WAIKATO · NEW ZEALAND · 2026
Cambridge
A Place Where Excellence Is Ordinary
At Easter, we didn't press farther down the road. We began with a coffee, and let ourselves slow down.
JOURNEY CONTENTS · FIVE COMPLETE STORIES
Excellence does not always begin with acceleration.
Begin with coffee, then move through track, forest, lakes, school and river valley. Read each story on its own, or continue through all five.
CAMBRIDGE · 01Start here
The Empty Track
From coffee to an empty wooden track, the daily work behind speed begins here.
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CAMBRIDGE · 02
Inside the Fence
A 47-kilometre fence turns a seemingly naive wish into long-term work.
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CAMBRIDGE · 03
The Lake Below
From a white church in the last light, the long slope leads to a lake repaired little by little.
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CAMBRIDGE · 04
Why Here?
Morning rowing, then school and stud country, bring the question of champions back to environment and daily practice.
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CAMBRIDGE · 05
Back on the Bike
Back on a bike after more than thirty years, setting out from central Cambridge and riding to Karāpiro.
Read the story →Where These Five Stories Happened
Five stories spread from central Cambridge and the velodrome to the sanctuary and Karāpiro.
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