Alistair McMurran

Mike Northcott does it the hard way. He works a 40-hour week as an apprentice plumber and has to train after work.

The gate opened and Wyn Masters (New Plymouth) went through it to win his first Oceania four-cross mountain bike title on Signal Hill last night.

St Kevin's College looks set to add to its medal collection when the Maadi Cup rowing regatta is held at Lake Ruataniwha next week.

Everyone else will be contesting the minor places behind defending champion Dougal Allan (Wanaka) when the Goldrush starts at Pioneer Park in Alexandra today.

Kath Kelly, the iron woman of multisport in Otago, has been sidelined by a severe knee injury and will not defend her women's individual title in the Goldrush today.

Adelaide schoolboy Troy Brosnan is the rising star of Australian mountain biking and has been signed by a United States racing team.

Gavin McCarthy (Upper Hutt) experienced the agony and ecstasy of bike racing when he retained his Oceania Hill Climb title in Dunedin yesterday.

Rebekah Greene (Hill City), the find of New Zealand junior women's middle-distance running this summer, has proved she can foot it on the other side of the Tasman as well.

A world class four-cross course has been built on Signal Hill for the Oceania mountain bike championships that start in Dunedin tomorrow.

Dunedin's Rielly family - Deborah and Peter dominated the first South Island Special Olympics indoor rowing championships in Dunedin on Saturday.