2008 Tour de Vineyards

Cycling competition in New Zealand January 2024 right|thumb|300px|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 NZL Paul Odlin NZL Gordon McCauley NZL Heath Blackgrove NZL Paul Odlin NZL Gordon McCauley NZL Heath Blackgrove 2 3 January Richmond Saint Arnaud 90 km NZL Hayden Roulston NZL Jeremy Yates NZL Heath Blackgrove NZL Heath Blackgrove NZL Jeremy Yates NZL Hayden Roulston 3 4 January Richmond Marble Head 130 km NZL Hayden Roulston NZL Jeremy Yates NZL Heath Blackgrove NZL Jeremy Yates NZL Heath Blackgrove NZL Hayden Roulston 4 5 January Hill circuit Hill circuit 60 km NZL Shane Archbold NZL Edward Barrett NZL Shem Rodger NZL Jeremy Yates NZL Heath Blackgrove NZL Hayden Roulston Men's top 10 overall Pos Rider Time 1 NZL Jeremy Yates 8:19:01 2 NZL Heath Blackgrove + 0.02 3 NZL Hayden Roulston + 0.22 4 NZL Chris Sanson + 3.17 5 NZL Brett Dawber + 4.38 6 NZL George Bennett + 4.46 7 NZL Joseph Cooper + 4.55 8 NZL Ryan Wills + 6.02 9 NZL Justin Kerr + 6.0810 NZL 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 NZL Serena Sheridan NZL Sarah Murdoch NZL Jeanne Kuhajek NZL Serena Sheridan NZL Sarah Murdoch NZL Jeanne Kuhajek 2 3 January Richmond Saint Arnaud 90 km NZL Jeanne Kuhajek NZL Karen Fulton NZL Serena Sheridan NZL Serena Sheridan NZL Sarah Murdoch NZL Jeanne Kuhajek 3 4 January Richmond Marble Head 130 km NZL Serena Sheridan NZL Jeanne Kuhajek NZL Sarah Murdoch NZL Serena Sheridan NZL Sarah Murdoch NZL Jeanne Kuhajek 5 4 January Hill circuit Hill circuit 35 km NZL Serena Sheridan NZL Karen Fulton NZL Tracy Clark NZL Serena Sheridan NZL Sarah Murdoch NZL Jeanne Kuhajek Women's top 8 overall Pos Rider Time 1 NZL Serena Sheridan 8:47:52 2 NZL Sarah Murdoch + 5.42 3 NZL Jeanne Kuhajek + 8.18 4 NZL Karen Fulton + 11.40 5 GER Britta Martin + 11.59 6 NZL Bronwyn Fraser + 32.14 7 NZL Tracy Clark + 33.04 8 NZL Liz Williamson + 41.02 References Cyclingnews.com home page for the 2008 Tour de Vineyards Category:2008 in road cycling Category:2008 in New Zealand sport Category:Cycle races in New Zealand Category:Sport in the Marlborough District Category:Sport in the Tasman District Category:Sport in the Nelson Region Category:Women's road bicycle races Category:2008 in women's road cycling