Roulston in yellow after prologue
Experienced Kiwi again the man to beat
Hayden Roulston launched his quest for a fifth PowerNet Tour of Southland title in commanding fashion today by winning the opening 4km team time trial at Queens Park in Invercargill.
Propelled by his Calder Stewart team-mates, Roulston secured the yellow jersey with a time of 4:38 – nearly four seconds faster than the PowerNet team.
“The goal was to win and we did that so that’s one to tick off the list,” Roulston said.
“I wasn’t overly keen to take the jersey – I’ve had quite a few yellow jerseys down here and I wanted to let some of the boys take it but they decided `hey give it to me’ because I’m going to be marked anyway.
“I’ve had the X on my back for the past three years – you can’t change that.”
The pressure of defending a title he’s now won four times doesn’t faze a rider of Roulston’s capabilities. “You definitely lift a bit mentally and this is a race I really enjoy coming to,” he said.
“It’s hard to defend and win, especially winning when people expect you to win. It’s never easy. But I am here to win and I feel like I’m in the best shape I have been for a very long time and we’ve got the team to win, there’s no hiding the fact.”
PowerNet’s Shane Archbold, of Timaru, earned the Harcourt’s Sprint Ace jersey for tomorrow’s opening stage after going “full guns blazing”. Calder Stewart’s Jason Christie, of Ashburton, will wear the Co-Operative Bank Under-23, with Pure Black Racing’s Louis Crosby, of Auckland, in the Hydralink/Jesco King of the Mountains.
“We knew they would be the team to come closest to us – they’re basically the New Zealand track team,” Roulston said of PowerNet’s effort. “They did have a good ride and it’s great to see for the future of New Zealand cycling.”
Establishing an early lead was crucial in the iconic Southland event.
“Every second counts and it’s so true in this race. You saw last year that I only won by two seconds and that came down to the last stage so to have already an eight second buffer over some of the favourites and potentially more over some others is always a good thing,” Roulston said.
But he shied away from singling out the biggest threat to his title hopes.
“You’ve got to be careful and not rule out anybody because anybody you rule out is someone you miss going up the road.”
Tomorrow’s 160km stage from Invercargill to Lumsden was the first in a raft of changes to this year’s course – a development Roulston applauded.
“They needed to do something – it’s become a bit, not stale, but you know when everybody knows every corner.
“Normally a team like ours could easily control Tour of Southland for a week. Now trying to have two or three guys control a race over 170km and then try and back it up the next day is not going to be easy. It’s going to throw a whole new dynamic into the Tour.”
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Hayden Roulston (Calder Stewart) | 0:04:38 |
2 | Jason Christie (Calder Stewart) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Sam Bewley (Calder Stewart) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jason Allen (Calder Stewart) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Marc Ryan (Calder Stewart) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart) | 0:00:01 |
7 | Shane Archbold (PowerNet) | 0:00:04 |
8 | Josh Atkins (PowerNet) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Myron Simpson (PowerNet) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Cameron Karwowski (PowerNet) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Tom Scully (PowerNet) | 0:00:06 |
12 | Louis Crosby (Pure Black Racing) | 0:00:08 |
13 | Scott Lyttle (Pure Black Racing) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Glen Chadwick (Pure Black Racing) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Shem Rodger (Pure Black Racing) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Daniel Barry (Pure Black Racing) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Tim Gudsell (Pure Black Racing) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Westley Gough (Subway Pro Cycling) | 0:00:09 |
19 | Paul Odlin (Subway Pro Cycling) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Peter Latham (Subway Pro Cycling) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Nick Lovegrove (Subway Pro Cycling) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ian Smallman (Subway Pro Cycling) | 0:00:10 |
23 | Sam Horgan (Subway Pro Cycling) | 0:00:12 |
24 | Aaron Strong (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Patrick Bevin (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Wade Mangham (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Bevan Mason (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Brett Tivers (Share The Road) | 0:00:13 |
29 | Chris Macic (Share The Road) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Justin Kerr (Share The Road) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Karl Murray (Share The Road) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jeremy Yates (Share The Road) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Tom David (Share The Road) | 0:00:14 |
34 | Alexander Ray (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Fraser Gough (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Taylor Gunman (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Dion Smith (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Scott Thomas (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | 0:00:16 |
39 | Sam Steele (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | 0:00:20 |
40 | Brendan Sharratt (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Aaron Gate (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Joe Chapman (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Matt Wheatcroft (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Michael Vink (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Brad Carter (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Joseph Cooper (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Dan Waluszewski (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | 0:00:21 |
48 | Tim Carswell (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | 0:00:22 |
49 | Hamish Wright (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Patrick Jones (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Gordon Mccauley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Scott Cunningham (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | 0:00:23 |
