Southlander leads SBS Bank Tour of Southland after furious day of racing

18/1/2025 - Marshall Erwood was planning to sleep alongside the SBS Bank Tour of Southland's orange jersey overnight before going out to defend it on the first open road stage from Invercargill to Gore tomorrow.

The proud Southlander and member of the New Zealand’s men’s track endurance squad was stoked to take an early lead in his home event after some furious racing on the opening day of the rescheduled 2025 tour.

It was a successful day for Erwood’s Creation Signs-MitoQ-NZ Cycling Project team after they won the team time trial prologue on a new 4.2km circuit in north Invercargill, before the under 23 rider finished second in the 42km stage one street race on the same course to take the overall lead in the general classification.