After far too much time, and a few bugs to iron out, we bring you the LPB 2025 Results.... NB: These are results as submitted via the officially low key Great Kiwi Gravel web form. These are not strava results or officially timed results, nor do they matter. What matters is that people got out for an adventure of some form, rode up some hills and made some friends. So, please do enjoy these results and stories. Stand by for LPB 2026 on the new date of 31st Oct/1st Nov, with t

We have arrived home and the dust is mostly washed off the kit, the trailer is unpacked and the photos are starting to arrive. Almost as exciting as welcoming riders into the velodrome, being able to relive the weekend through the images captured makes this week a very special time. It is great to be able to share these with you, so you in turn can share the images (and stories) with your worlds. Please remember to credit and acknowledge the photographers, Edition Zero Gravel

Welcome to event week and the final newsletter before your adventure this weekend. We are keen for you to have a successful weekend, to us, this means travelling safe, taking on the challenge, enjoying your adventure safely, making some friends, and getting home all in one piece. Timeline for the weekend Friday afternoon plays host to registration and the Expo! Come on down from 3pm to register and check out some of the very best in gravel cycling kit. Make some new friends,

Welcome to the second newsletter for Edition Zero Gravel. If you are reading this and would like to know where Newsletter 1 is, please check it out here (It does include the GPX files for your navigation) This week, let's talk car parking, event registration and expo, prize giving, the gathering afterwards and of course - keeping you safe on course! Carparking: It is really important that everyone is respectful of the neighbourhood we are in, especially for the Mains riders

Welcome to Newsletter One for 2025. This newsletter is here just for you. We want to answer a few questions and set you up for a successful adventure on your bike in South Canterbury. As such, please take your time to read all of this newsletter, there is a lot of information here to help you out. Let's get you set up for a strong finish like this! Let's get into the interesting information! Adventure Edition Zero is set up as an adventure, this means things might well be di

Welcome to the official starting list for the LPB 2025. Riders will gather in Hansen Park for a 6am briefing on Saturday 8th of November. Riders will set off after the briefing. On completion of their ride, riders will complete the Great Kiwi Gravel LPB form here . These details will form the basis of the reporting from the weekend. Please remember, this ride is strictly self supported, all roads are open and all road rules (laws of the land) must be obeyed at all times. This

The Annual General Meeting of the #BigFinishLineParty was held on Saturday the eighteenth day of the tenth month. Enjoying the classic West Coast rain, riders convened at Nourish - a rather new offering in a rather old establishment. OGR in a moment of nice weather - B.P. Earlier in the day, riders had congregated on the porch at Dawsons to cheer riders in as they arrived back from a myriad of loops. The forecast rain was late - thankfully! 2025 saw the addition of a new rule

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Welcome to event week and the final newsletter before your adventure this weekend. We are keen for you to have a successful weekend, to...

Welcome to the second newsletter for Edition Zero Gravel. If you are reading this and would like to know where Newsletter 1 is, please...

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