November 8, 2008 – Canada’s Dominique Rollin (Can) Delmaine R&R and Charles Dionne (Can) Hilo Decorating Ltd pulled off a 1-2 finish on Stage 9, the final leg of the PowerNet Tour of Southland in New Zealand. Rollin finished fourth overall, while Dionne ended up 38th in the GC, which was won by Hayden Roulston (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek. Rollin capped off the tour by successfully defending his sprint jersey.

Kirk O’Bee (USA) Hilo Decorating Ltd won Stage 8, while Rollin finished 20th and Dionne was 53rd.

Stage 8 – 79km

1. Kirk O’Bee (USA) Hilo Decorating Ltd 1:42.58 (41.959 km/h)
2. Shem Roger (NZl) Raboplus
3. Jeremy Yates (NZl) Subway-Avanti
4. Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Kia Motors
5. Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Kia Motors
6. Glen Chadwick (NZl) Raboplus
7. Jack Bauer (NZl) Fulton Hogan
8. Benjamin King (Aus) Calder Stewart
9. Mark Langlands (NZl) Delmaine R&R 0.02
10. Westley Gough (NZl) Colourplus
11. Alex McGregor (NZl) Calder Stewart
12. Hayden Roulston (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek
13. Jesse Sergent (NZl) Subway-Avanti
14. Blair Martin (NZl) Creation Signs 0.04
15. Michael Torckler (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek
16. Richard Rollinson (NZl) Energy Smart
17. Josh Barley (NZl) Fulton Hogan 0.06
18. Sheldon Deeny (USA) Now-MS Society 0.11
19. Michael Stallard (Aus) Powernet 2.22
20. Dominique Rollin (Can) Delmaine R&R
21. Aaron Lawson (NZl) Share The Road
22. Mathew Gorter (NZl) Powernet
23. Nathan Page (Aus) Creation Signs
24. Sam Bewley (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek
25. Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Colourplus
26. Brad Hall (Aus) Preston Russell Law
27. Alan Williams (NZl) Riverside Rentals
28. Aaron Strong (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel
29. Joseph Cooper (NZl) Subway-Avanti
30. Paul Odlin (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek 2.28
31. Alasdair Dempsey (NZl) Fulton Hogan
32. David Evans (Aus) Creation Signs
33. Andrew Eagles (GBr) Hudson Gavin Martin
34. James Gibson (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub
35. Sam King-Turner (NZl) Delmaine R&R
36. Bradley Aldrich (NZl) Sycamore Print
37. James Williamson (NZl) Subway-Avanti
38. Alexander Ray (NZl) Sycamore Print
39. Daniel Seagar (NZl) Sycamore Print
40. Chuck Coyle (USA) Hilo Decorating Ltd
41. Peter Latham (NZl) Raboplus
42. Brett Tivers (NZl) Preston Russell Law
43. James McCoy (NZl) Calder Stewart
44. Matt Sillars (NZl) Delmaine R&R
45. Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin
46. Alex Malone (Aus) Creation Signs
47. Matt Douglas (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
48. Jonathon Atkinson (NZl) Riverside Rentals
49. Gordon McCauley (NZl) Cycle Surgery
50. Colin Cornberg (NZl) Riverside Rentals
51. Jamie Whyte (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin
52. Nico De Jong (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin
53. Charles Dionne (Can) Hilo Decorating Ltd
54. Justin Kerr (NZl) Raboplus
55. Dennis Farrell (USA) Energy Smart
56. Andrew Crawley (Aus) Creation Signs
57. Adam Coker (NZl) Share The Road
58. Stephen Elden (NZl) Preston Russell Law
59. Brock Roberts (NZl) Preston Russell Law
60. Ryan Wills (NZl) Share The Road
61. Andrew Phillips (NZl) Energy Smart
62. Eric Drower (NZl) Cycle Surgery
63. Brad Carter (NZl) Calder Stewart
64. Tom Scully (NZl) Cycle Surgery
65. Mike Northey (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel
66. Matthew Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road
67. George Bennett (NZl) Kia Motors
68. Travis Kane (NZl) South West Helicopters
69. Nicholas Atkinson (NZl) Energy Smart
70. Andy McNab (NZl) Sycamore Print
71. David Ayre (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub
72. Tim Pearce (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
73. Brett Dawber (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub
74. Sheldon Gorter (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
75. Elliot Crowther (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 2.43
76. Robin Reid (NZl) Raboplus
77. Justin England (USA) Colourplus 2.45
78. Peter Rennie (NZl) Now-MS Society 15.56
79. Winston Briggs (NZl) Riverside Rentals 18.11
80. Jeremy Meech (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin
81. Jonty Taylor (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
82. Rodney Weiberg (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
83. Brian Biggs (NZl) Riverside Rentals
84. Shane Melrose (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek
85. James Fairweather (NZl) Cycle Surgery
86. Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway-Avanti
87. Tim Hargrave (NZl) Fulton Hogan
88. Bevan Mason (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel
89. Tyler Locke (USA) Now-MS Society 22.30
90. Mark Matthews (GBr) South West Helicopters
91. Cory Greenberg (USA) Now-MS Society 22.32
92. Leon Hextall (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub 22.35
93. Simon Croom (NZl) South West Helicopters
DNF Joel Pearson (Aus) Powernet

