2015 Hawkes Bay Secondary School Championships results

Hawkes Bay Secondary School Team Time Trial (TTT) Championships held on Saturday 27 June 2015 on the Ohiti Road out and return course:

U7/8 (U13) Girls: Haumoana School 41.11, 1; Taradale Intermediate 44.04, 2.

U7/8 (U13) Mixed: Waipukurau School 36.41, 1; Taradale Intermediate 49.46, 2.

U7/8 (U13) Boys: Havelock North Intermediate 34.54, 1; Taradale Intermediate 36.42, 2; Haumoana School 39.08, 3; Taradale Intermediate 43.06, 4; Taradale Intermediate 43.57, 5; Haumoana School 44.39, 6.

U16 Girls: CHB College 42.17, 1.

U16 Boys: Napier Boys High School 32.26, 1; Karamu High School 34.53, 2.

U20 Mixed: CHB College 27.1, 1.

U20 Boys: Karamu High School 29.18, 1; Havelock North High School 30.44, 2.

Hawkes Bay Secondary School Road Race Championships held on Sunday 28 June 2015 on the Crystall Road - Mutiny Road circuit:

Under 20 Boys: Sam Thorpe-Loversuch (Karamu High School) 1:54:00, 1; Joshua Achten (Taikura Rudolf Steiner School) 1:54:00, 2; Ryan Hulena (CHB College) 1:54:02, 3.

Under 20 Girls: Amanda Jamieson (CHB College) 1:54:00, 1.

Under 17 Boys: Nicholas Kelly (Havelock North High School) 1:55:38, 1; Lachlan Cairns (Lindisfarne College) 1:55:39, 2.

Under 17 Girls: Felicity Wilson (Hastings Girls High School) 1:55:39, 1.

Under 16 Boys: Noah Nelson (CHB College) 1:32:02, 1; Lewis Sheeran (Havelock North High School) 1:32:04, 2; Joshua Ratcliffe (Karamu High School) 1:32:04, 3; Finn van Kampen (Taikura Rudolf Steiner School) 1:32:04, 4; Markus Jackson (Napier Boys High School) 1:32:07, 5; Luke Shaw (Karamu High School) 1:32:07, 5; Oliver van Kampen (Taikura Rudolf Steiner School) 1:32:52, 7.

Under 16 Girls: Jenna Tidswell (Havelock North High School) 1:32:08, 1.

Under 15 Boys: Jono Williams (Havelock North High School) 1:09:39, 1; Brad Roberts (Taradale High School) 1:09:39, 2; Robbie Thomsen (Napier Boys High School) 1:23:44, 3.

Under 15 Girls: Laura Bickers (Napier Girls High School) 1:09:40, 1.

Under 13 Boys: Will Tidswell (Havelock North Intermediate) 47:02, 1; Max Williams (Havelock North Intermediate) 47:09, 2; Harry Robinson (Haumoana School) 50:02, 3; Matthew Hulena (Waipukurau School) 50:03, 4; Samuel Thomsen (Waipukurau School) 50:03, 5; Joshua Moroney (Hereworth School) 52:33, 6; Marcus Hildesheim (Haumoana School) 55:11, 7; Lochlan Stent (St Marys School) 58:07, 8.

Under 13 Girls: Lili Stephens-Ellison (Hastings Intermediate) 53:31, 1; Hana Peacock (Waipukurau School) 53:32, 2; Katelyn Garbes (Hastings Intermediate) 58:07, 3; Molly Averill (Haumoana School) 59:53, 4.

2015 Hawkes Bay School Cycling Championships - Havelock North High School Team Report

The Hawkes Bay School Cycling Championships were held over the weekend of Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June 2015. The school was represented by Todd Burnard, Mitchell Couchman, Nicholas Kelly, Lewis Sheeran, Jono Williams and Jenna Tidswell.

The Saturday afternoon saw the running of the Team Time Trial (TTT) event. As the team was mixed age, they rode in the under 20 age group which allowed five riders to complete the event. In this race, all team members work together as they race against the clock to record the fastest time with the team time taken from the fourth rider across the line. Conditions were fine and sunny with a dying southerly wind. The 18km course runs out and back along Ohiti Road which meant riders had to push into the wind on the way out before turning and racing back to the finish line with little assistance. From the start line, the team was led off by Jono Williams  and quickly set about using their team time trial skills practiced under the guidance of coach Jason Kelly during school lunchtimes. The riders worked well as a team to stay together until the finish line and recorded a solid time of 30m 44s (35.1km/h) and earn a silver medal for second place. This was an improvement over the bronze medal they won last year with a time of 33m 17s. With more dedication to team training, they can look to vie for the gold medal next year.

