Port Nicholson Poneke Cycling Club

We had a modest turn out for a chilly night at the Wellington Velodrome. We welcomed a new woman to racing, Delle - Nick Post’s partner - who rode very well. Ricky Pincott, who regularly races mountain bike and works at Burkes Cycles, returned to track racing as did Hayden Richards and Mike Byrne. Great to see you all again.

Other than singing happy birthday to Aaron and eating chocolate cake, the highlights for me were: seeing Ari Evans showing great sprint form and the Madison racing. That was the first time we’ve raced a Madison at the Wellington Velodrome since it was restored in 2004 and therefore it was likely the first Madison to grace our beloved piece of concrete since 1990.

To get used to the new event we ran it as a touch Madison rather than sling and Lee Evans and Nick Byrne were the first winning team. The third Madison of the evening included sprints and was a cracker with Lee Evans & Ari Evans winning that race. We’ll run another couple of madisons on Tuesdays so hopefully everyone will get a go at this fun event.

Thanks to volunteers Craig Peach, Joe Chapman, Kathryn Pepperell, Gary Gibson and Beth Balmer who compiled the results.

Just to note there are some missing results from the team sprints where the results haven’t been clear. Feel free to let me know the names.

Rachel Anderson-Smith

Email: rachelcerelia@gmail.com

2 Km Scratch

Cat 3

1. G.Peach (3.37.94) 2. S. Knowles 3. B. Balmer

Cat 2

1. S. Gilbert (3.01.00) 2. N. Post 3. B. Moyle

Cat 1

1. N. Byrne (2.39.40) 2. L.Evans 3. R.Pincott

Handicap Scratch

Cat 3

1. A. Evans (4.08.84) 2. E. Moyle 3. D. Benton

Cat 2 & Cat 1

1. N. Post (4.40.45) 2. G. Hayr 3. L. Evans

Keirin

Cat 3

1. M. Byrne (3.51.41) 2. B.Balmer 3. G.Peach

Cat 2

1. S. Gilbert (3.02.68) 2. N. Post 3. B. Moyle

Cat 1

1. N. Byrne (2.55.25) 2.L. Evans 3. S. Chapman

Team Sprint

Cat 3

E. Moyle, S. Knowles, G. Peach, N. Post (2.04.50) v D. Benton, M. Byrne, B.Balmer, A. Evans

Cat 1

H. Richards, G. Hayr, S.Gilbert, P.Larkin, L. Evans (2.10.00)

Cat 3

A.Evans...and others...(2.02.53)

Cat 1/2

L. Evans and others bt N. Byrne...and others...(2.15.91)

Madison (touch)

Cat 1 / 2 (12 laps)

1. L.Evans & N.Byrne (5.31.94) 2. N.Post & M.Coburn 3. P.Larkin & S. Chapman

Cat 3 (10 Laps)

1. A.Evans & L. Evans (5.42.82) 2. S.Knowles & B.Moyle 3. B.Balmer & G.Peach

Mixed (12 laps sprints every 3 laps)

1. L. Evans & A. Evans 2. H. Richards & G Hayr and others