Boxing Day Tootle Photos

Thanks to Marc O'Donoghue who did the Wheel wagon and also took these pics on the journey to Waipawa. Double click on image for full size.

Junior 2 Day Tour CHB March

Check out the new Junior 2 Day Tour: - a joint initiative between CHB Cycling (BATS) and Ramblers

 

Junior 2 Day Tour

Central Hawke's Bay 2 Day Junior Tour

Saturday 28th March - Sunday 29th March 2009

Click Here for the Registration Form.pdf (393 KB)

Click Here For Course Descriptions and other Rider Information.pdf  (337 KB)

Serena Sheridan shines at ILT training Camp

Ramblers latest member, Serena Sheridan, just finished her first training camp at the ILT velodrome in Invercargill as part of the "Road to Gold" programme.  This BikeNZ iniative looks at athletes from outside our code, trying to find the next Allison Shanks, and give them a pathway to the 2012 London Olympics. 

Serena has been down south for the last 4 days, getting used to the fast wooden track and fixed gears.  Some of her teammates never seen a track or been on a fixie before, they have back grounds in basketball, rowing and athletics.

Serena impressed the selectors so much with her smooth style and track potential that's she has been invited to a second training camp in January.  Watch this space, an Olympic star in the making.

Kerry Harford continues to dominate 40-50's tour

Tour organiser Nathen, declared that the whole peloton must be working for Kerry who has managed to clean up most of the sprints and all of the finishes apart from the prologue. He may not be far wrong with the Magpie team chipping in to help Printshop with Neil Evans leading out many of the sprints. David Younquest had a strong stage 4 breaking away for 15km's and taking out his first stage sprint. Ian Fraser finished best of the Magpies after a 90km climb to St Arnaud with this years tail wind conditions producing some fast times (2:22:01). Stage 3 finished with lots of drama Steve Watson blowing a front tyre winding up to compete in the stage finish causing mayhem with a rider behind having lunch at the hospital but rejoining the race for the next stage.
Great food and scenery at the Nelson lakes area continues to make this an enjoyable tour to compete in.

Ramblers at 40-50's having a good Tour

End of 2nd day at the 40-50's tour based in Nelson has been a success for Ramblers Rider Kerry Harford (Riding for Printhouse)who missed out a little on the prologue but is making up for it in spades in the road racing winning both stages, all of the sprints, placing third equal in the hill climbing points and leads GC by 43 seconds(2:50:29) in the 40's grade.
Ron Pithie is only 4 seconds behind leading the 50's Grade.

The best of the other Ramblers riding for the Prophecy Magpies team Neil Evans is 14th 2:55:52 followed by Steve Watson 18th 2:56:57 and David Youngquest 19th 1 sec back.

Ian Fraser in the 50s grade 5th on their GC needs to work hard to follow up his third place of last year.

Tommorows stages are a fast and furious 30kms after a neutralised start up the hill out of Picton towards Renwick followed by a 95km steady climb to St Arnuad.

The Nathan Faavae run event is well organised with a great atmosphere accommodation and food supplied. For full results and stage details Click Here