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2025 End of Year Wrap-Up
On behalf of the Board, our volunteers and sponsors, Best wishes and Merry Christmas and New Year to everyone, riders or not. It’s been another busy year at Bike Manawatu with multiple changes and obstacles confronted and worked through. This year saw the moving on...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Celebrating our friendship with David Cockburn
This Sunday Vicky is putting on a morning tea as a memorial for Dave Cockburn. Dave was a regular at our Sunday rides and we want to remember all the rides together with him. This is taking place at Garry's with a start time of 10:30. So this weekends Sunday rides...
2025 Road Prize Giving & Special General Meeting (SGM)
The Bike Manawatu Board invites all Bike Manawatu members and supporters to our 2025 Road Prize Giving and a Special General Meeting (SGM). Date: Sunday 7th Dec 2025 Time: 5:15pm Venue: Rongotea Tavern Please click HERE to view the SGM Agenda Please click HERE...
Manfeild Circuit Race 18 November 2025
It was a great night for yesterday’s Manfeild Circuit Race! Thank you to Sam Richardson for running the timing, and many others for offering to help out. The Handicap race was at hot pace! Gaps were worked out on 40,36 and 32 kph average over the three grades....
Criterium CET Arena 13 November 2025
It was a fantastic afternoon for our first Criterium event at the CET Arena yesterday, with 39 riders across the 4 events. We had a lot of positive feedback and are going to run a second criterium in a couple of week’s time, on Thursday 27th November, mark your...
Huge thanks to Mike Keenan
For all you riders who have ben out on Bike Manawatu Sunday rides, we owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mike for all the behind the scenes organising and route planning he has done on our behalf. Mike is handing over responsibility to Austin and Gary. Mike writes: The...
A1 Loops Graded Road Race 4 November 2025
Beautiful evening for racing last night! It was nice to see Toshi and Tyler return to racing in the B grade. Big shout out to our volunteers Sam and Laura Richardson, Helen Mumby and Tim Lloyd! Results can be found HERE Next up are a couple of very...
Trust House NI Team Series Race 2 (Alfredton) – 12 October 2025
Race 2 of the Trust House North Island Teams Series was a day that many riders wished they had stayed in bed. Weather conditions were terrible with high wind with rain showers. Palmfeild Motors / Bike Manawatu Cat 4 team fronted up with 5 brave riders, the race...
Novice Tour – 2&3 August 2025
Novice Tour – 2&3 August 2025
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...
Makino Road ITT & TTT – Sunday 20th July 2025
The course is ~17km, out and back on Makino Road, Feilding 8:15am Registration 8:45am Race Briefing 9:00am Start Event details and Registration: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=396523
A1 Loops Graded Road Race – This Sunday 13th July 2025
9:00am Start, first grade off A Grade 40km (4 laps) B Grade 40km (4 laps) C Grade 30km (3 laps) D Grade 20km (2 laps) E Grade 11km (1 lap) 8:15am Registration 8:45am Race Briefing 9:00am Start, first grade off Event details and registration:...
Rongotea Time Trial 22nd June 2025
Results can be found here: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=395236 Thank you to the volunteers who helped today: Ross O’Dea, Phil Riley, Tim Lloyd, Sam Richardson, Laura Richardson, Andy Richardson, Mark Skinner, Alastair Cadzow and Belinda Cadzow. It was great...
Halcombe Graded Road Race 15th June 2025
Epic morning in Halcombe! Thank you to everyone who participated today, in particular our volunteers: Sam Richardson, Laura Richardson, Holly Richardson, Andy Richardson, Tim Lloyd, Jonathon Hannon, Charles Kerr and Bryant Havill. Without our sponsors it would not be...
Makino Road – TT and Road Race 1st June 2025
It was great to see 41 riders at this morning’s TT and Road Race at Makino Road, results can be found here: https://www.webscorer.com/race?pid=1&raceid=392435 A huge THANK YOU to the volunteers at our event: Sam Richardson, Tim Lloyd, Jo Coxon, Ross O’Dea, Charles...
Weekly Wrap
Sunday was truly an amazing day with 149 riders participating in this year’s Manfeild 6 Hour Cycle Challenge! Thank you to the Mainland Foundation and our sponsors for their generous financial support of this event, and to each and every one of you for supporting...
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
BM25B – Rongotea, Bainesse, Kairanga
Route Map Ride description BM25B – Rongotea, Bainesse, Kairanga Distance: 82km Description: Vogel St, Airport Drive, Gillespies Line, Kairanga, Rongotea Rd, Kellow Rd, Hwy 56, Bainesse, Pyke Rd, Main Drain Rd, Hoihere Rd, Home
BM25A – Rongotea, Bainesse, Shannon, Linton
Route Map Ride description BM25A – Rongotea, Bainesse, Shannon Linton Distance: 110km Description: Vogel St, Airport Drive, Gillespies Line, Kairanga, Rongotea Rd, Kellow Rd, Hwy 56, Bainesse, Himitangi Block Rd, Foxton Shannon Rd, Shannon, Okuku...
BM06A – Valley Rd, Road to nowhere
Route Map Ride description BM06A – Valley Rd, Road to nowhere Distance: 83km Description: Napier Rd, Ashhurst, left at Valley Rd, Right onto Taonui Rd, turn at the end of the seal. Colyton, Reid line E, Dixons Line, Bunnythorpe Tutaki Rd,...
BM22A – Aokautere, Te Matai, Bridle Trail
Route Map Ride description BM22A - Aokautere, Te Matai, Bridle Trail Distance: 42km Description: Ruahine, Te Awe Awe, Summerhill, Aokautere, Ashhurst, Te Matai Rd, optional Bridle Trail & Home
BM22C – Mangamaire
Route Map Ride description BM22C - Mangamaire Distance: 85km Description: Ruahine, Te Awe Awe, Summerhill, Pahiatua Track, Makomako Rd, Nikau Rd, Tutaekara Rd, Mangamaire, Bridge Rd, Scarborough-Konini Rd, Pahitus Rd, Ballance Rd, Ballance Valley...
BM22B – Post Office Rd
Route Map Ride description BM22B - Post Office Road Distance: 63km Description: Ruahine, Te Awe Awe, Summerhill, Pahiatua Track, Makomako Rd, Ballance Rd, Ballance Valley Rd, Pahiatua Track & Home
BM31E – Railway Rd, Stony Creek
Route Map Ride description BM31E – Railway Rd, Stony Creek Distance: 20km Description: Main St, up Vogel St, Railway Rd on cycle path, across to Roberts Line, right at K-B Rd to Bunnythorpe, right to Stoney Creek Rd, right at Napier Rd to...
BM33B – Halcombe Mt Biggs
Route Map Ride description BM33B - Halcombe Mt Biggs Distance: 71km Description: Feilding via Campbells Rd , Mangone Rd to Halcombe , To Mt Biggs , Sandon Road back via Campbells and Roberts
BM33A – Pryces Line, Mt Biggs
Route Map Ride description BM33A - Pryces Line, Mt Biggs Distance: 92km Description: Vogel street, Roberts Line , Newbury, Campbells Road, Makino Rd to Pryces line, Mt Stewart Halcombe Rd, Mt Biggs School, Sandon Rd Back though Fielding and return...
BM33C – Feilding Colyton
Route Map Ride description BM33C - Feilding Colyton Distance: 46km Description: Vogel, Railway, Roberts, Newbury, Campbells line, East street, Kimbolton Road Colyton Rd Taonui Road, Campbells line, Roberts Line