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Benchmark Tour, Race 6, "Hell of the South", the The 'Aquados Tour of Selwyn' held 24/8/2008 Race review by Greg Hulme - click here (PDF format) The name "The Hell of the South" certainly lived up to expectations as one of the toughest one day races ever put on in New Zealand, with 9 unsealed sectors, and steady rain during the later stages of the event, turning the 'rabines' into slush, and deepening the many potholes into mini mud pools!
Sector 5, one of the worst rabines, with Dean Fulton and George Bennett (obscured) near the front.
Jeremy Yates leads through sector 9, the first of nine rabines Karen Fulton wearing the Tour leaders jersey exits sector 9 Chris Nicholson on the front through sector 2 The field reduced to 31 riders on sector 3
George Bennett regained the bunch after puncturing on sector 4
David Ayre watching proceedings, prior to Leeston Over the Halswell River bridge onto sector 1 (the last unsealed sector)
Chris Nicholson with Jeremy Yates to his right, near the end on racing The field swings left at Springston, early on in the event Benchmark Tour leader Gordon MacCauley tries to settle things down after sector 7 Results, Women:1st. Katrie Laike (Kelford/Reiker), 2nd. Karen Fulton (Star & Garter-Tasman), 3rd. Jeannie Kuhajek (Star & Garter-Tasman), Men: 1st. Shane Archbold (Kelford/Reiker), 2nd. Shane Melrose (Otago), 3rd. Jeremy Yates (Subway). Chris Nicholson (Star & Garter-Tasman) 9th, retains his Masters jersey, and is 3rd equal overall, Shane Archbold's win moved him into the lead in the U23 Classment, Nemisha Smith (Bikeright), although not able to ride due to a training mishap, retained her lead in the Womens Classment, but Karen Fulton, with her 2nd placing, has now moved to just one point from the lead. George Bennett and David Ayre both finished with the leading group, Dean Fulton punctured on the 2nd to last sector, but finished strongly. Al Dempsey and Kieran Hambrook both had a very good team ride to finish the event mid field. Results for the full team classment still to come, but Cycling Otago were the 1st. team on the day |
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