Gap continues to close and officals cars pulling out of 27 second gap
Marina only 27 secs over chasers
Rosia Joseph and Serena Sheridan chasing hard and catch may occur over the top of the climb with bunch splitting up behind. The hammer is down.
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Riders coming over rise before start/Finish Line
Rushlee and Melissa Holt attacked but pulled back in by peleton, Marina still out by 2:05 at bottom of Apley after flat straights
Toria and Freya back again about 6 minutes from leader
Alison Shanks, Amy Mosen, Vicki Burr, Genevieve Whitson, Sherilyn Gray and another 2 riders about 1 minute back
Marina 3 minutes ahead with about 30 riders in the bunch , both Hawkes Bay girls in the bunch
Marina at the halfway mark now still out the front
Marina still 3:12 seconds out with Alison 3 Minutes behind peleton
Alison Shanks may be having mechanical issues
Marinas lead reduced to 3 Minutes
Serena Sheridan from Canterbury pushing the pace and the Bunch of 20 stretched out in single file
3:09 at the top top of hill
10 Riders now out the back and their day may be over with the bunch starting to liven up the race is on
Marina at 3:35 at Glengarry Road
Toria Adamson and Freya Scollay off back at 39km mark
Bunch starting to fragment with riders out the back 3/4 up Apley road
Peleton closes slightly 4:20 with Peleton at shoe fence
Laura Thompson from Canterbury tried to sparc something up the hill but dragged back by peloton
Bunch travelling 27 km on flat Marina still out by 4:50
Marina's time was 47 mins for 26km so pace is certainly easy at this time
Marina looking comfortable with the peloton taking its time nearly five minutes behind st the end of the first lap
Cyclists coming down to the start line
Marina still out by 3:20
Marina out by 3:24 at Glengarry road
Marina still out by a minute at 10 kms Jeannie Kuhajek chasing
Marina still out front by more than a minute brunch remains together
Marina Duvnjak on first part of Apley 1 min 34
Marina Duvnjak off the front by 45 secs start of climb
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Woman have started, Great conditions still about 23 - 25 degrees perfect day
Woman are in the Marshelling area for race briefing expect to be underway soon
Great morning with a hive of activity out at Puketapu for the Elite and U23 Road race championships. We are expecting a hot day with yesterday reaching 32 on the course at 2:30pm. I think today may be hotter and 35 on the track does not seem to be out of the question. The Womans race is set to start at 8:30 and 4 laps of the Apley circuit for 104kms and the Men at 12:30 for 182 Km's.
39 Elite Men
38 U23
41 Woman starters
1 scratching Suzy Pride
