California tour winner George Bennett highlights NZ dangers
Kiwi cyclist George Bennett has taken time out from his finest hour - victory in the Tour of California - to lament the strained relationship between riders and motorists on New Zealand roads.
View ArticleEx-MotoGP champion, Nicky Hayden dies after cycling collision
Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden has died aged 35, five days after being involved in a crash while cycling. The American suffered "serious cerebral damage" after colliding with a car on the Rimini...
View ArticleCooper "Chuffed" with top-10 finish
Former world under-23 champion Anton Cooper scored an impressive top-10 finish in the opening round of the elite UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in the Czech Republic.
View Article2018 Pioneer Mountain Bike Race Postponed
IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holdings Company, announced that the 2018 Pioneer Mountain Bike Stage Race scheduled to take place from February 11-17 has been postponed. Event organisers plan for the event to...
View ArticleBike Methven Thrilled with Unconditional Sale of Mt Hutt Bike Park
Bike Methven has received fantastic news that the collective community offer put in for the land Mt Hutt Bike Park trails are situated on, has gone unconditional.
View ArticleHundreds of nuns trained in Kung Fu are biking the Himalayas
Clad in black sweatpants, red jackets and white helmets, the hundreds of cyclists pedaling the treacherously steep, narrow mountain passes to India from Nepal could be mistaken for a Himalayan version...
View ArticleKiwi Team For Cairns World Champs Announced
New Zealand will boast one of its strongest ever teams to contest the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Australia.
View ArticleVfr: Le Tour De France 2017
Back for another year the Tour de France Vorb Fantasy Race Those of you who have participated in earlier vorb fantasy races know what to do. For those of you who haven't, here is a run down of the...
View ArticleChristchurch named NZ’s Favourite Place to Ride
Transport Minister Simon Bridges announced that Christchurch has taken out the inaugural Top Town Award in the NZ Transport Agency’s annual Favourite Places to Ride competition.“The competition was...
View ArticleMountain biking strategy wins council an award
Rotorua Lakes Council has won an award for its mountain biking strategy, with the city being dubbed a "jewel in New Zealand's outdoor adventure crown".
View ArticleOn a high after bike champs coup
The best mountain bikers in New Zealand and Australia will test their skills on Signal Hill early next year. The city(Dunedin) will host the 2018 UCI Oceania Continental Mountain Bike Championships...
View ArticleHow Mountain Biking Helps Olympian Rod Dixon Keep His Mojo
When 67-year-old Kiwi Olympian Rod Dixon used to visit Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua, it was to run laps on foot, often with the great Jack Foster. These days mountain bikes have taken over the...
View ArticleNational will build the Nelson Southern Link
National will start construction on the Nelson Southern Link in the next term of government, National Party Transport Spokesperson Simon Bridges announced. “National is committed to delivering the...
View ArticleOld school BMXers aim to revive Masterton track and scene
At one point in the 1980s the Central Wairarapa BMX Club had more than 300 members and a track that was as good as any in the country.
View ArticleChristchurch car park set to become NZ's most unique stadium
The Urology Associates Car Park Cannon Ball will be eight floors of speed and excitement as cyclists will go head to head, two at a time from the bottom to top of the eight story Innovation Car Park...
View Article4th round of Calder Stewart Cycling Series cancelled due to weather
Nelson Bays Motor Group Nelson Classic will still run but no series points are available Due to snow falling on the Main Divide with more widespread rain and snow in the forecast, organisers have made...
View ArticleTeam efforts secure results at Nelson Classic
Weather means race shortened and no Calder Stewart Cycling Series points available Strong team efforts saw Connor Brown win the men’s race and David Rowlands dominate the master’s race while Sharlotte...
View ArticleChampion swimmer Burmester taking on bucket list challenge
Moss Burmester, two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games champion and World Champion swimmer, is looking forward to taking on his ‘bucket list’ challenge, the Kathmandu Coast to Coast, in a tandem team...
View ArticleAround The World In 80 Days - New World Record
Mark has done it! By arriving back in Paris in the early hours of this morning NZT, he has smashed the record for Fastest Circumnavigation by Bicycle (Male). Setting a new time of 78 days, 14hrs &...
View ArticleNzdh-1 - Red Hot And Rowdy In Rotorua Full Results
Well… the 1st race of the 2017 NZDH Series promoted by Troy Lee Designs kicked off in scintillating fashion at Rotorua this weekend.
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