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Written by Glenys Taylor
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 10:23 |
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 Manfeild 2011
At the time of writing we have 218 people entered to ride in the challenge as either individuals or part of a team so it is set to be the biggest field in the history of the event.
Remember – It’s not too late to enter!! Entries available on the day at Manfeild (No EFTPOS sorry). We have participants coming form all over the lower half of the North Island. The first lap is scheduled for 9am and will be at a pace set by local MP and Patron of Bike Manawatu Ian McKelvie. A heap of spot prizes are up for grabs this year including a special prize draw for Bike Manawatu members. Included in the prize draws are 2 flights in the Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter.  Forecast for SundayThe weather may be another factor on the day. Currently the forecast is looking dry with light winds, but cold!!!
Tim Neal the Potato Guy will have his Baked Potato cart on site. He is fundraising for Nick Dunne who is competing in the challenge as a solo rider and later this year is competing in the worlds toughest endurance cycle race. RAAM or Race across America. All proceeds from Potato & Hot Soup ” donations “ on the day will go to Nick and towards the estimated $100,000 required to compete in RAAM |
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Written by Peter McCarthy
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:11 |
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The quality of racing this year was very good with almost all races being run faster and harder this year than last. From our own club perspective our riders have all excelled. Some stand out sprint finishes in the road races for gold were seen with Campbell Stewart, Kate Stewart, Jordan Castle and Sue McMaster. Elizabeth Stannard and Michaela Drummond were also in bunch sprints and came in with silver medals.
The course was undulating and gave the riders plenty of opportunity to attack. Most fields rode the course aggressively which allowed selectors to view extremely good racing and we are confident that we have very high calibre national squads at the junior level. Local riders to be named in the junior squad to represent New Zealand in Australia later in the year are Kate Stewart, Jordan Castle and Mark Findlay. Another local rider, Elizabeth Stannard, is part of the development squad to race in New Zealand.
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Written by Paul van Velthooven
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 12:19 |
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The second Bike Manawatu AGM was held last week in conjunction with the track prize giving. I was great to see so many attendees.
We now have two new board members being John Arbuckle and Iona McCarthy. John comes with a long history of social riding with the former Masters Club and now is an active parent involved with schools cycling. Iona too has had a long involvement and interest in cycling at many levels both with her family , riding with the Velo Girls and organising events. We look forward to the input from John and Iona into developing our strategy to keep cycling strong in this region.
The full Board is therefore:
Paul van Velthooven
Steve Stannard
Mike Daisley
Mark Waterland
Mike Christie
John Arbuckle
Iona McCarthy
Glenys Taylor ( secretary)
Remember that all members are invited to attend the Board meetings which are held every 4-6 weeks usually on a Tuesday night at Sport Manawatu rooms. Glenys can be contacted for meeting dates.
All the best for those club riders attending the Club Nationals in Napier this week. Given the form of many of our riders over recent weeks then a few Bike Manawatu podium finishes can be expected across all categories.
Paul van Velthooven |
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Written by Mike McRedmond
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:07 |
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From The Manawatu Standard:
Bike Manawatu had a large contingent over all age categories at the New Zealand club road championships at Hawke's Bay over the weekend, with some outstanding results.
There were gold medal under-15 time-trial performances from Michaela Drummond and Campbell Stewart on the first day.
Campbell has had a sensational year, winning six New Zealand under-15 titles. The Stewart family's winning streak continued with sister Kate producing a powerful sprint to win the under-17 road race.
It was then the turn of Jordan Castle to produce an outstanding finish, outpacing his rivals to win the under-17 boys' race, for his first national cycling championship.
With personal bests and medals from our young up-and-coming riders, Michaela Drummond, Emily Shearman, Campbell and Kate Stewart, Robert and Elizabeth Stannard, Jordan Castle, Chris Denholm, Ruby Perry, plus a host of others, and a strong masters representation with medals to Sue McMaster and Megan Blatchford-Peck, Bike Manawatu has quickly become a real force in club cycling.
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Written by Paul van Velthooven
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Friday, 27 April 2012 15:04 |
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‘The heart of NZ cycling’ As Chairman of Bike Manawatu I can scarcely believe that this is only the second report presented to our Club AGM. So much has happened in our brief history and so much has been achieved. Last year, soon after the AGM, the new Board met at a special strategy meeting where we agreed and moved that the new vision for the Club is “to be the heart of cycling in New Zealand”. You may or may not have noticed that since then both Destination Manawatu and Vision Manawatu, along with the City Council and Manawatu District, have adopted a regional strategy which states their vision as being “to be the best place in New Zealand to ride a bike”. |
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