by Vaughan Hunt | Feb 9, 2012 | Archive(News)
33 Days of Cycling is progressing well and we are looking forward to welcoming the NZCT Women’s Tour to the Manawatu in a few weeks time! (Feb 22-26).
A few quick updates on the campaign below.
If you need any additional info or want to get involved in any way please don’t hesitate to contact myself or Kathy McMillan at Sport Manawatu.
EVENTS
Coming up in the next ten days…
17 Feb 10 Win a Bike with MoreFM
18 Feb 11 Pedal Pushers Free Safety Check Day
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by Vaughan Hunt | Feb 9, 2012 | Archive(News)

Track rider Simon van Velthooven came away with two gold medals from the NZ Elite Track Championships that were held over Waitangi weekend at the indoor ITL Velodrome in Invercargill. With 2012 Olympic spots up for grabs, Palmerston North based Simon decided to join forces with Auckland sprinters Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster, who were also looking to impress selectors and stake their claims for spots in the NZ sprint team.
Racing against a strong Southland combination that included Eddie Dawkins and Matt Archibald, also vying for berths in the same team, was never going to be a pushover.
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by Vaughan Hunt | Feb 3, 2012 | Photo Gallery

Photos thanks to Vaughan Hunt & Kirsty Kaihau
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by Vaughan Hunt | Feb 3, 2012 | Photo Gallery

Photos thanks to Vaughan Hunt & Kirsty Kaihau
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by Vaughan Hunt | Feb 2, 2012 | Event Reports
Day 1
As a Massey staff member, and perhaps more importantly a cyclist, I was very pleased to learn that Jorge Sandoval’s NZ Cycle Classic would be coming to Massey Palmerston North. It’s not often that a UCI 2.2 level tour comes to your home town, so rather than watch, I organized Massey sponsored team and put myself down on the starting list. I’ve not done a big race like this since 2008, when the NZ Cycle Classic was run out of Wellington. Jorge organizes a quality race and, from what I’ve seen so far, this year in the Manawatu will be no different.
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