Jona's youtube videos are all here, plus some other updates.
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The Grassroots Trust Velodrome in Cambridge has moved their Junior Programme to Friday nights so Jona now has the opportunity* to join in. "Yippee" says Jona! This also means tacking on all the other awesome Cambridge / Waikato events in the coming weekends. Let's go! Programme more»
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Jona's cycling has roared to life these past couple of months - since the end of summer we've posted nine videos showcasing different events he's done.
This video is a round-up of all the other two-wheeled activities from March until now in 2024.
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Crashed three times and lost my cycle computer :(Well done Levi gear for winning and my buddy James for coming 2nd. Full results: more»
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After a hectic week of cycling in the Waikato region Jona did the Morrinsville Wheelers Cycling Club annual gravel ride on Saturday 27 April 2024.The start and finish was from Tahuna hall (20km north of Morrinsville). The course was 35kms around 60% gravel.Jona rode with his mate Harrison on mountain bikes, more focused on enjoying the beautiful more»
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The @BicycleRevolutionCambridge 2024 Cambridge Festival of Cycling is like Jona's Christmas Day. This year even more so because he was able to join the racing. Full festival highlights are coming in the next video. This here is the full crit race he was in. For a bit of fun we recorded it with three iPhones - 15 pro max, 13 more»
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The Bicycle Revolution 2024 Cambridge Festival of Cycling is like Jona's Christmas Day. This year even more so because he was able to join the racing. Highlights are in this video plus the full race is here.Bicycle Revolutionhttps://www.bicyclerevolution.co.nz https://www.youtube.com/@BicycleRevolutionCambridge Strava for the crit more»
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Previously known as Friday Night Racing, junior racing at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome in Cambridge is now on Wednesday nights every 5 weeks. This is the April edition, conveniently during school holiday's so Jona could be there. There was a scratch race, 'Kiwi Keirin' and gladiator race. All good fun! Join more»
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Check out Jona's ride in Te Miro Mountain Bike Park with Toby and Zac doing the April School Holidays 2023. We tried something different for this video - we duct taped my old iPhone 5c onto Toby's seat. The sound is a bit annoying and it turned pink for a bit (mostly corrected) but still, it captures the experience. Te Miro MTB's more»
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Yipee! I've reached 100 subscribers on YouTube!
Thanks everyone for watching my videos!
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On Sunday 7 April 2024 Jona rode the under-17’s grade in the Waikato, Bay of Plenty Centre Road Championship hosted by Forestland Wheelers Cycling Club in Tokoroa. Waikato, New Zealand.
We knew it would be tough riding in an age group race with just five other guys (and two girls) but being in the region this weekend we figured why not.
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Friday Night Racing at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome is finally back for 2024 😃
Had a great time racing against some of the top u17's and buddies.
Also neat to see a huge bunch of youngsters doing "Battle of the Schools". Hope they keep it up.
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The 2024 Te Awamutu Tour (TA Tour) was on March 23 & 24. It started with an individual time trial on Saturday morning followed by the flat and fast Stage 2 around the Flume/Aspin/Fencourt circuit. The Queen stage was on Sunday up Te Miro Hill.
There were 5 grades from A to E. Jona rode in D and finished right in the middle of the general classification.
It was a fantastic event! Despite the rain on Saturday Jona had a great time. The organisers and volunteers at TASC do a fantastic job, thanks heaps to all of them.
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The CNZ Auckland & CMC ITT and road champs were on 16 & 17 March 2024
Jona is in u17's now, so the competition is even more brutal than last year. Jona's time trial was 2:25 faster than last year, but all credit to Max who improved by 4:43!
A lot fewer people did it this year compared with last year :/ Hopefully this isn't a trend.
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Cycling is a winter sport in New Zealand, even though it’s a summer sport everywhere else.
So this short video is about how Jona filled in the gap - the combined-schools cycling group party, going to the gym and getting back on tennis courts (albeit without a racket) where he spent a lot of time until cycling took over.
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Just posted a bunch of videos covering activities over Summer, officially off-season for cycling here in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This video includes hanging out at Jona’s uncle’s place in Tamahere/Matangi (until he sold it) and riding to and around Cambridge from there, along with rides from home in Auckland.
He had a dramatic crash on Ayr Street in Auckland, colliding with a car doing a u-turn. Miraculously lost only a little skin and a fairly new helmet.
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Jona didn’t do a lot of mountain biking a gravel riding in 2023 but is planning on stepping this up in 2024, with schools riding and trying all the neat trails in the North Island.
This video has a few of the rides from Summer 2023 & 24.
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This video includes:
* Junior Night Racing 20 October 2023
* ATC (Auckland Track Cycling) training 23 Nov 2023
* Cambridge training 11 Dev 2023
* ATC training session at the Cambridge Velodrome 17 Dec 2023
* Manukau Track racing 23 Jan 2024
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Cycling buddy came to stay in Auckland for a few days just before Christmas 2023. WE HAD FUN!!!
Our first stop was track racing at Manukau - see video here https://youtu.be/QQWg93o8fiA
The rest of the trip you can see here.
