Cycling Southland News Archive

The Alpine Classic is open to any road or mountain bike rider, allowing individuals and teams of between two and four to participate in the 140km ride from Queenstown to Wanaka and return, via the Crown Range.

With the Elite Champs done and dusted, it was time for the young and old to shine on Tuesday Night with the ‘in-betweeners’ having a well-earned rest after a brilliant weekend of racing where Southland dominated!

Ethan Mitchell proved his position as the New Zealand team sprint starting rider after a phenomenal performance in the men’s standing start that saw the national record lowered four times this morning in the third day of the RaboDirect Elite Track National Championships in Invercargill.

The unheralded fast starters had their chance to shine on the final day of action at the RaboDirect Track National Championships in Invercargill. Auckland’s Ethan Mitchell and Dunedin’s Katie Schofield showed their ability to burst out of the blocks, a vital part of BikeNZ’s team sprint hopes, as they grabbed national titles in impressive fashion on the super-fast boards at the Cycling Southland Velodrome.

Natasha Hansen continued to stake her claim for Olympic selection on the second night of the RaboDirect Track National Championships in Invercargill tonight. Hansen defeated fellow Southlander  Steph McKenzie in two straight rides to win the women’s sprint national title after smashing the New Zealand 200m time trial record in qualifying this morning.

The second day of the RaboDirect Elite Track National Championships started with a qualifying session to set up some strong sprint duels for tonight’s session.

The RaboDirect Elite Track National Championships kicked off at the Cycling Southland Velodrome in Invercargill this morning.

Three BikeNZ riders pushed their claims for international selection with strong performances on the opening night of the RaboDirect Track National Championships in Invercargill.

Our very own Josh Haggerty was selected to feature in Sky Sport Magazine's new talent feature article this month.

There’s plenty at stake for New Zealand’s leading track cyclists at the RaboDirect New Zealand Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill this weekend.

With the road season beginning again, it is a good time to remind ourselves of some of the etiquette and rules. It is also important to remember that when we are on the road, we are representing our club and our sport.

We had a fantastic night of racing last night with some really impressive performances.

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Congratulations to the following riders who have been selected to represent Southland at the upcoming 2012 RaboDirect Age Group Track Championships.

The best in the business of track cycling are in the south (yet again) this week for the RaboDirect Elite Track Nationals from Saturday to Monday. Southland has a proud recent record having lifted the National Points Shield as the top Centre in the country in 2008 and successfully repelling all-comers every year since.

We urgently require expressions of interest from our U17 riders wishing to attend the 2012 Wagga Wagga junior tour in Australia.

A gusty, blustery Saturday made for some challenging conditions that really tested the field during the Waianiwa Circuit race on Saturday.

The 2012 Oceania Road Championships are being held in Queenstown from 16-18 March. The event is your chance to race the Aussies in the stunning Queenstown region - the training ground of national champs James Williamson and Nicky Samuels!

The Southland squad has been named for the 2012 New Zealand Elite Track Championships and U19 Omnium.

After some PB’s and fast times at Oceania’s I was lucky enough to be selected to ride at this year’s Beijing World Cup in the individual sprint and team sprint with Eddie and Simon.