BikeManawatu Club News
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Gearing Up
Hoping we will be done with this cold winter that has gripped us this year. We have avoided most to the big wet but the cold mornings have been a bit to conquer. As a Club we have been pushing on with having racing through the winter on the back of a very successful 6...
Rongotea North-Eastern Time Trial 17 August 2025
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,...
A1 Loops Taonui Graded Road Race 27 July 2025
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...
Makino Road ITT & TTT 20 July 2025
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...
A1 Loops Taonui Graded Road Race 13 July 2025
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...
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:...
Laskey’s Bush Cycle Tour 2023
Laskey's Bush Cycle Tour BUSH CYCLE TOUR – SATURDAY 11 MARCH 2023 A wonderful ride, with race lengths and options for the whole family. Organised by the Paihiatua Lions Club. Register online via the link below by 6th March 2023, or see the event flyer (linked below)...
ITT helmet for sale
For Sale: ITT Helmet Size M/L 55-61 cm $100 Please contact Mike Lucinsky 0272676478
2023 6 hour challenge
Manfeild 6 Hour 2023 SUNDAY 14th MAY 2023 Ride Solo or create a team. This is a great opportunity to grab your mates and create a team. Think friend group, workplace, school group and everything in between to create a team of up to 4 riders. Have fun, get fit and...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 24th February 2023
Sunday 26th February BM Track Club Champs #3 & #4 – Scratch Racing & Flying 200m TT 1 – 4pm BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride Tuesday 28th February Woolworths Cup Wednesday 1st March Track National Championships (Day 1/5) Thursday 2nd March Track National...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 17th February 2023
Sunday 19th February BM Track Carnival 12 – 4pm BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride Wednesday 22nd February BM Track Training (Nationals riders only) 6 – 7:30pm Sunday 26th February BM Track Club Champs #3 & #4 – Scratch Racing & Flying 200m TT 1 – 4pm...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 10th February 2023
Friday 10th February Elite & U19 Road National Championships (Day 1/3) Saturday 11th February Elite & U19 Road National Championships (Day 2/3) Sunday 12th February BM Track Race Meeting 1 – 4pm Elite & U19 Road National Championships (Day 3/3) Wellington...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 3rd February 2023
Up & Coming Events for week ending 3rd February 2023 Wednesday 1st February BM Track Race Meeting 6 – 8pm Saturday 4th February NZ Masters Games Whanganui (Day 1/3) Sunday 5th February BM Track Race Meeting 1 – 4pm BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride NZ Masters...
Bike Manawatu Summer Race Series Feb – March 2023
SUMMER RACING – POINTS SERIES Hopefully you have seen our summer racing calendar; Tuesday 31st January - Kairanga ITT Thursday 16th Feb - Akers Road (Graded RR) Tuesday 28th Feb - Woolworths Cup – feilding (H’cap) Tuesday 7th March - A1 Loops (Graded RR) Tuesday 21st...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 27th January 2023
Up & Coming Events for week ending 27th January 2023 Sunday 29th January BM Track Race Meeting – 1- 4pm Tuesday 31st January Kairanga ITT Wednesday 1st February BM Track Race Meeting 6 – 8pm Monday 6th February BM Track Club Champs #2 - 2000m IP 2 – 6pm Wednesday...
Welcome to 2023
Welcome to the new year - We are excited to see what 2023 has in store for our members. We are already well and truly half way through January and the calendar is filling up thick and fast with many events regionally and nationally. This weekend will see the Gravel...
Happy New Year – Renew your Membership today
On behalf of Bike Manawatu, we hope you have had a fantastic festive season and spent some great time with your friends and whanau. We are excited about what this year is going to bring to our club. Our club Membership portal is now open - renew today and enjoy a full...
Merry Christmas from Bike Manawatu
🎄🎄🎄 Merry Christmas from Bike Manawatu 🎄🎄🎄 On behalf of Bike Manawatu we would like to wish you a safe and happy Christmas to you and your whanau. We'd also like to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of our amazing volunteers & sponsors over the...
Quick ride before breakfast to celebrate Christmas
Our valued and longtime sponsor Garry Buys from Central Storage has planned the annual Christmas Day ride for 2022, leaving from the Evo cycles car park at 6am sharp on 25 December - as he can’t attend this year, Colin Anderson is in charge of the ride and...
The last Trust House Race for 2022
Sunday was the final race in the Trusthouse North Island series, and the Wairarapa turned in a stunning day for us. In CAT2, WCNI sponsored by Glenn Kirk Oral Surgeon, won the teams points for the series by a convincing margin, and they had a strong presence in the...
SAVE THE DATE – The Manfeild 6 Hour Cycle Challenge 2023
Bike Manawatu is proud to be supporting our local Arohanui Hospice. This is a great opportunity to grab your mates, create a workplace team and get training to fundraise for a fantastic cause, all while getting fit and having a great time! Sunday 14th May 2023 Once...
Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge 2022
Saturday saw the running of the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge for the first time since 2019. It was great to see so many Bike Manawatu members and supporters there. It was a tough day with cold, windy and sometimes wet conditions. Reduced numbers in the 99 Bikes Round...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 25th November 2022
Up & Coming Events for week ending 25th November 2022 Saturday 26th November Taupo Cycle Challenge Sunday 27th November Bike Manawatu Track Racing 1:00pm – 4:00pm - Feilding Tuesday 29th November A1 Loops Wednesday 30th November Bike Manawtau Track Training 6:00pm...
