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New Zealand National MTB Series - NE
New Zealand, February 24-25, 2007
Day 1 - February 24: Downhill
Blenkinsop wins as Rankin retires
Wanganui's Sam Blenkinsop won the elite men's downhill NZCT mountain bike national series, by winning the fifth and final round by just under three seconds from junior world champion Cameron Cole. Blenkinsop went into the final round needing a top three finish to cement the series title, a result he achieved in emphatic style down the 2.1 km course with a time of 3.01.86.
Meanwhile Jenna Makgill won the elite women's race by nearly five seconds over Scarlett Hagen, but it was too little too late for Makgill as Hagen's second place was enough to give the former junior world champion the women's 2007 NZCT series title.
Following the race Levin's Nathan Rankin, who finished third today and fourth overall in the national series, announced he will retire from the mountain biking following his upcoming international season after ten years of national series campaigns and five national downhill championship titles.
Matt Scoles from Alexandra won the under 19 men's race, topping of a magnificent series for the 18 year-old who won four of the five rounds he raced in.
Results
Elite men 1 Samuel Blenkinsop (Wanganui) 3.01.9 2 Cameron Cole (Hamilton Animal) 0.02.5 3 Nathan Rankin (Levin) 0.03.6 4 Tom Holland (Rotorua) 0.03.9 5 Hayden Lee (Tauranga) 0.04.4 6 Byron Scott (Auckland) 0.05.3 7 Reon Boe (Levin) 0.07.8 8 Alex Stock (United Kingdom) 0.08.6 9 Mike Skinner (Auckland) 0.08.9 10 Kieran Bennett (Nelson) 0.09.1 11 Des Curry (Rotorua) 0.09.2 12 Michael Davis (Auckland) 0.09.3 13 Joe Barnes (Scotland) 0.11.2 14 Jeffery Bryson (Canada) 0.18.0 15 Tim Mackersy (Dunedin) 0.19.2 16 Joseph Allen (Christchurch) 0.21.6 17 Daniel Sims (Auckland) 0.23.2 18 Daniel Aitken (Wanaka) 0.25.9 DNS Glenn Haden (Wanganui) DNS Sean Kennedy (Christchurch) Elite women 1 Jennifer Makgill (Auckland) 3.29.3 2 Scarlett Hagen (Queenstown) 0.04.5 3 Harriet Harper (Christchurch) 0.27.5 4 Amy Laird (Christchurch) 0.29.6 5 Misty Lee (Auckland) 0.34.6 6 Lauren Campbell (Queenstown) 0.41.0 7 Olivia Johnston (Christchurch) 0.45.6 DNS Hannah Latta (Wellington) JUNIOR MEN 1 Matthew Scoles (Alexandra) 3.10.7 2 Joel Daniels (Wanganui) 0.03.9 3 Michael Langford (Porirua) 0.08.8 4 Peter Cooper (Blenheim) 0.09.4 5 Edward Masters (New Plymouth) 0.09.9 6 David Scandrett (Christchurch) 0.10.7 7 Reuben Miller (Nelson) 0.14.0 8 Reuben Joel (Wellington) 0.15.6 9 Xris Old (Tauranga) 0.17.2 10 Ian Thurlow (Hastings) 0.21.6 11 Paul Gray (Rotorua) 0.30.2 12 Dave du Plessis (Nelson) 0.31.0 13 