NEW COURSE! Race Circuit: Taihape Road
Venue: Pukehamoamoa School
Registration: 1pm
Race start time: 2pm
Riders will start at Pukehamoamoa School, make a controlled turn onto Taihape Road and begin racing.
Distances and start order:
D - 2:00pm (57km) U-turn at the top of the Panpac HQ hill RAPID 3927
A - 2:02pm (68km) U-turn at Lawrence Road
B - 2:04pm (68km) U-turn at Lawrence Road
C - 2:06pm (57km) U-turn at the top of the Panpac HQ hill RAPID 3927
E - 2:08pm (35km) U- turn at Lee Road
F - 2:10pm (35km) U- turn at Lee Road
G - 2:12pm (25km) U-turn at Crownthorpe Settlement Road
The finish is 3.5kms before the Pukehamoamoa School. It is at the top of the hill past the Black Bridge on the hard shoulder of the road.
Race Starter: Ken MacKenzie
Race Day Emergency Phone: 027 426 6895
16th October: Tour of the Bay
A reminder that entry forms are available to download from www.tourofthebay.co.nz
Online entries: there has been a technical hitch so TOB apologise for any inconvenience, however this option should be available any day so keep checking.
If you are available to help out on either day (15th or 16th October) please email Deb at info@ramblers.co.nz
17th September: Waikato/BOP Track Team Time Trial Champs Invitation
A reminder about the invitation to participate in this – entries close 12th September
Enquiries and entries to Stephen Holdsworth stephenholdsworth@vodafone.co.nz or 021 394 849
18th September: Wellington School Cycling Champs Open
PNP are hosting these and have issued an open invitation to other regions. If you are interested, please contact Marty Grenfell 027 215 6563
Frockers Ride: 18th September
Want to support a girl or woman you know to get on her bike. The Frockers might be the group for her. For more information, contact Vicki at Vicki.Butterworth@bikenz.org.nz
8-10th October: Rabodirect National Secondary Schools Cycling Nationals
You can enter online for this event at www.bikenz.org.nz/schoolroadnats
14th October: Yunca Junior Tour
There are limited places in every category for road safey management reasons. If riders have not yet entered they should go to the following link http://www.cyclingsouth.org.nz/index.php?pageLoad=128
Entries are only accepted online and there will be no late entries
Please note that due to the short nature of the TT course (2.6km for all categories) at this year's Yunca that the organising committee has decided that aero helmets, disc wheels, fixed wheels and aero bars (clip on or otherwise) are NOT PERMITTED in the opening prologue. The same bike is required to be ridden throughout the Yunca Tour.
This also will help the large contingent of Australian riders who will not incur the expense of bringing a specialist TT bike or extra gear over for such a short first stage.
Ramblers on Facebook
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29th October: Flaxmere Family Duathalon
If you would like to support a local community initiative to get people on their bikes, its time to enter this duathalon again. For further information, contact Brendon Lodge 021550051
26th November: Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
Entries are now open at http://www.cyclechallenge.com/
Upcoming Events
10th-11th September: Cudden 2 day Schools Cycling Tour, Blenheim
17th September: Waikato/Bay of Plenty Team Time Trial Championships, Taupo
18th September: Wellington School Cycling Champs Open, Upper Hutt
24th September: Taupo-Napier Road Race
1st October: 100 Mile Classic, New Plymouth
1st-9th October: Konica Minolta Nelson Cycle Festival, Nelson
9th October: 38th Novice Tour of Manawatu
8th-10th October: Rabodirect National Secondary Schools Cycling Nationals, Levin
14th October: Yunca Junior Tour of Southland
15th October: Le Race, Christchurch to Akaroa
16th October: Tour of the Bay, Hastings
18th October: Junior Track Carnival, ILT Velodrome, Invercargill
18th-19th October: RaboDirect Omnium Track Championships
29th October: Flaxmere Family Duathalon, Flaxmere Park, Hastings
6th November: Tour de Whitemans, Upper Hutt
13th November: Rotorua to Ohope Funride
13th November: ClipOn Challenge, Auckland
19th November: Hamilton City Criterium, Hamilton
21st-24th November: Oceania Track Cycling Championships, ILT Velodrome, Invercargill
26th November: Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, Taupo
9th December: RaboDirect Criterium National Championship, Auckland
11th December: Telstra Clear Cycle Challenge, Auckland
2012
6th-8th January: RaboDirect Elite and U23 Road National Championships
13th-15th January: Hub EMC Tour 2012
21st January: GWALOOP, Gisborne/Wairoia
22nd January: BR Turfreys Tour de Beautiful
4th-6th February: Rabodirect Elite Track National Championship (includes Madison and U19 Omnium), Invercargill
22-24 February: "To Walk and Cycle" Conference, Hastings
28th February - 3rd March: Rabodirect Age Group Track National Championship, Invercargill
15th-16th March: Oceania Road championships, Southland
17th March 2012: Ultimo Cycling CHB Junior Tour
3rd-6th May 2012: RaboDirect Road National Championship, Hastings
14th-22nd April 2012: Fulton Hogan Tour of New Zealand
June-Sept (precise date to be confirmed): Oceania Masters Road Championships, Fiji
