Armstrong
Road
Meet/start/finish on Armstrong Road,
100m west of Te Puna Road. Left
into Te Puna Rd, left into Borrell road, left into Snodgrass Road, left
into Armstrong Road. The 5km loop is undulating with climbs at
the end of Borrell Road and on Snodgrass Road, and a steep descent with
a left hand bend on Armstrong Road. Distance 6km. Some members
think
the entire loop is uphill!
Passing the start/finish line.
The steep descent can be seen at
the extreme right.
Photo Raewyne Cathie
Joyce Road
Meet/start/finish by the water
treatment plant at the southern (top)
end just before (or after) the upper gully and hairpin. First
it's a downhill flyer with no bends untill a sweeping left hander at
the bottom, a steep drop into the gully, then a short steep climb
out. Left into Pyes Pa Rd, a short almost flat section, then a
long gradual climb, left into Joyce Rd, down into the gully, a left
hand haipin, then a short climb to the finish. Distance 11km.
Cyclists gather at
Joyce Road prior to
a Saturday afternoon race.
Talbot is prominent in the centre!
(Photo Raewyne Cathie)
Te Tumu Road
Yes, we do have a flat circuit.
Meet/start/finish on Te Tumu Road, 100m
from the Maketu Road/SH2 junction 7km east of Te Puke, past the AFFCo
freezing works. Left into Maketu Rd, left into Kaituna Road, left into
Te Tumu Road. Distance 13km. Usually there is a headwind on 2 out
of the 3 sides of the triangle, with a crosswind on the 3rd. This
circuit is used for time trials, and Thursday night handicap racing
during the period of daylight saving.
The start/finish at Te Tumu Road
(Photos
Raewyne Cathie)
Old Coach
Road
Meet/start at the Paengaroa Hall,
left off SH 33 (if heading
towards Rotorua). Head out along Old Coach Road. There is a
gentle rise, a drop into a small gully, then further along a much
deeper gully with a short moderately steep climb out. The
rest is almost flat, left into Maniatutu Road, left onto SH2, then left
into Wilsons Road South which takes you back to Paengaroa.
The finish line is on Wilsons Road South, approx 500 metres after the
rail overbridge. Distance 16km, final lap 15km.
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