It’s not often we get a customer review of one of our holidays in a magazine but we managed it this month and all the way from New Zealand! Nz Road Cyclist reader Tim and his partner stayed with us in May and rode some of the great cols with us on the Prompt carbon…
Category: Cycling in New Zealand
Phil has again been published in New Zealand Road Cyclist Magazine after his trip there in January / February 2014. While there he competed in a couple of Sportives and was interviewed by publisher and owner Chris Gaskell in an airport cafe just before departing for France.
new zealand cycling, a set on Flickr. So to conclude the New Zealand blog here are a few stats Total distance cycled : 1065.2 KM (slightly less than planned due to a couple of days sick) Total metres climbed : 18024 M Longest Ride : Taranaki Challenge Most Climbing : Christchurch to Akaroa
Last day here and sat in Auckland airport waiting to fly out to Brisbane then Dubai and finally Geneva. In no particular order here is a list of the good and less good of New Zealand. THE GOOD 1. Super friendly, relaxed, easy going nation. 2. The spirit of the people in Christchurch. 3. Excellent…
New Zealand Cycling Day 21 Akaroa to Christchurch, a set on Flickr. On probably the hottest day of my stay my final day riding here in New Zealand and I took the (slightly) easier return route from Akaroa to Christchurch. Before I set off in earnest I stopped for some poached eggs and toast in…
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…
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