Matthew Rofe (Horowhenua) 0.32.5 14 Andrew Higgins (Nelson) 0.33.3 15 James Prouse (Levin) 0.33.7 16 Antony Snodgrass (Hamilton) 0.35.1 17 Jayden Harris (Taupo) 0.40.1 18 Brock Cooley (Wellington) 0.50.1 19 Shea Barnes (Gisborne) 0.52.2 20 Scott McDowell (Wanganui) 0.57.3 21 Warwick Barratt (Wellington) 1.00.9 22 James Shirley (Scotland) 1.02.7 23 Simon Jowett (Palmerston North) 1.14.9 24 James Charlesworth (Wellington) 1.15.0 25 Trent Castle (Palmerston North) 2.17.1 DNF Oliver Knight (Palmerston North) DNF Stefan Gardner (Levin) DNS Ricky Clift (Wellington) DNS Scott Bedford (Taranaki) DNS Henry Hunt DNS Daniel Meilink (Wellington) DNS Tom Oskam (Wanganui) DNS John Shearer (Christchurch) DNS Braedan Trompetter (Dobson) DNS Evan Thomas (Levin) Under 17 Men 1 Vaughan Woolhouse (Napier) 3.17.3 2 Brook Macdonald (Napier) 0.01.0 3 Aari Barrett (Havelock North) 0.01.1 4 Josh Miller (Nelson) 0.12.5 5 James Gilmour (Christchurch) 0.12.8 6 Michael Vink (Christchurch) 0.13.8 7 Richard Leacock (Wellington) 0.13.8 8 Campbell Robertson (Auckland) 0.14.2 9 Sam Baker (Auckland) 0.17.7 10 Cameron Bruce (Rotorua) 0.20.1 11 Ethan Helliwell (Nelson) 0.21.8 12 Adrian Retief (Auckland) 0.23.7 13 Nick McConachie (Christchurch) 0.27.3 14 Mitchell McDivitt (Tauranga) 0.30.2 15 Thomas Matthews (Christchurch) 0.32.7 16 George Pratley (Havelock North) 0.33.6 17 Brad Warren (Hastings) 0.34.6 18 Phillip Berryman (Christchurch) 0.38.4 19 Ben Hobbs (Levin) 0.49.0 20 Bryn Dickerson (Porirua) 0.49.9 21 Jamie Lyall (Kapiti Coast) 0.50.0 22 Jonathon Speedy (Auckland) 0.50.1 23 Thomas Humphries (Palmerston North) 0.51.3 24 Laurence McBreen-Smith (Christchurch) 0.51.4 25 Brandon Richards (Wellington) 0.53.8 26 Johnny Casey (Rotorua) 0.59.2 27 Devon Mills (Auckland) 1.02.0 28 Ben Tyas (Auckland) 1.04.3 29 Patrick McInnes (Havelock North) 1.05.2 30 Reece Townsend (Wanganui) 1.09.6 31 Brad Gregan (Gisborne) 1.09.6 32 Taylor Dalton (Wellington) 1.16.4 33 Leighton Phillips (Wellington) 1.16.8 34 Rhees Jones (Palmerston North) 1.18.0 35 James Coburn (Wellington) 1.21.1 36 Junior Martin (Levin) 1.35.1 37 Nick Taylor (Christchurch) 1.41.6 38 Tyler Perrin (Palmerston North) 1.41.7 39 Andrew Brown (Wellington) 1.45.8 40 Will Hullena-Lemon (Wellington) 2.13.2 41 Jadon McConnell (Wellington) 2.15.0 42 Cory Chammen (Levin) 2.16.9 43 Sebastian Chapman (Levin) 2.18.0 44 Sam Forty (Wellington) 2.23.2 45 Luke Brindle (Wellington) 2.27.0 46 Weston Hill (Upper Hutt) 3.16.3 DNF Matthew Coburn (Wellington) DNS Matthew Clouston (Waimauku) DNS Sam Clarke (Wellington) DNS Rupert Chapman (Christchurch) DNS James Hoggan (Christchurch) DNS Nathan Petrie (Christchurch) DNS Senn Steel (Central Otago) DNS Dominic Stulen (Rotorua) DNS George Brannigan (Hastings) DNS Josh Barnes (Palmerston North) DNS Jacob Brown (Palmerston North) SENIOR MEN 1 Kurt Lancaster (Levin) 3.15.0 2 Sam Reed (Marlborough) 0.03.8 3 Zac Williams (Dunedin) 0.10.5 4 Josh Sage (Palmerston North) 0.11.8 5 James Rennie (Palmerston North) 0.13.3 6 Luke McCombie (Wellington) 0.15.8 7 Kai Crow (Auckland) 0.16.0 8 Joseph Henry (Hastings) 0.18.9 9 Caleb Warrender (Wellington) 0.28.6 10 Ty Haley (Levin) 0.28.9 11 Jeff Craig (Auckland) 0.30.0 12 Peter Miller (Invercargill) 0.32.1 13 Luke De Jager (Levin) 0.32.3 14 Phillip Marfell (New Plymouth) 0.37.7 15 Farryn Goodman (Nelson) 0.39.7 16 Jonathan Skinner (Christchurch) 0.40.4 17 Boyd Grinstead (Christchurch) 0.41.3 18 Ewan Baron (Featherston) 0.54.4 19 Sean McCarthy (Napier) 0.55.3 20 Luke McCarthy (Napier) 0.56.4 21 Gavin Barber (Lower Hutt) 1.02.5 22 Guy Spencer (Auckland) 1.16.1 23 Robert Chappell (Palmerston North) 1.28.9 24 Craig Cox (Whangarei) 1.31.7 25 Quinton Feldberg (Palmerston North) 1.34.8 DNF James McConachie (Christchurch) DNF Hayden McGregor (Tauranga) DNF Matthew Black (Palmerston North) DNS Graeme Adriaens (Christchurch) DNS Peter Futterup (Auckland) DNS Sam Gothorp (Wanaka) DNS Darius King (Wellington) DNS Morgan Moore (Te Puke) DNS James Pollard (Otago) DNS Nathan Ryder (Nelson) DNS Michael Scott (Palmerston North) DNS Jerym Soames (Hamilton) DNS Mat Weir (Scotland) DNS Karl Robertson (Upper Hutt) Master 1 Men 1 Arran Tandy (Nelson) 3.35.7 2 Campbell Wilson (Lower Hutt) 0.05.2 3 Matt Callaghan (Lower Hutt) 0.27.2 4 Luke Simmons (Lower Hutt) 0.35.9 5 Aaron Fernandez (Auckland) 0.42.6 6 Dave Hunt 472 (Auckland) 0.43.2 7 Kerry Halse (North Shore) 1.03.4 DNS Michael Carden (Auckland) Master 2 Men 1 David Vieglais (Wellington) 4.28.3 2 Mark Simmons (Johnsonville) 0.08.1 3 Peter Oskam (Wanganui) 0.59.2 DNF Shane Baker (Auckland) Hardtail Men 1 Matthew Hyland (Wanganui) 3.42.0 2 Shanan Whitloch (Wanganui) 0.24.4 3 Travis Henry (Levin) 0.37.7 4 Cam Johnson (Alexandra) 0.39.9 5 Ethan Kennett (Levin) 1.03.1 6 Tourley Munro (Auckland) 1.25.0 7 Wade Kenchington (Wellington) 1.30.1 Senior Women 1 Hayley Robertson (Upper Hutt) 5.26.8 Junior Women 1 Holly Kernohan-Smith (Christchurch) 4.59.5 2 Katherine Jones (Nelson) 2.52.2 Novice Boys 1 Lachie Watson (Wanganui) 4.02.0 2 Reuben Olorenshaw (Nelson) 0.01.5 3 Zach Baker (Auckland) 0.13.8 4 Keegan Lawrence (Wellington) 0.22.9 5 Simon Barratt (Wellington) 0.47.1 6 Tim Adams (Nelson) 1.00.5 7 Jake Forty (Wellington) 2.14.4 DNS George Diver (Christchurch) DNS Cody Rees 468 (Christchurch) Novice Girls 1 Charlotte Clouston (Waimauku) 6.00.6
