We had two junior tours over the last few weekends, the CRI Tour in Rotorua and TeAwamutu Jnr Tour – both of significance to the NZ junior selectors for the 2011 teams.
Mark Findlay’s strong performances at the Central Hawkes Bay, Rotorua and Te Awamutu cycling tours will definitely have caught the eye of NZ selectors. He finished 2nd, 1st and 7th respectively in the three tours. His consistent performances would be sufficient enough to justify a place in the NZ U17 team.
Well done to the riders who rode The Country Road Manawatu Cycle Classic last weekend.
Great to see so many local riders out there on the course.
If you have any photo’s you would like to share, please contact me. I’m sure we can collectively put together a great photo album.
Spotted in the latest AirNZ inflight magazine… a nice shot of Kate Ellery
The RaboDirect RideStrong Ranking series finished this week.
Local riders featured prominently, and the major spot prize went to one of our club members!
The Waikato and Bay of Plenty has beaten out the rest of the country to be named as the preferred tenderer for a $29 million national cycling centre but it’s not clear yet whether the region’s councils will support the facility.
The announcement by Sport and Recreation NZ (SPARC) was made tonight after the Waikato/Bay of Plenty bid was selected over other short-listed bids from Palmerston North and Auckland.
Originally seven bids were received from throughout the country.