Cycling is the recreational
activity of choice for over 736,000 New Zealanders – more than almost
any other activity - and one of the fastest growing.
Cycling is
controlled by BikeNZ, with
Cycling New Zealand Federation (CNZ) looking after Road and Track
Cycling – and the Tauranga Road Cycling Club Inc. is proud to represent
CNZ/BikeNZ in the Western Bay of Plenty region.
The Tauranga Club
organises many
events every year, catering for all ages and abilities. Whether you
ride just for fun and to keep fit or whether you enjoy the more
competitive challenges of racing, the Club has something to offer
you. Read More
The club
e-mail address is taurangacyclingclub@gmail.com
Next Club Events
Saturday morning
ride for this Saturday (04 September) and for the rest of September
will be at 7.30am, leaving Koops Cycles, corner of Cameron Road &
Seventeenth Avenue. Depending on
numbers we would like to doing a serious (A Group) and a not so serious
(B Group).
25 September 2010 a trial
of the Motu Mountain Bike leg Full details
here.
6 November
2010
Tauranga Club Hilly Time Trial Welcome
Bay Road and the Five Angels, being Reid Road, Rocky Cutting Road,
Waitoa Road, Kaitemako Road and Ohauiti Road.
We have received a limited
number of Large Race Cut Tauranga Cycling Club Jerseys. They are
available at Koops Cycles for $100 each.The Medium Race Cut ones were
too small as a replacement for the standard medium ones that
ran out. These are about the same size
as the first medium standard cut jerseys but are a better fit.
Posted 02 April
2010 - Some clarification re the new format Sunday ride. The
number and make up of the groups is decided at the Papamoa end of
Welcome Bay Road, according to the number and abilities of the riders
present at that point in the ride. Once this has been
decided, for logistical reasons it cannot be altered to
accommodate riders who choose to join the ride subsequently.
Revised Sunday
Ride 21 Mar 2010 Due to demand for
a more casual group on Sundays, we will try splitting into three groups
at the Papamoa end of Welcome Bay Rd (instead of the two as at
present). This has the added advantage of keeping the bunches a bit
smaller. Ride will commence
as usual at 7.25 from Barkes corner, with everyone regrouping at the
end of Welcome Bay Road. The riders who want to go a bit faster will
head off first. The third bunch will be a "controlled pace" group,
riding at around 30km/h, depending on conditions. All three bunches
will regroup at the Mount Information Centre as usual.
There will
be a $2
charge for all club races (decided 10/03/2010). This does not
apply to Thursday night handicap racing.
Saturday training rides leave at 7.30am from the beginning of
April. Paul
Rogers is the Club 40km Time Trial Champion for the 4th time in the
last 5 years. Nicklas Ansorge is the U-17 Champion. Results
If you are unable to
download a form, please email the club and one will be emailed back to
you
Club members
are
invited to email
anything they would like posted on
this websiteClub
Jerseys are still available. They cost $100 each. As these
represent our official colours, they must be worn by riders competing
in Centre or National events. The jerseys can be purchased at Koops,
but they are not on display as they are to be worn by Club
members only. Club members riding in fun rides are
encouraged to wear Club jerseys - they are bright and stand out in the
bunch.
Click on the thumbnail for the full size photo. The
models are Richard and Courteney! Photos by Raewyne.
Tauranga Road Cycling Club Race
Entry Policy
"To enter and race
in a race run by the Tauranga Road Cycling Club you must either be a
member of the Tauranga Road Cycling Club or a member of a Bike NZ
Affiliated Cycling Club. Tauranga Road Cycling Club members are
identified by their helmet stickers. Other riders must produce their
Bike NZ racing licence (club, centre or national license ok). Both
helmet stickers and racing licenses must be valid. Where the race is
a $2 race for Tauranga Road Cycling Club members there will be a
$5 fee for non members. Where there is a fee for Tauranga Road Cycling
Club non members will pay the non member fee. Only Tauranga Road
Cycling Club members are eligible for prizemoney or club trophies
except in open events. Thursday night
race fees are $1 for Tauranga Road Cycling Club members and $3 for non
members. Tauranga Road
Cycling Club Training Rides. Non members are allowed to ride two times
with the club before they must join to continue their participation.
Members of other clubs must become an associate member if they wish to
ride on Tauranga Road Cycling Club more than two times in a season."
Courteney Lowe wins 2 under 19 golds -
see November newsletter for details
