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The much anticipated schools cycling calendar kicked off at the end of last month with the North Island and South Island School Mountain Bike Championships, read more on in below as well as updates on other up-coming events!
EVENT WRAP UP - ISLAND MTB CHAMPS
Last month saw the North Island School MTB Champs, organised by the PNP Cycling Club held at Waiu Trail Park in Wainuiomata, and the South Island School MTB Champs organised by Bike Methven at the Mount Hutt Bike Park. Between the two events, over 650 school students competed across cross country, downhill, enduro and team relay disciplines.

You can read the full wrap up here and check out the Schools Cycling Facebook page here for photos!
Photo Credit: Kelly Bisset Photography
NATIONAL TITLES AT THE SOUTHERN & NORTHERN TOUR 
We have an exciting update for the Southern and Northern Tour! National Titles up for grabs at these events will now alternate between events each year. 

In 2019, the National Hill Climb and National Time Trial Titles will now be contested at the Southern Tour in Blenheim on the 31st August - 1st September. While the National Criterium Titles will be contested at the Northern Tour in Auckland on the 7th and 8th of September.
Auckland - Blenheim flights are looking good right now.
It is time to make the most of those cheap Air New Zealand flights and get booking! 
We are stoked to announce The BJ Ball Group as presenting sponsor for the Northern Tour.  BJ Ball encompasses a diverse range of business units within the paper and communication media sector and are proud suppliers to Print Run who produce quality printed products for the sporting community including the race numbers you will be wearing on the day!
 
For more information on BJ Ball check out the website here.
 
NATIONAL SCHOOL ROAD UPDATES
After receiving such positive feedback from the 2018 event, we are excited to confirm that the National School Road Championships will take place from Colyton School (Manawatu) for both the Team Time Trial and Road Race so that there is one event village for both days!

Cycling New Zealand Schools would like to recognize and acknowledge the past support from Koputoroa School, and the Colyton School community for supporting this move.

More information including course details will be published next term! 
Classrooms for hire - Colyton School
There are a small number of classrooms that will be available for schools to hire at Colyton School. Conditions and availability is still to be confirmed with Colyton School.  Please fill out the ‘Expression of Interest” form if your school is interested in securing a room. The form will close 30th April and schools will be contacted by 31st May.
 
Please note:
  • Please do not contact Colyton School directly
  • Rooms are not guaranteed
  • Hire fee and contracts will be payable/issued to successful schools.
  • Limit one classroom per school
  • Priority may be given to the bigger schools
  • Priority may be given to schools that are travelling from afar
  • Priority may be given to schools who are open to sharing a class if required
  • There will be plenty of space available free of charge for schools to erect a marquee/tent outside of these rooms.
As we are still finalizing details with the school we ask that NO CONTACT IS MADE DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL in regards to their facilities.  

Thanks for your cooperation!
Pit Bays for hire - Manfeild
There are a limited number of pit bays for hire at Manfeild for the Points Race day. These can be secured by booking online directly through Manfeild here. Please note - pit garages are required to be paid in advanced. If you have any questions around these please contact stephanie@manfeild.co.nz 
SCHOOLS CYCLING AGM
The 2019 Cycling New Zealand Schools (NZSCA) AGM will take place from 9am – 10.30am on Sunday 26th May 2019 – at the Avantidrome, Cambridge (as part of the Cycling New Zealand annual conference). Click here for more information.

Nominations are also open for the 2019 Executive representatives. These close 10th May. Click here for more information.
KNOW YOUR SPORT
COMPOSITE TEAMS
Did you know that if you don't have enough riders at your school you can join forces with other schools in the same situation to make up a team! This is for road, track and MTB team events!
  • All schools must be affiliated with Cycling New Zealand Schools
  • The team must be entered by a host school and COMPOSITE must be put next to the team name in the entry system
  • Composite teams are not eligible for titles or medals and won't receive points towards any overall awards for their school.
  • For full details, check out Section 10, Appendix 3 in the Schools Cycling Rules.
If you are keen to be included in a Composite Team but do not have any team mates yet, just make sure you email through your interest to the event organiser prior to the event. 
REMINDER - SCHOOLS AFFILIATION
Has your school affiliated yet?! We now have a live link so you can check!

Schools need to affiliate to Cycling New Zealand Schools on a annual basis so that they can take part in our events! Affiliation and all event entries will be processed through Enter Now. Schools that do not have an Enter Now account, or have trouble accessing this account please contact help@enternow.co.nz. For more information, click here.

Please note - Affiliation is not event entry - you will still need to enter each event separately once they open. This is all done through Enter Now. Only Affiliated Schools will have access to event entry forms.
2019 EVENTS CALENDAR
6 - 7 July: North Island School Road Championships - Cambridge
6 - 7 July: South Island School Road Championships - Christchurch
7 - 8 July: North Island School Track Championships - Cambridge
31 August - 1 September: Southern School Tour - Blenheim
7 - 8 September: Northern School Tour - Auckland
28 - 30 September: National School Road Championships – Manawatu
5 - 6 October: National School MTB Championships - Dunedin
8 - 9 October: South Island School Track Championships - Invercargill
8 - 9 October: National School Track Championships - Invercargill
Click here to check out other Cycling New Zealand recognized and sanctioned events. Click here to read more about what recognized and sanctioned events are.
We hope you all have a safe and happy Easter holiday!

From the team at Cycling Zealand Schools
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