Friday Solutions Round 3
Round 3 of Winter Worlds 2026, proudly sponsored by Friday Solutions. They help serious organisations sort cloud, hybrid, on-premise and data complexity. Handy, because by Round 3 most riders are also running a fairly unstable operating system.
Racing starts at 2pm. Cancellations or delayed starts will be posted on the Facebook page and group by 8am Sunday.
Round 3 Sponsor
Friday Solutions is backing Round 3 of Winter Worlds, supporting the sort of winter racing that rewards smart decisions, strong legs and the occasional deeply questionable attack into a headwind.
- Race Round 3
- Date Sun 2 Aug 2026
- Start 2:00 pm
- Location Lincoln Event Centre
- Series Winter Worlds 2026
Round 3 Race Details
The middle of the series. Early excuses are wearing thin, the points table is starting to matter, and everyone is suddenly very interested in who has been quietly training instead of talking.
Race Day
Sunday 2 August 2026. Race start is 2pm, with number pick-up before racing.
Location
Registration, start and finish are based at Lincoln Event Centre, with racing on the regular Winter Worlds Lincoln course.
Mid-Series Pressure
Round 3 is where the series starts to bite. Chase points, defend pride, or claim it is just training while riding like there is a contract on the line.
Smart Systems, Hard Racing
Friday Solutions works with organisations that need robust cloud, multi-cloud, on-premise and hybrid architected solutions. Winter Worlds works with riders who need robust excuses, multi-layer clothing and the ability to keep pedalling when Canterbury decides to be character-building.
Round 3 is a proper systems test. Fitness, nerve, bunch craft, cornering, patience and the odd badly timed surge all get processed in real time. No helpdesk ticket required.
Cloud
Systems
Done Right
Friday Solutions
Friday Solutions helps organisations with Cloud, including multi-Cloud, on-premise and hybrid architected solutions and transformation.
They predominantly work with organisations that have scale and complexity, including insurance, construction, telecommunications, banking, finance, central government, health and manufacturing.
In short, they are the sort of people you call when the technology stack has more moving parts than an A-grade bunch in a crosswind.
- ✓ Cloud, multi-cloud and hybrid solutions
- ✓ New Zealand organisations with scale and complexity
- ✓ Architecture, transformation and pragmatic delivery
- ✓ Proudly supporting Winter Worlds Round 3
Presented by Whoosh
Winter Worlds 2026 is proudly supported by principal sponsor Whoosh. Moving above is their thing. Holding wheels in a crosswind is yours.
Course & Location
The regular Winter Worlds course is flat, fast and open-road. Riders must obey the road rules, listen to the briefing and avoid turning a bike race into paperwork with helmets.
Results Will Land Here
After the race, this section can show the Round 3 results directly from a published Google Sheet CSV.
Results coming after the race.
Race Photos & Highlights
After Round 3, this section can hold the best podium shots, finish-line faces and other evidence that everyone was “just riding tempo”.
Backed By Good Sorts
Winter racing does not magically appear from the mist. Sponsors, supporters and volunteers keep the wheels turning.
Round 3. No System Errors.
Round 3 is where the series stops being theoretical. Turn up, pin a number on, and find out whether your winter build is properly architected or held together with optimism and tyre pressure.
First race starts 2pm. Facebook updates by 8am Sunday if the weather does something deeply Canterbury.
