2nd Gold to Shanks at Club Road Cycling Nationals

Alison Shanks lived up to expectations today when she won the Senior Womens Road Race at the Lion Foundation Club Road Cycling Nationals in windy and cool conditions.



Competiting in her last road race before she switches her focus to the track, Shanks took the lead in the last lap of the 114Km race and crossed the finish line with a minute between her and 2nd place, Penny Pawson (Counties Manukau).

Today's win gives Shanks double gold after winning the Time Trial on Thursday.

Shanks will be riding for NZ in Invercargill next month at the Oceania Championahips where she is aiming to pick up qualification points for the Beijing Olympics.



Former Oceania Gold Medalist and National Road and Track Champion, Annalisa Farrell, Pegasus, blitzed the field in the Womens 1-2 Masters race. Farrell had the win sewn up from the start of the race, her winning margin so big she was changed and on the finish line supporting her fellow competitiors when the bunch came in 8 minutes later.

Farrell rides as a stoker for the AWD Tandem and her next goal is to qualify and ride at Beijing next year.



Sam Bewley, recently returned from the World Road Championships in Germany will be a rider to look for tomorrow in the Senior Mens race. Jeremey Yates will also be one to watch, Yates, recently returning from a 2 year drug ban, won the Auckland Championships 2 weeks ago on the same course that will be used tomorrow.



The Senior men will begin their 182KM race at 9.30am and also riding tomorrow, the Under 17 Boys will begin at 9:45am.



Spectators are most welcome with all racing beginning on the corner of Blackbridge Road and Linwood Road, Karaka.






Full race results can be viewed on the BikeNZ website www.bikenz.org.nz

For further information please contact Rachael Neutze, Events Officer, BikeNZ 021 599 103






Results:Lion Foundation Club Road Cycling Championships

Senior Women 114km Road Race

1st Alison Shanks, Cycling Otago 3:35:36, 2nd Penny Pawson, Counties Manukau 3:36:38, 3rd Toria Adamson, Hawera, 3:36:38



Masters 2 Men 104Km Road Race

1st Kerry Harford, Ramblers, 2:53:22, 2nd Paul Rodger, Tauranga, 2:53:22, 3rd Greg Atkins,Pegasus, 2:53:22



AWD Handbikes 30Km Road Race

1st Tom Scott, Morrinsville Wheelers, 1:57:15, 2nd Barry Hutchinson, Morrinsville Wheelers, 2:28:00



Masters 5 Men 78Km Road Race

1st Ken Tunnicliff, Ramblers, 2:20:09, 2nd Selwyn Brown, Stratford, 2:20:09, 3rd Wayne Hudson, Akarana, 2:20:09



Masters 4 Men 78Km Road Race

1st Brent Harris, Pegasus, 2:13:12, 2nd Ian Kirkman, PNP, 2:13:12, 3rd Richie Howes, Star and Garter, 2:23:21



AWD Men 78Km Road Race

1st Jamie Kidd, Cuddon, 2:13:12, 2nd Nathan Smith, New Plymouth, 2:44:30, 3rd Stephen Hills, New Plymouth 2:51:10



Masters 3 Men 88Km Road Race

1st Andre Chappell, Papanui 2:22:54, 2nd Chris Faithful, Counties Manukau, 2:22:54, 3rd Malcolm Allen, PNP, 2:22:54



AWD Women 52Km Road Race

1st Paula Tesoriero, PNP, 1:44:12, 2nd Julie Milne, Pegasus, 1:55:27



Masters 3-6 Women

1st Sue Redman, Southland, 1:33:09, 2nd Susan Tunnicliff, Ramblers, 1:33:11, 3rd Lynda Goldsack, Counties Manukau, 1:33:11



Masters 1-2 Women

1st Annalisa Farrell, Pegasus, 2:09:28, Tracy Clark, Pegasus, 2:17:09, Marion Webb, Counties Manukau, 2:17:09