The Taupo Cycling Club is pleased to advise the ever popular summer race series is back, commencing next Tuesday the 7^th of February (Registration from 5.30pm), at the Taupo Motor Sport Park.   The series has once been made possible with the continued support from sponsors Avanti Plus Taupo and Pak n Save, along with the Taupo Motorsport Park for allowing the cycling club to use the race track.

The Taupo Motorsport Park offers the perfect training and racing environment as there is no traffic, plenty of room and 3.5km of smooth seal to ride on.

This is a perfect opportunity for those cyclists considering riding the 100k Flyer and other upcoming summer cycling events to come along and get comfortable with riding in a bunch, which is an essential technique for personal safety and the safety of those riding around you, while conserving your energy. 

This series will run for 8 weeks with the final race being a road race, every rider that finishes receives points, with additional points down to 5^th place. This is a graded race, so there is a grade available for all abilities - Grades are A,B,C,D,Women’s and Juniors. Final tally and prize giving is held at the end of the series.  Taupo Club members ride for free and $5 each race for all non-members, no cost for the first night.  For more information please go our website taupocyclingclub.org.nz

Parking at the Motorsport Park is behind the main buildings, access from the Off Highway road on Broadlands. 

Thanks to all who braved the weather for the final road race- including the good people from Rotorua who came over to not quite sunny Taupo to get away from the rain there! Luckily the rain held off for us.A huge thanks to our fantastic sponsors Pak n Save & Avanti Plus Taupo for their generous prizes for the series, also a big thanks to Taupo Motorsport Park for allowing us the continued use the race track, Paddy Bevin for coming to our AGM and filling us in on his race season in the Bissel pro team and all the volunteers & parents who helped over the last race series.

We had a great turnout for our 2011 AGM & Prize giving, with special recognition going to our Volunteer of the year Donna Hume and family, Jarrod Alty for contribution to the Junior development squad and Stephen Holdsworth for his contribution to Track Cycling and valued support on the Committee over the last few years, Stephen is moving on to Hawkes Bay and will be a great asset to the Ramblers Club.

Winners of the 2011 Spring Series;

 

Taupo Cycling Club will once again be running a Junior Development Program aimed at riders in the U15 - U17 age group.

 

This year’s Program requires a commitment to attend the three major North Island Junior Tours in the Hawke’s Bay, Rotorua and Te Awamutu as well the National Road Club Championships in May, which includes a Time Trail and Road Race.

 

Taupo Cycling Club’s objective is to help our kids better themselves as both bike riders and athletes and help them work towards achieving there own personal goals that they set for themselves.

 

Taupo Cycling Club will provide the following:

 

- Individual training programs, advice and mentoring.

- Subsidised clothing to be worn at all races on the Development Program’s calendar. (Club kit to be finalised)

- Paid entry Fees to races on the Development Program calendar.

 

What we expect from you:

 

- Junior gears must be used at all times.

- Riders are expected to finish all races within reason, i.e. expect for crashes or illness.

- Riders will conduct themselves in a professional manner on and off the bike, before during and after events; bad sportsmanship, language or behaviour will not be tolerated.

- Parents will be expected to attend races as often as possible.

 

If you are interested in applying for the 2012 Development Program please fill out the form below - applications will close 31/12/2011.

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Congratulations to the new winners of the King & Queen of the Crank race for 2011, Matt Moon & Katey Coubrough and to Taupo Mountain Bike Club, who for the second year took out the Club Trophy.(Grrrrrrr)!!

By all reports to date the re designed course was a succes and everyone had a good day. A big thanks to our Sponsors, Huka Cycles, The Hub Cafe and The Shed Bar for all their support.

Click on this link for points results: king_queenresults1

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Taupo Cycling Club held the final race of the Clubs Champs/Summer Series on Sunday the 11th April. A big thanks to our sponsors for this series Top Gear Cycles and special thanks to Dianne Gulland of Skin Matters for the vouchers ( I’m sure some of guys could do with some beauty treatments after a tough day of racing), Maxine White from Hands for Health and Allan Jones for the massage vouchers, they will be greatly appreciated.

Taupo turned one of its best Autumn days with fine weather and light winds and the club had another record turnout of riders keen to get the last of the points for top 3 placings in their respective grades. There was some extremely serious rivalry between the top contenders in all the grades as some were equal or very close on points. With detailed discussions on race tactics and who beat who in the super fast sprint finishes, hopefully all bragging rights were sorted at prizegiving afterwards. This may have been helped along by the odd ale consumed, thanks to Shane & the team from The Shed for making this a great afternoon.

The Taupo Cycling Club Champions for 2010 are;

A Grade
1st Wayne McConachy
2nd Grant Nicol
3rd Jarrod Alty

B Grade
1st Dean Pritchard
2nd John Ellery
3rd Trevor Stevens

C Grade
1st Mike Langley
2nd Craig McDonald
3rd Crunchie Donaldson

D Grade
1st Chad Keir
2nd Greg Fournier
3rd Brian Scott

Taupo Cycling Club is planning another race series towards the end of the year to co-inside with the start of daylight savings, in the meantime anyone wishing to ride or race will still have plenty of opportunity over the winter as we still have Tuesday night racing at the Motorsport Park (lights required), Wednesday night track racing at the velodrome and bunch rides leaving from outside Famers every Sunday morning.

Race 1 - Scratch Race

1st Stephen Holdsworth
2nd Ben Watson
3rd John Barber

Race 2 - Sprints

1st Dean Barnes
2nd Ben Watson
3rd Stephen Holdsworth

Race 3 - Time Trial

1st Stephen Holdsworth
2nd Dean Barnes
3rd Ben Watson

Race 4 - Win & Out

1st Dean Barnes

Race 5 - Miss & Out

1st Stephen Holdsworth