Cycling New Zealand
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Created to act as an umbrella body embracing all national bike and cycling organisations including, but not limited to current member organisations, BIANZ, BMX NZ, CAN (Cycling Advocates Network), Cycling NZ, Mountain Bike NZ and NZ Schools Cycling Association.
ROTORUA — Cam and Amy Cole will be attempting to become the first husband and wife pair to win New Zealand Mountain Bike titles in Rotorua this weekend.
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ROTORUA — While his eyes are fixed on a potential Commonwealth Games medal later in the year, mountain bike star Anton Cooper has to get his head around a posse out for his scalp at this weekend’s national championships in Rotorua.
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BikeNZ High Performance is investing in young riders for the future with the introduction of a Living Allowance Scholarship.
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New Zealand will send a team of 11 riders to contest the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia this month.
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New Zealand’s track cyclists will head to Wanganui this weekend for much-needed competitive racing ahead of next month’s UCI World Championships.
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New Zealand cycling bosses have lauded the contribution of two-time World Champion Alison Shanks who announced her retirement from the sport today.
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TASMAN — New Zealand will send some of its brightest young endurance cycling prospects across the Tasman next week.
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New Zealand is on a global search for a new head coach for their women’s endurance track programme, heading towards the 2016 Rio Olympics and beyond.
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An initial 12-strong long list squad has been selected for next month’s UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia.
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Southland sprinter Eddie Dawkins has earned the award is leading sprinter after the completion of the UCI Track World Cup circuit for 2013-2014.
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Two young Kiwi road cyclists returned to the track with a vengeance when they won the two-man Madison at the UCI World Cup in Mexico today.
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Two young road cycling standouts get their chance back on the track after being included in the BikeNZ team to contest next week’s final UCI World Cup in Mexico.
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Christchurch-based professional Hayden Roulston claimed his fourth victory after a colossal battle at the Calder Stewart Elite National Road Cycling Championships on home turf today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A brave front-running performance from London Olympian Rushlee Buchanan produced an outstanding victory in the Calder Stewart Elite Road National Championships in Christchurch today.
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National road cycling champion Courteney Lowe is no newcomer to adversity.
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BikeNZ is delighted with the additional investment into the organisation’s high performance programme which will increase by $400,000 per year in 2014.
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Christchurch professional Hayden Roulston will be hoping to celebrate his 33rd birthday by joining elite company in next month’s Calder Stewart national road cycling championships.
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New Zealand cyclists had a quiet final day at the UCI World Cup in Mexico.
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New Zealand sprinter Eddie Dawkins battled pain and an injured hand to finish fourth in the men’s sprint at the UCI track cycling world cup in Mexico today.
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Injured cyclist Eddie Dawkins will take his place in the team sprint combination for the opening day of the UCI Track World Cup in Mexico tomorrow.
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New Zealand sprinter Eddie Dawkins will have his fingers crossed that he will be able to compete in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Mexico starting on Friday after he crashed heavily in training today.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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INVERCARGILL — After a strong performance by their sprinters in this week’s UCI Festival of Speed, the Australians have further reinforcements led by cycling superstar Anna Meares for the Oceania Championships starting tomorrow in Invercargill.
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INVERCARGILL — 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.
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INVERCARGILL — 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.
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INVERCARGILL — Kiwi sprinters Simon van Velthooven, Eddie Dawkins and Matt Archibald powered their way into the keirin semifinals on the opening morning of the UCI Festival of Speed track cycling event at Invercargill today. It is the first time New Zealand has hosted a Tier One event which begins the qualifying process for the 2016 Rio Olympics, attracting riders from six nations against a strong Kiwi contingent.
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Auckland's Mike Northey made up for the disappointment of last year's second place with victory in tonight's Jerry Clayton BMW Criterium National Championships in Auckland.
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Newly crowned Tour of Southland winner James Oram is none the wiser about his chances in tomorrow’s Jerry Clayton BMW Criterium National Championships in Auckland.
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New Zealand track cyclists take their first pedal strokes towards the 2016 Rio Olympics at the Festival of Speed meet at Invercargill at the weekend.
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Big Southland sprinter Eddie Dawkins showed his undoubted speed and courage to highlight the final day of the UCI track cycling World Cup in Manchester today.
