Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.racing
Subject: NZ Post Cycle Classic: Stages
From: F.Brown@massey.ac.nz (F.J. Brown)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 02:53:12 GMT
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Keywords: racing, New Zealand
Summary: Summary of stages for forthcoming NZ Post Cycle Classic
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Stages for the NZ Post Cycle Classic (New Zealand):
extracted from Souvenir Supplement 1992

Save this if you intend to follow the race results posted to this group!

To make some sense of this I've done my best at producing an asci map of
the North Island of New Zealand (don't laugh):

                -
                \ \_
                /    \
                 \    \
                  \    \
                   \   /
                    `  \
                     D E
                     |   \    __
                     |     \  ||
                     |      |_||
                     |  C B     \
                    /             \
                    |               \ 7 ----\
                   /       A     9           |
                  -               8     6   /
              _ /                        5/
            /                            |
           |                        __4_|     
            \ -                    /
                \                 | 
                  \                \
                   \             _3/
                    |  2        / 
                   /          /
                  /        /
                  |      /
                  |1   /
                  \0_/
   
0 = Wellington
1 = Paraparaumu
2 = Palmerston North
3 = Hastings / Napier (twin cities)
4 = Wairoa
5 = Gisborne
6 = Te Karaka
7 = Whakatane
8 = Murupara
9 = Rotorua
A = Tokoroa
B = Morrinsville
C = Hamilton
D = Auckland
E = Devonport

Friday Oct 30: Prologue opening time-trial (6 km) Oriental Bay, Wellington,
1 pm.

Saturday October 31: Stage 1 Paraparaumu Beach criterium (40 km), 10 am; 
Stage 2 Paraparaumu - Palmerston North (126 km) depart 1 pm including 
Forest Lakes hillclimb about 1:46 pm, finishing about 4:14 pm.

Sunday November 1: Stage 3 Palmerston North - Hastings (177 km) depart
10 am including Saddle Road hillclimb about 10:28 km (holy shit they get
to the saddle in 28 minutes???), finish 2:00 pm.

Monday November 2: Stage 4 Wairoa - Gisborne (104 km) depart 10 am including
Morere hillclimb about 12:04 pm (2.6 km sharp ascent, 0.5 km drop, another
2 km sharop ascent) and Wharerata hillclimb about 12:32 pm, finish 1:32 pm; 
Stage 5 Gisborne criterium (45 km) 5:45 pm includes three bridges on circuit.

Tuesday Nov 3: Stage 6 Te Karaka - Whakatane (163 km) depart 11 am including
Traffords hillclimb 12:13 pm and Ohope Beach hillclimb 2:45 pm, finish 
2:55 pm.   "A tough ride through rugged, isolated country, featuring a
daredevil 45 km stretch through the Waioeka Gorge.   Three climbs including
the notorious Traffords Hill; descent listed as "dangerous".   Section
mostly narrow and windy..."

Wednesday Nov 4: Stage 7 Whakatane - Rotorua (143 km) depart 11 am including
Matahina Dam hillclimb 11:50 am and Kaiangaroa hillclimb 1:20 pm ("the longest,
meanest climb of them all - a 16.2 km trudge up the Kaiangaroa Hill which
will have competitors in climbing mode for half an hour or more; a crucial
part of the bike race with the quickest climbers likely to gain several
minutes over the slowest"), finish 1:20 pm.

Thursday Nov 5: Stage 8 Rotorua - Tokoroa (65 km) depart 9:30 am including
Maungaiti hillclimb 10:36 am, finish 10:58 am; Stage 9 Tokoroa -
Morrinsville (103 km) depart 1:00 pm including Bell Rd. hillclimb 3:13 pm, 
finish 3:30 pm.

Friday 6 Nov: Stage 10 Hamilton - Auckland (141 km) depart 9:30 am including
Bombay hillclimb 11:27 am, finish 1:00 pm; Stage 11 North Shore City 
criterium (45 km) 6:45 pm.

Saturday 7 Nov: Stage 12 Auckland City - Devonport (130 km) depart 10:45 am
including The Avenue hillclimb 11:21 am, Mt. Pleasant hillclimb 12:56 pm
and Albany hillclimb 1:14 pm, finish 1:58 pm.

8 x Grade 1 hillclimbs, 7 x Grade 2 hillclimbs, 5 x Grade 3 hillclimbs,
2 x Grade 4 hillclimbs.   Also Sprint Ace competition with 19 nominated
sprints, generally timed to coincide with the tour's arrival in popular
centres along the route, including Waikanae, Otaki, Woodville, Dannevirke,
Gisborne, Cambridge, Ngaruawahia and Huntly.

Cheers,

Frith
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Palmerston North                      
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