Cycling
We have both Road Cycling and Mountain Biking as options for our students. Our students have the opportunity to represent themselves and the school within local, south island, and national events. We are very fortunate to have Mountain Bike trails within the Geraldine community, which are well-visited by our student population.
What we offer
Road Cycling:
- Aoraki Championships
- South Island Secondary Schools
- NZ Secondary Schools
Mountain Biking:
- South Canterbury Primary Schools Championships
- Aoraki Mountain Biking
- South Island Secondary Schools
Key Dates
SISS MTB Champs 26th-29th March 2025
Aoraki Cycling 7th May 2025
SISS Road Champs 28th/29th June 2025
National Road Champs 1st/2nd July 2025
SCPSSA Mountain Biking Champs Normally in Term 3
Aoraki Mountain Biking 18th October 2025
Person in Charge
Janet Harding
Geraldine Community Opportunities:
Local Bunch Ride: (Introduction to Road Cycling):
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Every Tuesday evening @ 6:00pm (Summer Only) for a 35km ride around Woodbury block – meeting outside subway.
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Every Saturday morning 10:00am (All Year) for a 50km ride – meeting outside subway.
These rides are ideal for youth who are looking to learn about the etiquette of Road Cycling, in preparation for Racing (if they wish to do so in the future), but mainly are a great way to get fitter, stronger & faster - riding alongside another like minded cyclists.
Please Note: These are no drop rides, which means that the bunch rides at a pace, of which enables all riders to be able to stay with the bunch, eg. if a puncher is incurred, everyone waits.
Local Racing:
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Cycling South Canterbury Cycling South Canterbury has a great development programme that has produced many of our country’s Olympic and Tour riders.
Community Contact:
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For any support required to access races or interest in the local bunch rides (or just an introduction to road cycling in general), please feel free to get in contact.
John Wilson
021 756 695