Benchmark Tour 09 - Race 6 - The Finals - Oxford - 23/5/09 - Photos, report and results here

Teams:

Star & Garter - Tasman: Jeannie Kuhajek, Karen Fulton, Lana King, Robin Reid, Dean Fulton, David Ayre, Felix Laufkotter, Caleb Hill, Mike Anderson.

Saxton Lodge/Tineli: Thomas Ashley, Tony Cleall, Mitchell Cooper, Jamie Hawke, Thomas Hodgson.

Benchmark Tour race 5 Hanmer to Kaikoura 3.5.09

Race report, top ten results and photos from Tour Director Greg Hume here

Star & Garter-Tasman: Chris Nicholson, Dean Fulton, Felix Laufkotter, Caleb Hill, Mike Anderson, Jeannie Kuhajek, Karen Fulton, Lana King. Manager Garry Overend, asst. Malcolm Saunders

Saxton Lodge/Tineli: Thomas Ashley, Mitchell Cooper, Jamie Hawke, Thomas Hodgson, Grant Jones. Manager Sue Torstonson, asst. Karl van Hoppe

Star & Garter Tasman Team just prior to racing, Hanmer start, L to R Karen Fulton, Jeannie Kuhajek, Lana King, Mike Anderson, Felix Laufkotter, Caleb Hill, Chris Nicholson, Dean Fulton

Karen winning the womens Hanmer to Kaikoura, just in front of 2nd placed rider Josie Giddens

Tour leaders, Jeannie Kuhajek, Daniel Barry, Mark Spessot

Tasman Classic 5.4.09

Full set of photos for Tasman Classic available on Flickr - Photos by David Letsche

Robin Reid at Grants corner

Nick Batt on Old Coach Road

Felix Laufkotter passing Woollaston Estates vineyard along George Harvey Road

Lana King on the Old Coach Road climb

Womens winner Karen Fulton climbs Old Coach Road

3rd 'Aquados' Tour of Selwyn, Sunday 22 March 09.

Saxton Lodge / Tineli Team before the start, L to R, Tony Cleall, Thomas Ashley, Jim Black (white raincoat on), Jamie Hawke, Thomas Hodgson, Mitchell Cooper.

Wet and windy conditions hit the Benchmark Tour competitors, making the nine sectors of unsealed road, totalling 13.5km, a difficult assignment. Jeannie Kuhajek (Star & Garter Tasman) retained her womens leaders jersey with a well deserved second place result, moving her to 24 points, ahead of second placed Joanne Keisanowski on 17, and todays winner Josie Giddens (Cycle Surgery/Lowe and Ass.) on 10 in 3rd place.

David Ayre was the best placed finisher for the Star & Garter Tasman team, coming home in 11th place, after a breakaway move at the 50k mark orchestrated by team mate Kieran Hambrook. These two riders had a lead of over 4 minutes at the first 'rabine', but were reeled in as riders from Cycle Surgery/Scott, and Benchmark, took control on the 3 laps of a 7k finishing circuit. The race was won by Scott Lyttle (Cycle Surgery/Scott), setting his team up to also win the days team title, and Mark Spessot (Cycle Surgery/Scott) also taking the Masters title. Daniel Barry (Benchmark Team and Star & Garter club member) leads the U23 Classment, coming home in 4th place today, and holds second place overall on 56 points, behind tour leader Gordon McCauley on 59 points, who finished the race in 7th place.

Tour Director Greg Hume's race report, photos and results here

Thomas Hodgson was the best placed rider for the Saxton Lodge/Tineli team coming home in 18th place.

Star & Garter Tasman Team: Dean Fulton, David Ayre, Felix Laufkotter, Caleb Hill, Kieran Hambrook, Michael Naylor, Jeannie Kuhajek, Lana King. Saxton Lodge/Tineli Team: Thomas Ashley, Jim Black, Tony Cleall, Mitchell Cooper, Jamie Hawke, Thomas Hodgson

'The Tasman Classic' - Benchmark Tour race 4, Sunday 5th April 09

Start List for Tasman Classic 2009 (PDF)

The 2nd Tasman Classic is to be held on the same circuit as last year's Benchmark race, but this year will start from the Moutere Hills Community Centre at 10am, neutralised for a short distance, and then racing will start near the Upper Moutere Township, 5k then left into Old Coach Road, passing the finish area, and countdown starts for 8 laps of the circuit.

This is the same circuit that will be used for the NZ Club Nationals 22-24 October 09, with race headquarters the Woollaston Estates Complex. Time Trials are to be held on Wednesday 21 October on the Waimea course, with race headquarters at the Hope Hall.

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