Meanwhile, Eltham’s Adam Loveridge won the
90-minute junior grade race at Mosgiel, held earlier
in the day, that result allowing him to snatch the
title away from the young man who had led the
series at the start of the day, Napier’s Bryn Codd.
The top five finishers in the junior race at
Mosgiel were Loveridge, followed by Cambridge’s
Callum Paterson, Raglan’s Coby Rooks, then
Codd and Cambridge’s Michael Henry.
Loveridge was also able to claim the over-85cc
two-stroke class trophy, while Rooks won the
over-200cc four-stroke title and Ngaruawahia’s
Luke Lempriere won the junior 85cc title.
In terms of final overall junior grade rankings,
Loveridge’s 2-1-7-1 score-card gave him the
crown ahead of Paterson (1-20-4-2) and Codd
(3-3-2-4), with Loveridge discarding his seventh
placing from round three, Paterson ditching
his 20th from round two and Codd dropping
his fourth placing from the final round.
Final NZ XC rankings
Seniors overall: 1. Brad Groombridge (Taupo,
Suzuki RM-Z450); 2. Nathan Tesselaar (Taupo, KTM
350 XC-F); 3. Phillip Goodwright (Hamilton,
Husqvarna FX350); 4. Josh Hunger (Stratford,
Husqvarna FX350); 5. Brandon Given (Raglan,
Yamaha, YZ250F); 6. Mackenzie Wiig (Napier, KTM
300 EXC).
Juniors overall: 1. Adam Loveridge (Eltham,
Husqvarna TC125); 2. Callum Paterson (Cambridge,
Yamaha YZ125); 3. Bryn Codd (Napier, Yamaha
YZ125); 4. Coby Rooks (Raglan, Honda CRF250); 5.
Caleb Richardson (Hamilton, KTM 250 SX-F); 6.
Michael Henry (Cambridge, KTM 250 XC-F).
For full 2018 NZ XC class results head to http://
www.silverbullet.co.nz/news.php?id=5273
Rachael Archer became the first
female to wrap up an all-gender
championship, the Under 200cc
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