Kapiti Cycling Club

🚨 ABSOLUTE LAST CHANCE: REGISTRATION DOORS ARE SLAMMING SHUT! 🚨

This is it, folks—the final, ultimate, no-more-extensions broadcast before registrations strictly shut down this Monday.

If you miss this cutoff, you will be left standing on the curb in your street clothes, watching the rest of us devour burgers and argue over obscure trivia answers like absolute legends.

Here is your final high-stakes warm-up question. No phone-a-friend, no consulting your head unit, and no claiming your brain lost satellite connection!

Question: Which famous inventor holds over 1,000 U.S. patents, including those for the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the practical electric lightbulb?

A) Nikola Tesla

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Thomas Edison

D) The absolute visionary who scientifically proved that eating a double cheeseburger instantly boosts your Functional Threshold Power (FTP) by 15 watts.

Answer: C) Thomas Edison. (Though Option D is an airtight scientific theory we fully intend to test, prove, and celebrate at the pub).

Why you cannot afford to miss this:

The Trophies: Come collect the hardware you earned (or just clap loudly for the people who stole your podium spot).

The Burgers: Pure, unadulterated, carb-loading perfection.

The Social Proof: Prove to your clubmates that you actually possess hair, ankles, and a full wardrobe outside of tight lycra.

Light up your Monday by locking in your spot right now. Bragging rights last a lot longer than a local KOM or QOM segment!

👉 https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/newsarticle/169331?newsfeedId=1272005

(And yes, if your mother taught you NEVER to click random email or Facebook links because she’s a cyber-security genius—just head to kapiticyclingclub.co.nz and hit the top news item. Mum stays happy, you get a burger. Win-win.)

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🌐 Geography & Navigation 🧭

Since we extended the deadline to Monday, you have zero excuses left for missing out on the Prizegiving, Quiz & Burger Night!

Let's test your global knowledge:

Question: What is the only country in the world that has a non-rectangular national flag?

A) Switzerland

B) Nepal

C) Vatican City

D) The sovereign nation formed inside your garage where only bike tools are allowed.

Answer: B) Nepal. (Its flag is made of two stacked triangles. Switzerland and Vatican City are square, which technically makes them rectangular, but we won't split hairs).

Navigate your way over to the registration form before Monday's deadline cut-off!

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🧪Science and Biology 🦴

Brain check time! Registration for the Prizegiving, Quiz & Burger Night is staying open until Monday.

Here is your daily dose of trivia to warm up those cognitive gears:

Question: What is the hardest substance in the human body?

A) Femur bone

B) Tooth enamel

C) The skull

D) A veteran cyclist's lycra loyalty.

Answer: B) Tooth enamel. Although D is a very close runner-up.
True hardness is not found in titanium frames or carbon weave; it is forged when a rider looks at a 10-year-old pair of bib shorts with thin, translucent mesh for a seat panel and whispers: 'There's easily another season in these.'

Bring your brilliant brain (and your appetite) on the night. Click the link below to lock in your burger selection before Monday!

👉 https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/newsarticle/169331?newsfeedId=1272005

Still hearing Mum's voice warning you about sketchy email links?

Fair play to her—she raised a proper cyber-security legend, and we respect the hustle.

If you're honoring maternal protocol and refusing to touch the link above, no worries at all:

Just pop over to kapiticyclingclub.co.nz and hit the very top news item on the homepage. It takes you to the exact same burger-and-quiz registration spot, and Mum gets to sleep soundly knowing her internet safety lessons actually stuck.

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🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION ALERT! 🚨

Apparently, everyone was so busy obsessing over their power-to-weight ratios and firmware updates that you forgot to actually sign up. Because we refuse to eat 40 extra burgers by ourselves, registrations are officially extended until Monday!

To prove the quiz won't cause your brain to cramp like a steep climb, here is Question 1 to test your cognitive watts:

Question: In what year did the original "modern" Olympic Games take place in Athens?

A) 1896

B) 1904

C) 1920

D) The exact year your electronic shifting, bike computer, rear radar, AND smart lights all hit 100% battery charge on the same morning.

Answer: A) 1896. (Though if you answered D, scientists estimate that mythical alignment of modern tech won't happen until 2084).

Stop waiting for your head unit to acquire a GPS satellite, click the link below, and get registered before Monday!

https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/newsarticle/169331?newsfeedId=1272005

🚨 EMERGENCY WARNING: BURGER & TRIVIA DEFICIT IMMINENT 🚨

There are officially 48 hours left to register for the Prizegiving, Quiz & Burger Night.

If you do not register in the next two days:

Your carb-loading privileges will be revoked.

You will not be allowed to argue about trivia answers you were 100% wrong about anyway.

You will miss seeing people in actual, real-life human clothes instead of tight lycra. (Spoiler: Some of us have hair under our helmets!)

Whether you’re coming to collect hardware, drag down your quiz team’s average IQ, or just aggressively eat a burger while judging other people's race tactics, we need your headcount NOW.

Hard Deadline: 2 Days. No exceptions, no "can I just pay at the door," no sad eyes.

https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/newsarticle/169331?newsfeedId=1272005

🍔 TROPHIES, TRIVIA & BURGERS! 🏆

Winter Series is done, which means it’s time for the ultimate recovery strategy: The KCC Prizegiving, Quiz & Burger Night!

Join us on Wednesday 16th Sept at the Kapiti Hockey Pavilion for a $10 night of hot burgers, cold drinks, casual trivia, and celebrating this season's champions!

