We are Cycling in the Manawatu

A last minute decision to enter this tour was a good one, to race with New Zealands top elite riders was a real eye opener. I was a really nervous at the start but learnt plenty of skills from the guys, it’s a lot different riding from your average local fun ride....

The weather wasn’t too inviting this year for the 2010 Hub Tour in the beautiful Hawkes Bay, but the results for our Marist riders where excellent. Sjoerd van Wagtendonk and Luke McCarthy rode A-Grade with an impressive field of riders including Michael Torkler, Tom...

A couple of weeks after my Aussie 900+ km adventure Christine and I lined up for the start of the 13 stage 750 km cycle challenge from Wellington to Auckland. Initially I thought the stage style of ride would be out of my comfort zone as I would normally have...

The Wanganui weather managed to hold off for the first night of racing with some exciting time trials and scratch races for Marist and Feilding riders. Kate Stewart rode in her first ever track competition and won the U15 500m TT quite convincingly. Mark Findlay,...

Crikey Mate - Fair Dinkum— What an absolutely awesome event. A piece of France nestled in the mountains surrounding Bright-Victoria. Prior to heading off for the 2009 Taupo 4 lapper I entered the extended version of the 25 year old original 200km Alpine Classic in...