Rosso Cup

Rosso Cup 2023 is on, come on down to the Lae Show grounds and witness the youngsters battle it out.

Rosso Cup 2023 Launch

The launch of the 2023 Rosso is underway at the Lae Yacht Club. The guest of honour is the Deputy Prime Minister and Lands & Physical Planning Minister, Hon. John Rosso.

The event will be held on 5th to the 6th August 2023 with the main arena at the Lae Show Grounds Main Arena. As per usual, this is a family oriented community event so we encourage this to be maintained.

LaeFest 2022 - May 20th - 28th

A Community Program from LAE OPEN Electorate - JOHN ROSSO Dps MP and Lae City Authority ...
Sponsored by Corporate business houses
Platinum Sponsor- Goodman Fielder
Gold Sponsors - Swire Shipping PNG and Niugini Electrical plus Silver and Bronze Sponsors (who will equally be recognised in future posts) and supported by Lae Chamber of Commerce and the Forestry Reseach Instiute (Lae Botanical Gardens) this will be a family, fun and community event.

With three Community and Schools Progams over the week.

1. The Rosso Cup Bike Race. - Sat 21st and Sun 22nd 🚴‍♂️
•Venue - ShowGrounds
•Age Groups for kids under 16
•Adult Heats
•Female Riders event
•Corporate Teams event
•Wheelchair event.
🚴‍♂️Great prizes

Registrations open MONDAY 21st March and numbers wil be limited for safety and scheduling. Regulations on safety and pre-health checks will be enforced

2. Arts, Culture and the Environment
Week of 23rd - 27th May at Forestry Reseach Institute

3. Water Safety and Cultural importance of Water travel to Lae people on the Sunday 28th at Raun Wara

This WILL be a week long event of fun and education

Laefest Office will be open from Monday 21st Mar for information on the full event and Registration for the Rosso Cup
Or email [email protected]

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LAE FESTIVAL 2022 - ROSSO CUP MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE LAUNCHED

The Lae Festival 2022 which will coincide with the annual Rosso Cup Mountain Bike Challenge is set for May 21st to 23rd 2022.

The Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with the Lae Tourism Bureau are organising this year's event which is set to be the biggest family event in Lae apart from the annual Morobe Show.

Lae Festival will have arts & crafts and business exhibitions at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) and Lae showgrounds, boat racing at Voco Point and bicycle racing at the Lae Botanical Gardens and Raunwara.

LCCI President John Byrne says the event is aimed at bringing together the business community and the people of Lae and promote peace, unity and good citizenship in Lae.

"This event will complement the developments taking place in Lae under the leadership of Hon. John Rosso in the last four years," says Byrne.

Member for Lae John Rosso says the success of the last Rosso Cup Mountain Bike challenge and the recent Rosso Cup sports tournaments around Lae gives hope to bring Lae back to its glory days.

"Seeing the smiles, joy and laughter on the faces of children and every citizen is priceless. I want to make Lae become the city that many of us grew up in during our time," says Rosso.

This year's event has attracted massive support from the business community in Lae and LCA is looking forward for a bigger and better event in May.

2022 Rosso Cup is ON! Easter Weekend April 15 & 16, mark the dates!!

The Rosso Cup 2021 was postponed due to COVID19 Protocols and the need to ensure our people are safe. But it is BACK in Easter weekend 2022, Bigger, Better and with K100,000 of Prizes!

If our first event in 2020 was great, and it was, 2022 will be epic run over two days with a huge prize pool.......... Can't wait 👍

Online Registrations will open on November 15 and out Hearts for Lae, Sister City program with our Cairns wantok and community is collecting bikes now.

🚴🏿‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️Rosso Cup 2022🚴🏽‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️
It's all about fun and the Community
Another great initiative from LAE OPEN Electorate - JOHN ROSSO Dps MP
Easter Weekend- 15th & 16th April 2022

The aftermath of the Senior Mens race. The Rainy Lae Weather made it extra challenging for the riders. Thumbs up to all of them 👍

The Race Event Officials after the Rosso Cup. What a team of extraordinary people who gave their all to ensure a successful 2 days of mountain bike racing.

Although they faced a lot of challenges (and criticisms...complaints too) they managed to contribute valuably to the overall success.

Here they're posing after an exhausting 2 days; well done team!!

Norm Vuken, 20 year old cyclist who lives at Bumbu took out the Dash for Cash event when he beat a field of top finishers to win the K2,000 cash prize.

Norm said he was glad to have been given a second chance to win something after he failed to make the top 5 in his heat the previous day. "I put the bible verse Romans 15:13 on my number plate this morning and it was about hope, so I used that and I'm very happy I came first," Norm said after his win.

He thanked the Lae MP Hon John Rosso for the initiative and he's looking forward to next year's bigger event.

Congratulations Norm! We hope you've inspired your community of young people to take up cycling and we hope to see you again next year!

Gwendollyn Giobae Kiong from DCA was the winner of the Open Women division! What an inspiration!

Gwen said she really enjoyed the race and the track, and thanked Niugini Electrical the major sponsor and other sponsors, LCA, FRI and Lae MP Hon John Rosso for making the event possible.

Willie Amos, one of our organising committee, was the pillar from day one. He led a team of Hand Up Program workers to prepare the race track inside the Lae Botanic Gardens and around the Raun Wara. It's people like him and others on the organising committee who gave selflessly - their time and energy - that ensured a great event for the riders and the public.

If you see him around Lae City, thank him for his efforts in bringing to you a successful inaugural Rosso Cup Mountain Bike Race. What a champ!