2008 Tour de Vineyards

A rider corners during stage four of the 2008 Tour de Vineyards

The 2008 Tour de Vineyards was a cycling tour centered on the New Zealand city of Nelson, and was held between 2 and 5 January 2008. The men's race was eventually won by New Zealander Jeremy Yates, while fellow New Zealander Serena Sheridan took out the woman's title.

Full results of the race can be found on the cyclingnews.com website, here.

Men's stage summary

Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3
1 2 January Hope circuit Hope circuit 55 km New Zealand Paul Odlin
New Zealand Gordon McCauley
New Zealand Heath Blackgrove
New Zealand Paul Odlin
New Zealand Gordon McCauley
New Zealand Heath Blackgrove
2 3 January Richmond Saint Arnaud 90 km New Zealand Hayden Roulston
New Zealand Jeremy Yates
New Zealand Heath Blackgrove
New Zealand Heath Blackgrove
New Zealand Jeremy Yates
New Zealand Hayden Roulston
3 4 January Richmond Marble Head 130 km New Zealand Hayden Roulston
New Zealand Jeremy Yates
New Zealand Heath Blackgrove
New Zealand Jeremy Yates
New Zealand Heath Blackgrove
New Zealand Hayden Roulston
4 5 January Hill circuit Hill circuit 60 km New Zealand Shane Archbold
New Zealand Edward Barrett
New Zealand Shem Rodger
New Zealand Jeremy Yates
New Zealand Heath Blackgrove
New Zealand Hayden Roulston

Men's top 10 overall

Pos Rider Time
1 New Zealand Jeremy Yates 8:19:01
2 New Zealand Heath Blackgrove + 0.02
3 New Zealand Hayden Roulston + 0.22
4 New Zealand Chris Sanson + 3.17
5 New Zealand Brett Dawber + 4.38
6 New Zealand George Bennett + 4.46
7 New Zealand Joseph Cooper + 4.55
8 New Zealand Ryan Wills + 6.02
9 New Zealand Justin Kerr + 6.08
10 New Zealand Josh Barley + 6.31

Women's stage summary

Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3
1 2 January Hope circuit Hope circuit 35 km New Zealand Serena Sheridan
New Zealand Sarah Murdoch
New Zealand Jeanne Kuhajek
New Zealand Serena Sheridan
New Zealand Sarah Murdoch
New Zealand Jeanne Kuhajek
2 3 January Richmond Saint Arnaud 90 km New Zealand Jeanne Kuhajek
New Zealand Karen Fulton
New Zealand Serena Sheridan
New Zealand Serena Sheridan
New Zealand Sarah Murdoch
New Zealand Jeanne Kuhajek
3 4 January Richmond Marble Head 130 km New Zealand Serena Sheridan
New Zealand Jeanne Kuhajek
New Zealand Sarah Murdoch
New Zealand Serena Sheridan
New Zealand Sarah Murdoch
New Zealand Jeanne Kuhajek
5 4 January Hill circuit Hill circuit 35 km New Zealand Serena Sheridan
New Zealand Karen Fulton
New Zealand Tracy Clark
New Zealand Serena Sheridan
New Zealand Sarah Murdoch
New Zealand Jeanne Kuhajek

Women's top 8 overall

Pos Rider Time
1 New Zealand Serena Sheridan 8:47:52
2 New Zealand Sarah Murdoch + 5.42
3 New Zealand Jeanne Kuhajek + 8.18
4 New Zealand Karen Fulton + 11.40
5 Germany Britta Martin + 11.59
6 New Zealand Bronwyn Fraser + 32.14
7 New Zealand Tracy Clark + 33.04
8 New Zealand Liz Williamson + 41.02

References

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