Wheelie fun

They came for a battle, and left having exhausted themselves doing it.

Relaxing between races, from left Hamish Purchase, Nixon Schofield, Hazel Chapman of Cambridge Middle School. Photos: Michael Jeans.

It was the battle of the schools at the Velodrome in Cambridge on Sunday with teams from Goodwood, Tamahere, Cambridge East, Cambridge Primary, Te Miro, Cambridge Middle, Cambridge High, Pukete, Hillcrest high, Southwell, St Peters Cambridge, Fairfield college, Hautapu, Berkely, Kaipaki, Te Kowhai and Maeroa.

Forty three teams and 147 children took part in three rounds of racing helped by 42 volunteers, food trucks, movies, facepainting and an opportunity to meet many of our Olympic athletes and gather autographs.

The event was organised by Grassroots Trust Velodrome staff member Mya Anderson.

Mya and Michael Anderson

Event results:

Novice Junior – Umizoomiz – Maja Parker, Faith Booker, Elena Dool 1, Southwell Boys – Deagon Everton, Lewis Moore, George Campbell 2, Naked Mole Rats – Otto Brabants, Connor Read, Zavier Smart 3.

Accredited Junior – St Peters Junior Boys – Joshua Barclay, Mason Russell, Charlie Leicester 1, CMS Bulldogs – Mackenzie Russell, Oscar Bradford, LouieTaylor 2, St Peters Junior Mixed – Jayden Botha, Drew Davis, Bella Wybourne, Madeleine Taylor 3.

Novice Senior – CHS OLC – Cate Kuggelejin, Olive Macdonald, Lily Cameron 1,  LJJ Racing – Joshua Wright, jessica Dixon, Lucy Gascoigne 2, Emamim – Emily Cameron, Imogen Henshaw, Amelia Hohneck 3.

Accredited Senior – St Peters Senior – William Miller, Eva Moon, Kate Bushell 1, Hillcrest High – Matai Reid, Fletcher Hamilton, Cody Whitford 2, St Peters Men – Cooper Moana, Blake Stevens,  Harry Diplock 3.

Bella Wybourne – Madeline Taylor – Eva Moon of St Peter’s School, Cambridge

Cambridge Middle School – Biana and friends.

St Peter’s School Cambridge

Go Hautapu

Bryony Botha, Olivia King, Shaane Fulton, Sam Dakin, Ellesse Andrews sign autographs

Kaipaki School

Volunteers

Olympian Ellesse Andrews with a St Peter’s fan

Cambridge High School

Queues for the Olympians’ autographs

 

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