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. Northey rode a smart race, sitting tight in the bunch before making his move in the final few laps to cross the line comfortably clear of Southland's Tom Scully and Canterbury's Daniel Barry in downtown Takapuna. The 26 >>

On the road and off it, the Kiwi Velo-Armstrong Prestige team is making all the right calls this week as it continues to defend the SBS Bank Tour of Southland's yellow jersey. The team not only boasts the experience of last year's Tour winner Mike Northey, as well as current Tour leader James Oram, but its experience off the road is playing an equally important role, with former pro cyclist and >>

He might be one of the youngest riders in the 2013 SBS Bank Tour of Southland, but Grayson Napier has climbed his way into the King of the Mountain jersey and has no plans to give it up. The Australian-born, Nelson-based 18-year-old cyclist is backed by plenty of experience in the Creation Signs L&MGroup Racing team this week. Since making the break on day one of the week-long Tour, he has >>

Drapac Professional Cycling, now confirmed as Professional Continental for 2014, will be guided by some of the best in the business as the team enters its new era. Agostino Giramondo joins Henk Vogels as Directeur Sportif; Keith Flory comes on board as Director of Performance while Frank Kwanten will work as a Commercial Consultant. Giramondo, part of the Drapac family for eight years, has worked >>

Drapac Professional Cycling welcomes confirmation from the Union Cycliste Internationale that the team will race with a Professional Continental licence in 2014 – the only team in the world to step up from Continental level next season.Consequently, Drapac Professional Cycling will ride in the UCI WorldTour opener, the Santos Tour Down Under this coming January in Adelaide, Australia. The team's >>

Drapac Professional Cycling will partner with bike manufacturer SwiftCarbon in a thee-year deal as the Australian-registered team expands its program to UCI Professional Continental level.Continuing with the team as technical sponsors will be Kask helmets, Champion System clothing, Shotz Sports Nutrition, Arundel, ON and Salice eyewear.Drapac's Team Manager, Jonathan Breekveldt said it was >>

The NZ MTB Crown brings together Enduro, XC and DH mountain bike riders, providing NZ rankings from almost all MTB events throughout New Zealand. "My hope is that the NZ MTB Crown will get people more excited about grass roots racing and that it will become a valuable resource for the entire kiwi MTB community," says Kashi Leuchs, the former MTB Olympian who is behind the project. The vast >>

Olympian Marc Ryan from Scotty Browns Vision Systems rode away from his breakaway companions to win the final round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series on the iconic 127 kilometre Hell of the South circuit in the Selwyn District near Christchurch today. Making his first appearance in the six race series Ryan was part of a 10 rider break and with 10 kilometres remaining and the pressure >>

"The fastest bike racing in town," the Burkes Cycles Track Cycling Speed League, returns for a second season beginning on 3 November 2013 at Wellington Velodrome in Hataitai. After a successful first season, organisers say the competition which runs 4-6pm every Sunday from November through to end of March 2014, is going from strength to strength. Increased sponsorship and a new women-only contest >>

Australia's burgeoning young talent was to the fore on the second day of the UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Italy today. Their riders were first and fourth in the under-23 men and second and third in the junior women in an emphatic display. Best of the New Zealand riders were the Auckland pair of Devon Hiley and James Oram. Hiley, in her first world road championships, had a solid 15th >>