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 Paul Odlin Gordon McCauley Heath Blackgrove Paul Odlin Gordon McCauley Heath Blackgrove 2 3 January Richmond Saint Arnaud 90 km Hayden Roulston Jeremy Yates Heath Blackgrove Heath Blackgrove Jeremy Yates Hayden Roulston 3 4 January Richmond Marble Head 130 km Hayden Roulston Jeremy Yates Heath Blackgrove Jeremy Yates Heath Blackgrove Hayden Roulston 4 5 January Hill circuit Hill circuit 60 km Shane Archbold Edward Barrett Shem Rodger Jeremy Yates Heath Blackgrove Hayden Roulston
Men's top 10 overall
Pos Rider Time 1 Jeremy Yates 8:19:01 2 Heath Blackgrove + 0.02 3 Hayden Roulston + 0.22 4 Chris Sanson + 3.17 5 Brett Dawber + 4.38 6 George Bennett + 4.46 7 Joseph Cooper + 4.55 8 Ryan Wills + 6.02 9 Justin Kerr + 6.0810 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 Serena Sheridan Sarah Murdoch Jeanne Kuhajek Serena Sheridan Sarah Murdoch Jeanne Kuhajek 2 3 January Richmond Saint Arnaud 90 km Jeanne Kuhajek Karen Fulton Serena Sheridan Serena Sheridan Sarah Murdoch Jeanne Kuhajek 3 4 January Richmond Marble Head 130 km Serena Sheridan Jeanne Kuhajek Sarah Murdoch Serena Sheridan Sarah Murdoch Jeanne Kuhajek 5 4 January Hill circuit Hill circuit 35 km Serena Sheridan Karen Fulton Tracy Clark Serena Sheridan Sarah Murdoch Jeanne Kuhajek
Women's top 8 overall
Pos Rider Time 1 Serena Sheridan 8:47:52 2 Sarah Murdoch + 5.42 3 Jeanne Kuhajek + 8.18 4 Karen Fulton + 11.40 5 Britta Martin + 11.59 6 Bronwyn Fraser + 32.14 7 Tracy Clark + 33.04 8 Liz Williamson + 41.02
References Cyclingnews.com home page for the 2008 Tour de Vineyards