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2005 NZ Community Trust Mountain Bike National Series
Downhill #4 - Blenheim, NZ, January 29, 2005
In the week leading up to this race there was 30ºc heat most days, making it difficult but not impossible for track designer and builder Greg Leov, with the assistance of Justin and Nola Leov and the local mountain bike club, to put the finishing touches on the new track - ready for Friday practice day. The new track, located half way between Blenheim and Picton, had a bit of everything, from fast open sections, jumps and step-ups to tight off camber through native bush. It proved to be a very fast track with riders clocking times similar to Dunedin last weekend despite the course being longer by 500m. Nathan Rankin's fastest time, for example was only half a second slower at this round.
Practice day was dry and very dusty, and with overnight rain making for a slick access track and slippery course for race day, but it soon dried out under the hot, Marlborough sun and most riders improved on their first race time. Justin Leov, the local Blenhiem rider, showed once again that he is right on form, winning both of the races. Leov's main competitor, Nathan Rankin of Levin, will not go down without a fight, even racing with his arm in a cast after having broken his wrist last weekend in Dunedin during the first race. He went on to win the second race in Dunedin with his wrist only being strapped. Scott Sheldon of Christchurch continued with an excellent third overall placing, showing that the 23 year old is riding consistently well this year after having been plagued with mechanical problems in last year's series.
Check out the website www.mtbnz.org.nz more information on the series, points, etc.
Results
Elite Men 1 Justin Leov (Blenheim) 2.58 2 Des Curry (Rotorua) 0.03 3 Nathan Rankin (Levin) 0.03 4 Reon Boe (Levin) 0.04 5 Glenn Haden (Wanganui) 0.06 6 Tom Holland (Rotorua) 0.07 7 Scott Sheldon (Christchurch) 0.08 8 Wyn Masters (New Plymouth) 0.11 9 James Dodds (Rotorua) 0.11 10 Blair Christmas (Christchurch) 0.12 11 Tim Mackersy (Dunedin) 0.14 12 Paul Angus (Christchurch) 0.15 13 Scott Geater (Rotorua) 0.17 14 Daryl Webb 0.18 15 Mathew Hyland (Wanganui) 0.20 16 Ben Sanders (Wellington) 0.44 Christopher Davies (Queenstown) DNS Byron Scott (Auckland) DNS Elite Women 1 Scarlett Hagen (Queenstown) 3.32 2 Gabrielle Molloy (Rotorua) 0.50 Junior Men 1 Cameron Cole (Hamilton) 3.09 2 Kieran Bennett (Nelson) 0.02 3 Samuel Blenkinsop (Wanganui) 0.06 4 Mike Skinner (Auckland) 0.15 5 Zac Williams (Dunedin) 0.17 6 Caleb Warrender (Wellington) 0.26 7 Malcolm Cleland (Palmerston North) 0.33 8 Sam Reid (Marlborough) 0.34 9 Brad Ineson (Christchurch) 0.38 10 James Rennie (Palmerston North) 0.40 11 Chris Vanderkolk (Palmerston North) 0.40 12 Greg Costley (Nelson) 0.43 13 James Hampton (Christchurch) 0.47 14 Nick Daniel (Christchurch) 0.56 Junior U17 Men 1 Antony Jackson (Dunedin) 3.23 2 Tom Sligh (Christchurch) 0.01 3 David Scandrett (Christchurch) 0.01 4 Edward Masters (New Plymouth) 0.03 5 Michael Langford (Porirua) 0.06 6 Joel Daniels (Wanganui) 0.06 7 Tom Oskam (Wanganui) 0.08 8 Matthew Scoles (Alexandra) 0.09 9 Ashley Potts (Hamilton) 0.10 10 Peter Cooper (Blenheim) 0.11 11 Kieran McLoughlin (Gisborne) 0.15 12 Jared Brown (Nelson) 0.19 13 James Gilmour (Christchurch) 0.20 14 Ian Thurlow (Wanganui) 0.25 15 John Shearer (Christchurch) 0.29 16 Adam Lourie (Wanganui) 0.33 Nathan Petrie (Christchurch) DNS Senior Men 1 Leighton Neal (Blenheim) 3.10 2 Hayden Lee (Tauranga) 0.00 3 Jarrad Winter (Nelson) 0.07 4 Sean Kennedy (Christchurch) 0.11 5 George Baxter (Blenheim) 0.12 6 Paul Smail (Scotland) 0.14 7 Kai Crow (Auckland) 0.14 8 Daniel Aitken (Wanaka) 0.19 9 Mike King (Rotorua) 0.20 10 James Fagan (Dunedin) 0.20 11 Craig Scott (Christchurch) 0.26 12 Jeff Craig (Auckland) 0.28 13 Hadley Mackay (Edendale) 0.31 14 Steven O'Conner (Auckland) 0.31 15 James Knudsen (Christchurch) 0.32 16 Corey Russ (Nelson) 0.32 17 David Meijer (Auckland) 0.32 18 Manuel Berthonier (Noumea) 0.34 19 Allen Joesph () 0.39 20 Tim Binks (North Shore City) 0.40 21 Jonathon Whyte (Nelson) 0.44 22 Sam Townshend (Christchurch) 0.45 23 T-I Haley (Foxton) 0.46 24 Phil Rowley (Tuatapere) 0.49 25 Daniel Sumner (Christchurch) 0.51 26 Greg Turner (Palmerston north) 0.53 27 Andy Chapman (Christchurch) 0.53 28 Gareth Bretherton (Dunedin) 1.07 29 Kevin Vernon (Wellington) 1.22 30 Sean Cox (Nelson) 1.33 31 Andrew Briggs (Blenheim) 2.13 32 Bruce White (Christchurch) 2.17 Michael Searle (Wellington) DNS Peter Miller (Invercargill) DNS Dane Harris DNS Michael Evans (Wellington) DNS Jonathon Church (Selwyn) DNS Master 30+ Men 1 Bevin Stewart (Rakaia) 3.30 2 Stuart Sheppard (Blenheim) 0.08 3 Tony Reddish (Kaiapoi) 0.09 4 David Smith (Christchurch) 0.11 5 Luke Simmons (Wellington) 0.13 6 Aaron Fernandez (Auckland) 0.13 7 Mark Hellier (Auckland) 0.29 8 Damon Trenwith (Motueka) 0.47 Brent Armon (Blenheim) DNF Nick McMillan (Christchurch) DNS Michael Cardon (Auckland) DNS Master 40+ Men 1 Mark Simmons (Wellington) 3.47 Senior Women 1 Amy Laird (Christchurch) 4.14 2 Julia Stewart (Rakaia) 0.30 3 Jen Conlon (Christchurch) 0.41 4 Olivia Johnston (Christchurch) 1.01 5 Keli Finch (Nelson) 1.32 6 Susan Van der Pol (Blenheim) 2.00 7 Amber Ward (Blenheim) 3.45 Junior U17 Women 1 Danielle Carter 5.16 Hardtail Men 1 Jared Capey (Nelson) 3.30 2 James Pollard (Otago) 0.05 3 Joesph Henry (Hastings) 0.13 4 Reuben Miller (Nelson) 0.15 5 Corey Watson (Christchurch) 0.20 6 Jacob Leach (Dundein) 0.37 7 Blair Palmer (Nelson) 0.51 8 Zak Hogg (Nelson) 0.52 9 Vaughan Watson (Nelson) 1.52 Cam Redwood (Murchison) DNS Peter Joynt (Tokoroa) DNS
