Cycling Southland News Archive

On Saturday Joe Chapman won the 75km Waide Classic but Southlanders really made their mark in the overall final results.

Right on the heels of a national award recognising the huge contribution made by Cycling Southland’s volunteers and officials, the local club tonight took the opportunity to salute its own team at the annual awards evening, held at Ascot Park Hotel.

Cycling Southland was named Club of the Year at the BikeNZ Road and Track Volunteer Awards in Auckland on Saturday night.

During the months of March and April, the Cycling Southland executive have been involved with the initiation of our strategic planning process. This planning will set our direction over the coming years.

We were delighted that the weather forecasters were wrong in their predictions and Saturday dawned clear, sunny and calm – perfect weather for the final race of the SouthPort Criterium Series!

Mark your calendar for Sunday 2 June for the Queen's Birthday weekend Dam Good Race, starting in Alexandra.

Once again there is a stack of news to share today but the first cab off the ranks is that next week is our annual prizegiving and we need to confirm ticket numbers for catering purposes by THIS FRIDAY (17 May) please.

Sophie Williamson (H & J Smiths) had a good final winning hit out before leaving next week to head to San Francisco in the United States and start a contract with women’s pro team Vanderkitten, as she won the third round of the Benchmark Homes Women's Elite Cycling Series on the challenging Hanmer to Kaikoura course on Saturday.

Southland rider Cam Karwowski will race in a strong BikeNZ European campaign when he lines up with an impressive eight-strong team to contest the prestigious Olympias Tour in the Netherlands starting on Monday (NZ time).

It may be a down time for cycling and events but there’s definitely plenty to talk about again this week – so without further ado …