He completed the 10-lap, 7.5 mile course in 48 minutes, 43 seconds, denying triathlete Neil De Ste Croix victory by more than two minutes. De Ste Croix finished in 51:36 ahead of Rolf Runkel who posted a time of 56:14.

Brian Steinhoff and Peter Matcham took an early lead, but one that was short lived as Steinhoff flatted out before completing lap one, and Matcham, riding a borrowed bike due to an earlier mechanical proplem, punctured twice keeping him well off the pace.

However, as the dust settled, Wing established a lead his competition could not touch, and he won in style.

The novices race was the most hotly contested of the day with Chris Smith, Owen Burgess and Adam Parker battling over six miles.

Smith won in 45:35, and Burgess (45:59) pulled away from Parker (46:04) on the last lap to finish second.

The lone rider in the veterans category, Ian Fox, finished his six-mile time trial in 47:58.

Trovaughn Smith looks set to sweep the series as he completed the six-mile short course in 41:48, winning his 15-16 year category.

James Adams was second in 48:09, Adam Petty, who also suffered a flat tyre, took third in 54:54.

Tyler Abbot clinched victory again in the 13-14 boys group, finishing the six-mile race in 42:41. Geoffrey Smith was runner-up in 45:18 and Khamari Greaves rounded out the top three.

In the 11-12 boys section, Tim Fox, Ricky Souza and Aaron Fenn have been taking turns occupying the top three week to week. This time it was Fox who had the right stuff. After 3.6 miles he was first across the line in 28:47.

Mark Smith and Dominique White duelled for 2.4 miles in the Under-10 category, but by the end it was Smith who prevailed in a time of 26:01. White finished 43 seconds back.

Races six and seven of the nine-race series will be held at Hog Bay Park on Sunday, February 4. The downhill event will start at 8.45 a.m., with the cross country following afterwards.

HOCKEY HOC Women's League Cardinals B 2 Swallows B 0 Neither team were able to find the back of the net in the first half of a match that was slow to get up to speed.

The second period saw a marked improvement and Cardinals opened the scoring when Patricia Holder slotted home after a great pass from Candy Foggo.

Their second goal came from Michelle Clark, who had been causing the opposition problems all afternoon.

Swallows had their moments but were unable to match a determined Cardinals side.

Cardinals A 0 Swallows A 3 Swallows soared highest and opened the scoring through Jenny McIntosh who hit a brilliant strike from the top of the circle.

They continued to pressure Cardinals but strong defending by Brenda Smith prevented them adding to their score in the first half.

A rare opportunity for Cardinals saw Heidi Lynam one-on-one with the goalkeeper but she shot straight at her pads.

The second half continued in much the same vein with Swallows breaking down Cardinals early on and continuing to attack their goal.

Some great play from Liz Osborne in midfield helped set up Swallows' second goal, Sam de Putron scoring with a shot from the edge of the circle.

The third goal came from a defensive error, Cath Smith taking advantage of the confusion to put the ball in the back of the net.

Bluebirds B 2 Canaries B 0 Bluebirds came away the winners in a closely fought encounter.

They took an early lead after Denise O'Donoghue scored from a great cross by Louisa Bussey.

Bluebirds continued to attack and O'Donoghue scored her second after a shot from Deanna Dydick rebounded off the Canaries' keeper's pads.

Men's League Chameleons 3 Wasps 0 After a slow start Chameleons found their rhythm and began to increase the pressure on Wasps.

They were rewarded for their efforts with a goal from Steve Moreton -- the only score of the first half.

Chameleons went from strength to strength in the second period and although Wasps had a few chances, great defending by M.Hauer and Chris de Putron kept them out.

Two further Chameleon goals came from John Dodds and Mark Pettingill.

SAILING SLG High winds caused the postponement of racing in the Laser Frostbite series at the weekend.

Racing was called off on Hamilton Harbour because of the gale force advisory that was in effect.

Weather permitting, the series will continue this Sunday and every Sunday until the end of February.

At the end of the winter series there will be the National Championship on March 3 and 4 and the Laser Class 100 Boat Regatta on March 18.