Whanganui cyclist Finn Murphy finishes third overall at 70th Tour of Southland as Glenn Haden executes new role

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Former Whanganui Collegiate School student Finn Murphy has earned redemption at this year’s SBS Bank Tour of Southland, finishing third overall. The 23-year-old, competing in his…

Whanganui’s Finn Murphy (right) finished third in the 2026 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. He is pictured with winner Matthew Wilson (centre) and second-placed Levi Hone. Photo / James Jubb

Former Whanganui Collegiate School student Finn Murphy has earned redemption at this year’s SBS Bank Tour of Southland, finishing third overall.

The 23-year-old, competing in his sixth Southland tour, raced for Latitude Cycling Team.

Murphy said it was a good experience and credited the “good morale” within his team for enabling his third-place finish.

“For me, and I probably speak for most New Zealanders, the Tour of Southland is one of the pinnacle races.

“Being on the podium of this race overall is probably the biggest highlight of my cycling career so far.”

He said his finish was particularly pleasing because of his unfortunate experience at the delayed 2025 tour.

“In that edition I was sitting top 10 before I crashed in one of the last stages and had to abandon the race,” Murphy said.

“I was kind of hoping for that same sort of top-10 result again this time around but to get on the podium was pretty cool.”

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