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Latest News
REPORT AND VIDEO UPDATE FROM JUNIOR ROAD CAMP IN HERIOT
23/8/10 - This weekend 40 junior cyclists and 8 parents and helpers embarked on the bustling town of Heriot in West Otago. This is the second year we have used Heriot as the base for two gruelling training days mixed with a bit of fun and games and some great food. For a full report and video of the weekend activities on and off the bike click here.
VIDEO UPDATE: Saturday Road Race - Woodstock Handicap 21/8/10
VIDEO UPDATE: Saturday Road Race Highlights 14/8/10
VIDEO UPDATE: Friday Night Track Racing 13/08/10 "Black Friday Edition"
PowerNet Supporters Tour of Southland Launched
09/08/10 - Join us for the ultimate Southland experience on-board the PowerNet Tour of Southland, New Zealand’s premier and longest-running road cycling race. This fully-escorted “southern expedition” will follow the riders over their grueling six-day journey across Southland and Central Otago. But this Supporters Tour is about much more than cycling. Find full details by clicking here.
Team NZ Pro Cycling in the USA
11/08/10 - Catch up with the latest news from the Team NZ Pro Cycling crew, tearing it up in Trexler Town, USA. Cycling Southland member Hamish Presbury and a couple of transplanted Southlanders, Andy Hughson and James Canny are having all sorts of adventures on and off the bike. Find out the latest by clicking here.
VIDEO UPDATE: Friday Night Senior Track Highlights 30/7/10
VIDEO UPDATE: Baxter & Neilson Junior Track Highlights 30/7/10
Diary Update: Road and Track Event Dates Confirmed
Business Team Racing Night - September 17th Yunca Junior Tour - October 1st-3rd Track Carnival - October 5th-6th PowerNet Tour of Southland - November 1st-6th ILT International Festival of Speed - December 7th-9th (incl. National Madison Champs on Dec 7th) Milford Road Race - January 12th Gore to Invercargill Classic - January 13th New Year Track Carnival - January 14th-15th New Year Criterium - January 16th Southland Track Championships - January 25th & 28th-29th RaboPlus Elite National Track Champs - February 24th-26th RaboPlus Age Group & Masters National Track Champs - February 28th-March 4th
Watch this space for further information
2010 Yunca Tour Entry Forms Posted
20/07/10 - In its 26th year, the Yunca Tour is now the premier multi-stage road cycling tour for junior cyclists in New Zealand. Last year 138 cyclists entered the event including many New Zealand representatives and 23 Australian representative riders with a number of those riders now representing their countries at this year's Junior Worlds in Italy.
Download the Entry Form for the 2010 event by clicking here.
Relief Over UCI Decision
19/07/10 - The feedback since our announcement last week on the PowerNet Tour’s parting of ways with the UCI has been interesting. For more from CEO Nick Jeffrey, click here.
PowerNet Tour Breaks Free of UCI
16/07/10 - The 2010 PowerNet Tour of Southland has followed the lead of other Australasian events and will not be a UCI-registered road cycling event in 2010. Cycling Southland Chief Executive Nick Jeffrey is relieved that the international body has finally given some direction as to the Tour’s ability to continue to operate under the UCI’s onerous Road regulations. For more click here.
Feature Events
2010 Fashion Extravaganza
Cycling Southland members again strutted the catwalk in a night of glitz and glamour. And there wasn't a skin-suit to be seen. Thanks to all those who assisted with our 2010 event, especially Bernie, Mary, Tony and Julian along with our wonderful sponsors, Surrender Hair Design, McKnight and Brown, Warwick Woodfield and Farrys. This year a big thanks also to our special guest Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt. Watch out for more in 2011. And see all the action from this year's spectacular evening by clicking here.
2010 BenchMark Homes Series
Follow the fortunes of our southerners in the H and J Smith Outdoor World team. You'll find race reports, action photos and exclusive deals for Cycling Southland members from Rob and the team at Outdoor World by clicking here.
News Archive
2010 Updated Road Programme
The Cycling Southland Road Programme will recommence after the Winter break on July 31st. Note that Senior and Junior races are included along with rostered officials. (Juniors - your officials' roster will be updated once confirmed).
Members have official responsibilities about once in the season. If you are unavailable or you wish to ride, it is your responsibility to find a replacement and advise the Race Manager for that week before race day. Descriptions of Race Manager and Marshall roles are available from the Cycling Southland office or below. If you miss your duty you will be deducted Racing Series Points and may not race until you have done a duty turn.
A feature of this programme shall be the Cycling Southland Senior Racing Series. Points will be awarded for riders and officials. Details of points and series conditions to come. The major prize will be a trip for two to Christchurch (incl. airfares & accommodation) to watch the Armstrong Festival of Cycling on December 4th.
For description of Race Manager and Race Marshall roles please click here.
Jack is Back and Gordy is All Fired Up
06/07/10 - Legendary PowerNet Tour of Southland rider Gordon McCauley rates his 2010 Share the Road team as the strongest he’s ever been involved with.
That’s mighty kudos coming from a man who has an incredible 17 tours and two titles to his credit.
In November, the Auckland rider will join forces with last year’s runner-up and national road champion Jack Bauer, of Nelson, Olympic cyclist Jeremy Yates, of Hastings, Commonwealth Games medalist Jason Allen, of Christchurch, Tokoroa’s Justin Kerr and cycling stalwart Karl Murray, of Auckland, to contest the prestigious event.
Read more on Share The Road's powerful lineup by clicking here and visit the home of the PowerNet Tour by clicking here.
