63km Handicapped Road Race. Saturday 25 February 2023 Don’t miss out on the Greenfields Classic, a scenic and favourite handicapped cycle race on February 25th, featuring rolling countryside and forest alongside the Clutha River. The 63km race is open to riders of all abilities, with groups seeded based on ability, Read more…
A day made a big difference for James Archbold when he went from finishing at the rear of the field on Saturday to winning the Ralston Memorial 60km handicap on Sunday. Archbold, 50, from Timaru, whose son Shane won gold and bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games, motivated the second Read more…
Repetition is the mother of skill as Justin Stott discovered when winning the Hastie Memorial 120km Millers Flat to Mosgiel race on Saturday. Clocking up hundreds of kilometres each week in preparation for the Tour of Southland has led to a superb level of fitness and a 10kilo weight loss. Read more…
Cycling Otago seeks a reliable, qualified person to act as Race Manager for weekend cycling road race events. You will need an STMS qualification (if you don’t Cycling Otago can help you obtain this) and have a clean driving licence. Duties will include setting up and tearing down traffic management Read more…
Chris Harvey showed himself as the man to beat this season at Seddon Park Velodrome, winning the feature race on the opening night of racing. Harvey won the 24 lap A/B grade scratch race ahead of veteran Neil Derbyshire and rising star Ewan Syme after a 4-rider break lapped the Read more…
The last race of the elite Benchmark Series proved not such a happy hunting ground for the leading Otago riders. The first stage was a team time trial with Elyse Fraser’s Benchmark Homes Team taking women’s honours with Tess Molloy’s Cycle World team finishing second fastest. The main race was Read more…
Can anyone interested in competing at either track or road nationals next year email janbros@xtra.co.nz or contact the club selector Steve Hurring to express your interest. Please let one of us know by end of month at the latest as we are applying for funding now.
Dunedin’s cold and windy wharf circuit is a far cry from professional criterium racing in the United States and Patrick Jones had to call on all his reserves to win race one of the series yesterday. The 21 year old, who was third overall in the States, returned 3 weeks Read more…