Sunday, January 13, 2008

Melissa Holt Wins Womans Race

Full results as soon as men start at about 12:30

Melissa Holt 1st 3:10:32:00
Rosara Joseph 3:10:34:29
Kaytee Boyd 3:10:34:31
Serena Sheridan 3:10
Karen Fulton 3:10
Emma Crum 3:10
Toni Bradshaw 3:10
Brei Gudsell 3:10
Jennie Kuhajek 3:10
Clarissa Wilkes 3:10
Britta Martin 3:10
Sarah Murdoch 3:10
Yvette Hill Willis 3:10
Kerri-Anne Torkler 3:10
Rachel Mercer 3:11
Bridget Robertshaw 3:11
Sonia Hill 3:11
Catherine Boyens 3:11
Laura Thompson 3:11
Steph Everson 3:11
Tara Allerton 3:11
Marin Duvnjak 3:12
Nimesha Smith 3:14
Josie Giddons 3:14
Lauren Ellis 3:15
Tracey Best 3:16

These are unoffical with several more to come





Melissa Holt 1st
Rosaria Joseph 2nd
Kaytee Boyd 3rd

Confirmed - full results shortly

Last riders coming in with 2 still to come

Waiting for officals to confirm results provided by Times7. Great day here with Jon Bridges doing live commentry, Sky tv filming and music for the spectators

Unoffically Melissa is the new Nationals Womans Champion after standing up and leaving the other two with 200 Meters to go. Full results shortly


Melissa Holt, by 50 Meters to Rosaria Joseph and Kaytee Boyd close on the line

15 in bunch getting tactical

Sounds like they are all back together

Yvette Hill-Willis off front with 4 or so k's to go

Coming up to Puketapu corner comms unable to update us at mo

Lead riders only 30 - 50 meters in front

Its all on five out the front with a small gap and the bunch spread on the down-hill about 10kms to go

Rosara had a very strong climb to go to the top catching the leading riders

Rosara, Sheridan then Marina and yvette and kerri-ann next

Rosara Joseph and Serina Sheridan opened gap on bunch and now in between
going strong
Sonia hill made it back to bunch after a puncture

Front 9 -10 secs over Kerri-ann and 21 secs to bunch

Front 2 twelve seconds over Kerri-ann and then 29 back to bunch at top of Apley

Marina riding one hell race showing plenty of determination up the hill to try and take this event out

Two riders out front Yvette Hill-Willis and Marina Duvnjak with Kerri-ann Torkler 32 seconds back then 55 secs to bunch


At 5:15 minutes Alison Shanks,Rushlee Buchanan, Sherilyn Gray, Tracy Herbert, Gabrielle Bahler, Amy Mosen, Vicki Burr, Genevieve Whitson

A minute behind bunch are Josie Giddons, Tracey Best, Nimesha Smith, Nicola Cox


Also in main bunch Clarrsa Wilkes, Jeannie Kuhajek, Sarah Murdoch, Catherine Boyens, Kaytee Boyd

Alison Shanks 5:15 behind bunch with 3 other riders
Also in main bunch Steph Everson, Briget Robertshaw, Marina Duvnjak, Yvette Hill-Willis, Melissa Holt,Sonia Hill, Britta Martin, Kerrianne Torkler, Laura Thompson, Emma Crumm, Tara Allerton more to follow

In the main bunch are Rachel Mercer, Toni Bradshaw, Karen Fulton, Serena Sheridan, Loran Ellis, Rosara Joseph, Brei Gudsell more to follow

4 more riders about a minute 2 secs behind

Marina has been caught 25+ riders over start/finish for third time 1 lap to go
Bunch not far off start finish for the third time - it's going to be all on for the last lap will update as many riders as possible

The chase bunch is about to catch Marina Duvnjak who has been out front on own since attacking shortly after the start giving the strong Auckland contingent a good run