05/05/2014
This is the first in a series of 3 BM cyclo cross events sponsored by Crank It Cycles.
Entry fee apply
Registration at 9am at Massey Sport and Exercise carpark which is behind the Sport and Exercise building.
The course will include all of the best bits of a cyclocross course, tarmac, grass, gravel paths, obstacles, hills etc
Come and have some fun and gain points for the series.
If you are able to help with setting up the course or marshalling please send an email to secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
http://bikemanawatu.co.nz/index.php/ride-calendar/14-general/910-crank-it-cycles-cyclo-cross
This is the first in a series of 3 BM cyclo cross events sponsored by Crank It Cycles.
Entry fee apply
Registration at 9am at Massey Sport and Exercise carpark which is behind the Sport and Exercise building.
The course will include all of the best bits of a cyclocross course, tarmac, grass, gravel paths, obstacles, hills etc
Come and have some fun and gain points for the series.
If you are able to help with setting up the course or marshalling please send an email to secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
http://bikemanawatu.co.nz/index.php/ride-calendar/14-general/910-crank-it-cycles-cyclo-cross
30/04/2014
Some would say that no news is good news.
Well not when it is April, winter is a coming, so sit down, hold on tight and have a gander under "calendar of CX Events" to see what the go is for NZCX in 2014.
Some finer details still need to be finalised (national series) but the meat of the sandwich is present with the Nationals date and venue named, along with local dates.
If you love the facebook then hit up "auscxmagazine" for keeping up to date on what the boys and girls are doing over Australia.
There are a number of MTB events that allow for CX bikes to be ridden, some even have there own category. Get out on ya bike and support these events during the preseason, but more importantly help showcase your skills on the skinny tyres and show the fat tyre full sus crew how to really ride a bike.
That is all for now.
Some would say that no news is good news.
Well not when it is April, winter is a coming, so sit down, hold on tight and have a gander under "calendar of CX Events" to see what the go is for NZCX in 2014.
Some finer details still need to be finalised (national series) but the meat of the sandwich is present with the Nationals date and venue named, along with local dates.
If you love the facebook then hit up "auscxmagazine" for keeping up to date on what the boys and girls are doing over Australia.
There are a number of MTB events that allow for CX bikes to be ridden, some even have there own category. Get out on ya bike and support these events during the preseason, but more importantly help showcase your skills on the skinny tyres and show the fat tyre full sus crew how to really ride a bike.
That is all for now.
Its a new(ish) chapter
My name is Gavin Mason. Yeap thats me in the photo. "Going down with the ship" it best demonstrates how committed i am!(to the sport :-) )
I have been installed with the auspicious task of taking over the NZCX admin/managing/coordination/Franchise. Well to be honest i was the only person to volunteer.
Long story short, the sport of CX is at an important crux, It is growing and requires a structure..
What i want is to hear from the people and create/implement a structure for the events/licensing that fits to needs of the sport and that of the/a governing body.
I believe to give the sport any credibility the sport needs to be moved forward in the correct direction.
There are a lot of opportunities to get a lot of positive leverage for the growth of Cyclocross cycling and opportunities to grow the discipline of Cyclocross with practical governance and a healthy working relationships.
Feel free to email/pm msg with ideas/thoughts and ideas so that 2014 and beyond is in the best interest of the sport.
contact me at mavin.gason@gmail.com
cheers
Gavin
My name is Gavin Mason. Yeap thats me in the photo. "Going down with the ship" it best demonstrates how committed i am!(to the sport :-) )
I have been installed with the auspicious task of taking over the NZCX admin/managing/coordination/Franchise. Well to be honest i was the only person to volunteer.
Long story short, the sport of CX is at an important crux, It is growing and requires a structure..
What i want is to hear from the people and create/implement a structure for the events/licensing that fits to needs of the sport and that of the/a governing body.
I believe to give the sport any credibility the sport needs to be moved forward in the correct direction.
There are a lot of opportunities to get a lot of positive leverage for the growth of Cyclocross cycling and opportunities to grow the discipline of Cyclocross with practical governance and a healthy working relationships.
