Tour Aotearoa and Mountains to Sea cycle trail riders converge on Whanganui
4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Tour Aotearoa participants (from left) Anna Quinn, Janet Spillman and Brynn Gilbertson reach the Upokongaro cycle bridge.
Tour Aotearoa participants (from left) Anna Quinn, Janet Spillman and Brynn Gilbertson reach the Upokongaro cycle bridge.
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
The hotel and cafe at Upokongaro are busy, bicycles are often parked outside and loaded bicycles can be seen passing through Whanganui. A combination of the new bridge at Upokongaro and peak numbers of Tour Aotearoa cyclists passing through have put Whanganui on the map, Mountains to Sea and Timber Trail cycleway champion Lynley Twyman said.