MEDIA INFORMATION
The Trust House Cycle Classic - 27 - 31 January 2010
Tour Director: Jorge Sandoval MNZM– phone 0274 464 300
TOUR HEADQUARTERS
Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 January 2010 The Angus Inn – Lower Hutt
Phone 04 – 569 3279
Thursday 28,Friday 29, Saturday 30 January 2010 - Solway Park Hotel – Masterton
Phone 06 – 370 0500
Sunday 30 January 2010
The Angus Inn – Lower Hutt Phone 04 – 569 3279
Radio Interviews / Race reports / Information
For race updates during the day – Please call Marty Hewson 027 448 8467
or Jorge Sandoval 0274 464 300
For race results at the end of the day, please call the Tour Headquarters on the day (see above) or 0274 448 8467.
Members of the media are invited to follow the tour. Limited places are available for journalists to travel on official cars on request to the Race Director.
For more information please visit our website; www.cycletournz.com
International Rider arrivals
At Wellington International airport
Monday, January 25, 3pm
Australian National team (Jayco Skins)—lead rider Michael Matthews
Apollo Cycling—lead rider James Henry
Both teams available to the media Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, January 26, 3pm
(Australian professional teams)
Drapac Porsche—lead rider Peter McDonald
Fly V Australia—lead rider Phil Zajicek (plus Jai Crawford)
McDonagh Blake-Witness—lead rider Geoff Straub
Shortis Cycling—lead rider Chris Jory
Genesys Wealth Advisers—leader rider Joel Pearson
The Trust House Cycle Classic EVENT DETAILS
The 2010 Trust House Cycle Classic, an annual sporting fixture for the past 23years and recognised as the best shop window for road cycling in New Zealand. The event starts on Wednesday 27 January with the Upper Hutt to Masterton stage via the Rimutakas and finish with a street circuit race in Lambton Quay, Wellington on Sunday 31st January 2010 at 2.30pm.
The Trust House Cycle Classic is owned and managed by Jorge Sandoval MNZM
The event is held annually in January – at a time when European teams are beginning their intensive competition and training for the European cycling circuit. This event is one of the first major UCI (Union Cyclist Internationale) events of the year.
The 2009 Trust House Cycle Classic was watch by 1000’s of spectators during the five days event. It provided an economic benefit to the Hutt City, Wellington and Wairarapa as well as media exposure via television, newspapers and Internet sites from around the world.
The race is on the UCI (World Cycling Body) World Cycling Calendar and registered as 2.2 A grade event.
Over the five days of racing riders will complete a total of 564 kilometres of racing. The hardest stages in this year’s tour are stage one over the Rimutakas and stage two, a hilly 125km race around the Masterton area finishing at the top of Admiral Hill, a 16km hill climb to a total of 535 meters above sea level.
