Kapiti Cycling Club

🚨 EMERGENCY WARNING: BURGER & TRIVIA DEFICIT IMMINENT 🚨

There are officially 48 hours left to register for the Prizegiving, Quiz & Burger Night.

If you do not register in the next two days:

Your carb-loading privileges will be revoked.

You will not be allowed to argue about trivia answers you were 100% wrong about anyway.

You will miss seeing people in actual, real-life human clothes instead of tight lycra. (Spoiler: Some of us have hair under our helmets!)

Whether you’re coming to collect hardware, drag down your quiz team’s average IQ, or just aggressively eat a burger while judging other people's race tactics, we need your headcount NOW.

Hard Deadline: 2 Days. No exceptions, no "can I just pay at the door," no sad eyes.

https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/newsarticle/169331?newsfeedId=1272005

🍔 TROPHIES, TRIVIA & BURGERS! 🏆

Winter Series is done, which means it’s time for the ultimate recovery strategy: The KCC Prizegiving, Quiz & Burger Night!

Join us on Wednesday 16th Sept at the Kapiti Hockey Pavilion for a $10 night of hot burgers, cold drinks, casual trivia, and celebrating this season's champions!

⚠️ WARNING: Cap is strictly 90 people, and entries close 12 PM, Wednesday 2nd September. Don't be left watching from the window while everyone else eats burgers.

Partners, family & supporters welcome! Grab your spot and pre-order your burger now 👇

www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz

🚨 MOST WANTED: KCC WINTER SERIES CHAMPIONS 🚨
Police were called, but it turns out these five weren't taking part in a police lineup—they’re just the official grade winners of Winter Series Race 4, proudly showing off their leader jerseys (and their best suspect faces).
The points are officially locked in! Check where you landed on the final leaderboard here: 👉https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/2757/results

Massive congrats to all our grade champions captured below and everyone who pinned a number on this season! 🚴‍♂️💨

Unusual Suspects (L to R):
Frank Sutton – A Grade (Wanted for excessive speed)
Simon Vita – D Grade (Caught smuggling a cycling cap under the helmet)
Karl McKellar – B Grade (Refusing to make eye contact without a beard permit)
Graham Hall – C Grade (Looking entirely too comfortable in a police lineup)
Brittany D***s – C Grade Femmes (The only one actually smiling for the camera)

🚴‍♂️💨 THE WINTER SERIES GRAND FINALE IS HERE – THIS SATURDAY AT TE HORO! 🚴‍♀️💨

Hold onto your handlebars, folks! The final showdown of the Kapiti Cycling Club Winter Series is going down this Saturday, and the drama is spicier than a sprint finish! 🌶️🔥

The weather gods have taken pity on us—the forecast for Te Horo is looking better by the minute, so leave the winter excuses at home and bring your best legs. ☀️

The series standings are razor-thin, and legends will be made across every single grade:

🏆 A Grade: Jack Drage, Frank Sutton, and Filip Martin are locked in a three-way duel for ultimate bragging rights. Expect fireworks! 💥
🥈 B Grade: A chaotic 5-way rumble for top spot! Paul Delahunty, Karl Mckellar, Cliff Hughes, Richard Gibson, and Mike Searle are all within touching distance of the podium. Bring popcorn. 🍿
🔥 C Grade: Heavyweights Chris Grant, Graham Hall, and Richard Graham are butting heads in the men's race, while Brittany D***s and Amelia Burkhart are putting on a absolute masterclass in the Femmes battle! 💅⚡
🥊 D Grade: Simon Vita vs. Sam McNaughtan—a true, timeless battle of the ages!
⏳ E Grade: John Wood and Sam Dobson keeping the "generation game" alive and kickin'!

💰 WHAT’S ON THE LINE? (SPOILER: BIG STUFF) 💰

🎁 THE MEGA SPOT PRIZE: How about a night for two at the InterContinental Wellington (valued at $600)?! Someone’s legs are going to be sore, but their night is going to be pure luxury! 🏨🥂
🎽 PODIUM & JERSEYS: $1,500 worth of Tineli kit vouchers are up for grabs for the overall series podium finishers in every grade, plus the coveted Grade Winner's Leader Jersey to keep forever!

🗓️ RACE DAY DETAILS:
📍 Venue: Te Horo Community Hall (School Rd)
⏰ Registration: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (All grades)
🏁 Start Time: Racing kicks off at 1:00 PM

🔗 ENTER NOW: https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/viewform/505624

Get your entry in online before 5 PM Friday to skip the late fee!

Whether you’re fighting for the series podium or just here for the post-race tea, bikkies, and banter at the hall—this is the Grand Finale you cannot afford to miss.

Let’s end this series with a bang! See you on the start line! 🚴‍♂️💨✨

Kapiti Winter Series 2026 A friendly, inclusive club for road cyclists based on the Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region, New Zealand, holding regular training rides, races and fun rides.

