2022 Fred Ogle Memorial & Lynley MacDonald Cycle Event - Sunday 6th November
On Sunday 6th November the annual Fred Ogle Memorial and Lynley MacDonald cycle rides will be taking place. The start and finish point will be the Mangakahia Sport Complex. The ride routes are as follows and will mean that cyclists may be using your road during the event:
- Fred Ogle Memorial Ride - 110km – commences at 9am
The ride is an out and back route from the Mangakahia Sports Complex to Hukerunui return, via Kokopu, Matarau and Jordan Valley. The roads used for the ride are: starting from the Mangakahia Sports Complex heading west along Mangakahia Rd, then turning right on to Kokopu Rd, right on Kokopu Block Rd, left on to State Hwy 14, left on to Kara Rd, left on to McKinley Rd, right on to Kokopu Rd, right on to Pipiwai Rd, left on to Matarau Rd, right on to Rushbrook Rd, left on to Jordan Valley Rd, right on to Hukerenui Rd, turning around at the end of Hukerenui Rd (at Kopeti Rd), back along same route to Kokopu Rd, all the way along Kokopu Rd to the sub-station crossing State Hwy 15 on to Whatatiri Rd and then left on to Kerehunga Rd, with the finish just before the Sports Complex
- Lynley MacDonald 55 km and Ebike 40km Rides – commence at 9.30am
This ride follows the first part of 110km route but U turns 200mtrs before the Kokopu/Pipiwai Rd intersecton (55km ride). The 40km Ebike ride turns left at the end of McKinley Rd.
- 25 km and 12.5km Fun Ride – commences at 9.45am
Both these rides start from the Mangakahia Sports Complex heading west along Mangakahia Rd, then turning left on to Whatatiri Rd then left again on to Kerehunga Rd, with the finish just before the Sports Complex. The 25km riders complete this circuit twice.
The rides are a key event in the Northland cycling calendar and this year is intended to bring renewed focus on road user awareness to cycling safety. The 2022 event is being hosted by Whangarei Marsden Wheelers Road Cycling Club.
The event will be supported by volunteers along the course and there will be full traffic management in place on the day of the event. There will be “Please Stop on Request” points at key crossings, which will be operated if required by the official traffic management team members.
We expect riders to be on the roads along the route between 8.30am through to 1.30pm (approx).
We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and thank you in advance for using caution around any cyclists while driving on the roads during this event and at any other time.
If you are interested in taking part in the event the registration page can be found by following this link:
www.webscorer.com...
If you require any additional information please contact the event organisers via:
• email fredoglecycleevents@gmail.com or info@marsdenwheelers.co.nz
• visit the event Facebook page www.facebook.com...
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