The Manawatu Mountain Bike Club have been working with DOC for over 3 years to get access to the Manawatu Gorge. DOC have been really supportive and have assisted with gaining access across a local landowners land to access the scenic reserve.
Manawatu Mountain Bike Club are now at the point of needing some money to build the track and to do this they need to gather user data.
Can you help by completing a short survey?
Photos thanks to Kirsty Kaihau
Photos thanks to Jan Arbuckle
Hello Manawatu Cyclists
Are you entering the Feilding Festival of Cycling events?
Cycling teams from Palmerston North Intermeditate Normal and Ashhurst Schools competed last week against 23 other Intermediate Schools at the North Island Intermediate Schools Cycling Champs. This is held each year on the Taupo Motor racing circuit.
There were two events held on the day for each year group (Yr 7 & 8)…a Team Time Trial and a Road Race.
In the TTT event the Ashhurst team (Katelyn Bird, Janah Rowden, Peita Ransom and Maddison Allardice) placed a very respectable 4th in the Year 7 girls race. The PNINS Girls Year 8 team (Libby Arbuckle, Gorgi Van Lienen, Megan Gardner and Anna Robson) took Silver and our Year 7 boys from PNINS (Adam Martin, Flyn Yates, Dineth Rajapakse and Harry Kinghorn) took the Gold. The Year 8 boys TTT from Ashhurst started out well until a flat tyre bought their race to grinding halt.
In the Year 7 girls road race Anna Robson (PNINS) rode a really good race and placed 10th, Katelyn Bird (Ashhurst) 14th, Janah Rowden (Ashhurst) 17th, Peita Ransom (Ashhurst) 18th, Maddison Allardice (Ashhurst) 21st and Briar McKay (Ashhurst) 22nd.