FORMER WINNER JOSH BURNETT RETURNING TO SBS BANK TOUR OF SOUTHLAND
6/9/2024 - Newly-minted professional rider Josh Burnett will be back on the start line of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland in November after making history in the event in 2022.
The 23-year-old recently confirmed his signing with Spanish pro-continental team Burgos BH, a welcome return to the international stage after the Black Spoke project folded last year.
Burnett, then relatively unheralded as a road cyclist, grabbed plenty of headlines with a breakthrough victory in the Southland tour two years ago, becoming the first local rider to win the multi-stage race since Doug Bath in 1994.
Race director Glen Thomson said it was exciting to have the proud Southlander, who won one of North America’s top stage races in June, back on tour after study and race commitments ruled him out of the 2023 edition.