July 2026 Update

Written By Kim Manunui

In July I said goodbye to my host family and teammates in America and headed to Canada for my final race of the season with Fearless Femme Racing at the Gastown Criterium in Vancouver. It was such an awesome atmosphere to race in, with huge crowds and a really cool course. I was stoked to finish the season on such a high, taking 2nd place and picking up a few cash primes!

I stayed on in Vancouver for another week of training before meeting up with the New Zealand track team in Bromont, Canada, to begin our Commonwealth Games build up. We only had a short time together in Canada and completed four track sessions before flying over to Glasgow for the Games.

If I’m honest, I felt quite underprepared heading into the Games and definitely wished we had more time together on the velodrome. It was a pretty different build up to what we would normally have for a major championship, but we made the most of the time we had.

On our way to Glasgow, we had a night’s stopover in London, so the team and I took the opportunity to get out and explore a little around Borough Market before heading up to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.

Bryony Botha

📍 Current location: Glasgow, Scotland

 

June Training Stats

Kilometers cycled on the road: 1,843

Total hours spent training: 79hrs 26mins

  • Road cycling: 65hrs 40mins

  • Gym: 7hrs 30mins

  • Track cycling: 4hrs 59mins

  • Running: 1hr 17mins

Results


Gastown - Vancouver: 2nd

 

Vancouver Host

My host family in Vancouver were a really lovely couple from Chile who knew my Chilean teammate. They were so welcoming and friendly while I was there. They showed me around some of the best spots in Vancouver and took me on some awesome rides, with even better bakery stops!

 
Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

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