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Classic Cycle race includes Martinborough

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On Friday 19th January the third stage of the annual New Zealand Cycle Classic will be coming past your front door. This is a five day international road cycle race which will have professional and international teams coming in from Europe, USA, UK and Australia plus some New Zealand teams. This is the only international road cycle race in New Zealand and is endorsed by the Union Cycliste International (UCI) based in Switzerland.

This stage will be from Masterton to Martinborough, with eight laps of a Martinborough Circuit (Oxford, Todds, Hinakura, Martins Puruatanga, Huangarua, Cambridge) and finish in Cambridge Road near the Square. Here’s a bit more on the tour http://www.cycletournz.com/stages-
 
The opportunity is here for you to:
·   Have a bit of fun with the event
·   Get some flags and banners for riders and teams out the front of your business
·   Have a BBQ, drinks or a picnic outside as they come past
·   Make noise – lots of noise
·   Use images and video of having fun with the event on social media
·   Make a week of it to support the event with a week of cycling stuff around your business
 
This event has about 95 cyclists plus support crew and supporters who travel the world following the international tour. Not to mention media!

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