Stage 11, Nowra Criterium, 30 km
Thursday, November 9, 2000, 17:42 - 18:24
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By Jeff Jones
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Schumann
Photo: © Tom Balks
The German Bosch
team, who dominated the Cycle Classic for many years, took out their
first stage of this year's edition, a 30 km evening criterium in Nowra.
Dirk Schumann profited from the excellent work of teammate, Stephan
Gottschling in the final lap, winning from Ashley Hutchinson and Jans
Koerts.
The three were
part of an eight rider break that escaped two thirds of the way through
the race. They quickly established a gap on the very fast course, an
800 metre block near Nowra's town centre. All the sprinters were in
it: Jans Koerts (Websdale), Hilton McMurdo (Glen Parker-Fondriest),
Graeme Brown and Ashley Hutchinson (NSWIS). The other members of the
break were Matt Illingworth (DuPont), Dan Smith (QANTAS) and Stephan
Gottschling (Bosch).
Smith was his usual
aggressive self, trying to repeat his criterium win here last year.
However, despite many attempts he was unable to break free, and the
eight were more or less together on the final lap. It was here that
the Bosch team launched their one-two punch, sending Stephan Gottschling
out as the 'rabbit' while Schumann bided his time.
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Local
boy, Darren Rolfe
Photo: © Tom Balks
It was a risky move,
although Schumann has been strong in all the sprints he has contested.
The others were forced to chase down Gottschling, leaving Schumann in
second wheel on the final corner. He sped down the straight in his biggest
gear, cleanly beating Ashley Hutchinson and Jans Koerts, with second
and third places decided in a photo finish.
It was the first
win for Bosch and Schumann managed a few words after the finish. "On
the last lap I was in a good position near Jans Koerts. I was on his
wheel on the last corner," he said in brief English.
Was it good for
Bosch? "Ja, good," he finished.
Tomorrow will see
the 52 rider peloton tackle another road stage/criterium. The first
stage from Milton to Bateman's Bay is 120 kilometres, run over undulating
roads, finishing with an out and back leg from Moruya back to Batemans
Bay. There follows the traditional 30 kilometre criterium on another
fast circuit in the centre of Bateman's Bay.
Results
1 Dirk Schumann (Ger) BOSCH 37.51 (47.56 km/h)
2 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
3 Jans Koerts (Ned) Websdale
4 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest
5 Matt Illingworth (GBr) DuPont
6 Graeme Brown (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
7 Dan Smith (GBr) QANTAS-One World
8 Stephan Gottschling (Ger) BOSCH 0.04
9 Baden Burke (Aus) Peugeot 0.38
10 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) DuPont
11 Russel van Hout (Aus) Bates Bikes
12 Phil Thuaux (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation
13 Dennis Mungovern (Aus) Casino Canberra
14 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot
15 Peter Milostic (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation
16 Alan Sieper (Aus) Casino Canberra
17 Darren Rolfe (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
18 Bart Duraj (Aus) Mroz
19 Scott Suckling (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest
20 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz
21 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Mroz
22 Julian Winn (GBr) DuPont
23 Giles Baudet (Aus) Caravello
24 Chris White (Aus) Caravello
25 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) Mroz
26 Timo Scholz (Ger) BOSCH
27 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Bates Bikes
28 Ben Day (Aus) Bates Bikes
29 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Peugeot
30 Steve Williams (Aus) Caravello
31 Yento Barker (GBr) DuPont
32 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Mroz
33 Andrew Payne (Aus) Caravello
34 Tino Haakman (Ned) Websdale
35 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Bates Bikes
36 Brent Dawson (Aus) QANTAS-One World
37 Henk Vaassen (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation
38 Scott Bradburn (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation
39 Danny Clark (Aus) QANTAS-One World
40 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Caravello
41 Michael Tolhurst (Aus) Casino Canberra
42 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Peugeot
43 Edmund Hollands (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest
44 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Websdale
45 Heiko Szonn (Ger) QANTAS-One World
46 Paul van Schalen (Ned) Websdale
47 Martijn Simons (Ned) Websdale
48 Brent Millar (Aus) Casino Canberra 1.26
49 Huw Pritchard (GBr) DuPont 1.50
50 Jono Davis (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation 2.51
51 Ben Brooks (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 3.53
52 Mark Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot 10.59
Points:
1 Dirk Schumann (Ger) BOSCH 5 pts
2 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 3
