New Zealand Downhill Mountain Bike Cup - Nelson 2010: Results

Like the cross country racers, downhillers faced greasy conditions during Saturday's practice runs at Kaka hill. All were hoping for finer and warmer weather for Sunday's race day, and Nelson delivered, presenting a drying course that came right in time for the afternoon race on Sunday.

The race run gave 2007 World Championship bronze medalist Matt Scoles his first big win in the elites, over France's Fabian Pedemanaud. It was Scoles' best result this New Zealand summer.

2009 Junior World Champion Brook MacDonald completed the podium just ahead of George Brannigan, who continues to impress as a second-year junior riding against his older peers. Last man on the hill and top seed Nathan Rankin couldn't improve on his seeding time and faded to fifth, but will be happy to get his 2010 season off to a solid start. Kieran Bennett showed how hard Kaka can be even for someone who knows the course so well. He punctured and peeled his rear tire off the rim towards the bottom of the course, which ruined any home track advantage he may have had.

The senior men's downhill title was one to watch however. PC Cooper and Richard Leacock were frantically calculating exactly what they needed to do in both seeding and race runs to take the overall title. When the dust had settled, Leacock won by the narrowest of margins - one-half of a point, with Cooper and his heavily strapped shoulder knowing he had done all he could to take this one out.

The New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup takes a week's break and will return on February 6-7 for round four with the downhill in Rotorua and the cross country in Tokoroa.

Full Results

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Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Matt Scoles	0:03:03
2	Fabien Pedemanaud	0:00:02
3	Brook Macdonald	0:00:02
4	George Brannigan	0:00:02
5	Nathan Rankin	0:00:02
6	Cameron Cole	0:00:03
7	Justin Leov	0:00:05
8	Wyn Masters	0:00:08
9	Des Curry	0:00:09
10	Matt Walker	0:00:14
11	Reuben Miller	0:00:14
12	Joseph Nation	0:00:17
13	David Reinhardt	0:00:23
14	James Dodds	0:00:23
15	Sean McCarroll	0:00:23
16	Tim Eaton	0:00:28
17	Hayden Lee	0:00:50
18	Kieran Bennett	0:01:47
19	Mike Davis	0:02:00
20	Hayden McGregor	0:02:02
DNF	Jamie Rennie	Row 20 - Cell 2
DNS	Edo Franco	Row 21 - Cell 2

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Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sabrina Jonnier	0:03:45
2	Hariet Harper	0:00:04
3	Sophie Borderes	0:00:25
4	Gabrielle Molloy	0:00:29
5	Rita Langley	0:01:09

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Junior men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Rupert Chapman	0:03:10
2	Jed Rooney	0:00:07
3	Daniel Franks	0:00:08
4	Jimmy Wilson	0:00:09
5	Reuben Olorenshaw	0:00:11
6	Sam Baker	0:00:12
7	Nick Bygate	0:00:17
8	Brandon Ransfield	0:00:22
9	Kirk Fisher	0:00:23
10	Jackson Carter-Smith	0:00:23
11	William Parata	0:00:32
12	Nathan Sheppard	0:00:32
13	Marcus Allen	0:00:33
14	Tobias Handcock	0:00:33
15	Brandon Dunn	0:00:40
16	Cory Prutton	0:00:41
17	Tyler Kirk	0:00:45
18	Jamie Hubbard	0:00:48
19	Oscar Tatom	0:00:48
20	Ryan Lewis	0:00:54
21	Dan Trewern	0:00:57
22	Zac Chandler	0:02:16
23	Jared Marriner	0:02:18
DNF	Leighton Kirk	Row 23 - Cell 2
DNF	Jamie Chapman	Row 24 - Cell 2
DNS	Nick Taylor	Row 25 - Cell 2
DNS	Warrick Trompetter	Row 26 - Cell 2
DNS	Unknown Francis	Row 27 - Cell 2
DNS	Kieran Thompson	Row 28 - Cell 2

