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Gentle Annie Bike Ride
November 4, 2023 @ 6:00 am – 5:00 pm
A 132km ride, with over 2500m of ascents …
The Gentle Annie, doesn’t believe in fastest times. It gives out personal bests.
Fastest times come and go, a tail wind, a favourable group, a downhill ride, but they are fleeting, and ultimately unrewarding. Personal bests are earned, worn like a badge of honour and they don’t differentiate between ability. They tell of a struggle, a reward, a time when you’ve tested yourself 100%, or tried to go way beyond what you’ve ever been able to do before.
The Gentle Annie won’t give you a fastest time, but whether you’re fast, slow, large or small, somewhere between Taihape and Ohiti Berg, you’ll find a personal best.
THE EVENT TIMELINE
Registration & Bike Drop off
FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2023 4.00-6.00pm
Harper’s Woolshed, 2.0km Along Ohiti Road, Crownthorpe
This is also when you drop your bike off if you have selected the transport option.
Event day
SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2023
6.15am Transport check in at Harper’s Woolshed, 306 Ohiti Road and check in
6.30am Bus departs for Taihape
8.00-9.30am Registration in Taihape. Memorial Park, Taihape
9.45am approx. Race briefing for ALL riders
10.00am Group Start riders travel together along Huia St and assemble on Hautapu St
1.45pm approx. First riders finish
5.30pm approx. Last riders finish
Celebrate with us all, very quickly whilst social distancing … we have done it!
4.30-5.00pm approx. Post-ride vans leave bound for Taihape
All times subject to change.
Event Director:
Katja Williams on behalf of the Ramblers Cycling Club info@gentleannieride.co.nz
Race Day Director:
SuperVision Sports supervsports@gmail.com
