Longford to Poatina

Date: Friday 25th November

Start Time: 10:00am (Men's)  -  1:45pm (Women's)

Approx. Finish Time: 11:30pm (Men's)  -  3:45pm (Women's)

Start Location: Archer St, Longford

​Finish Location: Poatina Rd, Poatina Village

Distance: 57.0 km

Neutral: 2.4 km

Neutral Zone: 2.4km

Sprint #1: 25.7 km – Elizabeth St, Bracknell
     
Sprint #2: 50.9 km – Saundridge Rd, Cressy

Hill Climb #1 (Cat. 3): 7.0 km – Poatina Rd, Poatina Village

​Returning to the renowned Poatina, this stage will certainly set the general classification contenders apart for both the men’s and women’s races.

The profile of this stage is like a smiling assassin. It will appear easy in the initial stages with majority of the course based on flat terrain but a hard steep 3km climb to the finish line will be sure to challenge even the best riders. 

---

Course Map & Profile

---