Cycling Southland News Archive

The continued growth of cycling in Southland will be celebrated at a public Gala Night showcasing junior and senior track talent and a fun carnival-styled atmosphere for all the family to enjoy at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome on Friday 5 September.

Southland junior cycling star Nick Kergozou has returned from the junior world track championships in Korea with a bronze medal, plenty of experience and a new nickname.

Information is now out for the 2015 Oceania Track Champs in Adelaide and entries close on Wednesday 3 September. Licensing details will follow soon.

As the dust settles - post the accolades of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Junior Worlds in Korea - it is nice to receive an acknowledgement from BikeNZ for our club.

On Saturday, member Neil Familton found these Uvex cycling glasses on Albert Street. These are an expensive pair of glasses and may belong to one of our members. Please contact Neil directly if you own these or know who does Neil Familton [email protected]

Hi everyone and it is certainly great to see the days getting longer and lighter!

Well our Junior Worlds trio have returned home following a fantastic experience in Korea and it is certainly great to see their faces around the track again!

The Whitehill Windfarm Classic Bike Ride & Run will be held again on 28 February 2015.

Cycling Southland club member John Green recently returned from being a part of this year's successful New Zealand track cycling youth world championship team that travelled to Korea.

From Waihopai Primary School to events like the World Track Cycling Championships and the Commonwealth Games has been a impressive journey. Logan Savory catches up with Pieter Bulling about that ride and what the focus is now.

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Pieter Bulling is pleading with New Zealand cycling officials not to turn their backs on Invercargill's indoor velodrome.

The ever popular Keirin Fest is back as our Junior Division plan their next fun, fundraiser. So register now because places are limited.

Happy Tuesday everyone and it is certainly a good one when you can see sun shining out the window –it’s got to mean some more pleasant road racing conditions are coming compared to what everyone has been enduring in recent weeks – it’s also got to be kind to the early spring lambs that are already out and about around the region!

Please find attached programme information for the BikeNZ Classic & the BikeNZ Cup, to be held at the Avantidrome in Cambridge from the 18^th – 20^th September 2014.

Former Commonwealth Games representative Jason Allen seized the leadership opportunity on offer with his cycling team today, stepping up and winning the elite race of the fourth round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series near Ashburton.

Please find attached a letter providing information relating to the Oceania Championships, being held in Adelaide, 8-11 October 2014. Click here to view

The event programme and entry process is currently being finalised by the event organisers. Once the programme and entry forms are available these will be sent out to all Centres.

James Canny and their NZ Cycling Project Team are currently racing in the US for 90 days and are there until mid-September. In the coming year there are likely to be some local riders that will qualify to race in the development team.

Good chilly Tuesday to all in the south today – a far cry from the heat our Junior Worlds reps are enduring in Korea as the 2014 event comes to a close today.

Good chilly Tuesday to all in the south today – a far cry from the heat our Junior Worlds reps are enduring in Korea as the 2014 event comes to a close today.

Southland’s Nick Kergozou had a hard-earned medal slip from his grasp on the penultimate night of finals at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Korea

The New Zealand men’s team pursuit combination battled their way to the bronze medal on the opening day of the UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Korea today.