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Road Race Report / Bathurst Cycling Club Time Trails

« on: February 07, 2021, 04:22:52 PM »

Bathurst Cycling Club Time Trails:
Nick North comfortably won the Bathurst ITT today recording 20:44 for the 15km. Tony Shaw defeating Nic Barratt and Mark Simons in B Grade with a time of 22:05.
A feature of the event was the performance by the female riders with Toireasa Gallagher defeating Jille Harris in C Grade and Cathy Adams defeating Rosemary Hastings in D Grade while in D grade Robyn Partridge defeat Tracey Robinson

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Road Race Report / Bcc Graded Scratch Races

« on: January 31, 2021, 04:10:58 PM »

Two Roads 30km Graded Scratch Races – 31 Jan 21
Bathurst Cycling Club held Graded Scratch Races on the Quarry Hill Course on the Weekend (31st Jan 2021) with the Avantias Pro Racing (ex-MTOSS) racing the event in their final hit out before the 2021 Australian Road Championships which start on Wednesday in Ballarat Victoria.

Avantias rider Finley Moutter took out the A Grade with local Craig Hutton finishing second in front of Avantias Pro Racing trio Stephen Cuff, Taylor Forrest and Malachi Covington who pushed local A graders Mark Windsor and Jack Cannon out of the top 5.

Nic Barrett continued on his winning way in B Grade winning the bunch sprint to the finish. He defeated Millthorpe rider Oscar Hansen and Steve Bennett, with Scott James and Ray Thorn making up the top 5 in front of David Reece

Rod Esdaile is building fitness ahead of the Bathurst cycling Classic and rode strongly in C Grade defeating Peter Wilson and Rob Stephen with Mick Foran Jille Harris and Ebony Robinson next to finish. Nice to see Kevin Bell getting back to form he defeated Peter Hickey, Cathy Adams and Rosemary Hastings in D grade

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Road Race Report / 2021 Bathurst Australia Day Handicap

« on: January 27, 2021, 11:19:13 AM »

2021 Bathurst Australia Day Handicap:
Former Bathurst Champion Steve Bennett has bounced back to form winning the Bathurst Cycling Club’s Australian Day Handicap.  Bennett defeated strong Cootamundra rider Vanessa Bennett and promising junior Cadel Lovett for line honours after a strong performance by his four and a half minute bunch which also had David Reece, Tony Shaw and Drew Tuckwell in the top 10.
Fourth in the handicap event went to Jack Cannon who finished fast riding off 2min 45sec handicap, while Geoff Short (6:15) rounded out the top 10.
The Scratch Bunch which included a number of riders from the Avantias Pro Racing Team started very fast and in a desperate move to catch the leaders broke apart when Stephen Cuff made a bold bid to catch Steve Bennett in the final stages of the race.

RESULTS – 2021 Australia Day Handicap
1Steve Bennett (4:30) winnerstime 43:40, 2Vanessa Bennett (6:15), 3Cadel Lovett (4:30), 4Jack Cannon (2:45), 5Geoff Short (6:15), 6David Reece (4:30), 7Tony Shaw (4:30), 8David Nicholas(2:45), 9Drew Tuckwell (4:30), 10Patrick Crump (6:15).
Fastest Time - Stephen Cuff 39:45 Fastest Female - Vanessa Bennett 45:30

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Road Race Report / 20/21 Bathurst Interclub Australian Day Triathlon

« on: January 27, 2021, 11:17:58 AM »

Bathurst Wallabies 20/21 Interclub Australian Day Triathlon sponsored by Findex.
With well over 100 Triathlete racing the different event at the 2021 Australian Day Findex Triathlon the race was again a great success. While the heat and covid19 virus added extra challenges in 2021 the times recorded by the winners of the long course championship event was very fast.
The 2021 event was the 5th time Bathurst has hosted the Australia Day Triathlon with the current Interclub series format. While the controlled dead heat finish in the Open Men Long Course race was an impressive performance by the young Orange stars Rory Thornhill & Tom Tudor they only missed the fastest time on the course by a handful of seconds, and it raises the Question if the pair raced to the finish whether they would have broken Nick North time from 2016 when he recorded 48:13.
Orange’s Sophie Martin became one of the few female athletes to break the 60mins barrier on the Bathurst Grand Prix Course recording 59:31 when defeating team mates Molly and Jessie Dean. However the female record is an amazing 54:28 set by Jess Richards back in 2016 when she sizzled around the bike leg, top Bathurst athlete Emily Watts challenged that time in both 2020 and 2017. 
It should be noted that the addition of the car park transition has made a slight change to the course, so Conner Whiteley’s 49:32 and Emily Watts’s 55:41 could be considered the fastest times for the current Bathurst course going into the 2021 event, which of course Thornhill & Tudor broke on the weekend.

