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Tour de Vineyards 2009
Stage 3 Photos - All photos courtesy of David Letsche - www.makingwebsiteswork.co.nz

Race 1 break climbs Raey's Saddle


Race 1 chasing peleton

Leading bunch passes through Tapawera

Leading bunch has a easy time passing through the feed station on Stanley Brook Hill

The greater numbers of riders in the chasing bunch causes mayhem at the feedstation

Chasing group pursues the breakaway along the West Bank of the Motueka River

The 2 leaders from the breakaway bunch tackle the steepest part of Takaka Hill

Caleb Hill and another rider from the breakway group

The attack

The response

The Subway rider led for most of Takaka Hill

The chase group soon split leaving those that would ultimately figure in the final result

Jeremy Yates approaches the final few hundred metres of the stage as his chasers race for second place

Victory salute



Jeremy Yates cools down on the hill




Brian Grant


Womens winner - Catherine Cheatley


Rob Searle

Paul Dowell



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