Multisport News Archive

Dust off those handlebars and get on your bike for two great cycling events this Wednesday, 16 February, as part of National Bike Wise Month.

Defending champion, American rider Shelley Olds is set to return to next week’s NZCT Women’s Tour of New Zealand. Olds won four of the six stages in 2010 as well as the general classification riding for the USA national team.

Organisers of the third annual International Track Meet being staged at QEII Stadium in Christchurch on Feb 26th announced today that the coaching clinic for marathon and distance running enthusiasts will now be a double bill, with legendary American athlete and coach Alberto Salazar also participating in the session, along with his compatriot Ron Warhurst.

The Lyttelton Police are dealing with the tragic death of a road cyclist who was killed yesterday (12 February 2011) while out riding with his friends on the Summit Road in the Christchurch Port Hills.

Nelson is renowned as New Zealand’s Sunshine Capital. But today in Christchurch it announced itself as New Zealand’s multisport capital when Richard Ussher and Sophie Hart both claimed world titles at the Speight’s Coast to Coast.

Ussher has taken out the top spot for a fourth time in the Speight’s Coast to Coast ‘Longest Day’ one-day competition with a time of 10hr: 41min: 12sec

Wellington multisport rookie James Coubrough was the surprise standout on a crystal clear and hot first day at the Speight’s Coast to Coast. But it was race organiser Robin Judkins who stole the show.

Bean counters with big hearts will be running a non-stop relay from Napier to Wellington to support families who will stay in Wellington’s new Ronald McDonald House.

On your bike Auckland: Mayor Len Brown is inviting the region’s cyclists to join him for a free breakfast to celebrate Go By Bike day.

Sport and Recreation Minister Murray McCully today announced the athletes, coaches and support team members who have received Prime Minister’s Sport Scholarships for 2011.

The cycling world’s most successful team in recent times, Team HTC Highroad, has entered the NZCT women’s tour of New Zealand from February 23 to 27 through Wellington, the Wairarapa and Manawatu. Race director Jorge Sandoval is thrilled with the news.

Since 1983 the Speight’s Coast to Coast has led the way in adventure sports. But more than anything it is a people’s race bringing together all kinds of folk of all age and ability from all over the globe.

Wellington’s annual Harbour Capital Marathon has been a highlight on the Capital calendar for 25 years. But the announcement of a new major sponsorship sees it poised to become a major national event.

Women’s health, well being and fashion will be celebrated at the Fresh Choice Women’s Bike Run Tri at Lake Hayes on March 5 when teams and individual athletes from around the South Island gather to compete in the popular annual exclusively female event.

Christchurch’s Steven Muir discovered the freedom of cycling while biking to kindergarten and his passion for the bike has not waned. Mr Muir is combining his love of cycling with his concern for social justice and the environment by riding from Invercargill to Christchurch as part of TEAR Fund’s Poverty Cycle event.

Nine days in the remote wilderness of Patagonia, 600 km across the unspoiled fauna and the magical landscapes of the southernmost point of South America: the 9th Patagonian Expedition Race from February, 8th to 16th 2011, is one big adventure.

The event touted as “the great little race”, the Bianchi Ruapehu Cycle Classic, will reach new heights in 2011 and promises to be a spectacular display of cycling.

After overseeing the rapid growth and emergence of triathlon as one of New Zealand’s leading sports CEO Dave Beeche is headed for a new and challenging role – in triathlon.

The International Triathlon Union today announced the addition of Auckland, New Zealand to its 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup season. Set to take place on 20 November, it will act as a test event for the 2012 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Grand Final.