Saturday, November 15, 2008

Wild Wellington!

Last weekend was the 2nd Wild Wellington 6/12 Hour MTB Race so I popped in and out a couple of times during the day - the first time solo to sift, drink coffee and to drop off the wheels I built for my friend Peter (see my last post), and the second time with My Three Sons to do a walking lap of the hill and both visits to socialise with all the lovely people I know who were participating...

This is a very cool event indeed, and if it's on again next year we will be running a Brooke-Whites/Roadworks Team fo sho - even Bodhi wants to do a lap or two!

Here's a selection of pictures I took to give you an idea of the day.

10.15am - just after the start



Simon and Jonathan Kennett begin their first tandem lap



Two more of the Kennett's Team - Jonty after a double lap and John Randal (note the Roadworks jersey peeking out...)



The BW Boyz



Andrew Jamieson



Kennett Team member Sarah Drake



The boys kick back while I shmooze



Sarah McRae



NZ Rep and Oceania Hillclimb Champion, Gavin McCarthy



Fellow NZ Rep Lisa Morgan



BikeNZ team member Andy Reid



Ex-Euro Pro Fraser McMaster who was racing alongside his brother Ewan (ex-NZ Champion and Tour winner) on the Avanti Team



Scotty Lane steaming



My man Pete Burt (Olympic cycling doc, Eddy Merckx afficianado and connoisseur of fine wheels!)



Mack was one of the Polhill Pink Fairies - the costumes must have made racing hard but provided much mirth for those of us watching!



Ricky Pincott - The Undertaker



The Hataitai Velodrome packed to the gunnels



The Kennett Bros base



John and Kaitlyn Randal set off for a lap



John and Katy blasting out of the Velodrome



Celia Lie throwing down for the Santa Cruz Chicks (too fast for my camera!)



We found a great spot for some Heavy Metal Posturing!



John and Katy shralving



Pete's partner Tilly enjoying the sun



Some random racers



More good keen racers



Josh Wrigley



So that was that - a great day that stretched well into Election Night. The boys and I really enjoyed the atmosphere and everyone seemed to be having a blast. Apparently numbers were down on last year though, which may jeopardise next years event. Let's hope not because it's very cool to have such a race in our town. As I said earlier, the Brooke-Whites will be there next year doing the 6 hour, so hopefully it does go ahead.

Cheers, Oli

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