As a way to get back into NZ riding, see a lot of new places and put to some use all the cycling I’d been doing in the months beforehand – I decided to ride the 2015 edition of the Kiwi Brevet. The 1150 km course shown below takes in an awful lot of the upper South Island. I was hoping to ride about 150 km per day to get back within eight days – just one of those would be the greatest distance I’d ever ridden on a bike in a day before, let alone eight back to back. Still, I thought it was achievable – it turned out it was, I saw some fantastic sights, met some great people on bikes and generally enjoyed it.
Click on the photos below to go to the individual posts about the week.
My first day – Blenheim – Lake Tennyson – 169 km
My second day – Lake Tennyson – Hurunui – 129 km
My third day – Hurunui – Springfield – 144 km
My fourth day – Springfield – Blackball – 188 km
My fifth day – Blackball – Springs Junction – 129 km
My sixth day – Springs Junction – Tapawera – 179 km
