CYCLING SOUTHLAND LIFE MEMBERS
Thanks to the dedication of many volunteers throughout our clubs history we have been to the forefront of Cycling in New Zealand.
| Evan Lyon | 1990 |
| Eric Meffan | 1990 |
| Allan Hewitt | 1990 |
| Robert Milne | 1993 |
| Graham Sycamore | 1993 |
| Matt Scott | 1993 |
| Laurie Tall | 1994 |
| Tony Ineson | 2001 |
| John Broad | 2003 |
| Bruce Ross | 2004 |
| Steve Canny | 2006 |
| Lyn Randall | 2012 |
| Allan Dunn | 2016 |
| Julian Ineson | 2016 |
| Lindsay Jordan | 2018 |
| Ray Robinson | 2021 |
HOFFMAN FIRST NATIONAL TITLE WINNER
FROM THE OTAGO/SOUTHLAND CYCLING CENTRE - 1948
The 1948 Otago Centennial and the New Zealand Track Championships, held on the Caledonian Track in Dunedin saw Bill Hoffman riding for the Otago/Southland Centre. His victory in the Junior five mile event was the centres first national title.
The 17 year old Invercargill Amateur Cycling Club member had only been riding for 3 months when he took his victory. He cleared out going down the back straight with 300 yards to go, opening up a gap of ten lengths on a strong field, and though the gap was gradually closed he sustained his burst of speed to cross the line with a wheel to spare.
Now days, the ‘Bill Hoffman Memorial’ trophy is competed for each year in the Junior Under 17 ranks.
INESON’S GREAT FINAL SPRINT WINS HIM ROAD CYCLING CROWN - 1963
After being almost out of the race with three miles to go, the 22-year-old Invercargill rider, Tony Ineson, fought back brilliantly to close a 160-yard gap and then outsprint some of New Zealand’s finest finishers to win the national 100-mile road cycling championship at Upper Hutt on Saturday.
Though in the leading division all the journey, Ineson was regarded as the rank outsider of the bunch of five that sorted themselves out over the last lap of the rugged 6.8 mile circuit. With him were the Southland three-day tour winner, Dick Johnstone, Auckland champion Johnny Kulper, West Coast North Island champion Geoff Lankow and the Canterbury 323-mile tour runner-up, Lou O’Reilly (Auckland).
Coming over the steep hill for the last time, Johnstone and Kulper worked clear while Ineson dropped back to the rear with O’Reilly.
The two leading Aucklanders maintained their lead on the downhill run and at the bottom, three miles from the finish, were 100 yards ahead of Lankow with Ineson and O’Reilly a further 60 yards back.
Then came the Southlander’s bid, summoning undreamed of reserves he virtually sprinted along the flat, admittedly with the aid of O’Reilly, to gather in Lankow and this trio, then set to work on whittling down the lead of Johnstone and Kulper, who were going fast in front with but a mile to go. Eight hundred yards out the five were united, all having ridden hard, and it was because of this that Ineson saw his chance.
When they hit the home straight he just sat in against the very edge of the road and waited. With only a furlong to go it seemed sheer suicide. First Kulper bounced out, then O’Reilly came at him and next Lankow shot around them both. Finally it seemed Johnstone, renowned for his sprint, stormed through the middle to hit the front 100 yards out.
And then, and only then, Ineson moved. Just like him the others were tired after 15 climbs of the toughest hill ever struck in a national. But they had all made their effort just that fraction too soon. Right along the weeds of the roadside he dashed to pin back Johnstone barely 20 yards from the line and to the applause of a thousand fans he got the decision by half a wheel.
The announcement that Southland had taken the major title only months after being granted centre status were greeted with a special cheer as was Ineson when he reluctantly did a victory finish, draped in the winner’s sash and nursing a massive banquet of flowers.
The other two Southland riders in the field of 41, though not finishing in the final, rode well, and were always prominent until the dying stages. In fact, the teaming of Rex Marshall and Bruce Goldsworthy had much to do with Ineson’s success.
Results: A. Ineson (Southland), 4hr 55min 54sec, 1; R.D. Johnstone (Auckland), 4hr 55min 55sec, 2: G. Lankow (W.C.N.I.), 4hr 55min 55sec, 3.
