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Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson

24 January 2026

Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson

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Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling
	24 Jan: Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling... more

A motorcyclist has died after colliding into the back of a traffic attenuator truck, moments after Police spotted them speeding on Auckland's Southern Motorway last night
	23 Jan: A motorcyclist has died after colliding into the back of a traffic attenuator truck, moments after Police spotted them speeding on Auckland's Southern Motorway last night... more

Dan Morton has held off a storming peloton to win stage five of cycling's Tour of Southland
	22 Jan: Dan Morton has held off a storming peloton to win stage five of cycling's Tour of Southland... more

Race leader Josh Burnett is using cycling's Tour of Southland as a catalyst for his season abroad
	22 Jan: Race leader Josh Burnett is using cycling's Tour of Southland as a catalyst for his season abroad... more

Josh Burnett has made a late charge to claim a stage four win on cycling's Tour of Southland
	21 Jan: Josh Burnett has made a late charge to claim a stage four win on cycling's Tour of Southland... more

A group of five riders has threatened to push off the front of the peloton approaching halfway on the 148-kilometre third stage of cycling's Tour of Southland from Riverton to Te Anau
	20 Jan: A group of five riders has threatened to push off the front of the peloton approaching halfway on the 148-kilometre third stage of cycling's Tour of Southland from Riverton to Te Anau... more

Tired legs have caught up with New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston in the Tour Down Under
	19 Jan: Tired legs have caught up with New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston in the Tour Down Under... more

Cyclist Ally Wollaston has secured two stage wins from two on the Tour Down Under, stretching her overall lead to 24 seconds heading into today's final leg on the Adelaide Hills
	19 Jan: Cyclist Ally Wollaston has secured two stage wins from two on the Tour Down Under, stretching her overall lead to 24 seconds heading into today's final leg on the Adelaide Hills... more

Today in History, January 17: When Lance Armstrong finally admitted to Oprah he doped his way to seven Tour de France titles
	17 Jan: Lance Armstrong had successfully doped for years. But when the evidence backed him into a corner, he took control of the narrative and confessed live on Oprah's couch, martyring himself to cycling's EPO era.... more

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Most Popular Recent Cycling News

20 Jan: A group of five riders has threatened to push off the front of the peloton approaching halfway on the 148-kilometre third stage of cycling's Tour of Southland from Riverton to Te Anau +++++++++++

19 Jan: Cyclist Ally Wollaston has secured two stage wins from two on the Tour Down Under, stretching her overall lead to 24 seconds heading into today's final leg on the Adelaide Hills +++++++

19 Jan: Tired legs have caught up with New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston in the Tour Down Under +++++++

14 Jan: A Christchurch man has tested his endurance by cycling for 24 hours around a McDonald's drive through +++++++

23 Jan: A motorcyclist has died after colliding into the back of a traffic attenuator truck, moments after Police spotted them speeding on Auckland's Southern Motorway last night ++++++

17 Jan: Today in History, January 17: When Lance Armstrong finally admitted to Oprah he doped his way to seven Tour de France titles ++++++

08 Jan: Two-time grand tour winner Simon Yates has announced his retirement from cycling with immediate effect ++++++

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