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World champion Aaron Gate had to be content with fourth place in his first omnium competition since his rainbow jersey win at the UCI World Cup in Manchester.
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National coach Dayle Cheatley is looking to his more experienced riders to lay down a marker in the opening round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester tomorrow (NZ time).
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Auckland sprinter Sam Webster says the New Zealand track cycling team will be keeping their powder dry in the opening UCI World Cup meet starting in Manchester on Saturday (NZ time).
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INVERCARGILL — New Zealand will boast teams of proven performance and potential for two major international track cycling contests to begin their path to next year’s Commonwealth Games.
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The New Zealand track cycling team(s) to contest the upcoming UCI World Cup season and November’s Oceania Championships in Invercargill will be named on Monday.
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INVERCARGILL — The country’s leading cyclists take their first serious pedal strokes this weekend towards next year’s Commonwealth Games in a critical campaign.
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An ill Linda Villumsen produced a courageous display to finish sixth in the road race at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Florence, Italy on the weekend.
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Treacherous storms and cold conditions put paid to the chances of New Zealand cyclists in the elite men’s road race at the UCI World Championships in Florence today.
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FEILDING — North Island schools dominated the road races on a demanding day against the elements at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Road Cycling Championships in Feilding on Sunday.
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New Zealand’s leading BMX riders could not convert encouraging qualifying performances as they missed out in elimination rounds of the UCI World Cup Supercross in California today.
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The challenging climbs on the road course, rated one of the most demanding ever, put paid to Kiwi chances on the first day of road races at the UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Italy today.
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Olympic BMX silver medallist Sarah Walker has suffered a further injury that has thwarted her return for this weekend’s final UCI World Cup Supercross in California.
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Radioshack Leopard professional Jesse Sergent was the better of the Kiwis in 21st place in the individual time trial at the UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Italy today.
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New Zealand cyclist Linda Villumsen proved all that glitters is not gold as she earned a record fifth straight medal in the time trial at the UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Florence, Italy today.
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Australia’s burgeoning young talent was to the fore on the second day of the UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Italy today.
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Wanganui mountain biker Sam Blenkinsop cemented another outstanding season to finish fifth overall in the UCI World Cup downhill series that concluded in Austria today.
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Omega Phama-QuickStep and Specialized-Lululemon defended their Team Time Trial honours on the opening day of the UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Italy.
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Five New Zealand riders take part in the opening team time trial to kick-start the UCI World Road Championships in Italy.
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New Zealand mountain biker Sam Blenkinsop from Wanganui has finished on the podium for the third time this season at the penultimate round of the UCI World Cup in Norway today.
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Teenager Anton Cooper has claimed an outstanding second place in the final round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Norway today.
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Four-time medallist Linda Villumsen and climber George Bennett will head the New Zealand team for this month’s UCI Road Cycling Championships in Florence.
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SOUTHLAND — Southland is set to stage New Zealand’s first UCI Tier One track cycling event which will carry vital world qualifying points.
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A crash in the warm-up did not stop Olympian Karen Hanlen from her best finish at a UCI World Mountain Bike Championship in South Africa today.
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New Zealand mountain biker Sam Blenkinsop was a snap of the fingers away from an historic second downhill medal on the final day of the UCI World Championships in South Africa today.
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A furious charge through the field over the final two laps has seen Kiwi mountain bike teenage star Anton Cooper finish agonizingly seven seconds from the podium in the men’s under-23 cross-country world championships in South Africa today.
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The NZ Para-cycling team have made a solid start to their busy race schedule in Canada this month. The team have competed in the 2013 UCI Para-cyling Road World Cup from 23 – 25 August. This has been a great warm up event for the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships next week.
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WANAKA — Wellington's Alexander Revell, who has raced in Europe this year, claimed his first elite men's victory in the Cyclocross National Championships in Wanaka on Saturday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A former cycling world championship medallist who has played a role in the success of world champions in MotoGP and Formula 1 is to take control of the BikeNZ sprint programme.
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Junior mountain bike world champion Anton Cooper received the best possible birthday gift today with a record-breaking victory in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Canada.
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All that glitters is silver for the New Zealand junior track cycling team who earned two laudable silver medals on the final day of the UCI World Championships in Glasgow today.
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BikeNZ cyclist Linda Villumsen soloed to victory on the final stage to claim the overall honours in the Route de France.
