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Pride of NZ: Rider clocks up kms in battle against cancer
"I suppose I could be called a professional cyclist," Colin Anderson muses, mulling over the thousands of dollars he has raised for cancer.

Sam Webster: Hard yards done before 'cherry' of entering athletes' village
My Commonwealth Games preparation started on March 26, fresh off my rest period at the end of the 2013-14 season.

Cyclist rides from UK to France
Tour de France 2013 winner Chris Froome is the first person to cycle from the United Kingdom to France under the sea.

Cycling: 'Selfie' craze anger
It is the latest must-do 'thing', the social media craze that has swept the globe, with everyone from Barack Obama to David Cameron jumping on the bandwagon.

Fatal cycle crash: Police seek witnesses
Police are calling for witnesses to a fatal crash between a cyclist and courier van at an intersection near Hillcrest this morning.

Strong work ethic drives hand cyclist to win
Most of Brendan Stratton's competitors are fulltime athletes who train 30 hours a week.

Cycling: Kittel cleans up as Cavendish crashes
Mark Cavendish went down in a late crash. Marcel Kittel's hands went up in victory.

Cycling: Manx Missile Cavendish favourite to claim Yorkshire Dales sprint for his mum
If Mark Cavendish was nervous about the prospect of sprinting for glory in front of two million expectant home fans, he did a good job of hiding it.

Safety fears after road-rage 'timebomb'
Two Dunedin people fear the road is becoming a dangerous place for cyclists following a road-rage incident in the city.

Cyclists ask for simple bikesheds
Auckland Transport intends spending $200,000 on a super bikeshed at the Panmure railway station.

Auckland's best baby bike rides
Here are our favourite quiet cycle trails to explore around the city.

Driver didn't see cyclist before crash
An elderly truck driver today admitted he did not see a cyclist that he ran over and killed nearly three months ago.

Cycleways win funding
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee yesterday highlighted increases in money for walking and cycling

Up the wall and defying gravity
A need for speed keeps cyclists riding to stay upright at the velodrome, writes Chris Daniels.

Are helmets a waste of time?
A leading British neurosurgeon has claimed that cyclists who wear helmets are wasting their time.

Multisport: fanatic rides through pain to join legendary tough guys
Kevin Pennell etched his name into the folklore of the Waihi Nugget Multisport Festival recently when he produced a superhuman effort because "he didn't want to let his team mates down".

Japan: Grin and bear it on Japanese trails
Can a Kiwi cyclist out-sprint a hungry brown bear? In Japan Victoria Clark fixates on this point while pedalling through Hokkaido's forests. She need not have worried.

Event a big deal - Waddell
With the Commonwealth Games only eight weeks away, British Olympic champion cyclist Laura Trott has thrown a light on the future.

Taumarunui: If you go down to the woods today
Elisabeth Easther finally knocks off the other half of the Timber Trail.

Five of the best cycling adventures
Get close to bush, rivers and hills on these two-wheeler tracks.