Archive - Angela loves cycling

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…

May 1 •

April 2025

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…

Apr 23 •

Kawatiri Coastal Trail

The latest addition to the West Coast cycle trails

Apr 11 •

March 2025

An adventure on my own

Going solo on the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail

Mar 28 •

Back to reality

Reflections on my Tour Aotearoa experience

Mar 14 •

February 2025

We made it to Bluff!

Our South Island Tour Aotearoa comes to an end

Feb 27 •

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)

Feb 23 •

Life on the road

And our first few days cycling down the West Coast

Feb 18 •

Through to the West Coast

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

Feb 14 •

Our South Island tour begins

Picton, Havelock, Nelson and Tapawera

Feb 10 •

January 2025

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.

Jan 29 •

A week of cycling

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

Jan 16 •

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