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Monthly Archives: May 2010
NZ Mountainbikers Around the World
The weekend of May 22/24 2010 saw NZ’s overseas contingent of world class mountainbikers racing at three different events in Europe and the US. Brief summaries of performances follow. With a break in the UCI Downhill World Cup schedule before Round 2 in Scotland in two weeks time, NZ’s downhill athletes split themselves between [...]
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PNP Strategic Plan Released
The PNP Club based in Wellington have released their Strat Plan and it makes for interesting reading They have some great initiatives in there like contributing $5 per rider to local trail maintenance groups Supporting riders entering National and Oceania Champs with $40 entry and $50 accommodation allowances.
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Oteake Conservation Park – Central Otago
It’s a plethora of DOC news today! The DOC website has upgrade info on a bunch of MTB rides in the Oteake Conservation Park in Central Otago. I’ve never been riding there but the pictures look stunning. Check it out here
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DOC release Statement of Intent
You can download the full statement here These are the bits that reference mountain biking: 1. Nature and scope of the Department’s functions “DOC is responsible for encouraging recreation opportunities on the lands and waters it manages. To that end, it provides and manages historic sites and visitor facilities, including walking, biking and four-wheel-drive tracks, [...]
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DOC to develop cycleways and campgrounds
Contact:Christian Bonnevie +64 4 817 8266 or +64 21 243 8266 Date: 20 May 2010 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation The Government will spend more than $5 million developing new or improved campgrounds and three separate cycle trails over the next year, Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson says. The new work has been funded [...]
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Cam Cole talks to Radio NZ
Radio NZ interview with Cam Cole prior to Maribor World Cup. Cam talks about the sport in some detail, have a listen: here
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Joseph and Leary Bike the Rock, Heubach, Germany
New Zealand’s Rosara Joseph and Nicola Leary continued their European campaigns yesterday at the Heubacher Mountainbike Festival, competing in the Bike the Rock multi-lap Cross Country race at Heubach, Germany. The UCI category HC race drew a high class field, with the event positioned a week out from the next World Cup event in Offenburg [...]
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Cole and Leov Top Ten at Mountainbike World Cup, Maribor, Slovenia
The much anticipated opening round of the UCI Mountainbike World Cup Downhill was contested over the weekend in Maribor, Slovenia. Relentless rain during the race programme, which started before the official practice day made racing conditions treacherous, and the usually popular venue for riders and spectators will go down in the books as the toughest [...]
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HEAPHY REMAINS CLOSED
From the Groundeffect newsletter: In spite of faint hopes to the contrary, the Heaphy remains closed for the 2010 season. DOC and the Nelson-Marlborough Conservation Board have forwarded the Kahurangi National Park Management Plan to the NZ Conservation Authority (NZCA) for their consideration and hopefully approval later in the year. The new Plan will allow [...]
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Leov and Cole on Form with Top Fives in the US and UK, May 29/30