Cycling Southland's New Year track cycling carnival featured thrills and spills on its opening night at Stadium Southland Velodrome tonight. Riders across all grades fought fiercely throughout the programme, putting on a great show for the crowd and testing themselves in the lead in to Track Nationals.

With another great turnout and racing so ferocious you would have thought you were at Elite Nationals - the spectators were well entertained.

Cameron Karwowski continued his fine recent form with victory in the Browns Handicap on Saturday. The annual road race held in conjunction with the Browns Sports Day was raced in blustery conditions.