Cloudride/Cumulus Merged

Greetings Cloudriders After talking to the few riders who were considering the full Cloudride course I have taken the decision to merge all riders onto the one course and run the Monaro Cloudride on what was intended to be the Cumulus course. So, we will desist with any further reference to the Cumulus and recalibrate the Monaro Cloudride onto the easier course. I think it is clear that the original Cloudride course is a challenge too far for most and I've no desire to continue running it as an event that has very narrow appeal. I am sure that the new course will prove challenging enough but vastly more enjoyable and hopefully we will have a far greater completion rate than in previous years.

All those riders who have registered and paid have now been sent the .gpx files and course notes. Riders who haven't declared their hand need to firm up asap.

For the moment the website will remain unchanged as there is quite a bit of work to realign it to the new route and road conditions. However the Registration Entry process has been updated and you can now only enter the Monaro Cloudride.

TOUR AOTEAROA 3000k

Captain Cloudrider is riding in the NZ Tour Aotearoa, starting third wave on Wednesday and will have limited email contact to assist with admin while I'm out on the bike.... I'll be 20 days or so!

The First Wave 100+ riders started NOON yesterday. Second Wave on Tuesday and Third Wave Wednesday. Riders are nor seeded so no need to chase down the early starters.

The usual bikepacking rules apply. Ride solo, navigate the course unsupported utilising the commercial services along the way. The rule variations to the normal bikepacking event are a mandatory six hours off the bike every 24 hours, a minimum of 10 days and a max of 30 days. …. and it’s not a race. www.touraotearoa.nz The general race chat is on Facebook… if you have an account https://www.facebook.com/groups/touraotearoa2016/ Each rider [or pair in some cases] will carry a SPOT gps tracker and the race can be followed here… https://touraotearoa2016.maprogress.com