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Story: Cycle racing

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Organisation of cycle racing in New Zealand

  3. Early cycle racing

  4. Road and track racing: early to mid-20th century

  5. Road and track: from the mid-20th century

  6. Bicycle motocross and mountain biking

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Organisation of cycle racing in New Zealand

School championships

School championships

Men's pursuit team at London Olympics, 2012

Men's pursuit team at London Olympics, 2012 (1st of 2)

Cycling Olympic and Commonwealth medal winners

Cycling Olympic and Commonwealth medal winners (2nd of 2)

Velodromes in New Zealand

Velodromes in New Zealand

From page 2 - Early cycle racing

Club road race, 1887

Club road race, 1887

Lancaster Park spectacle, 1890

Lancaster Park spectacle, 1890 (1st of 2)

League of Wheelmen shield

League of Wheelmen shield (2nd of 2)

Penny-farthing race

Penny-farthing race

Motor pacers

Motor pacers

Woman racer, around 1900

Woman racer, around 1900

From page 3 - Road and track racing: early to mid-20th century

Timaru-to-Christchurch race

Timaru-to-Christchurch race

'The Champion,' Phil O'Shea

'The Champion,' Phil O'Shea

Round the Mountain race

Round the Mountain race

Caledonian Ground track

Caledonian Ground track

Empire Games road race

Empire Games road race

From page 4 - Road and track: from the mid-20th century

Tino Tabak

Tino Tabak (1st of 2)

Dulux six-day cycle race route

Dulux six-day cycle race route (2nd of 2)

Harry Kent

Harry Kent

1990 successes

1990 successes

Sarah Ulmer

Sarah Ulmer

From page 5 - Bicycle motocross and mountain biking

BMX nationals

BMX nationals

 Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker

Karapoti Classic

Karapoti Classic

John Kirkcaldie

John Kirkcaldie

Karen Hanlen

Karen Hanlen

How to cite this page:

Simon Kennett, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/cycle-racing/media (accessed 5 March 2021)

Story by Simon Kennett, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Oct 2015

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