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Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge: Special Offer for the Tarbabies
July 2 2016
This year the organisers of the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge have introduced a 15% discount on the entry fee for cycling groups of 10 or more and they have created a VIP group for the Tarbabies so that we can all receive a 15% discount when completing our online entries. Entries opened on 1 ...
Cycling in Australia
July 1 2016
I recently spent a weekend in Sydney visiting my daughter and wanted to get in a few rides around greater Sydney. However for a short trip I wanted to travel light and not bother with the hassle of packing up and unpacking and lugging about a bike pod. After a bit of research on the inter web I ...
July ITT postponed a week
July 1 2016
This weekends scheduled time trail from Makara School to J/Ville has been postponed until Saturday 9th July. A reminder will be sent out mid week.
Makara Peak ITT results 11 June 16
June 11 2016
A perfect day for the ITT with a light northerly and mild temperatures for this time of year. Diesel managed to better his previous time by 25 sec and set a new course record extending his lead on the points table. While Jo Leech put it all on the road to topple Stephanie the reigning QOM and ...
Individual Time Trial
June 7 2016
The monthly ITT has been rescheduled for this coming Saturday. We need your support to keep this running. Events like this don't just happen by themselves and require not only the support of the club's riders but the assistance of volunteers to make the events safe and run smoothly. Please ...
SH2 / Haywards roading project
May 11 2016
Update: Cyclists passing through the SH2 / Haywards intersection need to pay extra attention while the intersection is being upgraded. It is a multi-stage process that will see temporary adjustments to Give Way settings, to lanes and temporary speed limit changes for traffic. Workers and heavy ...
Mountain biking the Old Ghost Road
May 11 2016
The new 85 km “Old Ghost Road (OGR)” mountain bike track opened late last year between Lyell and Seddonville on the west coast of the South Island. This has been 7 years in the making and is on any keen MTB's bucket list. Mike Revell and a few keen MTB friends went to check it out in April. ...
Spinning resumes
April 18 2016
Spin classes start again Tuesday 18th April
Khandallah Town HallTuesdays 6:45pm setup for 7pm start.
Cost:
We prefer a $60 up front payment for over 30 session, (i.e. $2/class ) paid ASAP by bank transfer to account 02-1246-0022263-002
please include you "name" in payment reference section. ...
Makara Hill ITT Results - Sat 9 April
April 9 2016
Conditions have never been better for the Makara Hill ITT . Stephanie Revell took first place for the women, followed a nail biting 2 seconds later by Kara Daly. The Diesel chugged into first place for the men followed by Steve Orchard and Dr Mike. Average time for the 8.2km course was 21:24. ...
GrapeRide Results & Photos
April 9 2016
Its was a wet start to the 2016 Graperide, with over 70 OTB's and friends lining up for this year's challenge. The conditions improved slightly for the start however everyone got wet at some stage. Despite the poor conditions most of the riders returned home safely, other than Esko who had a ...