Cycles 1000

New Zealand's NPS 4 : Gordon McCauley wins Kaimai Cycles 1000

The Subway – Avanti Pro Cycling Team filled the top three spots as it dominated Saturday’s 160 kilometre Kaimai Cycles 1000 road race in the Waikato region

Team leader and National time trial champion Gordon McCauley crossed ahead of his Subway - Avanti teammate Eric Drower to win the men's title and take the lead in the RaboPlus National Point Series lead from another Subway Avanti rider, Matt Gorter.



Gorter won the chasing bunch sprint to take third, eight minutes behind the leading pair for what was a successful day for Subway – Avanti.



Increasing the lead of McCauley and Gorter in the National Point Series was the focus of the team and Team Manager Greg Hume said it was a job well done on Saturday.



“We entered five riders and had a very clear focus to deliver our key riders to the finish in good shape to get a result. The boys fronted and delivered; we’re very happy and will now turn our attention to Round Five of the National Points Series, Around Brunner, this Saturday.”



McCauley said the team had a point to prove after not quite getting the results it wanted in previous weeks.



“We went early and rode away from the field. It was like a 70 kilometre two man team time trial, that’s how we rode it. I couldn’t have done it without Eric and I was probably a bit stronger towards the end as I’m more experienced riding in long breakaways.”



Subway – Avanti’s McCauley now leads the National series with 210 points, with team mate Gorter second on 155 points.



The series and the Subway – Avanti Pro Cycling Team moves to the South Island West Coast this Saturday for the Around Brunner event.



Editors notes:



Around Brunner Start time: 7.55am (elite start)



Location: Start and finish: Mawhera Quay, Greymouth



Course info: 130 kilometres from Greymouth, heading south before turning inland, going through Kumara, and past lake Brunner before heading back along the banks of the Grey River and back to Greymouth.



2010 RaboPlus National Points Series



The RaboPlus National Points Series 2010 is New Zealand’s premier road cycling series. Open to all licensed riders it aims to find the top Men and Women domestic riders in New Zealand.



The series is a collection of 12 of New Zealand's classic events held throughout the country beginning with the Yarrows Taranaki Cycle Challenge in January and concluding with the Rice Mountain Classic in December.

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