Results – See Official results on the Wallabies MyRaceResults.com site
Mens Long Course
1 Rory Thornhill & Tom Tudor (Orange) 48:20   
3 Jack Reen (Hills Tri Club) 49:00   
4 Jimmy Byrne (Bondi) 50:19   
5 Luke Gillmer (Bathurst) 51:04   
6 Christopher Howarth (Bathurst) 52:23   
7 Tim Robinson (Orange) 53:12   
8 Hugh Thornhill (Orange) 53:21   
9 Mark Windsor (Bathurst) 53:26   
10 Thomas Hanrahan (Bathurst) 55:39

Womens Long Course
1 Sophie Martin (Orange) 59:31   
2 Molly Dean (Orange) 1:00:13   
3 Jessie Dean (Orange) 1:01:03   
4 Kirsten Howard (Bathurst) 1:01:57   
5 Kerry Maloney (Bathurst) 1:02:07   
6 Estelle Dean (Orange) 1:02:09   
7 Melissa Mertens (Dubbo) 1:03:20   
8 Sian Potter (Mudgee) 1:03:49   
9 Giselle Denley (Mudgee) 1:04:39   
10 Jennifer Arnold (Bathurst) 1:04:40

Womens Short Course
1 Jille Harris 45:25   
2 Donna Scott 48:17   
3 Katie Windsor 50:48   
4 Alison Corcoran 51:16   
5 Jenelle Starkey 52:52

Mens Short Course
1 Tyler Johnson 47:14   
2 Simon Lun (Orange) 48:04   
3 Declan Prior 55:29   
4 Fletcher Kelly 56:25   
5 Hugo George (Mudgee) 58:08

Boomers
Male - 1 Sean Mares (2006, Mudgee) 17:42, 2 Logan Johnson (2008, Bathurst) 20:10, 3 Sebastian Prior (2008, Bathurst) 20:11
Female - 1 Ruby George (2009, Mudgee) 18:57, 2 Hannah Hayes (2010, Bathurst) 21:40, 3 Eva Chiaramonte (2012, Bathurst) 23:49

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Road Race Report / Re: Race 3 - Bathurst Road Cycling Calendar - 18km Screamer Handicap

« on: January 24, 2021, 04:51:42 PM »

New Course Record for the BCC 18km Screamer Handicap
Super effort by the backmarkers in today’s BCC 18km Screamer Handicap today breaking the Course Record. The group consisted of NSW champions Luke Tuckwell and Deren Perry plus the Avantias Pro Racing Team of Finley Moutter Stephen Cuff Joshua Brodie Taylor Forrest & Malachi Covington. Tuckwell and Avantias rider Finley Moutter fought out the finish stopping the clock at 22:57

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Road Race Report / Re: Race 3 - Bathurst Road Cycling Calendar - 18km Screamer Handicap

« on: January 24, 2021, 03:22:37 PM »

