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THE RIDER'S BLOGS... |
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Some of our favourites:
• DIRK PETERS...
Great new blog from up and coming young Rotorua XC rider and his overseas adventures on the World Cup circuit and the World Champs...
• JULIAN DEAN
Top Pro Tour rider for Team Garmin-Transitions.
Julian spends a lot of his off-season enjoying a New Zealand summer in the Bay of Plenty. That sleek Felt bike you'll see him on in France in July was probably first built up by Rotorua mechanic, Dale Hollows.
• MARK 'CABIN' LEISHMAN & NIC LEARY
National and Oceania Champions and local Rotorua favourites.
Both Nic and Cabin will also be on the startline in October for the 2010 Singlespeed Worlds in Rotorua.
• CARL JONES & KATIE O'NEILL
Two young members of the Red Stag MTB squad at Waiariki Institute of Technology, getting out into the world and riding to success.
• ANNIKA SMAIL
Another one of our favourite top riders with lots of titles and some epic performances.
A consistent winner of Summer and Winter MTB series in Rotorua, 25th anniversary Karapoti champ in 2010 - not to mention two consecutive NZ Singlespeed tattoos...2008 and 09 and 2nd at Singlespeed Worlds in California in 2008.
• KRIS 'GROM' WITHINGTON
Mountain biker and mechanic for Team Garmin-Transitions, Grom is from Rotorua and reports from inside the world of the Pro Tour (including de France) every month on Ride Rotorua.
• GARTH WEINBERG
A true Rotorua legend - inspiration for the New Zealand Singlespeed Champs, vice-commodore of the Rotorua Singlespeed Society.
Known to race on the road on an over-powered Raleigh 20 and see off some of the big boys, plus keeps the same, on geared bikes, honest on the mountain - not to mention a 2008 NZ Singlespeeds tattoo and 2009 Australian SS Champ...
Will join Cabin and Nic among the local favourites for the 2010 Singlespeed Worlds in Rotorua.
• LOUIS HAMILTON
Teenage hotshoe and Oceania under-17 champion.
Louis is one of the local downhillers to watch over the next ten years...
• SAM BEWLEY
This young guy got his start on the Whakarewarewa Forest trails before heading to the track (and an Olympic medal in the pursuit in Bejing).
Signed to Lance Armstrong's Radio Shack squad for 2010 after a year with the U23 Livestrong team.
• SARAH WALKER
BMX world champion and Olympian, this talented young woman from Kawerau calls BMX Rotorua, home.
• JUSTIN LEOV
Top Kiwi downhiller with Trek World Racing - reporting from inside the international race scene.
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