New Zealand cycling bosses have lauded the contribution of two-time World Champion Alison Shanks who announced her retirement from the sport today. BikeNZ High Performance Director, Mark Elliott said that Shanks had made a tough call but it was typical of her attitude that she did not want to continue in the sport unless she could be the best in the world. "Since Sarah Ulmer, our ranks in terms >>

The Oceania road cycling championships will be held next month in Queensland. The BikeNZ Junior Development Selection Panel has selected 10 riders to compete in the Championships, as a part of a New Zealand Team. Riders will race as a team in the event battling it out against the Australian and other Oceania teams. The racing includes an individual time trial and road races over a challenging >>

START LIST – NZCT CYCLE CLASSIC 2014 NZCT New Zealand National Team Team Manager: Fred Christensen 1 Fraser Gough New Zealand 2 James Oram New Zealand 3 Tom Scully New Zealand 4  >>

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. Buchanan (Te Awamutu), who has moved to the United Healthcare professional team in USA, gave them their first national champion and her second New Zealand title after winning in 2010. After relinquishing the lead >>

Nielsen, Gunman, Gough lead upsets in Calder Stewart cycling nationals The favourites had to play second fiddle at the time trials on the first day of the Calder Stewart Elite Road Cycling National Championships in Christchurch today. Olympic track rider Jaime Nielsen upset five-time world championship medallist Linda Villumsen to win the women's time trial over 25kms at Lincoln University.  >>

The exceptional performances of New Zealand athletes and teams in 2013 has resulted in 25 finalists being named for six categories at the Westpac Halberg Awards - the country's leading event to honour and celebrate sporting excellence. Numerous successes on the world stage sees the finalists coming from 16 different sports codes including; swimming, cycling, para shooting, equestrian, >>

Mountain bikers will now need to join Bike Taupō to use the Craters Mountainbike Park in Wairakei Forest. The membership fee will be used to fund the maintenance of the park and the wider trail system, including the Great Lake Trail and the upper Waikato River Trails. The fee will also help Bike Taupō's very successful Kids Bike Taupō program. The membership fee comes into effect >>

At today's Council meeting of the Governing Body, details of the proposed landings for SkyPath at Westhaven and Northcote Point were presented. Project Director Bevan Woodward says: "We are very pleased with the reception from Councilors, as we have worked hard to find an optimal solution for each end of SkyPath. These draft designs reflect an immense amount of work given the wide range of >>

Denay Cottam sprinted to a second straight Laykold Cup at Wellington Velodrome on Sunday December 1, ahead of local rider Louis Higgison and Mikey MaCallum in a bruising 10km race peppered by numerous attacks and chases. Maxyna Cottam also scored a repeat win in the Poneke Plate while Wellington's Nick Warren took out the 8km masters' Stayers Cup. Almost 50 riders, including 31 under 13s, 15s and >>

Wellington's track cyclists are aiming to bring home the silverware at the prestigious Laykold Cup, which will be held at Wellington Velodrome, Hataitai at 12-4pm on Sunday December 1 and is organized by the PNP Cycling Club. In 2012 New Plymouth's Cottam family clean swept all the major races, with Jeremy winning the masters' 8km Stayers Cup race, daughter Maxyna winning the women's 8km Poneke >>