Hawke's Bay Olympian Regan Gough recovered from a puncture to complete a treble of national cycling titles for the summer yesterday.
Waipukurau's Gough, 20, won the under-23 169km road race at the national road race cycling championships in Napier two days after he won the 40km time trial in Taradale. In November he won the national criterium title in Auckland.
An Post-ChainReaction team rider Gough's titles were two of three won by Hawke's Bay riders during the last three days. On Saturday Mike Greer Homes rider Amanda Jamieson, who also hails from Waipukurau, won the 112km under-23 women's road race title.
However it was Gough's double which had tongues wagging the most at a crowded finish line on Napier's Marine Parade after yesterday's road race which was staged in hot and windy conditions. He punctured on the last climb of the demanding Napier Hill.
After a slick wheel change he emptied the tank to rejoin the bunch before regrouping and outsprinting Aucklander James Fouche on the line for the title.