Hatherley stays the course

Wind, rain and mud was the order of the day for Race 7 of the Bicycle Works Mountain Bike Race Series at Ferry Reach Park.

The conditions caused havoc for the 40-plus competitors but Mark Hatherley dealt with it the best, coming home first in the Male ‘A’ Class. Deshi Smith followed him in second, with Jean Sebastian Lareau in third.

In the Male 'B' Class, Andrew Hern took top honours ahead of Paul Lindo and Kareem Johnson respectively.

Kyle Constable won the Novice Male Class, holding off the challenge of Jason Thomas in second and Craig Ferguson in third, while in the Female Novice Class, Brittany Uddin claimed top spot.

In the Junior Male Class, Christian Oatley was the top finisher, followed by Alex Bordage and Kendall Harrison, while in the female equivalent, Tristan Narraway held off Alyssa Rowse and Jessie Godfrey.

The day belonged to Christian Roque in the 13 & Under Male Class, seeing off the challenge of Kaleb Madeiros in second and Alexander Miller in third.

The final race of the series will be held next Sunday at Lagoon Park starting at 9am.