Olympic Women’s road race preparation began in the Manawatu…
Did you know that 20 of the top 22 finishers in the Women’s Olympic Road Race raced here in the Manawatu at the NZCT Women’s Tour.
And we put on better weather for them than they got in London!
Congratulations Simon!
From the Stuff website:
There’s a party at Simon’s place on December 22, and the whole of New Zealand’s invited.
Simon van Velthooven, who dubbed his Olympic cycling keirin bronze as “the nation’s medal”, went a step further the morning after by issuing an open invitation to his overdue 21st bash at the family farm in Manawatu, between Palmerston North and Feilding
Stannard Tour de Europe
1350 kilometres
16 days of cycling
10 pairs of cycle shorts
Awards Dinner
Update – Tickets for the Awards Dinner are selling out so make sure you don’t miss out. Make sure if you can’t get to Sport Manawatu to book by sending an email to secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
No door sales are available and all tickets must be purchased or booked by Sunday 26th August for catering purposes
All members are cordially invited to attend the Bike Manawatu Awards Dinner that will be held at the Hotel Coachman in Palmerston North on Friday 31st August.
The evening will start with pre-dinner drinks from 6.15pm. Guests are to be seated at 7.20pm.
The guest speaker for the night will be Simon van Velthooven fresh back from the Olympics. This will no doubt be a special night with Simon recalling his recent exploits in London.
Tickets are $45 per person and can be obtained from Sport Manawatu from Monday 6th August.
Formal dress required.
If you have any queries please contact secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
Cheer for our athletes
