News and Results

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

Cycling Southland is hosting a Gala Night on Friday 5 September from 6-9.30pm - this is a great chance to invite your neighbours, work colleagues and anyone new who experienced a bit of an event on our SIT Zero Fees Velodrome boards to enjoy a night at the track.

Hi everyone - here's our original release that was sent out this week - including a few much over-looked thank yous here that we wanted to include.

Reflecting on the New Zealand track cycling team’s outstanding performance at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games over the past 11 days, dominating the medal haul, the deep south should take its due share of credit in being an instrumental factor in the growth and rapid rise of cycling success in recent years.

Cycling Southland officials say the deep south should be handed its fair share of credit for New Zealand's impressive rise on the track.

Hi cycling enthusiasts - and if you weren’t already you can’t help but be amped after such an outstanding final result from our track, road and BMX cycling representatives in Glasgow – it’s seriously got to be a good thing for the sport going into the future!