There were some excellent performances across all age groups, led by Issy Riley (Year 11), who had an outstanding tour in the Under 17 Girls. Issy placed 7th in the Hill Climb, 2nd in the Road Race, 3rd in the Individual Time Trial and 2nd in the Criterium to finish an impressive 2nd overall.
In the Under 14 Girls, Phoebe Xiao (Year 9) finished 4th overall, including 3rd-place finishes in both the Hill Climb and Road Race, while Phoebe Ulmer (Year 9) finished 5th overall, with 4th-place finishes in the Hill Climb and Criterium.
Imogen Burgess (Year 11) also had a strong tour, finishing 6th overall in the Under 16 Girls, while Chloe Ulmer (Year 11) placed 6th overall in the Under 17 Girls. In the Under 20 Girls, Lily James (Year 13) produced consistent results across all four events to finish 7th overall.
Also representing Dio across the demanding few days of racing were Lucy Forman (Year 12), Alice Wellington (Year 12), Maddie Hoon (Year 10), Lily Worthington (Year 9), Sophia Riley (Year 9), Mackenzie George (Year 10), Alyssa Burrows (Year 10), Zenobia Menzies (Year 9) and Camelia Soong (Year 10).
Congratulations to all our riders on a fantastic NZSS Northern Tour, with some outstanding individual performances and valuable racing experience across the team.