53 | Kieran Hambrook (Kia Motors) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Joseph Lewis (Kia Motors) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | George Bennett (Kia Motors) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Alex Meenhorst (Kia Motors) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Alex Mcgregor (The Southland Times) | 0:00:24 |
58 | Marc Prutton (The Southland Times) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Andi Bajic (The Southland Times) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Pavel Stuchlik (The Southland Times) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Garry Smith (The Southland Times) | 0:00:25 |
62 | Joshua Aldridge (The Southland Times) | 0:00:26 |
63 | Kane Walker (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:00:27 |
64 | Johnathan Toftoy (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Christian Parrett (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Mike Olheiser (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Mike Henton (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:00:28 |
69 | Eric Lau (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Henri Bardoul (Southern Institute Of Technology) | 0:00:31 |
71 | Steve Wright (Southern Institute Of Technology) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Simon Binney (Southern Institute Of Technology) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Lee Johnstone (Southern Institute Of Technology) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Dillon Bennett (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Logan Mort (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Eric Drower (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Aidan Mckenzie (Partners Life-Champion System) | 0:00:32 |
79 | Simon Finucane (Southern Institute Of Technology) | 0:00:33 |
80 | Sheldon Gorter (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Craig Johns (Radio Sport) | 0:00:34 |
82 | Danny Pulbrook (Radio Sport) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Ryan Obst (Radio Sport) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Matt Marshall (Radio Sport) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Gary Carleton (Southern Institute Of Technology) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Justin Stott (Radio Sport) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Peter Murphy (Radio Sport) | 0:00:35 |
88 | Nick Jowsey (Ultimo-HGM) | 0:00:36 |
89 | Richard Lawson (Ultimo-HGM) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Daniel Molyneux (Ultimo-HGM) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Greg Taylor (Ultimo-HGM) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Richard Rollinson (Ultimo-HGM) | 0:00:37 |
93 | Kyle Wood (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | 0:00:40 |
94 | Brad Evans (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Jeremy Inglis (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Tim Rush (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Tom Hubbard (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | James Early (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | James Mccoy (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Travis Kane (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Mark Langlands (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | 0:00:42 |
103 | Collin Samaan (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:00:44 |
104 | Tom Francis (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Aaron Schneider (Ultimo-HGM) | 0:00:45 |
106 | Paul Whitley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | 0:00:46 |
107 | Lee Evans (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | 0:00:54 |
108 | Johnathon Atkinson (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | 0:01:07 |
109 | Louis Wright (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | 0:01:24 |
110 | Nick King (Kia Motors) | 0:01:31 |
111 | Alex Frame (PowerNet) | 0:01:51 |
112 | Matt Shallcrass (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | 0:01:54 |
113 | Courtney Black (Kia Motors) | 0:01:57 |
114 | Leon Hextall (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | 0:02:06 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Hayden Roulston (Calder Stewart) | 0:04:38 |
2 | Jason Christie (Calder Stewart) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Sam Bewley (Calder Stewart) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jason Allen (Calder Stewart) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Marc Ryan (Calder Stewart) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart) | 0:00:01 |
7 | Shane Archbold (PowerNet) | 0:00:04 |
8 | Josh Atkins (PowerNet) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Myron Simpson (PowerNet) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Cameron Karwowski (PowerNet) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Tom Scully (PowerNet) | 0:00:06 |
12 | Louis Crosby (Pure Black Racing) | 0:00:08 |
13 | Scott Lyttle (Pure Black Racing) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Glen Chadwick (Pure Black Racing) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Shem Rodger (Pure Black Racing) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Daniel Barry (Pure Black Racing) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Tim Gudsell (Pure Black Racing) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Westley Gough (Subway Pro Cycling) | 0:00:09 |
19 | Paul Odlin (Subway Pro Cycling) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Peter Latham (Subway Pro Cycling) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Nick Lovegrove (Subway Pro Cycling) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ian Smallman (Subway Pro Cycling) | 0:00:10 |
23 | Sam Horgan (Subway Pro Cycling) | 0:00:12 |
24 | Aaron Strong (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Patrick Bevin (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Wade Mangham (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Bevan Mason (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Brett Tivers (Share The Road) | 0:00:13 |
29 | Chris Macic (Share The Road) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Justin Kerr (Share The Road) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Karl Murray (Share The Road) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jeremy Yates (Share The Road) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Tom David (Share The Road) | 0:00:14 |
