New Zealand Cycle Classic

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New Zealand Cycle Classic
Race details
DateLate-January
RegionMasterton Region, New Zealand
English nameNew Zealand Cycle Classic
Nickname(s)NZCC
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Oceania Tour
TypeNew Zealand's Premier Stage race
OrganiserJorge Sandoval
Race director Jorge Sandoval
Web site www.cycletournz.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1988 (1988)
Editions37 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of New Zealand.svg Darren Rush (NZL)
Most winsFlag of New Zealand.svg  Brian Fowler  (NZL) (4 wins)
Most recentFlag of New Zealand.svg  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.

Contents

Multiple victories

WinsNameCountryYears
4 Brian Fowler Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
2 Ric Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1994, 1996
Hayden Roulston Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand2006, 2007
Aaron Gate Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand2019, 2024

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1988Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Darren Rush
1989Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Brian Fowler
1990Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Brian Fowler
1991Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Brian Fowler
1992Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Brian Fowler
1993Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Clark Richards
1994Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Ric Reid
1995Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Robbie McEwen
1996Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Ric Reid
1997Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Corey Sweet
1998Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hayden Bradbury
1999Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Julian Dean
2000Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Brendon Vesty
2001Flag of France.svg  France Chris Jenner Fuji Xerox
2002Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Robin Reid Avanti Cycles
2003Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Matthew Yates Team Subway
2004Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Eric Wohlberg Trust House
2005Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Matthew Lloyd Team Jayco
2006Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hayden Roulston Team Subway
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hayden Roulston Trek-Zookeepers Café
2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Travis Meyer SouthAustralia.com–AIS
2009Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Peter McDonald Drapac–Porsche Cycling
2010Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Michael Torckler Cardno Team
2011Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand George Bennett Cardno Team
2012Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Jay McCarthy Team Jayco–AIS
2013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Nathan Earle Huon Salmon–Genesys Wealth Advisers
2014Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Michael Vink Team Budget Forklifts
2015Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Taylor Gunman Avanti Racing Team
2016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ben O'Connor Avanti Racing Team
2017Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Joseph Cooper IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness
2018Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hayden McCormick New Zealand (national team)
2019Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Aaron Gate EvoPro Racing
2020Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Rylee Field Team BridgeLane
2021Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Corbin Strong [1] New Zealand (national team)
2022Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Mark Stewart [2] [3] Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
2023Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand James Oram [4] Bolton Equities Black Spoke
2024Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 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]

WinsNameCountry
9 Hayden Roulston Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
6 Robin Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
5 Nathan Earle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
4 Regan Gough Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Greg Henderson Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Gordon McCauley Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Brendon VestyFlag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
3 Aaron Gate Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Peter Latham Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand

Stage wins by each country

WinsCountry
94Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
41Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

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References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Cycle Classic: Corbin Strong prevails in thrilling finish to 2021 event". Stuff. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "2022 winner Mark Stewart". Facebook. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ ""DREAM COME TRUE" FOR JAMES ORAM WHO WINS NZ CYCLE CLASSIC". NZ Cycle Classic. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand Cycle Classic". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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