Cycling Southland News Archive

Invercargill elite cyclist Hamish Keast produced a strong sprint to take the title in Saturday’s Gore – Waikiwi cycling classic. The annual handicapped event, sponsored by Southland Farm Machinery / Geo W Wilson & Sons, attracted a field of 48 riders with the race leaving Gore in pleasant spring-like conditions. Read Article

Welcome to another week everyone and a busy little week or two it is going to be as well, Read Article

Hi everyone for another week and firstly we must give a huge congratulations to Emily Paterson who is coming home with a Junior Worlds Track Championships silver medal from the team pursuit in a remarkable final that they lost in 7 1000th of a second! You have got to wonder how they measure that sometimes? Read Article

All Masters 40+ years are invited to an open “festival-style” road and track meet. Track and road racing to suit all styles and ages. Five (5) year age groups if enough entries at each grade division. Social fun to suit. Read Article

Cold conditions proved to be the bearer of bad news for some riders with other riders thriving in it. Read Article

Greetings everyone and another week and another month, done and dusted. Bit scary as we spiral busily towards the end of another huge year – but there is still plenty more to come and there has been plenty on again over the past week – so let’s get into it! Read Article

Greetings everyone for another week! And what a week it is turning into as our most recent intake into the fold of international representation – Emily Paterson and Conor Shearing – left for their final lead-in training in the Cycling NZ U19 camp in Cambridge before heading to Germany for the Junior Worlds Track Championships from 14 to 18 August. Read Article

Howdy folks, A reminder that today is the early bird cut off for the King House Removals Race Series entries (this includes payments as well as entries please). From tomorrow entries and payments go from $80 to $100 Register online here now and check out the two race series rounds and the rules. The first race night is this Friday 26 July from 6pm sharp so get there early and make sure you have warmed up. Read Article

The Windsor Physio sponsored race at Grove Bush on Saturday the 13th of July had a healthy number of 49 competitors spread across the 4 grades. The loop of 38km proved to be challenging and with the conditions playing the part there were some keenly contested races. Read Article

In blustery conditions 52 riders faced the starter’s gun. The 42 senior rides competed over 3 laps of the 14.4km Tisbury circuit and the 11 junior riders competed over 2 laps. Read Article