Stage one winner Australian Luke Durbridge maintained his overall race lead at the Santos Festival of Cycling as teammate Kaden Groves sprinted to third on a tough stage two in Lobethal.

Both Japanese Prime Minister Suga and IOC President Bach have this week strongly reaffirmed their commitment to the Tokyo Olympic Games going ahead in July this year.

Australian time trial champion Luke Durbridge soloed to an emphatic victory on the opening stage of the Santos Festival of Cycling to take Team BikeExchange's first victory of the 2021 season.

The international cycling focus remains on New Zealand with the UCI 1.2 Gravel and Tar event for men and women in Manawatu on Saturday.

With Saturday January 23rd marking six months to the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games, the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) is ramping up its preparations for a vastly different Olympic Games.

Despite Covid-19 restrictions preventing many international riders from competing in last week’s thrilling New Zealand Cycle Classic, there was still plenty of international interest, says race director Jorge Sandoval.

It came down to the last sprint of the NZ Cycle Classic with Campbell Stewart winning stage 5 in nail-biting sprint and Corbin Strong the overall tour.

It was an actioned packed day during stage four of the UCI 2.2 New Zealand Cycle Classic held in scorching hot conditions in Wairarapa today.

Samantha Kingsford shows us how to get the new year started on the right foot with her go-to hill reps routine in this edition of XTERRA Trail Running Tips & Tricks.

An early breakaway paid dividend for New Zealand National team’s Regan Gough today when he was rewarded with a stage three victory in the UCI 2.2 New Zealand Cycle Classic held in hot conditions in Wairarapa.