New Zealand Downhill Mountain Bike Cup - Nelson 2011: Results

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Swiss racer Emilie Siegenthaler on her way to second place(Image credit: John Harrison)

Nelson turned on the heat and dry, dusty race conditions to deliver a tough Kaka Hill challenge for the fourth round of the RaboDirect New Zealand Downhill Mountain Bike Cup. The Hira Forest downhill venue in the Maitai Valley is both feared and respected in equal measure by the sports gravity racers, with a healthy field of New Zealand's best taking on a contingent of international visitors on the Kaka Hill course.

Top under 19 junior Madeline Taylor crashed heavily after the Saturday lunch break, resulting in arm injuries which meant Sunday's main event was off the table for her. Likewise Wyn Masters - the New Plymouth professional and star of the cult favourite WynTV had a serious crash on his last practice run which resulted in a badly broken arm. Masters' 2011 European World Cup season now becomes his revised target after injury rehabilitation.

Justin Leov (Trek World Racing) and Cameron Cole (Lapierre International) were racing their first elite New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup events this weekend after the cancellation of round three in Rotorua last month. Both riders were looking for solid returns to race conditions, after having their usual post world championships break. And both riders showed quickly that their pace was right on the money - Cole seeding quickest after spending some time dialling in his new ride; but it was Leov who nailed his race run to take the win by 1.5 seconds over good friend Cole.

The under 19 junior men's race was a cracker. This category is sure to be tightly competitve right through the New Zealand domestic season, with several riders capable of owning each race. Nelson's Reuben Olorenshaw has been growing in confidence right through the 2011 season, racing at a level that has him consistently within the top 10 elite times. Olorenshaw delivered again today, not only winning by a healthy margin over Daniel Franks (Yeti) but pulling a time that had him sixth overall for the day.

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Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Justin Leov	0:03:07.80
2	Cam Cole	0:00:01.52
3	Brook Macdonald	0:00:06.68
4	Matthew Scoles	0:00:07.53
5	Nathan Rankin	0:00:09.52
6	Rupert Chapman	0:00:15.36
7	George Brannigan	0:00:15.84
8	Joseph Nation	0:00:16.99
9	Sam Baker	0:00:19.06
10	James Dodds	0:00:19.26
11	Richard Leacock	0:00:22.33
12	Dan Sims	0:00:24.49
13	Hajime Imoto	0:00:25.41
14	Tim Mackersy	0:00:25.59
15	Reuben Miller	0:00:26.12
16	Thomas Jeandin	0:00:32.50
17	Ewan Doherty	0:00:35.35
18	Tom Matthews	0:00:37.97
19	Kieran Bennett	0:00:52.56
20	Gerard Wolfe	0:00:56.52
21	Rob Venables	0:00:59.60
DNF	Hayden Lee	Row 21 - Cell 2
DNS	Wyn Masters	Row 22 - Cell 2

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Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Harriet Harper	0:03:54.11
2	Emilie Siegenthaler	0:00:05.64
3	Amanda Pearce	0:00:59.34
DNS	Dawn Daley-Coers	Row 3 - Cell 2

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Under 19 men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Reuben Olorenshaw	0:03:18.67
2	Daniel Franks	0:00:03.68
3	Reece Potter	0:00:07.09
4	Jay Barrett	0:00:11.33
5	Zach Baker	0:00:15.26
6	Jamie Chapman	0:00:17.06
7	Nick Bygate	0:00:17.86
8	Jake Robinson	0:00:24.03
9	Tim Adams	0:00:24.12
10	Mat Prior	0:00:24.39
11	Troy Stewart	0:00:37.74
12	Dan Mccombie	0:00:40.46
13	Kurt Mcdonald	0:00:47.33
14	William Parata	0:00:48.99
15	Joel Tunbridge	0:00:54.82
16	Conor Smith	0:00:58.04
17	Cameron Flick	0:01:00.39
18	Alex Faulkner	0:01:08.74
19	Hunter Jenkinson	0:01:56.01
20	Brandon Ransfield	0:09:38.62
DNS	Warrick Trompetter	Row 20 - Cell 2
DNS	Ben Brakenridge	Row 21 - Cell 2
DNS	Lukas Chalmers	Row 22 - Cell 2
DNS	Adam Mcclintock	Row 23 - Cell 2
DNS	Louis Hamilton	Row 24 - Cell 2

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Junior women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sophie Tyas	0:04:06.14
2	Sarah Atkin	0:00:19.59
3	Veronique Sandler	0:00:31.48
4	Phoebe Coers	0:01:56.33
DNS	Madeline Taylor	Row 4 - Cell 2

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Under 17 men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Kurt Summerfield	0:03:35.45
2	Harry Chapman	0:00:01.82
3	Tom Burns	0:00:02.55
4	Josh Mccombie	0:00:10.09
5	Devan Eden	0:00:17.89
6	Andy Wilson	0:00:32.11
7	Alex Collings	0:00:34.29
8	Raphael Kammlein-Cut	0:00:49.43
9	Richard Scandrett	0:01:08.47
10	Jake Paddon	0:01:17.78
11	Alfie Simmons	0:02:17.15
12	Laban Sjoberg-Mollison	0:03:26.90
13	Elliot Davison	0:07:47.03
DNF	Jordan Burns	Row 13 - Cell 2
DNS	Leo Sandler	Row 14 - Cell 2

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Under 15 men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Connor Sandri	0:04:19.44
2	D J Holmes	0:00:45.86

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Senior men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Bryn Dickerson	0:03:22.68
2	Tom Winwood	0:00:02.46
3	Jimmy Pollard	0:00:07.68
4	Jake Boylett	0:00:08.28
5	Nick McConachie	0:00:08.49
6	Jimmy Wilson	0:00:12.21
7	Corey Russ	0:00:15.39
8	Cam Johnson	0:00:18.01
9	Leighton Kirk	0:00:20.17
10	Adrian Loo	0:00:21.92
11	Daryl Webb	0:00:27.34
12	Jeff Austin	0:00:27.94
13	Jon Stout	0:00:29.67
14	Oliver Knight	0:00:35.31
15	James Hampton	0:00:42.33
16	Orion Daley-Coers	0:00:42.37
17	Allie Diamond	0:00:44.97
18	Adin Johnson	0:00:49.42
19	Bungeye Mathews	0:01:09.29
20	Lindsen Rush	0:01:33.24
21	Russell Paver	0:01:33.51
22	Brandon Sbordone	0:01:38.87
23	James McConachie	0:02:17.49
24	Olly Morris	0:03:37.96
DNF	Andrew Wedding	Row 24 - Cell 2
DNF	Jamie Lyall	Row 25 - Cell 2
DNF	Oscar Tatom	Row 26 - Cell 2
DNF	Stefan Gardner	Row 27 - Cell 2
DNS	Tobias Handcock	Row 28 - Cell 2
DNS	Kieran Thompson	Row 29 - Cell 2
DNS	Scott Taylor	Row 30 - Cell 2
DNS	Samuel Perry	Row 31 - Cell 2

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Master 1 men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Hayden McKay	0:03:29.61
2	Derek Winwood	0:00:02.20
3	Ricky Pincott	0:00:31.53
4	Nick Sutcliff	0:00:59.27
DNF	Boyd Grinstead	Row 4 - Cell 2
DNS	Andrew Martin	Row 5 - Cell 2
DNS	Shaun Hodges	Row 6 - Cell 2