Horgan caps great season with national club road cycling title

Christchurch rider Sam Horgan can enjoy a well-earned break after claiming the RaboDirect national club road championship in Hawkes Bay.

Costley and Hunter Galvan claim Rotorua Marathon titles

The Lion Foundation 48TH Rotorua had all the making of a great race with the quality of the field present, and it did not disappoint. Credit: Marathon Photos www.marathon-photos.com

PureBlack Racing wins inaugural Tour of Borneo

PureBlack Racing’s Michael Torckler has won the Tour of Borneo, holding out Genesys Wealth Provider’s Nathan Earle by just four seconds to retain the yellow jersey in the final stage today.

Records topple in Routeburn Classic

Sensational weather conditions and a hugely strong field saw records topple in the 9th annual Routeburn Classic, an exclusive adventure run staged on New Zealand’s world famous Routeburn Track.

Braden Currie from Wanaka smashed the previous record in the Peak Performance male category to complete the rugged 32km course in an outstanding 2hr 44min 29seconds, taking just over five minutes off last year’s record-setting winning time.

Torkler leading Tour of Borneo for BikeNZ PureBlack Racing

BikeNZ PureBlack Racing are proving to be a dominant force in the Tour of Borneo. The team delivered the ultimate start to the tour with Michael Torckler, Louis Crosby and Roman van Uden taking all three podium spots in an unprecedented ‘blackwash’ in the 102.8km stage from Semporna to Tawau.

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WINNING VICTORY FOR TEAM SEAGATE AT GODZONE ADVENTURE

Victory was golden tonight for New Zealand’s leading adventure racing squad, Team Seagate, who finished the Orion Health GODZone Adventure six day race in a time of three days,14 hours and 55 minutes (86.55mins). The elite racers held a significant margin over the rest of the field with nearly ten hours between them and second place competitors Team One Square Meal and more than a day ahead of the last full course teams arriving at 9.30pm.

Ali Shanks wins second world title

Alison Shanks celebrated her second rainbow jersey with an emphatic victory in the individual pursuit to seal New Zealand’s most successful ever world track cycling championships.

Shanks dominated her final of the 3000m individual pursuit over old adversary Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) to repeat the world championship title won in the same event in 2009.

Big New Zealand cycling team looks for success in Melbourne

The UCI Track Cycling World Championships beginning in Melbourne tomorrow will be an important litmus test for New Zealand riders towards their London Olympic aspirations. The championship is an important hit-out but for New Zealand not only in preparations for London but also in the non-Olympic events with an eye to the future.

Kiwi cycling campaign to sprint into life at world champs

No longer considered the new boys on the block, the youthful sprint cyclists aim to get New Zealand’s campaign off on an emphatic note at the UCI World Track Championships in Melbourne tomorrow.

With an average age of just 22 years, the burgeoning men’s sprint programme will be in action in the team sprint at the Hisense Arena in Olympic Park.