by Vaughan Hunt | Jul 3, 2015 | Archive(Notices)
The RICOH Legends of Cycling dinner on January 28 in Auckland next year will be the highest profile gathering of world famous cycling identities ever seen in New Zealand with organisers saying it will also be a celebration of all things cycling.
Featuring one of the greatest cyclists of all time American Greg LeMond, a three time Tour de France winner and two time world champion, the international voice of cycling Phil Liggett and New Zealand’s most successful professional cyclist Julian Dean, the RICOH legends of Cycling Dinner is being hosted by SKYCITY.
“It’s so exciting,” John McKenzie from the media & events company organising the event, enthuse says. “We feel very privileged to be able to bring some of the biggest names in cycling to New Zealand for a gala function. We have had such positive and encouraging support for the concept with some great sponsors on board that really share our passion and enthusiasm for the event; there’s no doubt it’s really going to be something very special and a real celebration of cycling.”
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by Vaughan Hunt | Jun 26, 2015 | Board Chair's Blog
The passing of the shorted day (longest night) is a yearly ‘watershed’ for me, as I know the dark parts of my rides will get shorter. The downside is that it stays cold here for another two months, although I can’t imagine it will get much colder than that last week or so. The recent rain and subsequent floods have stymied quite a bit of riding, in particular the Manawatu School Champs. These have been postponed until the 16th of August. Those of you competing or interested in helping/watching, stay tuned to Facebook (Manawatu Schools Cycling) for updates and details. Again much thanks goes to Mike Simpson and his team for putting this and other School events together on a regular basis.
One thing the Schools Cycling group have done well is their traffic management. Kudos goes to Mike Groube for his expertise and experience here. With the new Health and Safety legislation, councils are going to take a closer look at what we do, even if we are volunteers and it’s not our workplace. That means having appropriate traffic management in place for our events, which in turn means that more volunteers are needed to run successful and safe events.
Gabrielle and the others on the Events Group have put together a great road calendar for the rest of the year. We are going to need people to agree to help out for the above reasons. So, if myself, Gabrielle, or one of the Board members asks for help to run a race or stand on a corner, a positive response would be appreciated. We will be particularly asking that everyone who races helps out at least once.
Christine Christie has been working very hard on improving the value of Bike Manawatu membership. Stay tuned for some great initiatives and opportunities for our members. If you’re not currently a financial member, then you’ll be wanting to join!
Meanwhile, enjoy your riding, but make sure you can be seen, especially at night. Two rear and one good front light are a must and reflective patches are great additions. There’s no such thing as a cold ride, only cold clothing, so rug up and treat yourself with some good gloves and toe covers for comfort. A trick I use is to put a piece of plastic (from a good quality plastic shopping bag) down the front of my jersey over my thermal or second layer. It costs nothing and if I get too hot I can pull it out and put it in my back pocket.
Good riding.
Steve.
by Vaughan Hunt | Jun 18, 2015 | Archive(Notices)
Received from NZ School Cycling
Entries are are open for South and North Island road championships
For South islands
Click Here
For North islands
Click Here
SCHOOLS GEARING
There have been numerous requests for clarification about gearing for schools events.
NZSCA HAS NOT MOVED TO NEW ROAD GEARINGS. 6.61m LIMITS HAVE NOT CHANGED!
WE HAVE A VERY SIMPLE GEARING SYSTEM
Individual events
up to and including U17 a gear limit of 6.61 metres
then up to u20 a gear limit of 7.93 metres
Team Events
All ages up to U20 a gear limit of 6.61 metres.
MAKE Sure you check the News Page!
by Vaughan Hunt | Jun 18, 2015 | Archive(Notices)
Dear NZ Centre Teams & Individuals,
We extend an invitation to attend the Oceania Track Championships from the 8th – 11th October 2015 in Invercargill, New Zealand.
Please find attached important information pertaining to the Championships including; invitation, initial memo with key event information and provisional programme.
Feel free to place this information on your respective websites and distribute to other parties who maybe interested in attending the event.
Event entry forms and criteria will be circulated in early July 2015.
Information and latest news will be available via www.cyclingnewzealand.nz
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