Neururer wins cycle series

The Westpac cycle series concluded last Wednesday with a final around the island handicapped cycle race which proved an enjoyable blast for all participants in perfect conditions.

Congratulations to Roland Neururer for being first across the line and also having the fastest time of 46:55.

This is the fastest individual non-drafting time around Raro since the year 2002 when Luke Bell, an Australian world class ironman competitor, clocked a time of 42:16 in the annual Tour de Raro.

Last year Neururer won the final race in the Westpac series in 47 minutes and 40 seconds.

Getting into the 46 minute mark this year is a real achievement.

Congratulations to Louise Wittwer for being second across the line.

Almost all competitors finished within two minutes of their calculated time with most finishing under the hour. Second best net time was Bryn Parry in a time of 47:40.

Next across the line was Geoff Stoddart followed by Rhys Woodger, Vanessa Woodger, Andy Olah and Gary Bell all very close together.

A huge thank you to our business supporter Westpac bank for your support for this series, which adds to the competitiveness and interest in these events.

This week the Triathlon Association will start its summer duathlon series – Thursday night at 5:15pm opposite the Golf Course at Nikao – which will include a short run of 2 kilometres then an 8km cycle and a shorter run of 1km to finish.

Anyone wanting to do the cycle only is most welcome and can also compete on mountain bikes.

The Saturday triathlon series will commence from Tikioki this Saturday.