Stage 8, Centennial Park Circuit Race, 100
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Wednesday, November 8, 2000, 11:00 - 13:20
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Skoczylas'
turn in Centennial Park
By Jeff Jones
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Dariusz Skoczylas
Photo: © Tom Balks
The Commonwealth
Bank Cycle Classic returned
to Sydney today for two stages, both held in the Eastern Suburbs. The
first stage was a 100 kilometre circuit race in Centennial Park, a popular
course incorporating parts of the Olympic road course. The riders had
to complete 33 laps of a 2.86 kilometre circuit that contained a leg
sapping 500 metre climb each lap.
After yesterday's
"spreading" of the general classification courtesy of Bumble Hill, today
provided the perfect opportunity for non-sprinters and non-GC riders
to attack and stay away to win the stage. That occurred earlier than
most expected, with a group of 6 going away in the opening laps, never
to be caught.
Peugeot placed
two riders: Cameron Hughes and Cameron Jennings, and they were joined
by Steve Williams (Caravello), Henk Vaassen (NSW Sport & Rec), Anthony
Malarczyk (Dupont) and of course a Polish Mroz rider, Dariusz Skoczylas.
Their gap hovered at around 20 seconds for some laps before it gradually
increased, despite the efforts of Jans Koerts' Websdale team to close
it. By halfway, the lead to the main bunch was over two minutes, and
they did not look like getting caught.
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Jans Koerts didn't succeed
Photo: © Tom Balks
Smaller groups continually
went off the front of the peloton to bridge the gap, but all were unsuccessful.
With 10 laps to go, a group finally managed to make some headway: Bjorn
Hoeben (Websdale), Pawel Niedzwiecki (Mroz), Peter Milostic (NSW Sport
& Rec), Glen Chadwick (Peugeot), Huw Pritchard (Dupont), and Yento Barker
(Dupont). They made big inroads into the lead, bringing it to 1:20 with
five laps to go.
Ultimately, they
were unsuccessful, finishing 25 seconds behind the leading six, and
48 seconds in front of the bunch. The win went to Skoczylas, who did
not have to do a great deal of work in the break as his team had the
race leader. However, second placed Steve Williams (who knows this course
very well) gave it his best shot to break the Polish stranglehold on
the race, leading out the uphill sprint with the Pole on his wheel.
In third was another Australian, Cameron Hughes, whose Peugeot team
had the strength of numbers in the break.
"I wasn't surprised
that the break went so early. It was good for us because I had an easy
ride and there was no pressure on us to chase," said Skoczylas, who
was the fourth member of the Polish team to win a stage this year.
The fifth member,
Bart Duraj (who lives in Australia) said that "now the pressure's on
me to win a stage." Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Skoczylas wouldn't
reveal the tactics, but the race is sure to be aggressive on the climbs
between Wollongong and Nowra.
Before that, there
is the "showpiece" of the Classic this evening, the 36 kilometre criterium
up and down Arden St., adjacent to Coogee Beach. The action starts at
6:35 pm and as always there will be a vocal crowd (especially in the
Coogee Bay Hotel) along to cheer the riders.
