Local cyclist Tim Neal lives with osteoarthritis and has endured several major operations on his joints. But that won’t stop him competing next month in the Le Mans Pearl Izumi 24 hour cycling race in France and raising money for Arthritis New Zealand.
Read more here https://24hrtim.everydayhero.com/nz/tim
This Saturday afternoon we have our first club race for the season starting from the Mangatainoka Tui Brewery!
It is a graded road race (A-D grades) with a small section of tidy gravel road. See the below poster for more details.
Pre-register now by clicking here
See you all there!
Race organiser: Kevin Laskey
STMS: Mike Groube
On behalf of Bike Manawatu race organiser Kevin Laskey is looking forward all cyclists young or mature, members and non members trying out this safe undulating sheltered course to showcase Tui Brewery Club Road Race. We would love to see as many cyclist as possible support our club road racing calendar this year no matter your ability or fitness. Come and enjoy our first club road race outing which will be a great day out especially afterwards at the Brewery.
Dylan Simpson is in Burmuda currently representing NZ at the Commonwealth Youth Games. This week Campbell Stewart had two wins in two days racing in Canada at the UTC Roco Grand Prix while Michaela Drummond continues her tough campaign in the States and more recently the BC Superweek in Canada. Carne Groube and Joel Yates are living the cycling dream racing in the states and be sure to follow Chris Denholm and Jacob Sievwright racing in Australia. Robert Stannard and Alex West are sure to be busy training and planning for upcoming racing in Europe or wherever they are need for their respective teams. Next month watch for Emily Shearman and Libby Arbuckle who are off to the junior world track cycling championships in Italy to represent New Zealand. Good luck and safe riding to all of our overseas club members
Those who came to our “Bike Manawatu Club Tour de France Buffett Breakfast” held last weekend at club sponsors Hotel Coachman all bonded well together to watch some intense hill climbing while enjoying a great breakfast. At that stage kiwi rider George Bennett was in an incredible 10th place in the overall general classification standings. Sadly, George had to retire from the race days after. This legend will be back!!!
Club rides followed after breakfast to complete a really nice cycling focused morning together continuing the ongoing banter between members. Thank you to our newest board member James Denholm who made watching the Tour de France on the big screen run smoothly.
Next year we would love to see more people join us for this club initiative.
If you were in any doubt how gruelling the Tour de France really is, this is the effect of cycling’s most prestigious race on an athletes body. At first glance we thought it was club legend Colin Anderson after finishing Taupo last year?
Stand in club secretary Catriona Pirie promotes the clubs Bike Manawatu tops with pride to anyone who would like to buy apparel for their cycling wardrobe. The perfect gift for yourself to ride local or national events or a must if you are racing for the club nationally.
The board would like to thank Catriona and Tom Pirie who have stood in as club secretary after Christine Christie stepped down in late March. Both Catriona and Tom have been committed club members for many years and to have them step in as club secretary and help the board has be tremendous and much appreciated.
Instantly recognisable bearded Adam Currie and his Central Bike Studio business has long been an avid supporter of cycling in the Manawatu. Manawatu Schools especially have benefited from Adams guidance and support for annual events over the years and our young talented riders appreciate it especially. Bike Manawatu thank Central Bike Studio for their support and endorse members to support Adam for all cycling needs.
Cafe Cuba owners Darlene and Paul Woodhead are ardent supporter of the Manawatu Community. Bike Manawatu and all members are truly grateful for Darlene and Woodys ongoing sponsorship and encourage members to continue to support calling into Cafe Cuba for great coffee, breakfast, lunch or dinner to show our appreciation. We thank Cafe Cuba of their valued support for all cycling people and events in the region.
The Bikebox Rentals Cycle Racing Team was formed last season with the goal of providing young Manawatu riders with the chance to race in the competitive Trust House North Island Elite series.
This series is a great stepping stone on from schools racing and is helping these riders develop and break into the senior ranks.
Two of the riders who have benefited from this are Madi Hartley-Brown and Dylan Simpson.
The aim for this coming season is to raise $30,000, which will allow us to take on more local riders (I have 6 more Bike Manawatu members i want to support), and to get to races such as the Tour of Southland, Dynamo Series, Trust House Series (mens and womens teams), National Champs, New Zealand Cycle Classic and our own Gravel and Tar event.
To do this i need more sponsors. Brief details of the sponsor packages available are listed below.
Joint title sponsor.
The team would be called ‘Tank Guy/ Your Business’, and you’d be listed on all results sheets, all race reports, social media and articles.
Joint title sponsors would have multiple logo’s on the most prominent places on the kit.
Title sponsors could take advantage of the Tour of Southland sponsor package, which includes banners on the finish straight, free adverts in the race program and Southland times and guaranteed TV exposure, interviews as a new team.
Co-sponsors
Co sponsors would have smaller logo’s on the kit and will be acknowledged and tagged on all social media reports.
In printed race reports we would rotate one co sponsor at a time to specifically acknowledge.
Logo’s may be seen on Tour of Southland TV interviews, but no free adverts and banners for co sponsors.
Please let Sam Gardner know if you’re interested by emailing him on sam@bikeboxrental.co.nz and he can discuss it in further detail.
North Island Schools Championship in Cambridge in the weekend was a wet affair under foot but luckily the rain held off for the majority of racing.
Manawatu School Cycling was well represented with wins to Libby Arbuckle ,Chenuka Rajapaski and Maddi Hartley Brown in the road races.
Backed up with the win in the Under 16 boys Road race and a multitude of podiums and placings PNBHS took out the Overall Schools title.
They backed that up with a raft of podiums at the Avavti Velodrome of Monday with Podiums to Micheal Richmond, Ewen Cousins and Ben Irvine and other PNBHS riders to grab 3rd overall in the North Island Schools track champs
Manawatu Schools cycling encompasses all schools in the region and it was great to see Georgia Simpson from Ashurst School and Tyler Mumby from St Peters School also taking Podiums in the road races.
PNINS teams placed 3rd in both year 7/8 boys and girls Team Time trial..
The list goes on and on..Full results on the Schools Cycling NZ facebook page..
Thanks to all the riders and parents who made the weekend a great success