No bluffing as Yates prevails
By Cycling News published
Local rider on a roll to take yellow
Image 1 of 20Great effort by Floyd Landis of Orca Velo Merino finishing 4th. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 2 of 20Hayden Roulston in yellow signs in at the start of stage 2. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 3 of 20The classification jerseys line up for the start of stage 2. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 4 of 20The riders make their way through Queens Park at the start of stage 2. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 5 of 20Karl Murray of Share the Road is one of the first riders to attack . (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 6 of 20A break of six has established an early lead. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 7 of 20Calder Stewart lead the peloton. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 8 of 20Riders are cheered on by enthusiastic school children. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 9 of 20Roman van Uden discusses race tactics with his manager. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 10 of 20The peloton led by Jason Christie of Calder Stewart have the break under control. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 11 of 20Floyd Landis has moved to the front of the peloton. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 12 of 20Calder Stewart BikeNZ National Team are left to do all the work on the front of the chasing peloton. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 13 of 20The break has lost a couple of riders and appears to be slowing. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 14 of 20Alex Meenhorst of Team SVS and Roman van Uden of Pure Black racing have attacked the break. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 15 of 20The peloton has the two leaders in sight. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 16 of 20Alex Meenhorst of Team SVS is about to get caught. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 17 of 20A select group of riders lead on the ascent up Bluff Hill. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 18 of 20The leaders continue to climb Bluff Hill. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 19 of 20Jeremy Yates of team Share the Road wins ahead of team mate Jack Bauer. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Image 20 of 20Hayden Roulston of Calder Stewart BikeNZ National Team finishes third but will lose the yellow jersey. (Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jeremy Yates (Share the Road) | 1:59:45 |
2 | Jack Bauer (Share the Road) | 0:00:02 |
3 | Hayden Roulston (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | 0:00:30 |
4 | Floyd Landis (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:00:36 |
5 | Michael Olheiser (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:00:44 |
6 | Matthew Marshall (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:00:57 |
7 | Daniel Barry (Benchmark Homes) | 0:01:03 |
8 | Gordon Mccauley (Share the Road) | 0:01:19 |
9 | Justin Kerr (Share the Road) | 0:01:22 |
10 | Sergio Hernandez (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:01:25 |
11 | James Mccoy (Benchmark Homes) | |
12 | Benjamin Blaugrund (moxxchopper.com) | 0:01:35 |
13 | Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:01:39 |
14 | Josh Atkins (Benchmark Homes) | 0:01:40 |
15 | Mike Northey (Pure Black Racing) | |
16 | Michael Cupitt (Team SVS) | 0:01:47 |
17 | James Early (Benchmark Homes) | 0:01:50 |
18 | Glen Chadwick (Pure Black Racing) | 0:01:53 |
19 | Alexander Ray (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:01:55 |
20 | Anthony Chapman (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:01:58 |
21 | Simon Finucane (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:02:10 |
22 | Alex Meenhorst (Team SVS) | 0:02:14 |
23 | Mark Langlands (Pure Black Racing) | 0:02:16 |
24 | Brett Dawber (Benchmark Homes) | 0:02:19 |
25 | Thomas Delany (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:02:22 |
26 | Kevin Nicol (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:02:25 |
27 | Douglas Rapacholi (Team Motatapu) | 0:02:26 |
28 | Elliot Crowther (PowerNet) | 0:02:28 |
29 | William Tehan (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:02:30 |