Brief Report
Local junior Luke Tuckwell training is right on track ahead of the 2021 Under19 Australian Road Championship in Victoria. Tuckwell combined with the Avantias Pro Racing Team of Finley Moutter Stephen Cuff Joshua Brodie Taylor Forrest & Malachi Covington and fellow NSW Rider Deren Perry to ride through the entire field off Scratch and win the weekends Bathurst Cycling Club 18km Screamer Handicap.
Rosemary Hasting held the lead for the first half of the event before challenged by middle markers. However back in the field the backmarkers were on a mission. The scratchmarkers catching the BlockBunch of Jack Cannon, Mark Windsor, David Nicholas and Nick North at the final turn and then targeting the 1min 45sec supergroup of Nic Barrett, David Reece, Steve Scott, Steve Bennett, Drew Tuckwell, Ray Thorn, Tony Shaw and promising Orange juniors Patrick Crump and Xavier Bland who had burst to the lead in the second half of the race.
The scratchmarkers took the lead in the final 500m of the race with Luke Tuckwell and Avantias Pro Racing Team rider Finley Moutter fighting out the finish but a rule infringement earlier in the event for Moutter resulted in an impressive win for Tuckwell.
Ebony Robinson (6min) and Xavier Bland (1min 45sec) turned some heads with their performances, the youngsters put in a great finish to take podium placings in the event. Both Malachi Covington and Taylor Forrest also picked up penalties which dropped them from the top 10 with Nic Barrett (1m45s) Nick North (1min) moving up into the top5 followed by Oscar Hansen, Mick Foran, Jack Cannon, Drew Tuckwell and David Nicholas with Mark Windsor and Steven Scott rounding out the top12.

Results:- Bcc 18km Handicap

1Luke Tuckwell (Scr)
2Ebony Robinson (6min)
3Xavier Bland (1m45s)
4Nic Barrett (1m45s)
5Nick North (1min)
6Oscar Hansen (3min)
7Mick Foran (4min)
8Jack Cannon (1min)
9Drew Tuckwell (1m45s)
10David Nicholas (1min)
11Mark Windsor (1min)
12Steven Scott (1m45s)

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Road Race Report / Race 3 - Bathurst Road Cycling Calendar - 18km Screamer Handicap

« on: January 24, 2021, 03:20:21 PM »

PREVIEW - 18km Screamer Handicap (& E grade 18km enticer) - Sunday, January 24

Quality field will line up in today’s Bathurst Cycling Club Handicap with a number of visiting cyclists in town.

The Avantias Pro Racing Team is in Bathurst for a training camp ahead of the 2021 National Road Championships in Ballarat, Victoria in February. The National Series Team is spending a couple of weeks in Bathurst preparing for the Nationals with Team official Simon Forrest explaining that the dry heat in Bathurst and quite country road make the region an ideal place to prepare for the big event.

The Team includes former top class junior Stephen Cuff who won the short course B2B a number of years ago. While his team mate Malachi Covington has strong Bathurst connections with his Father Darren and Aunty Renee both former Bathurst Champions.

Five of the Avantias Pro Racing riders Finley Moutter Stephen Cuff Joshua Brodie Taylor Forrest and Malachi Covington will be handicap on Scratch for the 18km Handicap which is affectional known as the The Screamer Race. Also on Scratch with be NSW Junior Madison Champions Luke Tuckwell and Deren Perry.

With only a small time gap to the Block Bunch of Mark Windsor David Nicholas Nick North and Jack Cannon the pace is expected to be very fast in the 18km event.

Racing off 1min 45sec handicap the Super Group of Steve Scott, Steve Bennett, David Reece, Drew Tuckwell, Nic Barrett, Ray Thorn, Xavier Bland, Patrick Crump and Tony Shaw is again expected to be in contention.

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Road Race Report / Race 2 of the 2021 Bathurst Road Cycling Calendar - 17/07/2021

« on: January 18, 2021, 12:15:24 AM »

Stuart Renshaw wins second race of 2021
Stuart Renshaw sprinted to victory in the second race of the Bathurst 2021 Road Season on the weekend.
Renshaw was part of a very strong 4 minute bunch that not only rounded up the front markers but also held on well to finish ahead on the backmarkers
Renshaw defeated co marker Ray Thorn and Orange cyclist Drew Tuckwell with other members of the strong 4 minute bunch David Reece, Tony Barlow, Tony Shaw, and Steve Bennett taking all of the top 7 positions.
Behind the leading bunch there was a battle being fought for Fastest Time. The 2 minute bunch (North, Windsor,  Cannon and Nicholas and  started very fast hoping to hold out the scratch group which was made up of Luke Tuckwell and his state junior champion Madison partner Deren Perry.
For the second week in a row the Block bunch (2 minute Handicap) held on for fastest time, this time a very fit Nick North defeating Mark Windsor with Jack Cannon, David Nicholas and Stuart Renshaw rounding out the top Five.

