Even moderate amounts of alcohol affect recovery from athletic performance, with muscle performance loss doubled in those who drank alcohol. more>>

Australian national champion Peter McDonald continued his and his country's dominance of the 2009 Wellington-Wairarapa Cycle Classic by wrapping up the tour title with an impressive individual time trial in Miramar on Sunday.  more>>

Taupo teenager Patrick Bevin grabbed the best win of his young career when he took out the Yarrows Taranaki Cycle Challenge over the weekend, the eighth round of the BikeNZ Lion Foundation National Points Series.  more>>

Gordon McCauley has rolled back the years to put himself in a strong position to win his first Trust House cycle classic next week.  more>>

As Lance Armstrong stepped out for a training ride with four vehicle Police escort for the first time on Tuesday, the mercury skyrocketed in Adelaide, South Australia.  more>>

Four Australian professional teams have entered the January 21-25 Trust House Cycle Classic in Wellington New Zealand. They are looking to bring the title again to Australia, like Travis Meyer did last year.  more>>

ITT results. more>>

Challenge Wanaka’s 117 relay teams hides a depth of talent that includes an Olympians, national champions and national representatives as well as a remarkable diversity of ages. more>>

Joanne Kiesanowski will race in New Zealand this weekend.  There's a feast of Antipodean cycling on offer this weekend as New Zealand's elite riders also contest their national championships in Te Awamutu.  more>>

3rd, 4th and 5th January - Rotorua  more>>