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| | | Judkins Top 10 | | By: Press Release
Indeed, while the 2009 Speight’s Coast to Coast has been dubbed, “The Year of the Woman” following record female entries, it could turn out to be the year of the veteran because in the woman’s race the late entry of 44 year old, four-time winner Jill Westenra has turned the form book upside down.
“I was so wrapped when Jill entered,” says Judkins. She’s a tough competitor and although she hasn’t raced the Speight’s Coast to Coast One Day since 2004, she has stayed competitive and with four consecutive wins from 2000 to 2003, she has more experience than any other woman in the race.”
Westenra lines up against defending champion Emily Miazga and 2007 champion Fleur Pawsey, not to mention a handful of former top 10 women including internationals Elina Ussher (Finland) and Sia Svendsen (Denmark).
“Emily Miazga is going for her third win,” says Judkins of the Canadian-turned-West Coaster who won in 2006 and 2008. “Then you have local girl Fleur Pawsey, who won in 2007 and lost to Emily by only 43 seconds last year. I also think Elina Ussher will go very well because her husband Richard, who has won this race three times, is supporting her rather than racing.
“These four were always the women’s favourites,” continues Judkins, “And they knew it. But now Jill Westenra’s late entry will have them all worrying. They know she’s a legend at the Speight’s Coast to Coast, but Emily is the only one who has raced against her, and that was five years ago. So none of them have raced her for five years. They don’t know what to expect... and at the Speight’s Coast to Coast it’s the unexpected that is the greatest challenge for any Speight’s Coast to Coast competitor.”
Robin Judkins Top 10 Predictions
Men
1st Gordon Walker Auckland
2nd Luke Vaughan Christchurch
3rd Marcel Hagener Germany
4th Gordon Blythen Wanaka
5th Carl Bevins Timaru
6th Glenn Muirhead Wellington
7th Wayne Oxenham Auckland
8th Sam Moon UK
9th Neil Gillespie Hokitika
10th Guilherme Pahl Brazil
Women
1st Fleur Pawsey Christchurch
2nd Jill Westenra Wellington
3rd Emily Miazga Canada
4th Elina Ussher Finland
5th Fleur Lattimore Nelson
6th Sia Svendsen Denmark
7th Koleighne Ford-Collins Christchurch
8th Kim Johnston Christchurch
9th Rachel Dixon Nelson
10th Karina O’Conner Christchurch
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