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The 70th SBS Bank Tour of Southland rolls out from Gala Street on Sunday with 17 teams and about 100 riders tackling a prologue and eight stages over seven days, nine months after the storm-delayed 69th edition.
Invercargill cyclist Peter Grandiek marked his 95th birthday by riding 22.948km in an hour at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, nearly 3km further than the existing world best for riders aged 95 and over.
Southland cyclist Tom Sexton has claimed silver in the men's scratch race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, New Zealand's first medal of the meet and his second world podium in the event.
Southland cyclist Corbin Strong finished 49th in the elite men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal, where American Brandon McNulty won alone after a punishing 273km day.