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photo journal...the first five years...

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We are a sponsor of the Gwaloop Cycle Challengeand also to the

NEW 110km Special race

Gisborne to Wairoa - Out & Back Course

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The Gwaloop Cycle Challenge

is an event organised and owned by

TMS Sport Promotions Ltd.

for all details information: www.gwaloop.co.nz

In 2013 theGwaloop Cycle Challenge

becomes part of the BikeNZ Summer Series

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Terry & Kathy Sheldrake Directors

TMS Sport Promotions Ltd.

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INDEX:

Event Date Page (Please Note: No 2011 race - the event moved forward from Spring to Summer)

20 October 2007 5

25 October 2008 13

24 October 2009 23

20 October 2010 30

21 January 2012 40

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Scroll though this book for scenic views of beautiful Gisborne District.Those who take up the Gwaloop Cycle Challenge can enjoy magnificient views as they compete and complete New Zealand’s longest-one-day cycle race.

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The race begins on the Poverty Bay Flats and proceeds out and up into the Wharerata ranges via Nuhaka to Wairoa then returning on the inland route via Tiniroto - to complete the loop back onto the Poverty Bay Flats once again to Gisborne city.4

Sunday 21st October 2007,10am - 6pm www.gisbornewine.co.nz

Entry FeesIndividuals: $75.00

Teams: $130.00Late Fee after 10th October ‘07

Additional: $20 per person (individuals & teams).

Solo Team Rider One Team Rider Two

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O v e r2 0 0 k m

New Event!

Saturday, Labour Weekend

20th Oct.‘07

RACE from Gisborne via Nuhaka to Wairoa and LOOP-BACK via Tiniroto to Gisborne

Contact Address

After Hours

Waiver and Release StatementIn consideration of the acceptance of my entry, I do here by agree the exclusion of liability to the event, event directors, officers, sponsors, volunteer groups, or

individuals from all claims for injuries and or damage however caused (whether fatal or otherwise) I may suffer out of the participation in this event. I also release and forever discharge the above groups from all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses, damages, penalties and fines however arising

(including negligence). I agree to comply with the rules of the 2007 Gwaloop Cycle Challenge and I intend on competing entirely at my own risk. All competitors in Gwaloop 2007 must adhere to all New Zealand Traffic Rules and specific event instructions that will be provided in writing

at Registration. Attendance at the Event Briefing Campion College 6.30am Saturday 20th October is compulsory for all participants (No exceptions).

Signed: ......................................................................... Date: .........................................................................( Signature of Entrant, Guardian / Parental consent for those 17years and under).

Catering for solo riders & two person teams, (one to ride to Wairoa), with the second returning via Tiniroto the same as the solo riders.

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Tick One Category only: Male Female

Please make cheques payable to: TMS Sport Promotions Ltd.And send to: P.O. Box 1293 Gisborne.

Entries close 19th October 2007

TMSSportPromotions Ltd.

‘cycle challenge’www.gwaloop.co.nz

TMSSportPromotions Ltd.

Entry details for both Individuals & Team Participants

Official Entry Form

O v e r2 0 0 k m

Solo Entrant

Team Rider One

Team Rider Two

Telephone

Email

Age/s on Race Day

Tick One Category only: Men Women Mixed

Under 23 23-34 35-44 45-54 55 plus

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Guardian / Parental consent for those 17years and under.

Sunday 21st October 2007,10am - 6pm www.gisbornewine.co.nz

^^^ The GOLDEN logo was/is used as a unique way of remembering those who participated in the orginal race...

<<< Original Poster of the first Gwaloop.

Saturday - Labour Weekend20th October 2007

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2007 ‘Original’

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Stephen Sheldrake - Overall Winner of the FIRST Gwaloop Cycle Challenge in 2007 and again in 2008.His 2008 time remains the course record 5hrs 45min 49sec.6

Wairoa

Gisborne’s Brent Sheldrake & Josh Barley of Wellington applying the effort out on the course...Inset: An inquisitive onlooker of the equine variety - keeping an eye on proceedings as cyclists passed through his neighbourhood way out past Frasertown... 7

Four riders entering Wairoa - with half the distance completed. Insert: Two of the Wairoa Transition attendants pose with their Gwaloop Original T Shirts. Photo on right shows two more competitors nearing Gisborne.8

Wairoa: Transition

Two doctors, Deon Stoltz and Jeremy Webber leading the charge as they head back on the Poverty Bay Flats.

