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Charity riders have dusted off their bicycles for their first training run in preparation for the 365 kilometre February event.

Training sessions for the 365km Central South Island Charity Bike Ride start on Sunday.

“It was the first time for both of us. JOHN BISSET/Stuff This group of about 125 cyclists raised $130,000 through participating in the 17th annual Central South Island Charity Bike Ride. “There have been Sunday rides, every second week, then weekly after Christmas. “I haven’t done much cycling, it was new to us both, we both had to go and buy bikes. “It was a big challenge! “Doing that amount of kilometres in three days, I’ve got a sore butt and sore neck.” JOHN BISSET/Stuff Trish Roberts celebrates as she nears the end of the Central South Island Bike Ride.

The regatta was expected to start on Tuesday for more than 800 rowers but due to Covid-19 restrictions the lake area was declared off limits and the rowing course, which would normally be thronged with rowers and supporters, was left almost deserted. “The hardest part has not knowing what was going to happen,” Milne said. Craighead’s Elsie Talbot will contest the first race of the day, on Thursday, an intermediate single scull and then Milne said it would be non-stop action through to about 5pm. “All the heats will be rowed on the first day, the semi-finals and repecharges all Fri...