Stage 2
“Waikakaho Cullen”
Stage 2: Get out of Havelock and ride east. Teams pick up the Waikakaho Cullen Creek Track which follows an old gold miners route between Waikakako Valley on the northern side of the Wairau River, and Cullens Creek Valley near Linkwater. The track is ridden as an expert-grade MTB route that should present an interesting challenge in the dark of the first night of the race.
Stats
| Start | Finish | Distance | Ascent | Descent | Estimated Fast Time | Estimated Slow Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock | Avon Valley Lodge | 82km | 1300m | 960m | 4hr | 7hr |
| Start | Finish | Distance | Ascent | Descent | Estimated Fast Time | Estimated Slow Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock | Avon Valley Lodge | 82km | 1300m | 960m | 5hr | 7hr |
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Splits
| Rank | Team Name | Stage Finish Time | Stage Split | Time in TA at start of stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FEAR Youth (9) | 2025-11-28 01:45:00 | 06h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 2 | Rab (7) | 2025-11-28 01:45:06 | 06h 09m | 00h 00m | |
| 3 | Tiki Tour (13) | 2025-11-28 02:45:00 | 06h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 4 | Isabel Marlborough - KLT Bayleys (8) | 2025-11-28 02:30:00 | 06h 44m | 00h 00m | |
| 5 | NELSON VETS GEARSHOP (3) | 2025-11-28 03:30:00 | 07h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 6 | Movember athletics club (4) | 2025-11-28 04:15:00 | 07h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 7 | Go Fence (14) | 2025-11-28 04:00:00 | 07h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 8 | AWS Legal / Motueka High (18) | 2025-11-28 04:45:00 | 07h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 9 | Kaikoura Adventure Race (Over 20) (20) | 2025-11-28 04:30:00 | 07h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 10 | the frontrunner Richmond (2) | 2025-11-28 04:45:00 | 08h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 11 | Macpac NZ (1) | 2025-11-28 05:15:00 | 08h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 12 | Kinisi (6) | 2025-11-28 04:30:00 | 08h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 13 | BDO Outward bounders (10) | 2025-11-28 05:00:00 | 08h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 14 | vertigoats (5) | 2025-11-28 05:15:00 | 08h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 15 | Backcountry Studio (19) | 2025-11-28 05:30:00 | 09h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 16 | Fuel me (15) | 2025-11-28 06:45:00 | 09h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 17 | King country cockies (11) | 2025-11-28 07:15:00 | 10h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 18 | Trek'n Travel (16) | 2025-11-28 07:00:00 | 10h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 19 | TEAM Hummingbird (12) | 2025-11-28 10:00:00 | 12h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 20 | muppets (17) | 2025-11-29 12:46:17 | 1d 14h 46m | 00h 00m | |
| Rank | Team Name | Stage Finish Time | Stage Split | Time in TA at start of stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHLAND TRI 6+6 (58) | 2025-11-28 04:45:00 | 07h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 2 | Kaikoura adventure u20 (55) | 2025-11-28 04:30:00 | 08h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 3 | True West (57) | 2025-11-28 04:45:00 | 08h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 4 | Ferg's AEROs (53) | 2025-11-28 07:30:00 | 10h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 5 | Marokopa Munters (61) | 2025-11-28 07:00:00 | 10h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 6 | Ashvegas Battlers (50) | 2025-11-28 08:30:00 | 11h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 7 | where are the bears (60) | 2025-11-28 08:30:00 | 11h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 8 | Gizzy gully runners (52) | 2025-11-28 10:00:00 | 13h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 9 | Coast to Coast (59) | 2025-11-28 12:15:00 | 15h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 10 | Spring challenge (56) | 2025-11-28 14:30:00 | 16h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 11 | True South (54) | 2025-11-28 15:45:00 | 18h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 12 | Allan Scott Family Winemakers (51) | 2025-11-29 12:46:29 | 1d 15h 31m | 00h 00m | |