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Next Road Race – Sunday 18th May
A1 Loops Graded Road Race - Sunday 18th May 2025 Sign on and transponder collection from 8.15am at the timing van on Durie Road. Race briefing 8.50am First grade start 9am A Grade 40km (4 laps) B Grade 40km (4 laps) C Grade 30km (3 laps) D Grade 20km (2 laps) E Grade...
Early bird pricing ends on Monday (19th May 2025)
ONLY DAYS TO GO until the 2025 Manfeild 6 Hour Cycle Challenge! ❗Early bird pricing ends on Monday (19th May 2025) 👉 For event details and registration visit: https://bikemanawatu.co.nz/manfeild6hour/
Manfeild 6hr Challenge 2025
Kairanga Mothers Day ITT
Solid turn out to the Kairanga ITT on Mothers day. There was a 24 km option available which was contested by 4 riders with Jaro setting the bench mark of 36.29. 32 riders tackled the 12km out and back with Winston Briggs fastest on the day with a 16.49. The easterly...
Weekly wrap
Great start to the reboot of the cycling calendar last Sunday May 4th with a flat graded Road race at Glen Oroua. 4 grades with Club and schools riders joining up to make for some great racing. This year we are implementing a mentor system to support our junior riders...
From Cyclocross Hawke’s Bay
The new season is upon us! As the temperature drops, and the precipitation starts to fall with slightly higher frequency, it must mean that our favourite time of year is approaching … that's right folks … the cyclocross season is upon us! This year's Bay Ford...
2025 Annual General Meeting
2025 AGM & Prize Giving Greetings Members & Supporters On behalf of the Bike Manawatu Board we wish to invite you all to our Annual General Meeting. Details are as follows: Date: Friday 2nd May 2025 Time: 6pm Venue: Marist Sports Club, 19 Pascal Street,...
The Bush Cycle Tour – 2025
Manfeild 6 Hour – 2025
Merry Christmas 2024
A rare fundraiser please – Last day to order today!
As many of you are aware, Strat Ellingham had a nasty accident on his bike ride and has been in Burwood hospital for a while now. He is making good progress and is even more dedicated to this than he was training on his bike for world champs. In order to raise some...
Bike Manawatu Woolworths Cup – July 2024
What an amazing morning for racing. Please let us know if we have anything wrong in the order of results. Some times were estimated using the video footage. https://www.webscorer.com/race?pid=1&raceid=360074
Interested in trying Cyclocross?
The Hawkes Bay club run a weekly series if anyone is interested in giving it a go.
Ever wanted to become a commissaire?
Cycling NZ RTX technical panel have opened up expressions of interest to those wanting to take part in a commissaire course to become a trained Regional RTX commissaire. If you are interested please click this form https://forms.office.com/r/qwman0VTrR?origin=lprLink...
2024 AGM – Save the Date
2024 AGM & Track Prizegiving Greetings Members & Supporters On behalf of the Bike Manawatu board we wish to invite you all to our Annual General Meeting. Details are as follows: Date: Friday 7th June 2024 Time: TBC but will be approx 5.30pm - 6pm...
BikeManawatu Racing in 2024
Hope 2024 has started well for everyone. Following on from our Christmas break, Bike Manawatu and our sponsors are very excited to announce a racing calendar for the next couple of months. We are working with a skeleton crew, so it’s all hands on deck to supply our...
Ian Gray, a pivotal figure of Manawatu Cycling
From the Cycling New Zealand Spotlight Newsletter Palmerston North’s Ian Gray has been a keen cyclist, cycle shop owner, cycling advocate, coach and mentor for over 60 years. Recently cycling historian and author can be added to his long list of contributions to the...
WOW! – Three Manawatu Cyclists Win Gold
Three Manawatu Cyclists won Gold at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Adelaide last week - Emily Shearman, Michaela Drummond and Campbell Stewart, fantastic result - well done to you all
Central Storage Christmas Ride
Central storage Christmas day ride leaving from Evo car park at 6 o’clock sharp Christmas morning. This will be a 30K ride finishing off at Central Storage with light refreshments.
Thank You Garry
All good things must come to an end Central Storage (Garry Buys), a long time supporter of BikeManawatu, has decided to end his sponsorship of the club's weekly prize draw, Thank you Garry for making the prize draw possible for so many years. Many of you will have...
Bike Manawatu Uniform Shop
Please click on this link to view and order your Bike Manawatu uniform from our supplier Champion System NZ Link is Bike Manawatu – Champion System NZ store (csnzstore.myshopify.com) Members can order your kit at any time from the store. Champion System process your...
Special Deal for All Bike Manawatu Cyclists at the Rusty Radiator in Halcombe
Special Deal for All Bike Manawatu Cyclists at the Rusty Radiator in Halcombe My team and I would like to offer you and your members a special deal, with a nice day out at a great place for a coffee and a bite to eat. We are a unique cafe located in Halcombe...
