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Six of the best in 10-medal haul for New Zealand Para cyclists

New Zealand completed a hugely successful winning campaign at the UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands today.They finished with a record six gold medals in their total of 10 medals earned over the four-day championships.The success was led by 22-year-old Cambridge rider Devon Briggs with three gold medals in the men’s C3 sprint, 1km time trial and elimination race, with a world record in sprint qualifying. He was the only medallist on the final day, gainin...

Murray and Briggs lead more medal magic for Kiwi Para cyclists

Waikato riders Nicole Murray and Devon Briggs added to the outstanding medal haul on the penultimate day of competition at the UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands today.Murray, a gold medal endurance winner, claimed the silver medal in the women’s C5 sprint, while gold medal-winning sprinter, Devon Briggs produced and exciting display to win the C3 Elimination endurance race today.It brought New Zealand’s to nine medals with one day of the competition r...

New Zealand Para cyclists claim more gold medals and world record

The New Zealand team claimed four medals including three gold on a stunning second day of the UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships in Netherlands today.This brings the Cycling New Zealand team tally to seven medals, including five gold, after two days of the championships at Apeldoorn.The highlight came at the end of the programme with a stunning victory for the tandem pairing of Emma Foy and pilot Jessie Hodges in the women’s sight-impaired 4000m pursuit final, with the kiwi team settin...

Double golden start for New Zealand Para cyclists

There was a double golden start for New Zealand riders on the opening day of the UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands today.Experienced vision-impaired rider Emma Foy and pilot Jessie Hodges teamed up for the gold medal in the women’s WB 1000m time trial.They were joined with an equally impressive performance from fellow Cambridge rider Devon Briggs, who claimed the victory in the final of the men’s C3 sprint in a confident display.Rotorua’s Siobhan Terry added a s...

Kiwi Para-cyclists face demanding world championship challenge

New Zealand riders take their first pedal strokes towards the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games at the UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands this week.While the New Zealand team enjoyed outstanding success as the recent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, they are under no illusions about the challenge in Apeldoorn which has attracted a record number of riders and nations. There will be 234 riders from 46 nations competing this week, which is a significant increase in b...

Special anniversary for New Zealand cycling’s most enduring event

The past and the future will be celebrated as part of the 70th edition of the 2026 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. New Zealand’s longest-running stage race features a prologue and eight stages across seven days and 920km of racing, beginning in Invercargill’s Gala St on Sunday, November 1.Celebrations start with a Legends on Tour dinner on October 30 which will see 14 past champions across multiple eras reunite, including the likes of eight-time winner Brian Fowler, the most successful rider in ...

Sexton leads solid track cycling showing at World Championships

Experienced Southland rider Tom Sexton completed a double of top 10 performances to lead the New Zealand team at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, China.Sexton, who focussed on individual events in China, earned a silver medal in the scratch race along with seventh in the elimination race on the final day to complete a strong showing.Cycling New Zealand High Performance Director, Ryan Hollows was impressed overall with the track squad which is undergoing a significant rebuil...

Kiwi pair edged on countback

The New Zealand pairing on Prue Fowler and Bryony Botha missed out on the podium on countback at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, China.The Kiwi pair finished equal with Japan on 18 points in the 30km Madison competition. However Japan was awarded the bronze medal on countback after finishing second in the double-points final sprint on countback.Fowler and Botha rode strongly to win the opening two sprints, and the sixth sprint to take the lead mid race. Great Britain and F...

Silver lining for Sexton as pursuits earn valuable points at World Championships

The experienced Tom Sexton earned New Zealand’s first medal of the 2026 UCI World Track Cycling Championships in Shanghai, China today.Sexton took out the silver medal in the men’s 10km Scratch race, the second time he has podiumed in this event at the world championships. He joins Greg Henderson as the only two-time kiwi medallists in this challenging event at the world championships.The 27-year-old Southlander positioned himself well in the lively bunch, timing his final sprint in the mele...

Kiwi riders set for UCI Track Cycling World Championships in China

New Zealand track riders take their first pedal strokes towards the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, China starting on Wednesday.There are record numbers of nations taking part, and with the first qualifying points available from these world championships, racing is expected to be fierce.Cycling New Zealand High Performance Director, Ryan Hollows said the squad forms new combinations from that of the Paris Olympic Games, with the younger te...

Global mountain bike team excited by Williamson’s prospects

Yeti Cycles global leader, Garrett Davis believes MTB Junior Downhill season champion Jonty Williamson is another in a line of world-class riders coming out of New Zealand.Davis said that Yeti Factory Racing has had a long history of working with both Kiwi and Australian riders, with considerable success.“The mentality of Kiwi and Aussie riders has always fitted well with our American based team. The language helps, but the vibe of the riders has always fit well with our programs.”The Americ...

Walker, Penny leads strong women’s showing in China BMX Racing

It was Kiwi Girl-power again to the fore in the latest double rounds of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in China.Cambridge Olympian Leila Walker, after her runner-up effort in the final on Saturday in Chongli, China, enjoyed another grand final finish in the second day. She finished fifth on day two and now moves up to seventh overall in the season-long championship with two rounds remaining in USA.Meanwhile fellow Cambridge rider Lily Greenough is third in the overall standings for under-23 w...

New Zealand downhill rider awarded UCI Downhill World Series title

Kiwi teenager Jonty Williamson is the latest New Zealander to claim the UCI Junior Downhill World Cup overall series title, securing the 2026 crown.The 17-year-old from Palmerston North was on-hand at the final round of the 2026 UCI World Series at Lake Placid near New York today to receive his official honour.The Yeti-Fox Factory team rider missed the North American rounds after fracturing his wrist, but his six wins earlier in the season was sufficient to give him an unassailable lead in the o...

