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The upgraded trails at Whataupoko Reserve have been given the thumbs up by Swiss mountain bike rider Chris Gerber. Mr Gerber travelled all the way from Switzerland’s capital city of Bern to experience the new trails, which he described as “perfect”.
Work is near completion on the upgrade made possible through funding from Eastland Community Trust, New Zealand Community Trust and the Trail Partners, a group of Gisborne businesses that partnered with schools to name each trail.
“They have done a great job,” said Gerber. “It’s one of the best tracks I’ve seen and I’ve been all over the place. They are the ideal trails.”
Mr Gerber saw something about the new trails on Facebook and called a friend here who said it was an awesome ride.
“In Switzerland you have to ride up in a lift to access the tracks but here I can just ride up. I love the climb.”
He liked that the park was close to town and a lot of young mountain bikers could access it easily.
“There are heaps of kids around. It keeps them off the roads and out in the fresh air.”
Mr Gerber is training for the Swiss Epic — a five-day stage race where riders cover 350 kilometres including 12km of climbing.
The equivalent race in New Zealand is The Pioneer mountain bike race in the Southern Alps.
He is in Gisborne with wife Sonja, who enjoyed walking in the reserve while he put himself through his paces, riding for three hours in the morning and two in the early evening. On a typical training session he would do about 10 to 12 laps, he said.
He also rode the Pakihi Track, a 44km ride from Motu to Opotiki.
Gisborne holds a special place in the couple’s hearts as they lived here from 1981 to 1989 and have a daughter living here now.
Sonja said she loved the beaches, weather and slower pace of life.
“We love it here and will be back again in a couple of years.”
Gisborne Mountain Bike Club secretary Steferl Gordon said some of the new trails were open to the public.
“Signage is under way and as soon as that is in place we will announce an official opening,” she said.
Gisborne District Council worked with Gisborne Mountain Bike Club on the plans, and the trails are for all abilities — from beginners through to advanced.
The upgrade was built by Southstar Trails, which built the Wairoa Mountain Bike Park for Adventure Wairoa.
Scott Taylor, of Southstar Trails, said they had built nine trails — two climbing and seven descending.
Mr Taylor said Gisborne Mountain Bike Club was awesome to work with and the community was supportive.
“This kind of facility is good for everyone and during building we’ve met people from all over New Zealand — from Christchurch to Auckland.”
It would be a drawcard for the region, he said.
“There are not many places where you can go surfing and riding at the same time.”
To keep the trails in mint condition he asked if park users could please keep off them when wet.
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Prior to World War II, the Indian Ocean was an important maritime trade route between European nations and their colonial territories in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, British India, Indochina, the East Indies (Indonesia), and Australia for a long time. Naval presence was dominated by the Royal Navy Eastern Fleet and the Royal Australian Navy as World War II began, with a major portion of the Royal Netherlands Navy operating in the Dutch East Indies and the Red Sea Flotilla of the Italian Regia Marina operating from Massawa.
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