Cycling Southland News Archive

We say farewell to Bruce Ross as he retires (party to follow later) and take a look at what you can keep yourself busy with during lockdown (unless you are one of the Cycling Southland office staff, who are working full steam to ensure that we are ready to hit the ground running as soon as restrictions allow. Read Article

Cycling New Zealand fully supports the decision of the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until next year. Read Article

Although cycling is a non-contact sport (unless it is the Keirin, in which case all bets are off), the age of social distancing and isolation can have quite an impact on training. Here are some ideas to keep you going. Read Article

Southland’s rich cycling history gets a further boost with New Zealand’s leading team based cycling series being held in the region for the first time.  Read Article

Congratulations to all our cyclists who competed in the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships. Southland performed exceptionally well, claiming 48 medals with 15 gold medals, 19 silver medals, and 14 bronze medals. Read Article

There were great performances aplenty and some new national records as well on the fourth and final day of the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships. Read Article

Erin Criglington picked up her third gold medal of the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships on the third day of competition. Read Article

Local veteran Neil Familton along with Auckland’s Penny Pawson and Waikato’s Julie Graddon all broke national records at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome. Read Article

The conveyer belt of cycling talent out of Canterbury continues with Amelia Sykes picking up the mantle on the opening day of the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships in Invercargill. Read Article

Hot off the back of medals at the elite track cycling world championships, the next group of young hopefuls will spring into action at the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships beginning in Invercargill on Thursday. Read Article

The star pairing of Aaron Gate and Campbell Stewart dug deep to win the silver medal in the madison on the final day of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin today, while Ellesse Andrews took fifth in the women's keirin. Read Article

Day two of the Vital Signs Fight for Yellow dawned as clear and sunny as day one, boding well for the two stages ahead. The riders gathered at the Croydon Lodge in Gore before heading out to the start of the third road stage, with Matt Zenovich as the overnight leader in A grade, Scott Donnelly leading B grade, and Jette Simon leading C grade. Read Article