Cycling Southland News Archive

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.

The 2014 Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge date is set for 29 November and the entry details are out now.

This year’s Milford Sound to Invercargill Southland Heart Kids Charity Ride is on Saturday 15 November, and we would like to invite you to participate either as a team or an individual in this magnificent event to raise funds for our own Southland Heart Kids!

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!

Fine but cool conditions greeted the senior riders for the two laps of the Wyndham circuit on Sunday.