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		<title>(Slightly late) Flashback Friday: Confessions of a Newbie Cycle Commuter from Jafa-land</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/08/08/slightly-late-flashback-friday-confessions-of-a-newbie-cycle-commuter-from-jafa-land/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/08/08/slightly-late-flashback-friday-confessions-of-a-newbie-cycle-commuter-from-jafa-land/" title="(Slightly late) Flashback Friday: Confessions of a Newbie Cycle Commuter from Jafa-land" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Tracey-Ready2Ride-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p><em>Apologies for the slight delay; I had quite the issue yesterday trying (unsuccessfully) to get WordPress to work properly under the hood, but now that&#8217;s been sorted. Last week was certainly a mix of the <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361015047/coldest-mornings-year-follow-wintry-blast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wintry wet/sleety stuff</a> and some </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Oslo &#8211; Scandinavia does cycling well</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/26/oslo-scandinavia-does-cycling-well/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/26/oslo-scandinavia-does-cycling-well/" title="Oslo &#8211; Scandinavia does cycling well" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Oslo-2026-13-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>About six weeks ago, I spent a couple of days looking around the Norwegian capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oslo</a>. As with many parts of Europe, Oslo has been working hard to turn itself into a better city for cycling, with the &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Cycling in Bristol &#8211; more photos</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/05/flashback-friday-cycling-in-bristol-more-photos/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/05/flashback-friday-cycling-in-bristol-more-photos/" title="Flashback Friday: Cycling in Bristol &#8211; more photos" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Bristol2015 (14)-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p><em>Another week on the move around Europe with my partner; in recent days we have been through Vienna (Austria), Prague (Czechia), and now exploring Berlin (Germany). Along the way, I&#8217;ve probably been doing a bit of a mix of both </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Cycling around Perth</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/29/flashback-friday-cycling-around-perth/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 07:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/29/flashback-friday-cycling-around-perth/" title="Flashback Friday: Cycling around Perth" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Perth-Cycling-8-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Greetings from Europe! My partner and I have made it halfway around the world&#8230; In between getting over the jet lag, we have so far explored the beaches and coastlines of Santorini (Greece) and Dubrovnik (Croatia). A little over a </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday Guest Post &#8211; Cycling in Lisbon</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/22/flashback-friday-guest-post-cycling-in-lisbon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Fleming]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 03:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/22/flashback-friday-guest-post-cycling-in-lisbon/" title="Flashback Friday Guest Post &#8211; Cycling in Lisbon" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lisbon-DSCF0745-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>It&#8217;s coming up to D-Day when my partner and I head off to the other side of the world for a few weeks &#8211; more details about that tomorrow&#8230; In the meantime, we&#8217;re busy putting the finishing touches on our </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Winter on the Little River Rail Trail</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/08/flashback-friday-winter-on-the-little-river-rail-trail/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/08/flashback-friday-winter-on-the-little-river-rail-trail/" title="Flashback Friday: Winter on the Little River Rail Trail" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6468-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>I was just reading about some good news down south, where a new section of the <a href="https://centralsouthtrail.co.nz/ride-the-trail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Central South cycle trail</a> has opened from <a href="https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-canterbury/new-cycle-trail-%E2%80%98fantastic-facility%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fairlie to Rockwood Rd</a> a few kms south along SH8 &#8211; another step in the long-term plan </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bike parking at Te Kaha (One NZ) Stadium</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/29/bike-parking-at-te-kaha-one-nz-stadium/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/29/bike-parking-at-te-kaha-one-nz-stadium/" title="Bike parking at Te Kaha (One NZ) Stadium" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ChchStadium-BikeParking-2-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The weekend just gone in Christchurch has been an awesome feast of activity as the new One NZ Stadium (aka Te Kaha) <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/593629/christchurch-s-new-one-new-zealand-stadium-is-a-hit-with-the-crowds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hosted the Super Rugby round</a> for all ten teams. It certainly brought the crowds in; the central city &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: New cycleways in Wellington are making a difference</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/10/flashback-friday-new-cycleways-in-wellington-are-making-a-difference/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/10/flashback-friday-new-cycleways-in-wellington-are-making-a-difference/" title="Flashback Friday: New cycleways in Wellington are making a difference" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WgtnCycleways-2024-11-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>With the current surge of interest in cycling, it was encouraging to see the other day local advocacy group Spokes Canterbury urging Chch City Council to <a href="https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360981499/council-asked-fast-track-cheap-park-tce-style-cycleways-across-christchurch-fuel-costs-hurt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fast-track rolling out low-cost cycleways across the city</a> similar in style to the Rolleston </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: CTV does Cycling</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/03/flashback-friday-ctv-does-cycling/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/03/flashback-friday-ctv-does-cycling/" title="Flashback Friday: CTV does Cycling" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CTV-Clearwater-Cycling1-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>In the past week, I&#8217;ve been video interviewed twice, as well as providing <a href="https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360975779/30000-extra-cycling-trips-two-weeks-christchurch-ditches-cars-fuel-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comment for The Press</a>, all discussing how the current fuel price spikes are seeing greater demand for active transport and public transport. Expect to see the </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New northern Wellington cycleways coming along</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/03/15/new-northern-wellington-cycleways-coming-along/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/03/15/new-northern-wellington-cycleways-coming-along/" title="New northern Wellington cycleways coming along" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WgtnNthnCycleways-3-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Last week I was up to Wellington for a few days attending a <a href="https://www.transportationconference.co.nz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transportation Conference</a> there <em>(lots of great cycling-related papers there too by the way!)</em>. On one of the afternoons we got the opportunity to get out and &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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