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Guest Speaker To Share Her World-Beating Experiences

Monday, 16 May 2016, 11:35 am | Bike NZ

MAY 16, 2016: A Kiwi and world champion of the past will talk to the current crop of champions of the past, present and future when Motorcycling New Zealand's centenary celebrations wind up on Sunday. More >>

Classic Racing Festival 2013 at Hampton Downs

Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 11:50 am | Bike NZ

Classic Racing Festival 2013 at Hampton Downs JANUARY 30, 2013: The Annual Pukekohe Classic Motorcycle Racing Festival, in its 34th year will this year be held at Hampton Downs on Feb 8-9-10th due to the track upgrade work at Pukekohe for the Australian ... More >>

Eagle Eyed Hansen to Attack Track Nationals

Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 11:48 am | Bike NZ

30th January 2013 For immediate release: Eagle Eyed Hansen to Attack Track Nationals with Renewed Focus Natasha Hansen has unfinished business in the sport of cycling and intends to be rather busy defending four titles at the Elite Track Nationals ... More >>

Sprinters claim silver medal at Youth Olympics

Friday, 18 January 2013, 12:18 pm | Bike NZ

The New Zealand junior track cycling unit made a solid start to the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Bankstown, NSW today with a silver medal in the Team Sprint. More >>

Teenager pips Olympians for major BikeNZ award

Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 1:26 pm | Bike NZ

Teenager pips Olympians for major BikeNZ award Teenage mountain biker Anton Cooper beat out cycling’s Olympians to be named 2012 BikeNZ People’s Choice Award winner today, as voted by the New Zealand public. The 18-year-old from North Canterbury ... More >>

First ever UCI Cyclocross points for NZ

Monday, 26 November 2012, 2:26 pm | Bike NZ

New Zealand picked up its first ever UCI Cyclocross World Cup points on the weekend at the Koksijde World Cup in Belgium. BikeNZ riders Alex “Zander” Revell and Angus Edmond both scraped inside the top 50 finishers of the elite men at the internationally ... More >>

Young cyclists show the way to take national titles

Saturday, 10 November 2012, 10:39 am | Bike NZ

Young cyclists show the way to take national titles in Takapuna Te Awamutu cyclist Hayden McCormick was crowned National Criterium Champion in front of 10,000 spectators in Takapuna, Auckland tonight. In a rapid-paced and brutal elite men’s race, 18-year-old ... More >>

BikeNZ People’s Choice Award finalists announced

Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 11:51 am | Bike NZ

The final five nominees for the BikeNZ People’s Choice Award were announced today, having been nominated by the New Zealand public. More >>

Hiley and Price take national honours on day three

Monday, 1 October 2012, 6:34 pm | Bike NZ

The New Zealand Schools Road Cycling Championships wrapped up in gusty conditions today with points races at the Manfeild Auto Course in Manawatu. More >>

Kiwis quick to lend a hand

Monday, 13 August 2012, 4:37 pm | Bike NZ

The Rugby World Cup flow on continues down south as over 100 kiwis have opted to volunteer their time to the Junior Track World Championships (JTWC) in Invercargill next week. More >>

Cyclists Welcome Inquest Into Cycling Deaths

Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 2:48 pm | Bike NZ

Cycling Advocates Network and BikeNZ welcome the Coroner's inquest into eight recent cycling deaths. CAN spokesperson, Patrick Morgan said cycling is a wonderful sport and way to get from A to B, but we need to do much more to make it safer. More >>

BikeNZ Sprinters share their skills for Christchurch

Monday, 28 February 2011, 5:56 pm | Bike NZ

BikeNZ's world class sprinters utilised their cycling skills to raise money for quake stricken Christchurch. More >>

New Zealand Cycling Icon Honoured

Monday, 31 May 2010, 4:34 pm | Bike NZ

Cycling is a sport based on passion and commitment and yesterday’s recognition of Bert McConnell as a BikeNZ Road & Track life member celebrated both of these attributes. More >>

Urgent need for a new approach to road safety.

Friday, 2 October 2009, 12:49 pm | Bike NZ

The recent highly public and very vocal motorist versus cyclist debate should send alarm bells ringing in New Zealand’s transport and road safety agencies. The debate highlighted the dire lack of understanding amongst some of our drivers that contribute ... More >>

Why more Kiwis aren’t looking to cycling

Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 10:19 am | Bike NZ

World Car Free day takes place this Tuesday 22nd September, but BikeNZ says safety concerns for cyclists on our roads is the major factor in prohibiting more Kiwis travelling by bike. More >>

BikeNZ launches 1.5m to survive challenge

Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:32 pm | Bike NZ

Would you stand on the edge of a busy road with your back turned towards a 30 tonne articulated truck as it drives towards you at 100km/h, knowing it’s going to pass within a metre of you?  Plain lunacy?  Well, BikeNZ is appealing to all New Zealanders ... More >>

Cycling New Zealand re-branding

Thursday, 13 August 2009, 9:34 am | Bike NZ

Cycling New Zealand, a member organisation of BikeNZ, announced their re-branding to be known as ‘BikeNZ- Road &Track’ from today. More >>

BikeNZ confident government has Cycleway right.

Monday, 27 July 2009, 5:58 pm | Bike NZ

BikeNZ is confident that the public’s support for the cycleway project will be well rewarded with many exciting new cycling opportunities to be created following John Key’s announcement of the government’s plans. More >>

Keen Kiwi cyclists off to join Tour de France

Monday, 20 July 2009, 5:37 pm | Bike NZ

As the Tour de France races into its final stages, two local New Zealand cyclists are off to Paris to join the cycling elite and rub shoulders with VIPs on the Champs Elysees. For Christchurch local Rebecca Hensley and Dunedin local Christina Padman ... More >>

Is NZ ready for a Top Gear style cycling show

Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:40 am | Bike NZ

BikeNZ and RideStrong have been working furiously with a number of cycling industry partners on a new magazine-style cycling TV show. To guarantee the support of NZ On Air, BikeNZ need all cyclists to show their support by voting on RideStrong before ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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