Tour of Southland, New Zealand 2012

[mutschi]

Anyone want to discuss this exciting race? There is excellent coverage by Cue TV (Digital and part of Prieview) every night for one hour (21.30). Mike Northy won yesterdays stage with hill top finish on Bluff Hill. But who impressed me most was Fraser Gough who started the winning break. Future TdF Rider? I think so. He looked so rock solid on his bike - made look Gordon McCauley look like a B-Grader and we all know how solid Gordon is. And Fraser is only 19? 20? years of age.
I have to admit I am biased because I race in the same club in Hawkes Bay and raced against him when he was 14, 15, 16 before he became to fast for me. He is the cousin of Wesley Gough and there another younger Gough, Regan Gough coming though the ranks. Huge talents.
Anyway, wonder who else saw it and what they think of Fraser and the race.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Unfortunately, 21:30 NZ time isn't really optimal for the European population on the board (it'll fall in the working day), and even worse for the North American population (it'll be the middle of the night), so it'll be hard for those outside of Australia, NZ and the smaller nations around there (if we have any on the boards) to pick up and comment on. Good to hear you've got some good, proper coverage of the national races though, hope they can develop a good scene with the exposure.

 

[ramjambunath]

Grouse race. Only bugbear has been the so far fine weather. Paddy Bevin's going well, except getting blanked before Bluff, and was nice to see Van Uden trying on Bluff Hill.

Easily the most important for me though is Michael Torckler's (Bissell) comeback to Stage racing after surviving a hit and run earlier this year. An in form Torckler would've been a decent bet for this race. Him (when he was in PBR) and Nearle, of Genesys, were easily the best when both were on form in Borneo earlier this year.

Sam Witmitz, of Budget, just because he's bloody brilliant.

Coverage of each stage (not just a live programme stream)- link

And there's also the youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/cyclingsouthland

As for the good scene, I'll trust Turtur to do keep the Oceania tour alive The domestic Kiwi racing calendar has a pretty decent one with this being the marquee (what with 50 plus editions).

 

[Zam_Olyas]

2nd stage won by Patrick Bevin

Patrick BEVIN (U23) Bissell Pro Cycling 1:13:27
2 Clinton AVERY Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST
3 Alex RAY Stewart Imrie Financial Services ST
4 Roman VAN UDEN Pure Black Racing ST
5 Michael NORTHEY Node 4 - Subaru ST
6 Pieter BULLING (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST
7 Aaron GATE Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing ST
8 David CLARK Node 4 - Subaru ST
9 Michael VINK (U23) Calder Stewart ST
10 Gordon MCCAULEY Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching ST
11 Carter JONES Bissell Pro Cycling ST
12 Dion SMITH (U23) Pure Black Racing ST
13 Sean HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST
14 Anthony CHAPMAN H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus ST
15 Keiran HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST
16 Christopher BALDWIN Bissell Pro Cycling ST
17 Taylor GUNMAN (U23) Pure Black Racing ST
18 Brodie TALBOT Southsure Insurance Team ST
19 Daniel BARRY Node 4 - Subaru ST
20 Heath BLACKGROVE PowerNet ST