Feel free to email/pm msg with ideas/thoughts and ideas so that 2014 and beyond is in the best interest of the sport.
contact me at mavin.gason@gmail.com
cheers
Gavin
9 Sept 2013 The Future of NZCX?
NZCX has been going for two years now. The NZCX website and facebook page has principally been managed by Dan, Andrew and Carey. While it’s been fun, we all feel it is time to let someone else, or a group of else’s, take over the reins. The principal public focus of NZCX is to promote the sport through information and co-ordinate the National Series. However there is a lot behind the scenes in terms of answering questions, liaising of new centres wanting to develop the sport keeping up-to-date to the sport internationally (for facebook postings). Importantly when big decisions needed to be made about the National Series we elected to survey members, rather than make the decisions without the riders input.
In terms of the National Series the key duties are:
Jan/Feb – Call for expressions for centres to host a national series race.
March – Work out a national series calendar in discussion with various centres. Update the website site.
April/May – Collect information on regional cyclocross series and post on website. Investigate and answer the issues with the points allocated.
June – Sept – Update national series points , update information.
We have always wanted to get some trophy’s made for the National Series champions. However NZCX does not generate any money. In the first year we tried to collect a small portion of the entry fee for each national series race, but being the first year a lot of organisers we running events without any spare money to contribute to the overall series. Ideally a sponsor of the series would be ideal. We have tried to secure one but to no avail. One possibility is for NZCX becoming a
club and/or charitable organisation, with membership fee’s paying for the national series prizes and trophy’s.
NZCX doesn’t really have anything to do with the National Championship race. That is managed by BikeNZ. We have been happy to list it on the website, be part of the national series, but that is far as we have ever taken it. We personally think the National Championship would attract a lot more riders if it was unofficial – but that is not our decision.
The only expense NZCX has is the cost of the web domain name - $56 per year. We encourage each region to have their own blog or website so we don’t have to update our website all the time. We just link to it.
Each year the sport gets bigger and bigger. And thanks to people like Alex and Genevieve little old NZ is starting to get international attention. This year we have started to get enquiries from overseas riders wanting to compete in the nationals series in their off season. The number of races around the country is growing each year. Places like Dunedin held a 11 race series this year, Marlborough also a very successful series and Rotorua had its first race. Hawkes Bay still has a very strong scene and Wellington continue do their own thing. It is a exciting time for the development of the sport in NZ.
So, if you are interested in being involved in the development of the sport please contact us through the website. We will collate names, introduce you to one another, and let you get on with it. If no one is interested, then we will have no choice but to close the NZCX website and facebook page down.
Dan, Andrew and Carey thank you for your support over the last few years.
NZCX.
3 Sept 2013 National Series Points
The results of all seven races are in. Jenna Makgill has won the women's series on 79 points, followed by Sarah Bryant on 77 points and Sarah Natac on 55 points. Scott Lyttle (Dunedin) has won the men's series with 94 points, followed Logan Horn (CHCH) on 91 points, and Gavin Mason (Wanaka) on 90 points. Results as per below. Well done everyone.
NZ Cyclocross Series Points Summary
25 August 2013
Alex Revell Claims BikeNZ Cyclocross Tiltle in Wanaka.
Bikenz report & results: click here
NZ series points will be updates when official results are published.
23 August 2013
Gavin Mason taking on Wanaka under lights.
First Event in the 2013 Winter Games
The super keen locals of Wanaka introduced Cyclo Cross to the Winter Games as well as young riders in their first ever Cyclo Cross Race. There were 20 local children/teens ranging from a 3 year old on a balance bike to teenagers who are 17. The evening started off with a very casual warm up by the kids to figure out the technical course. The Under 11s did 2 laps and the 11 -17s did 3 laps.
By 6:30 the Elite guys and girls (2) were chomping at the bit to start on time at 7pm.
Logan Horn (CHCH) lead convincingly for the first 4 laps, but Scott Lyttle (Formerly of NZ Pure Black Racing and Masterton/ now Dunedin) crept closer each lap. At one stage they were abreast across the barely 3m wide track. Scott did get in front for one of the later laps, but Logan made a move to take back the lead and finish about 20 m in front.
