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- Written by Glenys Taylor
It is less than 2 weeks until the PNP Wellington Region Easter Tour kicks off in Martinborough.
3 days, 5 stages, 6 grades
A mix of courses to suit all riders
General Classification, Sprint Ace Classification, King/Queen of the Mountains Classification
Open to all riders (BikeNZ license recommended but not required)
Get your entries in now - late entry fee kicks in at the end of the week.
A lot of effort has been put in to get this off the ground and we need your support to make the tour a success and ensure it becomes an annual fixture in the Wellington region.
Details on PNP website here - http://www.pnp.org.nz/events/wellington-easter-tour/
Detailed Tour Information Booklet here - http://www.pnp.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/FINAL-Stage-by-Stage-Easter-tour.pdf
Enter on line here - http://www.pnp.org.nz/2013/02/enter-online-for-2013-easter-tour/
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- Written by Glenys Taylor
Click here for results from 3rd week at Linton
Thanks as always to marshalls on the night and to those that helped with judging on the finish line.
This week we held Criterium races at Linton – slight difference from points races. The prizes from the crits will be awarded on the final WEdnesday night for the season along with prizes from the time trial series.
Winners need to be present to collect their prizes.
All IOUs need to be paid beforehand else prizes will not be awarded.
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- Written by Mike Keenan
This event is open to all club members and will incorporate Bike Manawatu's annual championships for for Masters Age Groups, 35 years of age plus in 5 year age groups, i.e. 35- 39 yrs, 40 - 44 yrs and so on, to decide the Age Group Champions. Entries for club members up to 34 years of age will also be accepted.
Importantly and in addition to Age Group Champions all Masters age women and men results will be used to arrive at a Womens and Mens Track Champion for the 2013, this is arrived at by using a table of actual age handicaps applied to the cyclists actual times for the two events.
The Championships include two events:
- 2000 metres Individual pursuit (5 x laps of velodrome circuit) and
- 200 metres flying Time Trial.
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- Written by Chris Denholm
The journey began early on Monday morning at Palmerston North Airport, from which we travelled to Christchurch and then onto our final destination Invercargill which would be our home for the next week. The whole WCNI group was staying at the Birchwood Manor Motel.
On Monday once at the motel we got settled into our rooms, I was staying in a room with my dad. We then built up our bikes and got ready for our first ride on the indoor velodrome of the week. This is always an exciting part of cycling as the indoor boards are so much faster than the likes of the Feilding concrete velodrome that we did all our training on!
On Tuesday, after a good training session in the morning we were straight into the racing! My first event of the week was the 500m time trial, this event requires a good start and the strength to carry on your top speed over the full 2 laps. This was not my strongest event as I am not built for the short events, but it was still good to be in the atmosphere of it all. I finished this event with a personal best so I was happy even though I was nowhere near a podium position.
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- Written by Glenys Taylor
Anyone who has a current BIKE NZ membership would have received direct to their email address information about the club Road Nationals in Queenstown. If you have not renewed your membership or have changed your email address you may have missed some important information.
The Club Road Nationals is the pinnacle that all road riders from all age groups should aspire to in New Zealand. This is the chance for each age group to compete for the honour, prestige, and bragging rights of being a National Champion. This event represents the best age group road cyclists from across New Zealand. The sport of road cycling goes from strength to strength each year with more people than ever riding bikes.
The 2013 event will be held in picturesque Queenstown, Central Otago, with the course starting near the Millbrooke resort and using roads raced in the 2012 UCI Oceania Road Championships.
Entries now open
Webite: http://www.bikenz.org.nz/Event?Action=View&Event_id=92
If you have registered for either the time trial or the road race you need to check that you have the correct BIKE NZ MEMBERSHIP to compete at these events.
You need a RACE membership. A RIDE membership will not be accepted.
As the club is no longer responsible for making the entry on your behalf it is up to you to ensure your entry is completed on time.
It is the responsibility of the individual to check the start sheet to ensure that their name is entered as the club is not notified of who has entered.
If anyone is going to Queenstown and would like to act as team manager can they please advise This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.