Andrew Maffey won the 68km Chris Tudor Memorial race on
Saturday in a time of 2hr 4min 55sec.
Maffey was one of the six break riders who set off five
minutes behind limit.
Maffey, Maaike Duncan, Jan Brosnahan, Graeme Glidden, Rangi
Wharepapa and Tom Campbell worked well and caught the limit
group halfway round the first lap of the Sam's circuit.
Duncan broke away for a short time but was quickly reeled in
again before reaching McLeod Rd.
By the time the group went through Outram, Maffey started
testing the bunch a bit until the turnoff to Tirohanga Rd.
Realising that some of the other riders were tiring, he
decided he needed to get away from the bunch, as the steep
Mount Allen Hill was looming a couple of kilometres down the
road.
Wharepapa went as well but was unable to stay with Maffey.
The remaining group were unable to catch Maffey and, with
assistance from the slight westerly tail wind, he knew he had
the race in the bag.
Maffey has competed in several multisport events but this was
his first road cycling handicap race.
His other placing was his win in the Octagon criterium C
grade in 2008.
Mark Spessot, from the scratch group that started 30min
behind limit, was hot on the heels of this group and finished
10th in 2hr 8min 32sec.
Limit rider Richard Redmond was second in 2hr 5min 46sec, and
Brosnahan was third in 2hr 6min.
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