Meanwhile Alex Revell (Revolution Bike Wellington) pushed from 4th to 3rd halfway through the 35 min. race, and held 3rd place for the rest of the race. Local Cyclo Cross Legend Gavin Mason headed out very strong but gave away a comfortable 4th to Mark (Cabin) Leishman with a few laps to go. A 5th place finish still left Gavin smiling with a podium spot and medal. In a strong 6th was a past Mountain Bike National Champ, Dayle Mclauchlan, who with the rest, will line up on Saturday to decide the 2013 National Champions Title.
Two elite women raced hard with the men and finished well up in the field, Jenna Makill (RedBull) took the gold medal and Gayle Brownlee took silver. So concludes the 1st ever Cyclo Cross Race in the Winter Games! There will be a Dirt Jam under lights tomorrow night and more Cyclo Cross Racing in Lismore Park on Saturday from 11-3. Elites racing at 2pm sharp for the National Championship title. Sunday in Queenstown will be the final race of the Winter Games Cyclo Cross Series.
Andrea Murray
The super keen locals of Wanaka introduced Cyclo Cross to the Winter Games as well as young riders in their first ever Cyclo Cross Race. There were 20 local children/teens ranging from a 3 year old on a balance bike to teenagers who are 17. The evening started off with a very casual warm up by the kids to figure out the technical course. The Under 11s did 2 laps and the 11 -17s did 3 laps.
By 6:30 the Elite guys and girls (2) were chomping at the bit to start on time at 7pm.
Logan Horn (CHCH) lead convincingly for the first 4 laps, but Scott Lyttle (Formerly of NZ Pure Black Racing and Masterton/ now Dunedin) crept closer each lap. At one stage they were abreast across the barely 3m wide track. Scott did get in front for one of the later laps, but Logan made a move to take back the lead and finish about 20 m in front.
Meanwhile Alex Revell (Revolution Bike Wellington) pushed from 4th to 3rd halfway through the 35 min. race, and held 3rd place for the rest of the race. Local Cyclo Cross Legend Gavin Mason headed out very strong but gave away a comfortable 4th to Mark (Cabin) Leishman with a few laps to go. A 5th place finish still left Gavin smiling with a podium spot and medal. In a strong 6th was a past Mountain Bike National Champ, Dayle Mclauchlan, who with the rest, will line up on Saturday to decide the 2013 National Champions Title.
Two elite women raced hard with the men and finished well up in the field, Jenna Makill (RedBull) took the gold medal and Gayle Brownlee took silver. So concludes the 1st ever Cyclo Cross Race in the Winter Games! There will be a Dirt Jam under lights tomorrow night and more Cyclo Cross Racing in Lismore Park on Saturday from 11-3. Elites racing at 2pm sharp for the National Championship title. Sunday in Queenstown will be the final race of the Winter Games Cyclo Cross Series.
Andrea Murray
16 August 2013
New Zealand Cyclocross Championships update: Wanaka Saturday 24th August.
Links:
www.huxster.org.nz
www.wintergamesnz.com
We are encouraging everyone to pre register and pay on the day, for our transponder allocation and catering.
For participants uncertain they should do an online rego which will cover them no matter what they decide. We would not turn someone away but there is a $30 late fee. Online entry forms have all the entry fees on them.
We currently have Cabin(Mark Lieshman), Brendan Sharrat, Gary Hall and I am expecting Alex Revell to race for the NZCXNC race at 2pm.
We will also run all the NZCX non License or non Club Ride membership ($40/$30) at 2pm.
On Thursday night we are holding a pre view for CX down town, with snow and lights. There's an elite race at 7pm and a Fun Teams event at 6pm, and kids at 5:00. Cash prizes for Elites and Bar Tabs to 5th for teams.
Andrea Murray Event Organiser
16 August 2013
2013 Australian Cylcocross Champs for results click here
14 August 2013
Ony a matter of days now until the NZ Cyclocross Champs in Wanaka with Alex Revell and Gary Hall taking maximum points in the last two rounds of the NZ Series. Jenna McGill has a commanding lead in the womans section but has some fierce competition from Anja McDonald and Sarah Bryant.
