Trusthouse Cycle Classic Criterium

It's not often that Lambton Quay in downtown Wellington is closed off to cars for a sporting event, but today that was the case as the Trusthouse Cycle Classic was in town. The final stage, a high speed one hour criterium around a tight 1.2km street circuit.



The general classification, king of the mountains and sprint ace competitions were all sewn up, so all that remained was the glory of a stage victory for one lucky rider. National time trial champion Westley Gough of the Subway team was the victor, narrowly sprinting Nathan Earle to the line.


Photo via Adrian Rumney.



Meo GP Racing Team was represented at the tour by two riders. Silas, who finished 17th place on final GC, a great ride for a full time working dad of two. Blessed with a super recovery gene, tour riding is Silas' speciality.



And the other rider was none other than JC. A fantastic five days of racing for the young fella to secure a well deserved victory in the king of the mountains classification and a very close second place on stage two finishing up Admiral Hill. JC spent a big part of the race up the road solo or in breaks to collect points for the coveted KOM tunic and will now rest up before heading to France and joining his new team in Brittany next week.