Tour of Southland

Infobox Cycling race
name = Tour of Southland


date = Early November
region = Southland region, New Zealand
english = Tour of Southland
nickname =
discipline = Road race
competition = UCI 2.2 Tour
type = Stage Race
organiser =
director = Bruce Ross
first = 1956
number = 51 (as of 2007)
last =
firstwinner = flagicon|NZL Kevin Hastie
mostwins = "8 wins:"
flagicon|NZL Brian Fowler
mostrecent = flagicon|NZL Hayden Roulsten

The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race held in the Southland Region of New Zealand. Since 2005, the Tour of Southland has been part of the UCI Oceania Tour and is held annually in November. The raced is UCI 2.2 rated. The race's title sponsor, [http://www.powernet.co.nz/ PowerNet] , is an electrical services provider to the Southland Region, and is governed by the UCI and [http://www.cyclingsouth.org.nz Cycling Southland] .

Jerseys

For 2007, jersey sponsors include:
* "PowerNet" General Classification - overall winner by cumulative time
* " [http://www.hydraulink.com/ Hydraulink] " King of the Mountains - points classification for placing on peaks of hills and mountains.
* "Harcourts Real Estate" Sprint Ace - This classification is decided on a points basis. Points will be awarded for all Sprint primes (excluding stage finishes) as follows: 1st - 3 points, 2nd - 2 points, and 3rd - 1 point.
* "Regent Car Court" Under 23 Classification - All riders eligible for UCI Under 23 category are included. Placings shall be determined by the general classification by time.
* "Avanti Plus Wensley Cycles" Team Classification - The team classification for the day is calculated on the basis of the sum of the three best individual times from each team. The team general classification is calculated on the basis of the sum of the three best individual times from each team in each stage ridden.

Past winners

External links

* [http://www.tourofsouthland.com/ Official site]