School Sport NZ have announced that due to the ongoing impact Covid-19, the National Calendar of Sanctioned Events will be further suspended until 20th July, the beginning of term 3. This extends the earlier suspension of events up to and including 3rd May.
This means that the following events on the Cycling New Zealand Schools calendar will be suspended – effective immediately – and will be unable to continue on the planned dates.
- North Island Roads (was scheduled for 4-5 July)
- South Island Roads (was scheduled for 4-5 July)
- North Island/National Track (was scheduled for 6-7 July)
This follows the cancellation of the North and South Island MTB Champs back in March.
‘Suspended’ means that while these events are not going ahead on the dates planned, we are not formally cancelling at this stage. We will be working with the Cycling New Zealand Schools Executive and event organisers over the coming weeks to understand if there is any opportunity to deliver these at a later date that supports the overall calendar within the current environment (restrictions and disruption) including the ability of schools to continue with a cycling programme that supports safe competition.
We would like to recognise the support from our organisers who have been impacted by these decisions and thank them for the continued commitment to our sport.
We also recognise that this is further disappointment for our riders and their supporters who have already missed opportunities to engage with a sport they love and connect with those who share their passion.
We will continue to update you as and when decisions are able to be made.
All updates from Cycling New Zealand Schools will be posted here. For the School Sport NZ update, click here.
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