Greenough bags double podium in BMX Racing World Cup in China

Girlpower led the way for New Zealand BMXers in the latest rounds of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in China today.Cambridge teenager Lily Greenough, last year’s junior world champion, enjoyed two podiums in the double round in Mentougou near Beijing.Greenough was third in the junior women’s final on Saturday and went one better to be runner-up on day two, behind British rider Freia Challis.She is now second overall behind the British rider, with four more rounds in the championship, this week...

Taranaki rider leads strong Kiwi downhill MTB showings

Taranaki teenager Camden Rutherfurd claimed his first UCI MTB World Cup victory as Kiwi riders again shone at the penultimate downhill round in Whistler, Canada, today.17-year-old Rutherfurd (Nukeproof Axess) prevailed in the junior men's downhill final on a challenging, soft and wet Whistler course on a day when two other Kiwis narrowly missed the podium. Tauranga's Eliana Hulsebosch and Christchurch's Luke Wayman, both aged 19, were edged into fourth place after stellar performances.Rutherfurd...

Kiwi gravity riders in action at famed Canadian destination

Kiwi gravity riders have travelled to the spiritual MTB home of Whistler for the penultimate round of the UCI MTB Downhill World Series in Canada this weekend.There are 21 kiwi riders entered for the famed downhill track, the home of the Crankworx series, with the track expected to provide a fast and testing challenge.There are season-long podium places at stake for several Kiwi riders, although junior star, Jonty Williamson has already wrapped up the World Cup series title. The Yeti-Fox Factory...

Strong performances for Maxwell, Gaze in USA

Kiwi riders Samara Maxwell and Sam Gaze have finished at the sharp end of the penultimate round of the UCI MTB World Series cross-country in USA today.Maxwell (Decathlon Ford) finished 11th in the elite women’s race at Soldier Hollow, Utah, 2min down on winner Martina Berta (ITA).The Kiwi rider’s chances were dealt a major blow when she was caught in a crash on the opening lap, dropping a minute to the leaders. Maxwell fought back through the field to finish 11th, with her final lap the fift...

Gaze grabs Houdini-like short track win at UCI MTB World Series in USA

New Zealand’s Sam Gaze produced a remarkable performance to win the short-track honours as the UCI MTB World Series resumed in USA on Saturday.The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider began the short-track event in Soldier Hollow in Utah, USA from 26th spot in the back half of the grid, moving up to 10th with four laps remaining. Gaze was still in 10th on the back of the lead pack going into the final lap before producing a withering sprint to edge his way to an improbable victory.It was the fifth World...

Mead impressive with fourth placing at World Championship

Cycling New Zealand hand-cyclist Rory Mead produced an impressive performance in blazing hot conditions to finish fourth in the road race at the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Alabama, USA on day three.The Kiwi rider went clear in a four-strong group that includes the hand-cycling powerhouse pair of Florian Jouanny (FRAZ) and Luca Mazzone (ITA) – both multi world and Paralympic champions – and American Cody Wills.The quartet remained together through two laps before Jouanny and...

Para cyclists battle heat at World Championships

US-based Wellingtonian Rory Mead has finished fifth in the opening time trial at the UCI Para cycling Road World Championships in the USA.Blazing hot conditions made for a demanding test over the 14.6kms individual time trial to start the championships in Huntsville, Alabama.Mead, who was fourth in the world championship time trial last year in Belgium, found the conditions challenging.Frenchman Florian Jouanny, the Olympic champion, successfully defended his world title, finishing 17 seconds cl...

Paris Olympic cyclist steps away

At 24 years of age, Kim Cadzow has decided to retire from professional road cycling, moving back to Queenstown where she and husband Brad are plotting the next stages of their lives.Kim emerged from a background in swimming and triathlon at the 70.3 professional level until covid struck. During this time, she met Wanaka-based coach Patrick Harvey, father of professional Mikayla Harvey and the force behind developing young female Kiwi cycling talent. He suggested she try road cycling.Early after ...

Para cycling pair chase UCI World Championship success in USA

Two Cycling New Zealand riders, Nicole Murray and Rory Mead, will contest the UCI Para cycling Road World Championships in Huntsville, Alabama, USA this weekend.It will be the closest thing to a “home” world championship for USA-based Mead, with the hand-cyclist based a day’s drive away in Ohio.Mead, who trained and raced in New Zealand this summer, is in career-best form as he eyes the Los Angeles Paralympic Games. He won two bronze medals in the UCI Para cycling Road World Cup time trial...

New Zealand cycling teams named for UCI Track World Championships

Cycling New Zealand has named 21 riders for two key upcoming global events for the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and the UCI Track World Championships.Fourteen riders will compete in the UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai, China on 14-18 October, with seven riders to contest the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships at Apeldoorn, Netherlands on 26 October-1 November.The championships are priority events for both teams, marking the start of the qualification process for t...

Cycling New Zealand junior track team richer for international experience

The 13-strong Cycling New Zealand team returned home much richer for the experience at the UCI Junior Track World Championships in Europe.The squad, after months of preparation in their home venues and a camp at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome in Cambridge, took on the might of the rest of the world at the superb Heusden-Zolder Velodrome in Limburg, Belgium.The challenge was made more difficult against the strength of the Europeans, in particular, who had the benefit of regular international comp...

Maxwell digs deep for top five finish at UCI MTB World Championships

In just her second significant race of the year, Sammie Maxwell fought her way to an impressive fifth place at the UCI MTB World Championship elite women’s cross-country in Italy.Maxwell, who rides for the Decathlon Ford professional team, found herself two minutes behind leader Sina Frei (SUI) mid-race but bided her time before powering up the brutal climbs at Vai di Sole to push up to fifth overall.Maxwell started her push three laps from the finish of the seven-lap test with gruelling climb...