Key facts
- Fact 01
Stage 3 of the 2026 Tour of Southland finishes on Lakefront Drive, Te Anau, at about 1.30pm on Tuesday 3 November.
- Fact 02
Stage 4 starts at Mossburn at 10.30am on Wednesday 4 November and finishes at The Remarkables at about 1.05pm to 1.20pm.
- Fact 03
The race manual times riders at Kingston at about 11.58am and at the Remarkables Ski Field Access Road at about 12.40pm on 4 November.
- Fact 04
The 2026 race is the 70th SBS Bank Tour of Southland, held from 1 to 7 November.
The 70th SBS Bank Tour of Southland brings its riders to Te Anau on Tuesday 3 November and finishes Stage 4 at The Remarkables on Wednesday 4 November. We read the organiser's stage pages and its race manual on 3 November, and the times below are the organiser's own estimates.
Stage 3 starts in Riverton at 10am on Tuesday and runs 158km through Tuatapere, Clifden, Blackmount and Manapouri before joining SH95 for the run into Te Anau. The finish is on Lakefront Drive, opposite Distinction Te Anau, at about 1.30pm according to the stage page, or 1.40pm according to the race manual.
Stage 4 leaves the Mossburn Community Centre at 10.30am on Wednesday and covers 109km. Riders take SH6 through Five Rivers, Athol, Garston and Kingston, then continue past Staircase Creek, Wye Creek and Jacks Point. The race manual has them at Kingston at about 11.58am, at Jacks Point at about 12.36pm and turning right onto the Remarkables Ski Field Access Road at about 12.40pm. The stage finishes at The Remarkables at about 1.05pm in the manual, or about 1.20pm on the stage page.
Drivers on SH6 between Kingston and Jacks Point around midday on Wednesday should expect to meet the race. The manual says a traffic management vehicle runs about 500m ahead of the leading riders, the convoy can include about 45 vehicles, and race officials decide when other traffic may pass the bunch. It also notes that the Kingston Flyer will run alongside the Tour around Fairlight.
Heading to Fiordland this week? Our Te Anau things to do guide covers the town, and our car-free Queenstown stay guide helps if you would rather leave the car parked on Wednesday.
Questions visitors are asking
What time does the Tour of Southland finish at The Remarkables?
The organiser's stage page gives an approximate finish of 1.20pm on Wednesday 4 November, and the race manual estimates 1.05pm. Riders leave Mossburn at 10.30am, pass Kingston at about 11.58am and turn onto the Remarkables Ski Field Access Road at about 12.40pm for the final climb.
Will the race affect driving on SH6 near Queenstown?
Expect riders on SH6 between Kingston and Jacks Point from about midday on Wednesday 4 November. The race manual says a traffic management vehicle runs about 500m ahead of the leaders and race officials decide when other vehicles may pass the bunch, so allow extra time on that stretch.
When does the Tour of Southland finish in Te Anau?
Stage 3 finishes on Lakefront Drive in Te Anau, opposite Distinction Te Anau, at about 1.30pm on Tuesday 3 November according to the stage page, or 1.40pm according to the race manual. Riders start in Riverton at 10am and ride 158km via Tuatapere, Clifden, Blackmount and Manapouri.