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