June 2026 Update

Written By Kim Manunui

June was filled with lots of travel and racing.

The first race was in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where we flew over for three days of racing. It was a tough few days, but the team managed some great results, including a 3rd place on Day Two and 4th place overall for my teammate Paola. I finished 8th overall.

We then headed back home to Lambertville for a couple of days before driving 14 hours to Wisconsin for the Tour of America's Dairyland – 11 days straight of criterium racing!

The team plan for this race was for me to win the overall. I wasn't completely convinced by this plan, but after finishing 3rd on Day One in a breakaway, 1st on Day Four with a solo breakaway, 2nd on Day Five in a bunch sprint, another 2nd on Day Six, 2nd again on Day Eight, and 1st on Day Ten in a bunch sprint, while finishing in the top five every single day, I managed to win the overall tour.

It was so much fun. I learnt so much and pushed myself harder than I ever have before.

I feel super confident heading into the Commonwealth Games after this block of racing and am really looking forward to meeting up with the New Zealand team in Canada in mid-July for our final build-up before the Games.

Bryony Botha

📍 Current location: New Jersey, USA

June Training Stats

Kilometers cycled on the road: 2,233

Total hours spent training: 75hrs 20mins

  • Road cycling: 71hrs 20mins

  • Gym: 4hrs

Results


Tulsa Tough:

  • 8th overall

America’s Tour of Dairyland - 11 days:

  • 1st - overall tour winner

  • 2× 1st, 3× 2nd, 1× 3rd, top 5 in all 11 days

 

A Day in Philadelphia

We spent a day in Philadelphia meeting with our team’s major sponsor – The Beasley Firm.

We also took the opportunity to visit the Rocky Steps and got a picture with the Rocky statue.

 
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.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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