SIT Southern Performance Hub

SIT Southern Performance Hub Riders

Alana Breen

Age: 16
Number of years cycling: 5
Goals for the next 12 months: My goals for the next 12 months are to improve my PB times and grow and become a good rider on and off the...
Age: 16
Number of years cycling: 5
Goals for the next 12 months: My goals for the next 12 months are to improve my PB times and grow and become a good rider on and off the bike.

Nicole Marshall

Age: 20
Number of years cycling: 9
Goals for the next 12 months: Just to get stronger on the bike from the use of the gym and just enjoy racing and training and I’m...
Age: 20
Number of years cycling: 9
Goals for the next 12 months: Just to get stronger on the bike from the use of the gym and just enjoy racing and training and I’m looking forward to working on my track skill/craft.

Sebastian Lipp

Age: 19
Number of years cycling: 5
Goals for the next 12 months: Be positive about training sessions/racing even if it doesn't go the way I wanted it to, as well as working...
Age: 19
Number of years cycling: 5
Goals for the next 12 months: Be positive about training sessions/racing even if it doesn't go the way I wanted it to, as well as working on my flying 200 to try and better that.

Emily Paterson

Age: 19
Number of years cycling: 11
Goals for the next 12 months: I'm going to focus on the little things and strive to continue to improve the best I can and see where I...
Age: 19
Number of years cycling: 11
Goals for the next 12 months: I'm going to focus on the little things and strive to continue to improve the best I can and see where I end up.

Connor Douglas

Age: 18
Number of years cycling: 3
Goals for the next 12 months: Kilo TT time of 1:07.5

Tom Kerr

Age: 15
Number of years cycling: 3
Goals for the next 12 months: To produce some really good results over the next year and generally just become better at all parts to...
Age: 15
Number of years cycling: 3
Goals for the next 12 months: To produce some really good results over the next year and generally just become better at all parts to being a good cyclist.

Jesse Willis

Age: 15
Number of years cycling: 7
Goals for the next 12 months: To improve as a rider and as a person.

Conrad Clark

Age: 15
Number of years cycling: 3
Goals for the next 12 months: I want to improve rapidly and become a well known and respected rider.

Charles Tinoai

Age: 16
Number of years cycling: 2
Goals for the next 12 months: Go faster

Hunter Thompson

Age: 15
Number of years cycling: 3
Goals for the next 12 months: Race smarter on the track and road

Caitlin Kelly

Age: 14
Number of years cycling: 5
Goals for the next 12 months: Continue to work my hardest and race against experience riders and learn heaps.

Rhylee Akeroyd

Age: 17
Number of years cycling: 6
Years in Hub: 2019,2020, 2021
Discipline: Road & Track-Endurance

Ronan Shearing

Age: 17
Number of years cycling: 6
Goals for the next 12 months: To race internationally

Magnus Jamieson

Age: 14
Number of years cycling: 5
Goals for the next 12 months: U17 national medalist in IP, Madison and scratch race.

Dylan Day

Age: 20
Number of years cycling: 3
Goals for the next 12 months: Get stronger and faster, improving times overall

Ciara Kelly

Age: 16
Number of years cycling: 6
Goals for the next 12 months: I would like to continue to perform well, hopefully be selected for another junior New Zealand team.

Haydn Jack

Age: 25
Number of years cycling: 2
Goals for the next 12 months: Continue the transition from rugby to cycling - improve pedaling efficiency, transfer power on the bike and...
Age: 25
Number of years cycling: 2
Goals for the next 12 months: Continue the transition from rugby to cycling - improve pedaling efficiency, transfer power on the bike and importantly set some times that Haydn would have been jealous of last season.

Pearl Harris-Blain

Age: 16
Number of years cycling:
Goals for the next 12 months: Make measurable gains both on and off the bike

Jessica Spencer

Age: 17
Number of years cycling: 8
Goals for the next 12 months: My goal is to focus on getting stronger and faster and really working on my mental health.

