The Tour of Southland is a
road bicycle racing
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stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a racing, race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day race, multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages ...
held in the
Southland region of New Zealand. From 2005 until 2009, the Tour of Southland has been part of the
UCI Oceania Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
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.
Multiple winners
List of winners
References
External links
Official Tour of Southland siteCycling Southland
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Sport in the Southland Region
Cycle races in New Zealand
Recurring sporting events established in 1956
UCI Oceania Tour races
1956 establishments in New Zealand
Spring (season) in New Zealand