News for December 2009 / January 2010
Well it may be holiday season but HVMBC have a full program of events to keep you occupied!
Congratulations to Team HVMBC in the Wild Wellington relay, coming 6th out of 17 in the competitive senior mens category. Luckily some good weather arrived just hours before the Church-to-Church ride, to ensure this went ahead. In a Top Gear style competition, 2 members ran the route as opposed to cycling, to try to beat the bikers. And the result? Well the runners got back 10 minutes quicker over 8.5 hours, but only by hitching a lift for the last 5 kms- cheats!
We have the club Xmas BBQ at Queen Elizabeth park on 13th December where there will be some free food and drink for members. There's the popular "out-there" ride known as Dead Stag in the Akatarawas on 17th January, which leads up to our big event of the year - the Akatarawa Attack MTBO event on 31st January.
The Wednesday evening rides are a bit longer to make the most of the light evenings. We have rides planned in Belmont, Maungakotuks, Skyline, Battle Hill and Eastern Hills - see the Ride Schedule for details.
Looking ahead to February, we are considering a weekend trip across to the
Wairarapa and we have 2 beginners / kids rides planned for Saturday 13th and
27th February. More details to follow in the New Year.
With all this going on, is there any time to go on holiday?!
Akatarawa Attack 31st Jan 2010
The 2010 Akattack has been announced! It's on Sunday 31st January at an "as-yet undisclosed" location somewhere in the Akatarawas. Last year HVMBC ran a very successful event and we're hoping to repeat that this year. To encourage you to enter, HVMBC members get a $10 per person discount.
See the Ak-Attack web for more details