GC:-

Classifica generale
1 Michael NORTHEY Node 4 - Subaru 8:29:58
2 Carter JONES Bissell Pro Cycling @ 00:08
3 Taylor GUNMAN (U23) Pure Black Racing @ 00:27
4 Gordon MCCAULEY Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching @ 01:17
5 Sean HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 01:25
6 Fraser GOUGH (U23) Share The Road @ 02:10
7 Jason RIGG Team Polygon @ 02:14
8 Roman VAN UDEN Pure Black Racing @ 02:24
9 Heath BLACKGROVE PowerNet @ 02:26
10 Michael VINK (U23) Calder Stewart @ 02:31
11 Hayden ROULSTON Calder Stewart @ 02:31
12 Christopher BALDWIN Bissell Pro Cycling @ 02:36
13 Daniel BARRY Node 4 - Subaru @ 02:46
14 David CLARK Node 4 - Subaru @ 02:49
15 Clinton AVERY Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 02:56
16 Patrick BEVIN (U23) Bissell Pro Cycling @ 03:01
17 Dion SMITH (U23) Pure Black Racing @ 03:03
18 Cameron KARWOWSKI (U23) PowerNet @ 03:11
19 Brodie TALBOT Southsure Insurance Team @ 03:23
20 Matt CRONSHAW Node 4 - Subaru @ 03:30
21 Paul ODLIN Subway Pro Cycling @ 03:39
22 Marc RYAN Calder Stewart @ 03:44
23 Aaron GATE Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing @ 03:45
24 Pieter BULLING (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 03:46
25 Anthony CHAPMAN H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 03:54
26 James WILLIAMSON Pure Black Racing @ 04:22
27 Alex MEENHORST Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 04:35
28 Keiran HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 04:44
29 Alex MCGREGOR Stewart Imrie Financial Services @ 04:50
30 Brad EVANS (U23) Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 04:54
31 James MCCOY Henderson Construction Limited @ 04:59
32 James SAMPSON Node 4 - Subaru @ 05:04
33 Tim RUSH Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 05:13
34 Samuel WITMITZ Share The Road @ 05:14
35 Matt WHEATCROFT (U23) Stewart Imrie Financial Services @ 05:15
36 Dylan KENNETT (U23) Subway Pro Cycling @ 05:18
37 Alex RAY Stewart Imrie Financial Services @ 05:22
38 Stefan KüNG (U23) Team Hydraulink @ 05:25
39 Simon BINNEY (U23) Subway Pro Cycling @ 05:26
40 James MOSS Node 4 - Subaru @ 05:30
41 Ian SMALLMAN Subway Pro Cycling @ 05:48
42 Scott CREIGHTON (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 05:52
43 Mathew ZENOVICH (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 06:01
44 Scott THOMAS Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 06:11
45 Jason CHRISTIE Calder Stewart @ 06:16
46 Ayden TOOVEY Southsure Insurance Team @ 06:43
47 Chris NICHOLSON Henderson Construction Limited @ 07:04
48 Dan BONELLO Pure Black Racing @ 07:15
49 Christopher MACIC Share The Road @ 07:17
50 Mike NAYLOR Southern Institute of Technology @ 07:30
51 Alex CULL Stewart Imrie Financial Services @ 07:38
52 Mark LANGLANDS Share The Road @ 07:40
53 Jeremy VENNELL Bissell Pro Cycling @ 07:53
54 Robert HUISMAN (U23) The Southland Times @ 08:27
55 Tom SCULLY PowerNet @ 08:30
56 Nick MILLER (U23) Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching @ 08:55
57 Craig EVERS Southsure Insurance Team @ 09:41
58 Ben MCHALE Southern Institute of Technology @ 10:02
