Cantabrian Michael Vink has won back-to-back SBS Bank Tour of Southland titles. The first rider to successfully defend his title since Hayden Roulston in 2008, Vink (Placemakers) finished third in this morning’s individual time trial and controlled the front of the race over the final 77km stage fro
Defending champion Michael Vink will take a handy lead into the final stage of the 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. Vink (Placemakers) has finished third in the penultimate stage, a 13km individual time trial based at Winton, with stage honours going to newly promoted New Zealand endurance track rid
Defending champion Michael Vink has put himself within grasp of a second SBS Bank Tour of Southland title after a stunning ride by his Placemakers team on the penultimate day of the race’s 63rd edition. Starting the 151km stage from Invercargill to Gore in third place, trailing Mexican rider Eder Fr
Mexcican rider Eder Frayre has produced a second impressive climbing performance as the 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s yellow jersey settles a little more securely onto his shoulders. The Kia Motors-Ascot Park Hotel rider scored his second stage win in as many days, backing up from Wednesday’s vi
NCEA Level 2 student Robbie Jackson of The Catlins Area School has been awarded The Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award for his successes throughout the year, both vocationally and academically. Robbie attended an Agricultural class one day a week at Telford Campus this year, in addition to
The 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s first Mexican rider has made an emphatic statement at the midway point of this year’s race. Kia Motors-Ascot Park Hotel rider Eder Frayre holds a 28sec lead over Southland’s Corbin Strong, with defending champion Michael Vink trailing by 33sec after today’s Quee
Mataura Police are investigating after a number of windows were broken on Bridge Street, Mataura, on Monday 28 October. At around 7.30pm that day, a group of youths were throwing stones at vehicles on Bridge Street, near Main Street. A silver hatchback stopped, and an altercation took place between
World omnium champion Cambell Stewart has sprinted his way into the yellow jersey in his debut SBS Bank Tour of Southland. For the second stage in a row it was the young legs who finished fastest as Stewart just edged out his New Zealand track endurance squad mate Corbin Strong and previous tour lea
