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BM27D – Hiwinui, Ashhurst, Pahitua Track Distance: 60km Description: Napier Rd, Stoney Crk Rd, Bunnythorpe, right up Dixon’s Ln, right up Reid’s Ln East, Hiwinui, left to Watershed, right down to Ashhurst, cross the Manawatu River bridge, then right to Aokautere the up the Pahiatua Track and home. |
Entry fee $40 solo or $20 per team member 
From the Lagoon you follow a lead vehicle to the race start on Main St and on to Napier Rd, turn left onto Stoney Creek Rd. At the Bunnythorpe roundabout turn right onto Dixons Line then right onto Reids Line. At Hiwinui, at the end of Reids Line turn left onto Watershed Rd. Take care at the end of this road as it is a downhill with a sharp left hand turn onto Colyton Rd.
Turn left at Colyton onto Taonui Rd then right onto Reids Line, left onto Aorangi Rd, left onto Campbell Rd and left again onto Nannestads Line. This takes you back to a right hand turn onto Reids Line and right again to Dixons Line. Then head to Bunnythorpe and continue back to the Memorial Park finish line along the same route as the outward journey.
Entry fee $40 
From the Lagoon you follow a lead vehicle to the race start on Main St and on to Napier Rd, turn left onto Stoney Creek Rd. At the Bunnythorpe roundabout turn right onto Dixons Line then left onto Reids Line and left again onto Taonui Rd. At the end of Taonui Rd turn left onto Campbell Rd and left again on to Nannestads Line. This takes you back to a right hand turn on to Reids Line and right again to Dixons Line. Then head to Bunnythorpe and continue back to the Memorial Park finish line along the same route as the outward journey.
Entry fee $20 for an individual or $25 for a family
Leading up top the La Femme fun ride, “Sport Manawatu have a women’s only workshop to help you to the finish line for your first cycle event.
The workshop will be run over two consecutive Wednesday evenings.
We will cover bike and helmet safety, bike setup and maintenance, bike handling skills, using your gears, and bike etiquette.
Weekly sessions start Wednesday 11 February 2015 from 6pm to 8pm .
This is a free workshop for those who have pre registered for the La Femme event.
Registrations for this workshop close on Monday 09 February 2015. To register email phil.stevens@sportmanawatu.org.nz “
26 riders turned up for the second of this year’s ITTs on Wed night. The forecast of a warm sunny day promised some fast times, but the appearance a solid easterly put paid to any records, at least as far as Robert Stannard was concerned. Into a block headwind on homeward leg down Kairanga Rd he was 6 seconds off the current record of 15:23 min. Other impressive times went to Ross Rainham 17:49 and the evergreen (and seemingly getting faster) Neville Weir (16:58). Improver of the night went to Peita Ransom, who went nearly 2 min faster this week.
Starting in a few weeks, National Radio host and self-confessed bike addict Simon Morton, rolls out on a nationwide quest to find out why NZ would be up a creek without the bike. In a light-hearted and entertaining tour of the country, Simon starts in North Otago where he hunts down our very first photo of the ‘iron horse’, carried on by obsessive Kiwi characters, mad inventions, Kiwi world records, all the way upcountry to Auckland. During this primetime TV series Simon discovers how much we Kiwis owe to the humble bicycle.
With trademark good humour, and the curiosity of an amateur enthusiast, Simon’s seven week tour takes the audience on the handlebars, uncovering hidden histories and new inventions behind the classic machine, and how it represents the Kiwi spirit of freedom, humour and adventure. The real stars of the series are the NZ countryside and the people we take Along For The Ride. Watch out for it on TV One in February!