From Stuff.co.nz:
It’s been a hard road for Colin Anderson over the past couple of months.
Every day the 65-year-old postie has climbed on to his bike and cycled a 160-kilometre lap of Lake Taupo. Yesterday, he completed his 65th – one for each year of his life.
Hi All
TV 3 are came around the Lake all day with me today Thursday.
They are filming a short item about me…2-3 mins max (must have heaps of dosh to film that long & crew etc)
All good LAP 65 raring to get it done & dusted Cheers Wal
Morning. All. Not confirmed by Hamish MacKay but their film guy yesterday reckoned the item would be on this weekend.
Update: TV3 Article now confirmed for Sunday during the 6pm News hour.
Hopefully the Dom Post will have an article today that may do for Club, Save my Fingers & thoughts.
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BM30 – Track Saddle Distance: 67km Description: Track Saddle Fitzroy, Ruahine, Pahiatua St, Te Awe Awe, Summerhill, Pahiatua Track, Balance Valley Rd, Woodville, Woodlands Rd, Saddle Rd Ashhurst and back to town |
Friday again saw flocks of Bike Manawatu juniors and their families migrating north across the Desert Road. This time to Rotorua for the CRI Junior Tour – four stages over two days in the rolling countryside just north of the town.
In the U15 Boys Dylan Simpson, Thomas Stannard and Harrison Kinghorn were up against “the beasts” (otherwise known as “second year U15 riders”), often a foot taller and sometimes a foot wider across the shoulders as well. Our boys acquitted themselves well, Dylan managing to hold onto the second bunch in every stage to finish 13th on GC and Thomas and Harry riding determinedly throughout.
Once again Bike Manawatu riders attended what is arguably the most important and popular tour on the Junior calendar. Past winners of the various age groups have gone onto bigger and better things and include Olympians Peter Latham, Westley Gough, and Rushlee Buchanan, and Tour winners such as Hayden McCormack, Josh Atkins, Gemma Dudley and Serena Sheridan. Doing well, it seems, is a prerequisite to future honours. Past Manawatu winners include Luke McCarthy (U19), James Dobson (U17), and Campbell Stewart (U15).
It’s not surprising therefore that much of the prize money was won by our current crop of Bike Manawatu juniors.