Professional & Competitive Cycling
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Motueka man puts his stamp on handcycling
This week on One In Five we meet a Motueka man keen to put his stamp on the world of hand cycling. Shane Blows has had a fast track in the sport and is now ranked 17th in the world. Shane's dream is… Audio
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What's the future of cycling in New Zealand?
23 Oct 2012What's the future of New Zealand cycling in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping revelations? Lynn discusses with Kieran Turner, CEO of Bike NZ, and Stephen Swart, who was was a professional NZ… Audio
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Cyclocross - Back to Belgium
24 Dec 2013New Zealand competitor Alex Revell has returned to race in the cyclocross-crazy nation of Belgium, where his big moustache (and racing skills) are much admired. Audio
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Sport - Cyclocross
9 Sep 2013Cyclocross, CX, CCX, cyclo-X or 'cross' is a form of bicycle racing - the sight of competitors struggling up a muddy slope with bicycles on their shoulders is the classic image of the sport. We speak… Audio
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Greg Cross: the business of cycling
23 Apr 2011Entrepreneur and Business Director of PureBlack Racing which aims to become the first international UCI ProTour road cycling team from New Zealand. Audio
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Ultra distance cyclist Joshua Kench
6 Jul 2011Race Across America is an ultra endurance cycling event that starts in California and finishes in Maryland on the East Coast. Two hundred and fifty men and women from 17 countries took part in the… Audio
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Veteran endurance cyclist sets record
21 Jan 2013Veteran endurance cyclist Colin Anderson has set records for cycling the length of New Zealand, for cycling for 24 hours straight, and for cycling the equivalent of more than 55 laps of Lake Taupo. Audio
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Aspiring Olympians - Alison Shanks
12 Jan 2012Dunedin-born Alison Shanks is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist and track cycling World Champion. Just last week she came third in time trials at The Elite Road National Championships. . Audio
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Gold Medalist : Alison Shanks
15 Oct 2010Bryan chats to NZ Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Alison Shanks. Winner of the women's cycling individual persuit. Audio
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Tour de France
2 Jul 2011Ned Boulting been covering the world's biggest cycle race for years. It starts this weekend and he's become so infatuated with the Tour he's just written 'How I Won the Yellow Jumper'. Audio
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Tour de France 2009: preview
4 Jul 2009Ned Boulting joins us from the start line in Monaco to talk drug testing and the Lance Armstrong effect. Audio
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Tour de France 2009: route master
11 Jul 2009Ned Boulting joins us to explain how the Tour de France's route gets chosen. And money makes the Tour go round! Audio
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Tour de France 2009: rest days and radio bans
18 Jul 2009Ned Boulting on the route of the 96th Tour de France. This week, what do the riders do on their rest days, what do they eat, and how does radio communication get used in the race? Audio
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Tour de France 2009: sponsorship
25 Jul 2009Ned Boulting's looking at some of the more unusual sponsors bankrolling the 96th Tour. Audio
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Tour de France 2009: drug cheats and testing
10 Jul 2010The Tour De France is underway and already there's talk of doping. But would a new approach that flags up super-human performance work any better than random testing? Jim Giles of the New Scientist… Audio
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What goes on tour
26 Jul 2008We pull on the lycra and go behind the scenes at the 95th Tour De France. Audio
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Shift valley
7 Mar 2009Xan Rice on attempts to get the first black cyclist into the Tour de France. Audio
This Way Up host Simon Morton by the big bicycle sculpture in Taupo.
Photo galleries
- Bikes in Schools
- Cycling People & Places
- Todd Niall on the Otago Rail Trail
- Off The Beaten Track: Motu Cycle Trails
- Nights guest Alex Revell competing in a Cyclocross event in Belgium
- Bicycles in New Zealand's History