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10Three more 2007 competitors enjoying the final stage as they head back to Gisborne.Inset: Kendall Morgan-Marshall the Ladies second placegetter..... out on the course.

2007 Top from left: Kevin Strongman interview after the race with, Brent & Aaron SheldrakeBottom photos: Chase group headed by Noel Holden & Barry Hyland departing Wairoa. Eventual ladies winner Lisa Payne on the final leg heading back to Gisborne. 11

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2007 Ladies Winner Lisa Payne with second placegetter Kendall Morgan-Marshall enjoying the after race moment...

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Maddy’s

KIDS Loop$10 per kid on

the day

Sunday October 26 2008,10am - 6pm www.gisbornewine.co.nz

Saturday,

Labour Weekend

25th Oct. 2008

TMSSportPromotions Ltd.

www.gwaloop.co.nz

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2 0 4 k m ‘cycle challenge’

Official

Entry Form

In association with the: Gisborne Cycling Club

26.4km

Tourism Eastland

Mini-Loop Race

$30 per Entrant

Sunday October 26 2008,10am - 6pm www.gisbornewine.co.nz

Sunday October 26 2008,10am - 6pm www.gisbornewine.co.nz

Stage OneGisborne to Nuhaka

Stage TwoNuhaka to Wairoa

Stage ThreeWairoa to

TinirotoStage FourTiniroto to Gisborne

Keith Scholes competing in Gwaloop 2008. Keith was a great help to Terry & Kathy Sheldrake, acting as the offical surveyor for the course. Photographed here getting a hands on feel in real time and being chased by Alex Hyland.

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faces of

2008

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2008 Ian Smallman & Peter Rennie photographed on the return journey ‘Stage 3’ between Wairoa & Tiniroto.

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2008 leading men head up one of the tough climbs of Stage 3 between Wairoa and Tiniroto. Stephen Sheldrake (Avanti) & Omer Kem (Team Bissell) lead the way with Wellington’s Josh Barley in pusuit.16

Completion of the challenge for these riders of 2008... Keith Scholes, on the left, Malcolm Niven on the right flanking two visiting riders.

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Tiniroto Tavern: Transition

Omer Kem, Josh Barley and Stephen Sheldrake steadily climbing past the Tiniroto Tavern.

Omer Kem and Stephen Sheldrake riding away from the rest of the field as they traverse the steep section of the course on the return to Gisborne...

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Stephen Sheldrake - taking refreshments from his support team member Carl Cairns on route to complete Stage 3.

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The sheer delight and excitement of finishing as the Ladies Winner of 2008 would be hard to beat as expressed on the face of Sarah Smallman of Christchurch. Seen here being con-gratulated by husband Ian after crossing the Finish line. Then being interviewed by TMS Sport Promotions Ltd. Race Director Terry Sheldrake

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TMSSportPromotions Ltd.

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Support Life Education Trust

Entries on website: www.gwaloop.co.nzSaturday Labour Weekend: 24 October 2009

ChallengeTHE

26.4km

Enter‘YOUR’TEAM

204kms: Gisborne, Nuhaka, Wairoa, return via TinirotoEntries on website: www.gwaloop.co.nz

Saturday Labour Weekend: 24 October 2009

204km

The Gisborne Herald Elliott United TravelYMCA

Gisborne

Tiniroto TAVERN

www.gisbornespecials.co.nz

The Gisborne Herald Elliott United TravelYMCA

Gisborne

Tiniroto TAVERN

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2009 Posters Mini Gwa.indd 1 18/06/2009 4:44:26 p.m.

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Candice Hammond 2009 and 2010 Ladies winner working hard to maintain her lead...

And they’re racing as the Starter releases the riders...

