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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
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...
Bike Manawatu Uniform Orders 2023
Bike Manawatu Uniform Orders Now is the time to make sure your Bike Manawatu uniform is ready for all of the up and coming National events both Road & Track. We have sought clarification from Cycling New Zealand and the guidance we got from RTX for all road and...
Students Riding For Hope – Gumboot Friday – I AM HOPE 2022
Students Riding For Hope - Gumboot Friday - I AM HOPE 2022 After such success last year a small group of Manawatu students once again set their sights high and headed back to Johnston Park on Friday 4th November and rode for 12hours from 7am to7pm to raise money for a...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 4th November 2022
Up & Coming Events for week ending 4th November 2022 Sunday 6th November Forest Hill Road Hill Climb Bike Manawatu Track Racing 1:00pm – 4:00pm Tuesday 8th November Manfeild Points Race 1/2 Wednesday 09th November Bike Manawtau Track Training 6:00pm – 7:30pm...
Trust House Series Race 3 – 2022
Sunday was Race 3 of the North Island Trusthouse Series. This was undoubtedly the toughest course that we will be riding this series. The race departed from Martinborough and headed towards Tora before turning back at approx 35 kms, and before returning to...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 14th October 2022
Up & Coming Events for week ending 14th October 2022 Please note Bike Manawatu requires all riders wishing to attend any of our road races or attend our track season to pre register accordingly – No late entries on the day will be accepted Novice Tour Volunteers...
Junior World Track Champs 2022 – Tel Aviv, Israel
By Georgia Simpson. I would first like to thank everyone for the amazing support they gave me on my journey to the Track Cycling World Champs this year. This was an experience of a lifetime and will be cherished for the rest of my life. Now starting to fully recover...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 30th September 2022
Up & Coming Events for week ending 30th September 2022 Please note Bike Manawatu requires all riders wishing to attend any of our road races or attend our track season to pre register accordingly – No late entries on the day will be accepted Novice Tour Volunteers...
Round 3 National Track Series Event for 2022
NTS round #3 Wilson Hannon -first NTS this season went out there and impressed. Footing it with the best including the junior worlds team members coming away with some very inspiring results. Including 2nd the points race and 2nd in the Kerin. Ben Murphy continues to...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 16th September 2022
Up & Coming Events for week ending 16th September 2022 Please note Bike Manawatu requires all riders wishing to attend any of our road races or attend our track season to pre register accordingly – No late entries on the day will be accepted Novice Tour Volunteers...
Bike Manawatu Track Cycling 2022
When: Saturday 8th October & Sunday 9th October 2022 Time: 1:00pm - 3.30pm Where: Johnston Park, Velodrome - Drake Street, Feilding What to bring: Helmet, Gloves, Water Bottle, Warm Jacket, Cycle Shoes & Pedals (if you have them) *Free Track Bikes Provided for...
First 2022 Trust House Race
Sunday was the first race in this years Trusthouse North Island Teams Series. We didn’t have as many Manawatu based teams entered this year, but we were still well represented by our local riders. The day started a little cold and wet, but as the first grades went,...
Up & Coming Events for week ending 9th September 2022
Up & Coming Events for week ending 9th September 2022 Please note Bike Manawatu requires all riders wishing to attend any of our road races or attend our track season to pre register accordingly – No late entries on the day will be accepted 2022 Memberships &...
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,...









