Tour Programme 2012


Thursday 25 Oct
 Prologue - Clearwater Resort
Friday      26 Oct Christchurch to Hanmer Springs
Saturday  27 Oct Hanmer Springs to Greymouth
Sunday    28 Oct
 Greymouth to Arthur's Pass
Monday    29 Oct Arthur's Pass to Christchurch

Thursday 25 October

Tour Registration

Clearwater Golf Club & Resort

Clearwater Avenue
Harewood
Christchurch

MAP

  • Registration will take place on Thursday 25 October - Exciting New Venue the Clearwater Resort and golf club. Registration will be from 3.30pm with the Prologue starting at 5.00pm

Prologue: starts (Flat fast course for 2012)

3:30 - 4:30 pm: Register -

4:30 pm: (ITT) 4km 

Accomodation bag drop off at Registration -

Friday 26 October

Start:  Clearwater Resort

5.15 - 5:45 am: Riders arrive, drop off bags, get ready for start
6:00 am: Riders assemble in grades ready to start
6:15 am: Start with small time gap between grades
Stage 1: 120 km Christchurch to Culverden
Stage 2: 40 km Culverden to Hanmer Springs

Saturday 27 October 

                                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

7:00-8:00 am: Stagered Start

Stage 3: 137 km Hanmer Springs to Reefton
Stage 4:   78 km Reefton - Greymouth

Sunday 28 October

 


 

 

 

10:00 am: Start

Stage 5: 15 Km Greymouth - Stillwater                                                                          
Stage 6: 72 km Stillwater to Otaira
Stage 7: 12 km Otaira to Arthurs Pass Village including 9km (ITT) Arthurs Pass Climb. 

Monday 29 October

 

 


 

 

9:00 am: Start

Stage 8  : 47 km Arthurs Pass to Cave Stream
Stage 9  : 34 km Cave Stream to Springfield
Stage 10: 25 km Springfield to Old West Coast Rd                                                           
Stage 11: 15 km (TTT) Old West coast Rd

Evening: Awards Dinner 6.30pm at Clearwater Golf Resort

Summary of Daily Distances & Stages

Five Passes Cycle Tour 2011      
Location Distance Total KMs Comments
Day 1 TT 4k 4k Flat & Fast
Stage One      
Ferrymead - Ashley 42km 42km Neutral Stage
Ashley - Sprint 1 Balcain 15km 57km Open Stage
Sprint 1 Balcain - Amberly 8km 65km Open Stage
Stage Two      
Amberly - Waipara Neutral 10km 75km Neutral Stage
Waipara bridge - Weka Pass KOM 13km 88km Open Stage
Weka Pass KOM - Culverden Stage Finish 27km 115km Open Stage
Stage 3       
Culverden - Hanmer Turn off Neutral 32km 148km Neutral Stage
Hanmer Springs Team Time Trail   7km 155km Open stage
Day 2      
Stage One      
Hanmer start - Bottom of first climb Neutral 19km 19km Neutral Stage
Start - Engineers Camp Sprint 2 30km 49km Open stage
Engineers Camp - KOM Lewis Pass 24km 73km Open stage
Lewis Pass - Springs Junction 20km 93km Open stage
Stage Two      
Springs Junction - KOM Rahu Saddle (non contested) not timed  8km 101km Open stage
Rahu Saddle - Reefton team TT stage finish 35km 136km Open stage
Stage Three      
Reefton to Ikamatua Neutral 35km 171km Neutral Stage
Ikamatua to Ikamatua - Sprint 3 5km 176km Open stage
Ikamatua to Blackball - Stage finish Blackball 20km 190km Open stage
Blackball to Greymouth Neutral 15km 205km Neutral Stage
Day 3      
Stage One      
Greymouth - Stillwater Neutral 15km 15km Neutral
Stage Two      
Stillwater to  Sprint 3 11km 26km Open Stage
Sprint 3 to Rotomanu - Sprint 4 34km 49km Open Stage
Rotomanu to Jacksons 17km 66km Open Stage
Jacksons to Otira 21km 87km Neutral Stage
Stage Three      
Otira - Arthurs Pass summit 9km 96km Timed Climb
Arthurs Pass summit - Arthurs Pass Village 4km 100km Neutral Stage
Day 4      
Stage One      
Arthurs Pass Village to Cass Sprint 5 28km 28km Open Stage
Cass Sprint to Craigieburn Cutting KOM 13km 41km Open Stage
Cave Stream stage finish  5km 46km Open Stage
Stage Two      
Cave Stream to Portas Pass 16km 62km Open Stage
Porters Pass to Springfield 19km 81km Neutral Stage
Stage Three      
Springfeild to Agriseed old west coast rd 25km 106km Neutral Stage
Stage Four      
Team Time trail 20km 126km Open Stage

Map showing the route out of Christchurch on Day 1