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 Aaron Gate. 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 Fouché 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]
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Multiple winners
editMen
edit| 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 | |
| James Fouché | 2019, 2022 |
Women
edit| 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 | |
| Ally Wollaston | 2022, 2023 |
Men
editElite
edit| 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 | Aaron Gate |
U23
edit| 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 Fouché (2 wins) |
| Most recent | Marshall Erwood |
Women
editElite
edit| 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 | Ella Wyllie |
U23
edit| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Zealand |
| Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
| Type | One-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 2017 |
| First winner | Amanda Jamieson |
| Most wins | Ally Wollaston |
| Most recent | Ella Wyllie |
| 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 |
| 2022[5] | Ally Wollaston | Henrietta Christie | Kim Cadzow |
| 2023[8] | Ally Wollaston | Ella Wyllie | Belle Judd |
| 2024[9] | Ella Wyllie | Brea Roderick | Muireann Green |
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Outstanding Fouche dominates to win national title, Scully first elite". 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Senior & U23 Men - 15 April 2000". wai.quik.co.nz. 14 April 2000. Archived from the original on 15 December 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Grassroots Trust Elite Road National Championships Road Race". my4.raceresult.com. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Elite & Under 23 Womens RR Champs". 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/assets/Events-/National-Events/Elite-Road-National-Championships/2022/Road-Race-2022-Results-V3.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/assets/Events-/National-Events/Elite-Road-National-Championships/2023/ERNC23-Saturday-Results.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Elite Road National Championships - Road Race (2024) Results".