Mark your calendar for 2011

Easter Sat April 23rd 2011
 

2010 Results are posted

Just click on the appropriate button and download the file. Note that many did not enter their wave, and while most have been found and results corrected, there might still be the odd error. Contact us if required.
 

Last newsletter and race numbers

You can check your registration time table, wave starts and your race numbers on the registration page, just click on the link following and scroll down to the bottom of the page for your pdf downloads. Click here
 

The 2nd event: 3rd April 2010

Mark your calendars, we are planning the second New World Tour de Wakatipu for Easter 2010, and will keep you informed along the way
 

Event closes with 835 registered

 
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3/09/2010 11:22:42 p.m.

Race Reports

 
Please click on any of the race reports below to view the full report.
 

UPix photos

3/04/2010 8:23:43 p.m.
 
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Entrants list for 2010

30/03/2010 11:30:36 p.m.
 
ENTRANTS LIST and your number are at ...
 

Tuesday 30th March Newsletter Tour de Wakatipu

30/03/2010 11:25:26 p.m.
 
This is on the entry form page ...
 

Video clip from last year

25/03/2010 10:22:37 a.m.
 
Go to ...
 

Questions and Answers

25/03/2010 10:19:06 a.m.
 
Transport
We don't have a transport system back to Millbrook
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March Newsletter One Racers

23/03/2010 12:05:40 p.m.
 
This newsletter is at ...
 

Millbrook Resort, Queenstown

19/03/2010 12:25:05 p.m.
 
Millbrook has offered special accommodation rates for the event....
 

Entries for 2010

11/03/2010 5:23:58 p.m.
 
It has been interesting to watch the entries as they have arrived....
 

The Trails

11/03/2010 5:23:14 p.m.
 
Now the trails and tracks are mostly in good condition and will not need much work except for the section around the bottom of the airport, which requires the attention of a digger for a hour or two....
 

Tour News

11/03/2010 5:21:14 p.m.
 
The event that we put together last year seemed to gel just right with everybody and everything....
 

Expected Growth and Recommended Times

26/01/2010 3:44:25 p.m.
 
We are committed to grow the event while still retaining the atmosphere that we were praised for last year, and have retained the wave system allowing for some "room on the track"....
 

Some notes from last year

26/01/2010 3:42:33 p.m.
 
Last Years Reports

Following are some comments we received after the race last year, just to give you a taste of things to come....
 

It's Open

22/12/2009 3:00:37 p.m.
 
It's official, today we have opened the online entries for the Tour de Wakatipu!

It took us some time to get there, but thanks to our web designer, we have now an internal system which should simplify the entry process for everyone....
 

we have been working hard behind the scene

8/12/2009 2:32:33 p.m.
 
We have been working hard behind the scenes to have everything ready for a launch of the New World 2010 tour de Wakatipu, and the details are almost all in place....
 

Order your Jerseys NOW

15/04/2009 8:25:25 p.m.
 
The TDW cycle jersey (as modeled by Geoff on the day) can be ordered by downloading the form and faxing it to us or emailing the relevant details....
 

Photos - some there now

15/04/2009 8:20:13 p.m.
 
Check out the first sample of ...
 

NEW WORLD TOUR DE WAKATIPU PROVIDES SPECTACULAR BACKDROP

12/04/2009 3:27:13 p.m.
 
Queenstown's newest mountain biking competition, the New World Tour de Wakatipu attracted 845 riders for the inaugural event on Saturday (April 11), with the overwhelming response from both serious and social riders indicating it will draw even larger fields, as it becomes an established event on the Easter calendar....
 

April Newsletter tour de wakatipu

6/04/2009 10:27:47 p.m.
 
The last newsletter and list of entrants and numbers has been sent and is also available....
 

A Full list of pdf's and newsletters

2/04/2009 6:38:01 p.m.
 
Newsletters / Course / Start times / Maps

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Newsletter March - Part 4

27/03/2009 4:59:37 p.m.
 
Questions and Answers
Q: My husband and I were thinking of signing up for the "Recreational" race....
 

Newsletter March - Part 3

27/03/2009 4:56:54 p.m.
 
Finish line with mini Wine, food and music festival feel!
Being at Chard Farm, it will be difficult not to achieve the relaxed atmosphere we're looking for! Once you have reached the finish line, you will be able to replenish your batteries with the help of some good food, and good fluids - whichever one you would like to get....
 

Newsletter March - Part 2

27/03/2009 4:53:49 p.m.
 
The numbers are building up! Newsletter MarchEach afternoon and evening we see an influx of entries - as people finish their working day (with a bit of inwork recreational planning) and then again in the evenings at home....
 

Newsletter March

27/03/2009 4:50:22 p.m.
 
Hello and Welcome to the first New World Tour de Wakatipu!

We are very excited to bring this new event to you....
 

Konica Minolta joins list of sponsors

19/03/2009 3:15:32 p.m.
 
Charles Bateman "On behalf of Konica Minolta, I take great pleasure in working with Geoff and the team at Southern Traverse Ltd, to support local events like the 'Tour de Wakatipu'....
 

INTEREST BUILDS FOR INAUGURAL TOUR DE WAKATIPU

11/03/2009 9:37:30 a.m.
 
The inaugural New World Tour de Wakatipu on April 11 is attracting widespread interest due to the innovative rural course starting at Queenstown's Millbrook Resort and finishing in the vines at the Chard Farm Winery....
 

Tour de Wakatipu offers innovative mountain bike challenge

11/12/2008 6:42:11 a.m.
 
The New World Tour de Wakatipu, a new mountain bike challenge proposed for Easter Sat 2009, will provide exclusive access through Coneburn Station alongside the Kawarau River and conclude with a function at Chard Farm winery....
 

New World Tour de Wakatipu

9/12/2008 8:29:27 a.m.
 
Born out of the idea of having a fun challenging mountain bike event set in the Wakatipu Basin that links the two rivers and two lakes using some of the new tracks developed by the Wakatipu Trails Trust....