Welcome to Kiwi Randonneurs Inc.

Long-distance cycling is growing in popularity in New Zealand. Many organised "fun" rides now have well established enduro versions featuring multiple laps of the same course for those wanting to test themselves beyond the traditional race distances.

Kiwi Randonneurs caters for those with a spirit of adventure who want to extend themselves and find their limits. The rewards are personal and extremely satisfying.

Kiwi Randonneurs is the national organising body for long-distance, free-paced randonnées in New Zealand. These rides are sanctioned by Audax Club Parisien for randonnees of up to 1000km, and Les Randonneurs Mondiaux for randonnées of 1200km or longer.

In some countries randonnées are known as Audax events but strictly speaking, that term applies only where participants ride together at a speed controlled by a ride captain. Audax events are sanctioned by the Unions des Audax. Randonnées sanctioned under the free-paced rules of Audax Club Parisien or Les Randonneurs Mondiaux are known as randonneuring events.

Our randonneuring events are held throughout New Zealand, and you will be made welcome when participating in our rides. Our rides are open to all reasonably fit riders including non-members and visitors who are welcome to join our friendly and supportive participants. Randonneuring events range from small local events with only a handful of riders through to the feature event for all Randonneurs - Paris-Brest-Paris in which 5,000 riders accept a 1200km long challenge with a heritage dating back to 1891.

Randonneuring is a long distance form of cycling in which riders attempt courses from 50km to many hundreds of kilometres or more, passing through predetermined "controls" (checkpoints). Riders aim to complete the course within specified time limits, and receive equal recognition regardless of their finishing order. The challenge is not in racing, but to complete the event at your own pace within the time limit. Riders may travel in groups or alone as they wish, and are expected to be self-sufficient between controls.

Randonneuring and long-distance cycling disciplines have a long history. You may like to read about more about the history of Randonneuring, Audax and long-distance cycling on our history page.

Many members of Kiwi Randonneurs are also interested in other genres of long-distance cycling, such as ultra-distance time-trials and long-distance records. We are currently establishing how to incorporate these other styles of long-distance cycling into our calendar.

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Ride Calendar for 2015

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• BRM rides operate under the RULES OF BREVETS RANDONNEURS MONDIAUX and are sanctioned by Audax Club Parisien and 200, 300, 400 & 600km rides between 1 November and 30 June are recognised for the purpose of qualifying for Paris-Brest-Paris 2015
• "Other New Zealand Long Distance Cycling Events" are not organised or sanctioned by Kiwi Randonneurs or ACP. We have included other long-distance cycling events in this calendar that may be of interest to our members
• Please e-mail webmaster@kiwirandonneurs.org.nz (Craig McGregor) if you see omissions or inaccuracies in this calendar
• To contact a ride organiser, e-mail redirection will take place if you send your e-mail to firstname@kiwirandonneurs.org.nz

Note: The Randonneuring calendar operates from 1 November to 31 October of each year.

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New Zealand Randonneuring Events 2015

Due to the number of exciting new routes for 2015 we do not have all routes loaded on this website (yet). This will take a while due to all of the riding we have to do.

