Cycling Team Caps Off Successful Season
Cycling Team Caps Off Successful Season
August 29, 2015 at 9:25 AM
The College cycling team has capped off another successful season with a bevy of medals from the National Schools Road Cycling Championships. Held over three days in Horowhenua and Manawatu, the event is the pinnacle of secondary school cycling. More than 900 riders from around New Zealand gathered to compete in a Team Time Trial, Road Race and Points Race for boys and girls in age groups ranging from U13 to U20 years of age. The College sent a team of 38 riders to take part across all divisions and disciplines.
The racing started with the 16km team time trial on Saturday, followed by the 18km road race on Sunday and culminating in a points race yesterday. The Saint Kentigern team picked up five medals in team and individual events. The Year 7&8 girls' team of Emma Hannan, Sophie Spencer and Niamh Bilsborough and the Junior Boys' team of Dylan McCullough, Ryan Church, Callum Walsh and Jacob Hannan won bronze in the time trial. Dylan also won silver in the U15 boys' road race and followed it up with silver in the U15 boys' points race. Connor Brown took home silver in the U20 boys' points race.
Medallists:
Connor Brown: U20 Boys' Points Race, silver.
Dylan McCullough: U15 Boys' Road Race, silver. U15 Boys' Points Race, silver.
Junior Boys' Team: Time Trial, bronze.
Year 7&8 Girls' Team: Time Trial, bronze.
There were also a number of top 10 finishes:
Connor Brown: U20 Boys' Road Race, 8th.
Elizabeth Mudford: U20 Girls' Road Race, 9th.
Liam Cappel: U17 Boys' Points Race, 6th. U17 Boys' Road Race, 6th.
Jacob Hannan: U15 Boys' Road Race, 4th.
Callum Walsh: U15 Boys' Points Race, 6th.
Annabel Waterworth: U15 Girls' Road Race, 4th.
Claudia Spain: U15 Girls' Points Race, 8th.
Caleb Atkinson: U14 Boys' Points Race, 10th.
Ben Connell: U13 Boys' Road Race, 6th. U13 Boys' Points Race, 10th.
Sophie Spencer: U13 Girls' Points Race, 6th. U13 Girls' Road Race, 8th.
Emma Hannan: U13 Girls' Road Race, 6th.
U20 Boys' team: Time Trial, 5th.
U20 Girls' team: Time Trial, 5th.
Junior Girls' team: Time Trial, 6th.
