Cycling Southland News Archive

It was podium finishes all round for Southlanders on the first day of competition with U19 Makayla Smith, Emma Cumming and Nick Kergozou all securing golds, along with a silver for Elite sprinter Steph McKenzie.

The spectacular keirin competition produced plenty of drama on the second morning of the Avanti BikeNZ Classic at Cambridge today.

The Australians served notice that they have little regard for Commonwealth Games medals when they took it to the Kiwis on the first morning of the Avanti BikeNZ Classic at Cambridge.

Hello for another week and a reminder that there will be some tight and rather enclosed space around the track over the coming week as the Smiths City Expo sets up and opens to the public from Friday to Saturday, while we largely have full use of the track (without motorbike use sorry) during this time there is the one exception of the following:

Olympic medallist Simon van Velthooven has cut short his competitive sojourn in Japan to line-up in the first Rio 2016 qualifying event in Cambridge starting tomorrow.

Four talented Southland cyclists are attempting to put their best foot forward for selection in the New Zealand team for future Junior World Track Cycling Championship events.

Ten cyclists will be departing from Bluff on Friday 11 October and, over 22 days, will make their way up to Cape Reinga - a staggering distance of 2330kms!!  The purpose is to "Ride Out of the Blue," is to raise awareness of depression and suicide, and raise money for the Mental Health Foundation of NZ to implement mindfulness programmes into NZ primary schools for prevention and early intervention of mental health problems later in life.

Hello everyone for another sunny Tuesday in the south!
A wee bit of last minute business this weekend with track arrangements sorry due to late notice of the Great NZ Craft Show being in residence in the Velodrome.

A busy weekend of racing for everyone!

BikeNZ boss Andrew Matheson stresses New Zealand's two indoor velodromes - Invercargill and Cambridge - will both see top level racing in the future.

Howdy doody everyone and an official welcome to Spring – Yay!!

Well our superstar para pilot couldn’t help herself again over the weekend when Laura Fairweather teamed with partner Emma Foy to take out silver at the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Greenville, USA.

Blue sky and sunshine greeted riders on Saturday at Grove Bush. Division 1, 2 and 3 completed 76km with 2 laps of the Hedgehope Spring Hills, Rakahouka circuit.

The NZ Para-Cycling team won a silver medal today at the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Greenville, USA. The tandem pairing of Emma Foy and Laura Fairweather (sighted pilot) took to the road in tough conditions and were pleased with their gutsy performance.

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.