Penny Farthing Cycles

89 Courtenay Place Wellington, New Zealand

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August 2008 Archive

29 August 2008

If you walk or cycle in Wellington, the Council wants to hear from you. Consultation begins this weekend on the future of walking, cycling and recreational track use in Wellington and the Council is asking for public feedback. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/publicinput  more>>


27 August 2008

This Saturday (August 30th) the first NZ Cyclocross champs will take place at Pukete Mountain Bike Park in Hamilton.  more>>


24 August 2008

Giant has lightened up its Anthem cross-country race machine.  more>>


21 August 2008

Round 1 is next Sunday at Makara Peak MTB Park Aug 31st.  If you enter beforehand you get five races for the price of four.  more>>


20 August 2008

Less then 24 hours after the completion of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games triathlon, the International Triathlon Union today announced an innovative new platform for the sport by establishing a pioneering new series that will take triathlon to new heights.  more>>


18 August 2008

Science in Sport and Masterlink Films presents the New Zealand Premiere of the latest and hottest cycling film" 'Road to Roubaix'.  more>>


15 August 2008

Meet 8.30am at Karori West Normal School Carpark, Allington Rd.  The focus of this week’s ride will be to pre-ride the XC race course being used in Round 1 of the fantastic Penny Farthing Cycles PNP Mountain Bike Series which is on 31st August.  more>>


12 August 2008

A number of New Zealand’s emerging elite triathletes raced in London over the weekend in the London Triathlon, one of the biggest triathlons in the world with close to 12,000 competitors across all levels.  more>>


11 August 2008

This week the Minister of Transport, Annette King announced that the NZ Transport Strategy's (NZTS) combined target for walking and cycling is 30% of all trips in urban areas by 2040, almost double the present figure.  more>>


7 August 2008

Competition at the Olympics isn't just about the athletes, but also their gear.  more>>


5 August 2008

After a week of thunderstorms & rain, Bromont turned on a fine and sunny day for practice on Friday. The damage had already been done though and the track was very muddy & slippery causing a few problems for the riders.  more>>


4 August 2008

Timaru rider Shane Archbold (Kelford – Reiker Cycling Team) scored his team’s second win of this year’s Benchmark Homes Tour when he won Round Five of the eight-round series in Tasman on Sunday.  more>>


3 August 2008

New Plymouth's Thomas Lindup has won the world under-25 solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin mountainbiking title in Alberta, Canada.  more>>


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