Marble Mountain Challenge:
The Ultimate 15km Individual Hill Climb Time Trial
November 2012
All riders welcome
Registrations from 9.15am
Registrations from 9.15am
Start 10.00am: Riwaka Recreation Reserve
Finish: Takaka Hill summit
Entry Fee: $10.00 - MM Entry Form
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| Queen of the Mountain |
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| Biggest Improver from previous year |
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| King of the Mountain |
Nelson 80
(Handicap Race) New Date to be advised
Entry Fee: $10
Entries Close:
No entries on Day)
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The Olympic Trophy
awarded for line honours
The Nelson 80 goes back a long way............
This 80km event has been on the Cycling Nelson calendar for
many years in which time a variety of courses have been used.
In the 'good old days' groups of riders would travel north from
Christchurch for the weekend, racing the Marlborough 80
on the Saturday before heading to Nelson for another '80'
on Sunday.
Many 'famous' names of the past are etched on the event trophy
(Olympic Cup) which, on it's day, was a sought after achievement.
The course:
Starting at the club rooms at Redwoods Valley (Kart Track) heading over the Moutere and
down to Edwards Road. At this point a left turn takes the riders through Waiwhero to Ngatimoti
to turn left and follow the Motueka River Valley to Woodstock. A left turn takes riders through
to Dovedale via beautiful rural, and normally, very quiet roads. At Dovedale another left turn
brings the riders to the infamous Neudorf Hill before coming back to the Moutere Highway.
A right turn at Prices Corner points everyone homeward - with just another climb of the
Moutere, a fast descent, then home is in almost in sight. A left into Redwood Road lines everyone
up for the sprint home.
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