Stage 9
“Taringatura”
Stage 9: The first half of this bike ride is quick as teams head broadly downhill alongside the Aparima River towards the Taringatura Hills. Then it is a solid climb up into the Taringatura Forest and a traverse of the summit area. More confusing trails exist but teams who have made it this far and avoided the Short Course cut off will be fully focused on minimising errors. There is a Dark Zone on the next stage which, will have some teams hurrying to get the stage done as fast as possible so they can get on the river, knowing that any enforced camp will result in a long, well-earned sleep.
Stats
| Start | Finish | Distance | Ascent | Descent | Estimated Fast Time | Estimated Slow Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | Dipton Flat | 60km | 690m | 900m | 5hr | 8hr |
| Start | Finish | Distance | Ascent | Descent | Estimated Fast Time | Estimated Slow Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | Dipton Flat | 60km | 690m | 900m | 6hr | 9hr |
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| Rank | Team Name | Stage Finish Time | Stage Split | Time in TA at start of stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freedom Fitness and Coaching (8) | 2023-03-01 21:30:00 | 03h 25m | 00h 00m | |
| 2 | NZ Trundlers (22) | 2023-03-01 18:15:00 | 03h 43m | 00h 00m | |
| 3 | MAGICSHINE/ Tiger ar (16) | 2023-03-01 01:45:00 | 04h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 4 | AVAYA (7) | 2023-02-27 12:00:19 | 05h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 5 | No idea (11) | 2023-02-27 16:45:51 | 05h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 6 | Pau Te Hau (25) | 2023-03-01 14:45:17 | 05h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 7 | Tararua Mountain scorpions (23) | 2023-03-01 17:45:00 | 05h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 8 | Nelson VETS (38) | 2023-02-28 14:30:06 | 05h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 9 | Team Devold (47) | 2023-02-28 20:00:54 | 05h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 10 | Thought Sports (55) | 2023-02-27 23:57:10 | 05h 46m | 00h 00m | |
| 11 | FEARyouth (9) | 2023-02-28 02:53:51 | 05h 47m | 00h 00m | |
| 12 | Seequent - Sardine racing (1) | 2023-02-28 15:30:01 | 06h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 13 | Matai Fiordland (24) | 2023-02-28 13:00:01 | 06h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 14 | Team Gearshop (30) | 2023-02-28 21:15:00 | 06h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 15 | TEAM ARGO NANTES AVENTURES (50) | 2023-03-01 14:30:00 | 06h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 16 | The Brork Life (54) | 2023-03-01 12:00:00 | 06h 10m | 00h 00m | |
| 17 | Whats the gig (19) | 2023-03-01 19:15:00 | 06h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 18 | TIKI TOUR (13) | 2023-02-27 22:15:00 | 06h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 19 | Blue September (40) | 2023-03-01 21:30:00 | 06h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 20 | Astrolabe (44) | 2023-03-01 18:00:00 | 06h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 21 | HAGS (20) | 2023-02-28 22:30:00 | 06h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 22 | Out for the view (4) | 2023-02-28 09:30:01 | 07h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 23 | Stable chopsticks (26) | 2023-03-01 17:00:00 | 07h 29m | 00h 00m | |
| 24 | Whitcombe Warriors (39) | 2023-03-01 05:30:00 | 07h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 25 | Tiger Adventure (41) | 2023-03-01 22:30:00 | 07h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 26 | RAB Wāhine (33) | 2023-02-27 23:57:35 | 07h 37m | 00h 00m | |
| 27 | iomerino BMX Bandits (12) | 2023-03-01 10:15:22 | 08h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 28 | Prescipice powered by ASICS (27) | 2023-03-02 08:00:00 | 08h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 29 | team eastwind (51) | 2023-03-01 01:30:00 | 08h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 30 | Tiger Adventure NZ (32) | 2023-02-28 08:15:01 | 08h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 31 | ESTONIAN ACE LASPORTIVA (43) | 2023-02-28 10:00:00 | 08h 59m | 00h 00m | |
| 32 | MATES in Construction (21) | 2023-03-02 06:30:00 | 09h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 33 | International tIGERs (46) | 2023-03-02 07:00:00 | 09h 29m | 00h 00m | |
| 34 | Moose on the loose (35) | 2023-03-02 02:15:00 | 09h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 35 | Aussie avengers (48) | 2023-03-02 04:00:00 | 10h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 36 | Meridian (2) | 2023-03-01 08:00:00 | 10h 29m | 00h 00m | |
| 37 | Te Anau HELICOPTERS (31) | 2023-03-01 09:15:00 | 10h 59m | 00h 00m | |
| 38 | TEAM KUMHO (10) | 2023-03-01 07:00:57 | 11h 05m | 00h 00m | |
| 39 | Further Faster Vertigoats (28) | 2023-03-01 16:30:00 | 11h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 40 | CAJ APPLES ETTRICK (14) | 2023-03-01 09:00:00 | 11h 29m | 00h 00m | |
| 41 | Merrell NZ (57) | 2023-03-01 11:00:00 | 11h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 42 | nutrient rescue (18) | 2023-02-28 13:45:36 | 18h 12m | 00h 00m | |
| Rank | Team Name | Stage Finish Time | Stage Split | Time in TA at start of stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rewild Turbo Moxie Tigers (118) | 2023-03-02 12:30:00 | 03h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 2 | Slippery Slope (109) | 2023-03-01 19:30:00 | 04h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 3 | Ginger Ninjas (103) | 2023-03-02 18:30:00 | 05h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 4 | Harrisonbloy Plumbing and Bathroom (105) | 2023-03-01 19:30:06 | 05h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 5 | Stay Frosty Adventure Racing (115) | 2023-03-01 18:30:00 | 05h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 6 | Able Abels (119) | 2023-03-01 22:30:00 | 05h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 7 | Rum drinking mongrel tigers (121) | 2023-03-01 15:30:00 | 05h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 8 | patchwork Tigers (124) | 2023-03-01 16:30:00 | 05h 29m | 00h 00m | |
| 9 | Kolmården Adventures (122) | 2023-02-28 17:00:28 | 06h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 10 | Doubt-we're Sound (111) | 2023-03-01 18:00:00 | 08h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 11 | Gizzy Gully Runners (104) | 2023-03-01 20:30:00 | 08h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 12 | Shadowlands (123) | 2023-03-02 01:45:00 | 09h 59m | 00h 00m | |
| 13 | Backcountry Studio (125) | 2023-03-01 11:30:00 | 10h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 14 | Team LOGS (110) | 2023-03-02 00:30:00 | 10h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 15 | Perfect Strangers (116) | 2023-03-01 17:00:00 | 10h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 16 | heavy packs, all just snacks (106) | 2023-03-01 13:30:00 | 11h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 17 | where are the bears (114) | 2023-03-02 04:30:00 | 12h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 18 | We're really doing it.... (108) | 2023-03-01 15:55:42 | 13h 25m | 00h 00m | |
| 19 | Trek N Travel (102) | 2023-03-01 11:00:00 | 13h 30m | 00h 00m | |