Stage 9 – 64.4km

1. Dominique Rollin (Can) Delmaine R&R 1:26.07 (44.869 km/h)
2. Charles Dionne (Can) Hilo Decorating Ltd
3. Gordon McCauley (NZl) Cycle Surgery
4. Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway-Avanti
5. Alexander Ray (NZl) Sycamore Print
6. Sheldon Deeny (USA) Now-MS Society
7. Jack Bauer (NZl) Fulton Hogan
8. Adam Coker (NZl) Share The Road
9. Michael Stallard (Aus) Powernet 0.02
10. Shem Roger (NZl) Raboplus
11. Mathew Gorter (NZl) Powernet
12. Alan Williams (NZl) Riverside Rentals
13. Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Colourplus
14. Tom Scully (NZl) Cycle Surgery
15. Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Kia Motors
16. Aaron Strong (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel
17. Nathan Page (Aus) Creation Signs
18. Tyler Locke (USA) Now-MS Society
19. Stephen Elden (NZl) Preston Russell Law
20. Westley Gough (NZl) Colourplus 0.04
21. Andrew Phillips (NZl) Energy Smart
22. James Williamson (NZl) Subway-Avanti
23. Benjamin King (Aus) Calder Stewart
24. Jonathon Atkinson (NZl) Riverside Rentals 0.05
25. Sam King-Turner (NZl) Delmaine R&R
26. James Gibson (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub
27. Jeremy Yates (NZl) Subway-Avanti 0.06
28. Justin Kerr (NZl) Raboplus
29. Dennis Farrell (USA) Energy Smart
30. Matthew Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road
31. Chuck Coyle (USA) Hilo Decorating Ltd
32. Peter Latham (NZl) Raboplus
33. Blair Martin (NZl) Creation Signs 0.07
34. Justin England (USA) Colourplus
35. Alasdair Dempsey (NZl) Fulton Hogan
36. Joseph Cooper (NZl) Subway-Avanti
37. Andrew Crawley (Aus) Creation Signs
38. Peter Rennie (NZl) Now-MS Society
39. David Evans (Aus) Creation Signs
40. Brett Tivers (NZl) Preston Russell Law
41. David Ayre (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub
42. Hayden Roulston (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek
43. Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin
44. Daniel Seagar (NZl) Sycamore Print
45. Glen Chadwick (NZl) Raboplus
46. Josh Barley (NZl) Fulton Hogan
47. Bradley Aldrich (NZl) Sycamore Print
48. Eric Drower (NZl) Cycle Surgery 0.09
49. Colin Cornberg (NZl) Riverside Rentals
50. Andy McNab (NZl) Sycamore Print
51. Paul Odlin (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek
52. Nico De Jong (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin
53. George Bennett (NZl) Kia Motors
54. Ryan Wills (NZl) Share The Road
55. Alex McGregor (NZl) Calder Stewart
56. Richard Rollinson (NZl) Energy Smart
57. James McCoy (NZl) Calder Stewart 0.11
58. Jamie Whyte (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin
59. Jeremy Meech (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin
60. Mark Langlands (NZl) Delmaine R&R
61. Leon Hextall (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub
62. Sheldon Gorter (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
63. Michael Torckler (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek
64. James Fairweather (NZl) Cycle Surgery
65. Shane Melrose (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek 0.12
66. Brad Carter (NZl) Calder Stewart
67. Jonty Taylor (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
68. Brett Dawber (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub
69. Matt Sillars (NZl) Delmaine R&R
70. Mark Matthews (GBr) South West Helicopters
71. Travis Kane (NZl) South West Helicopters
72. Nicholas Atkinson (NZl) Energy Smart
73. Brad Hall (Aus) Preston Russell Law
74. Sam Bewley (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek
75. Winston Briggs (NZl) Riverside Rentals
76. Aaron Lawson (NZl) Share The Road
77. Mike Northey (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel
78. Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Kia Motors
79. Tim Hargrave (NZl) Fulton Hogan
80. Alex Malone (Aus) Creation Signs
81. Tim Pearce (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
82. Robin Reid (NZl) Raboplus 0.15
83. Brock Roberts (NZl) Preston Russell Law 0.27
84. Bevan Mason (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 0.31
85. Rodney Weiberg (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology
86. Elliot Crowther (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 0.59
87. Kirk O’Bee (USA) Hilo Decorating Ltd
88. Matt Douglas (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology 2.24
89. Simon Croom (NZl) South West Helicopters 2.25
90. Cory Greenberg (USA) Now-MS Society 3.47
91. Andrew Eagles (GBr) Hudson Gavin Martin
92. Brian Biggs (NZl) Riverside Rentals 4.14

