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Tuesday, 22 December 2009; Latest News - Change of a stage
For safety reasons, we have decide to change stage 4 from a criterium to an individual time trial. The criterium circuit has now a total of 8 concrete humps and is very dangerous to ride. The ITT will take place only a few metres from the hotel on a 11km circuit around the Palmerston North University.
Please Note: No Time Trial bikes, bar extension or disk wheels to be use. Riders must ride the time trial in the same bike that are using for all other stages.
24 - 28 February 2010
UCI 2.2 event
The final race route and date for Oceania's women’s premier cycle race has now been finalised and Race Director Jorge Sandoval is confident the hill stages will be challenging and all stages of the Tour will provide excellent racing and spectator opportunities.
The 2010 event will commence on February 24th 2010 with a stage from Martinborought to Masterton and will finish five days later with the Wellington circuit down in Lambton Quay.
Sandoval says the 2010 tour should be special.
“Next year’s is the 7th version of the tour and we are looking forward to a great celebration. The tour is now recognised overseas as the best women’s cycle race in this country and I expect a big number of national and international riders”
“For the first time in the tour history, riders will race from Masterton to Palmerston North via the Pahiatua track. This is virgin territory for women’s cycling but next years riders will travel to and from Palmerston North via the track and should produce some great racing” Sandoval said.
Entries are now open for all riders and teams wanting to take part in the event.
Riders who enter on their own will be place on composite teams.
If you are planning to take part or need any other information, please contact the Race Director
Amber Halliday, winner of the 2009 NZCT Women's Tour of New Zealand speak to the media.