The Rangitikei River Loop Classic was held on Sunday, October 24 in near perfect conditions. The ride starts in Hunterville and immediately sends riders up the Rangatira Hill, this sorts out the bunch very quickly and much to his surprise Mark Waterland led the riders over the top of the Rangatira Hill with locals, Kent Croote, Steve Stannard and Brent Bismarck close on his wheel, along with Josh Page (the last winner of the Twins Peak tour) and one or two others.

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Vietnam would probably not be most cyclist's first choice as an overseas cycling destination.  There is no doubt that Vietnam is a "third world" country but it is also a delightful place to visit and cycle in. 

Although my experience of Vietnam is limited to only a small part of the northern highlands I would like to think that what I experienced would be typical of most of Vietnam…

What started out a wet morning turned into a beautiful autumn day.  25 riders left Pedal Pushers for the 184km ride from Palmerston North to Napier to commemorate Anzac Day.

It is Sunday 13 December and five riders from the Manawatu (along with 50 riders from the Waikato and Auckland Region) are tackling the Waihi Midsummer Madness time trial.

It has to be the toughest time trial event in New Zealand. I make it 127km with about 1360 vertical metres of climbing. Apparently there is some great scenery…but I have to admit it is hard to fully appreciate that during the ride.