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Strong field building for Le Race
Leading Australian professional cyclist Carla Ryan has been joined by five time National road cycling champion and Commonwealth Games medallist Gordon McCauley as entries build for Le Race being held on Saturday 20 March.

Le Race Late Fee Waived Unhill 5pm Thursday 11th March
Saturday 20th March 2010 LE RACE Christchurch > Akaroa 100km NEW ZEALAND'S PREMIER HILL CYCLING EVENT. NEW ZEALAND'S PREMIER HILL CYCLING EVENT. CLICK HERE TO ENTER

Tim Wilding And Annika Smail Win Karapoti
News just in that Tim Wilding and Annika Smail have won the Pro-elite Men and Women's races at the 2010 Karapoti.

Karapoti Turns 25!
A quarter of a century ago mountain biking was a new fringe sport. There were only a couple of brands of mountain bike available and what races there had been were just a few mates getting together. Until one day late in the summer of 1986, when Wellington cycling enthusiast Paul Kennett sent 49 hardy souls into Upper Hutt's Akatarawa Ranges.

Leading Australian professional enters Le Race
Leading Australian professional cyclist Carla Ryan has entered the Christchurch to Akaroa cycle event Le Race on Saturday 20 March. The 24 year old won the woman's event in 2007 and last year convincingly won the Australian time trial title for the second time in three years as well as the elite woman's road race to record a rare double victory.

Where Are You Go, New Zealand Premiere
2nd March 7.30pm, upstairs at Chicago, Queenswharf Four months on a bicycle between Cairo, Egypt and Cape Town South Africa is not your typical African safari. En route with the Tour d' Afrique, the world's longest bicycle race and expedition, the Zenga Bros. (CAN) and Brian Vernor (USA) make light of this physically daunting trip by sharing a universal love of the bicycle with Africa's roadside mechanics, sporting racers, and innumerable curious strangers.

RaboPlus Mountainbike National Championships Day Two Wrap
The second day of the 2010 RaboPlus Mountainbike National Championships was completed today on Mt. Victoria in Wellington. Quality fields in all categories took on the technically challenging and highly regarded Mt. Vic course, in the multi-lap Cross Country Olympic format race.

RaboPlus Mountainbike National Championships Day One Wrap
The first day of the 2010 RaboPlus Mountainbike National Championships was completed today on Mt. Albert in Wellington. BMX Olympian and World Champion Sarah Walker and brother Matt claimed the prestigous Four Cross National Championship titles in storming displays.

Alpine Epic – Day Four (Final) Williams and Hogg take title
Capping off four days of tough racing, Team R+R Sport riders Tony Hogg and Mark Williams sealed the victory at the 2010 Alpine Epic, but not without a big final stage fight from the Property Syndication riders Ollie Whalley and Brent Miller, both of Christchurch, who won Stage 6.

Apline Epic - Day Three Leuchs and Roy win Stage 4
With Day 3 split into two stages overnight, for logistical reasons, the fields had two chances to win a stage on Friday and for Kashi Leuchs and Marcus Roy, the technical Stage 4 played right into their hands at the 2010 Alpine Epic in New Zealand

Alpine Epic Day 2 - Women's teams conquer Coal Hill stage
Three women's teams stole the show during Stage 3 of the 2010 Alpine Epic Mountain Bike Stage race held between Rangitata River and Lake Opuha, near Fairlie, on Thursday.

Hogg and Williams victorious after Alpine Epic first day
Alpine Epic Mountain Bike Stage Race, NZ - Day One Hogg and Williams victorious after tough first day