Kia Ora
Fellow pedal pushers and welcome to our first newsletter for 2016. First off a very BIG Happy New Year to you all and hope it has been kind so far. Secondly we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all of you wonderful people who have signed up and supported us with purchasing your 2016 membership. Your membership goes a long way to ensuring the ongoing building and maintenance of our great trails so please ensure your tag is up to date for this current year. The boys (and girls.... watch out you dont want me chasing you down!!) will be out there checking tags, so make sure your's is clearly visible, Bruce can't ride very fast and has poor eyesight from a mispent youth!! Please help us out also by ensuring that the mates you are riding with are also tagged up.
Bike Taupo AGM Just a heads up in regards of our upcoming AGM so you can mark your diaries for the occasion, agenda to follow: Monday 15th February, 6pm upstairs at the BNZ bank - all welcome Hope to see you there. Until then, happy riding 🙂 Cheers, Melissa |
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Track Crew News![]()
Great Lake Trail A few trees came down on W2K and Chinaman’s, but apart from that the trail is riding well. The track crew did a few days in the Western Bays before Christmas cleaning up the track and spraying. They have also been spraying the willows in the Chinaman’s wetland and preparing areas to plant out this winter. There is no quantitative indication as to the track use over the Christmas period but Kinloch looked busy with bikes all over the place.
Chad is modelling the TrailFund T shirt, you rock that Chad!! Track Crew Contact Details Email trackcrew@biketaupo.org.nz More info: http://www.biketaupo.org.nz/news/track-crew |
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![]() Bertha the van and Cath have a lovely break over the holiday period, but are starting to get busier with holiday programme. Random Ratbags at 3.30pm for BMX on Mondays and then 3.30pm at Spark Trails in Spa Park on Tuesdays has started again too.
We are busy in the evenings with the Taupo District Council Our Neighbourhood Series. Please come and say 'Hello' if you see us at a reserve near you. Other community events are the Waitangi Day Celebration on Saturday 6 February in the Tongariro Domain. Whakaipo Lodge Concert Saturday 27 February. Wairakei Tourist Park promotion Saturday 2 April. Thank you to Mighty River Power for the $1,200 cash injection. This money will be used to take biking to the early childhood centres. We are concentrating on these younger ones so they are riding well before they get to school. We have bought some new little 18" BMX bikes with funding from the Alterno Foundation. The riders aged 6 to 9 ish are appreciating have a bike they fit well to go over the jumps. Thanks to all the families, schools and centres who support our Kids Bike Taupo programme Cath Olfield, Kids Bike Taupo kids@biketaupo.org.nz |
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Taupo Cycling Club
Taupo Cycle Club are pleased to announce the dates of the Summer Series 2016, Located at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park. This year there will be a new format for registration and can be done online via the Club Website. This will require riders to be a Taupo Cycle Club member and payment for the series to be paid by all who ride. Follow the tabs on the website for registration under weekly rides and membership. We look forward to seeing you all there for an 8 week race series. As well as organising weekly rides like the Sunday Morning Social Ride, Tuesday Night Racing and Skills Session or Racing at the Velodrome, the club encourages entry into a variety of local, regional and international cycling events and you can check out the event calendar to find out more Keep up to date with everything cycling in the Lake Taupo region by subscribing to our eNewsletter, liking us on Facebook or checking out our Latest News page. Get in touch with Taupo Cycling Club to find out more! Any questions please e-mail secretary@taupocyclingclub.org.nz or barry@dbcon.co.nz
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Whakaipo Lodge Summer Concert: Saturday 27th February 2016 4-7pm The Andrew London Trio are back by popular demand with special guest artists and a new album of whimsical songs. Themes run the gamut from rugby fans, driving habits, youth culture, male insecurities, pretentious socialites and other issues of concern to the average, middle-class, Antipodean baby-boomer. Fundraising once again for Bike Taupo & Kids Bike Taupo so come along, have a great afternoon and support a very worthy cause. Limited ticket sales. Tickets: $30 Adult, $10 Children. Buy now only on EVENTFINDA.http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2016/whakaipo-lodge-summer-concert/taup This looks like a goodie people, get your entry in for this exciting new event .......
The Ruapehu Express is a brand new event taking place Saturday 27 February 2016, based in Ohakune. There are options to Mountain Bike 50km or 21 km or Trail Run/Walk 21km or 15km. Mountain Bikers crank from the lower Tukino Ski Field road to Ohakune across varied terrain including NZ Army tussock LAV tracks, Karioi forest single track and Rangataua Forest native bush. The course is mainly slightly downhill which means, speed, fun, flow and very few energy sapping climbs. There is also a shorter 21km ride for those wanting a shorter challenge that starts part way though the Karioi forest, weaves through the Rangataua forest and glides down to the Ohakune finish line. Runners and walkers have an equally scenic and stunning event on a completely separate course. Competitors will start at Horopito and finish in Ohakune. Half Marathoners complete the historic and scenic Old Coach Road plus extra trails on their journey to Ohakune. 15km participants run or walk the Old Coach Road. Both events end up at the Ohakune Junction around the same time for cold drinks and stories. Ruapehu EXPRESS – MTB, run or walk some of the coolest terrain on the planet! Contact info@ruapehuexpress.co.nz 021 632721 Check out the website here: www.ruapehuexpress.co.nz
March 19th, 2016 This, the 2nd Big Bike Film Night, sees us get bigger, better and more entertaining. What’s the Big Bike Film Night all about? Sharing the best cycling short films from around the world with you, our audience. It will showcase a collection of short movies that have everything a bike centric audience could want- action, drama, plenty of humour and even a hint of romance, making you want to fall in love with your bike all over again. So make Saturday big! Unless you are on your bike, there are few better places to be in Taupo. Screening starts at 7:45pm Venue: Starlight Cinema, Taupo Tickets & Bookings: Available from Starlight Cinema, Taupo It's going to be a great night of films celebrating cycling, hope we can see you there. Visit our website to learn more about the event. Any questions please contact Brett Cotter on 021 748 441 All bikes. All terrains. All good. Get Your Nominations In .....
Go online and nominate your favourite local bike trail. The categories are: https://www.bikewise.co.nz/bikes-riding/nzs-favourite-places-cycle - Favourite Urban Trail or Commute (e.g. Great Lake Walkway) - Favourite Off Road or Adventure Ride (eg. Huka Falls Trails) - Favourite On Road Ride (eg. Cycle Challenge course) - Favourite Nga Haerenga NZ Cycle Trail (eg. Great Lake Trail) (Note: For the region drop down box, select Waikato). A3 or A4 posters promoting the competition are available for displaying at your business, contact Marion@GreatLakeTaupo.com. Teamfund Fundraising
TeamFund has developed a “pay-it-forward” funding model that puts the donation power in the hands of communities. Support our local businesses and at the same time raise funds for BT that will enable us to continuing improving our tracks and support Kids Bike Taupo. TeamFund is an easy to use fundraising app: turn pictures of your everyday shopping receipts into cash donations with this free app. Get started today: 1. Download the free TeamFund app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store 2. Shop in participating businesses and start taking pictures of your receipts 3. Submit to TeamFund and earn cash donations for Bike Taupo. There’s no limit to how much money we can raise with TeamFund – the more support, the more we will raise for our trail network. Thank you for your support! Check it out here: http://www.teamfund.co.nz/#!bike-taupo/c23s9 |