TONY INESON - NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE
Year Competition Venue Event Result
1960 Round the Gorges Road Canterbury. 1st
1963 NZ Road Championships Wellington 100mile Senior Men’s Road Race 1st
NZ Track Championships Auckland Senior Men’s 4000m Teams Pursuit 1st
NZ Track Championships Auckland Senior Men’s 10 mile Scratch Race 3rd
Christchurch to Timaru Road Classic 1st and Fastest Time
Round the Gorges Road Classic Canterbury 1st and Fastest Time
1964 NZ Track Championships Invercargill Senior Men’s 4000m Teams Pursuit 1st
NZ Track Championships Invercargill Senior Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit 1st
NZ Track Championships Invercargill Senior Men’s 10 mile Scratch Race 3rd
NZ Road Championships Kwitahi Senior Men’s 100 mile Road Race 3rd
Olympic Road Trials Levin 2nd
Timaru to Christchurch Road Classic Fastest Time
Round the Gorges Road Classic Canterbury 1st and Fastest Time
1965 NZ Grass Track Championships Invercargill 3 mile 1st
NZ Road Championships Senior Men’s 100 mile Road Race 2nd
Tour of Southland 2nd overall
Tour of Southland King of the Mountains
Dulux 6 day Tour Auckland to Wellington King of the Mountains
Dulux 6 day Tour Auckland to Wellington Stage win
Manawatu Tour King of the Mountains
Timaru to Christchurch Road Classic Fastest Time
Round the Gorges Road Classic Canterbury 1st and Fastest Time
1966 World Championships Nurburgring, Germany Road Race
First Southlander to compete at a World Road Championships
Empire Games Road Trial Levin 120 mile Road Race 2nd
NZ Track Championships Christchurch Senior Men’s 4000m Teams Pursuit 1st
NZ Track Championships Christchurch Senior Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit 2nd
Tour of Southland 2nd overall
Tour of Southland 3 stage wins
Christchurch to Timaru Road Classic Fastest Time
Senior Men’s 10 mile Track record Kew Bowl Invercargill 1st
1968 NZ Track Championships Auckland Senior Men’s 4000m Teams Pursuit 1st
NZ Road Championships Invercargill Senior Men’s 100 km Team Time Trial 2nd
Dulux 6 dayTour Auckland to Wellington King of the Mountains
Tour of Southland Sprint Ace
Tour of Southland 2 Stage wins
Round the Gorges Road Classic Canterbury Fastest Time
1969 NZ Track Championships Palmerston North Senior Men’s 10 mile Scratch Race 1st
NZ Track Championships Palmerston North Senior Men’s 4000m Teams Pursuit 3rd
Tour of Southland 3rd overall
Tour of Southland Stage win
Dulux 6 day Tour Auckland to Wellington 2 stage wins
Awards
• Recipient of the National Malayan Cup for services to the sport of cycling
• UCI Volunteer of the Year
• International Olympic Committee Volunteer Diploma
• Life Member of Cycling Southland – 2001
• Life Member of the Tuatapere Sports Society – 2010
• Finalist of Southland Volunteer Administrator of the Year - 2010
RYAN CULL - NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE
Year Competition Venue Event Result
1990 Campagnola Novice Tour Canterbury A Grade 1st
1990 NZ Road Nationals Wanganui Novice Team Time Trial 3rd
1992 NZ Track Nationals Christchurch Junior 1000m Time Trial 2nd
1992 NZ Track Nationals Christchurch Junior Teams Pursuit 2nd
1992 NZ Road Trials Junior Road Race 4th
1992 Coca Cola Junior Tour North Island 2nd
1992 Avis Tour Queenstown A Grade 1st
1992 Tour of Southland Stage win
1992 Tour of the Future Arizona, USA Stage win
1st Teams classification
1993 NZ Track Nationals Auckland Senior 4000m Teams Pursuit 1st
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 15000m Scratch Race 7th
1000m Time Trial 8th
1995 NZ Track Nationals Invercargill Senior 4000m Teams Pursuit 1st
1999 Tour of Southland Team Time Trial 1st
General Classification 9th
2000 NZ Track Nationals Invercargill Senior 4000m Teams Pursuit 2nd
Senior Olympic Sprint 2nd
GRAHAM SYCAMORE - NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE
Year Competition Venue Event Result
1960 NZ Track Championships Auckland Junior Sprint 2nd
NZ Road Championships Invercargill Junior 50 mile Road Race 3rd
1961 NZ Grass Track Championships Napier Junior Half Mile 1st
Junior 2 mile 3rd
1962 NZ Track Championships Christchurch 1000m Time Trial 3rd
1964 NZ Track Championships Invercargill Senior 4000m Team Pursuit 1st
1965 NSW Southern Districts Track Champs Goulburn 2nd
1966 NSW Southern Districts Track Champs Goulburn 1st
Official Roles:
1970-1984 Tour of Southland Organiser
1974 Commonwealth Games Christchurch, NZ NZ Commissaire
1983 Junior World Championships Wanganui, NZ NZ Commissaire
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, USA NZ Team Manager
1986 UCI International Commissaire Course A Grade Commissaire
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea International Commissaire
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, NZ Chief Commissaire
1993 World Championships Norway NZ Team Manager
1993 Cycling Southland Life Member
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada International Commissaire
1998 World Track Championships Bordeaux, France International Commissaire
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International Commissaire
1999 Cycling NZ Federation Life Member
2000 Tour Down Under South Australia Chief Commaissaire
2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia Chief Commaissaire
