CORONET PEAK FRANKTON KINGSTON GARSTON ATHOL TE ANAU FIVE RIVERS MANAPOURI MOSSBURN BLACKMOUNT LUMSDEN OHAI GORE CLIFDEN NIGHTCAPS ORAWIA OTAUTAU WINTON MATAURA TUATAPERE EDENDALE RIVERTON WYNDHAM WAIMAHAKA INVERCARGILL BLUFF Race @Tour of Southland @tourofsouthland Programme www.tourofsouthland.com 2018 Sunday 28th October – Saturday 3rd November PHOTOGRAPH SUPPLIED BY STUDIO JUBB COURSE SUMMARY OVERVIEW STAGES 1 7 ArrowtownArrowtown ! ± PROLOGUE: SPONSOR: RIVERSIDE RENTALS TEAM’S TIME TRIAL .............4.2KM Sunday 28th October 2018 Franktonkton CromwellCromwell Queenstown ! ! ! Queens Park – Invercargill at 4.30pm SPONSOR E STAGE 1: : SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL .............................170KM Monday 29th October 2018 Starts at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome Invercargill at 10.00am Invercargill-Lorneville-Thornbury-Otautau-Ohai-Nightcaps-Dipton-Castlerock-Lumsden Finishes Diana Street, Lumsden at 2.40pm approximately STAGE 2: SPONSOR: DISTINCTION HOTELS TE ANAU ...............................150KM E Tuesday 30th October 2018 Starts at Riverton Primary School, Princess Street, Riverton at 10.00am Riverton-Colac Bay-Orepuki-Tuatapere-Clifden-Blackmount-Manapouri-Te Anau Te Anau ! Stage 3 Finishing at the Distinction Hotel, Lakefront Drive Te Anau at approximately 1.55pm E STAGE 3: SPONSOR: QUEENSTOWN FLOORING XTRA ...............................138KM Wednesday 31st October 2018 Manapouri E ! Starts at the Mossburn Community Centre – Mossburn at 10.30am Mossburn-Five Rivers-Kingston-Frankton-Lake Hayes-Coronet Peak Mossburn ! Finishes at Coronet Peak at 2.20pm approximately Lumsden ! STAGE 4: SPONSOR: BDO INVERCARGILL .................................................148.5KM Balfour Thursday 1st November 2018 Stage 2 ! Starts at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome Invercargill at 10.00am E Riversdale ! Waikaka ! Invercargill-Rimu-Woodlands-Seaward Downs-Edendale-Wyndham-Glenham-Gorge Road-Tisbury-Blu Finishes on Blu Hill at 2.15pm approximately Ohai ! E E Nightcaps ! STAGE 5: SPONSOR: MATAURA LICENSING TRUST .................................... 151KM Stage 6 Friday 2nd November 2018 Stage 1 GORE ! Starts at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome Invercargill at 10.00am Invercargill-Makarewa-Wallacetown-Drummond-Winton-Browns-Hedgehope-Te Tipua-Waimumu-Gore Winton Tuatapere Otautau ! E ! ! E Finishes in Hokonui Drive Gore at 2.00pm approximately E Mataura ! Stage Stage 5 E STAGE 6: SPONSOR: MCCONACHIE SHEARING LTD ...................................... 13KM E 5 Stage Edendale Saturday 3rd November 2018 ! E 7 E ! Wyndham Stage 2 Wallacetown Winton Individual Time Trial ! Riverton ! E Starts Main Street Winton at 10.00am E E INVERCARGILL ! StageE 4 STAGE 7: SPONSOR: ASCOT PARK HOTEL INVERCARGILL .......................... 77KM E Prologue Saturday 3rd November 2018 Starts at Winton’s Middle Pub, Winton at 1.30pm E Tokanui ! Maps created by Invercargill City Council Winton-Browns-Hedgehope-Myross Bush-Invercargill Topographic data sourced from Stage 4 Land Information NZ Bluff Finishes on Gala Street Reserve, Invercargill at 3.00pm approximately Crown Copyright Reserved. ! // INDEX // 2018 RACE MANAGER’S WELCOME 2018 Team Lists ............................................................................. 2-3 2018 Tour Ocials ............................................................................ 4 Race Classifications .................................................................... 5-6 WELCOME Teams: It is my pleasure to welcome all competitors and Kia Motors - Ascot Park Hotel (KAP) .................................... 7 supporters to the 2018 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. WPC South - Joyride Apparel (WJA) ................................... 8 The province of Southland eagerly awaits this proud Creation Signs - Ronald McDonald House South Island and iconic Southland sporting event which was - Ricoh (CSR) ................................................................................... 9 introduced to the province back in 1956, as part of the Aardvark Excavating LTD (AVE) ........................................... 10 region’s centenary celebrations. The Tour has stood Powernet (PNL) ............................................................................ 11 the test of time while many other similar events have ITM (ITM) ....................................................................................... 12 come and gone, with the event now regarded as a Team Skoda Fruzio (TSF) ........................................................ 13 leading multi-stage Tour in Australasia. TotalPos Solutions (TPS) ......................................................... 14 Cycling Southland’s sincere thanks are extended to Placemakers (PMK) .................................................................... 