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PowerNet Tour of Southland - 2.2
New Zealand, November 6-11, 2006
Photography
Stage 9 - November 11: Winton - Invercargill (Gala Street), 64.4 km
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Images by Kevin Chang
- Hayden Roulston in yellow, thanks in no small part to the help of Gordon MacCauley.
- Karl Murray (C) secured the green jersey with massive lead.
- Joe Chapman from Creation Signs secures the KOM jersey
- An extremely strong headwind putting riders into difficulties
- Top GC rider Matt Gilbert (Share The Road) got blown off the road by the extreme strong cross wind
- Kristian House (Calder Stewart) seeking the final stage winon the Queens Park circuit
- Fraser MacMaster (Subway) also seeking Queens Park win
- Scott Lyttle (Southland Times) working hard to secure the U23 pink jersey
- Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) & Greg Henderson on the final lap of the Power Net 50th Tour of Southland
Stage 8 - November 11: Te Anau (Hollyford Boulevard) - Mossburn-Lumsden (Lumsden Hotel, Diana Street), 79.0 km
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- Greg Henderson and Jeremy Vennell at stage 8 start.
- Calder Stewart working hard to keep the yellow jersey.
- Scott Peoples at the front of the bunch, working for the Calder Stewart team.
- Calder Stewart chasing the yellow jersey contender Hayden Roulston (Cycle Surgery).
- Gordon MacCauley (Zookeepers) formed an alliance with Hayden Roulston (Cycle Surgery).
- Hayden Roulston attacks on the eighth stage in a bid for yellow jersey, with some Zookeepers lads in tow.
- Hayden Roulston's attack paid off, as he charges through the final corner and propels himself into the yellow jersey.
- The chief Aussie commissaire congratulates the new yellow jersey, Hayden Roulston.
- Hayden Roulston in yellow with just one stage to go.
Stage 7 - November 10: Winton - Te Anau (Hollyford Boulevard), 163.6 km
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- Scott Peoples chatting with fellow Aussie Stuart Shaw at the start
- Greg Henderson , Hayden Roulston & Aaron Strong crusing at the front of the peloton, expecting an attack
- Picturesque Tour of Southland stage 7 to Te Aneu
- Yellow jersey contenders , L to R, Gordon MacCauley, Jeremy Vennell and Hayden Roulston
- Close alliance between Gordon MacCauley, Hayden Roulston & Greg Henderson
- Yellow jersey Hayden Roulston leads the peloton over a bridge
- Tour of Southland stage 7 with a strong headwind into Te Aneu
- Jeremy Vennell & Karl Murray (Calder Stewart) & Scott Peoples (Southland Times) attacked into a strong headwind
- Karl Murray pacing for a team mate, planning to move Jeremy Vennell into yellow jersey
- Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart) & Scott Peoples (Southland Times) up on the major climb, Black Mountain hill
- Kristian House (Calder Stewart) sits on Hayden Roulston, while team mate Jeremy Vennell heads to the stage finish
- Scott Peoples , just turned 19 yesterday, looking for another TOS stage win
- Scott Peoples & Jeremy Vennell working together to secure the stage win and the yellow jersey
- Scott Peoples powers to a 2nd TOS stage win
- Hayden Roulston at the stage 7 finish, out smarted by the Calder Stewart boys
- Scott Peoples (AUS) grabbed his 2nd stage win in the TOS, a Happy Birthday gift
- Jeremy Vennell secures the TOS yellow jersey in stage 7 with 15 seconds lead over Hayden Roulston
Stage 6 - November 9: Balfour - Crown Range, 133.9 km
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- TOS stage 6 starting from Lundsum ... with mountain covered in snow
