CYCLING DOUBLE
TIMARU-CHRISTCHURCH D. SWANSTON’S SUCCESS BRILLIANT FINISH BICKNELL RUNNER-UP (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Riding a fine race off the 10-minute mark, D. Swanston, won the coveted double in the New Zealand road cycling classic event, Timaru to Christchurch. He crossed the line first and also gained fastest time, shrs. IGmin. 35sec.
In a brilliant lap round the Addington showgrounds, where the race finished, Swanston beat P. Bicknell, Auckland, also off 10 minutes by half a wheel. M. G. Anett and M. M. Anett were close up to fill third and fourth places. This was Swanston’g second success in the event for he won it in 1935 when the time was three-quarters of a minute slower. The field of 58 starters for this gruelling 112-mile journey was about 20 fewer than last year’s total number of riders. Many riders found the going hard and spills were frequent. Results: D. A. Swanston, Linwood (lOmin.) shr. IGmin. 35sec. .. .. .. 1 P. Bicknell, Auckland, (lOmin.), shr. 21min. 35 l-ssec 2 M. G. Anett, Yaldhurst (2?min.), shr. 25min. 3Gsec 3 M.M. Anett, Spreydon, (lOmin.), s'hr. IGmin. 37sec 4
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20051, 25 September 1939, Page 9
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185CYCLING DOUBLE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20051, 25 September 1939, Page 9
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