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Mons Royale – Tech & Style combine for your chance to win!
Nothing beats merino on a cold day and who says wearing wool can't be trendy. Forgot your grandma's old cardie, Mons Royale hails from Wanaka, NZ and has made it its goal to put the steeze back into this most amazing natural fibre. Read Post
- Lake Wanaka, merino, mons, Mons Royale, prize, summer, wanaka, win, winter
- 16 Apr 2015
- James Mulcahy
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Fluker forces elite pace as hundreds enjoy Queenstown bike trails in Merrell Tour de Wakatipu
Queenstown’s Olympic-hopeful mountain biker, Kate Fluker pushed her male counterparts all the way in yesterday’s Merrell Tour de Wakatipu. Fluker won the 45km female elite open race comfortably with a time of 1:32:39. This was more than ten minutes clear of Haley Van Leeuwen (Dunedin) and Kath... Read Post
- 07 Apr 2015
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New Zealander Daniel Kereopa takes out inaugural The Ultimate Waterman crown
New Zealand athlete Daniel Kereopa has been crowned the inaugural Ultimate Waterman today (Saturday 21st March) toppling seven international athletes to claim the title. The Kiwi went into the final day of The Ultimate Waterman driven by Subaru with a minimal points lead over Kai Lenny (HAW) and... Read Post
- 30 Mar 2015
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Torpedo7 Coronet Enduro features quality field and perfect conditions
Queenstown put on a show for today’s Torpedo7 Coronet Enduro both in terms of the quality of the field and the perfect ‘bluebird’ weather. Day seven of Queenstown Bike Festival 2015 saw a competitive field of mountain bikers tackle a five stage, 13.75 kilometre timed race starting at Coronet... Read Post
- atherton, Bike, Coronet Peak, dan, enduro, fest, mtb, queenstown
- 23 Mar 2015
- James Mulcahy
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Czech Zejda cashes in with Veolia Slopestyle victory
Last night’s Veolia Slopestyle took Queenstown Bike Festival 2015 to new heights with a global field of riders thrilling a packed downtown crowd of around 4,000. Final results showed it was tight at the top with less than four points separating the best five riders in this Freeride Mountain Bike... Read Post
- Bike, connor, fest, fmb, freestyle, macfarlane, queenstown, slopestyle
- 23 Mar 2015
- James Mulcahy
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Fairclough edges Aussie junior in Vertigo Bikes Dirtmasters Downhill win
Action on the second Sunday of Queenstown Bike Festival 2015 returned to Queenstown Bike Park for the Vertigo Bikes Dirtmasters Downhill, New Zealand’s original gondola-assisted downhill race. Seeding runs in the morning sorted the superhuman from the merely mortal, but there was nothing... Read Post
- bike fest, dh, dirtmasters, downhill, queenstown
- 23 Mar 2015
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Crankworx Rotorua dials up fun for families with Kidsworx zone
Mountain bike festival ensures all ages get amongst the riding action and meet the stars Read Post
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Christchurch Adventure Park promo video released
We can finally get a taste of what's to come with the Christchurch Adventure Park. Select Evolution, the Canadian developers, have just released their first promo video which gives us a glimpse of what the park will showcase. Read Post
- Christchurch Adventure Park, Mountain Biking
- 10 Mar 2015
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Athlete rosters full of top riders from every discipline for the first round of the Crankworx World Tour
Mountain biking's elite to descend on New Zealand for the inaugural year of Crankworx Rotorua Read Post
- 04 Mar 2015
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A Weekend Warriors Waitangi Weekend in Wanaka
As any good cook will tell you, everything’s better with bacon. And the same is true of mountain biking. Just add a helicopter…. Waitangi Weekend in Wanaka is my favourite public holiday – the weather is usually settled (which means hot & dry in Central Otago) and there’s a... Read Post
- Lake Wanaka, Mountain Biking, wanaka
- 03 Mar 2015
- Geoff Marks