| 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 |
| Type | 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) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour.
In August 2024, it was announced by race organiser Jorge Sandoval that the race was being cancelled due to difficulty finding a naming rights sponsor.[1]
Multiple victories
[edit]| Wins | Name | Country | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]
Most stage wins
[edit]Most stage wins by riders. Listed are those riders with more than three stage wins[6]
| Wins | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Wheels stop turning on New Zealand Cycle Classic". Radio New Zealand. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "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.