25 Jan 2009

McDonald takes out Wellington Classic

5:41 pm on 25 January 2009

The Australian Peter McDonald has won the Wellington Cycle Classic by 17 seconds over the New Zealander Jeremy Vennell.

David Pell won the final stage, the criterium, as well as the sprinters jersey.

It was a good day for Pell's Savings and Loans team, winning the teams classification while team mates Jai Crawford and Tim Roe won the King of the Mountains and the under-23 competition respectively.