34 | Alexander Ray (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Fraser Gough (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Taylor Gunman (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Dion Smith (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Scott Thomas (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | 0:00:16 |
39 | Sam Steele (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | 0:00:20 |
40 | Brendan Sharratt (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Aaron Gate (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Joe Chapman (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Matt Wheatcroft (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Michael Vink (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Brad Carter (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Joseph Cooper (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Dan Waluszewski (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | 0:00:21 |
48 | Tim Carswell (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | 0:00:22 |
49 | Hamish Wright (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Patrick Jones (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Gordon Mccauley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Scott Cunningham (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | 0:00:23 |
53 | Kieran Hambrook (Kia Motors) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Joseph Lewis (Kia Motors) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | George Bennett (Kia Motors) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Alex Meenhorst (Kia Motors) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Alex Mcgregor (The Southland Times) | 0:00:24 |
58 | Marc Prutton (The Southland Times) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Andi Bajic (The Southland Times) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Pavel Stuchlik (The Southland Times) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Garry Smith (The Southland Times) | 0:00:25 |
62 | Joshua Aldridge (The Southland Times) | 0:00:26 |
63 | Kane Walker (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:00:27 |
64 | Johnathan Toftoy (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Christian Parrett (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Mike Olheiser (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Mike Henton (Ascot Park Hotel) | 0:00:28 |
69 | Eric Lau (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Henri Bardoul (Southern Institute Of Technology) | 0:00:31 |
71 | Steve Wright (Southern Institute Of Technology) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Simon Binney (Southern Institute Of Technology) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Lee Johnstone (Southern Institute Of Technology) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Dillon Bennett (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Logan Mort (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Eric Drower (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Aidan Mckenzie (Partners Life-Champion System) | 0:00:32 |
79 | Simon Finucane (Southern Institute Of Technology) | 0:00:33 |
80 | Sheldon Gorter (Partners Life-Champion System) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Craig Johns (Radio Sport) | 0:00:34 |
82 | Danny Pulbrook (Radio Sport) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Ryan Obst (Radio Sport) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Matt Marshall (Radio Sport) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Gary Carleton (Southern Institute Of Technology) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Justin Stott (Radio Sport) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Peter Murphy (Radio Sport) | 0:00:35 |
88 | Nick Jowsey (Ultimo-HGM) | 0:00:36 |
89 | Richard Lawson (Ultimo-HGM) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Daniel Molyneux (Ultimo-HGM) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Greg Taylor (Ultimo-HGM) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Richard Rollinson (Ultimo-HGM) | 0:00:37 |
93 | Kyle Wood (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | 0:00:40 |
94 | Brad Evans (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Jeremy Inglis (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Tim Rush (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Tom Hubbard (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | James Early (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | James Mccoy (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Travis Kane (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Mark Langlands (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus) | 0:00:42 |
103 | Collin Samaan (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World) | 0:00:44 |
104 | Tom Francis (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Aaron Schneider (Ultimo-HGM) | 0:00:45 |
106 | Paul Whitley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching) | 0:00:46 |
107 | Lee Evans (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing) | 0:00:54 |
108 | Johnathon Atkinson (Olphert Contracting Ltd) | 0:01:07 |
109 | Louis Wright (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team) | 0:01:24 |
110 | Nick King (Kia Motors) | 0:01:31 |
111 | Alex Frame (PowerNet) | 0:01:51 |
112 | Matt Shallcrass (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | 0:01:54 |
113 | Courtney Black (Kia Motors) | 0:01:57 |
114 | Leon Hextall (Henderson Contruction Ltd) | 0:02:06 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Calder Stewart | 0:13:54 |
2 | PowerNet | 0:00:12 |
3 | Pure Black Racing | 0:00:24 |
4 | Subway Pro Cycling | 0:00:27 |
5 | Ascot Park Hotel | 0:00:36 |
6 | Share The Road | 0:00:39 |
7 | H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus | 0:00:42 |
8 | Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing | 0:01:00 |
9 | Mico-Protrain Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching | 0:01:06 |
11 | Kia Motors | 0:01:09 |
12 | The Southland Times | 0:01:12 |
13 | Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World | 0:01:21 |
14 | Southern Institute Of Technology | 0:01:33 |
15 | Partners Life-Champion System | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Radio Sport | 0:01:42 |
17 | Ultimo-HGM | 0:01:48 |
18 | Olphert Contracting Ltd | 0:02:00 |
19 | Henderson Contruction Ltd | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
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