Southlanders Star at Secondary School Road Champs
05/07/10 - The South Island Secondary School Championships were held over the weekend with strong fields and great racing at Ruapuna. A total of 268 riders kitted up for the South Island Championships Individual and Teams Time Trials and road race competitions. To check out the outstanding Southland results click here.
From Cycling Southland to the World
05/07/10 - With the Corporate Pursuit now confined to the memory banks, aside from a few lingering aches and pains, Cycling Southland is busy planning for its upcoming road and track racing seasons. Read more by clicking here.
VIDEO REVIEW: 2010 HARREX GROUP CORPORATE PURSUIT
YMCA Go Back-To-Back in Corporate Pursuit
27/06/10 - YMCA Education defended its Harrex Corporate Pursuit title breaking its own record in the event’s finals held in Invercargill today. For the full report click here.
For final results in easy-to-follow Draw form, click here.
Or if you are into numbers, the full seperated list of results and splits from the Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit Follow click here.
Baxter & Neilson Series Update - June
25/06/10 - The fifth Baxter & Neilson Racing Night was held on Friday night and saw some new names challenging for points. For the full report, photos and updated points table click here.
Cam writes from Kutztown
25/06/10 - Cam Karwowksi has landed in Kutztown USA and has been greeted by hot, humid weather and some great racing.
Check in on his progress and on his first night on the track by clicking here.
And you can follow his updates directly on his cycling blog.
25/06/10 - A man’s first leg wax is a deeply personal event. Take last night’s Corporate Pursuit wax-off at the ILT Velodrome. Three men, selected by their fellow riders, were the lucky recipients of a free waxing in the buildup to Sunday’s finals. This was some undertaking. An 18-strong troupe – well, three actually – from Surrender Hair Design worked in shifts like coalminers as they went through about a month’s worth of cotton strips and enough was to keep the Vatican in candles until the next millennium. Read more from the Southland Times by clicking here.
Finals Day Expected to be Intense
25/06/10 - When the dust had cleared after the Corporate Pursuit time trials last Friday night only 0.1sec separated the YMCA Education team and the Police. Both teams had broken the competition record, with defending champions YMCA grabbing the favourites' tag courtesy of their 1min 14.4sec effort.
With the Police clocking a 1:14.5, Sunday's finals day is expected to be intense. Both teams, however, know that form in the time trial does not necessarily translate to speed on finals day.
Read the full Southland Times article by clicking here.
Dawkins Compares Notes at Zoo
24/06/10 - The burgeoning BikeNZ sprint cycling team, including the pride of the south Eddie Dawkins, heads overseas next week for a 12-week buildup for the Commonwealth Games, keen to ensure they are not an endangered species in this country. Read more from the Southland Times by clicking here.
VIDEO: Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit TT Aftermath
For more videos on the Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit visit our page on YouTube.
Mat Marshall Writes Home From Australia
Our team (Shortis.com.au) is based in the Gold Coast so the weather is mint all year round. It’s an awesome place to train. It's currently blue sky wall to wall outside and just touching 23°C, hate to think what it’s doing at home right now. There is an abundance of sweet training roads too. Amongst numerous other hills in the area we have a 20k climb right at our doorstep. If all goes to plan I should be a demon at climbing as soon as we roll into the National Series. For more on Mat's Aussie Adventures click here.
Adrenalin Rush on the Night Elicits Fine Effort From Rookies
21/06/10 - It’s a weird feeling walking into the velodrome with a bike rather than a laptop. Usually I’m there to write about other people doing stuff, but this time it was going to be doing rather than describing, a slightly terrifying prospect, to be honest. For more on Nathan Burdon's Corporate Pursuit Experience click here.
Southland Secondary Schools Road Championships
20/06/10 - James Hargest High School successfully defended its title at the Southland/Otago Secondary School Road Cycling Championships at Teretonga on Sunday. Having earlier this year taken out the overall Secondary School Track Championship there can be little doubt of its standing as the south’s premier cycling school.
Held in overcast and chilly conditions, James Hargest finished the day with 22 points, claiming its seventh consecutive School Title, holding off Dunstan High School (17) with Southland Boys High School finishing third on 14 points.
For the full report, results and winning photos click here.
Corporate Pusuit Time Trial Results
18/06/10 - The defending champs made a loud statement as the opening shots were fired in the 2010 Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit in the Grading Time Trial held tonight at the ILT Velodrome. For the report and full results click here.
Gabby Writes Home From Europe
17/06/10 - Our own Gabby Vermunt is enjoying a European summer from her bike seat in Belgium.
She gives us her thoughts on the Belgium racing scene and on how well she's settled in to her fulltime cyclist lifestyle.
And even though there's no place like home, I don't think she's missing the Southland winter.
PowerNet Supporters Tour of Southland Launched
Team NZ Pro Cycling in the USA
2010 Yunca Tour Entry Forms Posted
06/07/10 - Legendary PowerNet Tour of Southland rider Gordon McCauley rates his 2010 Share the Road team as the strongest he’s ever been involved with.
Cam writes from Kutztown
Riders Polish Act for Corporate Finals
Finals Day Expected to be Intense
Mat Marshall Writes Home From Australia
20/06/10 - James Hargest High School successfully defended its title at the Southland/Otago Secondary School Road Cycling Championships at Teretonga on Sunday. Having earlier this year taken out the overall Secondary School Track Championship there can be little doubt of its standing as the south’s premier cycling school.
17/06/10 - Our own Gabby Vermunt is enjoying a European summer from her bike seat in Belgium.