3 Jans Koerts (Ned) Websdale 2
4 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 1
General classification after stage 11:
1 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Mroz 15.46.06
2 Julian Winn (GBr) Dupont 0.02
3 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz 0.05
4 Peter Milostic (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 1.16
5 Scott Suckling (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 1.18
6 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot 1.49
7 Phil Thuaux (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 6.00
8 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Mroz 6.56
9 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Peugeot 10.51
10 Giles Baudet (Aus) Team Caravello 11.57
11 Dan Smith (GBr) Qantas-One World 13.49
12 Scott Bradburn (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 15.39
13 Chris White (Aus) Team Caravello 16.23
14 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 17.05
15 Ben Brooks (Aus) NSWIS 17.53
16 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Qantas-One World 19.18
17 Steve Williams (Aus) Team Caravello 19.30
18 Brent Dawson (Aus) Qantas-One World 19.52
19 Tino Haakman (Ned) Websdale 22.19
20 Bart Duraj (Aus) Mroz 22.51
21 Jans Koerts (Ned) Websdale 23.02
22 Darren Rolfe (Aus) NSWIS 23.16
23 Yento Barker (GBr) Dupont 24.24
24 Adam Cox (Aus) Bates Bikes 24.36
25 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Dupont 25.18
26 Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Bosch 25.44
27 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Websdale 26.06
28 Andrew Payne (Aus) Team Caravello 27.20
29 Henk Vaassen (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 32.09
30 Danny Clark (Aus) Qantas-One World 36.47
31 Edmund Hollands (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 37.39
32 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Peugeot 39.15
33 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Bates Bikes 39.16
34 Timo Scholz (Ger) Bosch 39.40
35 Matt Illingworth (GBr) Dupont 39.50
36 Brent Millar (Aus) Casino Canberra 40.28
37 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Bates Bikes 41.01
38 Dennis Mungoven (Aus) Casino Canberra 41.40
39 Baden Burke (Aus) Peugeot 43.37
40 Jono Davis (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 44.35
41 Alan Sieper (Aus) Casino Canberra 45.59
42 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) NSWIS 50.21
43 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) Mroz 51.20
44 Ben Day (Aus) Bates Bikes 52.37
45 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Caravello 52.41
46 Graeme Brown (Aus) NSWIS 53.23
47 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Websdale 53.29
48 Michael Tolhurst (Aus) Casino Canberra 54.10
49 Dirk Schumann (Ger) Bosch 55.03
50 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Dupont 56.02
51 Martijn Simons (Ned) Websdale 58.48
52 Mark Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot 6.12
Giant Sprint King:
1 Jans Koerts (Ned) Websdale 13 pts
2 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Mroz 10
3 Dirk Schumann (Ger) BOSCH 9
4 Graeme Brown (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 8
5 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 8
6 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 8
7 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Websdale 6
8 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot 6
9 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Mroz 5
10 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) Mroz 5
11 Ben Brooks (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 5
12 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz 5
13 Julian Winn (GBr) DuPont 4
14 Matt Illingworth (GBr) DuPont 3
15 Brent Dawson (Aus) QANTAS-One World 3
16 Steve Williams (Aus) Caravello 3
17 Peter Milostic (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation 2
18 Edmund Hollands (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondries 2
19 Dan Smith (GBr) QANTAS-One World 2
20 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Peugeot 2
21 Henk Vaassen (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation 1
22 Phil Thuaux (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation 1
23 Scott Suckling (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 1
24 Ben Day (Aus) Bates Bikes 1
Coca Cola King of the Mountains:
1 Julian Winn (GBr) DuPont 28 pts
2 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz 16
3 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Mroz 14
4 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot 12
5 Ben Brooks (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 10
6 Peter Milostic (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation 8
7 Scott Suckling (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 7
8 Heiko Szonn (Ger) QANTAS-One World 6
9 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Websdale 2
10 Dan Smith (GBr) QANTAS-One World 2
11 Martin Lonie (GBr) Bates Bikes 1
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