Mark Hadlow in WOBIL: Wise Old Bugger in Lycra. New Zealand tour 2027

One final ride

After causing laughter lines on the faces of more than 90,000 New Zealanders, Mark Hadlow and Gregory Cooper are getting back in the saddle for one final ride.

WOBIL – Wise Old Bugger in Lycra completes the hilarious cycling trilogy that began with the smash-hit MAMIL – Middle Aged Man in Lycra and continued with GOMIL – Grumpy Old Man in Lycra. This time, the lycra may be a little tighter, the hills a little steeper and a few more wheels may be required to reach the finish line.

When audiences last saw Wayne, he was preparing to ride off into the sunset with an OAP, an Old Aged Peloton, of residents from the infamous Fairhaven Glen Retirement Village desperately trying to keep up. But just when you’re expecting a flat sprint to the finish, life has a way of putting a stick in your spokes. When you’re Wayne’s age, all it takes is one little trip to really get your lycra in a twist.

Fast-paced, wickedly funny and packed with heart, WOBIL brings back Doru, the philosophical Romanian personal trainer; Pinarello, the Italian bike of nightmares; Glen, the retirement village owner and Wayne’s ocker Aussie nemesis; and Seamus, the foul-mouthed Irish member of the original MAMILs.

With Hadlow’s trademark physical comedy and lightning-fast character changes, WOBIL is a celebration of friendship, ageing and resilience, and of discovering that while life may force you to change gears, there is always another road ahead.

For anyone who has ever ridden a bike, loved a MAMIL, become a GOMIL or wondered whether they might one day become a WOBIL, this is one final ride not to be missed.