Introduction

Hi, please forgive me for I have sinned, I am a blogger virgin, so please bear with me as I will probably make a few stuff ups.

This blog has been created so anyone and everyone can keep up to date, so long as we keep it up to date, with the performance, thoughts, ramblings etc from our Race Team.

Our Team is made up of the following: (l to r)

Michael Fitzsimmons, Annaliisa Farrell, Tracy Clark, Neil Sutherland, Sam Horgan, Dave Sullivan, Paul Odlin, Mike Kingan, Johnathan Stockwell, not pictured are Ross Mackintosh (Team Manger and sometime rider) and myself (Peter Turnbull) as Team owner? mechanic and apparently mascot?

I will endeavour, when I get time, to post a small bio about each of our team members.

We have had two races already of the newly named Benchmark Homes 8 race series and boy the team has certainly showed a few of the others how to race.

We have so far got 5 podium places out of 10, Tracy has been the first female in both rounds so far, Neil gained and retained the Over 40's leaders jersey and Paul won the last round, we finished 3rd in the teams standings and although we haven't had confirmation yet we think we probably got 2nd in the teams standings in the last round.

When I have time I will put all? of the results up.

Onto the first of the bios.

Tracy Clark:

Tracy started racing in 1990.

In 1992 she was selected to represent NZ at the Oceania Games, she was again selected in 95, 96 and 97 where she won a bronze medal.

She has finshed on the podium at numerous nationals, gaining Gold in 92?, silver in 97/2005 & 2006 and bronzes in 94 & 96.

Tracy raced in the USA in 95/96 taking part in the longest stage race for women The PowerBar Cycling Womens Challenge 10 day stage race.

She has competed in international feilds in NZ, racing in the Hamilton Womens Tour and World Cup events gaining a 6th place.

Tracy has ridden for NZ in the NZ Womens Tour in 95/96 and 97.

Tracy raced in the UK in 2003 placing 16th Overall in the UK Womens Road Nationals.

Just to prove how good she is she also does a spot of Mountainbiking, competing in the Pro-Elite mountainbike series in 99 & 2000 with best a place of 5th, and consistently placing in the top 10 (probably more like 5) in her age group in any events she does.

A few of her other career highlights are:

Holder of 2 Canterbury TT records

Winning Womens Queenstown Tour

Winning Womens Nelson Tour

Winning Waikari Classic

Winning Womens Hanmer-ChCh / ChCh-Hanmer

Look for other bios of team members to follow.