It was a cool Sunday morning, approximately 18 degrees with light winds. We arrived at the race approx 1.5hrs before he start where we discovered Punchy Blake’s kit and my kit would not make it to the start and so out of the woodwork came a sweaty zebra kit, not cleaned from the day before. The race began fast, I found myself teleported straight to the back before finding my...Continue Reading
Firstly I would like to offer my apologies for not being able to attend the Cycling New Zealand AGM and Awards evening. It is my honour to accept the Cycling New Zealand Road and Track Council’s Shona Smith Trophy for the 2018 season. This award is for the person who has lifted the profile of women in sport over the 2018 year. To receive this award is very humbling and...Continue Reading
Ghent Wevelgem started the night before when all the kiwi team met in the hotel just outside of the race village. We went and had a mean kiwi feed, banter levels were high. All the lads knew we had to pull a result and send it for some critical Nations Cup points. The next morning we set out pinging with road captain Big T aka Matias steadying the ship as...Continue Reading
It was a day of highs and lows that ended fantastically for Mikayla Harvey of Bigla Pro Cycling. After being prominent in the peloton throughout the race, Harvey’s race was brought to an end with a crash with 52km remaining of Ronde van Vlaanderen. But disappointment quickly evaporated when teammate Cecile Ludwig took third place.Continue Reading
