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Vink close to
championship No-show
12 January 2009
A little over fifteen
minutes from the start of this country’s most important event on the
domestic road cycling calendar, Hayden Godfrey informed me team-mate
Michael Vink's righthand gear-lever was not working.
James
Williamson blog, Elit Nationals Road race
11 January 2010
Check out James super take on the
intense action from the 2010 Elite Nationals in
Christchurch.
James
Williamson blog, Tour de Vineyards
5 January 2010
Check out James take on the
action from the 2010 edition of the tour de Vineyards
2009 End of year roundup
29 December
2009
2010 is nearly
apon us, and in kiwi cycling terms that means a couple of
things, trying really hard to avoid too much Christmas
festivities with a mind to the
Elite Nationals (8-10 January 2010) & the traditional
start of the new years racing at the
Tour de Vineyards in the Nelson region.
Tour of Hainan, Stage 5
report, McCauley remains fifth in China
16 November 2009
A breakaway group of 34
riders that included Joseph Cooper, Eric Drower, and James
Williamson of SUBWAY® – Avanti Cycling Team was not enough to hold
off the main field in Stage Five of the UCI 2.HC-ranked Tour of
Hainan in China.
Video of Stage
6 Tour of Hainan Finish
16 November 2009
Footage of a nasty crash at the
Sprint finish for the stage. Can see Hayden and Joe coasting
to the line.
Tour of Hainan, Stage 3
report
14 November 2009
Article from
RoadCycling.co.nz...
The SUBWAY® - Avanti
team enjoyed a few good attacks last night in the 3rd stage of the
Tour of Hainan which finished in a full peloton sprint finish.
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Latest Article
The 2010 Trust House
Cycle Classic - Day One Report
27 January 2010
From
Cycletournz.com
More than 100 cyclists took on the massive Rimutaka Hill today in
the first stage of the Trust House Cycle Classic.
It was defending champion, Peter McDonald of the Australian Drapac
Porsche team who showed his strength in the hills and managed to
take the yellow jersey.
The 121km stage started in Upper Hutt, climbed the Rimutaka Hill
before travelling through Featherston, Martinborough and Gladstone
to Masterton.
It was a day of steep climbs and fast descents that split the field,
and sorted the climbers out from the rest.
The excitement started with an early break of seven riders making
their move before the first climb. This break featured some of the
top Australian riders, as well as national time trial champion
SUBWAY® – Avanti's Gordon McCauley(pictured). This group was soon joined by a
chase group of 11 riders. The 18 riders managed a two and a half
minute lead.
Rimutaka hill, closed to the traffic, posed a challenge to the
riders, with the field staggering over the steep hill. However the
fast descent and following flat kilometres allowed for most of the
peloton to regroup.
It was on the second big climb, Te Wharau Hill that the peloton
caught the lead bunch. This climb again separated the field, with
many riders losing touch with the bunch. Australian McDonald
attacked on the climb, taking with him team mate Lachlan Norris.
They managed a substantial lead over the diminishing bunch.
Just short of the 100km mark, the race was stopped due to a flock of
sheep on the road. While the time gap between McDonald, Norris and
the bunch was observed, the gap between the bunch and the stragglers
was not. This gave some of the riders dropped on the climb the
chance to rejoin the bunch, and the other riders the chance to
refuel.
The decisive move of the race came on the final climb, 110km into
the race where McDonald rode away from Norris, opening up an ample
lead.
The bunch engulfed Norris and then set their sights on chasing
McDonald. In the last 10km with the finish line looming, the bunch
managed to shut down most of McDonald’s lead. The bunch had McDonald
in their sights as he crossed the lined to take the familiar yellow
jersey. McDonald crossed seconds before the bunch sprinted across.
It was Michael Matthews from Jayco which was the best of the bunch
to take second.
Tomorrow’s 125km stage finishes atop Admiral Hill, a pivotal stage
in the tour.
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