New Zealand Cycle Classic
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-January |
| Region | Masterton Region, New Zealand |
| English name | New Zealand Cycle Classic |
| Nickname(s) | NZCC |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Oceania Tour |
| Typ | New Zealand's Premier Stage race |
| Organiser | Jorge Sandoval |
| Race director | Jorge Sandoval |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 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
[edit]| Wins | Name | Land | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brian Fowler | Neuseeland |
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| 2 | Ric Reid | Neuseeland |
1994, 1996 |
| Hayden Roulston | Neuseeland |
2006, 2007 | |
| Aaron Gate | Neuseeland |
2019, 2024 |
Winners
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Most stage wins
[edit]Most stage wins by riders. Listed are those riders with more than three stage wins[5]
| Wins | Name | Land |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hayden Roulston | Neuseeland
|
| 6 | Robin Reid | Neuseeland
|
| 5 | Nathan Earle |  Australien
|
| 4 | Regan Gough | Neuseeland
|
| Greg Henderson | Neuseeland
| |
| Gordon McCauley | Neuseeland
| |
| Brendon Vesty | Neuseeland
| |
| 3 | Aaron Gate | Neuseeland
|
| Peter Latham | Neuseeland
|
Stage wins by each country
| Wins | Land |
|---|---|
| 94 | Neuseeland
|
| 41 | Australien
|
| 9 |  Great Britain
|
| 5 |  Niederlande
|
| 3 |  Kanada
|
| 2 |  Hongkong
|
| 1 |  Schweiz
|
| 1 |  United States of America
|
| 1 |  Südafrika
|
References
[edit]- ^ "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.