A cyclist has died in hospital more than two weeks after he was hit by a car in Waihi.

Olympic medallist Simon van Velthooven has cut short his competitive sojourn in Japan to line up in the first Rio 2016 qualifying event in Cambridge starting today.

Former Commonwealth Games medallist Tim Carswell has been named as the new Kiwi men's endurance coach as the road to Rio continues.

Some spring adventures around Auckland on two wheels.

Last weekend was one of the worst in Michael Poole's sporting life, writes Andrew Alderson.

A $11m cycleway through Grafton Gully will open this week - but there's no access to Auckland university - sold as the cycleway's most likely users.

The Government is muscling in on Green Party turf by promising an extra $100 million over four years for urban cycleways.

Don't be fooled by Holly White's reserved, quiet nature. Put her on a bike and she becomes a beast.

A fortnight ago, Jack Bauer's near-miss seemed like a tragedy. Today, it felt like a triumph.

Greg Henderson's advancing years have aided the cause of the Kiwi men for tonight's Commonwealth Games road race.

Before she got on her bike in Glasgow, Linda Villumsen's finishes from her previous seven major events had the makings of a good game of golf: 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2.

Five years of frustration has come to a glorious end after Linda Villumsen at last struck gold at a major international race.

They eventually shared the podium but Anton Cooper and Sam Gaze shared no more than five words during yesterday's spectacular one-two in Glasgow.

They couldn't have scripted it any better; gold and silver to round off a marvellous week of track riding.