Cycling Southland News Archive

The Baxter and Neilson Omnium series is the major track event of the year for junior riders. It happens due to the generous sponsorship of Ray and Trish Galt of Baxter and Neilson Plumbers for which we are immensely grateful.

Rock and Road Cycles in Alexandra have a John Greener handmade wheel clock that they are auctioning off to raise money for Liam Aitcheson, Sophie Williamson and Tom Vessey for their trips away.

With more than $9000 worth of build-up campaign expenses to raise, you too can get behind Liam and Sophie's fundraising efforts as they prepare for the 2012 Junior Worlds.

Southland rider Cameron Karwowski made an audacious attack for glory on the streets of New York in the annual Harlem Skyscraper Criterium today.

There was some fast and fierce competition on the track at this week's Tuesday Race Night with great numbers down at the track for both Junior and Senior racing.

On Friday night I was lucky enough to host the ILT Southland Sports Awards. It's the second year I've had the privilege to be officially involved with a night that recognizes the outstanding performances by Southland's premier sporting talent writes Chief Executive Nick Jeffrey.

We are very excited to announce that the well-known and well respected Baxter & Neilson Junior Omnium series kicks off next month, catering for both males and females in the Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 grades.

Our Cycling Southland Executive would like you to note Thursday 26 July for the 2012 AGM. Please find out about more updates

The Tour of Taranaki finished with a bang yesterday as a four-man bunch battled it out to the line in the final stage.

On Thursday night Cycling Southland held a Send-off Function for our Olympic, Paralympic and Junior Worlds cyclists. From this week our crop of talented bike riders start the next phases of their respective campaigns with pre-competition training camps as they scatter around the globe.

Invercargill air traffic controller Natasha Hansen will board a flight of her own next week, the first leg of a journey which ends at the Olympic velodrome in London. Southland's Olympic, Paralympic and Junior Worlds cyclists were given a sendoff by Cycling Southland at a function last night.

Year Plans for U15 and 17 Age Groups have been finalised and watch this space as our divine Dale works her magic to produce these extensive documents for all age groups later this week!

The new Winter-Spring Road Racing Progamme has been finalised and launched with the formalised rules and Junior Road Racing Criteria.

I’m no cyclist but that changed on Friday as I rolled out of bed at some ungodly hour to join a great bunch on a charity ride from Queenstown to Invercargill, raising funds for the Westpac Rescue Chopper writes Chief Executive Nick Jeffrey.

Southland cyclist Pieter Bulling finished on the podium for the under-23 category when the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland finished at Skerries, north of Dublin today. Bulling, part of the BikeNZ-Pure Black Racing Under-23 team, finished third overall in the under-23 class after the eighth and final stage over 139kms of lumpy terrain to Skerries.

Due to an exciting opportunity that Nick and the team will let you know about soon, there is a change of date and venue for this year's Junior Division Road Camp.

Cycling Southland's Tom Scully has claimed a podium finish in the prestigious Paris-Roubaix U23 race this morning. Scully finished in third place becoming the first New Zealander to record a top three result in the event's 46 year history.

The BikeNZ-Pure Black Racing Under-23 team all finished in the peloton on the penultimate stage of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland today.

Former and current Junior Worlds' representatives Steph McKenzie and Kate Dunlevey are the stars of Sky Sport's new Olympic Games cycling promo. The advert was shot on the Velodrome at the end of March and promotes Sky's 2012 Olympic coverage.

Invercargill cyclist Pieter Bulling moved into contention for the Under-23 podium after a strong performance in stage six of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland. Bulling and fellow BikeNZ-Pure Black Racing Under-23 teammate Taylor Gunman finished in a select lead group after the gruelling 134km stage from Bunrana to the west coast fishing port of Killybegs, which featured with several category one and two climbs.