High Performance

High Performance Sport New Zealand

Our former High Performance unit is now part of High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ). To find out more about HPSNZ go to www.hpsnz.org.nz

Cycling Centre of Excellence

The requirements for the Cycling Centre of Excellence include:

A world-class high speed indoor velodrome, capable of staging major events;
High performance training and support facilities, and sports science, gym, medical and physiotherapy facilities for road, track, BMX and mountain biking;
Access to quality training tracks and terrains for road, BMX and mountain biking;
Housing of BikeNZ’s national office.

Other important factors include:

Ability to interact with other national sports organisations’ high performance programmes;
Strength of business model, e.g. public/private partnerships, community funding, governance, sustainability;
Population base, for talent pool and volunteer availability.
A strong local cycling community and evidence of potential use of the facility by the wider community;
Access to an international airport.

High Performance Sport

Credit: Phil Walter New Zealanders believe winning in international events is important. It contributes to social, economic and health benefits and helps create a strong sense of national identity and pride.

Sport New Zealand aims to build New Zealand winners by supporting the athletes and teams that can win at an international level, and the coaches and organisations that are behind them.

The government invests in and supports elite sport through High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ). See www.hpsnz.org.nz.