The New Zealand National Road Race Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the New Zealand National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first edition took place in 1934. The first winner was Frank Grose. The record for the most wins in the men's championship is held by Gordon McCauley with 5. The current champion is Paul Wright. The women's record is held by Rushlee Buchanan and with 4 wins. The U23 and elite race together in a combined race where the first across the line is the national champion. In 2019 James Fouché was the first to cross the line however being an U23 meant he was the outright national champion the same also occurred for Georgia Christie.

Multiple winners

Men WinsNameYears 5 Gordon McCauley 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009 4 Nick Carter 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949Jack Swart 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984Hayden Roulston 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014 3 Lance Payne 1952, 1954, 1958Vern Hanaray 1971, 1973, 1977 2 Brian Fowler 1988, 1989Glen Mitchell 1998, 1999Heath Blackgrove 2003, 2004Julian Dean 2007, 2008Joseph Cooper 2015, 2017Jason Christie 2016, 2018James Fouché 2019, 2022George Bennett2021, 2026

Women WinsNameYears 4 Rushlee Buchanan 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017 3 Melissa Holt 2001, 2008, 2009Catherine Cheatley 2004, 2006, 2011 2 M. McDonald 1982, 1983Rebecca Bailey 1993, 1994Annaliisa Farrell 1999, 2002Georgia Williams 2018, 2021Ally Wollaston 2022, 2023

Men

Elite

Year Gold Silver Bronze 1934 Frank Grose 1935 Ronald Triner 1936 Graham Hughes 1937 John Brown 1938 Charles Hanson 1939–1944 not held 1945 Nick Carter 1946 Nick Carter 1947 Nick Carter 1948 Mick Mobberley 1949 Nick Carter 1950 Ted Lambert 1951 A. Sweeney 1952 Lance Payne 1953 Neil Geraghty 1954 Lance Payne 1955 Geoff Lankow 1956 L. Parris 1957 Dick Johnstone 1958 Lance Payne 1959 A. Ganderton 1960 R. Peoples 1961 Richie Thomson 1962 Laurie Byers 1963 Tony Ineson 1964 G. Grey 1965 Tino Tabak 1966 G. Hill 1967 John Dean 1968 Merv Davis 1969 Bruce Biddle 1970 Neil Lyster 1971 Vern Hanaray 1972 L. Cooper 1973 Vern Hanaray 1974 J. Ryder 1975 P. Neale 1976 Blair Stockwell 1977 Vern Hanaray 1978 Jack Swart 1979 Jack Swart 1980 Roger Sumich 1981 Jack Swart 1982 Stephen Cox 1983 Eric O'Brien 1984 Jack Swart 1985 Craig Griffin 1986 Bruce Storrie 1987 Graeme Miller Brian Fowler 1988 Brian Fowler 1989 Brian Fowler 1990 Craig Connell 1991 Chris Nicholson 1992 Dean Peterkin 1993 Darien Rush 1994 Ewan McMaster Brian Fowler Richard Reid 1995 Norman Shattock Glenn McLeay Mark Rendell 1996 Richard Reid Gordon McCauley Mark Rendell 1997 Gordon McCauley Brian Fowler Stuart Lowe 1998 Glen Mitchell David Lee John Hume 1999 Glen Mitchell Graeme Miller Francis De Jager 2000 Glen Thomson Greg Henderson Tim Carswell 2001 Gordon McCauley Stuart Lowe Brendon Vesty 2002 Gordon McCauley Hayden Godfrey Glen Mitchell 2003 Heath Blackgrove Glen Mitchell Robin Reid 2004 Heath Blackgrove Justin Kerr Hayden Roulston 2005 Gordon McCauley Glen Mitchell Hayden Godfrey 2006 Hayden Roulston Hayden Godfrey Robin Reid 2007 Julian Dean Heath Blackgrove Gordon McCauley 2008 Julian Dean Heath Blackgrove Scott Lyttle 2009 Gordon McCauley Joseph Cooper Jason Allen 2010 Jack Bauer Hayden Roulston Julian Dean 2011 Hayden Roulston Greg Henderson Jeremy Yates 2012 Michael Vink James Williamson Patrick Bevin 2013 Hayden Roulston George Bennett James Oram 2014 Hayden Roulston Jack Bauer Tom Davison 2015 Joseph Cooper Tom Davison Jason Christie 2016 Jason Christie Dion Smith Hamish Schreurs 2017 Joseph Cooper Jason Christie Dion Smith 2018 Jason Christie Hayden McCormick Michael Torckler 2019 James Fouché Kees Duyvesteyn Tom Scully 2020 Shane Archbold George Bennett Dylan Kennett 2021 George Bennett Michael Torckler Ryan Christensen 2022 James Fouché Thomas Sexton Laurence Pithie 2023 James Oram Ryan Christensen Logan Currie 2024 Aaron Gate Corbin Strong Laurence Pithie 2025 Paul Wright Ben Oliver George Bennett