30 | Sam Horgan (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:02:33 |
31 | Joseph Chapman (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:02:38 |
32 | Pedro Palma (Placemakers) | |
33 | Shem Rodger (Pure Black Racing) | 0:02:43 |
34 | Richard Ussher (Team SVS) | 0:02:44 |
35 | Sheldon Gorter (Team Motatapu) | 0:02:53 |
36 | Marc Prutton (Sycamore Print) | 0:02:56 |
37 | Matt Sillars (Placemakers) | 0:03:00 |
38 | Andrew Mackay (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:03:03 |
39 | Aidan Mckenzie (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:03:04 |
40 | Ian Smallman (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:03:05 |
41 | Johnathon Gee (Sycamore Print) | |
42 | Ryan Obst (Radio Sport) | |
43 | Brad Carter (PowerNet) | 0:03:12 |
44 | Kevin Strongman (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:03:13 |
45 | Tom David (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:03:17 |
46 | Logan Edgar (Radio Sport) | |
47 | Will Dickeson (Team SVS) | |
48 | Karl Moore (Team SVS) | 0:03:19 |
49 | Kevin O'donnell (moxxchopper.com) | 0:03:23 |
50 | Hamish Presbury (Team Motatapu) | 0:03:24 |
51 | Greg Henderson (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | 0:03:26 |
52 | Raimana Mataoa (Southern Institute of Technology) | |
53 | Kent Croote (Radio Sport) | |
54 | Chris Nicholson (PowerNet) | 0:03:30 |
55 | Roman Van Uden (Pure Black Racing) | |
56 | Jason Allen (Share the Road) | |
57 | Jason Christie (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | |
58 | Nick Hextall (Sycamore Print) | 0:03:34 |
59 | Paul Odlin (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | |
60 | Brett Tivers (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | |
61 | Nick Lovegrove (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:03:40 |
62 | Matt Wheatcroft (moxxchopper.com) | |
63 | David Hanson (Southern Institute of Technology) | |
64 | Christian Parrett (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | |
65 | Lachlan Shannon (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:03:45 |
66 | Samuel Witmitz (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:03:53 |
67 | Shane Archbold (PowerNet) | |
68 | Sean Joyce (Placemakers) | |
69 | James Williamson (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | |
70 | Christopher Johnson (Sycamore Print) | |
71 | Andre De Jong (Orca Velo Merino) | |
72 | Chris Heywood (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:04:01 |
73 | Tom Scully (PowerNet) | 0:04:09 |
74 | Cameron Karwowski (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:04:13 |
75 | Aaron Gate (Team Motatapu) | 0:04:21 |
76 | Bevan Mason (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:04:22 |
77 | Andrew Mcnab (Orca Velo Merino) | |
78 | James Northey (moxxchopper.com) | |
79 | Ruaraidh Mcleod (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:04:36 |
80 | Matt Benson (Radio Sport) | |
81 | Fraser Bermingham (Placemakers) | |
82 | Regan Sheath (Radio Sport) | 0:05:09 |
83 | Myron Simpson (PowerNet) | 0:05:14 |
84 | Tom Libby (Southern Institute of Technology) | |
85 | Cody Stevenson (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:05:27 |
86 | Karl Murray (Share the Road) | 0:05:30 |
87 | Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | |
88 | Mark Spessott (Placemakers) | 0:05:41 |
89 | Lee Evans (moxxchopper.com) | 0:05:43 |
90 | Sam Steele (Team Motatapu) | 0:05:45 |
91 | Operta Vernaudon (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:05:57 |
92 | Ben Hopewell (Sycamore Print) | 0:06:08 |
93 | Matt Shallcrass (Sycamore Print) | 0:06:33 |
94 | Andy Hughson (Team Motatapu) | 0:06:37 |
95 | David Weston (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:06:53 |
96 | Garth Cooper (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:07:01 |
97 | Steven Rolfe (moxxchopper.com) | 0:07:19 |
98 | Taylor Gunman (Pure Black Racing) | 0:07:38 |
99 | George Bennett (Team SVS) | 0:08:20 |
100 | Scott Cunningham (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:09:27 |
101 | James Gibson (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:10:15 |
102 | Mike Henton (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:10:30 |
103 | Lang Reynolds (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:10:48 |
104 | Aaron Strong (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:11:04 |
