The main peloton heads to Gore during stage five of the 2015 Tour of Southland
Brad Evans of Dunedin claims the yellow jersey after stage three of the Tour of Southland
Adrian Hegyvary of U.S. out front heading towards Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Taylor Gunman (R) of Auckland and Brad Evans of Dunedin out front of the chasing group as they make their way towards Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Joseph Cooper (L) of Wellington, Matt Zenovich (R) of Invercargill and Nick Bain of Auckland out front of the lead group heading to Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Alex Heaney of Cambridge on the climb heading to Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Travis McCabe of U.S. leads the main peloton towards Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Taylor Gunman of Auckland (L) and Brad Evans of Dunedin out front of the chasing group heading to Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Nicholas Katsonis of Australia makes his way to Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Joseph Cooper out front of the breakaway group to Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Joseph Cooper of Wellington finishes first in Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
The chasing group make their way towards Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Mike Northey of North Shore (L) and Joseph Cooper of Wellington chat as they head towards Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Eric Marcotte (L) of the U.S. heading to Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Eric Marcotte (L) of the U.S. heading to Gore during stage five of the Tour of Southland
Brad Evans
Robbie Hucker
Michael Vink
Tom Davison of Christchurch finishes first in stage 7 of the Tour of Southland
Edgar Nohales of Spain competes in the time trial round Winton during stage 6 of the Tour of Southland
Team Avanti, Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (L) of Australia, Joseph Cooper of Wellington, Tom Davison of Christchurch, Fraser Gough of Napier, Regan Gough of Waipukurau and Taylor Gunman of Auckland with the team classification after stage 7 of the Tour of Southland
Brad Evans of Dunedin celebrates winning the Tour of Southland
Second place Robbie Hucker (L) of Australia, first place Brad Evans of Dunedin and third place Mike Northey of North Shore in the Tour of Southland
Brad Evans of Dunedin celebrates winning the Tour of Southland
Second place Robbie Hucker (L) of Australia, first place Brad Evans of Dunedin and third place Mike Northey of North Shore in the Tour of Southland
Brad Evans of Dunedin celebrates winning the Tour of Southland
Roman van Uden
Adrian Hegyvary of USA out front for the Powernet Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Matt Zenovich of Invercargill heads towards Queenstown in stage four of the Tour of Southland
Eric Marcotte glides the Devils Staircase in stage four of the Tour of Southland
Nick Reddish of Hamilton out front of the breakaway group as they head towards Queenstown in stage four of the Tour of Southland
Eric Marcotte glides the Devils Staircase in front of Matt Zenovich in stage four of the Tour of Southland
Team Cromwell supporters at Coronet Peak during stage four of the Tour of Southland
Matt Zenovich heads towards Queenstown in stage four of the Tour of Southland
Alex Frame of Christchurch celebrates finishing first at Te Anau in stage three of the Tour of Southland
Brad Evans of Dunedin wears the yellow jersey during stage three of the Tour of Southland
The breakaway group on the climb toward Manapouri during stage three of the Tour of Southland
The main peloton makes their way towards Tuatapere during stage three of the Tour of Southland
The breakaway group make their way towards Manapouri during stage three of the Tour of Southland
Joseph Cooper of Wellington wears his New Zealand jersey as he heads towards Orepuki during stage three of the Tour of Southland
The breakaway group on the climb towards Tuatapere during stage three of the Tour of Southland
Logan Griffin of Auckland out front of the breakaway group as it heads towards Tuatapere during stage three of the Tour of Southland
The chasing group makes its way towards TeAnau during stage three of the Tour of Southland
Matt Zenovich of Invercargill out front heading towards TeAnau during stage three of the Tour of Southland
Michael Vink of Christchurch, (F) and Brad Evans of Dunedin make the climb towards Manapouri during stage three of the Tour of Southland
Matt Zenovich of Invercargill out front heading towards TeAnau during stage three of the Tour of Southland
Joseph Cooper of Wellington wears the yellow jersey for the Avanti Racing Team in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Roman van Uden of Auckland finishes first and claims the yellow jersey in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Joseph Cooper of Wellington wears the yellow jersey for the Avanti Racing Team in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Nathan Bunn of Te Awamutu calls for a refill in stage one of the Tour of Southland
The main peloton passes over the Otautau railway in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Roman van Uden of Auckland (F) of Auckland in the breakaway group in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Roman van Uden of Auckland (C) on the climb in the breakaway group during stage one of the Tour of Southland
The main peloton as seen in the motorcycle rearview mirror in stage one of the Tour of Southland
The main peloton head towards Lumsden in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Nick Miller of Auckland finishes with the King of Mountains jeresy after stage one of the Tour of Southland
The Kia Motors-Ascot Park Hotel, Alex Frame (from Left), Travis McCabe, Mike Northey, Eric Marcotte, Pieter Bulling and Marc Ryan finish with the Wensley Team Classification after stage one
Fraser Gough of Napier in stage one of the Tour of Southland
The main peloton on the climb as they head towards Lumsden in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Avant Racing Team Regan Gough (F) of Waipukurau, Fraser Gough of Napier and Joseph Cooper of Wellington head towards Lumsden in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Roman van Uden of Auckland finishes first in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Roman van Uden of Auckland, left, and Marc Ryan of Timaru in the breakaway group in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Alex Frame of Christchurch out front for the Kia Motors-Ascot Park Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Fraser Gough of Napier out front for the Avanti Racing Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Logan Griffin of Auckland out front for the Olivers Real Food Racing Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Adam Bull of Christchurch out front for the Placemakers Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Logan Griffin of Auckland out front for the Olivers Real Food Racing Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Matthew Goode of Levin out front for the Adair Craik Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
: Travis McCabe of USA warms up ahead of racing for the Kia Motors-Ascot Park Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Alex Frame of Christchurch sits in the team tent ahead of racing for the Kia Motors-Ascot Park Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Eric Marcotte of USA warms up ahead of racing for the Kia Motors-Ascot Park Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
The Avanti Racing Team pose for a photo at the Tour of Southland Prologue
The Barry Stewart Builders Team compete in the Tour of Southland Prologue
The Creation Signs-L&M Group Ricoh Team compete in the Tour of Southland Prologue
Eric Marcotte of USA warms up ahead of racing for the Kia Motors-Ascot Park Team in the Tour of Southland Prologue
: The main peloton on the climb in Orawia in stage one of the Tour of Southland
Roman van Uden (L) of Auckland and Marc Ryan of Timaru pass over the Aparima river as they head towards Lumsden in stage one of the Tour of Southland
The SBS Bank Tour of Southland took place this week in New Zealand, with Brad Evans (Powernet) claiming the overall win after seven stages and a prologue team time trial. The race started November 1 in Invercargill before traveling through Riverton, Mossburn and Winton and concluding Saturday with two stages: a 13km time trial in the morning and an 83km road race in the afternoon.
Check out the gallery above for action from throughout the week.
Nov. 1 - Prologue, 4.2km team time trial Stage Winner: Avanti Racing Team Yellow jersey: Joe Cooper (Avanti Racing)
