On a warm and sunny Saturday morning, about 100 cyclists took off on the tough 135km bike ride, from Queenstown to Wanaka over the Crown Range and back again, in the Outside Sports Alpine Classic Cycle Race 2010.
The field of 67 individual starters and 16 teams took off from Guilty Bar in central Queenstown, and were back in Queenstown in record times, with no accidents along the way.
Organiser Bill Godsall said the race had been attended by cyclists from all over the South Island, and he was very happy with this year's large and strong field.
The winners
Female: Nicky Samuels, of Wanaka, 3hr 59min 49sec.
Male: Scott Lyttle, of Dunedin, 3hr 44min 02sec.
Veteran Female: Carolyn Jenkins, of Dunedin, 4hr 33min 54sec.
Veteran Male: Mark Spessott, no location given, 3hr 47min 13sec.
Team Female: Team Williams and Scanlon, of Wanaka, 4hr 29min 15sec.
Team Male: Team Rainsford and More, of Wanaka, 3hr 58min 00sec.
Team Mixed: Team Proctor and Smith, of Queenstown, 4hr 39min 44sec.
