Tour of Southland
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DateEarly November
Region
Southland Region, New Zealand
Southland Region, New ZealandEnglishnameTour of Southland
Localname(s)SBS Bank Tour of Southland
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early November |
| Region | Southland Region, New Zealand |
| English name | Tour of Southland |
| Local name(s) | SBS Bank Tour of Southland |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | National Tour Event |
| Type | 7 Day Stage Race |
| Organiser | Cycling Southland |
| Race director | Bruce Ross |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1956 |
| Editions | 68 (as of 2024) |
| First winner | Kelvin Hastie (NZL) |
| Most wins | 8 wins: Brian Fowler (NZL) |
| Most recent | Josh Burnett (NZL) |
The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race held in the Southland region of New Zealand. From 2005 until 2009, the Tour of Southland has been part of the UCI Oceania Tour 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.
| Wins | Country | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | New Zealand | Brian Fowler | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995 |
| 4 | New Zealand | Hayden Roulston | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| 3 | New Zealand | Warwick Dalton | 1959, 1961, 1969 |
| New Zealand | Tino Tabak | 1965, 1966, 1967 | |
| New Zealand | Michael Vink | 2018, 2019, 2021 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | Paul Jesson | 1976, 1978 |
| New Zealand | Stephen Cox | 1981, 1982 | |
| New Zealand | Jack Swart | 1983, 1984 | |
| New Zealand | Graeme Miller | 1997, 1999 | |
| New Zealand | Scott Guyton | 1998, 2003 | |
 USA | John Lieswyn | 2002, 2004 | |
| New Zealand | Gordon McCauley | 1996, 2005 | |
| New Zealand | Aaron Gate | 2016, 2020 | |
| New Zealand | Josh Burnett | 2022, 2024 |
