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Riding Groups
Group 1 - Ferrets
Lithe, athletic, difficult to catch and harder to like
Fast: 30+ km/hr average
Group 2 - Silver Foxes
Well rounded individuals, born to ride semi-hard
Not So Fast: 27+ km/hr average
Group 3 - Komodo Dragons
Surprisingly quick, sharp tongued assassins who strike early then wait for you to fade before moving in for the kill
Middle Range: 24+ km/hr average
Group 4 - Wise Owls
They know that a straight line is the shortest distance to the coffee shop
Leisure: < 24 km/hr average
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Our Ride Ethos - We're all about safety, fun, improving fitness and comradeship. Group riding is about learning/experiencing riding with other cyclists around you.
If you are looking for ultra competitive riding and racing, there are probably other groups that would better suit your needs, but please get in touch to discuss what you're after. During the last third of the ride, some riders may wish to increase tempo, but no-one will be left to ride home alone (unless they are winning!!).
Wednesday Rides
PEDDLERS' WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ROAD RIDE - START TIME NOW 3:00PM
With the change away from Daylight Saving, the Wednesday evening rides now leave from outside the Catholic Church the corner of Hohaia and Tawa streets, in order to avoid the 3pm school traffic. The ride route and groups will be determined on the day. You must have a rear light as a minimum but we strongly advise that you have both front rear. We'll be back in town before it gets too dark.
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Sunday Rides
PEDDLERS' SUNDAY ROAD RIDE - START TIME NOW 09:30AM
The Sunday morning rides leave from Matamata Primary School flagpole on Broadway at 09:30am. Please be there at least 5 minutes before the ride is due to start for a quick ride briefing prior to departure. Please refer to the Location Maps page for the start location.
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SUNDAY RIDES
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Sunday, 11th June 2023
PEDDLERS' TRAIL DAY - Papamoa
START TIME 10:00AM
Our monthly trail ride takes us over the Kaimais this week (by car - don't panic!). Meet at the Papamoa Domain opposite 562 Papamoa Beach Road to be ready for a 10am start. We will go from there down Domain Road, onto the cycle track and follow this, then with a few sidetracks, link onto the cycleway which runs alongside the expressway towards Paengaroa/Maketu. This is a very family friendly ride and almost entirely flat, so will suit all levels of rider. This will be a "there and back" ride and once we are back at the Papamoa Domain we can have a bite to eat and drink from the local bakery/cafe, or you can bring your own. Robyn & Henry have kindly offered to open the doors to a relative's beach house for us to enjoy as our "Peddlers Cafe".
(Approx. 20km each way)
Those who would rather stay home and challenge the dark lands of Mordor, join us (hobbits welcome)......
PEDDLERS' ROAD RIDE - MATAMATA
******START TIME NOW 9:30AM******
The Dragon's Bite
Winter is coming. No, wait, wrong pop culture reference. Not saying there hasn't been any brother/sister love on Buckland Road, just that I was supposed to be doing Lord of the Rings, not Game of Thrones. Sorry about that, got mixed up. Anyway, Return to Torturoa where Mt Doom awaits and many a precious ring has been burnt. Meander home past Hobbiton, where the tourists did frolic before the Covid dragon laid waste unto Middle Earth. Personally, I will be utilising my One Ring and its power of invisibility, so you won't see me Sunday
Route 1 - Check it out!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Puketutu, R SH29, R Taotaoroa, L Karapiro, R Whitehall, U-turn at Brunskill (Whitehall School), L Karapiro, L Buckland, L Puketutu, L Matai, R Peria and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 72.5km).
Route 2 - Check it out!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Puketutu, R SH29, R Taotaoroa, R Buckland, L Puketutu, L Matai, R Peria and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 58.9km).
Route 3 - Check it out!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Henry Watson, S Piakoiti, L Piakonui, R Paratu, R Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 41km).
Route 4 - Check it out!
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Matai, R Puketutu, L Hopkins, L Hinuera, L Puketutu, R Matai, R Station, L Kowhai, R College, L SH27 and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 31.6km)
The Cockies' Challenge - 10:00am start - 30km/h +
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Henry Watson, S Piakoiti, L Piakonui, R Paratu, L Paratu West, L Paratu, R Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria and home to Robert Harris.
(Approx. 46km).
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START TIME 9:30AM
Sunday, 18th June 2023
Last Train to Kiwitahi
Rail against winter and all aboard for some Kiwitahi mahi! Come train with us on a whistle-stop tour of the west country. There's no time for sleepers Wayne! Lines will be crossed and things could go right off track (and that's just the chat at Robert Harris!!!). We'll have your caboose parked back home before the steam starts coming out of your boiler.
Route 1
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, R Gunn, S Landsdowne, R Morrinsville-Walton, L Campbell, L Kereone, L Bolton, S Kiwitahi Railway, L Hutchinson, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria and home to Robert Harris (Approx. 62km).
Route 2
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, R Gunn, S Landsdowne, R Morrinsville-Walton, L Campbell, L Kereone, L Pakarau, R Hutchinson, L Kiwitahi Station, L Milliken, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria and home to Robert Harris (Approx. 55km).
Route 3
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, R Gunn, S Landsdowne, R Morrinsville-Walton, L Campbell, L Kereone, L Pakarau, L Hutchinson, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria and home to Robert Harris (Approx. 46km).
Route 4
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, R Gunn, S Landsdowne, R Morrinsville-Walton, U-turn at start of Campbell Rd, and return home, via same route, to Robert Harris (Approx. 31km).
The Cockies' Challenge - 10:00am start - 30km/h +
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, R Gunn, S Landsdowne, R Morrinsville-Walton, L Campbell, L Kereone, L Pakarau, L Hutchinson, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria and home to Robert Harris (Approx. 46km).
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START TIME 9:30AM
Sunday, 25th June 2023
Cold Comfort
Saddle up secure in the knowledge that even if Jack Frost's out this fine winters' morning, you won't stay cold for long! As Robyn says, there's nothing like a little bit of Henry (Watson) to start your day and Morgan will be there at the end to put an exclamation point on proceedings. Think of it as cycling's equivalent of a full body massage, with happy endings for all at Robert Harris (cream optional)
Group 1
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Henry Watson, S Piakoiti, L Morrinsville-Walton, L Chepmell, R Bell, R Morrinsville-Walton, R Piakoiti, L Morgan, L Peria and home to Robert Harris (Approx. 63km).
Group 2
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, L Smith, R Sheffield, R Station, L Matai, R Henry Watson, S Piakoiti, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Morrinsville-Walton (at Kiwitahi School), R Kiwitahi Railway, R Milliken, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Piakoiti, L Morgan, L Peria and home to Robert Harris (Approx. 56km).
Group 3
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, R Gunn, S Landsdowne, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Milliken, R Hutchinson, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria and home to Robert Harris (Approx. 47km).
Group 4
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, R Gunn, S Landsdowne, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Hutchinson, U-turn just before the railway crossing and return home, via same route, to Robert Harris (Approx. 36km).
The Cockies' Challenge - 10:00am start - 30km/h +
Start Matamata Primary School flagpole, L Broadway, (straight through roundabout with care) S Peria, R Gunn, S Landsdowne, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Milliken, R Hutchinson, L Morrinsville-Walton, R Landsdowne, S Gunn, L Peria and home to Robert Harris (Approx. 47km).
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