Tineli Nelson Tour de Femme

Catering for all female riders
Five stages over three days - total distance approx 220km

27 December
7.30pm Briefing at the The Stables, Richmond

28 December
9.00am Stage One, Riwaka Rugby Clubrooms, 11km
2.00pm Stage Two, Moutere Hills Community Centre, Mahana Circuit, 48km

29 December
8.30am Stage Three, Brightwater Motor Inn, 70km
2.00pm Stage Four, Brightwater Motor Inn, 19km

30 December
9.00am Stage Five, Cycling Nelson Clubrooms, 80km

The Tineli Nelson Tour de Femme is a premier women's only road cycle tour. With 32 starters in it's inaugural year in 2001, numbers have grown rapidly with over 75 on the 2008 startline.

The philosophy of organiser Averil West, is to provide women with an opportunity to compete in an event where tactics are dominated and determined by women, thus providing extra challenge and where their achievements are not overshadowed by their often physically stronger male counterparts.

Averil also believes that the confidence of novice female riders can be improved through racing alongside elite and discovering that everyone is important and has a role to play in making a successful event. This concept has successfully brought together international, national and novice riders.

Rather than follow the more traditional racing structure of grades the Tineli Tour de Femme puts all riders together then recognising overall and age groups in the final prize lists. This concept provides young and novice riders with the chance to line up with their heroes and learn from them, whilst having the opportunity to test themselves against the more experienced.

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