105 | Wade Mangham (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:11:07 |
106 | Travis Kane (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:11:34 |
107 | Joe Cooper (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:11:59 |
108 | Chad Adair (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | |
109 | Michael Vink (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:23:55 |
110 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (Radio Sport) | 0:34:48 |
DNF | Mike Torckler (Ascot Park Hotel) | |
DNF | Thomas Hubbard (Creation Signs-Ultimo) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jeremy Yates (Share the Road) | 2:09:44 |
2 | Jack Bauer (Share the Road) | 0:00:04 |
3 | Hayden Roulston (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | 0:00:22 |
4 | Floyd Landis (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:01:02 |
5 | Michael Olheiser (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:01:10 |
6 | Daniel Barry (Benchmark Homes) | 0:01:16 |
7 | Matthew Marshall (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:01:21 |
8 | Gordon Mccauley (Share the Road) | 0:01:25 |
9 | Justin Kerr (Share the Road) | 0:01:28 |
10 | James Mccoy (Benchmark Homes) | 0:01:38 |
11 | Mike Northey (Pure Black Racing) | 0:01:51 |
12 | Sergio Hernandez (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | |
13 | Josh Atkins (Benchmark Homes) | 0:01:53 |
14 | Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:01:58 |
15 | Glen Chadwick (Pure Black Racing) | 0:02:02 |
16 | Benjamin Blaugrund (moxxchopper.com) | |
17 | James Early (Benchmark Homes) | 0:02:03 |
18 | Michael Cupitt (Team SVS) | 0:02:13 |
19 | Alexander Ray (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:02:21 |
20 | Brett Dawber (Benchmark Homes) | 0:02:32 |
21 | Alex Meenhorst (Team SVS) | 0:02:38 |
22 | Anthony Chapman (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:02:39 |
23 | Elliot Crowther (PowerNet) | 0:02:44 |
24 | Douglas Rapacholi (Team Motatapu) | 0:02:45 |
25 | Kevin Nicol (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:02:51 |
26 | Shem Rodger (Pure Black Racing) | 0:02:52 |
27 | William Tehan (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:02:56 |
28 | Simon Finucane (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:03:04 |
29 | Richard Ussher (Team SVS) | 0:03:10 |
30 | Sheldon Gorter (Team Motatapu) | 0:03:14 |
31 | Joseph Chapman (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:03:19 |
32 | Greg Henderson (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | 0:03:20 |
33 | Pedro Palma (Placemakers) | |
34 | Jason Christie (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | 0:03:24 |
35 | Paul Odlin (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | 0:03:28 |
36 | Brad Carter (PowerNet) | |
37 | Thomas Delany (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:03:31 |
38 | Jason Allen (Share the Road) | 0:03:36 |
39 | Roman Van Uden (Pure Black Racing) | |
40 | Tom David (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:03:41 |
41 | Matt Sillars (Placemakers) | 0:03:42 |
42 | Hamish Presbury (Team Motatapu) | 0:03:43 |
43 | Will Dickeson (Team SVS) | |
44 | Andrew Mackay (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:03:44 |
45 | Nick Lovegrove (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:03:45 |
46 | Karl Moore (Team SVS) | |
47 | Chris Nicholson (PowerNet) | 0:03:46 |
48 | Kevin O'donnell (moxxchopper.com) | 0:03:50 |
49 | James Williamson (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:03:58 |
50 | Marc Prutton (Sycamore Print) | 0:04:01 |
51 | Sam Horgan (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:04:05 |
52 | Christian Parrett (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:04:06 |
53 | Matt Wheatcroft (moxxchopper.com) | 0:04:07 |
54 | Mark Langlands (Pure Black Racing) | |
55 | Shane Archbold (PowerNet) | 0:04:09 |
56 | Ryan Obst (Radio Sport) | |
57 | Johnathon Gee (Sycamore Print) | 0:04:10 |
58 | Samuel Witmitz (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:04:19 |
59 | Logan Edgar (Radio Sport) | 0:04:21 |
60 | Kevin Strongman (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:04:22 |
61 | Tom Scully (PowerNet) | 0:04:25 |
62 | Aidan Mckenzie (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:04:26 |
63 | Andre De Jong (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:04:27 |
64 | Kent Croote (Radio Sport) | 0:04:30 |