To see the latest points totals click here
25 July 2013
Updates:
Round 3 of the NZ Cyclocross series will be held in Christchurch we will have more info a little later today on that event. At this stage for more info see:
http://southerncrosscx.blogspot.co.nz/
Round 4 of the NZ Cyclocross Series will take place August 11th and will support 31ks in 31 days its all go here in Rotorua our permanent sandpit and mudpits are going in this week so that's awesome. All info can be found on any one of the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NDuro-Events-New-Zealand/119929735969
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cyclezone-Mud-Warrior/480441265372495
http://www.n-duro.co.nz/events.php?id=20
Lets get behind Rotorua CX!
17 July 2013
The reults of the National Series Points survey are in. 50 respondents, 70% of which support the change and 30% don't support the change. If it were election, then that result would be "overwhelming majority", so we are running with the change - the National Series placings will be determined by your best four results, irrespective of what part of the
country they are held. Perhaps next year the north island can conjure up more than two national series races? Or have two national series races in a weekend?
Round two of the NZ cyclocross series will be Hosted by Cyclocross Marlborough this weekend at the Wither Hills Farm Park in Blenheim. For more ino see the following link.
http://www.nzcyclocross.co.nz/marlborough.html
15 July 2013
Dunedin is hosting an awesome Cyclocross series this season boasting the most numbers of events on the NZ Calender.
CycleWorld Dunedin are the event promoters and have gathered together a number of existing and new talent to the growing numbers of riders joining cyclocross.
See there link for more info:
http://cycleworld.co.nz/dunedin/events/cycle-world-cyclo-cross-series-2013/
A couple of pics below from the series
Anja McDonald
Scott Lyttle
14 July 2013 12.30pm
We have fielded a lot of questions/complaints/criticism about the points for the Nationals series this year. As a result of this we amended the points after the first race had been held in Hastings. We thought that was Ok, to be fairer to north islanders where there were only two races, but where criticized for doing this by some south islanders. So we have decided to do it democratically. Please go to survey monkey and advise your support for either your best 4 races irrespective of where are held OR status quo (at least one of your best 4 races having to be in the north and south islands). You've got 48 Hrs. Go!
Click here to take survey
13 July 2013
Big weekend for Cyclocross around NZ!
Be sure to catch cyclocross action close to you this Sunday.
There are 4 events planned from Dunedin to Wellington.
Check out the organisers links by choosing the respective city under drop down menu :more
Steam Scene McLeans Island, Christchurch, Southern Cross
Upper Hutt, Bike Hutt Series California Park
Nelson CXNT Branford Park
Dunedin, Cycle World ( Whare Flat)
Enjoy the action!
3 July 2013
Kiwi International Cyclocross star Alex Revell
Alex Revell Takes out first NZ series event at Black Barn Vineyards
Alex took a nice win ahead of local favorite & National Champion Gary Hall on the weekend to take the lead in the NZ cyclocross series. A close third was former road strong man Scott Lyttle. Jenna Makgill was too strong for her fellow ladies competitors ahead of Sarah Bryant and Hayley Davis respectively.
Race 2 in the NZ series moves to Blenheim in the South Island on the 21st of July.
Results:
Men:
1. Alex Revell
2. Gary Hall
3. Scott Lytlle
4. Gavin Mason
5. Mike Greaves
6. Blair Heney
7. Josh Page
8. Ben Ross
9. Dean Oliver
10. Nick Davies
11. Nick Teeboon
12. Andrew Torrens
14. Mark Coombe
15. Ken Jones
16. Tony Hooper
17. Jonathan Atkinson
Woman:
1. Jenna Makgill
2. Sarah Bryant
3. Hayley Davis
Alex took a nice win ahead of local favorite & National Champion Gary Hall on the weekend to take the lead in the NZ cyclocross series. A close third was former road strong man Scott Lyttle. Jenna Makgill was too strong for her fellow ladies competitors ahead of Sarah Bryant and Hayley Davis respectively.
Race 2 in the NZ series moves to Blenheim in the South Island on the 21st of July.
Results:
Men:
1. Alex Revell
2. Gary Hall
3. Scott Lytlle
4. Gavin Mason
5. Mike Greaves
6. Blair Heney
7. Josh Page
8. Ben Ross
9. Dean Oliver
10. Nick Davies
11. Nick Teeboon
12. Andrew Torrens
14. Mark Coombe
15. Ken Jones
16. Tony Hooper
17. Jonathan Atkinson
Woman:
1. Jenna Makgill
2. Sarah Bryant
3. Hayley Davis
