Cycling Southland News Archive

Southland will field a strong team when the BikeNZ elite and under-19 track championships get under way in Cambridge today.

Hi guys!
Well this is the first chance I have had to sit down and write a few words since arriving in Cambridge on Tuesday … it’s been all systems go up 'til this point and now I have 40mins to bang some words out before it is time to head back to the track!

2012 New Zealand Road Race Champion James Williamson will be holding a "How to Win" Training Camp in Alexandra on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 April.

Phew – phase one of the Track Nationals is done and dusted but it’s only half way there as our team of primed and fizzing Elites begin assembling in Cambridge to start phase 2 from Thursday through to Sunday.

Southland dominated the team events on the final day of the national age group track championships. The locals won four of the five team titles on offer yesterday across the team sprint and team pursuit, with three more New Zealand records falling in the process.

Neil Familton has been enjoying the view from the top of the podium at the national age-group track cycling championships.

World champions Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins went within a blink of becoming the first riders under the magical 10 second barrier in sprint qualifying on the second day of the BikeNZ Track Nationals in Cambridge today.

Palmerston North rider Campbell Stewart has continued his dominance at the national Age Group Track Cycling Champions this week.

Southland cyclists win more medals than China
It's getting a bit whiffy, but Eddie Dawkins' world championship jersey hasn't lost any of its lustre.

Southland's Erin Criglington will proudly zip into her rainbow jersey on the second night of the national age-group track cycling championships in Invercargill tonight but it was a chance to shine for fellow team mate Jon Andrews when he broke the NZ record in the Masters 2 time trials last night.

New Zealand cycling is excited about future prospects after a strong performance at the UCI Track Championships that finished today in Colombia (NZ time).

There was a disappointing 26 riders fronting up for the Myross Bush points race on 1 March with the eve of the Track Nationals keeping the majority focussed on the track.

New Zealand cyclist Aaron Gate had to settle for fourth place in defence of his omnium title on the penultimate day of the UCI Track Cycling World in Colombia.

Southlander Tom Scully was among the New Zealand cyclists who grabbed a further two medals on the third day of finals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia today.