59 Mitchell PODMORE (U23) The Southland Times @ 10:13
60 Andy MACKAY Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 10:18
61 Jason ALLEN Calder Stewart @ 10:24
62 Craig HUTTON (U23) Southsure Insurance Team @ 10:40
63 Nick LOVEGROVE Subway Pro Cycling @ 10:41
64 Sam STEELE Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing @ 11:07
65 Tom FRANCIS Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing @ 11:12
66 Tom HUBBARD (U23) Henderson Construction Limited @ 11:14
67 Sean JOYCE (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 11:35
68 Lee MORETON The Southland Times @ 12:10
69 Julian KYER Bissell Pro Cycling @ 12:12
70 Thomas ASHLEY (U23) Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing @ 12:14
71 Chad ADAIR (U23) The Southland Times @ 12:20
72 Ben WORTELBOER (U23) Ultimo @ 12:21
73 Brad TUHI (U23) Henderson Construction Limited @ 12:43
74 Michael TORCKLER Bissell Pro Cycling @ 13:14
75 Greg TAYLOR Share The Road @ 13:25
76 Justin STOTT Versatile Homes & Buildings @ 14:06
77 Michael JONES Versatile Homes & Buildings @ 14:25
78 Jordan PAYNE Southsure Insurance Team @ 14:29
79 Darcy ELLERM-NORTON (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 14:38
80 Hayden MCCORMICK (U23) Calder Stewart @ 14:54
81 Carl JONES Ultimo @ 14:55
82 Mark SPESSOT Team Hydraulink @ 15:12
83 Westley GOUGH Subway Pro Cycling @ 15:22
84 Myron SIMPSON PowerNet @ 15:23
85 Richard LAWSON (U23) Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching @ 15:32
86 Joel STEARNES (U23) Team Polygon @ 15:57
87 Jeremy INGLIS Southern Institute of Technology @ 16:35
88 Sam MCCALLUM (U23) Team Polygon @ 16:45
89 Sam LINDSAY (U23) Share The Road @ 16:46
90 Jared HOLMES (U23) Stewart Imrie Financial Services @ 16:49
91 Kyle WOOD Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 17:11
92 Chris SANSON Team Hydraulink @ 17:29
93 Dillon BENNETT (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 17:36
94 Cody CANNING Pure Black Racing @ 18:46
95 Andy VAN DER HEYDEN (U23) Ultimo @ 18:49
96 Tim CAMERON (U23) Team Hydraulink @ 19:24
97 Matthew MARKBY (U23) Southern Institute of Technology @ 19:26
98 Diederik SCHELTINGA Team Hydraulink @ 19:33
99 Hamish SCHREURS (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 19:39
100 Darron BURNS Versatile Homes & Buildings @ 19:39
101 Mark HENTON Stewart Imrie Financial Services @ 19:48
102 Reon NOLAN Versatile Homes & Buildings @ 19:48
103 Jonathan ATKINSON Ultimo @ 19:50
104 Simon CROOM The Southland Times @ 19:52
105 Lee JOHNSTONE Versatile Homes & Buildings @ 19:54
106 Joseph CHAPMAN Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing @ 20:00
107 Patrick JONES (U23) Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching @ 21:54
108 Rod CARPINTER Southern Institute of Technology @ 22:18
109 Nick CLARK Ultimo @ 22:55
110 Andrew WILLIAMS Henderson Construction Limited @ 23:13
111 Travis KANE Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 23:19
112 Tim CHAPMAN Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing @ 27:58
113 Shane ARCHBOLD PowerNet @ 41:55
114 Morgan SMITH Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching @ 48:56

