Cycling Southland News Archive

Our Master Memorabilia maestro Julian Ineson is after some assistance with winners/fastest time/1st Junior U19 placegetters for the Gore to Waikiwi Classic.

Hi folks and hope your week is progressing smoothly!

It started with some great news for four of Elite guys with Eddie, Matt, Pieter and Tom all being named in the NZ team to compete at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia this month. Read Read all about it here Congrats and good luck for the competition as you head for Cali on Monday!

Southland sprinters Eddie Dawkins and Matt Archibald, along with on form enduros Pieter Bulling and Tom Scully are amonga team of 11 riders to contest the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia this month.

Our run of good weather thankfully continued into the weekend and a fine but breezy day greeted riders at Waianiwa, for the challenging Drummond, Isla Bank, Waianiwa Circuit.

New Zealand sprinter Steph McKenzie is one of the last members of the elite cycling exodus from Invercargill to Cambridge, but she isn't turning her back on Southland.

Another warm night at the track, with good numbers making for some great racing. “Most Aggressive Rider” awards could’ve gone to Bruce Jones in Division 2 and Gus Gillies in Division 1, who both raced out of their skin all night.

Hi everyone,
And apologies in advance – this is another “War and Peace” edition in length!! But there is much to talk about, so on with it …

There can be many benefits to having two Velodromes in New Zealand, as we enter the new era of Cambridge becoming a reality.

The Saturday morning clouds burnt away to reveal a stunning day (albeit with a gentle breeze to dry the sweat from ones brow!) and with good numbers lining up, it promised to be an excellent day of racing!

Can you help us to confirm the NZ centres and their winners of the New Zealand Under 19 Road Championships?

The 2014 Alpine Classic will be held again on Saturday 15 March, covering Queenstown to Wanaka return, via the Crown Range  - a total of 140km.

As Nationals draws closer, competition on the track is heating up, with nearly 50 riders at Tuesday night racing this week. 

Hi everyone,

As Saturday 1 February rolls into view – it is time to register for the first Summer Road Race of the season with the Donovan Graded Points this Saturday

Southland's recent World Cup track gold medallist Tom Scully and his madison gold partner Paddy Bevin have been named in a team of New Zealand's brightest young endurance cycling prospects to head across the Tasman next week.

Want to get some competitive sprint racing under your belt leading into the Track Nationals? Then Stu MacDonald's On Track Coaching Keirin Fest will be prefect.

Five Southlanders feature in an initial 12-strong long list squad that has been selected for next month’s UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia, including the latest World Cup gold medallist Tom Scully.

A few tired folk took the night off racing after a big weekend with the New Year Carnival and Ascot Crits, followed by the Gore to Invercargill on Monday, but there were still an enthusiastic bunch there and some great racing.

Southland sprinter Eddie Dawkins has earned the award as leading sprinter after the completion of the UCI Track World Cup circuit for 2013-2014.

Otago's Brad Evans took out last night's Gore to Invercargill bike race after a furious sprint up Tay St.

Greetings everyone for another week and what a cracking week it has been with a stunner of a New Year Cycling Series to launch 2014 and some outstanding results from our guns at the World Cup in Mexico!