Tour of Southland Stage One Wrap - Monday 3 November

Stage One Wrap - Monday 3 November

Blustery and cold conditions greeted the riders as Stage 1 the 2014 SBS Bank Tour of Southland got underway from SIT Zero Fees Velodrome in Invercargill this morning.

Several attacks in the early kilometres were unable to get away from the peloton. Approximately 25kms into the stage, a break of three riders (Keiran Hambrook - Kia Motors - Ascot Park Hotel, Luke Macpherson - H&J Smith Outdoor and Ben Hill - McCallums Group) managed to get clear and began working to build their advantage. They were joined by three additional riders (Jacob Grieve - Pure South, Justin Stott - Placemakers and Thomas Stewart - Team Cromwell), and the six together opened a maximum advantage of 3 minutes 30 seconds.

The peloton had been split by crosswinds but, with 50kms to go, they started to reel the breakaway back. The break was soon strengthened when 2012 Tour winner Mike Northey (Kia Motors – Ascot Park Hotel) bridged the gap and soon took more time from the remnants of the peloton. A chase effort from many teams brought them back in touching distance of the break at 20km to go.

With the turn towards Gore the leaders, Northey, Stewart and Hill picked up a strong tailwind and left the peloton behind. Under 23 Henderson Construction jersey holder Hayden McCormick (Breads of Europe – All About Plumbing) joined the leaders and together the four were never caught. Hill would jump from the quartet with 150 metres to go and claimed the stage win.

Keiran Hambrook (Kia Motors – Ascot Park Hotel) worked hard to take many of the sprint points and collected the Harcourts Sprint Ace green jersey at the end of the stage. Luke Macpherson (H&J Smiths Outdoor World) took out the Waimumu Hill climb, looking to set himself up with Jesco Hydraulics KOM, before Thomas Stewart (Team Cromwell) came back to take maximum points from the remaining climbs. Macpherson’s work got him the Southland Times Most Combatitive Rider. Justin Stott (Placemakers) would take the Stonewood Homes O40 Silver Jersey.

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Tuesday

Riders face 138km Stage 2, sponsored by BDO Invercargill, from Invercargill to Drummond and returning to finish with the formidable Bluff Hill Climb.

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SBS Tour of Southland

Results from the 2nd stage of the SBS Tour of Southland.

Invercargill - Edendale - Gore - Riversdale - Gore

1. Ben Hill (AUS) (MCG) 4h07m58s; 2. Hayden McCormick (BEP) ST; 3. Mike Northey (KAP) at 02s; 4. Thomas Stewart (GBR) (TCW) at 02s; 5. Tom Vessey (HJO) at 50s; 6. Roman Van Uden (PNL) at 50s; 7. Gordon McCauley (GMC) at 50s; 8. Josh Haggerty (HJO) at 50s; 9. Brad Evans (PNL) at 50s; 10. Sean Hambrook (KAP) at 50s; 11. Mitchell Lovelock-fay (AUS) (ART) at 50s; 12. Joe Cooper (ART) at 50s; 13. Richard Lawson (MGH) at 50s; 14. Tom Davidson (MGH) at 50s; 15. Simon Pellaud (SUI) (MCG) at 50s; 16. Michael Vink (BEP) at 50s; 17. Regan Gough (HJO) at 50s; 18. Mathew Marshall (TCW) at 50s; 19. Paul Odlin (PNL) at 50s; 20. Jacob Grieve (PRS) at 50s; 21. Fraser Gough (KAP) at 50s; 22. Nick Bain (TPC) at 50s; 23. Tom Scully (KAP) at 50s; 24. Tyler Spurrell (AUS) (TCW) at 50s; 25. Robert Huisman (PNL) at 50s;

Overall Standings

1. Mike Northey (KAP) 4h12m57s; 2. Hayden McCormick (BEP) at 03s; 3. Thomas Stewart (GBR) (TCW) at 19s; 4. Ben Hill (AUS) (MCG) at 20s; 5. Mitchell Lovelock-fay (AUS) (ART) at 48s; 6. Joe Cooper (ART) at 48s; 7. Neil Van Der Ploeg (AUS) (ART) at 48s; 8. Sean Hambrook (KAP) at 52s; 9. Fraser Gough (KAP) at 52s; 10. Tom Scully (KAP) at 52s; 11. Andy Hagan (KAP) at 52s; 12. Michael Vink (BEP) at 01m00s; 13. Roman Van Uden (PNL) at 01m02s; 14. Brad Evans (PNL) at 01m02s; 15. Paul Odlin (PNL) at 01m02s; 16. Jacob Grieve (PRS) at 01m02s; 17. Robert Huisman (PNL) at 01m03s; 18. Michael Torckler (BSB) at 01m03s; 19. Luke Mudgway (BSB) at 01m03s; 20. Morgan Smith (BSB) at 01m03s; 21. Hamish Schruers (BSB) at 01m03s; 22. Tom Vessey (HJO) at 01m04s; 23. Josh Haggerty (HJO) at 01m04s; 24. Regan Gough (HJO) at 01m04s; 25. Mathew Zenovich (HJO) at 01m04s;

Team Overall

1. Kia Motors - Ascot Park 12h30m37s; 2. Team Cromwell at 15s; 3. Avanti Racing Team at 44s; 4. Powernet Ltd at 58s; 5. Barry Stewart Builders at 59s; 6. H&J Smith Outdoor at 01m00s; 7. TotalPos Cycling Team at 06m05s; 8. Breads of Europe - All About Plumbing at 08m52s; 9. McCallums Group at 09m13s; 10. Mike Greer Homes at 09m50s;

Sprints

1. Keiran Hambrook (KAP) 24; 2. Jacob Grieve (PRS) 19; 3. Ben Hill (AUS) (MCG) 7; 4. Luke MacPherson (HJO) 5; 5. Justin Stott (PMK) 5; 6. Mathew Zenovich (HJO) 4; 7. Tom Scully (KAP) 3; 8. Tom Robinson (AUS) (ART) 3; 9. Thomas Stewart (GBR) (TCW) 3; 10. Craig Evers (AUS) (PRS) 2;

King of Mountains

1. Thomas Stewart (GBR) (TCW) 20; 2. Luke MacPherson (HJO) 18; 3. Mike Northey (KAP) 3; 4. Keiran Hambrook (KAP) 3; 5. George Atkins (GBR) (MGH) 2;

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