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4am, the alarm goes off; who would have imagined three years of training would have come down to this day? I managed to fall asleep at 9 the night before and not wake up until the next morning - one of the best pre race sleeps I’ve ever had. Eating breakfast at this time of the morning is never an easy task for me but with Kate on the ball she was shoving eggs down my throat before I could say no. By 5am we were in the car heading down the Queen K on the way to the start.
We headed inside the tent to get our body marking done, then it was off to do the final checks on the bike – drink bottles, helmet, shoes and then wait in the huge line for the portaloo. One last nervous check of the bike then I was off to find Kate and the rest of the support crew (Sue’s family). On went my kit and loads of sunscreen. Before I knew it the pros were starting at 6:30am and Mike Riley started calling the age groupers into the water.
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Avanti Plus Tour of the Wairarapa.
Sunday 13th November
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Below is the latest update on the gorge.
Current situation
Ongoing safety concerns mean that machine clearing work has been halted since the 17 October slip. The instability of the hillside and on-going slips are the key challenges to overcome. Risks around allowing work crews to operate below the slip face and clear the road have been deemed too high to continue. Safety must be our first priority, and the manned operation has been removed from the site. This decision was informed by 3 independent geological specialists.
The hillside where the slip has occurred is part of a prehistoric landslip, thought to have formed thousands of years ago during the formation of the gorge.
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The online membership for 2012 is now open.
Excellent news… BikeNZ have introduced a non-racing (Social rider) membership, which might help reduce the membership cost foe some of you.
We again have a number of categories of membership depending on how involved you want to be in cycling events.
The different types of membership are:
Social membership $40 $50 which allows you to participate in social rides only.
Club membership $70 which allows you to participate in club races and club championship events.
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The other exciting piece of news is Bike NZ has appointed Chris Foggin to be the regional development coordinator. Chris will be based here in the Manawatu.
He attended a Bike Manawatu board meeting on 18 Oct to spell out aspects of his job description but it would appear that he can assist the club in achieving its aspirations and goals to develop some coaching capacity within the club.
The boards sees Chris’s appointment as a very positive step forward.