Elite & U23 Men's Road Race - Text Updates
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Our Elite Men's and U23 Men Road Race! 8 laps of our circuit today! Conditions here in Timaru are still and clear- a great day for racing!
| Time | Event details |
| 3:29pm | Sprint chase to the finish line, Aaron Gate crosses the line first with Corban Strong and Lauren Pithie! More results to follow |
| 3:25pm | 5 leading riders- just about to pass the 3km mark. 100 meters behind we have rider 10 in close |
| 3:23pm | 6 riders at the front- riders 31 and 14 went off on the hill |
| 3:18pm | Leading 2 riders and 17.5 seconds back is our chasing 6 |
| 3:11pm | Lead 2 riders are 32 seconds ahead of our chasing 6 |
| 2:58pm | Lead 2 riders have 37 seconds on the chasing 6 |
| 2:55pm | Leading 2 riders have a 25 second lead ahead of the following chasing 6 |
| 2:54pm | Riders coming up to the line- 1 more lap to go |
| 2:52pm | 2 leading riders now |
| 2:43pm | Lead riders are 1 minute 2 seconds in front of our chasing 6 |
| 2:37pm | Time gap of 1 minute between front 3 and chasing 6 |
| 2:34pm | Leading 3 riders, 1 minute ahead if the chasing 6 |
| 2:32pm | Lead 3 riders are 52 seconds ahead of our chasing 6 |
| 2:27pm | Leading group of 3 are 52 seconds ahead of the chasing 6 |
| 2:22pm | 1.6 gap at the finish line |
| 2:20pm | Main peloton up the hill |
| 2:18pm | Lead riders are 48 seconds ahead of the chasing bunch |
| 2:14pm | Guy Yarrell still riding stand alone behind the 6 chasers |
| 2:14pm | Chaser of 6 riders in close behind |
| 2:!3pm | 3 riders up the top of the hill- Riders 31, 9 and 14 at a strong chase |
| 2:04pm | Lead group of riders, riders number 14 and 31 have gone off the front- holding a 200m gap. Rider 9 chasing |
| 2:00pm | Leading 10 riders are going head to head with each other- flying along at around 60 km p/h |
| 1:56pm | Front group attacking each other, not letting anyone get away |
| 1:50pm | Leading group of 10, 4 minutes rider 120, 5 minutes 40s and couple of riders, main peloton at 6 minutes |
| 1:47pm | Leading rider has now been caught- pace is on at the front, strung out single file |
| 1:45pm | After feed station rider 13 off the front, other 2 groups have merged. 9 chasers. |
| 1:40pm | Leading four riders 22 seconds ahead of a chasing 5 |
| 1:35pm | Gap between lead and chase group is 40 seconds, approaching the bottom of the hill |
| 1:31pm | 9, 11, 14 and 25 are being chased by riders 1, 8, 10, 13, 22, 31 and time gap of 55 seconds |
| Gap between our leading two groups, 55 seconds | |
| 1;28pm | 4 leading riders are 1 minute 5 seconds ahead of the 6 chasers |
| 1:24pm | 1.20 lead now from the front to the chasing group |
| 1:19pm | 1.22 between the first two groups- starting to catch |
| 1:16pm |
1.33 leading riders, 6 chasers behind- Riders 22, 31, 10, 8, 13, 1in the chase at the front. Guy Yarrell close behind. 2.53 we have a lone leader, followed by the main peloton |
| At the top of the hill- 14, 25, 9 and 11 two others leading up the front | |
| 12:52pm | Lead bunch of 4 riders, 2.19 ahead of the main peloton- 4 to 5 riders trying to get up to that lead group |
| 12:50pm | 2.2 on the last turn from the peloton |
| 12:37pm | 4 up at the front just passed the line- 5 laps to go! 11, 14, 9 and 27 at the lead |
| 12:36pm | Riders at the front of the main peloton have a 20 second lead- coming up to the line for the next lap |
| 12:34pm | At the top of the hill, a few splits with 4 off the front, one main group then 30 seconds back another chase group |
| 12:28pm | Group of 10 riding the hill, peloton approaching the bottom 25 seconds behind |
| 12:26pm | Lead group, 6 seconds the chase group then 14 seconds the peloton |
| 12:24pm | Group of 6, another 6 chasing then the peloton |
| 12:23pm | Group of 6 riders just going off the front of the peloton |
| 12:19pm | Couple of riders starting to break away from the front of the peloton |
| 12:14pm | Peloton is all back together |
| 12:11pm | 10 second gap between our two groups now |
| 12:10pm | Lead group on the road has merged |
| 14 second gap we then have 31 and 11. then a 3 second gap we have 29, 30, 13, 14, 109, 7, 131, 9, 26 | |
| 12:08pm | First bunch over the line we have riders 120, 117, 1, 8, 28, 10, 124 and 114 |
| 12:05pm | Riders have come across the line again, onto the next lap |
| 11:54am | Lead riders have a 30 second lead over the peloton |
| 11:49am | Leading group of riders have a 20 second lead over the peloton |
| 11:45am | 7 second gap of riders off at the front |
| 11:44am | Pace is on now- group of 5-6 at the front and more trying to push through |
| 11:42am | 3 riders now off at the front, BH, Southern Cross and Oxford Edge |
| 11:40am | Pace has eased off in the peloton- allowing 2 riders up at the front |
| 11:38am | Peloton all together- riders still trying to break off up at the front |
| 11:36am | Lone rider still up at the front |
| 11:36am | 2 more riders trying to bridge across to the front |
| 11:35am | MitoQ riding off the front |
| 32.37 for the first lap | |
| 11:32am | 3 riders at the front- Oxford edge and MitoQ taking the lead- strong pace after the first lap |
| 11:31am | Riders approaching the line to complete their first lap |
| 11:30am | Peloton in single file chasing down the lead rider |
| 11:29am | Time gap of 20 seconds between lead rider and peloton |
| 11:26am | Solo rider off the front is 28 seconds ahead of the peloton which is in tack- Rider 126 leading the pack |
| 11:25am | 1 solo rider off the front, peloton in tack |
| 11:24am | Rider attacking going up the hill |
| 11:23am | MitoQ and quality foods leading off at the front by about 50 meters |
| 11:20am | Peloton all back together |
| 11:20am | Approaching another corner- peloton is bringing back those 5 riders that were away |
| 11:19am | 2 more riders trying to bridge across the gap to the front 5 |
| 11:17am | 4 riders 200 meters in front of the peloton now |
| 11:16am | 3 riders still pushing out at the front |
| 11:15am | 3-4 riders off the front at 20 to 30 meters |
| 11:14am | Pace has eased off- peloton still all together, 2 riders trying up at the front |
| 11:13am | Riders still trying to break away to the front- peloton strung out a bit more |
| 11:10am | MitoQ pushing to drive the race |
| 11:10am | Pace picking up after the corner, riders pacing towards the front |
| 11:07am | Sitting on over 60 km p/h, peloton all still together |
| 11:05am | Peloton still in tack- riding along at 70 km p/h |
| 11:04am | Peloton all together |
| 11:02am | Two riders starting off at the front- peloton letting them go- MitoQ and Southern Cross racing in the lead |
| 11:00am | The U23 and Elite Men are off! 196km begins! |
Results:
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