- Strong breakaway including top teams Calder Stewart, Southland Times, Rabobank, Creation Signs, Zookeepers and Subway
- Karl Murray in the Green jersey securing the Sprint classification
- Birthday boy Scott Peoples (Southland Times) chatting with fellow Aussie mate David Pell (Calder Stewart)
- Greg Henderson in the peloton after yesterday's stage 5 win
- Kristian House & Rob MacLachlan (Calder Stewart) planning for a stage win
- Zookeepers team driving the main peloton
- Hayden Roulston (Cycle Surgery) sitting in the main peloton waiting to pounce
- TOS stage 6 crowns range scenic route
- Kristian House in the breakaway entering Arrowtown 30km to finish
- Kristian House reacting to Gordon MacCauley (Zookeepers) on the hill into Arrowtown
- Kristian House bridges the gap to Gordon MacCauley
- Breakaway riders entering Arrowtown
- Gordon MacCauley sitting on Kristian House
- Gordon MacCauley took off on the bottom of Devils staircase for the stage win
- Gordon MacCauley wins TOS stage 6
- Hayden Roulston charged up the Devils' staircase after the peloton caught the breakaway, regaining the TOS yellow jersey
- The four main U23 contenders up the Devils staircase, (L - R) Scott Lyttle, Peter Latham, Joe Cooper, & Clinton Avery
- Joe Chapman (Creation Signs) the new KOM leader after stage 6
- Hayden Roulston in the yellow with team mate Reon Park (Cycle Surgery) 2nd in GC, 28sec behind.
Stage 5 - November 8: Tuatapere - Winton (Winton Hotel, Bottom Pub), 88.3 km
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- Scott Lyttle (U23) (Southland Times) ready to defend his U23 jersey in stage 5 TOS
- Gordon MacCauley (Zookeepers) setting high pace
- Top NZ riders (Center) Hayden Godfrey (Subway), Gordon MacCauley (Zookeepers),Greg Henderson (McIntyre Dick & Partners), and Aaron Strong (Zookeepers)
- TOS stage 5 to Winston
- Greg Henderson attempts solo breakaway
- Team Subway & Zookeepers setting high pace
- Hayden Godfrey (Subway) and the previous stage winner Rob MacLachlan (Calder Stewart)
- Aaron Strong showing off his yellow jersey
- 3 men breakaway closing towards the stage finish ... Hayden Roulston (Cycle Surgery),Greg Henderson & Geoff Burndred (Rabobank)
- Team Subway looking for a stage win... attempting to chase down the 3men breakaway
- Greg Henderson wins Stage 5 TOS follows by previous yellow jersey winner Hayden Roulston
- Greg Henderson (McIntyre Dick & Partner) after the stage win
- Aaron Strong keeps his yellow jersey after TOS stage 5
Stage 4 - November 8: Invercargill (ILT Velodrome) - Tuatapere (Waiau Hotel), 104.2 km
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- Aaron Strong (Zookeepers) starting in yellow jersey
- TOS stage 4, bad weather conditions with numerous punchers, Peter Latham Southland Times
- Adrian McCabe (Team Ultimo) hit the deck, with broken collar bone
- TOS stage 4, fallen riders carries on
- Ashley Whitehead (Creation Signs) expected to keep his KOM lead
- Key breakaway with stage contenders Scott Peoples (Southland Times) and Joe Chapman (Creation Signs)
- The Zookeepers team with Aaron Strong & Gordon MacCauley leading the peloton, getting ready to close down the breakaway time gap
- The 7 men breakaway toward the main climb of the stage
- Curtis Gunn (No Opportunity Wasted, NOW team) main contender of the sprint classification
- Karl Murray (Calder Stewart) out foxed Curtis Gunn in stage 4's sprints
- The main peloton cranks up a gear trying to catch the breakaway
- Scott Peoples (Southland Times) and Joe Chapman (Creation Signs) going for stage win DSC_2280 Scott Peoples (U23) wins the 4th stage of the Tour of Southland.jpg.jpg.jpg
