Balfour Pennington 'Prison' Race Report

All go here in Wellington for the final race in the Balfour Pennington series this afternoon. We (scratch) finally rode through the field, catching the last bunch of handicap riders at the bottom of the final climb (Mt Crawford).

Well done to my local club (PNP) for running a superb event on a course that required a lot of marshals who all did their job superbly, especially the marshall at the turn near Burnham Wharf! Post race interview with guest comments at the gates to Mt Crawford Prison follows...

Balfour Pennington Wainui Race Report

Ideal race conditions over in Wanuiomata on Saturday for race 3 of the PNP Balfour Pennington Series. A light northerly and a mild 18 degrees helped the scratch bunch cover the 37km course in 50:34 with fastest time honors going to Meo GP rider Davis Meo...

Subway Silverstream Coffee Stop

Enjoying a post ride coffee stop with Dynamite Dan and Bruce at Subway Silverstream yesterday. Nothing but the best Cafe L'affare beans used here...

Back into the racing groove...

It's time to get back into the racing again, so I decided to kick it off with a local Wellington event this afternoon. It was the second race in the Balfour Pennington handicap race series, 30km around the Wallaceville Hill circuit near Upper Hutt.

Broke away for fastest time honours on Wallaceville Hill, clearing out from the scratch group. Post race interview with guest comments from some of the locals below...