Ride Name	Date	Start location	Dist	Type	Organiser
Inland Whale Watch	Sat, 1 Nov 2014	Culverden	200	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Tasman Tour	Fri, 7 Nov 2014	Brightwater	200	Road/BRM	Adi Coventry-Brown
Sea to Source to Sea	Sat, 8 Nov 2014	Westport	300	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Pongaroa Pub Ride	Sat, 15 Nov 2014	Ashhurst	200	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Tasman Parks	Fri, 21 Nov 2014	Brightwater	300	Road/BRM	Iwao Fujii
Mackenzie Muster	Sat, 29 Nov 2014	Timaru	400	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Taupo Challenge	Sat, 29 Nov 2014	Taupo	300	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Round the Tararuas	Sat, 6 Dec 2014	Waikanae	300	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Gold in the Hills	Fri, 12 Dec	St Arnaud	300	Road/BRM Note: Some gravel	Niel Coventry-Brown
Alpine Passes	Sat, 13 Dec 2014	Christchurch	600	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Longest Saturday Fleche	Sat, 20 Dec 2014	Anywhere	360+	Road/Fleche Nationale	Craig McGregor
Black Sands & Surf	Mon, 29 Dec 2014	Auckland	300	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Farewell Return	Fri, 2 Jan 2015	Brightwater	400	Road/BRM	Niel Coventry-Brown
Coromandel Green Gravel Grovel	Sat, 10 Jan	Thames	200	Road/BRM (some gravel)	Peter Cole
Picton-Westport-Picton	Sat, 17 Jan	Picton	600	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Eketahuna Dash	Sat, 24 Jan	Martinborough	200	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Apiti Hills	Sat, 31 Jan	Feilding	200	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Volcanic Excursion	Fri, 6 Feb	Ohakune	600	Road/BRM Road/ITT	Peter Cole
Volcanic Excursion	Sat, 7 Feb	Ohakune	300	Road/BRM	Peter Cole
Pahiatua Delight	Sat, 21 Feb	Martinborough	300	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Gran Turismo Series Qualify for Paris-Brest-Paris in eight days!
Hanmer Hottub	Sun, 1 Mar	Christchurch	200	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Mountain Springs	Mon, 2 Mar	Hanmer	300	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Marlborough-Tasman Magic	Wed, 4 Mar	Nelson	400	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Nelson-Christchurch	Sat, 7 Mar	Nelson	600	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Pongaroa Pub Ride	Sat, 14 Mar	Ashhurst	200	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Dannevirke Desserts	Sat, 21 Mar	Martinborough	400	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Inland Scenic Route	Sat, 21 Mar	Amberly	400	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
East Cape Explorer	Fri, 3 Apr	Taihape	1000	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Sunny Northland	Sat, 11 Apr	Whangarei	400	Road/BRM	Peter Cole
Coleridge Return	Sat, 18 Apr	Christchurch	200	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Gentle Littl' Ride	Sat, 25 Apr	Feilding	600	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Twin Rivers	Sat, 2 May	Rakaia	300	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Whanganui Rapids	Sat, 9 May	Feilding	400	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Waitaki Wonders	Sat, 9 May	Glenavy	400	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Black Sands & Surf	Sat, 16 May	Auckland	300	Road/BRM	Peter Cole
North Rakaia Loop	Sat, 23 May	Christchurch	200	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Off to the Bay	Sat, 30 May	Martinborough	600	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Canterbury Circle	Sat, 6 Jun	Christchurch	200	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Winter Solstice	Sat, 20 Jun	Martinborough	200 400	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Glacial Lakes	Sat, 20 Jun	Tekapo	200	Road/BRM	Shane Davidson
Round the Tararuas	Sat, 4 Jul	Upper Hutt	300	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Eketahuna Dash	Sat, 11 Jul	Martinborough Upper Hutt	200 300	Road/BRM	Simon Henderson
Apiti Hills	Sat, 18 Jul	Feilding	200	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Fire & Ice	Sat, 25 Jul	Rotorua	200	Road/BRM	Peter Cole
Paris-Brest-Paris	Sun, 16 Aug	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	1200km		Audax Club Parisien
Port Albert Run	Sat, 12 Sep	Auckland (Albany)	200	Road/BRM	Peter Cole
Waihi Goldrush	Sat, 26 Sep	Waihi	300	Road/BRM	Peter Cole
Apiti Hills	Sat, 10 Oct	Feilding	200	Road/BRM	Craig McGregor
Mangawhai Heads Express	Sat, 24 Oct	Auckland (Albany)	300	Road/BRM	Peter Cole

 

Other New Zealand Long-Distance Cycling Events 2015

Ride Name	Date	Start location	Dist	Type	Organiser
Tour de Manawatu (2 & 3 lap options)	Sat, 1 Nov 2014 Sun, 2 Nov	Palmerston North	232 348	Road/Multi-lap	Fitzherbert Lions Club Contact Tim Neal for multi-lap entries
Extreme Enduro	Wed, 26 Nov 2014	Taupo	1280	Road/Multi-lap	Moana Rotary Club of Taupo
Maxi Enduro	Fri, 28 Nov 2014	Taupo	640	Road/Multi-lap	Moana Rotary Club of Taupo
Enduro	Sat, 29 Nov 2014	Taupo	320	Road/Multi-lap	Moana Rotary Club of Taupo
Kiwi Brevet	Sat, 31 Jan 2014	Blenhiem	700 1100	Off-road Bikepacking	Scott Emmens

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