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In 1956, Southland cycling officials were invited to submit an event to mark the Invercargill city centenary celebrations. A group of enthusiasts met locally and on Saturday 27 September 1956, the Mayor of Invercargill, Mr Abraham Wachner fired the starting pistol outside of the old Post Office in Dee Street, to officially start the inaugural Tour of Southland. With gravel roads and blustery northerly winds to contend with, Kelvin Hastie from Dunedin prevailed in the three day event and had the honour of being the victor in the first Tour of Southland, an event that would gain high profile for both the sport of Cycling and the province over future years.
From its modest beginnings as a three day event, the Tour has always caught the imagination of the Southland people and the public have traditionally turned out in numbers to see the high profile event travelling literally past their back doors.
Many of New Zealand's champion cyclists have competed in the Tour of Southland during their careers. Names such as Warwick Dalton, Tino Tabak, Stephen Cox, Jack Swart, Paul Jesson, Graeme Miller, Brian Fowler, Hayden Roulston, Aaron Gate and others, became household names in Southland and for many of these riders, the Tour of Southland featured prominently in their illustrious careers.
Over the years, the Tour has taken regular progressive steps to ensure the event's popularity and success with the most significant change coming in 1995 when the event successfully made the transition to a team's event and in 2002 when the event gained UCI status and became a registered category 2.2 UCI international Tour.
In recent years, the Tour of Southland has attracted many international riders but during its 68 years of history there have only been five international riders who have won the Tour - Mel Powell (Australia) back in 1964, John Lieswyn (USA) in both 2002 and 2004. Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Australia) 2014, James Piccoli (Canada) 2017 and Dan Gardner (UK) in 2023.
| YEAR | TOUR CHAMPION | SPRINT ACE | KING OF THE MOUNTAIN | U21/U23 CHAMPION | KINI TROPHY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Southlander up Bluff Hill | |||||
| 1956 | Kelvin Hastie (Dunedin) | NA | Pat Wylie | ||
| 1957 | Tom Tindale (Invercargill) | NA | John Holloway | NA | NA |
| 1958 | No Tour | No Tour | No Tour | NO TOUR | NO TOUR |
| 1959 | Warwick Dalton (Auckland) | NA | Warwick Dalton | NA | NA |
| 1960 | Gary Ulmer (Wellington) | NA | John Holloway | NA | NA |
| 1961 | Warwick Dalton (Invercargill) | NA | Dick Johnston | NA | NA |
| 1962 | Anthony. Walsh (Auckland) | NA | Laurie Byers | NA | NA |
| 1963 | Richard Johnstone (Auckland) | NA | Dick Johnston | NA | NA |
| 1964 | Malcolm Powell (Australia) | NA | Malcolm Powell | NA | NA |
| 1965 | Tino Tabak (Christchurch) | NA | Tino Tabak & Gordon Wilson | NA | NA |
| 1966 | Tino Tabak (Christchurch) | NA | Tony Ineson | NA | NA |
| 1967 | Tino Tabak (Christchurch) | NA | Tony Ineson & Tino Tabak | NA | NA |
| 1968 | Merv Davis (Invercargill) | Harry Kent | Harry Kent | NA | NA |
| 1969 | Warwick Dalton (Auckland) | Tony Ineson | David Gee | NA | NA |
| 1970 | David Gee (Wellington) | Jack Broome | David Gee | NA | NA |
| 1971 | John Dean (Wellington) | Lin Cooper | David Gee | NA | NA |
| 1972 | Bliar Stockwell (Christchurch) | Barry Ulyatt | Barry Ulyatt | NA | NA |
| 1973 | Mike Hughes (Invercargill) | Max Grace | David Gee | NA | NA |
| 1974 | Bruce Ramsay (Christchurch) | Don Wilson | Don Wilson | NA | NA |
| 1975 | Chris Hogan (Christchurch) | Brian Broad | Brian Stenning | NA | NA |
| 1976 | Paul Jesson (Christchurch) | Jack Swart | Vern Hanaray | NA | NA |
| 1977 | Wayne Perkinson (Auckland) | Blair Stockwell | Brain Stenning | NA | NA |
| 1978 | Paul Jesson (Christchurch) | Roger Sumich | Vern Hanaray | NA | NA |
| 1979 | Eric McKenzie (Kawerau) | Russell Nant | Vern Hanaray | NA | NA |
| 1980 | Anthony Cuff (Palmerston North) | Roger Sumich | Vern Hanaray | NA | NA |
| 1981 | Stephen Cox (Hamilton) | Mark Bell | Blair Stockwell | NA | NA |
