Following is a list of this year's starting riders, their team, province or country and their number.
Denotes Under 23 riders
| Number | Rider | City/Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden ROULSTON | Ashburton | Colourplus (CLP) |
| 2 | Marc RYAN | Timaru | Colourplus (CLP) |
| 3 | Jesse SERGENT | Fielding | Colourplus (CLP) |
| 4 | Logan HUTCHINGS | Papamoa | Colourplus (CLP) |
| 5 | Reon PARK | Timaru | Colourplus (CLP) |
| 6 | Gordon McCAULEY | Auckland | Subway—Avanti (SWA) |
| 7 | Hayden GODFREY | Christchurch | Subway—Avanti (SWA) |
| 8 | Eric DROWER | Cambridge | Subway—Avanti (SWA) |
| 9 | Joseph COOPER | Wellington | Subway—Avanti (SWA) |
| 10 | Joshua ENGLAND | Auckland | Subway—Avanti (SWA) |
| 11 | Jeremy VENNELL | Hastings | Bissell Pro Cycling |
| 12 | Peter LATHAM | Te Awamutu | Bissell Pro Cycling |
| 13 | Ben JACQUES-MAYNES | USA | Bissell Pro Cycling |
| 14 | Omer KEM | USA | Bissell Pro Cycling |
| 15 | Cody O'REILLY | USA | Bissell Pro Cycling |
| 16 | Mark LANGLANDS | Cambridge | Calder Stewart (CST) |
| 17 | Ben KING | Australia | Calder Stewart (CST) |
| 18 | Brad HALL | Australia | Calder Stewart (CST) |
| 19 | Paul ODLIN | Christchurch | Calder Stewart (CST) |
| 20 | Douglas REPACHOLI | Australia | Calder Stewart (CST) |
| 21 | Floyd LANDIS | USA | Cyclingnzshop.com — Bio Sport |
| 22 | Nico de JONG | Auckland | Cyclingnzshop.com — Bio Sport |
| 23 | Nick LOVEGROVE | Auckland | Cyclingnzshop.com — Bio Sport |
| 24 | Jeremy MEECH | Auckland | Cyclingnzshop.com — Bio Sport |
| 25 | Jamie WHYTE | Invercargill | Cyclingnzshop.com — Bio Sport |
| 26 | Heath BLACKGROVE | Waimate | Zookeepers — Cycle Surgery |
| 27 | Sam BEWLEY | Rotorua | Zookeepers — Cycle Surgery |
| 28 | Westley GOUGH | Waipukurau | Zookeepers — Cycle Surgery |
| 29 | Glen CHADWICK | USA | Zookeepers — Cycle Surgery |
| 30 | Hamish BOND | Cambridge | Zookeepers — Cycle Surgery |
| 31 | Robin REID | Nelson | KIA Motors (KMS) |
| 32 | Justin KERR | Tokoroa | KIA Motors (KMS) |
| 33 | Karl MOORE | Hamilton | KIA Motors (KMS) |
| 34 | Shem ROGER | Cambridge | KIA Motors (KMS) |
| 35 | George BENNETT | Nelson | KIA Motors (KMS) |
| 36 | Tyler LOCKE | USA | NOW—MS Society (NMS) |
| 37 | Eric BENNETT | USA | NOW—MS Society (NMS) |
| 38 | Sergio HERNANDEZ | USA | NOW—MS Society (NMS) |
| 39 | Nicholas MARTINEZ | USA | NOW—MS Society (NMS) |
| 40 | Corey FARRELL | USA | NOW—MS Society (NMS) |
| 41 | Kyle MARWOOD | Australia | Praties Cycling (PTC) |
| 42 | Jason RIGG | Australia | Praties Cycling (PTC) |
| 43 | Dylan NEWELL | Australia | Praties Cycling (PTC) |
| 44 | Joshua CHUGG | Australia | Praties Cycling (PTC) |
| 45 | Nathan EARL | Australia | Praties Cycling (PTC) |
| 46 | Samuel WHITMITZ | Australia | Titans Race Team (TRT) |
| 47 | James IBRAHIM | Australia | Titans Race Team (TRT) |
| 48 | Latham CROFT | Auckland | Titans Race Team (TRT) |
| 49 | Oliver HARDING-SHEATH | Auckland | Titans Race Team (TRT) |
| 50 | Maarten WOUTERS | Belgium | Titans Race Team (TRT) |
| 51 | Daniel BARRY | Christchurch | Benchmark Homes |
| 52 | James EARLY | Christchurch | Benchmark Homes |
| 53 | James McCOY | Christchurch | Benchmark Homes |
| 54 | Leon HEXTALL | Christchurch | Benchmark Homes |
| 55 | Matt SILLARS | Auckland | Benchmark Homes |
| 56 | Blair MARTIN | Australia | Creation Signs (CRS) |
| 57 | David EVANS | Australia | Creation Signs (CRS) |
| 58 | Alex MALONE | Australia | Creation Signs (CRS) |
| 59 | David TREACEY | Malta | Creation Signs (CRS) |
| 60 | Hayden KEGG | Australia | Creation Signs (CRS) |
| 61 | Jeremy YATES | Hastings | Team Enterprise |
| 62 | Michael TORCKLER | New Plymouth | Team Enterprise |
