S&L on the Podium at the Tour of Korea/Japan
1 July 2008
Stage 6 of the Tour of Korea Japan saw the riders leave Geochang and ride north to the beautiful town of Gumi. The race began with a gradual climb over 30km following the SongSung River. It was the team plan to have either Chris Luxton or Tim Roe in the early break of the day, expecting the...
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Nicky Samuels Interview on Radio Sport NZ
30 June 2008
Clickthe link to listen to Avanti sponsored rider Nicky Samuels who has been recently struck by injury, taken from Radio Sport in the weekend. http://www.maxyourmedia.com/radiosport/Radiosport080625_samuels.wma ...
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Docherty in the Money in Richest World Cup Race
23 June 2008
Taupo’s Bevan Docherty has raced superbly in Des Moines Iowa this morning to pick up second place in the richest ITU World Cup event on the calendar. Docherty paced himself throughout to sprint clear of Australian Greg Bennett in the closing stages but could not close the gap on winner...
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Docherty Runs Into Silver At World Champs
9 June 2008
The elite men’s race at the World Triathlon Championships turned into a test of running ability after the bulk of the field exited the bike leg within seconds of each other with New Zealand number one Bevan Docherty securing the silver medal. Docherty was to the fore throughout, exiting the...
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Warriner Gutsy In Bronze Medal Finish At Worlds
9 June 2008
Kiwi triathlete Sam Warriner posted one of the fastest run splits in the field in claiming a superb bronze medal at the World Triathlon Championships in Vancouver this morning. A stunning breakaway ride from Sara Haskins (USA) and Helen Tucker (GBR) looked to have put paid to any Kiwi chances at a...
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UCI BMX World Championships
3 June 2008
New Zealand’s Sarah Walker has won the bronze medal in the UCI BMX World Championships in China in the weekend. Walker, the world number one ranked rider, finished third behind Great Britain’s Shanaze Reade and Anne-Caroline Chausson (France) in the final in Taiyuan. The BikeNZ rider,...
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Kiwi BMX pair chase rainbow jerseys in China
29 May 2008
There’s one thing better than one rainbow jersey. That’s two of them. And that’s the aim of kiwi Olympic hopefuls Sarah Walker and Marc Willers in the UCI BMX World Championships in China this weekend. Walker, 20, won the world title for the Cruiser class in her rookie year in...
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Avanti Olympic bike on the news - watch it here
23 May 2008
Olympicathlete Debbie Tanner shows off her new Avanti bike which she will be riding at Beijing along with her fellow New Zealand triathletes with custom kiwi graphics. Aired on TV1 news: 18/05/08 ...
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Sid Taberlay takes first NMBS victory
20 May 2008
Report from Cyclingnews.com Australian Sid Taberlay (Avanti SRA) succeeded today in a race of attrition due to temperatures in excess of 100 degrees in Los Olivos, California. Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) took second place with a surge late in the race while Barry Wicks (Kona), who had been doing much of...
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Simon Thompson 1st Byron Bay Triathlon
14 May 2008
Thompson takes Olympic disappointment out on Bay Lennox Head triathlete Simon Thompson has put the disappointment of missing out on the Beijing Olympic Games behind him by claiming the Byron Bay Triathlon on Saturday. Thompson took the Olympic distance race comfortably by about four minutes from...
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