Carne Groube wins Laykold Cup, Saywell takes Poneke Plate
By Nick WarrenBike Manawatu's Carne Groube won the prestigious 10km Laykold Cup track cycling race at the Wellington Velodrome Sunday. Groube bridged across to Dylan Simpson, also Bike Manawatu and who had gained a sizeable lead after attacking in the second half of the race.
The duo then worked well to stay ahead of the chasing pack of mainly Wellington riders and despite their lead reducing, they never looked like the would be caught. Groube, who won two medals at the recent Elite National Track Championships, out-sprinted the younger Simpson to become the 56th winner of the cup which was first held in 1928.
Grant Perry (Miramar) was third with Henry Levett (Te Aro) in fourth and Dan Waluszewski (Upper Hutt) fifth.
Grace Saywell (Kapiti) won a dramatic women's Poneke Plate during which three riders crashed heavily in the closing stages of the 6.5km race. Last year's champion Sophie-Leigh Bloxham (Levin), Lisa Hunkin (Hutt Valley) and Zoe Perry (Miramar) all came down with Hunkin and Bloxham the most seriously injured.
Saywell ploughed on finishing comfortably ahead of Bridget Olphert in second and Ruby Straugheir (Karori) third.
"I had a plan but the crash changed that and the race was turned on its head," said Saywell afterwards. "It's not how I wanted to win - seeing others crash is never nice."
Rounding off a great day for Bike Manawatu was John Stewart who took out the masters' 8km Stayers' Cup in a fast-paced race that whittled down the pack to just five contenders by the last lap. Local favourite Johnathan Leonard led out the sprint but Stewart had the energy to come round him on the final curve. Hubertus Buyck rounded out the podium in third.
Laykold Cup - Open - 8km
Carne Groube 1st, Dylan Simpson 2nd, Grant Perry 3rd, Henry Levett 4th, Dan Waluszewski 5th
Poneke Plate - Women - 6.5km
Grace Saywell 1st, Bridget Olphert 2nd, Ruby Straugheir 3rd
Stayers Cup - Masters - 8km
John Stewart 1st, Johnathon Leonard 2nd, Hubertus Buyck 3rd, Aaron Anderson 4th, Simon Crumpton 5th
Laykold Cup 2017 full results.
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