Saturday, 28 November 2009

A Brief History of the Kelly Family’s Lake Taupo Cycle Challenges

1995 - 2009
Jason Kelly

The first family members to ride this event were brothers Patrick and Jason in 1995. They were joined by their parents Brian and Roxanne in 2000, nephew Daniel in 2003, their sister Rebecca in 2006, Patrick’s wife Pauleen in 2006, and Patrick and Pauleen’s son Nicholas in 2007.

The results of these rides are:

Year
Rider Name(s)
Event
Time
Place
Comments
1995
Jason Kelly
Solo 160km
4hrs 56m
255th
Ridden in shorts and t-shirt on a Reiker 370RL.
 
Patrick Kelly
Solo 160km
5hrs 07m
360th
 
1996
Jason Kelly
Solo 160km
4hrs 38m
129th
 
 
Patrick Kelly
Solo 160km
4hrs 42m
187th
 
1997
Patrick & Jason Kelly (tandem)
Solo 160km
4hrs 36m
176th overall and 3rd tandem
Difficult riding conditions resulted in slow times.
1998
Patrick & Jason Kelly (tandem)
Solo 160km
4hrs 48m
261st overall and 5th tandem
Dropped chain and punctured. Blew up van at Te Pohue on the way home.
1999
Patrick & Jason Kelly & John Barry (triplet tandem)
Solo 160km
4hrs 31m
248th overall and 4th tandem
Towed bunch at over 40km/h for first 80km to ensure they beat four hours but then faded, dropped the chain and then snapped the chain up Hatepe with Patrick suffering from severe cramp.
2000
Patrick & Jason Kelly & John Barry (triplet tandem)
Solo 160km
4hrs 05m
1st overall and 1st tandem
Dropped bunch early (about 10km mark) and rode basically solo with a tail (2nd place getter Sam Oliver) to the end to record the fastest tandem time to date and finishing six minutes clear of the chasing bunch.
 
Brian & Roxanne Kelly (Tandem)
Solo 160km
6hrs 35m
2,374th overall and 23rd tandem
 
2001
Patrick & Jason Kelly (Kelly Brothers)
Relay 160km (80km each)
4hrs 19m
1st overall and 1st two male team
Relay record – Patrick first half in about 2hrs 06m, Jason second half in about 2hrs 13m.
 
Brian & Roxanne Kelly (Tandem)
Solo 160km
5hrs 59m
2,173rd overall and 28th  tandem
 
2002
Jason Kelly
Classic Race 160km
3hrs 59m
14th
 
 
Brian & Roxanne Kelly (Tandem) & Patrick Kelly (Uncle Arthurs Crew)
Relay 160km (80km each)
4hrs 38m
5th overall and 2nd mixed team
 
2003
Patrick & Jason Kelly (Kelly Brothers)
Relay 160km (80km each)
4hrs 14m
1st overall and 1st two male team
Relay record – Patrick first half in about 2hrs 13m, Jason second half in about 2hrs 01.
 
Brian & Roxanne Kelly (Tandem) & Daniel Kelly (Grandson and Grandparents)
Relay 160km (80km each)
5hrs 31m
99th overall and 29th mixed team
 
2004
Patrick Kelly
Enduro 320km
10hrs 35m
1st
The second finisher was 21m slower. Support vehicle driven by Jason for the 1st lap.
 
Brian & Roxanne Kelly (Tandem)
Solo 160km
6hrs 39m
3,442nd overall and 29th  tandem
 
 
Jason Kelly
500km in three days
n/a
n/a
Rode 167km Hastings – Taupo on the Friday, 165km around Taupo on Saturday and 173km Taupo – Hastings on the Sunday.
2005
Patrick Kelly
Classic Race 160km
Did not start
n/a
Could not race due to illness.
 
Brian & Roxanne Kelly (Tandem)
Solo 160km
5hrs 54m
2,913th overall
Combined age of riders was over 124 years on event day – coached by Jason Kelly.
2006
Jason Kelly
Maxi Enduro 640km
25hrs 19m
1st
“Dropped” all other riders off the start line so the 640km ride was done solo – the longest solo “break” in New Zealand cycling? The second finisher was 1hr 10m slower. Cold & windy conditions (especially over Friday night) slowed times. Lap splits were approximately 5hrs 10m 1st lap, 6hrs 05m 2nd lap, 6hrs 57m 3rd lap and 7hrs 07m 4th lap.
 
Brian Kelly & Colin Cameron (Tandem), Rebecca Kelly, Patrick Kelly, Pauleen Kelly (Team Turbo)
Relay 160km (40km each)
6hrs 10m
311th overall and 129th mixed team
Roxanne could not ride due to a broken arm. Patrick, Brian & Roxanne also supported Jason in the Maxi Enduro.
2007
Patrick Kelly & Pauleen Kelly (Nut Power!)
Relay 160km (80km each)
5hrs 30m
132nd
Rode with Nicholas as Heart Rider.
 
Nicholas Kelly
Heart Ride (5km)
15m 06s
n/a
 
 
Rebecca Kelly
Solo 160km
6hrs 48m
3,865th
Used as part of Taupo Ironman training.
 
Jason Kelly
Solo 160km
6hrs 48m
3,865th
Supporting sister Rebecca as part of her Taupo Ironman training. Admitted as Bronze member of Cadence Club.
2008
Brian & Roxanne Kelly (Tandem)
Solo 160km
6hrs 27m
23rd overall and 35th tandem
Rode with grandson Nicholas in the Heart Ride. Roxanne also powered up Hatepe (literally) on the back of a motor bike after suffering cramp at the bottom.
 
Nicholas Kelly
Heart Ride (5km)
14m 54s
81st
 
 
Rebecca Kelly
Solo 160km
6hrs 22m
3,302nd
Used as part of Taupo Ironman training.
2009
Brian & Roxanne Kelly & Jason Kelly
Nil
n/a
n/a
No riding. Supporters only.

Summary of Best Results:

Place
Year
Event
Riders
1st  overall & 1st  tandem
2000
160km Solo
Jason Kelly, Patrick Kelly, John Barry (triplet tandem)
1st  overall & 1st male team, relay record time
2001
Relay
Patrick Kelly and Jason Kelly
1st overall and 1st male team, relay record time
2003
Relay
Patrick Kelly and Jason Kelly
1st
2004
320km Enduro
Patrick Kelly
1st
2006
640km Maxi Enduro
Jason Kelly

Range of times for one lap of 160km: sub 4hrs, sub 5hrs, sub 6hrs, sub 7hrs and sub 8hrs
Fastest ever tandem time to date (on triplet tandem) for one lap – 4hrs 05m – and only tandem to be first finisher in solo ride.

Bikes ridden: Single seat, two seat tandem and three seat tandem (triplet)
Jason is also a Bronze (10 laps) member of the Cadence Club. Patrick has actually completed over 10 laps as when riding the first part of the relay event he also completed the full 160km lap on each occasion.

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