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- Written by Glenys Taylor
I will be visiting NZ in a week’s time and have registered to ride the Manawatu Cycle Classic on 22nd March. I contacted the organisers quite some time ago to enquire whether they would be able to source a bike for me. So far no luck. I have been in touch with several of the bike shops to enquire about a hire, but all to no avail.
Do any of your members have a bike that they would be willing to lend or hire to me for the day? I am a member of Bicycle NSW and ride a mid-size framed bike (Avanti Monza), and the crossbar to ground measurement is approx. 750mm. I am about 166 cms tall. I can bring my own pedals.
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Following the earlier posting on our website Masters Age cyclists are now invited to enter the 4 event programme for Masters Age Groups over March and April 2014. These events are open to all Club members, female and male compete separately, the results of those 35 years of age and over will count towards the Masters Grade and Overall Championships, results outside Masters ages will not count toward any awards. No upper age limit applies and no experience in racing is necessary.
The programme for the 4 x events over 3 separate days follows (this info is also in the Club website calendar):
- Sunday 23rd March 2014, 9.00 AM, venue Feilding Velodrome, Track Events - Sprint, 200 metres and Individual Pursuit, 2000 metres (5 x laps).
- Sunday 6th April 2014, 9.00 AM, venue start in Salisbury Street, Ashhurst and finish at top of the Saddle Road - Hill Climb, 6 km..
- Saturday 29th March 2014,9.00am venue Rongotea - Individual Time Trial, 20 km to be held as part of Saturday club racing.
Read more: REMINDER - GIVE IT A GO CLUB MASTERS AGE GROUPS CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2014
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- Written by Glenys Taylor
The instructions for renewing your membership have been updated.
All memberships need to be renewed according to the Constitution by 31st March.
Click here to be taken to the page about renewing your membership.
Or post a cheque with a note detailing any changes, eg address, email, phone no.
to
Secretary,
Bike Manawatu
P O Box 797
Palmerston North
or pay direct to the Bank Account 01 0745 0284925 00 and state in the description your name and “SUB”
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The final event was held on Sunday 2nd March and consisted of a treasure hunt with a difference. It just happened to be International Childrens Day so what better way to celebrate the final of 33 days than to create an event that enabled kids to be out with their families.
Registration for the event was at the Childrens playground at the Esplanade. Participants were given a treasure map (until the maps ran out) and instructed to go to each of the “X”’s marked on the map to complete a task before returning to see if they could collect some treasure. The first X was where they had to ride in a straight line along a fire hose and then over a seesaw. This showed control and balance. Then they were off to the next of the X’s – tasks. Greg Baker was in charge of the X just next to the Fitzherbert Bridge. Here participants needed to ride to a point collect a drink bottle, then ride to another point and fill the drink bottle, then ride to the point where they could empty the contents of the drink bottle in to a cup and have a drink and then ride to the finish point to return the drink bottle. On such a warm day I am sure that they all appreciated their drink.
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- Written by Elizabeth Stannard
Three Bike Manawatu riders were selected by BikeNZ to compete at the Oceania Cycling Championships; George Roberts, Alex West, and me, Lizzie Stannard.
We flew out of Palmerston North Airport on the 19th February with two bike boxes and a suitcase each bound for Toowoomba in South East Queensland.
Both the individual time-trial and the road race were centered around Toowoomba, a large city situated on top of the Great Dividing Range about 2 hours drive west of Brisbane.
The time-trial was held in an Australian version of Ashhurst called Nobby, only much smaller and dirtier. The course was made up of a series of rolling hills and false flats, of which the U19 women completed 13 km and the U19 men 25 km.
The day of the time trial dawned with a slight breeze, and a classic Australian summers day (ie: hot), which did not bode well for our team issue long-sleeved skin suits. The girls started off first, and after minor stresses that included getting our helmets checked for the Australian Standards sticker, everyone was off. Only 10 girls started, of which three were New Zealanders. The race was won by Alexandra Manly (South Australia) (also won bronze at the World TT Champs last year) and the two New Zealand girls were 2nd (Madison Farrant) and 3rd (Amanda Jamieson), and I rolled home in 7th. The boys performed well, but were not up to the high standard the girls had set earlier in the day. Alex and George were both slightly sick to begin with, and Alex managed to top that off by riding into a ditch in the first 5 km (don’t ask). He ended up 34th and George 31st out of 37 starters.
Read more: Elite and U19 Oceania Road Cycling Championships, Queensland, Australia.