Three sprinters clearly going for the win, with Bewley being the top favourite.
Moser – Sygic, Bennelong and Centovalli ensure the early break gets caught. Interesting move with 5 km to go now, as Atkins and Sergent attack!
And they seem to be able to fight it out for the win! An amateur rider from Glanbia between them and the peloton at 40”, as the amateur riders from Moser – Sygic are unable to close the gap!
Atkins leads the sprint and Sergent is unable to overtake him with 400 meters left!
Atkins holds on and wins ahead of Sergent, whose acceleration simply was too bad to get out of the wheel of the Mapei rider! Bewley wins the sprint for bronze.
Result
1
Josh Atkins
Mapei
1h28'26
2
Jesse Sergent
GCN Racing
s.t.
3
Sam Bewley
Moser - Sygic
s.t.
4
Alex Frame
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
s.t.
5
Tom Scully
Centovalli - Fiat
s.t.
6
Hamish Schreurs
Xero Racing
s.t.
7
Dylan Kennett
Bennelong - Mitchelton
s.t.
9
Dion Smith
King Power
s.t.
10
Ryan Christensen
Bennelong - Mitchelton
s.t.
12
Kees Duyvesteyn
Swisslion Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Michael Vink
Team Europcar
s.t.
14
George Bennett
Xero Racing
s.t.
15
Shane Archbold
Duolingo
s.t.
16
Patrick Bevin
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
17
James Fouche
Xero Racing
s.t.
36
Nick Miller
Team Europcar
s.t.
54
Taylor Gunman
Bennelong - Mitchelton
s.t.
56
Hayden McCormick
Bennelong - Mitchelton
s.t.
84
Tom David
Bennelong - Mitchelton
s.t.
92
Jake Marryatt
BNZ Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Regan Gough
BNZ Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Luke Mudgway
BNZ Cycling Team
s.t.
New Zealand Time Trial Championship
The numbers one and two of the road championship might very well be one and two again, but probably the other way around.
Archbold will at least win a medal. He has the best time with two riders to come: 1h05’08”.
Road champion Atkins is 23” faster and has the new best time.
But Sergent clearly the strongest, as he is another minute and eighteen seconds faster, the kiwi prolongs his time trial title!
New Zealand Road Championship 