| 63 | William ALEXANDER | Auckland | Team Enterprise |
| 64 | Alasdair DEMPSEY | Auckland | Team Enterprise |
| 65 | Josh BROWN | Palmerston North | Team Enterprise |
| 66 | Michael STALLARD | Australia | PowerNet (PNT) |
| 67 | Russell GILL | Australia | PowerNet (PNT) |
| 68 | Mathew GORTER | Hamilton | PowerNet (PNT) |
| 69 | Richard ROLLINSON | Christchurch | PowerNet (PNT) |
| 70 | Chris MACIC | Auckland | PowerNet (PNT) |
| 71 | Aaron STRONG | Auckland | Ascot Park Hotel (APH) |
| 72 | Wade MANGHAM | Rotorua | Ascot Park Hotel (APH) |
| 73 | Mike NORTHEY | Auckland | Ascot Park Hotel (APH) |
| 74 | Brad CARTER | Cambridge | Ascot Park Hotel (APH) |
| 75 | Patrick BEVIN | Taupo | Ascot Park Hotel (APH) |
| 76 | Karl MURRAY | Auckland | Share The Road (STR) |
| 77 | Matt GILBERT | Auckland | Share The Road (STR) |
| 78 | Ryan WILLS | Whakatane | Share The Road (STR) |
| 79 | Romain FONDARD | France | Share The Road (STR) |
| 80 | Jack BAUER | Nelson | Share The Road (STR) |
| 81 | Brent ALLNUT | Hokitika |
Placemakers |
| 82 | Logan MORT | Auckland | Placemakers |
| 83 | Daniel WARREN | Taradale | Placemakers |
| 84 | Jason BARLOW | Invercargill | Placemakers |
| 85 | Logan CALDER | Australia | Placemakers |
| 86 | Kevin O'DONNELL | Hokitika | Sycamore Print (SMP) |
| 87 | Kieran HAMBROOK | Nelson | Sycamore Print (SMP) |
| 88 | Alex McGREGOR | Dunedin | Sycamore Print (SMP) |
| 89 | Rod WEINBERG | Cambridge | Sycamore Print (SMP) |
| 90 | Sheldon GORTER | Hamilton | Sycamore Print (SMP) |
| 91 | Michael OLHEISER | USA | Jackson Plumbing |
| 92 | Kevin NICOL | USA | Jackson Plumbing |
| 93 | Greg KRAUSE | USA | Jackson Plumbing |
| 94 | Seth RUBIN | USA | Jackson Plumbing |
| 95 | Stefan ROTHE | Germany | Jackson Plumbing |
| 96 | James GIBSON | Christchurch | Winton's Middle Pub (WMP) |
| 97 | Alan WILLIAMS | Christchurch | Winton's Middle Pub (WMP) |
| 98 | Thomas HUBBARD | Christchurch | Winton's Middle Pub (WMP) |
| 99 | Cory HODGSON | Christchurch | Winton's Middle Pub (WMP) |
| 100 | David AYRE | Nelson | Winton's Middle Pub (WMP) |
| 101 | Matt MARSHALL | Otautau | The Southland Times (STT) |
| 102 | Hamish PRESBURY | Invercargill | The Southland Times (STT) |
| 103 | Cameron KARWOWSKI | Invercargill | The Southland Times (STT) |
| 104 | Michael VINK | Christchurch | The Southland Times (STT) |
| 105 | Sam STEELE | Christchurch | The Southland Times (STT) |
| 106 | Scott WILDER | Christchurch | Bici Vida |
| 107 | Taylor GUNMAN | Auckland | Bici Vida |
| 108 | Carl WILLIAMS | Auckland | Bici Vida |
| 109 | Alex RAY | Auckland | Bici Vida |
| 110 | Tom FINDLAY | Palmerston North | Bici Vida |
| 111 | Mike HENTON | Auckland | Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) |
| 112 | Dylan STEWART | Napier | Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) |
| 113 | Matt HINTON | Auckland | Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) |
| 114 | Dion NEEMS | Auckland | Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) |
| 115 | Simon BROWN | New Plymouth | Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) |
| 116 | Logan EDGAR | Te Anau | South West Helicopters (SWH) |
| 117 | Travis KANE | Invercargill | South West Helicopters (SWH) |
| 118 | Andrew BALLANTYNE | Invercargill | South West Helicopters (SWH) |
| 119 | Lachlan SHANNON | Invercargill | South West Helicopters (SWH) |
| 120 | Simon CROOM | Invercargill | South West Helicopters (SWH) |
| 121 | Jonathon ATKINSON | Auckland | Energy Smart (EGS) |
| 122 | Lee EVANS | Wellington | Energy Smart (EGS) |
| 123 | Andy HAGAN | Wellington | Energy Smart (EGS) |
| 124 | Chris KENDALL | Wellington | Energy Smart (EGS) |
| 125 | Johno GEE | Christchurch | Energy Smart (EGS) |