30km Handicap - TwoRoads Course – 17 Jan 2021
1Stuart Renshaw (4min), 2Ray Thorn (4min), 3Drew Tuckwell (4min), 4David Reece (4min),
5Tony Barlow (4min), 6Tony Shaw (4min), 7Steve Bennett (4min), 8Mick Foran (7min), 9Scott James (7min), 10Rob Stephen (8:30m)
Fastest Time - 1 Nick North 42:54, 2Mark Windsor, Jack Cannon, David Nicholas, 5Stuart Renshaw.
First & Fastest Female – Rosemary Hastings

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Road Race Report / Re: First Road Race of 2021 - 30km Handicap on Quarry Hill Course - 10 Jan 2021

« on: January 10, 2021, 04:57:40 PM »

GREAT START TO THE 2021 BATHURST CYCLING CLUB ROAD SEASON:
The Bathurst Cycling Club New Road Season started today with the first event of 2021. After a surprisingly successful season in 2020 given the covid19 pandemic, the firers and a structural review of  the sport in Australia the 2021 year also started well with over 40 entries in the 30km Handicap which raced up Quarry Hill.
Early leaders were Rosemary Hastings and Lara Allen. From a cycling family Lara is a current NSW Country Junior medallist and was having her first senior start. It is very significant that Lara rode with Bathurst Cycling Legend Rosemary Hastings in her first start, as Rosey can boost that a number of top class international riders have begun their senior road careers riding with her.

David Hyland, Peter Hickey, Trudy O'Connor and Cathy Adams soon joined the leading pair, but hard riding Jille Harris was the looking dangerous and would soon move into contention for the win. 

The other group that looked in contention in the early stages was the 4minute bunch of Nic Barrett Tony Shaw and David Reece, who where all working smoothly on their Cevello Cycles. They quickly joined Nathan Pearce Ray Thorn Geoff Short Steven Scott and where moving in on the 7minute bunch (which included Toireasa Gallagher Darren Fenton Peter Wilson Ebony Robinson Scott James and Rod Esdaile).

The three back groups looked to have a tough task with the scratch markers (Craig Hutton & Simon Hickey) giving away 18minutes start. Current World Para Cycling Champion David Nicholas was impressive breaking clear of co-markers Steve Bennett and Tony Barlow in a bold attempt to catch the middle markers. This applied plenty of pressure on the other backmarkers with Craig Hutton breaking clear of Simon Hickey, however Mark Windsor showed his experience to remain calm and worked smoothly with hard riding Jack Cannon. This proved to be the correct tactic as it would be Windsor and Cannon that would become the biggest threat to the leaders in the final stages of the race.

At the final turn it was the Cevello 4minute group had joined a big bunch in the lead and seemed set for victory, however Windsor and Cannon had picked up Nicholas and Tony Barlow and were quickly catching the leaders. At the finish line it was close, but the 4 minute group of Nic Barrett David Reece and Tony Shaw that hung-on for the win.

Recent Weal Trophy Winner Nic Barrett continuing his great form of 2020 to win the first event of 2021, with David Reece and Tony Shaw talking the major placings, Ray Thorn and Rod Esdaile rounding out the top 5 ahead of Steven Scott

Mark Windsor lead the chasing group home to record fastest time in the first race of 2021, second fastest was Jack Cannon in front of Craig Hutton and David Nicholas
While the top placed female was Jille Harris and the fastest female Toireasa Gallagher. While Robyn Partridge defeated Tracey Robinson in E Grade.

