Tag: Wellington Mountain Bike Club

  • The Rocket Man Strikes: The Kim Jong Un-duro

    The Rocket Man Strikes: The Kim Jong Un-duro

    Satire, after all, is just comedy without any punchlines.  But who exactly was the joke on at the Kim Jong Un-duro? Following in the succession of the Winston Peters Enduro First Enduro, the Donald Trump Freedom Enduro and the Tiger Woods Golf Enduro, the annual Wellington Mountain Bike Club event at Makara Peak in Wellington…

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  • Vote 1 Enduro First

    Vote 1 Enduro First

    First there was Enduro, or whatever it called itself, but it long precluded any other uphill and downhill biased brethren of the cycling fraternity. Therefore it is superior. Satirically-themed racing returns to Makara Peak this March the 18th, and we are determined to put Enduro First. Now in its third year, the Wellington Mountain Bike…

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  • Blowing Hard At The Mt Vic Super D

    Blowing Hard At The Mt Vic Super D

    Wellington is regarded–– if not revered––for one thing above all else: The rapid, perceptible movement of air. Even at the best of times, few suburbs are spared from the capital city’s frequent and persistent wind. So it’s fitting that on the day of the 6th annual Mt Vic Super D it was blowing. Hard. Although…

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