Gisborne cycling and softball fixtures

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Gisborne Cycling Club rides

The Avantiplus Maintrax Race 4 is on SATURDAY. The sign-on is from 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Bushmere Arms, from 2pm, The race is Farmers Road plus Lavenham Road, 49 kilometres. The marshals are Steve Wolter and Neville Parkinson.

The group ride is on SUNDAY, at 8am, from Avantiplus Maintrax. This is a friendly group ride. The approximate pace will be 25kmh.

Race 5 in the Twilight Series, Ngatapa Hill (36.5km) is on TUESDAY. The sign-on time is from 5.30pm to 5.50pm at Kirkpatrick Rd (north) — Bilham Rd finish with a 6pm start. The marshals are Patrick Ney and Karl Edwards

Visitors welcome.

Tairawhiti softball draw

SATURDAY — Senior women, 1pm: Waikirikiri Park, D2, Uawa v Lytton Gems; D3, Scorpions v GGHS.

3pm: D1, Rovers v TWK Rams.

Men, 1pm: TWK Rams v GMC; D2, Uawa v Spartans; D3, GBHS 1 v GBHS.

The junior draw wil be in tomorrow’s Gisborne Herald.