65 | Sean Joyce (Placemakers) | 0:04:35 |
66 | Cameron Karwowski (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:04:37 |
67 | Ian Smallman (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | |
68 | Bevan Mason (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:04:40 |
69 | Aaron Gate (Team Motatapu) | |
70 | Brett Tivers (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | 0:04:42 |
71 | Raimana Mataoa (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:04:48 |
72 | James Northey (moxxchopper.com) | 0:04:49 |
73 | Ruaraidh Mcleod (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:05:00 |
74 | David Hanson (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:05:02 |
75 | Andrew Mcnab (Orca Velo Merino) | 0:05:05 |
76 | Chris Heywood (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:05:10 |
77 | Fraser Bermingham (Placemakers) | 0:05:18 |
78 | Lachlan Shannon (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:05:21 |
79 | Myron Simpson (PowerNet) | 0:05:30 |
80 | Matt Benson (Radio Sport) | 0:05:40 |
81 | Cody Stevenson (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:05:53 |
82 | Sam Steele (Team Motatapu) | 0:06:04 |
83 | Nick Hextall (Sycamore Print) | 0:06:08 |
84 | Christopher Johnson (Sycamore Print) | 0:06:09 |
85 | Lee Evans (moxxchopper.com) | 0:06:10 |
86 | Regan Sheath (Radio Sport) | 0:06:13 |
87 | Mark Spessott (Placemakers) | 0:06:23 |
88 | Tom Libby (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:06:36 |
89 | Karl Murray (Share the Road) | 0:07:11 |
90 | Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | |
91 | Ben Hopewell (Sycamore Print) | 0:07:13 |
92 | Operta Vernaudon (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:07:19 |
93 | Matt Shallcrass (Sycamore Print) | 0:07:38 |
94 | Steven Rolfe (moxxchopper.com) | 0:07:46 |
95 | Taylor Gunman (Pure Black Racing) | 0:07:47 |
96 | Garth Cooper (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:08:10 |
97 | Andy Hughson (Team Motatapu) | 0:08:12 |
98 | David Weston (Southern Institute of Technology) | 0:08:15 |
99 | George Bennett (Team SVS) | 0:08:46 |
100 | Scott Cunningham (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:10:36 |
101 | James Gibson (Creation Signs-Ultimo) | 0:11:08 |
102 | Lang Reynolds (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:11:16 |
103 | Aaron Strong (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:11:23 |
104 | Wade Mangham (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:11:26 |
105 | Joe Cooper (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:12:04 |
106 | Mike Henton (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:12:11 |
107 | Chad Adair (The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World) | 0:12:23 |
108 | Travis Kane (Barry Stewart Builders) | 0:12:43 |
109 | Michael Vink (Subway Avanti Pro Cycling) | 0:24:00 |
110 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (Radio Sport) | 0:35:52 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Share the Road | 6:30:51 |
2 | Benchmark Homes | 0:03:08 |
3 | Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World | 0:04:13 |
4 | Pure Black Racing | 0:04:37 |
5 | Orca Velo Merino | 0:04:40 |
6 | Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National | 0:05:29 |
7 | Team SVS | 0:06:24 |
8 | Creation Signs-Ultimo | 0:07:10 |
9 | The Southland Times-H&J's Outdoor World | 0:07:32 |
10 | Subway Avanti Pro Cycling | 0:07:54 |
11 | Team Motatapu | 0:08:01 |
12 | PowerNet | 0:08:19 |
13 | moxxchopper.com | 0:08:20 |
14 | Placemakers | 0:09:58 |
15 | Sycamore Print | 0:11:11 |
16 | Radio Sport | 0:11:21 |
17 | Barry Stewart Builders | 0:11:24 |
18 | Southern Institute of Technology | 0:12:37 |
19 | Ascot Park Hotel | 0:15:49 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Roman Van Uden (Pure Black Racing) | 25 | pts |
2 | Karl Murray (Share the Road) | 19 | |
3 | Bevan Mason (Ascot Park Hotel) | 15 | |
4 | Alex Meenhorst (Team SVS) | 9 | |
5 | Wade Mangham (Ascot Park Hotel) | 2 | |
6 | Lee Evans (moxxchopper.com) | 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeremy Yates (Share the Road) | 6 | pts |
2 | Jack Bauer (Share the Road) | 6 | |
3 | Alex Meenhorst (Team SVS) | 6 | |
4 | Gordon McCauley (Share the Road) | 4 | |
5 | Hayden Roulston (Calder Stewart-BikeNZ National) | 2 |

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