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Under 17 men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jay Barrett	0:03:21
2	Jake Robinson	0:00:00
3	Troy Stewart	0:00:09
4	Kurt Summerfield	0:00:12
5	Zach Baker	0:00:13
6	Tom Burns	0:00:13
7	Dan Mccombie	0:00:22
8	Reece Potter	0:00:23
9	Daniel McNab	0:00:24
10	Hunter JenkInson	0:00:34
11	Devan Eden	0:00:37
12	Campbell Mercer	0:00:39
13	Andy Wilson	0:00:44
14	Connor Smith	0:00:48
15	Caelab Drummond	0:00:50
16	Richard Scott	0:00:51
17	Dion Ward	0:00:53
18	Morgan Taylor	0:00:56
19	Daniel Lawton	0:00:57
20	Alex Faulkner	0:01:01
21	Mitch Thomas	0:01:02
22	Zach Rowe	0:01:09
23	Jack Arnopp	0:01:14
24	Harry Ness	0:05:37
25	Harry Chapman	0:15:31
DNF	Michael Franks	Row 25 - Cell 2
DNS	Bradley Dent	Row 26 - Cell 2
DNS	Michael Gunter	Row 27 - Cell 2
DNS	Logan Ness	Row 28 - Cell 2
DNS	Jamie Rosier	Row 29 - Cell 2
DNS	Leo Sandler	Row 30 - Cell 2
DNS	Mitchell Scammell	Row 31 - Cell 2
DNS	Tim Adams	Row 32 - Cell 2
DNS	Thomas Gornall	Row 33 - Cell 2
DNS	Bradley Marshall	Row 34 - Cell 2
DNS	Nick Elliott	Row 35 - Cell 2

South Island Cup final standings & New Zealand Cup standings after 3 rounds

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Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Justin Leov	230	pts
2	Brook Macdonald	212	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Cameron Cole	207	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Matt Scoles	206	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Fabien Pedemanaud	192	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	George Brannigan	181	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Wyn Masters	179	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Matt Walker	165	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Kieran Bennett	164	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	James Dodds	160	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Hayden McGregor	145	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Joseph Nation	132	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	James Rennie	110	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Des Curry	108	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Tim Eaton	76	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Mike Davis	92	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	David Reinhardt	91	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Sam Blenkinsop	87	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Edo Franco	86	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Nathan Rankin	72	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Joel Gebbie	61	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Reuben Miller	51	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Daniel Sims	58	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Hayden Lee	47	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Sean McCarroll	46	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Reon Boe	44	Row 25 - Cell 3

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Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Sabrina Jonnier	267	pts
2	Sophie Borderes	226	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Rita Langley	159	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Gabrielle Molloy	151	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hariet Harper	84	Row 4 - Cell 3

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Junior Under 19 men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Rupert Chapman	248	pts
2	Jed Rooney	236	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Sam Baker	198	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Daniel Franks	196	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Jimmy Wilson	195	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Nick Bygate	177	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Nathan Sheppard	143	Row 6 - Cell 3
7	Kirk Fisher	143	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	William Parata	142	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Tobias Handcock	141	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Jackson Carter-Smith	129	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Warrick Trompetter	125	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Oscar Tatom	118	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Reuben Olorenshaw	111	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Leighton Kirk	109	Row 14 - Cell 3
15	Brandon Ransfield	109	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Ryan Lewis	107	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Corey Penney	94	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Tyler Kirk	87	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Cory Prutton	83	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	George Diver	81	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Brandon Dunn	76	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Dan Trewern	73	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Rogan Young	70	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Dan Whearty	67	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	James Hoggan	66	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Josh Barnard	66	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Will Kemp	63	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Mat Prior	69	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Zac Chandler	57	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Jono Francis	57	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Blake Robinson	51	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Jamie Chapman	50	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Lachlan Cruickshank	46	Row 33 - Cell 3
34	Marcus Allen	46	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Cody Rees	42	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Jamie Hubbard	41	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Taylor Hamilton	40	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Michael Wells	37	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Tom Blakeway	33	Row 39 - Cell 3
40	Jared Marriner	33	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Nick Taylor	32	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Liam Malone	29	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Hayden Ryan	27	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Barry Gilbertson	17	Row 44 - Cell 3

