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Roulston chases threepeat in PowerNet Tour of Southland
Olympic medallist Hayden Roulston is hoping to become just the third cyclist to claim a three-peat in New Zealand’s premier road race, the demanding PowerNet Tour of Southland next week. Roulston, who has completed a successful comeback season on the professional tour in Europe, says he is fresh and motivated to chase his third win in a row when the six-day tour begins in Invercargill on Monday. The 53rd edition of the PowerNet sponsored Tour has attracted a record field of 125 riders, including ...
Stages
Stage 1
- Location:
- Queens Park, Invercargill (TTT)
- Distance:
- 8.42 km
Stage 2
- Location:
- Invercargill - Bluff
- Distance:
- 81.63 km
Stage 3
- Location:
- Invercargill - Gore
- Distance:
- 165 km
Stage 4
- Location:
- Invercargill - Tuatapere
- Distance:
- 88.4 km
Stage 5
- Location:
- Tuatapere - Winton
- Distance:
- 101.7 km
Stage 6
- Location:
- Lumsden - Crown Range
- Distance:
- 133.85 km
Stage 7
- Location:
- Winton - Te Anau
- Distance:
- 163.6 km
Stage 8
- Location:
- Te Anau - Winton
- Distance:
- 79 km
Stage 9
- Location:
- Winton - Invercargill
- Distance:
- 64.4 km
Race photos
Heath Blackgrove is the winner of the 2009 edition of the Tour of Southland.
- Michael Olheiser of Jackson Plumbing wins Stage 8 from Te Anau to Lumsden.
- Jack Bauer of Share the Road wins stage two to Bluff
- Jack Bauer (Share the Road) wins stage two.
- Logan Hutchins of Colourplus wins the stage
- Colourplus won the opening stage of the Tour of Southland.
- Patrick Bevin of Ascot Park Hotel wins stage four
- Gordon McCauley (Subway-Avanti) won the three-man sprint for stage honours.
- Jeremy Yates (Team Enterprise) wins stage six atop Crown Range.
- Local team Southern Institute of Technology tackle the 8.4km TTT.
- Floyd Landis leaves the velodrome at the start of stage four
- Sam Bewley & Jesse Sergent were on New Zealand's medal-winning Olympic Games team
- Riders from Cyclingnzshop.com - Bio Sport line up for the 9th and final stage of the Tour of Southland.
- Heath Blackgrove remains in yellow going into the final stage of the Tour of Southland.
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