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01/10/2026

The Sir Bernard Fergusson Trophy is awarded to the NZ champions for the Senior Team Time Trial. It has along history, having been first presented to Freyburg HS in 1968. It has eluded Westlake for a very long time. That changed in 2024 in Timaru. It was defended in 2025. We are delighted to have claimed it for the 3rd consecutive time last week in Palmerston North. Not many schools have managed 3 in a row. Shirley Boys managed it from 1973 -5 & HBHS from 2011-13. AGS have an outstanding record. They held the trophy for extended periods of consecutive years (1987 – 92 & 1997 – 2003). We are enormously proud of our squad. Westlake has produced many talented riders but not many have managed to win this trophy. Congratulations Ethan Bowen, Marcus Hilder, Blake Jeffery, Harry Shannon and Ashton Sinclair.

08/09/2026

Northern Tour (14 podiums including 4 NZ titles.)

The boys began their Northern Tour campaign on Friday afternoon, racing the gruelling Hill Climb on Mt Wellington. There was plenty of motivation given that NZ titles were on offer. We had a number of impressive results with Ethan Rawson and Ashton Sinclair taking away 1st in NZ in their respective age groups.

The tour adopted a new format this year. Historically this tour has involved 3 stages over 2 days. The addition of a Road Race added a tough day of racing at Waiuku. Steep hills and strong winds meant the groups quickly fragmented. Both Ethan and Ashton again took gold. They were joined by Joash Murray and Marcus Hilder on the podium for the U16 and U20 categories.

We returned to Pukekohe for the final day. It is a venue that we know well thanks to the Team Time Trial series. On Sunday, however, Pukekohe hosted the Individual Time Trial and Criterium. Once again NZ titles were available. Again, they were claimed by Ethan and Ashton. There was plenty of excitement with these 2 being joined by Ethan Bowen (ITT); Marcus Hilder (ITT); Blake Jeffery (Criterium) and Harry Shannon (Criterium).

A great tour for WBHS riders. We look forward to taking this excellent form into the Nationals at the start of the holidays in Palmerston North.

Ethan Rawson in U 16 (Hill Climb 1st (NZ title); Road Race 1st; Individual Time Trial 1st (NZ title); Criterium 1st) Overall (General Classification) 1st

Ashton Sinclair in U17 (Hill Climb 1st (NZ title); Road Race 1st; Individual Time Trial 1st (NZ title); Criterium 2nd) Overall (General Classification) 1st

Joash Murray in U 16 Individual Time Trial 3rd

Ethan Bowen in U 17 Individual Time Trial 3rd

Marcus Hilder in U 20 Road Race 3rd: Individual Time Trial 3rd

Blake Jeffery in U 20 Criterium 1st

Harry Shannon in U 20 Criterium 2nd

31/08/2026

Some of you may recall that with the assistance of TGS last year we 'Everested' North Head. Always keen for a new challenge, last week Sam set us the target of riding to the Stratosphere on Mt Victoria. That's over 240 hill repeats!

26/08/2026

TTT Finals Day

Junior A 1st
Senior A 2nd

A great result for us last Sunday as we concluded the Auckland Time Trial Series. In windy conditions, Senior A were only 7 seconds off 1st place. Junior A comfortably claimed 1st continuing their dominance in this racing format while Junior B gained an extremely pleasing 4th.

The College Sport prizegiving also celebrated the series results. Again, Junior A were placed 1st while Senior A gained 3rd place overall. It has been extremely satisfying to note considerable improvement across the Westlake teams.

We now turn our attention to individual events (Hill Climb, Road Race, Criterium & Individual Time Trials). The next month provides plenty of racing opportunity for the boys with the Nationals as our pinnacle event at Palmerston North in the holidays.

Our A teams this season:
Junior A
Ethan Rawson, Joash Murray, Seth Bird, Theo Lloyd, Daniel Dickson, Callum Sewell, Narin Em Ream

Senior A
Ashton Sinclair, Ethan Bowen, Marcus Hilder, Blake Jeffery, Cam Gordon, Borynt Em Ream, Joshua Blayney

13/08/2026

TTT5. Junior A 1st. Senior A 2nd.

Here's the top 10 places from TTT5. Great results for Westlake.

30/07/2026

Cycling TTT4
Junior B claim 3rd while Senior A claim 1st

The 4th Team Time Trial of the season was noteworthy for our Westlake riders. Despite the challenging weather on the Northshore last Sunday, the morning at Pukekohe wasn’t too miserable. We were expecting to be racing in wet and windy conditions but we were instead treated to generally overcast skies with a light breeze.

