Wellington MTBO Series 2001

Event #4
Tunnel Gully, 28 July 01

Times include compulsory 2min map marking.

Course 1 20km, 620m climb

• Open Men
  1. Craig Starnes, HVOC, 85-03
  2. Steve Meeres, HVMBC, 96-30
  3. Marco Renalli, HVOC, 101-35
  4. Steve Holden, WOC, 108-31
  5. Colin Barr, 118-52
  6. Tony Gazley, WOC, 124-31
  7. Garan Sinclair, EgOC, 128-07
  8. Stephen McNeil, 149-15
  9. Darren Holmes, HVMC, 168-00
  10. Andrew Stacey, guess 180-00

Course 2, 14km 440m climb

• Open Women
  1. Camilla Cox, WOC, 93-49
  2. Susie Wood, 94-41
  3. Jacqui Sinclair, EgOC, 103-11
  4. Judith Symonds, 124-08
• Veteran Men
  1. Tom Clarkson, HVOC, 75-45
  2. Graeme Silcock, HVOC, 80-23
  3. Tony Brindle, LOC, 80-47
  4. Steve Pyatt, KHAVOC, 84-16
  5. Mike Dalton, HVOC, 84-47
  6. Mike Fee, HVOC, 87-37
  7. Neil Kane, WOC, 88-30
  8. John de Roo, HVOC, 102-45
  9. Graeme Campbell, HVMBC, 103-22
  10. Keith Wild, HVMBC, 105-28
  11. Brian Stewart, KHAVOC, 107-50
  12. Simon Rea, WOC, 136-55
  13. Neil Sinclair, EgOC, 137-53
  14. Alister Rhodes, 148-20
• Junior Men
  1. Ben Aldrich, 108-39
  2. Karl Robertson, 110-53
  3. Hamish Freeman, 112-38
  4. Blake Sinclair, EgOC, 112-45
• Recreational Men
  1. William Power, WOC, 107-34
  2. Paul Abbott, 118-32
  3. Ian Bartrum, 122-50
  4. Trevor Knowles, HVOC, 123-58
  5. Mack Thompson, HVOC, 145-52
  6. Gary Milbanke, 152-50
  7. Murray Sim, DNF

Course 3, 8km, 220m climb

• Vet Women
  1. Jenny Visser, HVOC, 67-52
  2. Kate Webb, 70-08
  3. Christine de Roo, HVOC, 87-49
• Recreational Women
  1. None today
• Misc
  1. Bissell family, 164-00

Event #3
St Pats Forest, 30 June 01

Times include compulsory 2min map marking.

Lesson for today: Look out for "one way" arrows on the map, they are there for safety and course-planning reasons. And the brackets around the control codes are to further distinguish them from control sequence numbers, not to provide an allowable route across rivers!!!

Amended 17 July for Sinclair DNF

Course 1 21km, 860m climb

• Open Men
  1. Craig Starnes, HVOC, 98-31
  2. Steve Meeres, HVMBC, 122-00
  3. Mirko Zatezalo, 123-30*
  4. Dave King, 124-24
  5. Steve Holden, WOC, 125-58
  6. Antony Rhodes, HVOC, 136-00
  7. Tony Gazley, WOC, 127-42
  8. Garan Sinclair, EgOC, 141-43
  9. John de Roo, HVOC, 154-30
  10. Tom Murphy, DNF
  * Incl 10min penalty for one way error

