Another tandem pair, Julian and Millie Cox of Wellington have won the bike category at the second event in Hutt Valley Orienteering Club's "Quattr-O" series on July 25. Christine and John deRoo won the first event on June 20.
The Coxes completed the course in 36min20. The 15 controls, of which competitors had to visit any 12, were sprinkled throughout southern Upper Hutt, from the start at St Pats College to Trentham Memorial Park and CIT. There was some interesting riding through Barton's Bush and along the riverbank, with possible routes across St Pats farmland.
The fastest solo
rider was Michael Wood who took 38min52.
The fastest foot-orienteer was 49min49.
The next event in the series will start in Lower Hutt (signposted from
the Kelson lights on SH 2) at 10am on July 25. For the first time in
this series it will include significant hill riding. Further details
on the events page.