Trust House Race 2 Debrief – 2022
Yesterday saw the running of Race 2 in the North Island Trusthouse Series. If you’ve been following my updates, you may be thinking ‘shouldn’t this be Race 4?’ - Race 2 was postponed, but all references on the website and results still call this Race 2. Some fields...
Trust House Cycling Series Race 4 2022
Manawatu riders had another great day out in Sunday’s race in the North Island Trusthouse Series. Yesterdays race was the ‘queen stage’ with a hilltop finish. Race organisers made the decision to remove two riders from CAT2, meaning WCNI’s Sam Wade got the honour of...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 11th November 2022
Up & Coming Events for week ending 11th November 2022 Sunday 13th November Trust House Teams Series 4 Bike Manawatu Track Racing 1:00pm – 4:00pm https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=297263 Tuesday 15th November Manfeild Points Race 2/2 Wednesday 16th November...
BM19-Old West Rd plus Aoukautere block
Route Map Ride description BM19-Old West Rd plus Aoukautere block Distance: 41km Description: Old West Rd plus Aoukautere block Fitzroy St, Ferguson St, Albert St, Te Awe Awe St, Fitzherbert Tennant Drive, oldwest Rd. Early departure home or Rt Aokautere Drive to...
BM17 – Mangaone hill, Mt Biggs, Sandon Rd
Route Map Ride description BM17 – Mangaone hill, Mt Biggs, Sandon Rd Distance: 76km Description: Mangaone Hill, Mt Biggs, Sandon Rd Vogel St, Railway Rd, Dixon’s Line, Reids Line East, Taonui Rd, Colyton Rd, Rt up Norfolk Cres, Reid’s line Makino Rd, Mangaone Hill, to...
BM13 – Opiki , Ohakea, Mt Biggs
Route Map Ride description BM13 – Opiki , Ohakea, Mt Biggs Distance: 109km Description: Opiki, Ohakea, Mt Biggs Fitzroy, Albert St, Te Awe Awe St, Tennant Dr, Akers Rd, Linton Station Rd, Linton Drain Rd, Tane Rd SH 58, Alve Rd, SH 56, Main Drain Rd, Sansons Rd, Left...
BM10 – Haynes line, Beaconsfield
Route Map Ride description Distance: 79km Description: Haynes line, Beaconsfield Out via Napier Rd, Stoney Creek Rd, Campbell’s line, East St, Kimbolton Rd, Haynes line, left onto Beaconsfield Valley Rd, Cheltenham Hunterville Rd, McKays Line, Left one Makino Rd,...
BM11 – Makino Rd via Kimbolton Rd and Cinders hill
Route Map Ride description Distance: 73km Description: Makino Rd via Kimbolton Rd and Cinders hill Vogel St, Railway Rd, Dixon’s Line, Reid’s Line east, Taonui Rd, Colyton Rd, Kimbolton Rd, left onto Cheltenham, Hunterville Rd, up Cinders hill, left onto McKay's line,...
BM12 – Dixon’s line, Watershed Rd
Route Map Ride description Distance: 38km Description: Dixon’s line, Watershed Rd Napier Rd, Stoney Creek Rd, Dixon’s. Line, Right onto Reid’s Line East, left onto Watershed Rd. Right onto Colyton Rd, Oxford St Napier Rd,...
BM09 – Feilding, Stanway, Mt Biggs, Rongotea
Route Map Ride description Distance: 88km Description: Feilding, Stanway, Mt Biggs, Rongotea Napier Rd, Stoney Creek Rd, Campbells line, Aorangi Rd, Makino Rd, Stanway, Mt Biggs Rd, Mt Stewart Rd, Penny Rd Fairfield Rd, Taipo Rd Green Rd, Rongotea Rd, Pioneer...
BM08 – Feilding Leithbridge Rd, Mt Biggs
Route Map Ride description BM08 – Feilding Leithbridge Rd, Mt Biggs Distance: 70km Description: Feilding Leithbridge Rd, Mt Biggs Napier Rd, Stoney Creek Rd, Campbells line, Aorangi Rd, Makino Rd, Leithbridge Rd, Managhs Rd, Te Rakehou Rd, Sandon Rd, Mt...
BM07 – Feilding Leithbridge Rd
Route Map Ride description Distance: 61km Description: Feilding Leithbridge Rd Napier Rd, Stoney Creek Rd, Campbells line, Aorangi Rd, Makino Rd, Leithbridge Rd, Managhs Rd, Te Rakehou Rd, Sandon Rd, West St, South St, Aorangi Rd, Campbells line, Tutaki Rd, Kelvin...
BM06 – Bunnythorpe, Ashhurst Valley Rd
Route Map Ride description BM06 – Bunnythorpe, Ashhurst Valley Rd Distance: 75km Description: Napier Rd, Stoney Creek Rd, Bunnythorpe, Dixons line, right into Reads line East, left into Watershed Rd, right to Ashhurst, left at North St, Pohangina Rd, Valley Rd,...









