Tour of Southland, New Zealand


Preview

Monday October 7 - Prologue, Invercargill, 4 kms


Tuesday October 8

Stage 1

Invercargill/Wallacetown/Thornbury/Riverton/Colac Bay/Orepuki/Tuatapere
(86.7km)
Starts 9.00am, finishes 11.30 approx

Stage 2

Tuatapere/Clifden/Blackmount/Manapouri/Te Anau (101.3km)
Starts 2.00 pm Finishes 4.30 pm

Wednesday October 9

Stage 3

Te Anau Criterium (15km)
Starts 9.00am

Stage 4

Te Anau/Maraoa/Mossburn/Lumsden (78.9km)
Starts 10.00am, finishes 12.00pm approx

Stage 5

Kingston/Frankton/Arrowtown (103km)
Starts 2.00pm, finishes 4.30pm approx

Thursday October 10

Stage 6
Mossburn/Nightcaps/Ohai/Orawia/Otatutau/Drummond/Winton (133km)
Starts 10.00am, finishes 1.00pm approx

Stage 7
Winton TTT (25km)
Starts 3.00pm

Friday  October 11

Stage 8
Invercargill/Woodlands/Hedgehope/Te Tipua/Waimuni/Gore (90km)
Starts 9.00am, finishes 11.30pm approx

Stage 9
Gore/Mataura/Wyndham/Glenham/Mataura Island/Seaward
Downs/Rimu/Waimatua/Invercargill (97.8km)
Starts 1.15pm, finishes 4.15 approx

Prologue, Invercargill, 4 kms:

 1    Greg Henderson (Dunedin)      		 5.17
 2    Darren Adams (Invercargill)         	+0.09
 2=   David Lee (Auckland)           		+0.09
 2=   Graeme Millar (Auckland)       		+0.09
 5    Tim Carswell (Invercargill)         	+0.10
 6    Gordon McCauley (Dunedin)      		+0.11
 7    Lex Nederlof (Netherlands)          	+0.12
 8    Chris Lillywhite (England)          	+0.13
 9=   Murray Spencer (Auckland)           	+0.14
 9=   Jeroen de Backer (Belgium)          	+0.14

Leaders jerseys:

Tour Leader - Greg Henderson
Espoirs - Darren Adams

Waiau Hotel Stage 1

 1    Paul Bishop              
 2    Gordon McCauley
 3    Stuart Lowe
 4    Lex Nederlof
 5    Frank de Backer
 6    Jereon de Backer
 7    Greg Henderson
 8    Franky van Haesebroucke
 9    Ronny Assez
10    Graeme Miller

Hollyford Boulevard Stage 2 stage finish:

 1    Brian Fowler
 2    John Tanner
 3    Gordon McCauley
 4    Murray Spencer
 5    Lex Nederlof
 6    Graeme Miller
 7    Ronny Assez
 8    Carren Beban
 9    John Cosgrove
10    Casey Stent

General classification after two stages:

 1    Gordon McCauley (RTL Signs)            4.23.46
 2    Lex Nederlof (Sycamore Print)     	1.22
 3    John Tanner (Southland Times)     	4.32
 4    Brian Fowler (Wintons Middle Pub)      	4.36
 5    Jereon de Backer (NZI Life)            	4.59
 6    Paul Bishop (Trust Bank Southland)      	5.00
 7    Stuart Lowe (Southern Fresh Milk)      	5.04
 8    Frank de Backer (Cycling Southland)      	5.04
 9    Graeme Miller (Ray Muir World Travel)  	6.09
10    Murray Spencer (Southern Fresh Milk)      6.11

Leaders jerseys:

Tour Leader     Gordon McCauley
Sprint Ace      Brian Fowler
KOM       Stuart Lowe
Espoirs        Greg Henderson

Stage 3, Te Anau Criterium

 1    Greg Henderson
 2    Ronny Assez
 3    Chris Lillywhite

Stage 4, Southland District Council

 1    John Ownsworth
 2    David Commerford
 3    Heath de Garnham
 4    Frank de Backer
 5    Gordon McCauley

Stage 5, New Orleans Hotel

 1    Frankie van Haesebroucke
 2    John Tanner
 3    Graeme Miller
 4    Paul Bishop
 5    Gordon McCauley

General classification after 5 stages:

 1    Gordon McCauley (RTL Signs)            	   9.04.28
 2    Lex Nederlof (Sycamore Print)      	+  0.01.22
 3    John Tanner (Southland Times)      	+  0.03.13
 4    Frank de Backer (Cycling Southland)     	+  0.04.27
 5    Brian Fowler (Wintons Middle Pub)       	+  0.04.36
 6    Graeme Miller (Ray Muir World Travel)   	+  0.04.50
 7    Paul Bishop (Trust Bank Southland)      	+  0.04.58
 8    Stuart Lowe (Southern Fresh Milk)      	+  0.05.04
 9    Jereon de Backer (NZI Life)             	+  0.05.29
10   Murray Spencer (Southern Fresh Milk)    	+  0.06.11

Leaders jerseys:

Tour Leader         Gordon McCauley
Sprint Ace          Graeme Miller
KOM            Franky van Haesesbroucke
Espoirs             Greg Henderson

Stage 6, Winton Hotel:

 1    Ronny Assez
 2    Heath de Garnham
 3    Gordon McCauley
 4    Murray Spencer
 5    Frank de Backer

Stage 7 28km TTT:

 1    Southern Fresh Milk        	37.03
 2    RTL Signs           		+0.16
 3    Wintons Middle Pub       		+1.04
 4    Southland Times               	+1.34
 5    Sycamore Print           		+1.48

General classification after 7 stages:

 1    Gordon McCauley (RTL Signs)             12.47.11
 2    Murray Spencer (Southern Fresh Milk)      + 5.54
 3    Lex Nederlof (Sycamore Print)      	+ 6.27
 4    Frank de Backer (Cycling Southland)       + 7.07
 5    Stuart Lowe (Southern Fresh Milk)       	+ 8.21
 6    Brian Fowler (Wintons Middle Pub)       	+ 8.57
 7    Paul Bishop (Trust Bank Southland)      	+10.45
 8    Jereon de Backer (NZI Life)             	+10.49
 9.   Ronny Assez (NZI Life)             	+12.03

Leaders jerseys:

Tour Leader         Gordon McCauley
Sprint Ace          Graeme Miller
KOM            Franky van Haesesbroucke
Espoirs             Greg Henderson

Final Standings:

 1. McCauley (NZ) 	     21.22.51
 2. Spencer (NZ) 		 5.27
 3. De Backer (Bel) 		10.28
 4. Nederlof (Ned) 		10.35
 5. Tanner (Eng) 		11.49