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The first stop on Amélie's Auckland trip was Tuesday night track racing at the Manukau Velodrome.
Information on track racing at Manukau is via the facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/aucklandtrackcyclingThis website should be relevant but hasn't been updated in 3 years:
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http://www.manukau.velodrome.co.nz
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APL New Zealand Grand Prix, UCI Class 2 Event, 9-10 December 2023
Grassroots Trust Velodrome, Cambridge, New Zealand.
https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2023/PIS/70620Had a good time watching the races (go Ally!) and hanging out with the boys.
Not a usual @JonatheDropped video, but sharing the recordings for anyone who is interested.
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Happy birthday Leo!
Was cool fun celebrating in December at the pools with the rest of the cycling gang.
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After the Škoda National School Road Championships in Manuwatu () we spent another night in Ashhurst, three nights in Taupo and a few more in Matangi near Cambridge.It was the best holiday ever! Full of riding (lots of riding!), snowboarding, hot pools, generally good times but best of all BUDDIES!Some relevant more»
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Jona rode the Bicycle Revolution Cambridge Karapiro 100k Flyer on Saturday 14th October 2023. He had attempted a few warmup rides (see the last video https://youtu.be/SEiwh9JoXiM) with mixed results, so there were definitely nerves on the day.The day turned out great. Many thanks to Bicycle Revolution Cambridge and everyone else involved in more»
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The 2023 Škoda National School Road Championships happened in Manawatu 23 - 25 September. The weather wasn't great but Jona the Dropped had a good time. Was neat to have nearly 400 other cyclists there, get to hang out with buddies and make new ones.See event details: more»
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Cycling Central Hawkes Bay held their annual junior tour on the 9th and 10th of September 2023.We had a fun time travelling to Ōtāne via a stopover at the Foster Home BnB in Taupo. Staying at the 150 year old Kaikora Railway Cottage was a big highlights.Thanks to Pedal Cartel, Supervision Sports, Mudgway Enterprises, Hatuma Lime Co and everyone more»
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The 2023 Škoda New Zealand Secondary Schools Northern Tour Presented by Safetyminder and supported by Green Monkey was on 2 - 3 September.There were only two stages in this event, a Hill Climb up Maungarei / Mt Wellington and a criterium race around a block in East Tamaki.It was fun seeing cycling friends from around the country in Auckland for a more»
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August started with the second of the NZ NRS events, the AEC Novice Tour in Manawatu. See that video at https://youtu.be/I2iOkiIkPOE Your faithful camera man tagged along a cold dark wet 5:30am morning training ride and captured some footage. The month also includes two editions of Friday Night Racing at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome, the more»
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The 50th anniversary AEC Novice Tour organised by Bike Manawatu is the second in the 2023 Cycling New Zealand National Road Series (NRS).It was a long drive there and a long drive home, but in-between it was great fun, good weather and tough racing.Many thanks to the awesome organisers - Tim, Steph, Jo, the sponsors especially main sponsor more»
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Bit of everything this month.Alongside the content in other videos - the North Island Schools' Road and Track events, and the fun day riding TASC / Maungakawa, Jona did a first 100km ride and later in the month a much slower 44km with his camera operator. In between was joining in the combined schools' mountain biking training group at Waitawa more»
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Jona racing the Te Awamutu Sports Cycling winter series John Pulman Handicap race. Then riding back to his mate's place then up Maungakawa again. This was a good day followed by a very sad day, as you'll see at the end of the video. For sure, many more good days are coming . Up up more»
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Cycling New Zealand Schools combined North Island and National Track Championships held at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome 4 - 5 July 2023. Jona went along with Sacred Heart College getting more valuable experience riding the track. Much appreciation to everyone who made the event possible. #nistrackchamps more»
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Jona the Dropped participated in the Škoda North Island School Road Championships at Karapio this past weekend, July 1st & 2nd 2023. The conditions were brutal and competition tough, but the team was great and experience more»
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June was the busiest month this year! This video is super long, even with three of the rides already published in separate videos. Still, it's all captured here for perpetuity. Events included areGrassroots Trust Velodrome Junior Night Racing (x 2)Morrinsville Wheelers Cycling Club Meadow Mushrooms Track Series no. 2Auckland Schools' more»
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This is the College Sport under 15 boys points race held at Hampton Downs race course more»
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Next weekend is the North Island Schools' road cycling championship at Karapiro. Today I rode the courses for the criterium and road race (which includes the TTT course). There was a brutal head / cross wind so tough going.All the best to everyone competing next more»
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Jona's first "tour" more»
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Mostly velodrome / track racing in May.Would have done the Te Awamutu Tour in Cambridge but mothers day 😑 instead I rode up Maungakawa which you can see in another video.First school TTT at Otaua which was more»
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On a perfect Autumn day in May 2023 Jona rides up Maungakawa from his uncle's in Matangi. Soundtrack is A Sitar Story by Hanu more»
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The third month of Jona's competitive cycling endeavours. More training now including Zwift, CMC races and track racing at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome in more»
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Jona's first year of competitive cycling. This is the second video after making his race and velodrome debut in more»
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Jona's track and road cycling race debuts in February more»
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