Paul Wright wins elite men's New Zealand road title

Paul Wright (Factor) claims the elite men's road race win at the 2025 Cycling New Zealand National Road Championships
Paul Wright (Factor) claims the elite men's road race win at the 2025 Cycling New Zealand National Road Championships (Image credit: Aiman Amerul Muner / Cycling New Zealand)

Paul Wright (Factor Racing) has claimed New Zealand's men's elite road race title after launching a well-timed attack from the leading group on four on Saturday in Timaru.  

The cross-discipline rider Ben Oliver (MitoQ - NZ Cycling Project) claimed second in the 191.1km combined elite men's and U23 race at the Cycling New Zealand Elite Road National Championships, crossing the hilltop finish line nine seconds back from Wright. It was then 2021 winner George Bennett (Israel-Premier Tech) in third.

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