 

[mutschi]

Stage 3 and Stage 4 Results

Two Stages on day four. Stage 3 (48k km)won by Patrick Bevin. The Bissel boys did an awesome job in the crosswinds to bring back the 2nd echelon to the first one and Patrick paid them back with a win.

Stage 4

James Williamson showed his class in a solo attempt to win the stage but wa caught 2 km before the finish. Clinton Avery did a fine sprint to win after he missed out to Bevin in the morning.

Most prominent teams do far would be Bissel, Share the Road, Node 4 - Subaru. The conditions are very testing - as always. Howling winds. Beautiful scenery. I put a link at the bottom of this post to the official web-site.

And I agree- good to see Michael Torckler back in action after his horrific accident in the States a few months ago.


22 Patrick BEVIN (U23) Bissell Pro Cycling 1:13:27 1
51 Clinton AVERY Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST 2
105 Alex RAY Stewart Imrie Financial Services ST 3
32 Roman VAN UDEN Pure Black Racing ST 4
71 Michael NORTHEY Node 4 - Subaru ST 5
55 Pieter BULLING (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST 6
112 Aaron GATE Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing ST 7
73 David CLARK Node 4 - Subaru ST 8
12 Michael VINK (U23) Calder Stewart ST 9
161 Gordon MCCAULEY Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching ST 10
25 Carter JONES Bissell Pro Cycling ST 11
33 Dion SMITH (U23) Pure Black Racing ST 12
56 Sean HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST 13
91 Anthony CHAPMAN H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus ST 14
53 Keiran HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST 15
24 Christopher BALDWIN Bissell Pro Cycling ST 16
34 Taylor GUNMAN (U23) Pure Black Racing ST 17
131 Brodie TALBOT Southsure Insurance Team ST 18
75 Daniel BARRY Node 4 - Subaru ST 19
1 Heath BLACKGROVE PowerNet ST 20
173 James MCCOY Henderson Construction Limited ST 21
11 Hayden ROULSTON Calder Stewart ST 22
143 Stefan KüNG (U23) Team Hydraulink ST 23
61 Paul ODLIN Subway Pro Cycling ST 24
82 Jason RIGG Team Polygon ST 25
66 Simon BINNEY (U23) Subway Pro Cycling ST 26
104 Alex MCGREGOR Stewart Imrie Financial Services ST 27
72 James SAMPSON Node 4 - Subaru @ 00:16 28
21 Jeremy VENNELL Bissell Pro Cycling @ 00:18 29
74 Matt CRONSHAW Node 4 - Subaru @ 00:20 30
52 Alex MEENHORST Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 00:27 31
93 Scott CREIGHTON (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 00:55 32
42 Samuel WITMITZ Share The Road @ 01:15 33
62 Dylan KENNETT (U23) Subway Pro Cycling @ 01:15 34
43 Fraser GOUGH (U23) Share The Road @ 01:15 35
106 Matt WHEATCROFT (U23) Stewart Imrie Financial Services @ 01:15 36
65 Ian SMALLMAN Subway Pro Cycling @ 01:15 37
193 Tim RUSH Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 01:15 38
191 Brad EVANS (U23) Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 01:15 39
31 James WILLIAMSON Pure Black Racing @ 01:15 40
14 Jason CHRISTIE Calder Stewart @ 01:15 41
76 James MOSS Node 4 - Subaru @ 01:15 42
182 Robert HUISMAN (U23) The Southland Times @ 02:32 43
84 Joel STEARNES (U23) Team Polygon @ 02:32 44
101 Alex CULL Stewart Imrie Financial Services @ 02:32 45
41 Christopher MACIC Share The Road @ 02:32 46
94 Mathew ZENOVICH (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 02:32 47
132 Craig EVERS Southsure Insurance Team @ 02:32 48
134 Ayden TOOVEY Southsure Insurance Team @ 02:32 49
195 Scott THOMAS Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik @ 02:32 50



