Cycling Southland News Archive

Perth-based cyclist Alex McGregor will try to defend his Tour de Lakes title when the four-day stage race starts in Cromwell tomorrow.

The Southland quartet of Eddie Dawkins, Matt Archibald, Pieter Bulling and Tom Scully have secured their spot for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Hi everyone for another week – albeit a shorty with a lovely long weekend ahead – bliss!

Alex McGregor won yesterday's elite round of the cycling series on the South Island's West Coast near Hokitika, while series leader Cameron Karwowski (H&J's Outdoor World Avanti Plus) was fourth, enough to hold on to the elite series leader's jersey.

A big day out on Saturday for the two-stage Riverton to Tuatapere and back again road race.

The New Zealand para-cycling team has claimed three medals and a world record on the opening day of competition at the world track championships in Mexico, followed by a fourth medal on day two.

The Southland-based para-cycling pairing of Phillipa Gray and pilot Kylie Young will make their world championship debut together in Mexico this week, along with fellow Southland sighted pilot Laura Fairweather who will debut with para-cycling's newest star Emma Foy.

The largest field ever assembled for a round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series is also potentially one of the strongest in the history of the series.

BikeNZ has named a 13 strong team of junior track riders, including Southland's Emma Cumming, Makayla Smith, Tom Sexton and Hamish Beade, to contest the Oceania Championships in Australia in October.

Club Champs done!
While the weather wasn't the greatest for the Time Trial on Saturday, it was perfect cool conditions on Sunday for the road race.

Club Champs done!
Weather wasn't the greatest for Time Trial yesterday, perfect cool conditions today for the road race.

Good afternoon members,

Further to our membership meeting last Tuesday evening the executive are pleased to advise that today Walter Lettink started working for Cycling Southland as Acting General Manager, 24 hours a week Monday to Thursday. Walter is on a six-month, fixed contract and will be focusing on various areas in the club, mainly sponsorship.

The 2014 Southland Time Trial Champs will be held in McQuarrie Street on Saturday 5 April, starting at 11am and the Road Champs will be held on the New Vale Coal Circuit, Te Tipua, on Sunday starting at 10am.

It's heart-warming story and a true example of community spirit, goodwill and genuine thanks - Well done boys!

Hi everyone and the huge news is that … It’s April Fool’s Day – so don’t get caught out!!

Southland's fast-rising stars of the track Laura Heywood, Nick Kergozou and Mike Culling have been named among a full New Zealand complement of 14 riders who will be heading to this year’s UCI junior track cycling world championships in Korea.

Southland riders Tom Sexton and Brayden Stephens and Central Otago rider Nicole Shields have been selected in the U17 New Zealand team who will ride the Canberra Junior Tour in May this year.

It was an ominous start to the morning as the showers continued and more than 60 intermediate and secondary aged riders representing nine schools converged at Teretonga for the 2014 Secondary School Road Champs on Tuesday 25 March.

Hi everyone for another week, as daylight saving draws to a close and the evenings get shorter – makes it jolly hard to swing out of bed in the morning when it’s still pitch black outdoors!

Over the weekend Cycling Southland went head to head with the country’s best and brightest voluntary groups and organisations at the Trustpower National Community Awards.