2005 Cycle Tour of Southland
It’s one of the premier events on the south’s sporting calendar. This year a record field will travel over 880 kilometres to find our 2005 Champion.
And we’re on the wheels of the leaders all week. You’ll find all of our updates and interviews below and for even more on the Powernet Tour you can visit its website.Tour Wrap
Alan Messenger. Listen with Windows Media Player
The Powernet Tour’s Media man Alan Messenger looks back at the 2005 Tour, one which will go down as the most controversial in history.
Stage-By-Stage - Listen to our Tour Reports
Stages One and Two. Listen with Windows Media Player
Alan Messenger wraps up Day One of the Tour which saw the opening team time trial and the slog up Bluff Hill.
Stage Three. Listen with Windows Media Player
New Zealand track team pursuiter Marc Ryan defied the chasing field to win the 105 km stage from Invercargill to Tuatapere.
Stage Four. Listen with Windows Media Player
A year ago today, Glen Mitchell was in the depths of despair when a puncture cost him the yellow jersey in the PowerNet Tour of Southland. But today he was back on top of the world when he took over the jersey on the 88k stage from Tuatapere to Winton.
Stage Five. Listen with Windows Media Player
Aaron Strong threw down the gauntlet to the big boys in the 132 km Stage Five from Lumsden to the summit of the Crown Range near Queenstown in the PowerNet Tour of Southland.
Stages Six and Seven. Listen with Windows Media Player
The Yellow jersey changed hands in the morning individual time trial as Jeremy Vennell took the lead and protected it on the long afternoon haul into Invercargill.
Stage Eight. Listen with Windows Media Player
Day Five, Stage Eight will go down as one of the more controversial of recent tours. Riders battled severe winds and a stage stoppage in the longest stage of the tour which saw Gordon McCauley come from over a minute down to head into the final day with a lead of over 4’30.
Stage Nine and Ten. Listen with Windows Media Player
After the action of the penultimate day, the sixth and final day of the Powernet Tour was a sedate affair which saw Gordon McCauley cruise to his second Tour victory and Greg Henderson make a point with two Stage wins.
Our Tour Preview
Bruce Ross. Listen with Windows Media Player
Powernet Cycle Tour of Southland Tour Manager Bruce Ross previews the 2006 event which sees a record number of riders and teams line up for one of the biggest weeks on the south’s sporting calendar.
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