Le Race is a tough sportive held in March between Christchurch and Akaroa. I decided to follow the course on today’s ride and stay overnight in Akoroa described in the brochures as a little bit of France. Apparently French citizens at the turn of the last century were sold land in the area to encourage…
New Zealand mountain biking day 19, a set on Flickr. Caught the bus back early from Dunedin this morning to Christchurch to get in some mountain biking on the singletrack trails above Christchurch for the afternoon. It was a perfect Sunday afternoon summers day and the trail riding was world class with a big dirt…
First time over 2000 metres of climbing for a ride in New Zealand and also for the year. Dunedin certainly has it all. First to Baldwin Street. Well I kind of cleared it today despite one dab as I inexplicably cycled into a driveway ! I think I need to change the rear cassette to…
Early start this morning for my penultimate New Zealand bus ride from Christchurch to Dunedin. Interesting fact of the day Dunedin is gaelic for Edinburgh and is the 6th largest town in New Zealand with just over 100,000 people The first ride I planned (after I struggled up the steep climb to the b&b) is…
Cycling in Christchurch new zealand, new zealand cycling
I had been feeling a little rough yesterday so my planned ride in Wellington never materialised and I was in bed and asleep by 8:30 pm. I woke up today feeling better and after Steve had cycled me to the ferry I was looking forward to a good day and a 70 km ride along…
Not much to report from today. Over 7 hours sat on a bus and a crazy steep climb up to my accommodation for the night. The views were worth it though
New Zealand Cycling Day 12 New Plymouth, a set on Flickr. In true Tour de France style here is a review of the first 12 days of my cycling holiday in New Zealand. It was meant to be a day off the bike but the legs were a bit twitchy. Day KM Ridden Metres Climbed…
taranaki cycle challenge 2014, a set on Flickr. Photos from todays well organised event in New Plymouth the 150km speed fest that was the Taranaki Cycle Challenge. Continue Reading the rest of my blog here
Today was mostly spent on the bus but I did manage to cycle down to the lake for some breakfast on the shore front. The 7 km cycle ride was worth it sitting on the jeti eating a banana and the last of Mrs Gaskell ‘ s caramel slices. I have the receipe for said…