Young Whangarei cyclist Jorja Swain impressed on the 359km BDO Tour of Northland, winning her age group.
The 16-year-old only recently took up cycling but that inexperience didn't show as she completed the race in 11:06:26 after a rough final leg from Dargaville to Whangarei.
The final leg took its toll on much of the field as they battled strong crosswinds.
Roman van Uden took out the general classification by one second over Josh Kuysten in 9:35:59.
Matthew Markby was Northland's best finisher in 11th (9:52:38) while Kurt Coetzee also had a top-15 finish, coming second in the Junior male category behind Alex Williams.