New Zealand Cycle Classic

The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour.

New Zealand Cycle Classic

Race details
Date	Late-January
Region	Masterton Region, New Zealand
English name	New Zealand Cycle Classic
Nickname(s)	NZCC
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Oceania Tour
Type	New Zealand's Premier Stage race
Organiser	Jorge Sandoval
Race director	Jorge Sandoval
Web site	www.cycletournz.com
History
First edition	1988 (1988)
Editions	37 (as of 2024)
First winner	Darren Rush (NZL)
Most wins	Brian Fowler (NZL) (4 wins)
Most recent	Aaron Gate (NZL)

In August 2024, it was announced by race organiser Jorge Sandoval that the race was being cancelled due to difficulty finding a naming rights sponsor.^[1]

Multiple victories

Wins	Name	Country	Years
4	Brian Fowler	New Zealand	1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
2	Ric Reid	New Zealand	1994, 1996
	Hayden Roulston	New Zealand	2006, 2007
	Aaron Gate	New Zealand	2019, 2024

Winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1988	New Zealand	Darren Rush
1989	New Zealand	Brian Fowler
1990	New Zealand	Brian Fowler
1991	New Zealand	Brian Fowler
1992	New Zealand	Brian Fowler
1993	New Zealand	Clark Richards
1994	New Zealand	Ric Reid
1995	Australia	Robbie McEwen
1996	New Zealand	Ric Reid
1997	Australia	Corey Sweet
1998	Australia	Hayden Bradbury
1999	New Zealand	Julian Dean
2000	New Zealand	Brendon Vesty
2001	France	Chris Jenner	Fuji Xerox
2002	New Zealand	Robin Reid	Avanti Cycles
2003	New Zealand	Matthew Yates	Team Subway
2004	Canada	Eric Wohlberg	Trust House
2005	Australia	Matthew Lloyd	Team Jayco
2006	New Zealand	Hayden Roulston	Team Subway
2007	New Zealand	Hayden Roulston	Trek-Zookeepers Café
2008	Australia	Travis Meyer	SouthAustralia.com–AIS
2009	Australia	Peter McDonald	Drapac–Porsche Cycling
2010	New Zealand	Michael Torckler	Cardno Team
2011	New Zealand	George Bennett	Cardno Team
2012	Australia	Jay McCarthy	Team Jayco–AIS
2013	Australia	Nathan Earle	Huon Salmon–Genesys Wealth Advisers
2014	New Zealand	Michael Vink	Team Budget Forklifts
2015	New Zealand	Taylor Gunman	Avanti Racing Team
2016	Australia	Ben O'Connor	Avanti Racing Team
2017	New Zealand	Joseph Cooper	IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness
2018	New Zealand	Hayden McCormick	New Zealand (national team)
2019	New Zealand	Aaron Gate	EvoPro Racing
2020	Australia	Rylee Field	Team BridgeLane
2021	New Zealand	Corbin Strong[2]	New Zealand (national team)
2022	Great Britain	Mark Stewart[3][4]	Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
2023	New Zealand	James Oram[5]	Bolton Equities Black Spoke
2024	New Zealand	Aaron Gate	New Zealand (national team)

Most stage wins

Most stage wins by riders. Listed are those riders with more than three stage wins^[6]

Wins	Name	Country
9	Hayden Roulston	New Zealand
6	Robin Reid	New Zealand
5	Nathan Earle	Australia
4	Regan Gough	New Zealand
	Greg Henderson	New Zealand
	Gordon McCauley	New Zealand
	Brendon Vesty	New Zealand
3	Aaron Gate	New Zealand
	Peter Latham	New Zealand

Stage wins by each country

Wins	Country
94	New Zealand
41	Australia
9	Great Britain
5	Netherlands
3	Canada
2	Hong Kong
1	Switzerland
1	United States of America
1	South Africa