- Scott Peoples (Southland Times) wins stage 4
Stage 3 - November 7: Invercargill (ILT Velodrome) - Gore (Traffers Tavern, Hokonui Drive), 165.0 km
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- Scott Lyttle (Southland Times) checking out competitiors
- Scott Lyttle (Southland Times) was the eventual winner of TOS U23 jersey in stage three
- Rob MacLachlan (Calder Stewart) signing in, eventual winner of TOS stage three
- Fraser MacMaster, Hayden Godfrey (Subway) signing in
- Mike Sayers (McIntyre Dick & Partners) stage contender
- Greg Henderson & yellow jersey Hayden Roulston signing in
- Aaron Strong (Zookeeper) & Scott Lyttle (Southland Times), stage start departs from the new ILT indoor Velodrome
- Rob MacLachlan, tour contender, eventual winner of stage three
- Kristian House (Calder Stewart) stage domestique
- Mike Sayers, stage domestique
- Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) lost his KOM jersey on today's stage
- Greg Henderson (McIntyre Dick & Partners) in his new T-Mobile team kit
- Hayden Roulston (Cycle Surgery) lost his yellow jersey to Aaron Strong (Zookeepers)
- Scott Lyttle (Southland Times) & Joe Cooper (subway) in the main peloton
- Breakaway of 12 riders including Hayden Godfrey (Subway), Robin Reid (Rabobank), Aaron strong (Zookeepers), Matt Gilbert (Share the Road), Rob MacLachlan (Calder Stewart)
- Breakaway of 12 riders including Hayden Godfrey (Subway), Robin Reid (Rabobank), Aaron strong (Zookeepers), Matt Gilbert (Share the Road), Rob MacLachlan (Calder Stewart)
- Aaron Strong attack on the main hill of stage three
- Chased by the Matt Gilbert (Share the Road)
- Yellow jersey bunch, two minutes behind the breakaway
- Greg Henderson (McIntyre Dick & Partners) in his new T-Mobile team kit
- Tour of Southland stage three
- Joe Cooper (Subway), NZ U23 road race champion, tried to bridge to the breakaway
- Rob MacLachlan (Calder Stewart), stage three winner
- Scott Lyttle (Southland Times), in u23 jersey after stage three
- Aaron Strong (Zookeeper) in the yellow jersey after stage three
Stage 2 - November 6: Invercargill - Bluff Hill, 81.8 km
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- Joe Cooper (Team Subway) riding Avanti Bike
- Darren Shea (Team Subway) pre-race prep
- 50th Tour of Southland stage 2 start
- Hayden Roulston yellow jersey holder after winning the first stage ITT
- Peter Latham wearing the u23 leader jersey after the stage 1 ITT
- Kristian House and Calder Stewart
- Gordon McCauley in the early two-man breakaway
- Clinton Avery climbing up the Bluff Hill winning the 2nd stage
- Hayden Roulston crossing the finish line
- Luisalejandro Zamudio (Team No Opportunity wasted)
- Stage 2 winner Clinton Avery at the press conference
Stage 1 - November 6: Individual Time Trial - Queens Park, 4.2 km
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- Hayden Roulston has recovered from arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), stage 1 4km ITT.
- Hayden Roulston (Team Cycle Surgery)
- Hayden Roulston getting the best time in the 4km ITT
- Lex Nederlof of Holland
- Jesse Sargeant (Team Colour Plus)
- Tom Hanover (Team Ascot Park Hotel)
- Clinton Avery (Team Ascot Park Hotel) The 2006 Oceania Road Champion.
- Hayden Godfrey (Team Subway) will represent New Zealand at the Sydney Track World Cup later this month
- Fraser McMaster (Team Subway)
- Jason Allen (Team McIntyre Dick & Partners)
- Sam Bewley (Team Zookeepers)
- Gordon McCauley (Team Zookeepers)
- Gordon McCauley defending Tour of Southland champion
- Gordon McCauley was second in the stage 1 ITT, 10 seconds behind Hayden Roulston
