Steve Wilson has co-ordinated it all and drawn up a weekly schedule.
So, if you want to hone your bunch skills and prep up those legs and lungs, this is ideal.
We'll post the schedule each week. You decide if you wanna turn up or not!
Rides start at 8am. at Kensington Stadium (North end) every Sunday DURING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME and 8.30am WHEN DAYLIGHT SAVING FINISHES.
This week._
FEBRUARY 13
G1
To Sherwood Rise. Stop and walk across to Old Onerahi Road, up the hill and on to Onerahi shops, around the airport (top road) and home.
23.0
G2
Three Mile Bush Rd, Church Rd, Crane Rd, Vinegar Hill Rd, Harris Rd, Whareora, (choice of straight back to town, or Abby Caves Rd then home.
40.0
G3
Kamo Bypass, Pipiwai Road, Matarau hill, around the loop starting at the roundabout on Jordon Valley. Return via Rushbrook Rd, Matarau Ngaratunua, Kamo Bypass, home.
55.8
G4
Kamo Bypass, same as above except extended to Hukerenui and back. Start first.
NOTE: Group One: One experienced rider will volunteer each week to ride with Group one. Hopefully this decision will be made on the Sunday prior to that person doing “duty”. Anyone over 13 years of age should be welcomed. Rides will be about 10km or up to one hour.
Riders who wish to go faster than their group are free to do so (such as climbing or descending), but please wait at a convenient point for the group to catch up.
Bright clothing is recommended.
Far North Ride!
On the 16th of January a group of 12 riders tossed their sleeping bags into our van and departed on an adventure around some of Northland's best roads.
The first day we left Whangarei and rode via Dargaville to Rawene --175kms of native trees, melting tar and HILLS !.
After a great feed of fish and chips at the recently voted best fish n chip shop in NZ we hit the sack
The next morning we ferried across the Hokianga Harbour and rode up to Ahipara via Broadwood; across to Kaitaia and then around to Kerikeri: 165kms of hills and more melting tar. Great day with some idyllic roads for riding.
The final day we left Kerikeri and headed for Opua ferry which took us across the Paihia Harbour to Russell. From there it was simple: Another 125km to home.
We all had a great ride supported by Chris our mechanic, good food, a few beers and heaps of sunscreen and cramp stop.
This will be a annual event so watch this space.
Check out the photo's.
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Fat Dog Events, the best run events in the north.
Fat Dog Events is the competition arm of the team at Fatdog Cycles.
We endeavour to stage competitive, enjoyable and memorable events of all kinds that utilise the amazing, culturally significant and simply breathtaking natural resources that Northland has to offer. We are driven by the vision of revealing Northland as one of the best places to be an athlete of any kind, social, serious of halfway between. Cycling, adventure, kayak, run, we hope to bring it all.
Currently there are two main events. First is the DEAN REALTY Hell of the North, Northland’s biggest one day road race that is to be held on October 10 2010. We have added another course for 2010 giving people three distances to choose from. Second is the massively popular ALLENS NORTHLAND KIDS TRIATHLON that attracts a full field of 1000 entries every year.
Click on the tabs at left for more info and to ENTER ONLINE.
There is also the weekly Summer Series road cycling races and the Harbour Blast kayak, surf ski and waka ama races that cost just $2 to enter. Good fun and a great way to keep race fit.
