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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.

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

Tour de France: Taking pain to new level
A perpetual fog of drug controversies, barbed wire fences lacerating faces and legs that feel like a mini sledgehammer's king-hit them.

Cycling: Games can't keep up with pro offers
Men's road cycling shapes as a candidate for having the most diluted level of international competition at next month's Commonwealth Games.

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.

Abandoned road plan gets wheels
Cyclists are excited about accelerated planning for a bikeway over the route of Auckland's abandoned Eastern Highway project, from Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive.

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.