As a little child Tom Sexton remained at the edges of the Southland streets wondering about Hayden Roulston as he approached winning the Tour of Southland.
Sexton longed for one day resembling Roulston and riding in New Zealand's head street cycling race.
Roulston has won the Tour of Southland on four events - 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Four time Tour of Southland champ Hayden Roulston.
Barry Harcourt
Four time Tour of Southland champ Hayden Roulston.
Sexton watched those wins in amazement.
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For Roulston, the 2016 Tour will be his last as he calls time on a cycling stellar vocation.
While 35-year-old Roulston is get ready to give up 17-year-old Sexton is preparing himself to ride his first since forever Tour of Southland.
Sexton is the most youthful in the 2016 field and qualifies by only a month to be mature enough to race in the occasion.
To make the introduction all that bit more unique, Roulston has summoned Sexton to be a piece of his Placemakers group during the current year's visit.
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"The Tour has been a touch of a motivation for me throughout the years simply taking a gander at who has come through, particularly Hayden.
"He was somebody I admired 10 years prior when he was winning those visits and now to ride with him in his last visit is to a great degree cool," Sexton said.
"I'm certainly energized. I've needed to ride it for most likely 10 years now, so to have the capacity to at long last do it will be genuine fun."
Sexton and Roulston have beforehand hung out on the track and the young person was clearly pleased Roulston was quick to have him as a feature of the group.
The James Hargest College year 13 understudy has a really smart thought what his part will be amid his first visit. That is to attempt to place Roulston in the most ideal position to win his fifth Tour of Southland title in his swansong year.
"I don't have a particular employment yet however I've set myself up for whatever. Whatever they give me I'll do.
"It may climb the slopes with Hayden, it may ride at the front later on in the visit. I'll be set up for anything they toss at me."
"In the event that [Roulston] could pull off a win it would be truly exceptional. Acting as a group to accomplish something significant is better than average. I've encountered that a considerable amount with the track group interest."
Sexton is best known as one of New Zealand's rising track stars.
At only 17 he contended at a tip top World Cup occasion this prior year being a piece of the world record-breaking New Zealand group interest at the World Junior Track Championships.
Taking after a break after the World Championships he start going up against some more drawn out preparing rides making progress toward get ready for the Tour of Southland.
"I know I have to such an extent, if not more, speed than a great deal of these folks that are street riders.
"So I'll have the speed on them yet they have the perseverance on me. So it will enthusiasm to perceive how it plays out later on in the week."
Roulston and Sexton will be joined by Reon Nolan (Christchurch), Richard Lawson (Christchurch), Anton O'Connell (Cambridge) and Fraser Hewett (Invercargill) in the Placemakers group.
The Academy Southland item is in his last year at school and one year from now trusts he may be grabbed by New Zealand's world class track squad.
If not he wants to 'trudge it out' in preparing to proceed with his advancement on the track.
On Tuesday Sexton spent times going to a few schools in Invercargill passing on the Share the Road message which instructs individuals on wellbeing while cycling on streets.
The Tour of Southland will begin on Sunday with the group time trial around Queens Park.
Sexton longed for one day resembling Roulston and riding in New Zealand's head street cycling race.
Roulston has won the Tour of Southland on four events - 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Four time Tour of Southland champ Hayden Roulston.
Barry Harcourt
Four time Tour of Southland champ Hayden Roulston.
Sexton watched those wins in amazement.
Perused MORE:
* Hayden Roulston to resign from cycling
* Roulston affirmed for Tour of Southland
For Roulston, the 2016 Tour will be his last as he calls time on a cycling stellar vocation.
While 35-year-old Roulston is get ready to give up 17-year-old Sexton is preparing himself to ride his first since forever Tour of Southland.
Sexton is the most youthful in the 2016 field and qualifies by only a month to be mature enough to race in the occasion.
To make the introduction all that bit more unique, Roulston has summoned Sexton to be a piece of his Placemakers group during the current year's visit.
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"The Tour has been a touch of a motivation for me throughout the years simply taking a gander at who has come through, particularly Hayden.
"He was somebody I admired 10 years prior when he was winning those visits and now to ride with him in his last visit is to a great degree cool," Sexton said.
"I'm certainly energized. I've needed to ride it for most likely 10 years now, so to have the capacity to at long last do it will be genuine fun."
Sexton and Roulston have beforehand hung out on the track and the young person was clearly pleased Roulston was quick to have him as a feature of the group.
The James Hargest College year 13 understudy has a really smart thought what his part will be amid his first visit. That is to attempt to place Roulston in the most ideal position to win his fifth Tour of Southland title in his swansong year.
"I don't have a particular employment yet however I've set myself up for whatever. Whatever they give me I'll do.
"It may climb the slopes with Hayden, it may ride at the front later on in the visit. I'll be set up for anything they toss at me."
"In the event that [Roulston] could pull off a win it would be truly exceptional. Acting as a group to accomplish something significant is better than average. I've encountered that a considerable amount with the track group interest."
Sexton is best known as one of New Zealand's rising track stars.
At only 17 he contended at a tip top World Cup occasion this prior year being a piece of the world record-breaking New Zealand group interest at the World Junior Track Championships.
Taking after a break after the World Championships he start going up against some more drawn out preparing rides making progress toward get ready for the Tour of Southland.
"I know I have to such an extent, if not more, speed than a great deal of these folks that are street riders.
"So I'll have the speed on them yet they have the perseverance on me. So it will enthusiasm to perceive how it plays out later on in the week."
Roulston and Sexton will be joined by Reon Nolan (Christchurch), Richard Lawson (Christchurch), Anton O'Connell (Cambridge) and Fraser Hewett (Invercargill) in the Placemakers group.
The Academy Southland item is in his last year at school and one year from now trusts he may be grabbed by New Zealand's world class track squad.
If not he wants to 'trudge it out' in preparing to proceed with his advancement on the track.
On Tuesday Sexton spent times going to a few schools in Invercargill passing on the Share the Road message which instructs individuals on wellbeing while cycling on streets.
The Tour of Southland will begin on Sunday with the group time trial around Queens Park.
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