Another strong year for Wairarapa Cobham in Road Cycling! Congratulations to our athletes for achieving some outstanding results.

School Cycling Weekly Competition

The Cobham road cycling team had a fantastic year with placings in all events. They worked well as a team and grew throughout the year.

Cobham had only 4 cyclists competing so we were one of the smaller teams there, so to come away with the top 3 individual awards and placings in teams events showed the strength of this team.

They showed true Cobham values and were respectful and encouraging to each other and other teams. 

A special thanks to Graham Free who managed the team throughout the season. 

Skoda South Island Cycling Tour

George and Aimee represented Cobham at this event and they achieved some impressive results on the tour. It was a 2-day tour with two events each day.

Day 1 - Saw two New Zealand titles up for grabs. The weather was perfect and some great racing went on. Day 1 included the time trial and criterium race.

Day 2 - The weather made for a tricky ride in the afternoon with strong, cold winds. Day 2 included the individual hill climb and road race.

Results & Photos

School Cycling Weekly Competition: 

• Aimee Free was the overall winner of points across boys and girls for years 7 & 8. She received the Henry Skidmore Challenge Cup, which has been running now for 50 years. Congratulations, Aimee! 
• Ben Smith was the winner of Boys year 7/8 points over the year's racing across all schools.
• Aimee was the winner of Girls Year 7/8 points over the year's racing across all schools.
• Cobham placed 2nd in 4-person team time trials. (George Kavanagh, Tasman Woodfield on the left, Aimee and Ben absent as representing Cobham at Aims games). 
• Aimee and Ben placed 3rd overall in the 2-person time trial over the year's racing across all schools.

Skoda South Island Cycling Tour: 

• Time trial - both came 2nd in NZ and received silver medals.
• Criterium race - both came 2nd in NZ and received silver medals.
• Individual hill climb - both came 2nd
• Road race - both came 2nd
• Unsurprisingly, both Aimee and George came 2nd overall in the General Classifications (GC) which is points based over the 4 races.

Well done to our athletes for showing dedication and resilience throughout the year of cycling!