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The Longest Day Ride is when cyclists all over New Zealand ride from sunrise to sunset on the longest day of the year (Thursday 22 December 2011).
Riders set themselves a personal challenge and raise money for Arthritis New Zealand. Some of the riders live with arthritis, but they don't let it stop them from enjoying life.
2011 is the third year the Longest Day Ride has been held. You can find lots more information here.
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The Longest Day Ride is when cyclists all over New Zealand ride from sunrise to sunset on the longest day of the year (Thursday 22 December 2011).
Riders set themselves a personal challenge and raise money for Arthritis New Zealand. Some of the riders live with arthritis, but they don't let it stop them from enjoying life.
2011 is the third year the Longest Day Ride has been held. You can find lots more information here.
Fund Raising for Arthritis New Zealand
Please give generously to Arthritis New Zealand to help them support the more than half a million Kiwis who will have arthritis in their lifetime. In 2010 we raised over $2,400 for Arthritis New Zealand. You can donate to Arthritis New Zealand here using your credit card.Keep Track of the Riders
During the Longest Day Ride (22 December 2011) you can keep track of the riders progress and adventures on:- The MFLA Facebook Page
- Longest Day Ride Photo Stream
- Dom, Colin and Tama's SPOT Tracker Map (they're trying to get to Stoke)
Tama’s Longest Day Ride 2011 Report
The Longest Day Ride for 2011 has been and gone and I feel a report on my attempt to mountain bike ride from sunrise to sunset is needed. It is important to learn from mistakes, especially if they’re someone else’s – like mine. What was Super Awesome If you’ve never started a ride as...
Final Countdown to the Longest Day Ride
72 hours from now I will be a couple of hours into the Longest Day Ride. This means that I’ll be riding my mountain bike somewhere picturesque and contemplating what lies in front. Our current planned route covers 130km from the Pacific Ocean through to the Tasman Sea and crosses two (off-road) mountain passes. Well...
A Month Until the Longest Day Ride
It is a month away from the Longest Day Ride which is traditionally the time to freak out about how unprepared you are to do it. Today is no exception – after a gallant start a few months back of riding every day to work and back (100km a week) and doing the occasional weekend...
A Dose of Life Reality, and a Cycling Challenge
Friday was the first official day of Spring, and with flowers blooming, lengthening balmy sunny days, and house flies coming out of hibernation it’s hard not to feel that we have started a new season. This got me thinking about the “Longest Day Ride”, a relatively new annual institution where cyclists go out and ride...
Announcing the Longest Day Ride – 22 December 2011
Ever thought of what it would be like to ride your bicycle from sunrise to sunset? Of course you have! The “Longest Day Ride” happens on the longest day in the Southern Hemisphere (22 December 2011) and is based around the simple idea of challenging people to ride their bikes from sunrise to sunset. You...
Mountain Biking vs Arthritis
I wrote the following story for Arthritis New Zealand, who do excellent work supporting people who live with arthritis. They published it in April 2011 issue of their magazine “The Juice”. As a teenager I discovered mountain biking and never looked back. After my first ride I enthusiastically embraced riding as more than just a...