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Central Otago cyclist Liam Aitcheson earned his second medal after a brilliant performance at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Scotland today.
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Southland’s Josh Haggerty has earned a silver medal on the second day of the UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships in Scotland.
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New Zealand has won a silver medal on the opening day of the UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships in Scotland today.
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New Zealand will ride off for the gold medal with Australia on the opening day of the UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships in Glasgow today.
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BikeNZ believes that big things can come in small packages as a nine-strong team chases success in the UCI Juniors Track World Championship which begins tomorrow in Glasgow.
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The BikeNZ pairing of Shane Archbold and Dylan Kennett has won an internationally rated six-day track cycling title in Italy today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand has enjoyed its most successful UCI BMX World Championships at Auckland’s Vector Arena.
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Mission accomplished for the BikeNZ track cycling team with two further podiums and key qualifying points at the conclusion of the five-day international series in Adelaide last night.
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Dunedin's Katie Schofield was in golden company when she finished third in the 500m time trial on the penultimate day of competition in the international track cycling series in Adelaide on Saturday.
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Olympic medallist Simon van Velthooven and compatriot Eddie Dawkins scored wins on day three of the international track cycling series in Adelaide last night.
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The Australians fought back on the second day of the International Track Cycling Series in Adelaide last night.
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British Cycling has today confirmed that Shanaze Reade has withdrawn from the forthcoming UCI BMX World Championships, which are scheduled to take place in Auckland from 24 – 28th July.
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Kiwi innovation is a key part in this month's UCI BMX World Championships in Auckland.
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A nine-strong BikeNZ track cycling team will contest three Tier One UCI events in Adelaide starting tonight.
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New Zealand Olympian Kurt Pickard picked up his second podium in two days at the USA BMX Nationals series in Pittsburgh today.
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Kiwi Olympian Kurt Pickard enjoyed a breakthrough victory on the first day of the USA BMX Nationals series in Pittsburgh today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Double Olympic gold medallist Maris Strombergs has confirmed his entry for this month’s UCI BMX World Championship presented by Telecom in Auckland.
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BikeNZ’s sprint cyclists have beaten world champions Germany in the team sprint at the German Grand Prix in Cottbus over the weekend.
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London Olympian Karen Hanlen and junior world champion Anton Cooper will lead a 29-strong New Zealand team in South Africa in August.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker will be in a race against time for next month’s UCI BMX World Championship in Auckland.
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Christchurch cyclist Michael Vink has finished a commendable fifth place in the week-long International Thuringen Rundfahrt in Germany.
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Southland's Eddie Dawkins has continued his strong form with victory in the Grand Prix cycling meet in Paris today.
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New Zealand cyclists have enjoyed podium success on both sides of the Atlantic over the weekend.
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Christchurch cyclist Michael Vink has made a strong start to the latest tour race for the BikeNZ squad in Germany today.
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More than 25 New Zealand cyclists will be in action in major international competition on the road, BMX and Mountain Bike this weekend.
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BikeNZ enjoyed a triple winning day as their 2016 Rio Olympic campaign began in Europe today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand BMX riders made an encouraging start today to their American campaign in preparation for next month’s World Championships in Auckland.
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Southland’s Eddie Dawkins has won the sprint final at the Grand Prix track cycling meet in Valencia, Spain today.
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BikeNZ’s BMX team make their first competitive steps towards July’s World Championships, this weekend in the United States.
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Rotorua mountain biker Dirk Peters understands that 13 is not an unlucky number after he achieved his best World Cup finish in the Czech Republic today.
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CANTERBURY — Young North Canterbury mountain biker Ben Oliver had an impressive start to his international career with a top-10 finish in the opening round of the UCI World Cup.
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BikeNZ Olympian Shane Archbold has taken no time to strike for his new professional team with victory in stage two of the An Post Ras Tour of Ireland today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Fans will get their first chance to see the best BMX riders on the planet when Auckland hosts the 2013 UCI BMX World Championships on 24-28 July.
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BikeNZ will field an impressive eight-strong team to contest the prestigious Olympias Tour in the Netherlands starting on Monday (NZ time).
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BikeNZ will be on the lookout for a new sprint coach after the resignation this week by national coach Justin Grace.
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