Taupo’s Nathan Tesselaar (KTM 350
XC-F), one of those locked in a tight
battle for a podium finish this season
Groombridge took the lead early in the three-hour
senior race at Ormondville and never looked back
from there, gradually stretching out his advantage
to more than a minute over the day’s eventual
runner-up, Raglan rider Jason Dickey (KTM).
Groombridge also won the muddy cross-
country season opener at Huntly earlier in March
finishing ahead of Goodwright on that occasion.
“My body was feeling a bit sore after the racing
the day before and I was riding cautiously at the
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Rounds 1 & 3
qualify
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creek crossings,
so that
didn’t tip off the bike
1 & 2 of NZXC
or get stuck. But it all worked out in the end,”
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Groombridge said after his win at Ormondville.
In the junior grade, Eltham’s Adam Loveridge
(Husqvarna TE150) has taken charge of the
national series so far, finishing runner-up at the
series opener near Huntly and then backing
that up with a solid win at Ormondville.
Raglan’s Coby Rooks (Honda CRF250) and
Napier’s Bryn Codd (Yamaha YZ125) are