• The Rotorua BMX track has undergone some major changes in the last year. The big, big berm at the southern end of the track and the new pro line that follows it are really spectacular. • JOIN BMX ROTORUA - DOWNLOAD A SUB FORM
In 2008 BMX Supercross debuted at the Olympics. It was a fantastic afternoon of racing in Beijing. Women Gold: Anne Caroline Chausson, France
Silver: Laetitia La Corguille, France
Bronze: Jill Kintner, United States Men Gold: Maris Strombergs, Latvia
Silver: Mike Day, United States
Bronze: Donny Robinson, United States
04/07/09 ..this week.. ...working bee on Sunday... • RMTBC WORKING BEE...this Sunday July 5 - MORE INFO... • ROTORUA MTB CLUB AGM: July 6, 7PM, upstairs at Pig & Whistle... • KIWIBIKES NDURO WINTER MTB SERIES... Round 2 is on Sunday July 12 - the three race series incorporates a Duathlon for the first time...enter online... RESULTS RACE #1... • Whakarewarewa Forest (& Ride Rotorua) gets a mention in latest issue of Air New Zealand in-flight magazine KIAORA... • WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIDES: are on again from Waipa carpark... • WEATHER UPDATE... more rain on the way - draw your own conclusions about state of trails! • TRAILS:...muddy and wet - so no braking on Old Chev!!
Core trails like Genesis, Challenge and Creek are holding up well. So is Old Chevy, most of Pondys and BRN2.
Richie's doing good work on RollerCoaster - well worth riding all of it, not just the section at end of Pondy.
Soakhole in Tokorangi Pa triangle, in north of core network, is riding really well - it's a great Winter trail. That's old-school, but the new trail that intersects it - Turkish Delight - is also working well because of pumicey ridge line location.
South facing trails are all struggling with less sun when it does come out - though recent southerlies are doing their big hair-dryer thing!
Here's a tip: ride a trail you haven't been on for a while.
Trails always need work and you can help: ADOPT-A-TRAIL OR HELP ON RMTBC WORKING BEES... • DAWN 2 DUSK RESULTS: now available to download...and PHOTOS... • WHAKA 100...the ultimate challenge is on again in October - get training NOW... • DH WORLD CUP IN MARIBOR...Fabien first in Slovenia; Kiwis: Leov 4th and Blenkinsop 11th...RIDE ROTORUA TV: Video highlights of a weekend in Maribor... • DR KAT"s BIG ADVENTURE...Katrin (Dr Kat) Walbert is in Canada for the BCBIke seven day stage race, late June/early July - and raising money for a good cause... • UCI MTB & TRIALS WORLD CHAMPS - Canberra, September 1-6, 2009 • NZ MTB BIKER MAG ...June/July issue out now... • SPOKE ...Issue 32 out now... • ROTORUA CYCLING ACTION... these are the guys who advocate for all things cycling in our town. It is free to register and the more the better... • IMBA TRAIL BUILDING...Definitive guide - on video, on line,
on Ride Rotorua... • Willkommen, Bienvenue etc...
