November / December / January Recap

Written By Kim Manunui

After competing at the Track Cycling World Championships and my last criterium of the year in Chile, I flew back to New Zealand on my birthday and enjoyed a week off training. November was about taking a breather and easing back into training, while still doing some outside activities I enjoy, like running and participating in Saturday morning Park Runs. It has now become my goal to run under 21 minutes for 5km in 2026!

I also participated in the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge, which is always such a fun ride. Although it wasn’t my fastest time this year, I still finished 5th overall in the women’s category.

In December, I began focusing my training towards the Omnium and Madison National Championships. I placed 2nd in the Omnium and 1st in the Madison with a new partner. I then had an extra-big training week following the racing, riding almost 600km!

I spent Christmas and New Year’s in Hawke’s Bay with my partner Damon, which was a nice change of scenery and gave me some new roads to explore on my bike.

2025 was such a great year, getting to enjoy new experiences like racing in the U.S., where I also made some lifelong friends, and learning so much about myself as a person and as a rider to better myself in the years to come. Thank you so much for your support throughout my journey! I hope 2026 will be even better!

Bryony Botha

Current location: Hamilton, NZ

Training Stats:

KILOMETERS CYCLED on the road: 1,805

HOURS TRAINING: 76hrs 11mins

  • Road Cycling: 63hrs 59mins

  • Gym: 6hrs 45min

  • Track Cycling: 4hrs 19mins

  • Running: 1hr 8mins

Results

5th woman - Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

2nd - Omnium Nationals

1st - Madison Nationals

 
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.

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