| 1982 | Stephen Cox (Hamilton) | Graeme Miller | Stephen Cox | NA | NA |
| 1983 | Jack Swart (Hamilton) | Mark Bell | Stephen Cox | NA | NA |
| 1984 | Jack Swart (Hamilton) | Brian Fowler | Graeme Miller | NA | NA |
| 1985 | Brian Fowler (Christchurch) | Brian Fowler | Brian Fowler | NA | NA |
| 1986 | Brian Fowler (Christchurch) | Brian Fowler | Paul Miller | NA | NA |
| 1987 | Brian Fowler (Christchurch) | Graeme Miller | Graeme Miller | NA | NA |
| 1988 | Brian Fowler (Christchurch) | Michael Leahy | Brian Fowler | NA | Glenn McLeay |
| 1989 | Brian Fowler (Christchurch) | Gavin Stevens | Graeme Miller | NA | Glenn McLeay |
| 1990 | Brian Fowler (Christchurch) | Brian Fowler | Brian Fowler | Dean Peterken (U21) | Glenn McLeay |
| 1991 | Stuart Lowe (Christchurch) | Darien Rush | Brian Fowler | Brendan Hart | Todd Graves |
| 1992 | Brian Fowler (Christchurch) | Darien Rush | Brian Fowler | Landery Burt | Gary Smith |
| 1993 | Landrey Burt (Christchurch) | Glen Thomson | Brendan Hart | Landery Burt | Glenn McLeay |
| 1994 | Doug Bath (Invercargill) | Ric Reid | Dean Cooksley | Landery Burt | Ryan Cull |
| 1995 | Brian Fowler (Christchurch) | Chris Barnsley | Gordon McCauley | Greg Scott | Andrew Barlow |
| 1996 | Gordon McCauley (Dunedin) | Tim Carswell | Franky van Haesebroucke | Greg Henderson | Jason Barlow |
| 1997 | Graeme Miller (Auckland) | Gordon McCauley | Graeme Miller | Scott Guyton (U23) | Jeremy Robinson |
| 1998 | Scott Guyton (Rotorua) | David Lee | Chris Barnsley | Greg Henderson | Jeremy Robinson |
| 1999 | Graeme Miller (Auckland) | Graeme Miller | Glen Mitchell | Karl Moore | Jeremy Robinson |
| 2000 | Glen Mitchell (Hamilton) | Greg Henderson | Brian Fowler | Jeremy Yates | Jeremy Robinson |
| 2001 | Karl Moore (Te Awamutu) | Gordon McCauley | Scott Guyton | Karl Moore | Jeremy Robinson |
| 2002 | John Lieswyn (USA) | Hayden Godfrey | Tom Leaper | Heath Blackgrove | Ryan Cull |
| 2003 | Scott Guyton (Rotorua) | Joel Pearson | Gordon McCauley | Jeremy Yates | Matthew Randall |
| 2004 | JohnLieswyn (USA) | Curtis Gunn | Gordon McCauley | Peter Latham | Andrew Thomas |
| 2005 | Gordon McCauley (Auckland) | Hayden Godfrey | Anthony Chapman | Logan Hutchings | Ryan Cull |
| 2006 | Hayden Roulston (Ashburton) | Karl Murray | Joe Chapman | Scott Lyttle | Matt King |
| 2007 | Hayden Roulston (Ashburton) | Miles Watson | Jeremy Yates | Clinton Avery | Scott Hodges |
| 2008 | Hayden Roulston (Ashburton) | Dominique Rollin | Jeremy Yates | James Williamson | Matthew Marshall |
| 2009 | Heath Blackgrove (Waimate) | Ben King | Patrick Bevin | Tom Findlay | Matthew Marshall |
| 2010 | Hayden Roulston (Ashburton) | Roman van Uden | Joe Cooper | Josh Atkins | Matthew Marshall |
| 2011 | Josh Atkins (Christchurch) | Gordon McCauley | Joe Chapman | Josh Atkins | Tom Scully |
| 2012 | Mike Northey (Auckland) | Sam Witmitz | Joe Chapman | Michael Vink | Cameron Karwowski |
| 2013 | James Oram (Auckland) | Tom Scully | Grayson Napier | James Oram | Robert Husiman |
| 2014 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Australia) | Matt Zenovich | Thomas Stewart | Mitchell Lovelock Fay | Robert Husiman |
| 2015 | Brad Evans (Dunedin) | Fraser Gough | Joseph Cooper | Liam Aitcheson | Robert Husiman |
| 2016 | Aaron Gate (Auckland) | Nick Kergozou | Tim Rush | Ayden Toovey | Matt Zenovich |
| 2017 | James Piccoli (Canada) | Alex Ray | James Piccoli | Alex West | Nick Kergozou de la Boessiere |
| 2018 | Michael Vink (Christchurch) | Matt Zenovich | Ethan Batt | Ethan Batt | Matt Zenovich |
| 2019 | Michael Vink (Christchurch) | Tom Sexton | Ollie Jones | Antonie van Noppen | Corbin Strong |
| 2020 | Aaron Gate (Auckland) | James Fouche | Paul Wright | Corbin Strong | Corbin Strong |
| 2021 | Michael Vink (Christchurch) | George Jackson | James Fouche | Logan Currie | Josh Burnett |
| 2022 | Josh Burnett (Invercargill) | Nick Kergozou de la Boessiere | George Jackson | Joshua Kench | Josh Burnett |
| 2023 | Dan Gardner (UK) | Nick Kergozou de la Boessiere | Max Campbell | Camden Feint | Hayden Strong |