New Zealand National Road Race Championships
Appearance
The New Zealand National Road Race Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the New Zealand National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first edition took place in 1934. The first winner was F. Grose. The record for the most wins in the men's championship is held by Gordon McCauley with 5. The current champion is George Bennett. The women's record is held by Rushlee Buchanan and with 4 wins. The U23 and elite race together in a combined race where the first across the line is the national champion. In 2019 James Fouche was the first to cross the line however being an U23 meant he was the outright national champion the same also occurred for Georgia Christie.[1]
Multiple winners
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Men
Elite
Race details | |
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Region | New Zealand |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1934 |
First winner | F. Grose |
Most wins | Gordon McCauley (5 wins) |
Most recent | George Bennett |
U23
Race details | |
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Region | New Zealand |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1997 |
First winner | Karl Murray |
Most wins | Jeremy Yates Michael Vink Hamish Schreurs James Fouche (2 wins) |
Most recent | Jack Drage |
Women
Elite
Race details | |
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Region | New Zealand |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1981 |
First winner | D. Zanders |
Most wins | Rushlee Buchanan (4 wins) |
Most recent | Georgia Williams |
U23
Race details | |
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Region | New Zealand |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 2017 |
First winner | Amanda Jamieson |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | Georgia Danford |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2017 | Amanda Jamieson | Michaela Drummond | Lydia Rippon |
2018 | Grace Anderson | Deborah Paine | Lydia Rippon |
2019 | Georgia Christie | Deborah Paine | Michaela Drummond |
2020 | Niamh Fisher-Black | Ella Harris | Ally Wollaston |
2021 | Georgia Danford | Henrietta Christie | Annamarie Lipp |
Footnotes
References
- ^ "Outstanding Fouche dominates to win national title, Scully first elite". 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Shane Archbold wins New Zealand National Championships". cyclingnews.com. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "George Bennett claims long-awaited New Zealand road race title". cyclingnews.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Elite & Under 23 Womens RR Champs". 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.