Final GC after Stage 9

1. Hayden Roulston (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek 20:14.21
2. Gordon McCauley (NZl) Cycle Surgery 1.58
3. Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Colourplus 4.56
4. Dominique Rollin (Can) Delmaine R&R 4.57
5. Joseph Cooper (NZl) Subway-Avanti 5.13
6. Jeremy Yates (NZl) Subway-Avanti 5.27
7. Glen Chadwick (NZl) Raboplus 7.28
8. Paul Odlin (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek 7.49
9. Aaron Strong (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 7.50
10. Blair Martin (NZl) Creation Signs 9.56
11. James Williamson (NZl) Subway-Avanti 10.04
12. Benjamin King (Aus) Calder Stewart 10.13
13. Michael Torckler (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek 12.19
14. Ryan Wills (NZl) Share The Road 13.07
15. Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Kia Motors 15.14
16. Shem Roger (NZl) Raboplus 15.43
17. George Bennett (NZl) Kia Motors 17.25
18. Justin Kerr (NZl) Raboplus 18.01
19. Jack Bauer (NZl) Fulton Hogan 18.56
20. Justin England (USA) Colourplus 20.06
21. Peter Latham (NZl) Raboplus 20.25
22. Westley Gough (NZl) Colourplus 21.20
23. Mike Northey (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 23.30
24. Kirk O’Bee (USA) Hilo Decorating Ltd 23.45
25. Robin Reid (NZl) Raboplus 23.50
26. Elliot Crowther (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 24.44
27. James Gibson (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub 26.25
28. Alan Williams (NZl) Riverside Rentals 26.35
29. Chuck Coyle (USA) Hilo Decorating Ltd 26.59
30. Mark Langlands (NZl) Delmaine R&R 27.06
31. David Ayre (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub 27.31
32. Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin 28.41
33. Alex McGregor (NZl) Calder Stewart 32.01
34. Richard Rollinson (NZl) Energy Smart 32.15
35. Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Kia Motors 32.39
36. Eric Drower (NZl) Cycle Surgery 33.03
37. Sheldon Deeny (USA) Now-MS Society 34.42
38. Charles Dionne (Can) Hilo Decorating Ltd 35.12
39. Nathan Page (Aus) Creation Signs 35.19
40. Mathew Gorter (NZl) Powernet 35.32
41. David Evans (Aus) Creation Signs 35.57
42. Matt Sillars (NZl) Delmaine R&R 37.10
43. Brad Hall (Aus) Preston Russell Law 38.18
44. Andy McNab (NZl) Sycamore Print 42.10
45. Alexander Ray (NZl) Sycamore Print 43.34
46. Andrew Eagles (GBr) Hudson Gavin Martin 46.18
47. Tom Scully (NZl) Cycle Surgery 48.23
48. Brock Roberts (NZl) Preston Russell Law 48.33
