by Bike Manawatu | Aug 17, 2025 | News, Road Results
Overall a successful first run with our new Northern TT course. These new courses and events don’t just happen overnight. Leading in to schools nationals in late September there was an appetite for change to use the prevailing wind to our advantage, avoid magpies, declutter the southern course.
The Northern course will give a prevailing tail wind up towards the turn and head down hill to the finish.
The winds were the other way round today , made it tough, we did dodge the weather, and there’s another potential road course on the cards.
Unfortunately the Girls High Junior team tripped over themselves which ended up with 3 cracked helmets and a few stitches. They are made of tough stuff and will be back better and faster.
Huge thanks to the ever present Sam and Laura Richardson for doing the timing. Marshals Ross O’Dea, his father Erin O’Dea, Phil Riley, Kirsty Armstrong who ended up playing mum to many. Please appreciate our volunteers on the day. Many thanks to the group behind the scenes that keep coming up with this stuff.
Click HERE for results.
Club Road race champs in 2 weeks.
by Bike Manawatu | Jul 27, 2025 | News, Road Results
Another ripper morning at Taonui loops today. Great turn out and great to see the Skinner brothers, Darren Murdie, Mark Hudson and Blair Christian backing up from racing in Kapiti the day before. Joy Vanderpoel and Thomas Stannard are now frequent contributors. Kudos also to the great group of girls who continue to step up.
Once again huge thanks to Laura and Sam Richardson for Timing, Ross O’Dea and Shohn Wormgoor for Marshalling and Phil Riley for support. The range of abilities and ages that are racing in our club is what we are all about.
Behind all of these events is our secretary Janina Gapper. She’s amazing.
Link to results: RESULTS A1 Loops 27.07.25
Novice Tour next weekend. We do need more volunteers to assist with multiple roles so please contact Mike Craine or Tim Lloyd through the club email address secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz or call them.
by Bike Manawatu | Jul 20, 2025 | News, Road Results
Great morning out this morning! Many thanks to the Richardson timing crew, Jonathon Hannon, Jos Calder and Ross O’Dea for their excellent assistance again today.
Awesome to see Wiremu and Matiu Kaihau, Patrick Johnstone make a welcome return and Joy Vanderpoel. Some great stories out there on course which was a beautiful morning for a TT.
Results can be found here: https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?raceid=398340&did=531498
Next week we are back at A1 Loops building up to Novice Tour the week after for our juniors. Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Registration for A1 Loops on 27 July: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=396522
If you are able to help out, please register as “Volunteer”. Thank You!
by Bike Manawatu | Jul 13, 2025 | News, Road Results
A great turn out in perfect spring like conditions this morning at the A1 loops in Taonui.
Results can be found here: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=397604
Huge thanks to Sam and Andy Richardson with Laura and Holly who ran the timing and results today.
Liam and Ross O’Dea, Shohn Wormgoor for marshalling, and Jonathon Hannon for SAG wagon with Phil Riley.
Highlights of the morning include Xavier Ireland winning D grade, our PNBHS lads leading home A grade, Karl McKellar winning B grade with Thomas Stannard making a welcome return.
The mentoring of junior riders by our adults is really gathering momentum to solidify our mission statement of being a family based club. Great to have John Stewart out doing this with David Peel, Paul Koot and many others.
Next Sunday 20th July we are running a ITT/TTT out Makino Road. Jeremy Rowe set a competitive marker a few weeks ago when we added the ITT section to our Road race so the benchmark has been set.
Event info and registration for Makino Road TTs: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=396523
Kapiti Cycling Club have the first race of their Winter Series next Saturday 19th as a warm up: https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/
Going forward could everyone please have front and rear lights on all rides and races. Thank You!
Have a great week!
by Bike Manawatu | Jul 11, 2025 | News
The 52nd Novice Tour of Manawatu is just around the corner. A two day tour with four stages around Halcombe, Manawatu, for U13, U15, U17 and U19 riders. Tour leader, Sprint Ace and KoM/QoM jerseys are up for grabs, thanks to our amazing sponsors!
Early Bird pricing ends on Friday 18th July!
