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TAUPO SELECTION RACE

Taking out 6th place in the Pro Tour at 6pm on Saturday afternoon would be
considered a good result by many people.  Not so for Hamilton's Graham
O'Grady.  With no more than a night's sleep and close to 300 km's travel in
between times O'Grady was on the start line at 8am Sunday for the first
selection race.  Only one thing was on his mind - make the selectors take
note - meaning serious business.

O'Grady in his first season of serious racing was  out to catch selectors
eyes and the best way to do that is be at the front.

Sticking close to the leaders over the 1500 mtr swim O'Grady seized his
chance early on in the non drafting cycle to move into the lead.

After winning the 2000ETU Triathlon Cup Taupo's Bevan Docherty was not gonna
be upstaged on his home turf and kept the young surprise package in his
sights throughout.

To the surprise of all spectators O'Grady was first back into T2 by just
over a minute and maintained his lead for the first half of the run.
Docherty showed superior running speed to move clear and claim the home town
race.

A real breakthrough event for O'Grady which leaves us wondering what if he
had not raced the Pro Tour the night before.

The women's race produced an equally unexpected result.  Most attention was
focused on Anna Tyler and  the recently returned to competition Ady Ngawati.
With a start to finish win  it was another new talent who stole the show.
Wellington's Scottish Import Catriona Morrison convicingly beat all women
present and all but 12 of the men.

Remember in early December Michael Jacques prediction that Morrison was a
lady to watch.  Well after Sunday's performance Catriona will certainly be
the one to watch come Nationals on Feb 17th.  With another month of serious
training under her belt who knows what might happen.

1500mtr  /  40km  /  10km
MENS RESULTS
1 Bevan Docherty Taupo 1:57:56
2 Graham O'Grady Hamilton 1:58:08
3 Brodie Madgwick Te Aroha 2:04:47
4 Steve Mellsop Wellington 2:05:33
5 Shingo Tani Japan 2:05:51
6 Scott Larsen Auckland 2:06:19
7 Carl Cairns Gisborne 2:07:09
8 Brent Jones Napier 2:07:40
9 Niels Madsen Wellington 2:08:15
10 Blair Cox New Plymouth 2:09:18

WOMENS RESULTS
1 Catriona Morrison Wellington 2:10:43
2 Anna Tyler Taupo 2:14:59
3 Ady Ngawati Whangarei 2:15:58
4 Samantha Warriner Whangarei 2:18:53
5 Marina Fowell Whakatane 2:22:32
6 Marie Higgison Mt 2:25:08
7 Cheuk Chi lau Gisborne 2:27:44
8 Nicola de lautour Auckland 2:28:38
9 Kara Northcott New Plymouth 2:29:19
10 Dot Larsen Hamilton 2:30:34
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AIR NZ PRO TOUR
Race 3  - Pine Harbour, 20th Jan 2001

In association with Landrover Freelander

500m Ironman Wetsuits Swim, 20km Avanti Bike, 5km Russel Athletic Run

"Tough racing conditions, I love them," joked a delighted Evelyn Williamson
after putting on a dominant show to comfortably win round three of the Air
New Zealand Triathlon Pro Tour. She was more than up to the task of coping
with anything the weather and the opposition could throw at her. Adapting to
the rough water swim conditions with ease, she went into the lead at the
start of the bike leg and found that the strong winds hampered the
opposition more than they did her and spent the rest of the race extending
her gap over the rest of the field ever further ahead.

Nathan Richmond had a much harder day getting his third win but despite
"Anything that could have gone wrong, going wrong," was still able to come
out on top.

"Fortunately I was able to work around the problems and still win the
race." added a somewhat relieved Richmond after the race.

A strong gusting wind had whipped up the normally placid waters off Pine
Harbour Marina into a very tough southerly chop. Richmond was one of several
male athletes who initially swam off course only to realise their mistake
and have to battle back to make the first turn buoy.

Coping with problems as they occur during a race is a sign of a maturing
athlete and Richmond was more than up to the task. As if his swim error wasn’t 
enough he temporarily lost a shoe in transition but along with Kieren
Doe, was soon able to move to the front of the field and start controlling
the race again.

A swift second transition saw Richmond and Doe leading out at the start of
the 5km run and from then on Richmond was able to pull away. for the win.
Doe finished in second place, showing his best ever running form by pulling
away from the more fancied Giannis Koutsgiannis.

Finish of the day went to 15 year old Terenzo Bozzone who toughed it out
with 38 year old Steve Farrell through out the final lap of the run for
fourth spot, with the younger man just getting the edge, this time!

Completing the podium finishes in the women’s races were Linley Smith and
Tracey Fromow, both of whom did better than previously in the tough, testing
conditions.