Team briefing pre-start

Racing in Ohiti Road

Finish line

Medal Ceremony - Silver medals (L-R, Todd, Jono. Nicholas, Lewis, Mitchell)

The road race championships were held on Sunday afternoon in sunny and mild conditions with a variable westerly wind. The first race to start for the team was the combined under 17 boys grade which Nicholas Kelly raced in. They raced 62.5km around five laps of the Crystall Road - Mutiny Road block which is basically flat.  A steady pace saw them catch and pass the under 20 group before a slow last lap saw them fall well behind the under 20 riders. In a bunch sprint to the finish line, Nicholas timed his run well to secure first place and the gold medal. Next off were the under 16 grade which Lewis Sheeran and Jenna Tidswell competed in. They raced four laps of the same course for a total distance of 50km. In another bunch sprint finish, Lewis took out the silver medal in second place while Jenna finished in the bunch to take the girls gold medal. In the under 15 grade, raced over 37.5km (three laps) of the same course, Jono Williams won the sprint in a tight finish by less than one second to earn the gold medal.

Over the weekend, the team won three gold medals and two silver medals which was a pleasing result and deserved rewards for the training they had put into the event.

Jenna Gold medal

Jono Gold medal

Lewis Silver medal

Racing in Crystall Road

Nicholas leading out the sprint

Nicholas Gold medal

2014 Hawkes Bay School Cycling Championships - Havelock North High School Team Report

The school cycling team consisting of Tom Hosford, Todd Burnard, Lewis Sheeran, Jenna Tidswell, Mitchell Couchman and Nicholas Kelly competed in the Hawkes Bay School Cycling Championships over the weekend of Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2014.

The Saturday afternoon saw the running of the Team Time Trial (TTT) event. As the team was mixed age and gender, they rode in the under 20 age group which allows five riders to complete the event. In this race, all team members work together as they race against the clock to record the fastest time with the team time taken from the fourth rider across the line. Conditions were fine and sunny with a strong blustery south westerly. The 18km course runs out and back along Ohiti Road which meant riders had to battle into the wind on the way out before turning and racing back to the finish line with a tail wind. From the start line, the team was led off by Tom Hosford and quickly set about riding into the challenging wind. Time trial reserve Jenna Tidswell was only allowed to ride the first 200m in case of mechanical failure of any of the other team members but was not required to carry on. Using their team time trial skills practiced under guidance of coach Jason Kelly, the riders worked well as a team to stay together until the finish line and record a credible time of 33m 17s and earn a bronze medal for third place. The gold medal was won by CHB College with a team containing world class rider Regan Gough.

Team pre-race - Jenna, Mitchell, Lewis, Nicholas, Todd, Tom

On the start line

With Bronze medals for the TTT (Team Time Trial)

 The road race championships were held on Sunday morning in crisp, sunny and light wind conditions. The first race to start for the team was the combined under 16 and under 17 boys grade which Nicholas Kelly and Mitchell Couchman raced in. They raced 29km around the Ohiti Road block which contains a number of hills. A fast pace saw them fall behind the leading riders but the pair stayed together to the finish line with Nicholas finishing fifth in the under 16 grade while Mitchell won a silver medal in the under 17 grade.  Next off were the under 15 grade which Lewis Sheeran and Jenna Tidswell competed in. They raced over an out about and back course along Matapiro Road for a total distance of 17km. In a small bunch sprint finish, Lewis took out the silver medal in second place while Jenna finished close on his wheel to take the girls gold medal.

Mitchell and Nicholas pre-race

Gold medal - Jenna

Silver medal - Lewis

Silver medal - Mitchell

Over the weekend, the team won a gold medal, two silver medals and a bronze medal. This was a great effort for a small team and a well deserved reward for the training they had put into the event.

Thanks must go to Peak Fitness for allowing the team to train on the spin bikes when the weather was unsuitable.

Some of the team members are keen to try and improve on their efforts for next year's event so get cycling.

Tour of the Bay 2012

 

HB Today publicity photo.

 

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Philosophy of Cycling - The Meaning of Life

1. Original GT Fury purchased July 1996 – sold with a lifetime frame warranty. Ridden coast to coast USA in 1999.

 

2. Replacement GT Frame February 2002

3. Replacement Replacement GT Frame July 2003

4. Replacement Replacement Replacement GT Frame July 2005

5. Replacement Replacement Replacement Replacement GT Frame August 2010 – delivered with a five year frame warranty. Frame cracked January 2011 and replacement refused by GT in New Zealand.

 

6. Replacement Bike February 2011 – an EMC - sold with a lifetime frame warranty.

So the meaning of life is E = mc² ???

Jason Kelly

February 2011

A Cycling Lament

From a Sunday ride after stopping at Camp David

Spring has sprung

The grass has ris

I wonder where my axle skewer is?

My tyre was near flat when I arrived

It is now repaired but the wheel is deprived

Of the important bit that holds it to the frame

How can I carry on with this game?

With cellphone poised to seek some help

On hands and knees the searching bunch lets out a yelp

One skewer is to hand and soon put back on the wheel

Enabling the bunch to continue its normal Sunday deal