The Greasy Chain Charitable Trust Principle and Purpose The Greasy Chain Cycling events and activities were borne of a passion for cycling in the Manawatu as a way to:

1. Improve public health (particularly the reduction of obesity and type two diabetes) through regular, healthy, outdoor exercise.

2. Reduce the current levels of increasing work-related stress in today’s work environment.

3. Provide greater independence for people, particularly older people unable to drive.

4. Over time, increase the amount of urban cycle trips taken by the public and thus reduce noise and carbon emission pollution

5. For the Gravel & Tar Classic and La Femme to become “cannot miss” events on the UCI calendar for elite riders, and for the Slicks and Stones 100 to become a “must do” for keen amateur cyclists.

Our Trustees are: Steve Stannard, Tony McLaughlin, Colleen Sheldon, Joanne Holdaway, Brendan Harpeta, Bob Selden.