Held over a testing 278km course from the Nelson Info Centre to Tophouse/Lakes turnoff via Raey and Kerrs Hills, to Renwick, to Nelson via Rai and Whangmoa Saddles, to finish at the Nelson Info Centre. The event started at 6am, with changeable weather conditions but finished in the Nelson sunshine.
Solos
1 Chris Nicholson 7.49.42,
2 Sam Horn +20.40,
3 Niel Coventry-Brown +43.36,
4 Nick Batt +1.00.46,
5 Karen Palmer +1.59.50 1st Woman,
6 Ross Hendry st,
7 Tandem -Pamela Blalock/John Bayley +2.04.26
Two Person Teams
1 David Ayre/Felix Laufkotter (JU19)7.46.06,
2 Sean Brady/Callum Chisnall (JU17)+2.25,
3 Stephen Rooney/David Craig +3.36,
4 Tristan Rawlence/Aaron Reardon +12.10,
5 Tony Readie/Chris James +1.11.20,
6 Jane Orbell/Marian Savage +1.52.00,
7 Adi Coventry-Brown/Mark Rumsey +2.04.23.
Three Person Teams
1 Murray Tewnion/Pete Hajek/Ward Carter 7.47.52,
2 Mike Watson/Vaughan Watson/William Holmes +50.59,
3 Ian Gabities/Issac Gabities/Nick Cachemaille +1.28.03,
4 Sonia Malpas/Kathy Turner/Serena Sheridan +1.30 1st Womans Team.,
5 Pete Laing/Chris Thompson/Hamish Nankevill +2.02.37,
6 Karl van Hoppe/Christine van Hoppe/Bill Filmer +2.21.30,
7 Andrew Bishop/Mike Fouhy/Richard Brewerton +2.22.16,
8 Marie Lenting/Dorothy Litchwark/Janene Chamberlain +2.32.24.
Village Cycles 4 Person Team
Jim Matthews/Paul William/Rex Randall/Ian Worthington 7.59.12
Stoke Cycles Tandems
Mike Gane/Mike Booker & Frith Brown/Dennis Cooper 8.02.57
