New Zealand National Road Race Championships
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 Frank 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]
The champion's jersey
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Julian Dean wearing the champion jersey
Multiple winners
Men
| Wins | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gordon McCauley | 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009 |
| 4 | Nick Carter | 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949 |
| Jack Swart | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984 | |
| Hayden Roulston | 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014 | |
| 3 | Lance Payne | 1952, 1954, 1958 |
| Vern Hanaray | 1971, 1973, 1977 | |
| 2 | Brian Fowler | 1988, 1989 |
| Glen Mitchell | 1998, 1999 | |
| Heath Blackgrove | 2003, 2004 | |
| Julian Dean | 2007, 2008 | |
| Joseph Cooper | 2015, 2017 | |
| Jason Christie | 2016, 2018 |
Women
| Wins | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rushlee Buchanan | 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| 3 | Melissa Holt | 2001, 2008, 2009 |
| Catherine Cheatley | 2004, 2006, 2011 | |
| 2 | M. McDonald | 1982, 1983 |
| Rebecca Bailey | 1993, 1994 | |
| Annaliisa Farrell | 1999, 2002 | |
| Georgia Williams | 2018, 2021 |
Men
Elite
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Zealand |
| Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
| Type | One-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1934 |
| First winner | Frank Grose |
| Most wins | Gordon McCauley (5 wins) |
| Most recent | George Bennett |
U23
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1997 | Karl Murray | Adrian Horn | |
| 1998 | Karl Moore | ||
| 1999 | G. Westoby | ||
| 2000 | Jeremy Robinson | ||
| 2001 | Karl Moore | ||
| 2002 | Jeremy Yates | Jason Allen | |
| 2003 | Jeremy Yates | Peter Latham | Timothy Gudsell |
| 2004 | Peter Latham | Timothy Gudsell | Ben Robson |
| 2005 | Logan Hutchings | Ashley Whitehead | Adam Coker |
| 2006 | Joseph Cooper | Matthew Haydock | Clinton Avery |
| 2007 | Matthew Haydock | Oliver Pearce | Edwin Crossling |
| 2008 | Clinton Avery | Westley Gough | Matthew Haydock |
| 2009 | James Williamson | Michael Torckler | Roman Van Uden |
| 2010 | Tom Findlay | James Williamson | Matt Marshall |
| 2011 | Michael Vink | James Williamson | James McCoy |
| 2012 | Michael Vink | Patrick Bevin | Joshua Atkins |
| 2013 | James Oram | Michael Vink | Alex Frame |
| 2014 | Hayden McCormick | Dion Smith | James Oram |
| 2015 | Hamish Schreurs | Dion Smith | Hayden McCormick |
| 2016 | Hamish Schreurs | Hayden McCormick | Liam Aitcheson |
| 2017 | Regan Gough | James Fouche | Jake Marryatt |
| 2018 | James Fouche | Ryan Christensen | Sam Dobbs |
| 2019 | James Fouche | Kees Duyvesteyn | Joel Yates |
| 2020 | Finn Fisher-Black | Connor Brown | Andrew Bidwell |
| 2021 | Jack Drage | Keegan Hornblow | Reuben Thompson |
Women
Elite
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
- Christie won the combined race so was crowned the National champion[4]
- Fisher-Black won the combined race so was crowned the National champion
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.
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