Junior A’s formidable record of 12 wins in a row over the last couple of seasons finally came to an end. That record included a couple of North Island and a National gold. Ethan Rawson, Joash Murray, Theo Lloyd and Callum Sewell had the misfortune of a minor crash, a mechanical and a dropped rider to derail their race.

While it wasn’t Junior A’s day, by contrast, our Junior B claimed their best result of the season placing 3rd for TTT4. Narin Em Ream, Daniel Dickson, Luca James and Grayson deserve to be very proud of that result. Another season’s best was achieved by Senior A (Marcus Hilder, Ashton Sinclair, Blake Jeffery, Cam Gordon, Borynt Em Ream). This team has regularly been on the podium but it was our first 1st for the current season.

We have an exciting term ahead of us. Last Sunday’s results, on top of claiming the Top Boys School award in the North Islands at the start of the July holidays, gives us great confidence going forward. Along with the remaining TTTs we have the individual events in the Northern Tour and Nationals at the end of the term to keep us motivated (even on the very cold mornings we’ve been encountering this week).

24/07/2026

Top Boys School at N Islands 2026

Half way through our season and we are delighted to announce we gained Top Boys School at the N Islands. A very close competition with only a couple of points between the top 3 schools.

Many Old Boys will enjoy this photo, no doubt it'll bring back fond memories of the N I crit course.

Congratulations to the entire squad but especially to the following:
- 1st in TTT Junior A (Ethan Rawson, Joash Murray, Seth Bird, Theo Lloyd)
- 3rd in TTT Senior A (Ashton Sinclair, Cam Gordon, Borynt Em Ream, Marcus Hilder, Ethan Bowen)
- 1st in U16 Road Race Ethan Rawson
- 1st in U17 RR Ashton Sinclair
- 2nd in U19 RR Marcus Hilder
- 2nd in U16 Crit Ethan Rawson
- 1st in U17 Crit Ashton Sinclair

We now head back to Pukekohe for TTT4. An exciting 2nd half with TTT, Northern Tour and of course Nationals.

11/06/2026

TTT3 – Junior A claim their 11th consecutive 1st.

Racing moved from the traditional circuit at Pukekohe Park to the road at Otaua last weekend. A new course on an open road presents many new challenges. Challenging too was the wind on the course. Furthermore, the boys had to master two turnaround cones at either end of the course.

Despite these changes the WBHS teams continued their great form. The Senior A squad (Borynt Em Ream, Ashton Sinclair, Ethan Bowen, Blake Jeffery, Joshua Blayney) claimed another podium crossing the line in the 3rd fastest time. Joash Murray was welcomed back to the Junior A team following his injury. Junior A (Joash Murray, Ethan Rawson, Seth Bird, Theo Lloyd) was dominant. They won by an impressive 1 ½ minutes last Sunday.

The WBHS Junior A team has now raced and won 11 consecutive team time trials. They won every TTT in 2025, including the North Islands and Nationals and have claimed 1st for the first three TTTs in the College Sport series this season. It is a remarkable achievement.

There was certainly a lot of learning in TTT3. While we celebrate the record being established by Junior A, they also had to overcome some mishaps. The greatest learning was perhaps noted in the Junior C and Senior D squads through encountering windy conditions on a narrow road. Such experiences are invaluable as we prepare for the North Islands at the end of the term in Cambridge. Before that, however, the boys return to Pukekohe to compete in the individual Points Race.

21/05/2026

TTT2 - Juniors claim1st while Seniors pick up 2nd equal.

Thanks to Borynt for the report:
Sunday the 17th of May started off with a crisp early morning drive down to Pukekohe racetrack for our cyclists for the second team time trial of the season, lots of layers all around with winter incoming.

Huge support from our parents, teachers, and coaches that came along helping with warmup and setup before our teams were racing. Teams completed 6 laps of the course, 16km total trying to get the fastest time against other teams while also battling the cold and slight winds.

Our senior A team made up of Ashton Sinclair, Blake Jeffery, Ethan Bowen, Joshua Blaney, and Borynt Em Ream made away with 2nd tied exactly with Auckland Grammar. The new aero helmets proving their worth. The strength of our senior B team proven, with them coming 5th, the fastest B team out of all the schools.

Our junior A team of Ethan Rawson, Narin Em Ream, Seth Bird, and Theo Lloyd came away with a clean first place, alongside junior B and C who greatly improved their times from the last race, a great effort overall. Great work for all the boys out there last weekend.

Congratulations also to Harry Shannon who is currently racing in Europe. While it’s a major achievement to simply be able to race on the European circuit, we were delighted to see Harry win the Tour of Torhout. A sensational result. Good luck to Ashton Sinclair too as he travels to Australia this weekend to race the Tour of Canberra.

19/05/2026

Huge thanks EC Cycles for helping out w the new Giro helmets! Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated.

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