Cycling Southland News Archive

All 34 teams in Cycling Southland’s Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit were put through their paces at Stadium Southland velodrome yesterday in the grading time trial.

Cycling Southland's Sophie Williamson has upset some of America’s best elite cyclists to win the latest round of the USA Criterium Series today. The 18 year old is in the United States as part of her preparations for the UCI Juniors World Track Championships on home turf in Invercargill next month.

The second race in Cycling Southland’s Winter Racing Series was held on Saturday with the Donovan Points Race held on a 10 kilometre circuit from Retreat Road on the outskirts of Invercargill.

Russian speedster Daria Shmeleva, who will be part of a powerful 16-strong Russian squad at next month's UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Invercargill, set a new world record on the third day of competition at the European U23 and Junior Track Cycling Championships in Portugal today.

Many Southland business men & women will soon be casting aside their suits and ties, and donning their lycra in time for Cycling Southland's Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit challenge at the Stadium Southland Velodrome on Sunday, July 15.

Opus International Consultants have been part of Cycling Southland’s Corporate Pursuit event for six years, but that doesn’t mean the team is too serious to enjoy themselves.

When New Zealand track cyclist Natasha Hansen rides the boards of the Olympic velodrome in London in a few weeks' time she will be doing it to honour the memory of her best friend.

Southland is set to become a booming international tourist destination this August, with teams from at least 18 different countries already confirming they will be booking flights to the deep south of New Zealand.

Last year a number of new businesses and individual lined up in Cycling Southland’s Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit writes Cycling Southland CEO Nick Jeffrey.

With just over 50 days until Invercargill’s Stadium Southland Velodrome plays host to the 2012 UCI Juniors Track World Championships, organizers are dusting off the SOLD-OUT signs.