⚠️ WARNING: Cap is strictly 90 people, and entries close 12 PM, Wednesday 2nd September. Don't be left watching from the window while everyone else eats burgers.

Partners, family & supporters welcome! Grab your spot and pre-order your burger now 👇

www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz

🚨 MOST WANTED: KCC WINTER SERIES CHAMPIONS 🚨
Police were called, but it turns out these five weren't taking part in a police lineup—they’re just the official grade winners of Winter Series Race 4, proudly showing off their leader jerseys (and their best suspect faces).
The points are officially locked in! Check where you landed on the final leaderboard here: 👉https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/2757/results

Massive congrats to all our grade champions captured below and everyone who pinned a number on this season! 🚴‍♂️💨

Unusual Suspects (L to R):
Frank Sutton – A Grade (Wanted for excessive speed)
Simon Vita – D Grade (Caught smuggling a cycling cap under the helmet)
Karl McKellar – B Grade (Refusing to make eye contact without a beard permit)
Graham Hall – C Grade (Looking entirely too comfortable in a police lineup)
Brittany D***s – C Grade Femmes (The only one actually smiling for the camera)

🚴‍♂️💨 THE WINTER SERIES GRAND FINALE IS HERE – THIS SATURDAY AT TE HORO! 🚴‍♀️💨

Hold onto your handlebars, folks! The final showdown of the Kapiti Cycling Club Winter Series is going down this Saturday, and the drama is spicier than a sprint finish! 🌶️🔥

The weather gods have taken pity on us—the forecast for Te Horo is looking better by the minute, so leave the winter excuses at home and bring your best legs. ☀️

The series standings are razor-thin, and legends will be made across every single grade:

🏆 A Grade: Jack Drage, Frank Sutton, and Filip Martin are locked in a three-way duel for ultimate bragging rights. Expect fireworks! 💥
🥈 B Grade: A chaotic 5-way rumble for top spot! Paul Delahunty, Karl Mckellar, Cliff Hughes, Richard Gibson, and Mike Searle are all within touching distance of the podium. Bring popcorn. 🍿
🔥 C Grade: Heavyweights Chris Grant, Graham Hall, and Richard Graham are butting heads in the men's race, while Brittany D***s and Amelia Burkhart are putting on a absolute masterclass in the Femmes battle! 💅⚡
🥊 D Grade: Simon Vita vs. Sam McNaughtan—a true, timeless battle of the ages!
⏳ E Grade: John Wood and Sam Dobson keeping the "generation game" alive and kickin'!

💰 WHAT’S ON THE LINE? (SPOILER: BIG STUFF) 💰

🎁 THE MEGA SPOT PRIZE: How about a night for two at the InterContinental Wellington (valued at $600)?! Someone’s legs are going to be sore, but their night is going to be pure luxury! 🏨🥂
🎽 PODIUM & JERSEYS: $1,500 worth of Tineli kit vouchers are up for grabs for the overall series podium finishers in every grade, plus the coveted Grade Winner's Leader Jersey to keep forever!

🗓️ RACE DAY DETAILS:
📍 Venue: Te Horo Community Hall (School Rd)
⏰ Registration: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (All grades)
🏁 Start Time: Racing kicks off at 1:00 PM

🔗 ENTER NOW: https://www.kapiticyclingclub.co.nz/viewform/505624

Get your entry in online before 5 PM Friday to skip the late fee!

Whether you’re fighting for the series podium or just here for the post-race tea, bikkies, and banter at the hall—this is the Grand Finale you cannot afford to miss.

Let’s end this series with a bang! See you on the start line! 🚴‍♂️💨✨

Kapiti Winter Series 2026 A friendly, inclusive club for road cyclists based on the Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region, New Zealand, holding regular training rides, races and fun rides.

🌶️ SHORT, SPICY, AND ABSOLUTELY NO MERCY! 🌶️
Race 3 of the Winter Series is officially in the books, and wow—yesterday’s course truly lived up to its "short and spicy" title. Which we now realize was just race committee code for "your lungs will burn, your legs will turn to jelly, and you will spend the entire afternoon questioning your life choices." 🚴💨
The absolute highlight of the day was seeing the incredible turnout of young riders out there tearing up the tarmac!
Special shoutout to D Grade, where the youth takeover is now officially complete. Two 13-year-olds took out 1st and 2nd place! 🏆🥇🥈
Nothing quite builds character like getting absolutely gapped on a sprint by someone who wasn't even alive when your bike was built. Massive congrats to those two legends, Sam and Jagger! We’d ask them their secret to recovering so fast, but they’ve probably already smashed two juice boxes, finished their homework, and ridden another 50km. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still trying to unclip without our calves cramping up. 😂
Huge thanks to all our volunteers, marshals, and coffee providers who kept us safe and caffeinated!
📊 Full results are live here https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/2718/results?round=9143

Rest those legs, soak in the Epsom salts, and we’ll see you all back out there for the final round in a week! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️⚡

🏆 WINTER SERIES RACE 2 RESULTS ARE FINALLY LIVE! 🏆

Huge thanks to everyone for your patience while we pieced together the finish line puzzle! It turns out our timing tags are 100% waterproof, but the heavy doses of "liquid sunshine" seemed to make a few of them completely invisible to science. 🌧️🚴‍♂️

After some detective work, manual cross-referencing, and minimal arguments, the official times are in the books.

Check where you placed (and prove you actually rode in that weather):
👉 https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/2687/results