Avoiding any clash with other races on around the same time, this year's PowerNet Tour of Southland looks likely to attract a strong contingent of world-class riders. Entering its 49th year, the UCI category 2.2 race offers $50,000 in cash prizes, and with the Herald Sun Tour and the Tour of Queensland raced shortly beforehand, a number of international riders have already indicated their interest in competing.
Raced in the southern region of New Zealand, the six-day race covers over 900kms of testing terrain, ranging from the rugged beauty of the southern coast, zig-zagging across the fertile farming plains of the inner province, to the spectacular scenery of the lakes district, including the resort destinations of Queenstown and Te Anau.
