H.B.-P.B. Cycling Championships

Strong winds prevailed for the annual Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay road cycling championships, held at Makaraka last month.

Starting and finishing at the Makaraka Hall, the four sections of senior, junior, colts A and B, all had good entries.

The 100-mile senior event, raced over the 25 mile Lavenham Road circuit, was won for the third time by Wairoa's Alf Baker, with Gisborne's Ray Brown and Dave Spellars in second and third places respectively. Only four of the nine starters finished.

Alf Baker (left) leads the bunch in an early stage of the race. Other riders are, from left: Geoff Hutchins, peter Hailey, Les Ralph (Napier), Dave Spellars, Kevin Whiteley, and Ray Brown.

On completing the race, Baker is congratulated by a friend.

Napier riders Dave Neil and Les Ralph were first off the mark at the start

Bruce Watson, of Wairoa, the winner of the A grade colts' 10-mile race, leads the field into a corner. Following him are Rex Webby, Hastings (2nd), Ray Iremonger, and Neil Thomas (3rd).

The fairer sex also competed....Ngaire Grace, of Wairoa, rode in the A grade colts' race.

Spectators applaud as the colts cross the finish-line

Burnie Ballantyne, winner of the 50-mile junior race, rode well for his popular and deserved win.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 124 : October 8, 1964

H.B.-P.B. Cycling Championships