Course 2, 14km 460m climb

• Open Women
  1. Camilla Cox, WOC, 95-02
  2. Jacqui Sinclair, EgOC, 99-30
  3. Judith Symonds, 127-52
  4. Christine de Roo, HVOC, 127-56
  5. Susie Wood, DNF
• Veteran Men
  1. Tom Clarkson, HVOC, 75-39
  2. Graeme Silcock, HVOC, 86-08
  3. Neil Kane, WOC, 94-12*
  4. Mike Fee, HVOC, 95-20
  5. Tony Brindle, LOC, 96-46
  6. Graeme Campbell, HVMBC, 103-40
  7. Steve Pyatt, KHAVOC, 108-50
  8. Graeme Roberts, WaiOC, 120-30
  9. Alister Rhodes, 150-25
  10. Neil Sinclair, EgOC, DNF
  * Incl 5min penalty for crossing river
• Junior Men
  1. Colin Barr, 95-33
  2. Blake Sinclair, EgOC, 112-22
• Recreational Men
  1. Gary Milbanke, 92-08
  2. Gavin McCarthy, 98-08
  3. Trevor Knowles, HVOC, 103-33
  4. Pat van Berkel, HVOC, 118-18
  5. Mack Thompson, HVOC, 121-19

Course 3, 8km, 140m climb

• Vet Women
  1. Jenny Visser, HVOC, 52-38
• Recreational Women
  1. Deborah Sinclair, DNF
• Misc
  1. Tom Pyatt (JM), KHAVOC, 54-30
  2. Nathan Ellen (JM), 64-14
  3. Owen Cole and son, 92-53
• Runners (Some did extra controls)
  1. Anna Pulford, WOC, 46-57
  2. Kate Fortune, WOC, 66-00
  3. Graham Fortune, WOC, 66-54
  4. Mathew and Luke Cornwall, HVOC, 98-53
  5. Owen McCarthy, 116-00

Event #2
Whitby Forest, 26 May 01

Times include compulsory 2min map marking.

Lesson for today: please observe "track etiquette" and apply it to controls and junctions. If you aren't sure where to go at a junction or after clipping a control, move off to the side while you suss it out, to avoid holding up other riders.

And lesson for the organisers, course 2 should be shorter relative to course 1. Mind you, that may involve extending course 1, we would like to get a 90min winning time for the open men (and in the NZ Champs to follow the international rules which are for a 110-130min win time). But we would like somewhat shorter win times for the other classes, and maybe there is a need for a course 4 for the younger juniors and anyone else who wants an easy ride. The controls are out there, its easy enough to concoct another combination of controls. Let us know what you think.

Course 1 14km, 640m climb

• Open Men
  1. Ramon Mira, RKOC, 75-11
  2. Craig Starnes, HVOC, 81-10
  3. Steve Holden, WOC, 101-46
  4. Dave King, 104-38
  5. Steve Meeres, HVMBC, 104-46
  6. Tony Gazley, WOC, 105-28
  7. Serge van Dam, 106-46
  8. Jared Buck, 114-54
  9. Antony Rhodes, 117-50
  10. Fintan de Fresne, 121-43
  11. Kelly, 122-31
  12. Marco Renalli, HVOC, 124-48
  13. Tom Murphy, 126-20
  14. John de Roo, 128-09
  15. Peter Holden, 129-05
  16. Matt Farr, 137-22
  17. Mike Fee, HVOC, 141-19
  18. Akesson, 143-49
  19. William Power, WOC, 145-53
  20. Andrew Stacey, HVOC, DNF

Course 2, 11km 480m climb

• Open Women
  1. Jacqui Sinclair, EgOC, 108-54
  2. Camilla Cox, WOC, 110-44
  3. Sue Lyttle, WaiOC, 123-15
  4. Liz Nicholson, WaiOC, 129-42
  5. Christine de Roo, HVOC, 157-16
  6. Fiona Prott? and friends, Unoff, 168-10
• Veteran Men
  1. Graeme Silcock, HVOC, 94-10
  2. Neil Kane, WOC, 96-54
  3. Tom Clarkson, HVOC, 98-17
  4. Brian Stewart, KHAVOC, 102-04
  5. Mike Dalton, HVOC, 102-50
  6. Neil Sinclair, EgOC, 131-38
  7. Richard Hinderwell, 133-08
  8. Graeme Roberts, WaiOC, 137-30
  9. Wayne McCartney, 141-00
  10. Simon Rea, WOC, 161-50
  11. Steve Klaui, HVOC, DNF
• Junior Men
  1. Colin Barr, 94-23
  2. Blake Sinclair, EgOC, 120-46
  3. Hamish Morrison, DNF
  4. Tom Pyatt, DNF
• Recreational Men
  1. Gavin McCarthy, 100-08
  2. Mack Thompson, HVOC, 124-29
  3. Trevor Knowles, HVOC, 125-25
  4. Alastair Smith, WOC, 134-05
  5. Martin Neale, HVOC, 135-11
  6. Paul Abbott, WTMC, 149-21
  7. Stephen Isaacs, 170-03
  8. Dan Rhodes, DNF

