It's the 26-year-old's fifth consecutive national title, fending off Ben Oliver who finished second.

Despite a convincing lead, Cooper says it almost went horribly wrong.

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19 Feb: Paris Olympics silver medallist Nicole Shields has announced her retirement from cycling

17 Feb: A learner driver who was under the influence of drugs when he struck four motorcyclists - three fatally - has been sentenced to eight and half years jail

10 Feb: One person has died after a crash between a vehicle and a cyclist in Upper Hutt's Trentham

10 Feb: Auckland police have caught a motorcyclist with nearly twice the legal breath alcohol limit early this morning

06 Feb: Cyclist George Bennett has clinched the men's Elite Road National Championship title in Cambridge in four hours, nine minutes and 45 seconds

05 Feb: Road cyclists Ella Wyllie and Finn Fisher-Black have claimed the national time trial crowns in Cambridge

05 Feb: A chance to test his pedaling prowess against some of New Zealand's best riders has been seized Hayden Wilde

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