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England International Commissaire
2003 South Pacific Games Fiji Technical Delegate
2005 World Cup Sydney, Australia Judge Referee
2006 Women’s World Cup Wellington, NZ Technical Delegate
2006 Women’s Tour Geelong, Australia Chief Commissaire
2006 Women’s World Cup Geelong, Australia Chief Commissaire
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia Chief Commissaire
2006 Asian Games Doha Ops Competition Manager
2007 Women’s Tour Geelong, Australia Chief Commissaire
2007 Women’s World Cup Geelong, Australia Chief Commissaire
2007 Tour Down Under South Australia Chief Commissaire
2007 World Track Masters Sydney, Australia Chief Commissaire
1983 – Current Oceania Cycling Federation General Secretary
1986-2004 Cycling NZ Federation Board Member
1989-2002 Cycling NZ Federation President
1980-2002 Cycling NZ Federation Selector
1972-Current NZ Commaissaire at various Road and Track Championships
1999-2008 Cycling Southland Governor
2010-2011 Cycling Southland Executive Member
2012 Olympics London, England International Commissiare
Awards
1983 Southland Sports Administrator of the Year
2005 Southland Service to Sport
2008 Finalist Southland Sports Administrator of the Year
BRENT JOHNSON - NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE
Year Competition Venue Event Result
1991 NZ Track Championships Invercargill Novice 2000m Individual Pursuit 2nd
Novice Italian Pursuit 1st
1991 NZ Road Championships Timaru Novice Team Time Trial 2nd
1992 NZ Track Championships Christchurch Junior 25km Points Race 1st
Junior 1000m Time Tria 1st
1992 Junior World Championships Athens, Greece Points Race
3000m Individual Pursuit
125km Road Race
1992 Gore to Invercargill Road Classic 1st
1993 Junior World Championships Perth, Australia 3000m Teams Pursuit Bronze
1993 Southland Junior Sportsperson of the Year
1994 NZ Track Nationals Wanganui 15km Scratch Race 3rd
Senior 4000m Teams Pursuit 3rd
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 15km Scratch Race 13th
MATT RANDALL – NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE
Year Competition Venue Event Result
1994 NZ Track Nationals Wanganui 2000m Individual Pursuit 1st
1995 Oceania Games Townsville, Australia Junior 3000m Individual Pursuit 2nd
1996 NZ Track Nationals Wanganui Junior 1000m Time Trial 1st
Junior 3000m Teams Pursuit 1st
Junior Points Race 1st
Junior 3000m Individual Pursuit 1st (NZ Record)
1996 Junior World Champs Novo Mesto, Slovenia 3000m Individual Pursuit 10th
1996 Southland Junior Sportsperson of the Year
1999 Oceania Games Sydney, Australia 4000m Individual Pursuit 2nd
2001 World Cup Bogota, Columbia 4000m Teams Pursuit 1st
2001 World Track Champs Antwerp, Belgium 4000m Teams Pursuit 6th
2002 World Cup Sydney, Australia 4000m Teams Pursuit 1st
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 4000m Teams Pursuit 3rd
2002 Southland Senior Sportsperson of the Year
2003 Tour of Southland General Classification 7th
2004 World Cup Sydney, Australia 4000m Teams Pursuit 4th
2004 World Cup Manchester, England 4000m Teams Pursuit 4th
2004 World Cup Moscow, Russia 4000m Teams Pursuit 4th
2004 World Track Champs Sydney, Australia 4000m Teams Pursuit 10th
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 4000m Teams Pursuit 10th
MATT ARCHIBALD - NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE
| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2011 | NZ Track Championships | Invercargill | Elite 250m TT | 1 |
| Elite Sprint | 2 | |||
| Elite Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| Elite Keirin | 3 | |||
| 2012 | NZ Track Championships | Invercargill | Elite 250m TT | 2 |
| Elite Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| Elite Sprint | 3 | |||
| Elite Keirin | 3 | |||
| World Cup | Beijing | Team Sprint | 3 | |
| World Championships | Melbourne | |||
| Oceania Championships | Invercargill | Team Sprint | 2 | |
| Olympic Games | London | Reserve | ||
| 2013 | NZ Track Championships | Invercargill | Elite Sprint | 2 |
| Elite Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| Elite Keirin | 3 | |||
| Oceania Championships | Adelaide | Team Sprint | 1 | |
| Sprint | 3 | |||
| Keirin | 3 | |||
| World Cup | Aguascalientes | Team Sprint | 1 | |
| World Cup | Manchester | |||
| World Cup | Aguascalientes | |||
| 2014 | NZ Track Championships | Invercargill | Eilte Team Sprint | 1 |
| Elite Keirin | 3 | |||
| World Cup | Guadalajara | |||
| World Cup | London | |||
| World Cup | Cali | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Glasgow | 1000m time trial | 3 | |
| Team Sprint (reserve) | 1 | |||
| Sprint | 6 | |||
| 2015 | NZ Track Championships | Invercargill | Elite 1000m time trial | 1 |
| Elite Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| Elite Sprint | 3 | |||
| Elite Keirin | 3 | |||
| Oceania Championships | Adelaide | 1000m time trial | 1 | |
| World Championships | Paris | 1000m time trial | 3 (NZ Record) | |
| World Cup | Cambridge | |||
| 2016 | NZ Track Championships | Cambridge | Elite Keirin | 1 |
| World Cup | Hong Kong | |||
| World Championships | London | 1000m time trial | 6 |
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