15 SBS Bank for their continuation as the major naming Magnesium Pur (MGP) .............................................................. 16 right’s sponsor of the Tour. We also acknowledge Velofit - Santic Racing (VSR) ................................................. 17 the outstanding support from our major supporting Vet4Farm (VFF) ............................................................................ 18 sponsors, Invercargill Licensing Trust, ILT Foundation, Central Benchmakers - Willbike (CBW) ........................... 19 the Invercargill City Council, the Community Trust Olphert Contracting (OPC) ................................................... 20 South, Pub Charity, Lion Foundation, The Southern Finance Now (FNN) .................................................................. 21 Trust and NZCT. This continued support is what Adair Craik Accountants (ACA) ........................................... 22 enables the Tour to achieve the positive outcomes Talbot Forest Cheese - Ultimo (TFC) .............................. 23 for the community and the sport of cycling in the Business South (BSS) ................................................................ 24 region. Our thanks are also extended to the many community sponsors who also traditionally support Acknowledgements ................................................................. 25 the Tour. Ricoh Corporate Road Time Trial .......................................... 26 SBS Bank Tour Of Southland Stages & Maps The Tour has again attracted a large field to the region, Prologue Map ................................................................................... 27 including a strong representation of international Riverside Rentals Prologue .................................................... 28 riders, indicating the continuing popularity of the Stage 1 Map ....................................................................................... 29 event. Southland District Council Stage 1 ............................. 30-31 All travelling with this year’s Tour are encouraged to Stage 2 Map ....................................................................................... 32 give their utmost cooperation at all times to ensure Distinction Hotels Stage 2 .............................................. 33-34 the safe and smooth running of the event. All Stage 3 Map ....................................................................................... 35 associated with the Tour are encouraged to support Queenstown Flooring Xtra Stage 3 ............................. 36-37 and acknowledge our valued supporting sponsors wherever possible. Stage 4 Map ........................................................................................ 38 BDO Invercargill Stage 4 ................................................... 39-40 On behalf of Cycling Southland, I extend my best Stage 5 Map ....................................................................................... 41 wishes to all participants and supporters of this year’s Mataura Licensing Trust Stage 5 ................................. 42-43 Tour and trust that you enjoy our southern hospitality. Stage 6 Map ....................................................................................... 44 We hope that you have a safe journey home following McConachie Shearing Stage 6 ........................................... 45 the event and take with you many fond memories of the 2018 SBS Bank Tour of Southland, and of the Stage 7 Map ....................................................................................... 46 Southland region and its people. Ascot Park Hotel Stage 7 ................................................. 47-48 General Classification Sponsors ............................................. 49 Classifications ........................................................................... 50-51 BRUCE ROSS Past Winners ..................................................................................... 52 Tour Convenor Thank You .......................................................................................... 52 // LEADERS’ JERSEY COLOURS: Tour Leader .......................... Yellow Under 23 ................................ Pink King of the Mountain ........ White / Red Polka Dots 35 Plus .................................... Silver Sprint Ace.............................. Green Most Combative .................. Orange & White - 1 - TOUR OF SOUTHLAND 2018 2018 TEAM LISTS KIA MOTORS ASCOT PARK HOTEL KAP ITM ITM 1 James Piccoli .......................Canada 51 Kane Richards ...................Australia 2 Kevin Girkins ..................................USA 52 Daniel Alcock (35+) .........Australia 3 Hamish Bond ................Cambridge 53 Nicholas Costello ............Australia 4 Cyrus Monk