Tour of Southland

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Tour of Southland
Race details
DateEarly November
RegionSouthland region, New Zealand
English nameTour of Southland
Local name(s)SBS Bank Tour of Southland
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionNational Tour Event
Type7 Day Stage Race
OrganiserCycling Southland
Race directorBruce Ross
Web site www.tourofsouthland.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1956 (1956)
Editions67 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of New Zealand.svg Kelvin Hastie (NZL)
Most wins8 wins:
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Brian Fowler  (NZL)
Most recentFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel Gardner  (GBR)

The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race held in the Southland region of New Zealand. From 2005 until 2009, the Tour of Southland has been part of the UCI Oceania Tour however the 2010 event was held as a National Tour. The Tour is held annually in November. The race is organised and delivered by Cycling Southland. The race's title sponsor is SBS Bank, a New Zealand bank, which is the country's largest building society.

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Multiple winners

WinsCountryNameYears
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hayden Roulston 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Warwick Dalton 1959, 1961, 1969
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Tino Tabak 1965, 1966, 1967
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Michael Vink 2018, 2019, 2021
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Paul Jesson 1976, 1978
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Stephen Cox 1981, 1982
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Jack Swart 1983, 1984
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Graeme Miller 1997, 1999
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Scott Guyton 1998, 2003
Flag of the United States.svg USA John Lieswyn 2002, 2004
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Gordon McCauley 1996, 2005
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Aaron Gate 2016, 2020

List of winners

YearCountryMen's winner
1956 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Kelvin Hastie
1957 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Tom Tindale
1959 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Warwick Dalton
1960 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Gary Ulmer
1961 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Warwick Dalton
1962 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Tony Walsh
1963 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Dick Johnstone
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Malcolm Powell
1965 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Tino Tabak
1966 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Tino Tabak
1967 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Tino Tabak
1968 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Merv Davis
1969 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Warwick Dalton
1970 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand David Gee
1971 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand John Dean
1972 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Blair Stockwell
1973 Flag of New Zealand.svg New ZealandMichael Hughes
1974 Flag of New Zealand.svg New ZealandBruce Ramsey
1975 Flag of New Zealand.svg New ZealandChris Hogan
1976 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Paul Jesson
1977 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wayne Perkinson
1978 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Paul Jesson
1979 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eric McKenzie
1980 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Anthony Cuff
1981 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Stephen Cox
1982 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Stephen Cox
1983 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Jack Swart
1984 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Jack Swart
1985 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler
1986 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler
1987 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler
1988 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler
1989 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler
1990 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler
1991 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Stuart Lowe
1992 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler
1993 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Landrey Burt
1994 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Doug Bath
1995 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brian Fowler
1996 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Gordon McCauley
1997 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Graeme Miller
1998 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Scott Guyton
1999 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Graeme Miller
2000 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Glen Mitchell [1]
2001 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Karl Moore
2002 Flag of the United States.svg USA John Lieswyn
2003 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Scott Guyton
2004 Flag of the United States.svg USA John Lieswyn
2005 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Gordon McCauley
2006 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hayden Roulston
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hayden Roulston
2008 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hayden Roulston
2009 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Heath Blackgrove
2010 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hayden Roulston
2011 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Josh Atkins
2012 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Mike Northey
2013 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand James Oram
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Mitchell Lovelock-Fay
2015 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Brad Evans
2016 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Aaron Gate
2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada James Piccoli [2]
2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Michael Vink [3]
2019 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Michael Vink [4]
2020 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Aaron Gate [5]
2021 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Michael Vink [6]
2022 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Josh Burnett [7]
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Daniel Gardner [8]

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