New Zealand Cycle Classic
New Zealand multi-day road cycling race
Race details | |
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Date | Late-January |
Region | Masterton Region, New Zealand |
English name | New Zealand Cycle Classic |
Nickname(s) | NZCC |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Oceania Tour |
Type | New Zealand's Premier Stage race |
Organiser | Jorge Sandoval |
Race director | Jorge Sandoval |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1988 (1988) |
Editions | 37 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Darren Rush (NZL) |
Most wins | Brian Fowler (NZL) (4 wins) |
Most recent | Aaron Gate (NZL) |
The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour.
Multiple victories
Wins | Name | Country | Years |
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4 | Brian Fowler | New Zealand | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
2 | Ric Reid | New Zealand | 1994, 1996 |
Hayden Roulston | New Zealand | 2006, 2007 | |
Aaron Gate | New Zealand | 2019, 2024 |
Winners
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1988 | New Zealand | Darren Rush | |
1989 | New Zealand | Brian Fowler | |
1990 | New Zealand | Brian Fowler | |
1991 | New Zealand | Brian Fowler | |
1992 | New Zealand | Brian Fowler | |
1993 | New Zealand | Clark Richards | |
1994 | New Zealand | Ric Reid | |
1995 | Australia | Robbie McEwen | |
1996 | New Zealand | Ric Reid | |
1997 | Australia | Corey Sweet | |
1998 | Australia | Hayden Bradbury | |
1999 | New Zealand | Julian Dean | |
2000 | New Zealand | Brendon Vesty | |
2001 | France | Chris Jenner | Fuji Xerox |
2002 | New Zealand | Robin Reid | Avanti Cycles |
2003 | New Zealand | Matthew Yates | Team Subway |
2004 | Canada | Eric Wohlberg | Trust House |
2005 | Australia | Matthew Lloyd | Team Jayco |
2006 | New Zealand | Hayden Roulston | Team Subway |
2007 | New Zealand | Hayden Roulston | Trek-Zookeepers Café |
2008 | Australia | Travis Meyer | SouthAustralia.com–AIS |
2009 | Australia | Peter McDonald | Drapac–Porsche Cycling |
2010 | New Zealand | Michael Torckler | Cardno Team |
2011 | New Zealand | George Bennett | Cardno Team |
2012 | Australia | Jay McCarthy | Team Jayco–AIS |
2013 | Australia | Nathan Earle | Huon Salmon–Genesys Wealth Advisers |
2014 | New Zealand | Michael Vink | Team Budget Forklifts |
2015 | New Zealand | Taylor Gunman | Avanti Racing Team |
2016 | Australia | Ben O'Connor | Avanti Racing Team |
2017 | New Zealand | Joseph Cooper | IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness |
2018 | New Zealand | Hayden McCormick | New Zealand (national team) |
2019 | New Zealand | Aaron Gate | EvoPro Racing |
2020 | Australia | Rylee Field | Team BridgeLane |
2021 | New Zealand | Corbin Strong[1] | New Zealand (national team) |
2022 | Great Britain | Mark Stewart[2][3] | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling |
2023 | New Zealand | James Oram[4] | Bolton Equities Black Spoke |
2024 | New Zealand | Aaron Gate | New Zealand (national team) |
Most stage wins
Most stage wins by riders. Listed are those riders with more than three stage wins[5]
Wins | Name | Country |
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9 | Hayden Roulston | New Zealand |
6 | Robin Reid | New Zealand |
5 | Nathan Earle | Australia |
4 | Regan Gough | New Zealand |
Greg Henderson | New Zealand | |
Gordon McCauley | New Zealand | |
Brendon Vesty | New Zealand | |
3 | Aaron Gate | New Zealand |
Peter Latham | New Zealand |
Stage wins by each country
Wins | Country |
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94 | New Zealand |
41 | Australia |
9 | Great Britain |
5 | Netherlands |
3 | Canada |
2 | Hong Kong |
1 | Switzerland |
1 | United States of America |
1 | South Africa |
References
- ^ "New Zealand Cycle Classic: Corbin Strong prevails in thrilling finish to 2021 event". Stuff. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Black Spoke Pro Cycling's Mark Stewart has taken out the 2022 New Zealand Cycle Classic - 09-Jan-2022 - NZ Cycling news". home.nzcity.co.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "2022 winner Mark Stewart". Facebook. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ ""DREAM COME TRUE" FOR JAMES ORAM WHO WINS NZ CYCLE CLASSIC". NZ Cycle Classic. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Cycle Classic". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- Results
External links
- New Zealand Cycle Classic