THIS EPISODE of Community Connect, we’re catching up with TeamCPNZ athlete Helen Gillespie. Helen is an athlete who loves a challenge, thrives on adventure, and always makes sure she’s having fun along the way. Earlier this year, we shared her Longest Day build-up story on our Kathmandu Coast to Coast podcast (S7E6, published February 8, […]

Richard is back with our next podcast in the Whaka 100 2026 series. In this episode, we sit down with Marewa Sutherland from Pure Sports Nutrition to talk recovery nutrition. Let’s be honest, for most of us, race day “recovery nutrition” is a beer and a burger, lying on the grass at the finish line […]

We are back with our next podcast in the Whaka 100 2026 series. We sit down with Amelie Mackay, one of the elites currently making waves in the New Zealand MTB scene. Amelie has raced on the world cup circuit and is fresh back from competing in Korea at the XCO MTB World Cup. Last […]

Today in the podcast we are joined by Ric van Wachem, TeamCPNZ athlete based in Adelaide, Australia who recently returned from tackling the Tour Divide which traverses the backroads of America completely self supported. This was Ric’s third crack at the event and the goal was to complete the full 4,345km with 61,000 metres of […]

TeamCPNZ are back to our Whaka 100 2026 podcast series.This episode is a good one. Richard sits down with Andrew Robinson from Tough Yarns and Allegra Battiato to talk about their Whaka100 MTB Marathon® adventure, and it’s a story with a twist. Last year, Allegra was entered in the Whaka 50. Then, two days out […]

Welcome back to the TeamCPNZ podcast, and what a way to kick off the 2026 season. I’m your host Richard Greer, and in this episode I sit down with Thomas Falconer , a man with some very serious unfinished business at the Whaka100.Thomas came up against the time cuts last year and it clearly lit […]

TEAMCPNZ QUICK CONNECT – ‘STAY INFORMED AND STAY CONNECTED’ Our next TeamCPNZ Community Connect Podcast is a little different—and one we’re really excited to share. This episode, we sit down with Mark from the Alternative Voluntary Collective (AVC), a passionate group of mountain bikers based in Christchurch’s Port Hills who have turned their love of […]

TEAMCPNZ QUICK CONNECT – ‘STAY INFORMED AND STAY CONNECTED’ Today we’re joined by someone who truly embodies the spirit of adventure – Joe Nation. Joe is an incredible athlete who is helping push the boundaries of the rapidly growing world of ultra bikepacking racing. Recently named a Giant Bikes Ambassador, Joe has spent the last […]

TEAMCPNZ QUICK CONNECT – ‘STAY INFORMED AND STAY CONNECTED’ In this episode, we catch up with Alejandro Escobar, who recently completed an incredible adventure in the Scottish Highlands, running the West Highland Way over five days before taking on the climb of Ben Nevis on day six. Alejandro has been part of our community for […]

TEAMCPNZ QUICK CONNECT EP 63 – May Metres Special – ‘STAY INFORMED AND STAY CONNECTED’ Welcome to our recap of our May Metres challenge. It has been an awesome month with over 60 people signing up and getting involved with the goal of seeing how many vertical metres you could climb over the month. Today […]