Stage 4 Results


51 Clinton AVERY Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine 2:31:36 1
42 Samuel WITMITZ Share The Road ST 2
75 Daniel BARRY Node 4 - Subaru ST 3
2 Tom SCULLY PowerNet ST 4
105 Alex RAY Stewart Imrie Financial Services ST 5
55 Pieter BULLING (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST 6
32 Roman VAN UDEN Pure Black Racing ST 7
143 Stefan KüNG (U23) Team Hydraulink ST 8
112 Aaron GATE Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing ST 9
131 Brodie TALBOT Southsure Insurance Team ST 10
3 Shane ARCHBOLD PowerNet ST 11
71 Michael NORTHEY Node 4 - Subaru ST 12
33 Dion SMITH (U23) Pure Black Racing ST 13
43 Fraser GOUGH (U23) Share The Road ST 14
73 David CLARK Node 4 - Subaru ST 15
74 Matt CRONSHAW Node 4 - Subaru ST 16
12 Michael VINK (U23) Calder Stewart ST 17
93 Scott CREIGHTON (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus ST 18
191 Brad EVANS (U23) Olphert Contracting - McKenzie Craik ST 19
25 Carter JONES Bissell Pro Cycling ST 20
4 Cameron KARWOWSKI (U23) PowerNet ST 21
34 Taylor GUNMAN (U23) Pure Black Racing ST 22
14 Jason CHRISTIE Calder Stewart ST 23
82 Jason RIGG Team Polygon ST 24
53 Keiran HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST 25
56 Sean HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine ST 26
22 Patrick BEVIN (U23) Bissell Pro Cycling ST 27
161 Gordon MCCAULEY Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching ST 28
41 Christopher MACIC Share The Road ST 29
24 Christopher BALDWIN Bissell Pro Cycling ST 30
164 Nick MILLER (U23) Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching ST 31
45 Sam LINDSAY (U23) Share The Road ST 32
101 Alex CULL Stewart Imrie Financial Services ST 33
106 Matt WHEATCROFT (U23) Stewart Imrie Financial Services ST 34
11 Hayden ROULSTON Calder Stewart ST 35
1 Heath BLACKGROVE PowerNet ST 36
61 Paul ODLIN Subway Pro Cycling ST 37
94 Mathew ZENOVICH (U23) H&Js Outdoor World - Avanti Plus @ 00:11 38
134 Ayden TOOVEY Southsure Insurance Team @ 00:11 39
15 Hayden MCCORMICK (U23) Calder Stewart @ 00:11 40
84 Joel STEARNES (U23) Team Polygon @ 00:15 41
35 Dan BONELLO Pure Black Racing @ 00:15 42
66 Simon BINNEY (U23) Subway Pro Cycling @ 00:15 43
162 Morgan SMITH Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching @ 00:15 44
63 Westley GOUGH Subway Pro Cycling @ 00:15 45
52 Alex MEENHORST Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 00:19 46
54 Sean JOYCE (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 00:19 47
76 James MOSS Node 4 - Subaru @ 00:21 48
5 Myron SIMPSON PowerNet @ 00:23 49
31 James WILLIAMSON Pure Black Racing @ 00:27 50



General Classification Results AFTER Stage 4

Rider No. Rider Team Time Place Bonus Penalty
71 Michael NORTHEY Node 4 - Subaru 11:01:34 1 00:10
25 Carter JONES Bissell Pro Cycling @ 00:08 2 00:06
34 Taylor GUNMAN (U23) Pure Black Racing @ 00:27 3 00:04
161 Gordon MCCAULEY Barry Stewart Builders - Gordon McCauley Coaching @ 01:17 4
56 Sean HAMBROOK (U23) Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 01:25 5
43 Fraser GOUGH (U23) Share The Road @ 02:10 6
82 Jason RIGG Team Polygon @ 02:14 7 00:01
32 Roman VAN UDEN Pure Black Racing @ 02:24 8
1 Heath BLACKGROVE PowerNet @ 02:26 9
12 Michael VINK (U23) Calder Stewart @ 02:31 10
11 Hayden ROULSTON Calder Stewart @ 02:31 11
24 Christopher BALDWIN Bissell Pro Cycling @ 02:36 12
75 Daniel BARRY Node 4 - Subaru @ 02:44 13 00:08
73 David CLARK Node 4 - Subaru @ 02:49 14
51 Clinton AVERY Ascot Park Hotel - Kia Motors - NZ Bike Magazine @ 02:50 15 00:10
22 Patrick BEVIN (U23) Bissell Pro Cycling @ 03:01 16 00:16
33 Dion SMITH (U23) Pure Black Racing @ 03:03 17
4 Cameron KARWOWSKI (U23) PowerNet @ 03:11 18 00:06
131 Brodie TALBOT Southsure Insurance Team @ 03:23 19
74 Matt CRONSHAW Node 4 - Subaru @ 03:30 20

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[Tugboat]

Might be carnage today if they run the full stage back to Invercargill. Weather forecast is for severe gale force winds with warnings to beware of flying debris.

 

[Tugboat]

Sleet and light snow for the final day of racing. That's normal ToS conditions.