Cyclist Adam Stewart is out of the New Zealand team for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi after receiving a two year ban for attempted use of prohibited substances. The ban was imposed by the Sports Tribunal for attempted use of EPO and for possession of hCG in breach of the Sports Anti-Doping Rules. BikeNZ said it felt extremely let down by Stewart’s actions and fully >>

New Zealand cyclists grabbed their second medal with a superb silver medal in the women’s team pursuit at the UCI Junior World championships in Italy today. They produced a superb effort to record the second fastest qualifying time and were edged out by Australia in the final – the first time New Zealand has fielded a women’s team pursuit combination at this level. The combination >>

Bonjouro New Zealand, With only 5 days remaining until the start of the World Championships the final countdown has commenced for the New Zealand Junior Team. The Aussies and Germans have now arrived at ‘our’ hotel and with them comes the realisation that Championship racing is almost upon us. Speaking of the Hotel, we can’t speak highly enough of the hospitality that our Italian hosts >>

The YMCA Education team and the Police Five 0’s will be the teams to watch in the Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit finals being held in Invercargill on Sunday. After the Corporate Pursuit time trials last Friday night only 0.1sec separated the two leading teams. Both teams broke the competition record, with defending champions YMCA fastest recording 1min 14.4sec. New to the >>

Record entries have resulted in 34 teams in the Harrex Group Corporate Pursuit cycling event which starts tomorrow night with grading trials. In previous years a maximum of 32 teams could enter the event but organisers Cycling Southland have increased the field to allow for the extra interest, and the line up is a mixture of 22 returning local businesses and 12 new teams. Entries are >>

Go SKY Sport! The TV Network have come through for the cyclists in NZ and are bringing the action from Copenhagen Denmark to your living room. Check below for the timetable.  >>

Big Southland sprinter Eddie Dawkins has signalled his intentions after claiming his third title on the final night of the RaboPlus New Zealand Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill. The 20 year old added the men’s sprint title to the kierin and kilo time trial victories earlier in the championship. Earlier in the day he ripped around the flying one lap in 10.249s to take 25/100ths of a >>

BikeNZ have named a strong squad to contest the UCI track cycling World Cup in Australia this week. A 14-strong squad will fly out from Christchurch tomorrow for the World Cup in Melbourne, which carries important qualifying points for next year’s world championships. The team is led by world champion Alison Shanks in her first significant international competition since claiming her rainbow >>

TRACK 2010 Senior Men 1000m Time Trial Chris Macic Sprint Scratch Race Myron Simpson Aaron Gate Oliver Harding Sheath  >>

The youthful cycling combination of Tom Scully and Shane Archbold upset their more fancied rivals to take out the RaboPlus New Zealand Madison Championship at the ILT Velodrome in Invercargill last night. Scully (Invercargill) and Archbold (Timaru) combined to take out the 40km Madison, a two-man event where one rider must be in-play at all times, handing over to the team-mate with a >>