49. Stephen Elden (NZl) Preston Russell Law 49.16
50. Jonathon Atkinson (NZl) Riverside Rentals 49.30
51. Michael Stallard (Aus) Powernet 49.45
52. Alex Malone (Aus) Creation Signs 51.49
53. Bradley Aldrich (NZl) Sycamore Print 53.19
54. Tim Pearce (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology 55.08
55. James McCoy (NZl) Calder Stewart 55.48
56. Jamie Whyte (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin 56.31
57. Brett Dawber (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub 58.03
58. Brett Tivers (NZl) Preston Russell Law 58.39
59. Andrew Phillips (NZl) Energy Smart 1:01.32
60. Brad Carter (NZl) Calder Stewart 1:02.44
61. Andrew Crawley (Aus) Creation Signs 1:03.12
62. Matthew Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road 1:04.44
63. Nicholas Atkinson (NZl) Energy Smart 1:07.12
64. Alasdair Dempsey (NZl) Fulton Hogan 1:08.49
65. Travis Kane (NZl) South West Helicopters 1:11.44
66. Sam King-Turner (NZl) Delmaine R&R 1:11.47
67. Nico De Jong (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin 1:13.38
68. Sam Bewley (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek 1:14.18
69. Aaron Lawson (NZl) Share The Road 1:17.58
70. Dennis Farrell (USA) Energy Smart 1:18.02
71. Adam Coker (NZl) Share The Road 1:18.07
72. Peter Rennie (NZl) Now-MS Society 1:18.08
73. Josh Barley (NZl) Fulton Hogan 1:18.18
74. Sheldon Gorter (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology 1:18.48
75. Bevan Mason (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 1:20.34
76. Colin Cornberg (NZl) Riverside Rentals 1:21.38
77. Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway-Avanti 1:26.10
78. James Fairweather (NZl) Cycle Surgery 1:31.16
79. Jonty Taylor (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology 1:37.52
80. Rodney Weiberg (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology 1:39.42
81. Shane Melrose (NZl) The Southland Times-Trek 1:42.00
82. Matt Douglas (NZl) Southern Inst. Of Technology 1:45.58
83. Mark Matthews (GBr) South West Helicopters 1:57.44
84. Leon Hextall (NZl) Winton’s Middle Pub 2:02.12
85. Tyler Locke (USA) Now-MS Society 2:03.35
86. Jeremy Meech (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin 2:08.08
87. Brian Biggs (NZl) Riverside Rentals 2:18.54
88. Tim Hargrave (NZl) Fulton Hogan 2:22.50
89. Winston Briggs (NZl) Riverside Rentals 2:24.27
90. Daniel Seagar (NZl) Sycamore Print 2:48.52
91. Cory Greenberg (USA) Now-MS Society 3:07.59
92. Simon Croom (NZl) South West Helicopters 3:16.58