We bravely took on the race with only 4 riders but plenty of heart. A breakout top 10 from Mia Williams and truly courageous aggressive riding from Rhylee Akeroyd and Kirsty Watts who blew the peloton apart in the final 6km.
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We will see you all at Tour Down Under in January, and to celebrate the launch of Meridian Blue cycling, we’re inviting everyone to the Pedla Shop Ride together with Mood Cycling. From the TDU Village Pedla Pop-Up Shop on Hindmarsh Square, we will do a 61km circuit with 1000m of elevation at recovery-pace. Key…
The first round of the ProVelo Super League kicked off in Adelaide and was the launch of our Elite Women’s Team. Seven riders rolled into our Pasadena accomodation prior to Saturday’s stage 1 of SA Kick It, a three stage “tour” that kicks off the 2025 ProVelo Super League. Director of Sports Taryn Heather assembled…
Meridian Blue rider Alyssa Polites made a huge impression in her first ride for the National Team at Tour Down Under in Adelaide last week. The first World Tour of the year saw Polites on a solo attack in stage one where she took QOM and sprint points slowing her to finish stage 1 in four…
The New Zealand National Road Cycling Championships proved a gold rush for Meridian Blue p/b 99 Bikes. Under 23 squad members Kirsty Watts and Rhylee Akeroyd clearly landed in Timaru in great form. On a cold and windy Thursday morning Kirsty put in a dominating and powerful display over the 24 km time trial course,…
Meridian Blue p/b 99 Bikes announces a season changing “in” securing the signature of 2025 journey-woman Keely Bennett for the remained of PSL25. Off the back of a career defining NRS season win in 2024 Keely set about refocusing her efforts this year on university, enjoying riding and meaningful sporting relationships. The 2025 summer has…
The trip down to the Spirit of Tasmania Tour was a break out weekend for the Meridian Blue squad. There was a whole series of Tasmanian Podiums. We were up to (almost) full strength. travelling down were: Alyssa who had recovered from concussion two weeks earlier; Keely Bennett; and Vegas after sitting out the Warnambool…
