Cycling Southland members featured strongly in the 2012 Lake Dunstan Cycle Classic held over 96 kilometres in Central Otago on Sunday.
Dunedin's Joe Chapman won a sprint finish to take out the overall and Male 20-34 title in a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 41 seconds, a solitary second ahead of Hamish Tomlinson with Otago's Brad Evans third across the line. Liam Aitcheson finished fifth overall to claim second behind Evans in the Under 20 category.
Ray Robinson pipped Steve Brough to claim the Male 55+ win while Sam Kopae also took out the Female 45-54 age bracket.
Other top 10 finishes for Cycling Southland members included:
Male Under 20
| 2nd | Liam Aitcheson | 2:15:46 |
| 3rd | Tom Vessey | 2:15:47 |
| 4th | Joshua Haggerty | 2:15:50 |
| 5th | Jeremy Presbury | 2:15:56 |
| 6th | Paddy Daly | 2:15:57 |
| 7th | Pieter Bulling | 2:16:02 |
| 8th | Marcel Baird | 2:16:20 |
Male 20-34
| 2nd | Hamish Tomlinson | 2:15:42 |
| 6th | Matt Dodds | 2:16:19 |
| 7th | Simon Croom | 2:16:19 |
Male 35-44
| 2nd | Garry Smith | 2:15:51 |
| 5th | Michael White | 2:16:01 |
| 7th | Vaughan Edie | 2:16:10 |
| 8th | Alistair Burnett | 2:16:14 |
Male 45-54
| 7th | Neil Familton | 2:16:45 |
Male 55+
| 1st | Ray Robinson | 2:16:05 |
| 2nd | Steve Brough | 2:16:06 |
| 4th | Bruce Jones | 2:16:30 |
| 7th | Garry Steedman | 2:37:45 |
| 8th | Max Anderson | 2:37:48 |
| 10th | Wayne Murchland | 2:44:04 |
Female Under 20
| 2nd | Sarah Tomlinson | 2:35:06 |
| 3rd | Georgia Vessey | 2:37:58 |
| 4th | Jennifer Muhl | 2:37:59 |
| 5th | Laura Heywood | 2:38:01 |
Female 20-34
| 3rd | Amy Marshall | 2:38:11 |
Female 35-44
| 4th | Kylea Gough | 2:43:58 |
Female 45-54
| 1st | Sam Kopae | 2:38:06 |
For full results click here.