Tour de Vineyards
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The Tour de Vineyards is a road cycling
race held in and around Richmond
, New Zealand
. The race exists of both a men's and a women's competition over four stages.
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
race held in and around Richmond
Richmond, New Zealand
Richmond, the seat of the Tasman District Council, lies 13 km south of Nelson in the South Island of New Zealand, close to the southern extremity of Tasman Bay...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The race exists of both a men's and a women's competition over four stages.
Past winners
| Year | Men's winner | Women's winner |
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| 2003 |  Matthew-Bernard Yates |
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| 2005 | Heath Blackgrove Heath Blackgrove Heath Blackgrove is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:20022003Heath Blackgrove is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2002... |
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| 2006 | Hayden Roulston Hayden Roulston Hayden Roulston, MNZM is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He won the silver medal in the men's 4000 m individual pursuit and a bronze medal in the men's 4000 m team pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Roulston was a talented junior rider on both road and... |
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| 2007 2007 Tour de Vineyards The 2007 Tour de Vineyards was held from 1 January to 4 January 2007 in New Zealand. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that sent the male riders around Richmond in four days with a total of 335–kilometres , while the female riders cycled a total of... |
Heath Blackgrove Heath Blackgrove Heath Blackgrove is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:20022003Heath Blackgrove is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2002... |
Serena Sheridan Serena Sheridan Serena Sheridan is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2007**... |
| 2008 2008 Tour de Vineyards The 2008 Tour de Vineyards was a cycling tour centred around 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... |
Jeremy Yates Jeremy Yates Jeremy Yates is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist currently riding for Manisaspor Continental Cycling Team.-Career highlights:1999200020012002... |
Serena Sheridan Serena Sheridan Serena Sheridan is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2007**... |