2008 Tour de Vineyards

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	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	+ 6.08
10	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