Sunday 6th September 2026 - Long club ride - Pehiri Loop

9.30am start from Brunton Road.  94km

Left onto Wharekopae Rd, past Eastwood Hill (possible cafe), left onto Taumata at Rere School to Tauhanga, onto Pehiri Rd, to Tiniroto, back to start - approx 22km gravel. 

Will check interest closer to date.

Winter race series - Race 5

Saturday 19th September 2026

Sign on: 1.15pm - Bloomfield Road

Race start: 1.30pm

Distance: 36.5km

Course: Bloomfield Rd to top of Gentle Annie, turn at lookout and return to finish at Bushmere Arms.

Membership is open for 2026, and your subs are due. Please go to

Get your licence | Cycling New Zealand to join and pay your subs. 

Program for racing Winter 2026 is above. 

Winter race schedule now out (members should have received email). We will be racing monthly on Saturdays and have a monthly longer Sunday ride roughly 2 weeks in-between.

Third Race: - Saturday 25th July 2026

Sign on: 1.10pm - Bushmere Arms

Race briefing: 1.15pm - all riders must attend

Race start: 1:30pm

Lavenham loop: Bushmere Arms – SH2 – Ormond – Left onto Lavenham – Patutahi -L on Wharekopae – L on SH2 – L on Bloomfield – L on Bushmere

Afterwards – the Bushmere Arms

Remember to also join us for our Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning club rides. All riders are welcome, club members, new riders and visitors.

Saturday afternoon (when not racing)

Club ride leaving Nelson Road cemetery 1.30pm

Duration: 2 - 2.5 hours

Course: to be decided on the day

Easy ride out - faster pace home

All riders welcome (club members and new riders)

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Sunday morning (when no long ride scheduled)

Recovery ride, leaving from cnr Gladstone & Roebuck Rd 8am

Duration 2 - 2.5 hours

Course: usually up the coast, but this can change. New riders welcome.

Tena koutou katoa,

Thanks to all who participated in our 2026 summer race series. Our Tuesday night races are on hiatus until the longer days return but we are starting our winter series of rides and races now - we will be trying some new (or perhaps forgotten) routes including some gravel! Please join our WhatsApp group (contact me at 021-063-8823) to be kept abreast of events, last minute updates, weather-cancellations and spontaneous ride requests.

See above for our next scheduled ride / race - a bit more detail here:

-Saturdays leaving the Nelson Road cemetery at 1.30pm, for a 2-to-2.5-hour ride. We will ride as a group on the way out, and return faster, which may mean the group will break up into a faster and slower one. For those who are interested there may be a beer at The Tav (pub across the road from Gisborne Hospital) at around 4 pm - for riders and non-riders alike - (but confirm on WhatsApp if you're unable to join the ride).

-Sundays leaving the My Ride bike shop (corner Roebuck Road and Gladstone Road) at 8am for a two hour or so ride.  Most days we will go up the East Coast to Glenroy Road. We often stop for coffee at Raglan Roast around 10.15.

- Wednesday evening gravel rides on Wednesday evenings starting at 5.30 pm from Willy’s Dairy at Ormond Road. These are not organised by the Club, but all riders are welcome - route is usually up some combination of Riverside, Goodwins, Cave, and Matokitoki Roads. There are also gravel rides during the weekend that Club members often join.  Barry McLoughlin is the prime contact for these (0276627881).

- We are considering a few special rides/races incl. gravel - WhatsApp is best to be kept informed of these. Feel free to offer suggestions and route ideas..

We're always happy for new riders to join us. Any questions, please contact me.

Markus Szillat
President, Gisborne Cycling Cluib

0210638823

pres.gisbike@gmail.com