🌶️ SHORT, SPICY, AND ABSOLUTELY NO MERCY! 🌶️
Race 3 of the Winter Series is officially in the books, and wow—yesterday’s course truly lived up to its "short and spicy" title. Which we now realize was just race committee code for "your lungs will burn, your legs will turn to jelly, and you will spend the entire afternoon questioning your life choices." 🚴💨
The absolute highlight of the day was seeing the incredible turnout of young riders out there tearing up the tarmac!
Special shoutout to D Grade, where the youth takeover is now officially complete. Two 13-year-olds took out 1st and 2nd place! 🏆🥇🥈
Nothing quite builds character like getting absolutely gapped on a sprint by someone who wasn't even alive when your bike was built. Massive congrats to those two legends, Sam and Jagger! We’d ask them their secret to recovering so fast, but they’ve probably already smashed two juice boxes, finished their homework, and ridden another 50km. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still trying to unclip without our calves cramping up. 😂
Huge thanks to all our volunteers, marshals, and coffee providers who kept us safe and caffeinated!
📊 Full results are live here https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/2718/results?round=9143

Rest those legs, soak in the Epsom salts, and we’ll see you all back out there for the final round in a week! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️⚡

🏆 WINTER SERIES RACE 2 RESULTS ARE FINALLY LIVE! 🏆

Huge thanks to everyone for your patience while we pieced together the finish line puzzle! It turns out our timing tags are 100% waterproof, but the heavy doses of "liquid sunshine" seemed to make a few of them completely invisible to science. 🌧️🚴‍♂️

After some detective work, manual cross-referencing, and minimal arguments, the official times are in the books.

Check where you placed (and prove you actually rode in that weather):
👉 https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/2687/results

🚨 RACE UPDATE: NEW START TIME! 🚨

Good news, KCC crew! We are pushing tomorrow’s race start back to 2:00 PM (instead of 1:00 PM) so we can completely dodge the rain, which is forecast to clear right at 1:00 PM.

That means extra sleep-ins, dry roads, and zero soggy chamois!

🚴 Haven't Entered Yet?
The excuses are officially gone. Sleep in, grab some brunch, and come join us for a glorious afternoon of racing in the sunshine.

👉 Get your entry locked in now and see you at 2:00 PM tomorrow!

https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/350589

☀️ KCC Winter Series Race 2 - UPDATE: PERFECT WEATHER GUARANTEED (Sort of...) 🚴‍♂️💨

The forecast is currently doing its usual chaotic dance, but our chief amateur forecaster has looked deep into the tea leaves, checked his left knee, and officially declared Saturday's weather: Flawless. (Ignore the clouds, he says they are just dramatic effect).

We are sitting on a very healthy 50+ entries across the grades, and good grief, C-Grade is an absolute block party with 20 riders already signed up! If you want to get spat out the back of the biggest bunch on the coast in style, this is your moment.

Don't let FOMO ruin your weekend lie-in. Get your name on the sheet before 5pm tomorrow!

👉 [https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/350589]

Winter Series Race 2 is THIS SATURDAY! 🚴💨
Lace up, pin on your numbers, and l**e those chains—Round 2 is go!
We’re rolling out the NEW Hybrid Course (tested and approved at Club Champs). The best news? We’ve stripped out TWO barrel turns per lap, meaning no dropping anchor, no grinding back up to speed, and zero excuses! Just smooth, fast, and flowing bitumen. 🙌
The Deets: 📍 Start: The Hall 🚀 Route: Left onto Ōtaki Gorge Rd ➡️ Left onto Old Hautere Rd (loop to the true bottom) ➡️ Back to the Hall. 📏 Distances: • A & B: 3 laps (~54km) – Time to dig deep! • C, C Femmes, D & E: 2 laps (~36km) – Pure, high-octane racing.
🗺️ Map:https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6474103876📰 Full Series Info:https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/newsarticle/165092?newsfeedId=1272005
Winter isn't going to warm itself up—see you on the start line! 🔥

The Kapiti Winter Series kicks off this Saturday, and the forecast for Te Horo is looking so good, it’s practically suspicious.

If you haven’t entered yet, stop procrastinating and click https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/viewform/505624 to register now.

We’ve got graded racing from A to E, plus our dedicated Femmes C grade—because why should the guys have all the fun?

Why should you show up?

The Racing: It’s our classic Te Horo course. A and B Grade, prepare to be "rewarded" with a little extra sting in the tail—a cheeky climb all the way to the Kaitawa Road Bridge. Don't worry, the view is great, even if you’re seeing stars.

The Rewards: We have generous spot prizes, which is code for "there's a high chance you’ll win something cool for just showing up."

The Post-Race Fuel: Complimentary tea, coffee, and bikkies at the Te Horo hall. Nothing says "peak athlete" like inhaling a packet of biscuits immediately after a race.

Click below for the course maps (so you know exactly where to suffer).

Course map for A and B grade: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6737118766

Course map for C, D and E grade: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/4296974122

See you Saturday for some sunshine and, presumably, some lactic acid.

The Kapiti Cycling Club Committee

Kapiti Winter Series 2026 A friendly, inclusive club for road cyclists based on the Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region, New Zealand, holding regular training rides, races and fun rides.