Cycling

The Dunedin City Council needs to do more to protect cyclists from injury and death, Cr Richard Thomson says.

Two cycling advocates have asked the council to consider reducing the vehicle speed limit in Dunedin's central business district and some suburban areas to 30kmh.

Perfect autumn weather greeted cyclists at the annual Greenall Memorial Race on Saturday, with Sequoia Cooper capitalising on the conditions and fast bunches to take the win.

Alison Shanks and her team-mates are contributing to a golden era in track cycling. New Zealand completed its most successful world championships campaign in Melbourne on Sunday night, raising the prospect of multiple medals in the London Olympics.  Sports editor Hayden Meikle talks to a key player behind the team's success.

Almost 30km of track has been completed on the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail.

A controversial report concluding cycle helmet legislation actually increases deaths overall has been rubbished by experts.

The first cyclists have rolled into Duntroon via the Alps 2 Ocean cycleway, bringing positive comments and welcome custom to local businesses.

Next month, cyclists can pedal confident in the knowledge their efforts will contribute to both their own fitness and a new neurosurgery fundraising campaign, writes Shane Gilchrist.

We're back in the Wanaka district for the final of our Summer Times bike rides. This is because Wanaka has so many new tracks I couldn't fit them into one article.

Some mountain bikers don't like scary single tracks and exhausting hill climbs, so I thought I'd throw a cruisy ride into this series.