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2025 Road Prize Giving & Special General Meeting (SGM)
The Bike Manawatu Board invites all Bike Manawatu members and supporters to our 2025 Road Prize Giving and a Special General Meeting (SGM). Date: Sunday 7th Dec 2025 Time: 5:15pm Venue: Rongotea Tavern Please click HERE to view the SGM Agenda Please click HERE...
Manfeild Circuit Race 18 November 2025
It was a great night for yesterday’s Manfeild Circuit Race! Thank you to Sam Richardson for running the timing, and many others for offering to help out. The Handicap race was at hot pace! Gaps were worked out on 40,36 and 32 kph average over the three grades....
Criterium CET Arena 13 November 2025
It was a fantastic afternoon for our first Criterium event at the CET Arena yesterday, with 39 riders across the 4 events. We had a lot of positive feedback and are going to run a second criterium in a couple of week’s time, on Thursday 27th November, mark your...
Huge thanks to Mike Keenan
For all you riders who have ben out on Bike Manawatu Sunday rides, we owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mike for all the behind the scenes organising and route planning he has done on our behalf. Mike is handing over responsibility to Austin and Gary. Mike writes: The...
A1 Loops Graded Road Race 4 November 2025
Beautiful evening for racing last night! It was nice to see Toshi and Tyler return to racing in the B grade. Big shout out to our volunteers Sam and Laura Richardson, Helen Mumby and Tim Lloyd! Results can be found HERE Next up are a couple of very...
Trust House NI Team Series Race 2 (Alfredton) – 12 October 2025
Race 2 of the Trust House North Island Teams Series was a day that many riders wished they had stayed in bed. Weather conditions were terrible with high wind with rain showers. Palmfeild Motors / Bike Manawatu Cat 4 team fronted up with 5 brave riders, the race...
Kairanga Time Trial 7 October 2025
We commend the nine hardy riders who braved the wind and the rain at last night’s time trial at Kairanga!!! Highlights include Annemarie, Aylish and Andy pushing through 2 laps in tough conditions, and the fact that the majority of the field were female riders, with...
Trust House NI Team Series Race 1 (Alfredton) – 28 September 2025
The North Island Team Series kicked off over the weekend in Alfredton, with Bike Manawatu riders lining up across teams and categories. As is the usual for NIS races recently Cat 1 and 2 were combined to have a viable field of riders. Wheelworks fielded a strong team...
Sunday’s interclub ride
We received this lovely thanks form Kapiti Cycling club: Hi Mike Thanks once again for organising last Sunday's interclub ride. The Kapiti guys really enjoyed riding the route, particularly the rolling Valley Road section after the climb. We all agreed that section...
Rongotea North-Eastern Time Trial 14 September 2025
Small but potent line up at the North-Eastern Rongotea TT today. Glenn Kirk, Cliff Hughes and Winston Briggs dusted off their TT bikes to join Mark Hudson at the pointy end. Results can be found HERE Very cool to see 5 members of the Peel family competing in various...
Kapiti Cycling Club Visit, Sunday 21 September 2025
Bike Manawatu is being joined by Kapiti Cycling Club members on Sunday 21st September 2025 for our Sunday ride commencing from Memorial Park at the later time of 8.30am. KCC advised their cyclists will be of B-grade to Vets standards all looking forward to a change of...
Club Road Race Champs (Glen Oroua) 31 August 2025
Great turn out for the Bike Manawatu Road Race Champs this morning. The decision to move to a flatter course was well received with good numbers considering the weather forecast 3 days ago. Sometimes we just need to back ourselves and run the planned event and that...
Gearing Up
Hoping we will be done with this cold winter that has gripped us this year. We have avoided most to the big wet but the cold mornings have been a bit to conquer. As a Club we have been pushing on with having racing through the winter on the back of a very successful 6...
Rongotea North-Eastern Time Trial 17 August 2025
Overall a successful first run with our new Northern TT course. These new courses and events don’t just happen overnight. Leading in to schools nationals in late September there was an appetite for change to use the prevailing wind to our advantage, avoid magpies,...
