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		<title>Flashback Friday Hidden Treasures: Rapaki Track</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/01/02/flashback-friday-hidden-treasures-rapaki-track/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/01/02/flashback-friday-hidden-treasures-rapaki-track/" title="Flashback Friday Hidden Treasures: Rapaki Track" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RapakiTrack-4-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p><em>Happy New Year! I trust that most people are enjoying a nice summer break and the opportunity to get out and try a few new rides &#8211; flat or hilly&#8230; Six years ago I tested out one of the more </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Some more Cycling Projects on the go</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/11/28/flashback-friday-some-more-cycling-projects-on-the-go/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/11/28/flashback-friday-some-more-cycling-projects-on-the-go/" title="Flashback Friday: Some more Cycling Projects on the go" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MataiCycleway-Map-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p><em>My consulting company has just celebrated <a href="https://viastrada.nz/news/heres-20-years-viastrada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">20 years in business</a>. I actually joined them nearly ten years ago, after 12 years at university &#8211; quite the industry change&#8230; So what was happening around Christchurch when I first started at </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Big Bike Film Night getting a bit&#8230; niche?</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/05/28/is-big-bike-film-night-getting-a-bit-niche/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 10:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle-centric ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycle culture]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/05/28/is-big-bike-film-night-getting-a-bit-niche/" title="Is Big Bike Film Night getting a bit&#8230; niche?" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gabriel-Wibmer-Gravel-Mania-2-150x150.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>Last Friday night, I attended the second screening of this year&#8217;s Christchurch <a href="https://bigbikefilmnight.nz/buy-tickets/big-bike-film-night-new-zealand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Big Bike Film Night</a> series, This year there were only eight films shown, with five of them being about 20 minutes each. Here&#8217;s what was on the menu &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Exciting Plans for New Mountain Bike Adventure Park</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/03/28/flashback-friday-exciting-plans-for-new-mountain-bike-adventure-park/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/03/28/flashback-friday-exciting-plans-for-new-mountain-bike-adventure-park/" title="Flashback Friday: Exciting Plans for New Mountain Bike Adventure Park" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MTB-Park-Site-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&#8217;m about to head off for a long weekend holiday to Rotorua; should be a fun time. Certainly we&#8217;ll be looking at doing some zip-lining and maybe even mountainbiking. Closer to home, both of those pastimes can be found at </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday &#8211; First look: Chch Adventure Park</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/01/03/flashback-friday-first-look-chch-adventure-park/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/01/03/flashback-friday-first-look-chch-adventure-park/" title="Flashback Friday &#8211; First look: Chch Adventure Park" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ChchAdvPark-sign-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Happy New Year! I hope that you are getting out and enjoying some of the many different <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/where-to-ride/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cycling options</a> that Ōtautahi Christchurch has to offer. One of our major recreational facilities is the <a href="https://christchurchadventurepark.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christchurch Adventure Park</a> nestled in Worsleys Valley </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday &#8211; Hidden Treasures: Bottle Lake Forest Park</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/11/15/flashback-friday-hidden-treasures-bottle-lake-forest-park/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/11/15/flashback-friday-hidden-treasures-bottle-lake-forest-park/" title="Flashback Friday &#8211; Hidden Treasures: Bottle Lake Forest Park" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BottleLake-2017 (5)-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Here&#8217;s to a Canterbury Anniversary long weekend! Hopefully you&#8217;ll have time to do a few fun things, including getting out on your bike. There are certainly plenty of places to explore (if you need some advice, check out our <a href="/where-to-ride/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Where </a></em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday &#8211; Hidden Treasures: McLeans Forest</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/12/24/flashback-friday-hidden-treasures-mcleans-forest/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/12/24/flashback-friday-hidden-treasures-mcleans-forest/" title="Flashback Friday &#8211; Hidden Treasures: McLeans Forest" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/McLeansForest (7)-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 hope that most of you are winding down for the holidays now &#8211; having spent the past week shifting into to my new home, I&#8217;m certainly looking forward to a rest&#8230; The summer break is also a good opportunity </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cycle-friendly consultations out now</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/02/24/cycle-friendly-consultations-out-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/02/24/cycle-friendly-consultations-out-now/" title="Cycle-friendly consultations out now" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FerryRd-CyclewayTrial-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>There seems to be a bit of a flurry of proposals currently out for consultation by the City Council right now, with a few of them due in the next week or so. So it&#8217;s worth letting you know about &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hidden Treasures: Rapaki Track</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2020/01/26/hidden-treasures-rapaki-track/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 22:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2020/01/26/hidden-treasures-rapaki-track/" title="Hidden Treasures: Rapaki Track" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RapakiTrack-4-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>I suspect that cycling fans in Christchurch fall into two camps: those who love all the flatness of Christchurch and avoid the hills, and those who like to get a bit of exercise by slogging up their favourite bit of &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hidden Treasures: Bottle Lake Forest Park</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2017/04/20/hidden-treasures-bottle-lake-forest-park/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2017/04/20/hidden-treasures-bottle-lake-forest-park/" title="Hidden Treasures: Bottle Lake Forest Park" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BottleLake-2017 (5)-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Mountain-biking around Christchurch tends to divide into the hilly bits and the flat bits. The Port Hills give you plenty of the former (even with the <a href="/2017/02/09/first-look-chch-adventure-park/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chch Adventure Park</a> temporarily out of action), while the flatter stuff tends to be &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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