Our cyclists have been working hard on the road competing at their usual stops en route to nationals. Thus far, they have had a successful campaign, picking up golds at North Island Championships and at Auckland wide completions.

North Island Road Championships

The North Island Road Championships were held in Cambridge during the first weekend of Term 2 holidays, with schools from across the North Island competing over two days.

On day one, the 16km Team Time Trial saw Saint Kentigern’s six teams excel. The Junior Boys claimed gold with Remi Dalton (C), Jack Allen, Sam Lawson, and Angus Dickenson. The Senior Girls also won gold with Maddy Ballard (C), Dorothy Anderson, Neve McKenzie, Holly Bishop, and Sophie Archer. The Senior Boys secured gold by 1.3 seconds with Hunter Dalton (C), Coen Anderson, Ben Archer, Jamie Cantel-Roberts, and Alex Bishop.

In the road race, Coen Anderson won U19 gold. In the U17 Girls, Holly Bishop and Neve Mckenzie took gold and silver, respectively. In the U17 Boys, Ben Archer won silver and Hunter Ballard took bronze. Ava van Rij claimed silver in the U16 Girls category, Dylan Davies took bronze in the U15 Boys, and Sophie Archer secured the final gold in the U15 Girls.

The second day concluded with a fast and technical criterium around the mighty river domain, achieving many top 5 results. Neve Mckenzie took gold in the U17 Girls, Dorothy Anderson secured silver, and Sophie Archer won the U15 Girls category. 

North Island Track Championships

The North Island Track Championships were held at the world-class indoor Grassroots Trust Velodrome on 6–7 July. The Senior squad (Hunter Dalton, Jamie Cantel-Roberts, Remi Dalton, Hunter Ballard) won silver in the Team Pursuit, as well as a bronze medal in the Omnium with Jamie Cantel-Roberts.

Auckland Points Race – Pukekohe Race Track

Our students delivered remarkable performances across various age groups and clinched ten top-three finishes. Tom Underdown and Johnny Bai swept first and second places in the U14 Boys, while Sophie Archer claimed gold in the U15 Girls. Remi Dalton and Jack Allan achieved second and third in the U16 Boys, respectively, with Ava van Rij finishing third in the U16 Girls. In the U17 Girls, Neve McKenzie took first place, followed by Holly Bishop in second. Coen Anderson placed third in the U19 Boys, while Maddy Ballard secured second in the U19 Girls.

North Island Cyclo-cross Championships

Harley Bell represented Saint Kentigern at the North Island Cyclo-cross Champs in Tauranga, an epic grandstand race with spectators able to see 90% of the course held in wet and very slippery conditions on grass. Harley clinched the bronze in a competitive U17 Boys field.

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