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Stage 4, Newcastle-Port Stephens, 60 kms:Monday, October 25, 1999 |
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The shortest road stage of the event takes the riders north from Newcastle
to the highly popular tourist location of Port Stephens. This will be a
difficult stage for any riders to gain time on the peloton, due to the relatively
fast, flat terrain. But if crosswinds prevail, some riders will have difficulty
maintaining contact with the leading peloton.
If last year's stage result is anything to go by, a bunch sprint should be the order of the day. Last year, the stage was won by Polish rider Raimondas Rumsas, when he slipped away in the final kilometre to gain a back to back stage win, with Britain's Jeremy Hunt four lengths away in second place ahead of the Dutch rider Jans Koerts. From the archives - Junior World Champion in 1993 |
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