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Road Race Report / Re: First Road Race of 2021 - 30km Handicap on Quarry Hill Course - 10 Jan 2021

« on: January 10, 2021, 04:56:04 PM »

Unofficial Results – 2021 Season Opener – 30 Km Handicap:
1Nic Barrett 2David Reece 3Tony Shaw 4Ray Thorn 5Rodney Esdaile 6Steven Scott
Fastest Time - 1Mark Windsor 2Jack Cannon 3Craig Hutton 4David Nicholas 5Simon Hickey 6Tony Barlow
First Female – Jille Harris; Fastest female – Toireasa Gallagher

More soon ---

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Road Race Report / First Road Race of 2021 - 30km Handicap on Quarry Hill Course - 10 Jan 2021

« on: January 10, 2021, 04:54:45 PM »

Quarry 2Rds Handicap + E grade enticer - Sunday, January 10, 2021
Here is the handicaps for todays 30km Handicap which is the first race of 2021

Scratch
Simon Hickey. Craig Hutton

Chopping Block - 1minute 45sec
Mark Windsor, Jack Cannon

Second Block - 3 minutes
David Nicholas, Steve Bennett, Tony Barlow, Cadel Lovett

4 minutes
Nic Barrett, Tony Shaw, David Reece, Rodney Lovett

4min 30seconds
Nathan Pearce, Ray Thorn, Geoff Short, Steven Scott

7 minutes
Toireasa Gallagher, Robert Stephen, Darren Fenton, Peter Wilson, Ebony Robinson, Scott James, Kalinda Robinson, Rodney Esdaile

12 minutes 
Jille Harris, Charlotte Lovett, Scott Allen, Michael Robinson, Donna Scott 

Second limit - 16 minutes
David Hyland, Gary Theiss, Peter Hickey, Trudy O'Connor, Cathy Adams, Kevin Bell

Limit - 18 minutes 
Phil Cole, Rosemary Hastings, Lara Allen


E Grade
Robyn Partridge, Tracey Robinson

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Road Race Report / 2021 Bathurst Cycling Club Road Season

« on: January 04, 2021, 11:14:06 PM »

2021 Bathurst Cycling Club Road Season (and local Events Calendar and Results):
See Bathurst Cycling Club Website/Facebook for official information

Sunday, January 3, 2021 – No Race

Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 29km Quarry 2Rds Handicap + E grade enticer
https://www.webscorer.com/register?pid=1&raceid=230382

Sunday, January 17, 2021 - Ryan's 2 Rds handicap 29km + E grade 18km enticer
TBC

Sunday, January 24, 2021 - 18km Screamer Handicap + E grade 18km enticer
https://www.webscorer.com/register?pid=1&raceid=230386

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 – Bcc Australia Day Handicap
Ryan’s 2 Rds Handicap + E grade 18km enticer
https://www.webscorer.com/register?pid=1&raceid=230387
(Bathurst Aussie Day Triathlon - Rd 3 Interclub Series)

Sunday, January 31, 2021 - Quarry 2 Rds Graded scratch Races + E grade enticer
https://www.webscorer.com/register?pid=1&raceid=230384

Sunday, February 7, 2021 - Individual Time Trial 23km
https://www.webscorer.com/registerlist?pid=1&raceid=230390
(Orange Triathlon - Rd 4 Interclub Series)

Sunday, February 14, 2021 – 3Roads all in handicap + E grade enticer
https://www.webscorer.com/register?pid=1&raceid=230388

Sunday, February 21, 2021 - XRoads 49km all-in handicap + 26km E grade
https://www.webscorer.com/register?pid=1&raceid=230389
(Bathurst Tri Club Triathlon – No.4)

Sunday, February 28, 2021 - TBC
Husky Tri Festival

Sunday, February 28, 2021 - TBC
Cowra Triathlon - Rd 5 Interclub Series

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Road Race Report / 2020 Hamper Scratch Race 20/12/2020

« on: December 20, 2020, 05:52:07 PM »

2020 BCC Christmas Hamper Race
This weekend’s Bathurst Cycling Club’s Christmas Hamper Race is traditionally the final race of the year for the Road Season. Although the original intention for this event was that it be more a social event, in the past it has become a very difficult race to win, with the clubs overseas based riders returning home for Christmas and racing the event keen to win a hamper.
Talented juniors Luke Tuckwell and Deren Perry took first and second in A Grade after aggressive rides, NSW masters Champ Mark Windsor finishing 3rd in front of Jack Cannon. Parramatta rider, Perry is Tuckwell’s madison partner, with the pair combining in 2019 to win the NSW junior Championship.
A very good field lined up in B Grade, with another talented junior Cadel Lovett winning from former Bathurst A Grade Champion Steve Bennett and the winner of the 2020 B grade Road Series David Reece
Former Bathurst Champ, Robert Stephen bounced back to form to defeat Toireasa Gallagher for the Hamper in C Grade, Peter Wilson riding an excellent race to finish 3rd in front of Rod Esdaile who attacked a number of times in the race.
D grade was an excellent race with the field only splitting up in the final stages went Charlotte Lovett attacked, Peter Hickey and David Hyland chasing her to the finish line to take second and third in front of Kevin Bell and Cathy Adams. Robyn Partridge winning the E Grade Hamper Event.

