2008 Tour de Vineyards

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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	Template:Flagicon Paul Odlin Template:Flagicon Gordon McCauley Template:Flagicon Heath Blackgrove	Template:Flagicon Paul Odlin Template:Flagicon Gordon McCauley Template:Flagicon Heath Blackgrove
2	3 January	Richmond	Saint Arnaud	90 km	Template:Flagicon Hayden Roulston Template:Flagicon Jeremy Yates Template:Flagicon Heath Blackgrove	Template:Flagicon Heath Blackgrove Template:Flagicon Jeremy Yates Template:Flagicon Hayden Roulston
3	4 January	Richmond	Marble Head	130 km	Template:Flagicon Hayden Roulston Template:Flagicon Jeremy Yates Template:Flagicon Heath Blackgrove	Template:Flagicon Jeremy Yates Template:Flagicon Heath Blackgrove Template:Flagicon Hayden Roulston
4	5 January	Hill circuit	Hill circuit	60 km	Template:Flagicon Shane Archbold Template:Flagicon Edward Barrett Template:Flagicon Shem Rodger	Template:Flagicon Jeremy Yates Template:Flagicon Heath Blackgrove Template:Flagicon Hayden Roulston

Men's top 10 overall

Pos	Rider	Time
1	Template:Flagicon Jeremy Yates	8:19:01
2	Template:Flagicon Heath Blackgrove	+ 0.02
3	Template:Flagicon Hayden Roulston	+ 0.22
4	Template:Flagicon Chris Sanson	+ 3.17
5	Template:Flagicon Brett Dawber	+ 4.38
6	Template:Flagicon George Bennett	+ 4.46
7	Template:Flagicon Joseph Cooper	+ 4.55
8	Template:Flagicon Ryan Wills	+ 6.02
9	Template:Flagicon Justin Kerr	+ 6.08
10	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan Template:Flagicon Sarah Murdoch Template:Flagicon Jeanne Kuhajek	Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan Template:Flagicon Sarah Murdoch Template:Flagicon Jeanne Kuhajek
2	3 January	Richmond	Saint Arnaud	90 km	Template:Flagicon Jeanne Kuhajek Template:Flagicon Karen Fulton Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan	Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan Template:Flagicon Sarah Murdoch Template:Flagicon Jeanne Kuhajek
3	4 January	Richmond	Marble Head	130 km	Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan Template:Flagicon Jeanne Kuhajek Template:Flagicon Sarah Murdoch	Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan Template:Flagicon Sarah Murdoch Template:Flagicon Jeanne Kuhajek
5	4 January	Hill circuit	Hill circuit	35 km	Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan Template:Flagicon Karen Fulton Template:Flagicon Tracy Clark	Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan Template:Flagicon Sarah Murdoch Template:Flagicon Jeanne Kuhajek

Women's top 8 overall

Pos	Rider	Time
1	Template:Flagicon Serena Sheridan	8:47:52
2	Template:Flagicon Sarah Murdoch	+ 5.42
3	Template:Flagicon Jeanne Kuhajek	+ 8.18
4	Template:Flagicon Karen Fulton	+ 11.40
5	Template:Flagicon Britta Martin	+ 11.59
6	Template:Flagicon Bronwyn Fraser	+ 32.14
7	Template:Flagicon Tracy Clark	+ 33.04
8	Template:Flagicon Liz Williamson	+ 41.02

References

• Cyclingnews.com home page for the 2008 Tour de Vineyards