Cycling Southland News Archive

Hi everyone and goodly me it’s only 22 sleeps until we hit Christmas Day,

Should be fun and a bit of a well-deserved break for many – but we still have some business to attend to before then so bring on the Southland Track Champs this weekend!

Listening to the rain and hail on the roof of the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome made us all very happy to be warm and comfortable inside, ready for a great day of inter-school’s racing at the annual South Island Secondary School Champs.

Some great racing was seen once again in the penultimate race night of the Baxter and Neilson junior omnium series!

The Distinction Hotels Milford Mountain Classic is lining up to be another cracker and will be held on Sunday 25 January 2014 with the option of three distances to ride.

First time using the Winton Golf Club circuit and it was a beautiful sunny day with gentle southerly to cool the sweat on the brow in the punch down to Lochiel Bridge.

A nice warm night and fast track made for some good racing this week.  While some of the elite riders cooled their heels after the Festival of Speed and Oceanias, others continued with their build up toward Southland Champs, showing they would be a force to be reckoned with next weekend!

There’s a bit of a hiatus – albeit temporary with the next two weekends full again – as we regroup in the office following some very busy eventing here at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome and some magnificent racing it produced indeed as UCI Festival of Speed and Oceanias unfolded.

All that glitters was not gold for the New Zealand cycling team, who made strong gains this week despite playing second fiddle to the Australians on the final night of the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships at Invercargill.

After producing the two fastest times ever in this country in qualifying, Kiwi star Eddie Dawkins takes on Australian Matthew Glaetzer in tonight’s sprint final at the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships at Invercargill.

World champion Aaron Gate has a fight on his hands in an exciting men’s omnium contest at the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill.

The great Anna Meares showed her class to claim the sprint honours on the final night of the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships at Invercargill.

Talented teenager Dylan Kennett showed a glimpse of his outstanding ability as the omnium competition got underway on the third day of the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships at Invercargill this morning.

The elder statesman of the New Zealand men’s track cycling programme, Marc Ryan, got to enjoy his moment in the sun when he took out the individual pursuit title on the second night of finals at the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill. The Oceanias are one of five continental championships that now carry qualifying points for next year’s world championships and also ranking points for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Australian great Anna Meares showed her class to cruise into the final of the women’s keirin on the second day of the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships at Invercargill today.

Southland sprinter Eddie Dawkins produced a stunning final lap to guide the New Zealand men’s team sprint to a well-earned win on the first session of the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill.

New Zealand men’s team sprint broke the national record to top qualifiers on the first session of the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill.

Hi everyone and it is certainly go, go, go here at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome this week with the UCI Festival of Speed providing some truly outstanding results ...

Kiwi cyclist Aaron Gate signalled he is on track to defend his world title after winning the omnium at the UCI Festival of Speed event at Invercargill today.

Southland’s Eddie Dawkins set a new national record to top qualifiers for the men’s sprint on the second day of the UCI Festival of Speed at Invercargill this morning.

Big Southland sprinter Eddie Dawkins brought the local crowd to their feet with a superb performance to win the keirin final at the UCI Festival of Speed event at Invercargill tonight.