2020 BCC Christmas Hamper Race – 2Roads 30km Scratch Race – 20/12/2020
A Grade - 1Luke Tuckwell 2Deren Perry 3Mark Windsor
B Grade - 1Cadel Lovett 2Steve Bennett 3David Reece
C Grade - 1Robert Stephen 2Toireasa Gallagher 3Peter Wilson
D Grade - 1Charlotte Lovett 2Peter Hickey 3David Hyland
E Grade - 1Robyn Partridge

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Road Race Report / Screamer 20km Handicap 13/12/20

« on: December 13, 2020, 03:56:10 PM »

Win for David Hyland on the Screamer Course.
Bathurst Cycling Club held a handicap on it short 20km Screamer Course on the weekend. David Hyland was too strong for his co markers winning the event from Peter Hickey. Cathy Adams was the top placed female rider in third place overall ahead of Rosemary Hastings who finished 4th in front of the fast finishing David Reece who overtook Scott James Graham Stait and Peter Wilson to claim 5th.
Nic Barrett and Jack Cannon rounding out the top 10 ahead of Phil Cole and Greg Vinall.
Backmarker Jack Cannon set fastest time in the event, stopping the clock at 26:28, which was only 9seconds faster than David Reece (26:37) with Nic Barrett the 3rd fastest rider.
Robyn Partridge won the Enticer Support Race defeating Tracey Robinson

Result – Screamer 20km Handicap 13/12/20
1David Hyland (32:51) 2Peter Hickey 3Cathy Adams 4Rosemary Hastings 5David Reece 6Scott James 7Graham Stait 8Peter Wilson 9Nic Barrett 10Jack Cannon
Fastest Time: 1Jack Cannon 26:28 2David Reece 3Nic Barrett
Fastest Female: 1Cathy Adams 33:28
Enticer Support Race: 1Robyn Partridge, 2Tracey Robinson

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Road Race Report / Bcc Teams Time Trial – 14km - 6th December 2020

« on: December 06, 2020, 09:16:17 PM »

Bcc Teams Time Trial – 6th December 2020
14km Clubhouse - Ryans Road - Finish Perthville.

One of the cycling disciplines that was difficult to organise in 2020 due to the shortened club cycling program was Team Time Trailing - with Bathurst Cycling unable to send any teams to the state championships in 2020. The club has a great record in the TTT State Premierships with a number of recent wins at the titles, in fact BathurstCC is often the top Country Club in the state rankings.
   
With the year quickly drawing to a close, Road Cycling Organiser Glen Partridge scheduled a TTT on the weekend and although the event clashed with a number of other cycling promotions there was some excellent racing at the event.

The overall winning team of Luke Tuckwell and Mark Windsor averaged around 45km per hour in the wind on the 14km course to set the overall fastest time.
The team of Ray Thorn, Dan Googe & Nic Barrett had a great battle with the Tony Shaw David Reece Team in B grade. While Graham Stait Rob Stephen and Kalinda Robinson won C Grade.
D Grade was won by Marian Renshaw Rosemary Hastings and Peter Hickey, while the E Grade was taken out by Joanne Renshaw Robyn Partridge.

Unofficial Results Only
Overall – 1st Luke Tuckwell Mark Windsor 19:53; 2nd Tony Shaw David Reece 22:33; 3rd Ray Thorn Dan Googe Nic Barrett 23:04
C Grade – 1st Graham Stait Rob Stephen Kalinda Robinson 24:27
D Grade – 1st Marian Renshaw Rosemary Hastings Peter Hickey 30:28
E Grade – 1st Joanne Renshaw Robyn Partridge 34:55