2010 NZ Club Road Championships senior gallery

Apr 29th - May 2nd, 10.  A selection of photos from the senior racing at the 2010 NZ Raboplus National Club Road Championships.

Senior women, Senior/U23 Men, Masters men, Masters women

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Senior gallery

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Senior/Under 23 men

Joe Cooper (Subway Avanti/PNP) picking up a feed from Brent Backhouse ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Jeremy Stephens (Ramblers) and Andy Hagen (PNP) at the feed station ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Gordon McCauley leads the break through the feed station on Lap 2 ©RoadCycling.co.nz

The break climb the final hill before the start finish line on lap 3 ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Gordon McCauley, Nick Lovegrove and Fraser Birmingham climb to the start finish ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Fraser Bermingham (Placemakers), followed by Chris Nicholson (Tasman Wheelers) and Shem Rodger (Bici Vida) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Chris Nicholson (Tasman Wheelers) with Shem Rodgers (BIci Vida) on his wheel ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Aaron Strong (Counties Manakau) in the chase group ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Andy Hagen (PNP Cycling) chasing hard ©RoadCycling.co.nz

The peloton still in the hunt ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Lap 4 - the break is still away ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Papanui Cycling rider on lap 4 ©RoadCycling.co.nz

The peloton chasing ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Forestland Wheelers rider climbing over one or the many rollers on the scenic course ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Gordon McCauley (Counties Manukau) rides off the front ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Nick Lovegrove (Subway Avanti) chasing hard to rejoin the break ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Taylor Gunman (Bici Vida) still smiling after being dropped from the break ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Aaron Strong leads the chase group ©RoadCycling.co.nz

The peloton takes time to feed ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Ramblers and Tasman Wheelers riders join forces for the chase ©RoadCycling.co.nz

The break stays away.  Gordon McCauley takes the sprint victory ©RoadCycling.co.nz

The chase group sprint for the minor placings ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Shem Rodger is stoked after his victory in the Under 23 Classification ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Under 23 Podium.  1st. Shem Rodger Bici Vida 2nd. Sean Joyce Forestland Wheelers 3rd Lois Crosby Counties Manukau ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Chris Nicholson, 3rd,  (Tasman Wheelers) on the podium for the second time. He won the Senior Men time trial earlier in the championship ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Senior men's podium.  1st Gordon McCauley (Counties Manukau), 2nd Joe Cooper (Subway Avanti / PNP Cycling), 3rd Chris Nicholson (Tasman Wheelers). ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Senior women

The senior women climb their way through the course's many rollers ©RoadCycling.co.nz

 Karen Fulton, Tracy Best and Emma Crum working hard ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Emma Crum (Cyclosport/Counties Manakau) leads Mel Burke (Counties Manakau) through one the laps ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Mel Burke (Counties Manakau Cycling) on the long finish straight with the peloton in chase ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Mel Burke (Counties Manakau Cycling) wins the Senior Women road race ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Karen Fulton (Tasman Wheelers) wins the sprint for 2nd ahead of Emily Collins (Cyclosport/Counties Manakau) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Senior Women podium: 1st Mel Burke (Counties Manakau), 2nd Karen Fulton (Tasman Wheelers), 3rd Emily Collins (Cyclosport/Counties Manakau) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Senior Women winner Mel Burke (Counties Manakau Cycling) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M1 men

Karl Murray (Placemakers/Counties Manakau) was on a mission to win a 2nd gold medal ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Brent Backhouse (PNP) works hard on the front of the peloton to reel Karl Murray back in ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Dave Rowlands (PNP) and Brent Backhouse (PNP) out in front ©RoadCycling.co.nz

The chase group ©RoadCycling.co.nz

BikeNZ CEO Kieran Turner (PNP) rolls home after being caught up in the crash ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M1 winner Dave Rowlands (PNP) wins the two man sprint against Brent Backhouse (PNP) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Karl Murray rolls in for 3rd ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M1 winner Dave Rowlands (PNP) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M1 podium: 1st Dave Rowlands (PNP), 2nd Brent Backhouse (PNP), 3rd Karl Murray (Counties Manakau Cycling) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M2-4 men

M2 Men - Lee Johnstone (Marsden Wheelers) beats the field to the line ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M2 Men - Lee Johnstone (Marsden Wheelers) celebrates his win ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M2 Men - Lee Johnstone (Marsden Wheelers) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M2 Men podium: 1st Lee Johnstone (Marsden Wheelers), 2nd Craig Lawn (PNP), 3rd Kevin Strongman (Gisborne Cycling Club) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M3 Men - Jim McMurray (Forestland Wheelers) is first over the line ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M3 Men - Jim McMurray (Forestland Wheelers) all smiles after his win ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M3 Men podium: 1st Jim McMurray (Forestland Wheelers), 2nd Darryl Strachan (Ramblers Cycling), 3rd Kerry Hartford (Ramblers Cycling) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M4 Men Grant Stirling (Tasman Wheelers) looking strong ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M4 Men: Grant Stirling (Tasman Wheelers) in an early break with two PNP riders.  Soon after, one got a puncture and the other waited - they lost their podium positions but kept to the spirit of Club Nationals! ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Picturesque - but I don't think these three stopped to notice ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Three riders broke in the early break ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M4 Men podium: 1st Grant Stirling (Tasman Wheelers), 2nd Scott Molina (Papanui Cycling Club), 3rd Stephen Mark (Pegasus Cycling Club) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

Masters women

M1: Tara Allerton (Stratford Cycling Club) way out in front on her way to victory ©RoadCycling.co.nz

The M1 chasing bunch ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M1 podium: 1st Tara Allerton (Stratford Cycling Club), 2nd Sherilyn Gray (Cyclosport/PNP), 3rd Victoria Shelling (Tasman Wheelers) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M2 winner Rachel Larner (Counties Manakau Cycling) waits for the rest of the field to finish, she had to wait 5min! ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M3 winner Sue Clark (Counties Manakau) ©RoadCycling.co.nz

M3 podium: 1st Sue Clark (Counties Manakau), Ingrid Perols (Ramblers Cycling Club), Sheryl Duncan (Taupo Cycling Club) ©RoadCycling.co.nz