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Alison Shanks
Sport
May 18
Cycling: Individual veteran now the team leader
She already has two world titles to her name, but you get the impression Alison Shanks will not consider her work close to being done until she wins an Olympic medal. Continuing our countdown to London, Hayden Meikle speaks to the Otago cyclist.
Sport
April 15
Cycling: Alison Shanks world champion again
Dunedin's Alison Shanks has reclaimed her women's individual pursuit title by beating Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel by more than two seconds on the final day of the world track cycling championships.
Dunedin
April 11
Blooming good welcome for Shanks
The last time Alison Shanks returned to Dunedin wearing the world champion's rainbow jersey and with a gold medal draped around her neck, her grandfather, Watson Barkman, was there to greet her and he had not come empty-handed.
Dunedin
April 9
Dunedin's Shanks on top of the world again
Alison Shanks, of Dunedin, ensured New Zealand's UCI Track Cycling World Championships ended on a high, blitzing her way to a gold medal in the individual pursuit in Melbourne last night.
Sport
February 19
Cycling: Shanks wins silver in London
Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks has won silver in the individual pursuit at the London World Cup track cycling meeting.
Sport
December 5
Cycling: World-class ride by Shanks
Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks produced another world-class performance to win the individual pursuit at the UCI World Cup in Colombia today.
Sport
December 4
Cycling: Shanks shatters NZ record
Dunedin's Alison Shanks pushed her way into the top echelon of female pursuiters of all time with a record-breaking effort at the Oceania track cycling championships in Invercargill last night.
Sport
November 22
Cycling: Ali Shanks on target for gold
New Zealand's world championship medallists Jesse Sergent and Alison Shanks set themselves up for another super-fast night on the second day of the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill.
Sport
November 9
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 3
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 3: Shanks rides to world pursuit title (2009)
Sport
June 15
Cycling: Prestigious awards for Otago pair
Alison Shanks is the face of New Zealand women's cycling and Mark Falcous has brought more females into track cycling.
Sport
May 15
Cycling: Shanks takes advantage of local knowledge to gain win
Alison Shanks rode a perfectly judged race to win the inaugural Cycling Otago 46km Palmerston to Dunedin Brian Wood Handicap Memorial on Saturday.
Sport
April 4
Shanks finishes a blink short of gold
Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks came within a blink of regaining her rainbow jersey on the third night of finals at the world track cycling championships in The Netherlands.
Sport
January 7
Cycling: Medal haul not enough for Shanks
If pushed for an answer, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alison Shanks would give herself "about an eight out of 10" this year.
Sport
January 7
Double gold for Ali Shanks
Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks has won the individual pursuit to claim her second gold medal at the World Cup track meet in Colombia.
Sport
December 15
Cycling: Shanks, Sergent favourites for awards
Dunedin's Alison Shanks and Feilding's Jesse Sergent will be favourites to win respectively, the inaugural national women's and men's track rider of the year award.
Sport
November 19
Commonwealth Games: Shanks concentrating on Olympics teams pursuit
Her specialist individual pursuit has gone.
Sport
October 28
Commonwealth Games: Dunedin welcomes home golden girl
Alison Shanks had to be coaxed into taking New Zealand's first gold medal of the Delhi Commonwealth Games from the pocket of her black and white tracksuit.
Sport
October 9
Commonwealth Games: Ali's Delhi gold
The wait is over. An exhausted Alison Shanks, of Dunedin, brought a heady mix of relief and joy to New Zealand after powering to a Commonwealth Games track cycling gold medal in New Delhi last night.
Dunedin
October 8
Family elated at gold win
Alison Shanks' golden performance last night was true to the last text she sent her Dunedin family before the race.
Sport
March 29
Cycling: Shanks determined to learn from failure
Copenhagen did not look so beautiful for Dunedin rider Alison Shanks when she slipped back to fourth in her specialist individual pursuit yesterday.
Sport
March 25
Cycling: Shanks team sets world record in team pursuit
New Zealand's Jesse Sergent has won a silver medal in the individual pursuit while the women's team pursuit set a world record in claiming bronze at the track cycling world championships in Denmark.
Sport
March 24
Cycling: Shanks to ride off for bronze at world champs
Dunedin's Alison Shanks has failed in her bid to win back-to-back individual pursuit titles at the track cycling world championships.
Sport
March 23
Shanks to lead NZ in world track cycling opener
World champion Alison Shanks leads the New Zealand team into competition on the opening day of the world track cycling championships in Copenhagen tomorrow.
Sport
March 22
Cycling: Shanks out to win world title again, not defend it
World champion Alison Shanks will not be defending her world individual pursuit title in Copenhagen this week - she will be trying to win it again.
Sport
February 11
Cycling: Young star Dawkins smashes NZ record
Southland star Eddie Dawkins smashed his New Zealand record with a world class performance to highlight the opening night of the New Zealand track cycling championships in Invercargill last night.
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