U23

Year Gold Silver Bronze 1997 Karl Murray Adrian Horn 1998 Karl Moore 1999 G. Westoby 2000 Jeremy Robinson 2001 Karl Moore 2002 Jeremy Yates Jason Allen 2003 Jeremy Yates Peter Latham Timothy Gudsell 2004 Peter Latham Timothy Gudsell Ben Robson 2005 Logan Hutchings Ashley Whitehead Adam Coker 2006 Joseph Cooper Matthew Haydock Clinton Avery 2007 Matthew Haydock Oliver Pearce Edwin Crossling 2008 Clinton Avery Westley Gough Matthew Haydock 2009 James Williamson Michael Torckler Roman Van Uden 2010 Tom Findlay James Williamson Matt Marshall 2011 Michael Vink James Williamson James McCoy 2012 Michael Vink Patrick Bevin Joshua Atkins 2013 James Oram Michael Vink Alex Frame 2014 Hayden McCormick Dion Smith James Oram 2015 Hamish Schreurs Dion Smith Hayden McCormick 2016 Hamish Schreurs Hayden McCormick Liam Aitcheson 2017 Regan Gough James Fouché Jake Marryatt 2018 James Fouché Ryan Christensen Sam Dobbs 2019 James Fouché Kees Duyvesteyn Joel Yates 2020 Finn Fisher-Black Connor Brown Andrew Bidwell 2021 Jack Drage Keegan Hornblow Reuben Thompson 2022 Laurence Pithie Keegan Hornblow Alexander White 2023 Logan Currie Reuben Thompson Oliver Grave 2024 Marshall Erwood Lucas Murphy Lewis Bower

Women

Elite

Year Gold Silver Bronze 1981 Debbie Zanders Beverley May 1982 M. McDonald 1983 M. McDonald 1984 K. Erikson 1985 H. O'Connell 1986 Sue Golder 1987 Sally Fraser 1988 S. Holland 1989 Madonna Harris 1990 Karen Holliday 1991 Joann Burke Jacqui Nelson Kathy Lynch 1992 Rosalind Reekie-May Susy Pryde Leslie Dove 1993 Rebecca Bailey 1994 Rebecca Bailey Charlotte Cox Tracy Clark 1995 Tania Duff-Miller Charlotte Cox Jacqui Nelson 1996 Kathy Lynch Charlotte Cox Janet O'Hara 1997 Maria Hassan Tracy Clark Joanna Lawn 1998 Susy Pryde Marguerite Ritchie Kirsty Robb 1999 Annaliisa Farrell Kati Läike Natalie Beeston 2000 Fiona Ramage Tania Duff-Miller Melissa Holt 2001 Melissa Holt Benita Douglas Catherine Cardwell 2002 Annaliisa Farrell Melissa Holt Tammy Boyd 2003 Jo Kiesanowski Susie Wood Catherine Cheatley 2004 Catherine Cheatley Tammy Boyd Kati Läike 2005 Sarah Ulmer Melissa Holt Kara Northcott 2006 Catherine Cheatley Yvette Hill-Willis Alison Shanks 2007 Alison Shanks Melissa Holt Sarah Ulmer 2008 Melissa Holt Rosara Joseph Kaytee Boyd 2009 Melissa Holt Karen Fulton Tracy Clark 2010 Rushlee Buchanan Linda Villumsen Kaytee Boyd 2011 Catherine Cheatley Serena Sheridan Rushlee Buchanan 2012 Nicky Samuels Courteney Lowe Kate McIlroy 2013 Courteney Lowe Georgia Williams Jo Kiesanowski 2014 Rushlee Buchanan Linda Villumsen Reta Trotman 2015 Linda Villumsen Sharlotte Lucas Karen Fulton 2016 Rushlee Buchanan Georgia Williams Joanne Kiesanowski 2017 Rushlee Buchanan Georgia Williams Kate McIlroy 2018 Georgia Williams Sharlotte Lucas Kirsty McCallum 2019 Holly Edmondston Sharlotte Lucas Georgia Williams 2020 Niamh Fisher-Black Ella Harris Teresa Adam 2021 Georgia Williams Kate Mccarthy Sharlotte Lucas 2022 Olivia Ray Ally Wollaston Georgia Williams 2023 Ally Wollaston Georgia Williams Sharlotte Lucas 2024 Ella Wyllie Kim Cadzow Samara Maxwell 2025 Kim Cadzow Niamh Fisher-Black Kate McCarthy2026Ally WollastonHarvey MikaylaKate McCarthy

U23

Year Gold Silver Bronze 2017 Amanda Jamieson Michaela Drummond Lydia Rippon 2018 Grace Anderson Deborah Paine Lydia Rippon 2019 Georgia Christie Deborah Paine Michaela Drummond 2020 Niamh Fisher-Black Ella Harris Ally Wollaston 2021 Georgia Danford Henrietta Christie Annamarie Lipp 2022 Ally Wollaston Henrietta Christie Kim Cadzow 2023 Ally Wollaston Ella Wyllie Belle Judd 2024 Ella Wyllie Brea Roderick Muireann Green2025Rhylee AkeroydKirsty WattsAva Maddison

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