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Riding Groups
Group 1 - Wise Owls
They know that a straight line is the shortest distance to the coffee shop
Leisure: < 24 km/hr average
Group 2 - Komodo Dragons
Surprisingly quick, sharp tongued assassins who strike early then wait for you to fade before moving in for the kill
Middle Range: 24+ km/hr average
Group 3 - Silver Foxes
Well rounded individuals, born to ride semi-hard
Not So Fast: 27+ km/hr average
Group 4 - Ferrets
Lithe, athletic, difficult to catch and harder to like
Fast: 30+ km/hr average
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Our Ride Ethos - We're all about safety, fun, improving fitness and comradeship. Group riding is about learning/experiencing riding with other cyclists around you.
If you are looking for ultra competitive riding and racing, there are probably other groups that would better suit your needs, but please get in touch to discuss what you're after. During the last third of the ride, some riders may wish to increase tempo, but no-one will be left to ride home alone (unless they are winning!!).
Wednesday Rides
PEDDLERS' WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ROAD RIDE - START TIME NOW 5:30PM
With the days lengthening out and the daylight being saved, the Wednesday evening rides now leave from the Matamata Primary School flagpole. The ride route and groups will be determined on the day. You must have a rear light as a minimum but we strongly advise that you have both front & rear. We'll be back in town before it gets too dark.
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Sunday Rides
PEDDLERS' SUNDAY ROAD RIDE - START TIME NOW 09:00AM
The Sunday morning rides leave from Matamata Primary School flagpole on Broadway at 09:00am. Please be there at least 5 minutes before the ride is due to start for a quick ride briefing prior to departure. Please refer to the Location Maps page for the start location.
SUNDAY RIDES
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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS' START TIMES
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS NOW 5:30PM
SUNDAY RIDES NOW 9:00AM
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Sunday, 10th December 2023
PEDDLERS' TRAIL DAY AND CHRISTMAS BBQ - PIAKONUI LOOP
START TIME 10:00AM
Meet at Henry and Robyn de Haas' place for a 10am start - off out through the hills around Piakonui Road. After the ride, there's a BBQ at Robyn and Henry's, starting around 1200. Road riders alter your rides to come home via Station Road
PEDDLERS' ROAD RIDE AND CHRISTMAS BBQ
START TIME 9:00AM
THE FIERY PITS OF MT DOOM!
And we're off! There are challenges aplenty climbing headlong into Mordor (well, Whitehall anyway). Probably the only Peddlers' ride which lasts longer than a Lord of The Rings movie, this will severely test the Fellowship. Who will be crowned king when we return? I will make you now this solemn promise - it won't be me. I'll be dragon my sorry (insert another more polite word for arse here) up those hills like frozen molasses on a dead snail's back. I won't be busting a gut, because my ring too, is precious. I'll be taking "Thou Shalt Not Pass!!!" to a whole new level and I should be at RH by 2pm Tuesday if anyone would like to join me. I'll be the one who looks like he just lost a battle with an Orc. See you Sunday/Tuesday
Route 1 - Check it out here!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Henry Watson, S Piakoiti, L Piakonui, R Paratu, R Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Matai, L Station and to Henry and Robyn's for a BBQ.
(Approx. 45km).
Route 2 - Check it out here!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Puketutu, R SH29, R Taotaoroa, R Buckland, L Puketutu, L Matai, R Station and to Henry and Robyn's for a BBQ.
(Approx. 55km).
Route 3 - Check it out here!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Puketutu, R SH29, R Taotaoroa, L Karapiro, R Whitehall, U-turn at Brunskill (Whitehall School), L Karapiro, L Buckland, L Puketutu, L Matai, R Station and to Henry and Robyn's for a BBQ.
(Approx. 68km).
Route 4 - Check it out here!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Puketutu, R SH29, R Taotaoroa, L Karapiro, R Whitehall, L French Pass, R Maungakawa, L Fencourt, R Aspin, R Te Miro, L Waterworks, R Chepmell, R Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Matai, L Station and to Henry and Robyn's for a BBQ.
(Approx. 96km).
Tail End Charlie this week - TBD on the day
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Sunday, 17th December 2023
START TIME 9:00AM
The Eagle Has Landed
My poll ratings are starting to look worse than the Labour Party's, so I'd better lay off the hills for a week to get back in your good books. Therefore it's time for a cabinet re-shuffle and some sweet 70's country rock legend double entendres. If you're recovering from another Tequila Sunrise, you should check out The New Kid In Town, the veritable Johnny-come-lately of Peddlers' rides (different, according to Ange, from the Kevvy-Come-Quickly). You may start with a Peaceful Easy Feeling, but it won't be long until The Heat Is On (oh yeah, did I mention we're doing solo hits too?) and you're living Life In The Fast Lane. There will be no Wasted Time (unlike the RNZ/TVNZ merger) and The Boys Of Summer (the Ferrets that is) will likely be Already Gone (like hope in the eyes of a hospitality worker). Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach, (so much bloody rain!!!!!), so settle in for The Long Run and Take It To The Limit (it's election year after all). Long After The Thrill Is Gone (like Jacinda), you'll be rewarded with a seat at the Sad Cafe, where the Lyin' Eyes and mouths will be out in force (cyclists, not govt ministers), and cycling Desperado(s) will tell stories of how they've been out ridin' fences, for so long now.
Life's Been Good so far, so what's the reason for all these terrible Eagles' puns? Seemed like a great idea, but right now I Can't Tell You Why (like Chris Hipkins).
See you Sunday
Route 1 - Check it out here!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, straight across Broadway to Vosper (with care), R Rawhiti, L Tower, R Springs, L Old Te Aroha, L Armadale, S Wardville, L SH27, L Walker, R Ward, L Waharoa East and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 36km as the song fades)
Route 2 - Check it out here!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, straight across Broadway to Vosper (with care), R Rawhiti, L Tower, R Okauia Springs, L Old Te Aroha, L Shaftesbury, L Manawaru, R Baker, L Alexandra, Immediate R Diagonal, S Kereone (across SH27 with care), L Campbell, R Walton, L Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria, and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 63.4km as the desperado rides fences)
Route 3 - Check it out here!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, straight across Broadway to Vosper (with care), R Rawhiti, L Tower, R Okauia Springs, L Old Te Aroha, L Shaftesbury, L Manawaru, R Baker, L Alexandra, Immediate R Diagonal, S Kereone (across SH27 with care), L Campbell, R Walton, S Morrinsville Walton, L Piakoiti, S Henry Watson, L Matai, R Peria, and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 72.8km as the eagle swoops).
Route 4 - Check it out here!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, straight across Broadway to Vosper (with care), R Rawhiti, L Tower, R Okauia Springs, L Old Te Aroha, L Shaftesbury, L Manawaru, R Baker, L Alexandra, Immediate R Diagonal, S Kereone (across SH27 with care), L Pakarau, L Hutchinson, R Morrinsville Walton, L Paratu, R Paratu West, R Paratu, L Piakonui, R Piakoiti, S Henry Watson, L Matai, R Peria, and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 82.5kms as the Glenn fries)
Tail End Charlie this week - TBD on the day
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Matamata Peddlers Cycling
Club, Matamata, New Zealand |
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