Results from last week’s poll
Survey – Gravel Rides
Commissaire Course 2023 – Register now
CNZ Regional Commissaires Course Sat 29 July 2023 Registration: https://forms.gle/bqkrcTmeow5hHXtP8 Please use the link above to register or scan the QR code below. Time: 08:30 - 18:00 approx Cost: $50 - Please pay into account: Bike Manawatu - 01 0745 0284925 00 ANZ...
John Lithgow’s Funeral
On Tuesday 6 June 2023, as the result of an accident. Aged 75 years. Dearly loved husband and best friend of Liz. Much loved father and father-in-law of Daniel and Elena (Italy), Andrew (Brisbane), and Kate and David Wilson (South Carolina). Beloved Koro of Ada, Indi,...
John Lithgow
John was my friend, coffee drinking companion, walking companion, occasional cycling companion, but most of all he was just a good person. We met through cycling at the Manawatu Masters and then Bike Manawatu Sunday rides. We lived close by each other so we would...
John Lithgow – RIP
It is very hard to write a Dear John letter, especially for someone you have known for so long and have nothing but admiration for. John was certainly a family man, myself and I am sure all club members would like to go out to Liz, Daniel, Kate, and Andrew with our...
RIP John Lithgow
John Lithgow 21.10.1947 6.6.2023 Such a tragic end to his life & a shock to everyone involved in the Palmy Cycling clubs/groups. No matter how/why this accident occurred it is a grim reminder that we all (road users, cycle, car, truck whatever must somehow :Share...
BM09E – Takapari Rd Return
Route Map Ride description BM09E – Takapari Rd Return Distance: 93km Description: Totara Reserve Return Napier Rd, Ashhurst, Raumai, Pohangina Valley Rd East, Turn back at Takapari Rd, Home via Ashhurst
BM23B – Sandon Leithbridge
Route Map Ride description Distance: 69km Description: Sandon Leithbridge Stoney Creek Rd, Bunnythorpe, Feilding, Sandon Rd, Te Rakehau Rd, Lethbridge Rd, Reid Line West, Colyton, Watershed, Kelvin Grove Rd, Hennaghans, Hendersons, Home.
BM23A – Cheltenham Cross
Route Map Ride description Distance: 85kmDescription: Cheltenham Cross Stoney Creek Rd, Bunnythorpe, Feilding, Makino Rd, Short Rd, Cheltenham Cross Rd, Makino Rd, Brewsters, Colyton, Watershed, Kelvin Grove Rd, Hennaghans, Hendersons, Home.
BM05C – Cheltenham, Feilding, Rongotea
Route Map Ride description BM05C – Cheltenham, Feilding, Rongotea Distance: 120km Description: Vogel, Roberts, Kung Fu Corner, Taonui, Colyton, Cheltenham,Cinders Hill, Feilding, Awahuri, Greens Rd, Rongotea Rd, Gillespies,...
BM21D – Linton, Rongotea, Ohakea, Feilding
Route Map Ride description BM21D – Linton Rongotea, Ohakea, Feilding Distance: 120km Description: Massey, Linton, Opiki, Main Drain, Rongotea, Ohakea, the radar station, Mt Lees, Mt Biggs, Sandon Rd, Te Rakehou Rd, Leithbridge Rd, Norfolk Cresent,...
BM27E – Cheltenham, Beaconsfield, Rongotea
Route Map Ride description BM27E – Cheltenham, Beaconsfield, Rongotea Distance: 120km Description: Vogel, Railway Rd, Roberts Line, Newbery Line, Campbels, Colyton, Cheltenham, Haynes Line, Williamson Rd, Makino Rd, Stanway Rd, Halcombe, Mt Biggs, Mt Lees, Penny Rd,...
BM11C – Cheltenham, Feilding, Rongotea
Route Map Ride description BM11C – Cheltenham, Feilding, Rongotea Distance: 102km Description: Vogel, Railway Rd, Roberts Line, Newbery Line, Campbels, Colyton, Cheltenham, Makino Rd, Feilding, Awahuri, Greens Rd, Rongotea, Glen Orua, Hoihere Rd,...
BM25D – Feilding, Rongotea, Linton
Route Map Ride description BM25D – Feilding, Rongotea, Linton Distance: 113km Description: Vogel, Railway Rd, Te Ngaio, Campbels, Colyton, Makino Rd, Sandon, Mt Lees, Tangiomoana Rd, Campion Rd, Rongotea, Glen Oroua, Opiki, Linton Home
BM09D – Gravel and Tar
Route Map Ride description Distance: 78km Description: Gravel and Tar courseNapier Rd, Ashhurst, Raumai, Highland Home, Pohangina Village, Ashhurst, Oxford Street, Watershed Rd, Hendersons Hennaghans and Home.
BM25C – Henderson-Henaghan, Bunnythorpe
Route Map Ride description BM25C – Henderson-Henaghan, Bunnythorpe Distance: 39km Description: Mihere Drive, Parnell Heights, Stoney Creek, Henderson-Henaghan, Bunnythorpe, Te Ngaio, Nwebury Line, Gillespies Line, Home