Course 3, 6km, 260m climb

• Vet Women None today!!
• Recreational Women
  1. Anna Pulford, WOC, 70-45
  2. Deborah Sinclair, 133-03

Event #1
Waitarere Forest, 28 April 01

Times include compulsory 2min map marking.

Competitors please note the rules about "you and your bike must visit the control" and "no riding off track". The trail through the grass between the road and control #487 gave it away, folks!

Courses are set to give you interesting route choice decisions assuming you stick to the tracks. The exception "OK to jump tracks which almost touch" doesn't apply at #487; examples of where was intended to apply are the parallel tracks SE of #414 and the track alongside the North-South road in the SW corner of the map.

Course 1 20km, negligible climb

• Open Men
  1. Craig Starnes, HVOC, 78-02
  2. Antony Rhodes, 80-05
  3. Julian Cox, WOC, 81-57
  4. Steve Holden, WOC, 87-14
  5. Garan Sinclair, EgOC, 90-41
  6. Steve Meeres, HVMBC, 99-30
  7. Neil Higgins, EgOC, 103-07
  8. Andrew Stacey, HVOC, 115-09
  9. John de Roo, 117-43
  10. Peter Holden, 124-18
  11. Mike Fee, HVOC, 130-55

Course 2 14km, negligible climb

• Open Women
  1. Jacqui Sinclair, EgOC, 78-18
  2. Sue Lyttle, WaiOC, 84-33
  3. Anna Pulford, WOC, 89-34
  4. Eleanor Howick, 98-17
  5. Christine de Roo, 118-12
• Veteran Men
  1. Graeme Silcock, HVOC, 69-43
  2. Neil Kane, WOC, 73-17
  3. Russell Higham, RKOC, 75-06
  4. Mike Dalton, HVOC, 82-50
  5. Brian Stewart, KHAVOC, 83-09
  6. Neil Sinclair, EgOC, 84-53
  7. Tom Clarkson, 86-12
  8. Owen Mills, 87-20
  9. Mack Thompson, HVOC, 92-22
  10. Simon Rea, WOC, 95-55
  11. Iain Galloway, 96-09
  12. Ken Fraser, WOC, 100-05
  13. Steve Klau, HVOC, 105-56
  14. Graeme Roberts, WaiOC, 107-29
• Junior Men
  1. Blake Sinclair, EgOC, 82-00
  2. Sam Gordon, 84-52
  3. Colin Barr, 88-15
• Recreational Men
  1. William Power WOC, 75-33
  2. Kalle Pokkinen, Fin, 76-21
  3. Andrew Bichan and Hamish Trolove, WOC, 91-38
  4. Brent Adcock, 96-12
  5. Martin Neale, 97-08
  6. Trevor Knowles, HVOC, 102-55
  7. Nick Head, DNF

Course 3, 7km, negligible climb

• Vet Women
  1. Royce Mills, RKOC, 60-31
  2. Jenny Visser, HVOC, 74-10
  3. Julia Fraser, WOC, 83-38
  4. Janice Meeres, HVMBC, 138-10
• Recreational Women
  1. Nola Higgins, EgOC, 66-44
  2. Deborah Sinclair, 71-56
  3. Judith Symonds, 82-44