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Junior Under 17 men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Troy Stewart	253	pts
2	Jake Robinson	247	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Reece Potter	206	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Kurt Summerfield	175	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Tom Burns	172	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Dan Mccombie	164	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Harry Chapman	162	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Daniel McNab	151	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Harry Ness	148	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Hunter Jenkinson	146	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Andy Wilson	143	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Connor Smith	131	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Morgan Taylor	126	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Daniel Lawton	123	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Jacques Vosloo	123	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Zach Baker	122	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Richard Scott	115	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Mitchell Scammell	113	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Alex Faulkner	111	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Campbell Mercer	105	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Devan Eden	91	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Mitch Thomas	90	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Logan Ness	85	Row 22 - Cell 3
23	Caelab Drummond	85	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Dion Ward	85	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Jay Barrett	81	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Bradley Dent	77	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Michael Franks	72	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Michael Gunter	54	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Cameron Flick	48	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Tim Adams	45	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Zach Rowe	35	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Jack Arnopp	33	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Thomas Gornall	33	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Jamie Rosier	32	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Jake Paddon	30	Row 35 - Cell 3

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Senior men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Richard Leacock	242	pts
2	Peter Cooper	241	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Nick Mcconachie	192	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Jake Boylett	187	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hayden McKay	171	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Sam Perry	157	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Cam Johnson	155	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Daniel Meilink	154	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Ethan Helliwell	146	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Ben Tyas	136	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Joe Flanagan	135	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Tom Mathews	133	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Daniel Heads	123	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Freddie King	119	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Matt Burns	117	Row 14 - Cell 3
15	Jamie Lyall	117	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Ollie Knight	110	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	James Mcconachie	107	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Cameron Kay	106	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	David Balderstone	99	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Matt King	89	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Scott McGregor	85	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Heraud Aurelien	78	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Dylan Shanchez-Pinsent	73	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Chris Mancey	70	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Sean Kennedy	64	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Sam Shucksmith	59	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Rufus Wenlock	57	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Kevin Fife	55	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Tom Winwood	54	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Steven Pattle	51	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Eliot Jackson	49	Row 31 - Cell 3
32	Asher Ellery	49	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Kyle Wilson	48	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Matt Ineson	45	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Kelly McGarry	42	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Ant Jackson	38	Row 36 - Cell 3
37	Jeandin Thomas	38	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Graeme Adriaens	38	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Alastair Parkin	37	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Jamie Eagle	33	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Aurelien Heraud	33	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Zac Williams	32	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Nick Gasson	32	Row 43 - Cell 3
44	Andrew Peek	32	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Tom Kennedy	30	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Nick Middleton	30	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Ramon Hunziker	29	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Mike Hickman	28	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Orion Daley-Coers	26	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Mark Johns	25	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Oliver Morris	35	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Callum Hunter	24	Row 52 - Cell 3
53	Dave Anderson	24	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Pete Miller	23	Row 54 - Cell 3
55	Trevor Scott	23	Row 55 - Cell 3
55	Erik Wardrop	23	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Jacob Leach	22	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	James Pauly	21	Row 58 - Cell 3
59	Nick Hotchin	21	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	James Allan	19	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Chris Draper	16	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Andre Jaworski	15	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Gary Mattson	11	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Anthony Gunter	8	Row 64 - Cell 3

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Open women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Charlotte Clouston	252	pts
2	Georgia Wight	227	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Veronique Sandler	198	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Sophiemarie Bethell	133	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Baylee Jackson	123	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Amanda Pearce	121	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Madeline Taylor	90	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Sarah Atkin	84	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Sophie Tyas	79	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Naomi Wilson	67	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Megan Muretta	63	Row 10 - Cell 3

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Master 30+ men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Neil White	218	pts
2	Cameron Bisset	206	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Derek Winwood	174	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Bevan Adlam	144	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Boyd Grinstead	132	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Shaun Hodges	119	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Kevin English	117	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Cameron Laird	81	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Scott Couzins	76	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Nigel Reeve	66	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Nick Sutcliffe	63	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Andy Chapman	58	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Mike Inwood	53	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Chris Paassens	52	Row 13 - Cell 3

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Master 40+ men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	John Boylett	254	pts
2	Murray Stark	171	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	David Smith	81	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Mike Kirkwood	79	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Mike Stylinou	76	Row 4 - Cell 3

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Hardtail men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nathan Petrie	90	pts
2	Ollie Radford	30	Row 1 - Cell 3

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Junior Under 15 men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Josh Mccombie	270	pts
2	Richard Scandrett	243	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Liam Taylor	211	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Matt Lawton	195	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Tom Brian	74	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Mitchell Barnard	70	Row 5 - Cell 3

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.

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