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Welcome to Torque Racing.org, home for the Southern Institute of Technology / Hammer Nutrition 2009 Tour of Southland Team. Have a look through our race reports and photos from the 2009 Tour of Southland. While we weren't a rock star team we had a lot of fun, and may give some insight into what its like racing at New Zealands Premier Cycle Event.

Our Team from Left to Right:
Manager: Maurice Hinton (Auckland)
#111 Mike Henton (Auckland)
#112 Dylan Stewart (Napier)
#113 Matt Hinton (Auckland)
#114 Dion Neems (Auckland)
#115 Simon Brown (New Plymouth)
Driver: Rachael Button (Auckland)
Race Reports:
- Race Build Up
- Stage 1 - Teams Time Trial 8km
- Stage 2 - Invercargill to Bluff 81km
- Stage 3 - Invercargill to Gore 165km
- Stage 4 - Invercargill to Tuataupere 88km
- Stage 5 - Tuataupere to Winton 100km
- Stage 6 - Lumsden to Crown Range 132km
- Stage 7 - Winton to Te Anau 163km
- Stage 8 - Te Anau to Lumsden 79km
- Stage 9 - Winton to Invercargill 64km
- Tour Wrap Up