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Angela loves cycling

Recreational cycling around New Zealand and beyond

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The return of Angela loves cycling (for now)

Angela loves cycling takes a break

I started Angela loves cycling as a way of sharing my experience of cycling the length of the North Island (the first half of the 3,000-kilometre Tour Aotearoa).

Tasman's Great Taste Trail

Stormy weather and talk of an ‘atmospheric river’ put an abrupt halt to last year’s attempt to cycle Tasman's Great Taste Trail. This year we got lucky, enjoying calm sunny days and warm temperatures (just before the weather turned to upset everyone else’s plans for Easter).

Kawatiri Coastal Trail

The latest addition to the West Coast cycle trails

An adventure on my own

Going solo on the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail

Back to reality

Reflections on my Tour Aotearoa experience

We made it to Bluff!

Our South Island Tour Aotearoa comes to an end

Rolling on to Wānaka

14 days cycling, 1,079 kilometres travelled, 11,295 metres climbed, many one-way bridges crossed (and lots of roadkill passed on the way)

Life on the road

And our first few days cycling down the West Coast

Through to the West Coast

7 days of cycling, 501 kilometres travelled and 5,291 metres climbed (so far)

Our South Island tour begins

Picton, Havelock, Nelson and Tapawera

Repost: Which New Zealand cycle trail?

It’s just over a week until Chris and I head off on our Tour Aotearoa South Island adventure.

A week of cycling

A glimpse into my diary as I prepare to cycle the Tour Aotearoa South Island

Revisiting the Hurunui Heartland - Waikari to Christchurch

Happy new year!

My year in photos

Over 7,000 kilometres of cycling with 29,000 metres of climbing in 380 hours

You heard it here first

Gearing up for the Tour Aotearoa South Island

Two steps forward, one step back

The ongoing challenge to gain (and retain) decent cycle infrastructure

Reflections on our Japan tour

I like to post about places as I experience them - so things are still ‘fresh’ and give a sense of what I was thinking and feeling at the time.

Japan: part 2 of our Shikoku bike tour

With some non-cycling time in Kyoto

Japan: Let the cycling begin

The Shimanami Kaido and Yusahara