Cycling Southland News Archive

Invercargill air traffic controller Natasha Hansen will board a flight of her own next week, the first leg of a journey which ends at the Olympic velodrome in London. Southland's Olympic, Paralympic and Junior Worlds cyclists were given a sendoff by Cycling Southland at a function last night.

Year Plans for U15 and 17 Age Groups have been finalised and watch this space as our divine Dale works her magic to produce these extensive documents for all age groups later this week!

The new Winter-Spring Road Racing Progamme has been finalised and launched with the formalised rules and Junior Road Racing Criteria.

I’m no cyclist but that changed on Friday as I rolled out of bed at some ungodly hour to join a great bunch on a charity ride from Queenstown to Invercargill, raising funds for the Westpac Rescue Chopper writes Chief Executive Nick Jeffrey.

Southland cyclist Pieter Bulling finished on the podium for the under-23 category when the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland finished at Skerries, north of Dublin today. Bulling, part of the BikeNZ-Pure Black Racing Under-23 team, finished third overall in the under-23 class after the eighth and final stage over 139kms of lumpy terrain to Skerries.

Due to an exciting opportunity that Nick and the team will let you know about soon, there is a change of date and venue for this year's Junior Division Road Camp.

Cycling Southland's Tom Scully has claimed a podium finish in the prestigious Paris-Roubaix U23 race this morning. Scully finished in third place becoming the first New Zealander to record a top three result in the event's 46 year history.

The BikeNZ-Pure Black Racing Under-23 team all finished in the peloton on the penultimate stage of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland today.

Former and current Junior Worlds' representatives Steph McKenzie and Kate Dunlevey are the stars of Sky Sport's new Olympic Games cycling promo. The advert was shot on the Velodrome at the end of March and promotes Sky's 2012 Olympic coverage.

Invercargill cyclist Pieter Bulling moved into contention for the Under-23 podium after a strong performance in stage six of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland. Bulling and fellow BikeNZ-Pure Black Racing Under-23 teammate Taylor Gunman finished in a select lead group after the gruelling 134km stage from Bunrana to the west coast fishing port of Killybegs, which featured with several category one and two climbs.

A peleton rolled into Invercargill yesterday at the end of a gruelling one-day $10,000 fundraising cycle ride. The group rode from Frankton to Invercargill to raise funds for the Lakes District Air Rescue Trust, the local recipient of the nationwide Westpac Chopper Appeal.

The big climbs caught out the young New Zealand cycling team on stage five of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland today. Ironically the best of the BikeNZ-Pure Black Racing Under-23 team was the sprint specialist Piet Bulling who managed his way over the climbs to finish in the second bunch.

A group of hardy cyclists set off for Invercargill from Frankton this morning to raise funds for the Lakes District Air Rescue Trust, the local recipient of the nationwide Westpac Chopper Appeal.

Cycling Southland CEO Nick Jeffrey and long-standing members Ray Robinson, Allan Dunn, Erin Criglington and Tim Maynard are part of a crew of hardy Southlanders cycling from Queenstown to Invercargill to raise funds for the Westpac Chopper Appeal.

Southland cyclist Cameron Karwowski finished in the peloton to retain his challenge on the under-23 honours midway through the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland today.

New Zealand cyclist Cameron Karwowski was pipped for a place on the podium in a frantic final sprint on a dramatic stage three of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland today.

New Zealand riders finished in the peloton as the break got away on the second stage of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland today with Cameron Karwowski and Piet Bulling leading the way for the New Zealanders at the sharp end of the bunch sprint.

An outstanding display of determination at the recent Club Road Nationals has cemented another great result for Cycling Southland's Josh Haggerty who has been named alongside fellow Central Otago rider Tom Vessey in the eight-strong BikeNZ BRT U19 Men's Squad to compete at the Australian Junior Road Champs.

Southland's two representatives in the New Zealand-Pure Black Racing cycling team led the New Zealanders home with two top-13 finishes in the opening stage of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland today.

Cycling Southland’s first annual awards evening was held last week at Ascot Park Hotel. Like many sporting organizations, one of the major challenges our organization faces is trying to appropriately recognize the incredible achievements and contributions on and off the bike during the course of the year writes CEO Nick Jeffrey.