Former Otago rugby player Lee Allan and his wife, Alyce, head off on the mountain run yesterday on the first day of the Coast to Coast. Photo: Wayne ParsonsA strong run down to Klondyke set Sam Bell up for first day honours in the open men’s category of the Coast to Coast yesterday. The group decided to sit up and wait, as the lead group then grew to a front bunch of 20 riders. Bell completed day one’s 55km bike and 33km alpine stage in 5hr 26min 5sec, holding a 7min 5sec lead over Brownlie. In other results, Chris Harte (Christchurch) won the open men’s 33km mountain run in 3hr 34min 33sec, while Julia Chamberlain (Darfield) won the open women’s mountain run in 4hr 44min 20sec.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 08, 2019 15:56 UTC