A1 Loops Taonui Graded Road Race 27 July 2025
Another ripper morning at Taonui loops today. Great turn out and great to see the Skinner brothers, Darren Murdie, Mark Hudson and Blair Christian backing up from racing in Kapiti the day before. Joy Vanderpoel and Thomas Stannard are now frequent contributors. Kudos...
Makino Road ITT & TTT 20 July 2025
Great morning out this morning! Many thanks to the Richardson timing crew, Jonathon Hannon, Jos Calder and Ross O'Dea for their excellent assistance again today. Awesome to see Wiremu and Matiu Kaihau, Patrick Johnstone make a welcome return and Joy Vanderpoel. Some...
A1 Loops Taonui Graded Road Race 13 July 2025
A great turn out in perfect spring like conditions this morning at the A1 loops in Taonui. Results can be found here: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=397604 Huge thanks to Sam and Andy Richardson with Laura and Holly who ran the timing and results today. Liam...
Novice Tour – 2&3 August 2025
Novice Tour – 2&3 August 2025
The 52nd Novice Tour of Manawatu is just around the corner. A two day tour with four stages around Halcombe, Manawatu, for U13, U15, U17 and U19 riders. Tour leader, Sprint Ace and KoM/QoM jerseys are up for grabs, thanks to our amazing sponsors! Early Bird pricing...
Makino Road ITT & TTT – Sunday 20th July 2025
The course is ~17km, out and back on Makino Road, Feilding 8:15am Registration 8:45am Race Briefing 9:00am Start Event details and Registration: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=396523
A1 Loops Graded Road Race – This Sunday 13th July 2025
9:00am Start, first grade off A Grade 40km (4 laps) B Grade 40km (4 laps) C Grade 30km (3 laps) D Grade 20km (2 laps) E Grade 11km (1 lap) 8:15am Registration 8:45am Race Briefing 9:00am Start, first grade off Event details and registration:...
Rongotea Time Trial 22nd June 2025
Results can be found here: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=395236 Thank you to the volunteers who helped today: Ross O’Dea, Phil Riley, Tim Lloyd, Sam Richardson, Laura Richardson, Andy Richardson, Mark Skinner, Alastair Cadzow and Belinda Cadzow. It was great...
Halcombe Graded Road Race 15th June 2025
Epic morning in Halcombe! Thank you to everyone who participated today, in particular our volunteers: Sam Richardson, Laura Richardson, Holly Richardson, Andy Richardson, Tim Lloyd, Jonathon Hannon, Charles Kerr and Bryant Havill. Without our sponsors it would not be...
Makino Road – TT and Road Race 1st June 2025
It was great to see 41 riders at this morning’s TT and Road Race at Makino Road, results can be found here: https://www.webscorer.com/race?pid=1&raceid=392435 A huge THANK YOU to the volunteers at our event: Sam Richardson, Tim Lloyd, Jo Coxon, Ross O’Dea, Charles...
Weekly Wrap
Sunday was truly an amazing day with 149 riders participating in this year’s Manfeild 6 Hour Cycle Challenge! Thank you to the Mainland Foundation and our sponsors for their generous financial support of this event, and to each and every one of you for supporting...
Next Road Race – Sunday 18th May
A1 Loops Graded Road Race - Sunday 18th May 2025 Sign on and transponder collection from 8.15am at the timing van on Durie Road. Race briefing 8.50am First grade start 9am A Grade 40km (4 laps) B Grade 40km (4 laps) C Grade 30km (3 laps) D Grade 20km (2 laps) E Grade...
