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Tour Registration
- Registration will take place on Thursday 28 October in the Van Ash College grounds, near the Wakefield Ave entry gates. Registration will be from 3.30pm with the Prologue starting at 4.30pm
- Directions to Van Ash College. Go through Sumner village down Wakefeild Ave. The Van Ash gates are just past Paisley Street on your left heading towards Evans Pass. You can see the white driveway coming off Wakefield Ave at the bottom of the map below.
Prologue: Starting in Van Ash college grounds. Entry off Wakefield Ave.
3:30 - 4:30 pm: Register at Van Ash college grounds - Wakefield Ave side
4:30 pm: (ITT) 2.5km Hill Climb Evans Pass Summitt
Accomodation bag drop off at Registration - Van Ash college
Start: Naylon St Sumner outside the Marine Bar and Backpackers
5.00 - 5:30 am: Riders arrive, drop off bags, get ready for start
5:40 am: Riders assemble in grades ready to start
6:00 am: Start with small time gap between grades
Stage 1: 120 km Christchurch to Culverden
Stage 2: 40 km Culverden to Hanmer Springs
7:00-8:00 am: Stagered Start
Stage 3: 137 km Hanmer Springs to Reefton
Stage 4: 78 km Reefton - Greymouth
 10:00 am: Start
Stage 5: 15 Km Greymouth - Stillwater
Stage 6: 72 km Stillwater to Otaira
Stage 7: 12 km Otaira to Arthurs Pass Village including 9km (ITT) Arthurs Pass Climb.
 9:00 am: Start 
Stage 8 : 47 km Arthurs Pass to Cave Stream
Stage 9 : 34 km Cave Stream to Springfield
Stage 10: 25 km Springfield to Old West Coast Rd
Stage 11: 15 km (TTT) Old West coast Rd
Evening: Awards Dinner 6.30pm Pomeroys 292 Kilmore Street
Summary of Daily Distances & Stages
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Distance |
Total KMs |
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Day 1 |
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| Stage One |
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| Sumner - Ashley |
47km |
47km |
Neutral Stage |
| Ashley - Sprint 1 Balcain |
15km |
62km |
Open Stage |
| Sprint 1 Balcain - Amberly |
8km |
70km |
Open Stage |
| Amberly - Waipara |
10km |
80km |
Neutral Stage |
| Waipara bridge - Weka Pass KOM |
13km |
93km |
Open Stage |
| Weka Pass KOM - Culverden Stage Finish |
27km |
120km |
Open Stage |
| Stage Two |
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| Neutral Stage |
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| Culverden - Hanmer Turn off |
32km |
153km |
Neutral Stage |
| Hanmer Springs Team Time Trail |
7km |
160km |
Open stage |
| Day 2 |
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| Stage One |
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| Hanmer start - Bottom of first climb |
19km |
19km |
Neutral Stage |
| Start - Engineers Camp Sprint 2 |
30km |
49km |
Open stage |
| Engineers Camp - KOM Lewis Pass |
24km |
73km |
Open stage |
| Lewis Pass - Springs Junction |
20km |
93km |
Open stage |
| Stage Two |
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| Springs Junction - KOM Rahu Saddle |
8km |
101km |
Open stage |
| Rahu Saddle - Reefton stage finish |
35km |
136km |
Open stage |
| Stage Three |
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| Reefton to Ahaura |
44km |
180km |
Neutral Stage |
| Ahaura to Nghere - Sprint 3 |
9km |
189km |
Open stage |
| Ahaura to Greymouth - Stage finish at Kiata |
20km |
209km |
Open stage |
| Kiata to Greymouth |
5km |
214km |
Neutral Stage |
| Day 3 |
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| Stage One |
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| Greymouth - Stillwater |
15km |
15km |
Neutral |
| Stage Two |
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| Stillwater to Sprint 3 |
11km |
26km |
Open Stage |
| Sprint 3 to Rotomanu - Sprint 4 |
34km |
49km |
Open Stage |
| Rotomanu to Jacksons |
17km |
66km |
Open Stage |
| Jacksons to Otira |
21km |
87km |
Neutral Stage |
| Stage Three |
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| Otira - Arthurs Pass summit |
9km |
96km |
Timed Climb |
| Arthurs Pass summit - Arthurs Pass Village |
4km |
100km |
Neutral Stage |
| Day 4 |
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| Stage One |
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| Arthurs Pass Village to Cass Sprint 5 |
28km |
28km |
Open Stage |
| Cass Sprint to Craigieburn Cutting KOM |
13km |
41km |
Open Stage |
| Cave Stream stage finish |
5km |
46km |
Open Stage |
| Stage Two |
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| Cave Stream to Portas Pass |
16km |
62km |
Open Stage |
| Porters Pass to Springfield |
19km |
81km |
Neutral Stage |
| Stage Three |
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| Springfeild to Agriseed old west coast rd |
25km |
106km |
Neutral Stage |
| Stage Four |
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| Team Time trail |
15km |
121km |
Open Stage |
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Map showing the route out of Christchurch on Day 1
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