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Tour of New Zealand ideas
Continue ReadingThere’s something simple and luxurious, maybe even privileged about being able to ride your bike. Riding with friends and strangers alike, it’s a wondrous joy. But I can’t help think that the Tour of New Zealand could have been so much better. I’ve some Tour of New Zealand ideas. If it weren’t for using Adventure […]
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Tour of New Zealand, part 2
Continue ReadingTour of New Zealand rest day! This is where it gets really messy. This is the day we should have been travelling. Instead of rushing to catch a plane, and shortening stage 4, we should have stayed in Christchurch or Tekapo. The next morning we should have flown to Rotorua. Instead, we find ourselves in […]
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Tour of New Zealand, part 1
Continue ReadingStage 1 Well, well, well, where do I start! After very short notice I was lining up at the start of the Tour of New Zealand, or TONZ for short. Stage 1 was from Glenorchy to Queenstown. A relatively short stage of 37km. But it was 37km with a group of 3 other riders whom […]