George McDonald Manson

Age: 15
Number of years cycling: 4
Goals for the next 12 months: To become a faster rider by learning from the coaches and other riders in the hub.
To learn good technique...
Age: 15
Number of years cycling: 4
Goals for the next 12 months: To become a faster rider by learning from the coaches and other riders in the hub.
To learn good technique on the bike needed for different races.

SIT Southern Performance Hub

The SIT Southern Performance Hub based in Invercargill gives talented young riders access to world-class facilities and a wealth of experience through a dedicated Hub coaching team. The Hub will be based at the SIT Velodrome, at ILT Stadium Southland.

RIDERS

COACHES

SIT Southern Performance Hub's head coach is Sid Cumming, who has a long history working in sport development and performance.

A born and bred Southlander, Sid has been running his business, World Health and Fitness, in Invercargill for the last 26 years working with some of Southlands top athletes. Sid has also coached Rowing in the '80s, Triathlon in the '90s and '00s and has seen success on the national and international stage.

In the last five years, Sid has been coaching cycling for the Southland under 17 and 19 programme with plenty of success at nationals and with a lot of athletes winning on the world stage.

"The best thing for me about coaching is watching good young people achieve their goals and become better people both on and off the bike." - Sid Cumming.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

SIT Southern Performance Hub riders have access to numerous training and development opportunities. These include 2-3 weekly strength and conditioning sessions with a trainer, two coached track sessions a week and weekly bunch rides. In addition, four-track camps and a road camp are held throughout the year, as well as mental skills and nutrition seminars run by Academy Southland. Hub riders also ride in the National Track Series.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Corbin Strong

2018 UCI Junior Track World Championships

World Champion – 1^st Men’s Team Pursuit

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Corbin Strong – 2019 – Team Pursuit (8^th), 1km Time Trial (17^th)

WORLD CUPS

Corbin Strong – Cambridge 2019 – Team Pursuit (9^th)
Corbin Strong – Hong Kong 2019 – Team Pursuit (13^th)

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Nicole Shields – 2016 – Individual Pursuit (5^th)
Corbin Strong – 2017 – Omnium (4^th), Madison (7^th), Team Pursuit (3^rd)
Nicole Shields – 2017 – Individual Pursuit (4^th), Team Pursuit (2^nd), Madison (5^th)
Corbin Strong – 2018 – Omnium (4^th)
Sophie-Leigh Bloxham – 2018 – Sprint (15^th), Keirin (13^th), 500m Time Trial (7^th), Team Sprint (4^th)
Emily Paterson - 2019 - Team Pursuit (2nd)
Emily Paterson - 2019 - Points Race (16th)
Conor Shearing - 2019 - Team Pursuit (4th)
Conor Shearing - 2019 - 1km Time Trial (5th)

OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS (podium placing's only)

Corbin Strong – 2017 – Junior Omnium (2^nd), Junior Scratch Race (3^rd), Junior Individual Pursuit (1st),
Junior Points Race (3^rd)
Conor Shearing – 2018 - Junior Team Sprint (2^nd)
Emily Paterson – 2018 – Junior Madison (1st)
Helena Rikiti – 2018 – Junior Team Pursuit (2^nd)
Corbin Strong – 2018 – Junior Madison (1st), Junior Omnium (1st)
Sophie-Leigh Bloxham – 2018 – Junior Team Sprint (2^nd)
Nicole Shields – 2019 – Elite Team Pursuit (2^nd)
Tyla Green – 2019 – Junior Keirin (1st), Junior Team Sprint (2^nd)
Emily Paterson – 2019 – Junior Madison (2^nd)
Helena Rikiti, Emily Paterson – 2019 – Junior Team Pursuit (2^nd)
La’chlan Robertson – 2019 – Junior Team Pursuit (3^rd)
Conor Shearing – 2019 – Junior Madison (3^rd), Junior Team Pursuit (2^nd)
Nicole Shields – 2019 – Elite Individual Pursuit (3^rd)

SPONSORS

The programmes and development opportunities on offer through the Southern Performance Hub are made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors and philanthropists.

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