Sam Gaze upsets Anton Cooper in New Zealand cross country championships

Sam Gaze out-sprinted defending champion and former junior world champion Anton Cooper to claim the title in a thrilling elite men's cross country race at the New Zealand national championships on Saturday. In the women's event, 26-year-old Kate Fluker from Queenstown withstood the charge from London Olympian and defending champion Karen Hanlen on a testing course in Whakarewarewa Forest.

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Elite men cross country
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Samuel Gaze1:32:30
2Anton CooperRow 1 - Cell 2
3Dirk Peters0:00:59
4Carl Jones0:04:05
5Samuel Shaw0:06:09
6Josh Parkin0:07:49
7Tom Bradshaw0:08:35
8Mathew Waghorn0:08:57
9Craig Oliver0:09:39
10Adrian Retief0:10:41
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Elite women cross country
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Kate Fluker1:31:56
2Karen Hanlen0:00:42
3Fiona Macdermid0:04:15
4Katherine O'neill0:05:56
5Amber Johnston0:06:45
6Ingrid Richter0:07:55
7Samara Sheppard0:08:29
8Sonia Hill0:14:07
9Myra Moller0:15:14
10Jeanette Gerrie0:15:22
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Junior men cross country
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ben Oliver1:21:16
2Gareth Cannon0:00:50
3David Ashby-Coventry0:01:06
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Junior women cross country
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Harriet Beaven1:20:11
2Jemma Manchester0:02:59
3Shannon Hope0:06:23

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