Since 2020, Environmental Accounting Services have been supporting the Black Magic Women Cycling Club. It has been fantastic to see this club grow and how the young wahine involved have grown and strived to be the best cyclists they can. This last year was a pivotal turning point where the commitment to club started to be seen in results at racing both at home here in Aotearoa NZ and abroad.
Read the President’s report below and visit their website for more on the 2025 Campaign. These young riders are truly inspirational. Please consider supporting this club with a donation if you can.
Black Magic Women Cycling Presidents Report
The 2023/244 year for Black Magic Cycling Club has been a very busy but extremely successful year.
Our members have had incredible performances this season with the following podium highlights:
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- Gravel And Tar UCI Race: Charlotte Clarke 3rd
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- CNZ Crit Nationals: U17 – Poppy McIvor 2nd; U19 – Ava Maddison 1st, Alex Rawlinson 2nd
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- CNZ Elite Nationals: U19 TT Kirsty Watts 1st, Ava Maddison 3rd; U23 TT – Charlotte Clarke 2nd, Maia Barclay 3rd, Elite TT – Kim Cadzow 1st, Mikayla Harvey 2nd; U19 RR – Kirsty Watts 1st; U23 RR – Muireann Green 3rd, Elite RR – Kim Cadzow 1st, Mikayla Harvey 3rd
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- CNZ Age Group Nationals: U17 TT – Poppy McIvor 3rd ; U17 RR – Poppy McIvor 3rd
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- CNZ MTB X/c Nationals: U19 X/c – Millie Donald
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- Oceania Road Championships: U19 TT – Kirsty Watts 2nd, U19 RR – Kirsty Watts 2nd, Alex Rawlinson 3rd
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- Oceania MTB Championships: U19 X/c – Millie Donald 1st
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- Our alumni riders Niamh Fisher-Black, Kim Cadzow and Michaela Drummond have all had UCI wins this season
Our members and / or alumni have been selected to represent NZ at several major international competitions or world championships:
Olympics: : Niamh Fisher-Black (Alumni), Kim Cadzow (Alumni)
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- Tour de France: Niamh Fisher-Black (Alumni), Michaela Drummond (Alumni), Mikayla Harvey (Current Member and Alumni), ), Kim Cadzow (Alumni) – Could Not Start due to sickness
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- Road World Championships: Elite Women – Niamh Fisher-Black (Alumni), Kim Cadzow (Alumni); U19 – Ava Maddison, Alex Rawlinson, Kirsty Watts
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- MTB world Championships: Junior Women – Millie Donald
We have grown our Black Magic Team program from last year with a more extensive European program with a great lead into Road Worlds 2023 for our U19 riders. As part of this process we manage to get key invites to European marquee events thanks to the success of the team in 2023. Further development of accommodation and service providers in Europe will allow our European Campaign to extend in 2025 to cater for U23 as well as U19. We are working with these providers to put in place another step up for both U19 and U23 in 2025.
With the increased competition for spots in UCI teams and the level or racing rising all the time we have identified we need to help our U23 and Elites further to bridge the gap. With this in mind we have started planning for a European campaign for U23/Elite riders in 2025.
So if you are you an ambitious U23/Elite cyclist looking to take your performance to the next level? Black Magic Women Cycling is excited to announce our U23 European Cycling Program for the upcoming season! We are seeking dedicated riders to join us for an incredible journey across Europe, featuring carefully curated racing and training blocks to maximise your performance potential
Program Overview:
Block 1: Belgium Base
· Duration: 3 months
· Dates: End of April to beginning of May
· Location: Belgium
· Program: Participation in local kermesse and UCI events
Block 2: Mountains/Altitude Training
· Duration: 2-3 weeks
· Dates: July
· Location: Alps
· Program: High-altitude mountain based training to enhance endurance and performance
Block 3: Italy DUCA Program
· Duration: 2 Months
· Dates: Mid July – Mid Sep
· Location: Italy
· Program: Utilizing the successful DUCA program from the past two years
We would like to thank our current sponsors and support partners Red Stag Timber, Cross Fire Integration , Tineli NZ, McCullough Ltd, NZ Carbon; W H Worrall & Co, Endurance Sports Performance, Environmental Accounting Services, and Cycling New Zealand.
We would love to hear from any new sponsors willing to continue to build pathways for our young, ambitious, talented and dedicated NZ cyclists to compete on the world stage.