Men
1 Nathan Richmond 56:48
2 Kieren Doe 57:14
3 Giannis Koutsgiannis 57:29
4 Terenzo Bozzone 57:55
5 Stephen Farrell 57:56

Women
1 Evelyn Williamson 1:02:29
2 Linley Smith 1:04:55
3 Tracey Fromow 1:06:46
4 Debbie Tanner 1:07:01
5 Vanessa Palmer 1:07:37
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GURNEY FOR COAST TO COAST - MAYBE

The Christchurch Press reports that Six-time Speight's Coast-to-Coast winner
Steve Gurney has confirmed his desire to feature in the "race of champions"
provided his innovative cycle gets a nod of approval from race director
Robin Judkins.

Gurney plans on lining up for the Longest Day race on February 10, alongside
race record-holder Keith Murray and three-time winner John Jacoby. But the
man who pioneered the pod - a canopy around the front of the cycle to block
the easterly head wind that buffets the Canterbury Plains - has another
piece of gadgetry up his sleeve.  "I've got a new bike, but it has to pass
Juddy's scrutineering next weekend," Gurney said.

His race entry was "conditional" on the bike passing muster. He was
reluctant to divulge details about his mystery machine, and did not want it
photographed "until maybe the day before the race".

But Gurney said he "liked to innovate, which is what I enjoy about this
sport".

"I've done the race 15 years in a row and I always need a new angle to keep
me passionate about the event. So this year I've decided to be a bit
different with the bike and stretch the rules a little bit."
Gurney is looking forward to the "race of champions".

"It's going to be a very tough race this year, with Jacoby and Murray there.
It's seven years since we three have raced head to head.  "It's going to be
a good race to watch the finish of. I think the lead will change around a
wee bit, but it should be quite close."
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TIMARU RESULTS

Hong Kong triathlete Daniel Lee was the surprise package at the 14th annual
Timaru Triathlon yesterday.  Lee, in New Zealand for the racing season, was
first out of the water from the swim and stayed near the front for the whole
race.  Conditions were cool and rainy to start with but it came out quite
hot for the run

Results

Triathlon
1500 swim 40km bike 10km run

Men
Daniel Lee 1:57:08  Hong Kong
Andrew Young 1:57:12 Christchurch
Colin Clearwater 2:03:18 Oamaru

Veteran men
Tony Hood 2:08:04   Timaru

Open women
Catherine Wall 2:23:34  Timaru

Veteran Women
Nola Smitheram 2:37:04  Ashburton

Multisport Triathlon
4km Kayak 40km cycle 10km run
Gary Fahey 2.03.23   Timaru
Oskar Stielau 2.03.24  Ashburton
Graham Hunter 2:17:27
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A NOTE FROM CAM

www.cameronbrown.co.nz and you will find what I'm up to where I am,
sponsors, photo's, results etc.

Also on www.xtri.com you will find a interview with me. It's all about the
up coming year and what I've done in my triathlon career
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FAMILY AFFAIR AT ROADHOUSE SERIES
by Ken Maclaren

Pine Harbour, 20th Jan 2001
500m Ironman Wetsuits Swim, 20km Avanti Bike, 5km Russel Athletic Run

A strong gusting wind had whipped up the normally placid waters off Pine
Harbour Marina  into a very tough  chop making the conditions for the
Ironman Wetsuits swim leg much tougher than usual. As a safety consideration
the organisers offered a duathlon option for competitors who didn’t feel
confident enough to cope with the conditions they faced. However most of the
field were more than happy to battle through the water, in this the third
race of the six race RoadHouse Triathlon series.

Held in conjunction with Air New Zealand Triathlon Pro Tour the RoadHouse
Triathlon series continues to attract participants of all ages and abilities
to both race it out for age group placings or just enjoy the challenge of
taking part in one of New Zealand’s  friendliest triathlons.

The inclusion of the ‘Try a Tri’ category has been a welcome addition to the
series with the numbers up with every event. Unfortunately (and for the
first time in the fifteen event history of the RoadHouse Triathlon Series)
the conditions and safety considerations  caused the organisers to cancel
the swim in the ‘Try a Tri’  event holding the event as a duathlon option.
One family making an afternoon of it were the Emmitt’s. Whilst Kengo
finished second in his age category in the ‘Try a Tri’, in the Sprint Event
Miki finished third in the 30-39 women’s category in 1:11:40 and Nigel
finished  in 1:13:38 in the 30-39  men’s division, which I guess means he
has to do the washing up this week!

The next event is at Mission Bay on Sunday 4th Feb with a choice of three
distances, Try a Tri, Sprint and Olympic.
Full results are on the web site..... www.firsttier.co.nz
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2001 NZ CHAMPIONSHIP AND SELECTION RACES
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*Jan 27th - NZ  Long Distance Championships (2000/90/21) – Queenstown
*Feb   3rd - NZ Sprint Nationals (800/20/5) - New Plymouth
*Feb 17th - Triathlon National Championships (1500/40/10)  – Napier
*Mar   3rd - Ironman (3800/180/42) – Taupo
*Mar 11th - Triathlon Selection Race (1500/40/10) - Christchurch