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2018 Wellington Masters CC 2 Day Tour

December 18 2017
Come join some of your OTB friends having bit of fun over Wellington Anniversary Weekend 2018  It's Great Fun and a terrific introduction to multi-day racing - all with a friendly group of riders !!Saturday January 20th - 8 km morning ITT & 43 Km afternoon road stage  Sunday 21st a 53 Km ...
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Drop of Thanks - DONE !!

December 17 2017
"what a fantastic idea"....."What a thoughtful and kind gesture!! Super idea guys. A little thanks goes a long way".............."terrific gesture, mum and dad were gobsmacked, loved it" These are a selection of the comments back from local Ohariu Valley and Makara residents to the OTB "drop of ...
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A Drop of Thanks

December 6 2017
Sharing the road is so sweet.                                  Here's the OTB recipe...This initiative is all about acknowledging the residents that live along highly ridden cycling routes by baking biscuits for them with a message saying "Thanks for driving safely around ...
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Taupo 2017

November 27 2017
For 2017 Taupo turned on a fantastic day with mild temperatures and no wind.  As has become the norm the OTBers churned out numerous PB's and rode with panache. We can make special mention of Janet Chilton in the 320Km Enduro  and Larri Wallbridge in the 60Km Huka Steamer both of whom won their ...
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New Huntmaster Appointed

October 29 2017
For those of you not present at the 3 Day Tour, it was announced that we are regrettably losing our current Huntmaster, Frank Geoghegan and  Jo who are off to become beach bums at Cooks Beach in the Coromandel. We'll still see Frank down here regularly however Jo has a highly recommended Air BnB ...
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3 Day Tour du Manawatu

October 29 2017
 For Photo's of the tour click here story to follow 
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Makara ITT

October 1 2017
A successful ITT was held on Saturday 30th September for a core group of keen riders in conditions that turned out to be pretty good.....that Makara micro-climate to the fore! A southerley meant some help for the first part but a bit of a hard yakka through the gorge and at the end, but nice dry ...
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2017 3 Day Tour de Manawatu Final Payment Due

September 7 2017
Greetings to all those who have paid their deposit and secured a place on this year's 3 day tour.Planning is well advanced for the upcoming OTB Tour de Manawatu 13–15 October. We have67 people registered.To recap, we will be based at Hotel Coachman in Palmerston North. We have changed ...
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Milk and Honey Ride Report

July 21 2017
From our intrepid report David Lloyd: The Milk and Honey Race is a two-bike race from Takaka in Golden Bay up to the top of Takaka Hill on a road bike, then you swap onto your mountain bike and ride Canaan Road, before heading onto the Rameka Track and back to Takaka over 18ks of technical single ...