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2009 main peloton peels off the Waipaoa River roundabout... led by Peter Murphy.

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2009: A chase group also peeling off the Waipaoa River roundabout on the Poverty Bay Flats... led by Nan Baker.

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2009: And yet another group peeling off the Waipaoa River roundabout led by Gary Hope.

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2009 Ladies Winner - Candice Hammond of Cambridge... on the final Stage 4 returning back and getting close to Gisborne...

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2009: Lead group of three men during Stage 3.Team Bissell riders:Ben Jacques-Maynes and Jeremy Vennell keep a watchful eye on Daniel Coombes. 29

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Labour Weekend Saturday 23 October 2010

Jeremy Vennell & Ben Jacques-Maynes >>>the 2009 - 1st + 2nd placegetters

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2010 leading group of riders on the 2nd Stage between Nuhaka and Wairoa. Overall Winner Ian Smallman Team Subway Christchurch, is seen here in his sponsors corporate Green & Yellow colours. 32

2010: Candice Hammond - Overall Ladies Winner leading a group through Manutuke during Stage 1 ...just ahead lay the Wharerata ranges...Insert: Candice being interviewed after the race 33

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2010: Chase group - well out of Frasertown and heading for Tiniroto...

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Overall Winner Ian Smallman during Stage 3 near Tiniroto Tavern...

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Gisborne’s Steve Wolter leading across small bridge out past Frasertown..

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2010 Overall Winner Ian Smallman leading down Gentle Annie on the final Stage 4 descent... 38

39Lead Car heads into one of the more scenic areas of the race...Insert: Candice Hammond first woman home...

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The lead Peloton heading towards Manutuke, with Overall Winner Jeremy Vennell ‘Team Bissell’ taking a turn at the front...

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One of the novel teams (from Canada) that enjoyed the experience of Gwaloop... and want to return to do it all over once again...

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Early moments... as the riders head out past the Gisborne Showgrounds Park.

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As the 2012 race began - the eventual winner of the Ladies race, Judith May of Auckland was quietly beginning her race at the rear of this group... she would in time ride through the ladies field to set the fastest ladies time ever for Gwaloop... 6hrs. 24min. 56sec. 45

Peter Murphy at speed passing through Morere...

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47Stephen Sheldrake leading a chase group through Morere...

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Nuhaka Roundabout Transition... Stage 2 begins... as Alex Hyland signals right turn to Wairoa.

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Nuhaka Store: Transition

49Nuhaka Roundabout... Stage 2 begins... as Alex Hyland continues to lead the group on the way to Wairoa.

50Lead group heading on their way to Wairoa.

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2012: Leading group heading for Wairoa... Stage 2 is a relatively easy ride - an undulating section of the race...

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Overall Winner Jeremy Vennel ‘Team Bissell’ still at the head of the main group ... this time photographed on the return jouney ‘Stage 3’ between Wairoa & Tiniroto.. coming over the crest of a gentle rise...

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The main group... again photographed on the return jouney ‘Stage 3’ between Wairoa & Tiniroto

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Gisborne’s Callum Gordon with a competitor chasing in earnest through the hill section around Tiniroto...

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Lead group descending at speed on route to Tiniroto...

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Gisborne’s young and talented Callum Gordon cornering at speed while descending Gentle Annie - final Stage.

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Gisborne’s Stephen Sheldrake in chase mode down Gentle Annie ...

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Tiniroto Tavern

2012 Winners: Jeremy Vennell (Hawkes Bay) & Judith May (Auckland)

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New Zealand’s Longest One Day Cycle Challenge: www.gwaloop.co.nz

‘New Zealand’Gisborne to Wairoa

LOOP2 February 2013

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2013 NEW ‘Out & Back Course’...Gisborne to Tiniroto - Out & Back’... this is a New 2013 Race for Solo Riders ONLY...

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The EndThanks for taking the time to read through this

photo journal ...the first five years...

Gwaloop Cycle ChallengeWe trust you may be inspired to take up the challenge on

2 February 2013204km Gwaloop ...or... 110km Special.

for Entry details and information: www.gwaloop.co.nz

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