Sam Horgan won his first senior national title yesterday at the Club Road National Championship in Wanganui. Horgan stormed home in 51 minutes 59 seconds to win the senior men's 40km time trial.
"Time trials are always a race against yourself. I tried to sit at my limit for most of the ride, but I faded a bit. It's amazing to have won," Horgan said.
Horgan recently returned from the Tour of Korea where he supported Subway Pro Cycling teammate Paul Odlin who won the sprint jersey.
"Korea was awesome, but it was a hard tour. I had a week off to recover, but I didn't know if it was going to be enough."
Last year's winner, Olympian Chris Nicholson (Tasman), had to settle for the silver medal with Wellington's Andy Hagan taking the bronze.
Morrinsville's Sarah Morrison won the gold medal in the senior women's time trial after placing second last year. Morrison completed the 25km course a minute faster than Karen Fulton (Tasman) with Kerri-Ann Torckler (Hawkes Bay) in third.
The 2010 Commonwealth Game's representative Gordon McCauley heralded his masters debut by finishing nearly two minutes ahead of his nearest rival (35-39 years) Wayne Mason (Te Awamutu.)
Pure Black Racing's James Oram (Auckland) stole the under 19 men's title from teammate Fraser Gough (Hawkes Bay). Junior track world championship representative Georgia Willams (Auckland) won the women's under 19 title.
The championship continues until Sunday.
Cycling: Horgan storms to nationals win
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