Tag: Kim Hurst

  • Huttcross 20.1: Boogie Wonderland

    Huttcross 20.1: Boogie Wonderland

    Post pandemic party mode pulled into Petone on Sunday. The Huttcross crew were pumped to lay down that boogie harbourside. Arguably the most picturesque offering on the Huttcross bill of fare, Hikoikoi Reserve serves up grass camber, driftwood barriers, and shale pits while sittin’ on the dock of the bay. Two hundred and forty-eight riders…

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  • Sublime To Ridiculous

    Sublime To Ridiculous

    Bicycles offer the greatest escapism I have experienced anywhere. Ever. You can do your best thinking or absolutely no thinking at all while turning pedals. Throw wilderness into the mix and you have utter bliss. PSA: It’s not always sublime. Let’s not look at it through rose tinted Prisms. Sometimes it is completely ridiculous. Sometimes…

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  • Fond of Gravel? Fondo the Akas

    Fond of Gravel? Fondo the Akas

    Saddle up for an epic adventure riding around… up, over, through… the Akatawara Forest. The Akatawara Gravel Fondo is on, so mark down the 12th of January 2020! What the Hell is a Gravel Fondo? Gravel grinding is the best way to use your ‘cross bike over the summer! Gravel Fondos are totes #trendingrightnow. I’ve…

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  • ACXF: Trending Right Now

    ACXF: Trending Right Now

    Words: Kim Hurst  Images: Dominic Blissett It’s always happy hour somewhere in the world. Surely that relates to cyclocross racing as much as pinot o’clock. As the Southern Hemisphere mourns the parting of CX, our Northern friends hand over the baton with #crossisnearlyhere Insta posts trending right now. They’ll get their just desserts by time…

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  • Cross Oddities

    Cross Oddities

    Albert Einstein once said, “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else”. A genius renowned for his love of the humble bicycle, clearly had a badass race game with a mantra like that. And given his mo’, I’m pretty sure he killed it on the…

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  • Huttcross 19.5: Area 51

    Huttcross 19.5: Area 51

    PSA: CX fever has spread like an epidemic in the Lower North Island this winter. With CX fever following a similar trajectory to the viral outbreak of Storm Area 51, Huttcross sought to hit its peak outbreak by breaching a secluded spot of Upper Hutt that lies behind locked gates and high fencing for a…

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  • Huttcross 19.4: Bohemian Rhapsody

    Huttcross 19.4: Bohemian Rhapsody

    Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening. Alternatively, an epic atmosphere for an almighty ‘cross race rustled up by the Gods of Cross. For Round 4, your $25 entry fee bought you tickets to a free light show. Ngati Tama appears to enjoy delivering on tough mudders and followed on from her performances in 2016 and…

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  • Huttcross 19.3: Harbourmaster

    Huttcross 19.3: Harbourmaster

    As an event organizer, hitting virgin cyclocross soil is filled with the same jitters as a first date. It’s a combination of nervous excitement blended with the uncertainty of whether you’re really going to get along. They say love gets you into bed and passion gets you out of it. Well, fully armed with water…

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