Cycling Southland News Archive

Saturday dawned crisp and clear and a good crew headed out to Waianiwa to kick off the Cycling Southland Winter Road Series with a 20km Time Trial. 

An awesome evening of racing took place on Friday 29 June 2012 at the first Baxter and Neilson event of year in the eight event series writes Junior Track Convenor Marie Muhl.

The countdown to Invercargill’s hosting of the 2012 UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships is on and riders, officials and spectators will have the chance to get an early preview of the event as organizers announced details of the Junior Worlds Curtain-Raiser event to be held on August 11.

Sport brings communities together. But it wouldn’t happen without the army of volunteers doing their bit. Here's your chance to let our many wonderful cycling volunteers know their efforts have been noticed.

Cycling Southland's Sophie Williamson and Dylan Kennett of Canterbury impressed with podium finishes in their first race on their American buildup to August's UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Invercargill.

In today's business world, companies have to be quick to react, flexible and have the ability to act decisively and with speed. Now, I’m not talking about how they operate 9 to 5! I'’m referring to the 2012 version of Cycling Southland'’s Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit writes Chief Executive Nick Jeffrey.

After a very successful National Championships and World Championships this year I was selected as a non-traveling reserve for the London Olympics. My role being the backup “lead out” rider in the Team Sprint, while also working on developing other areas of my cycling to build toward future World Championships, Commonwealth Games and ultimately the 2016 Olympics.

The Baxter and Neilson Omnium series is the major track event of the year for junior riders. It happens due to the generous sponsorship of Ray and Trish Galt of Baxter and Neilson Plumbers for which we are immensely grateful.

Rock and Road Cycles in Alexandra have a John Greener handmade wheel clock that they are auctioning off to raise money for Liam Aitcheson, Sophie Williamson and Tom Vessey for their trips away.

With more than $9000 worth of build-up campaign expenses to raise, you too can get behind Liam and Sophie's fundraising efforts as they prepare for the 2012 Junior Worlds.

Southland rider Cameron Karwowski made an audacious attack for glory on the streets of New York in the annual Harlem Skyscraper Criterium today.

There was some fast and fierce competition on the track at this week's Tuesday Race Night with great numbers down at the track for both Junior and Senior racing.

On Friday night I was lucky enough to host the ILT Southland Sports Awards. It's the second year I've had the privilege to be officially involved with a night that recognizes the outstanding performances by Southland's premier sporting talent writes Chief Executive Nick Jeffrey.

We are very excited to announce that the well-known and well respected Baxter & Neilson Junior Omnium series kicks off next month, catering for both males and females in the Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 grades.

Our Cycling Southland Executive would like you to note Thursday 26 July for the 2012 AGM. Please find out about more updates

The Tour of Taranaki finished with a bang yesterday as a four-man bunch battled it out to the line in the final stage.

On Thursday night Cycling Southland held a Send-off Function for our Olympic, Paralympic and Junior Worlds cyclists. From this week our crop of talented bike riders start the next phases of their respective campaigns with pre-competition training camps as they scatter around the globe.