alistair Crossling
0:21:54
lapped
Jonny Brown*
Row 21 - Cell 2
lapped
Cameron Wood*
Row 22 - Cell 2
DNS
Edwin Crossling
Row 23 - Cell 2
DNF
Oliver Shaw*
Row 24 - Cell 2
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Elite and Under 23 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Nic Leary
1:51:17
2
Fiona Macdermid
0:07:18
3
Samara Sheppard*
0:09:37
4
Monique Avery*
0:11:44
5
Cathy Hamer
0:14:19
6
Adrienne Hooper*
0:16:38
7
Nina Pedersen
0:18:12
8
Amy Laird
0:21:13
9
Marjolein Ros
0:22:17
10
Sasha Smith*
0:24:03
11
Catherine Dunne
0:28:47
12
Lisa Morgan
0:29:38
Lapped
Michelle Bellamy
Row 12 - Cell 2
Lapped
Katherine O Neill*
Row 13 - Cell 2
Lapped
Jeanette Gerrie
Row 14 - Cell 2
DNF
Raewyn Morrison*
Row 15 - Cell 2
DNS
Sara Taylor
Row 16 - Cell 2
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Under 19 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Richard Anderson
1:35:34
2
Logan Horn
0:03:11
3
Bradley Hudson
0:03:56
4
Tom Bradshaw
0:05:32
5
Locky McArthur
0:05:58
6
Mathew Waghorn
0:06:39
7
Joel Macmillan
0:12:55
8
Conor Corbett
0:13:57
9
Jack Chapman
0:15:48
10
Campbell Tannock
0:17:25
11
George Murray
0:20:54
12
Ian Burgess
0:22:02
Lapped
Samuel Shaw
Row 12 - Cell 2
DNF
Dominic Furkert
Row 13 - Cell 2
DNF
Josh Russell-Gibbs
Row 14 - Cell 2
DNS
Reuben Horn
Row 15 - Cell 2
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Under 19 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Alexa Peters
1:42:19
2
Sarah Kate McDonald
0:19:05
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Under 15 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Charlie Murray
1:27:38
2
Ben Oliver
0:02:09
3
Jack Compton
0:05:21
4
Kurt Standen
0:09:35
5
Peter Bethell
0:12:52
6
Tom Coombes
0:17:08
7
Craig Murray
0:22:15
8
Gareth Cannon
0:33:12
9
Jonathan Barnes
0:41:55
DNS
Takumi Clarke
Row 9 - Cell 2
DNS
Jordan Castle
Row 10 - Cell 2
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Under 15 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kara Macdermid
1:04:16
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Under 17 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Anton Cooper
1:11:08
2
Nigel McDowell
0:06:26
3
Sam Gaze
0:08:05
4
Craig Oliver
0:08:22
5
Josh Parkin
0:10:17
6
Brett Stokman
0:13:42
7
Jonty Sanders
0:14:10
8
Jake Glover
0:16:48
9
Sean Hambrook
0:17:54
10
Connor Dove
0:20:30
11
Jono Wood
0:20:55
12
Frank Sutton
0:21:09
13
Nathan Waghorn
0:26:44
14
Timothy Robertson
0:26:58
15
Matt Cederwall
0:31:12
DNF
Ryan Hunt
Row 15 - Cell 2
DNF
Martin McCrudden
Row 16 - Cell 2
DNF
Jordan MacLachlan
Row 17 - Cell 2
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Under 17 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kayley Murdoch
1:10:07
2
Olivia Wadman
0:07:25
3
Sammy Lane
0:11:02
4
Siobhan Macdonald
0:14:45
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Senior men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Ben Earnshaw
1:51:35
2
Ben Murphy
0:00:15
3
Steve Doreen
0:17:31
4
Blair Oldershaw
0:18:46
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Senior women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Chelsea Bilsbarrow
1:44:09
2
Rachel Reynolds
0:01:15
3
Annabel Shaw
0:18:07
4
Kathryn Campbell
0:32:05
DNS
Kate Meyer
Row 4 - Cell 2
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Master 1 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Mark Leishman
1:39:25
2
Kyle Wood
0:01:48
3
Jason Goldie
0:05:05
4
Silas Cullen
0:06:51
5
Wayne Hiscock
0:06:59
6
Tony Keith
0:08:35
7
Jonty Ritchie
0:10:10
8
Mike Brough
0:12:28
9
Ricky Pincott
0:16:42
10
Richard Smith
0:18:06
11
Dave Aldred
0:18:21
12
Niall Brown
0:18:42
13
Steve Pedley
0:26:17
14
Kieran Turner
0:35:16
15
Blair Macdonald
0:42:11
DNF
Callum Kennedy
Row 15 - Cell 2
DNF
Matt Amos
Row 16 - Cell 2
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Master 1 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kim Hamer-Hurst
1:41:00
2
Melissa Newell
0:06:23
3
Andrea Murray
0:08:57
4
Amanda Jenkins
0:16:35
DNS
Catherine Dunn
Row 4 - Cell 2
DNS
Sarah Bedel
Row 5 - Cell 2
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Master 2 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Clive Bennett
1:49:58
2
Chris Gaze
0:00:56
3
Rob Kilvington
0:03:10
4
Geoffrey Notman
0:04:10
5
Jason McCarty
0:07:39
6
Jonny Waghorn
0:08:50
7
Karl Ratahi
0:09:37
8
Matt Farrar
0:15:54
9
Andrew MacDonald
0:16:49
10
Brett Irving
0:17:45
11
Stephen Grenside
0:19:30
12
Chris Stark
0:25:33
13
Tim Bygate
0:28:16
14
Ross Castle
0:34:33
16
Matt Gerstenberger
Row 14 - Cell 2
DNF
Wade Jennings
Row 15 - Cell 2
DNF
Craig Lawn
Row 16 - Cell 2
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Master 3 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Ian Paintin
1:22:33
2
Marco Renall
0:03:31
3
Anthony Bradshaw
0:05:02
4
Neil Averis
0:12:06
5
Scott MacLachlan
0:13:09
6
Conal McKenna
0:14:07
7
Martyn Pearce
0:15:00
8
Paul McDowell
0:15:46
9
Peter Pigou
0:17:06
10
Stephen Coppard
0:18:05
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Fastest 15 men's average lap times
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Anton Cooper
0:23:43
2
Mike Northcott
0:00:08
3
Richard Anderson
0:00:10
4
Brendon Sharratt
0:00:22
5
Dirk Peters
0:00:34
6
Logan Horn
0:00:58
7
Mark Leishman
0:01:08
8
Bradley Hudson
0:01:09
9
Carl Jones
0:01:12
10
Stuart Houltham
0:01:22
11
Tom Bradshaw
0:01:33
12
Kyle Wood
0:01:35
13
Scott Thorne
0:01:38
14
Locky McArthur
0:01:40
15
Scott Green
0:01:42
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Fastest 8 women's lap times
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Nic Leary
0:27:49
2
Fiona Macdermid
0:01:50
3
Samara Sheppard
0:02:25
4
Monique Avery
0:02:56
5
Cathy Hamer
0:03:35
6
Adrienne Hooper
0:04:10
7
Kara Macdermid
0:04:19
8
Nina Pedersen
0:04:33
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