Early bird pricing ends on Monday (19th May 2025)
ONLY DAYS TO GO until the 2025 Manfeild 6 Hour Cycle Challenge! ❗Early bird pricing ends on Monday (19th May 2025) 👉 For event details and registration visit: https://bikemanawatu.co.nz/manfeild6hour/
Manfeild 6hr Challenge 2025
Kairanga Mothers Day ITT
Solid turn out to the Kairanga ITT on Mothers day. There was a 24 km option available which was contested by 4 riders with Jaro setting the bench mark of 36.29. 32 riders tackled the 12km out and back with Winston Briggs fastest on the day with a 16.49. The easterly...
BM09E – Takapari Rd Return
Route Map Ride description BM09E – Takapari Rd Return Distance: 93km Description: Totara Reserve Return Napier Rd, Ashhurst, Raumai, Pohangina Valley Rd East, Turn back at Takapari Rd, Home via Ashhurst
BM23B – Sandon Leithbridge
Route Map Ride description Distance: 69km Description: Sandon Leithbridge Stoney Creek Rd, Bunnythorpe, Feilding, Sandon Rd, Te Rakehau Rd, Lethbridge Rd, Reid Line West, Colyton, Watershed, Kelvin Grove Rd, Hennaghans, Hendersons, Home.
BM23A – Cheltenham Cross
Route Map Ride description Distance: 85kmDescription: Cheltenham Cross Stoney Creek Rd, Bunnythorpe, Feilding, Makino Rd, Short Rd, Cheltenham Cross Rd, Makino Rd, Brewsters, Colyton, Watershed, Kelvin Grove Rd, Hennaghans, Hendersons, Home.
BM05C – Cheltenham, Feilding, Rongotea
Route Map Ride description BM05C – Cheltenham, Feilding, Rongotea Distance: 120km Description: Vogel, Roberts, Kung Fu Corner, Taonui, Colyton, Cheltenham,Cinders Hill, Feilding, Awahuri, Greens Rd, Rongotea Rd, Gillespies,...
BM21D – Linton, Rongotea, Ohakea, Feilding
Route Map Ride description BM21D – Linton Rongotea, Ohakea, Feilding Distance: 120km Description: Massey, Linton, Opiki, Main Drain, Rongotea, Ohakea, the radar station, Mt Lees, Mt Biggs, Sandon Rd, Te Rakehou Rd, Leithbridge Rd, Norfolk Cresent,...
BM27E – Cheltenham, Beaconsfield, Rongotea
Route Map Ride description BM27E – Cheltenham, Beaconsfield, Rongotea Distance: 120km Description: Vogel, Railway Rd, Roberts Line, Newbery Line, Campbels, Colyton, Cheltenham, Haynes Line, Williamson Rd, Makino Rd, Stanway Rd, Halcombe, Mt Biggs, Mt Lees, Penny Rd,...
BM11C – Cheltenham, Feilding, Rongotea
Route Map Ride description BM11C – Cheltenham, Feilding, Rongotea Distance: 102km Description: Vogel, Railway Rd, Roberts Line, Newbery Line, Campbels, Colyton, Cheltenham, Makino Rd, Feilding, Awahuri, Greens Rd, Rongotea, Glen Orua, Hoihere Rd,...
BM25D – Feilding, Rongotea, Linton
Route Map Ride description BM25D – Feilding, Rongotea, Linton Distance: 113km Description: Vogel, Railway Rd, Te Ngaio, Campbels, Colyton, Makino Rd, Sandon, Mt Lees, Tangiomoana Rd, Campion Rd, Rongotea, Glen Oroua, Opiki, Linton Home
BM09D – Gravel and Tar
Route Map Ride description Distance: 78km Description: Gravel and Tar courseNapier Rd, Ashhurst, Raumai, Highland Home, Pohangina Village, Ashhurst, Oxford Street, Watershed Rd, Hendersons Hennaghans and Home.
BM25C – Henderson-Henaghan, Bunnythorpe
Route Map Ride description BM25C – Henderson-Henaghan, Bunnythorpe Distance: 39km Description: Mihere Drive, Parnell Heights, Stoney Creek, Henderson-Henaghan, Bunnythorpe, Te Ngaio, Nwebury Line, Gillespies Line, Home