AMATEUR CYCLING CHAMPION-

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 36, 12 February 1940, Page 4

AMATEUR CYCLING CHAMPION-

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To cap a season brimful of interest, the New Zealand amateur track cycling championships for 1939-40 are to be decided this week, commencing at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, at the Petone Oval. The title events are 1000 metres time trial, 500 metres sprint, and 10-mile human-paced for seniors, and the juniors are catered tor with half-mile and five-mile races, In addition to the national title events, mwy open handicaps will be held, and on Saturday afternoon several athletic races, which, with the district's best performers participating. will lend variety to the programme. Each Of the New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association's six centres will be represented. On Friday evening the 1000 metres time trial will be decided, followed by the heats of the half-mile and one mile junior title races, and the senior teams championship heats. In addition, the heats of the half-mile and one. mile open handicaps? will be run off„ On Saturday afternoon the finals of these events will be decided in add.'" tion to the national sprint championship, and 10-mile human-naced race. The latter event should be thrilling Wellington has won the national teams championship for the past two years, but indications are that they will be strongly challenged for the title this week.