The REV Classic

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The REV Classic
Race details
DateFebruary
RegionNew Zealand
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Oceania Tour
TypeOne-day
Web site www.therev.co.nz OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2006
Editions11 (as of 2016)
Final edition2016
First winnerFlag of New Zealand.svg  Geoff Burndred  (NZL)
Most winsFlag of New Zealand.svg  Patrick Bevin  (NZL)(3 wins)
Final winnerFlag of New Zealand.svg  Dion Smith  (NZL)

The REV Classic was an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for men. [1] The race was ridden as a UCI 1.2 category race. In 2017 the race was postponed with the intention of resuming the race in 2018, however that has not occurred. [2]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2006Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Geoff Burndred
2007Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Geoff Burndred
2008Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Gordon McCauley
2009Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Gordon McCauley
2010Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Patrick Bevin
2011Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Scott Lyttle
2012Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Jeremy Vennell
2013Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Shem Rodger
2014Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Patrick Bevin Search2retain–Health.com.au
2015Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Patrick Bevin [3] Avanti Racing Team
2016Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Dion Smith [4] ONE Pro Cycling

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References

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