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A plan sponsor, academics and pension benefit expert agree that defined benefit plans are largely on the way out, yet optimal pension features should survive.

Black Spoke favoured in classic Aaron Gate winning stage one of the 2020 NZ Cycle Classic. PHOTO/DAVE LINTOTT CYCLING chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy are warm favourites to win the five-stage New Zealand Cycle Classic which started yesterday in Masterton. Black Spoke, New Zealand’s only professional Union Cycliste Internationale team, took team honours in the 2020 tour, while 2019 champion Aaron Gate finished second in the general classification. The team’s build-up ...

Dave Lintott Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academys Aaron Gate won the New Zealand Cycle Classic title in 2019 and is back for another title tilt in 2021. Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy are not shy about their ambitions when lining up to contest this week’s UCI 2.2 New Zealand Cycle Classic five-day stage race being held in Wairarapa and Wellington. “It would be great to take out the overall win and stage wins along the way,” team manager Scott Guyton said. “We have a well-rounded team wit...