Top sprinters Sam Webster and Steph McKenzie claimed their fifth title between them at the track cycling nationals at the Avantidrome in Cambridge on Saturday night.
Webster produced a devastating burst to come from the back of the field and win an exciting men's keirin, while McKenzie had to unleash similar tactics to storm home in the women's final.
The pair won the individual sprint titles and McKenzie also won the 500m time trial at the championships that double as the final trial before selection for the world championships in Paris next month.
Some emerging riders showed their worth. Regan Gough (19) from Hawkes Bay won the men's endurance race, 20 year old Dylan Kennett won the individual pursuit and 21 year old Alex Frame won the scratch race.
Canterbury's Liz Steel celebrated a strong championship when she outsprinted more vaunted opposition to win the women's scratch race from Racquel Sheath (Waikato BOP) and Lauren Ellis (Mid South Canterbury).
World champion Para Cyclists Emma Fooy and pilot Laura Fairweather broke the New Zealand record twice in the day in the tandem 3000m individual pursuit for blind or visually impaired riders. They took a second off the record, clocking 3:31.105 in the morning qualifying and lowered that to 3:30.487 in the final.
The men's pairing of Daniel Sharp with pilot Sean Finning established a national record in the tandem 4000m individual pursuit in 4:41.197 in the morning and were fractionally slower in the final.
In under 19 action, Palmerston North's Michaela Drummond prevailed in the under 19 points race ahead of Canterbury's Olivia Podmore, who had a busy night of finals.
The Christchurch teenager returned to the track to pip promising Southland rider Emma Cumming in the third race decider in the sprint.
Taupo rider Lewis Eccles (WBP) won the boys' sprint final over Campbell Stewart (WCNI) in two rides.