Results
1 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) Mroz 2.26.41 (40.90 km/h)
2 Steve Williams (Aus) Team Caravello
3 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Peugeot
4 Henk Vaassen (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec
5 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Peugeot
6 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Dupont 0.06
7 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Websdale 0.25
8 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Mroz
9 Peter Milostic (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec
10 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot
11 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Dupont 0.33
12 Yento Barker (GBr) Dupont 0.43
13 Danny Clark (Aus) Qantas-One World 1.13
14 Scott Suckling (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest
15 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz
16 Julian Winn (GBr) Dupont
17 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Mroz
18 Baden Burke (Aus) Peugeot
19 Phil Thuaux (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec
20 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest
21 Giles Baudet (Aus) Team Caravello
22 Ben Day (Aus) Bates Bikes
23 Timo Scholz (Ger) Bosch
24 Danilo Klaar (Ger) Bosch
25 Edmund Hollands (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest
26 Martijn Simons (Ned) Websdale
27 Dan Smith (GBr) Qantas-One World
28 Matt Illingworth (GBr) Dupont
29 Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Bosch
30 Brent Dawson (Aus) Qantas-One World
31 Dennis Mungoven (Aus) Casino Canberra
32 Chris White (Aus) Team Caravello
33 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Bates Bikes
34 Andrew Payne (Aus) Team Caravello
35 Darren Rolfe (Aus) NSWIS
36 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Websdale
37 Tino Haakman (Ned) Websdale
38 Brent Millar (Aus) Casino Canberra
39 Scott Bradburn (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec
40 Bart Duraj (Aus) Mroz
41 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) NSWIS
42 Jono Davis (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec
43 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Caravello
44 Adam Cox (Aus) Bates Bikes
45 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Casino Canberra
46 Michael Tolhurst (Aus) Casino Canberra
47 Joshua Collingwood (Aus) NSWIS
48 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Qantas-One World
49 Jans Koerts (Ned) Websdale
50 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Qantas-One World
51 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Bates Bikes
52 Mark Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot
53 Ben Brooks (Aus) NSWIS
54 Graeme Brown (Aus) NSWIS
55 Alan Sieper (Aus) Casino Canberra 2.48
56 Dirk Schumann (Ger) Bosch 3.04
57 Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) Bosch 7.21
DNF Martin Lonie (GBr) Bates Bikes
Points:
1 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) Mroz 5 pts
2 Steve Williams (Aus) Team Caravello 3
3 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Peugeot 2
4 Henk Vaassen (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 1
General classification after stage 8:
1 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Mroz 11.26.34
2 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz 0.05
3 Julian Winn (GBr) Dupont 0.17
4 Scott Suckling (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 1.14
5 Peter Milostic (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 1.28
6 Dan Smith (GBr) Qantas-One World 1.43
7 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Mroz 2.17
8 Baden Burke (Aus) Peugeot 2.58
9 Chris White (Aus) Team Caravello 3.39
10 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot 3.57
11 Phil Thuaux (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 5.18
12 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 5.32
13 Henk Vaassen (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 5.56
14 Steve Williams (Aus) Team Caravello 6.46
15 Brent Dawson (Aus) Qantas-One World 7.08
16 Giles Baudet (Aus) Team Caravello 8.45
17 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Peugeot 8.51
18 Tino Haakman (Ned) Websdale 9.26
19 Yento Barker (GBr) Dupont 9.27
20 Bart Duraj (Aus) Mroz 10.07
21 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Qantas-One World 10.07
22 Darren Rolfe (Aus) NSWIS 10.23
23 Danny Clark (Aus) Qantas-One World 10.34
24 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Casino Canberra 10.45
25 Jans Koerts (Ned) Websdale 11.06
26 Adam Cox (Aus) Bates Bikes 11.43
27 Scott Bradburn (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 12.18
28 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Dupont 12.25
29 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Qantas-One World 12.53
30 Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Bosch 13.25
31 Ben Brooks (Aus) NSWIS 14.44
32 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Peugeot 24.31
33 Edmund Hollands (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 24.55
34 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) NSWIS 25.10
35 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) Mroz 25.16
36 Andrew Payne (Aus) Team Caravello 25.20
37 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Websdale 25.51
38 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Bates Bikes 26.05
39 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Websdale 26.31
40 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Caravello 26.37
41 Timo Scholz (Ger) Bosch 26.56
42 Brent Millar (Aus) Casino Canberra 26.56
43 Ben Day (Aus) Bates Bikes 26.56
44 Danilo Klaar (Ger) Bosch 27.01
45 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Bates Bikes 27.11
46 Jono Davis (Aus) NSW Sport & Rec 27.24
47 Mark Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot 27.56
48 Michael Tolhurst (Aus) Casino Canberra 27.56
49 Graeme Brown (Aus) NSWIS 27.57
50 Matt Illingworth (GBr) Dupont 28.17
51 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Dupont 28.37
52 Dennis Mungoven (Aus) Casino Canberra 28.56
53 Joshua Collingwood (Aus) NSWIS 29.38
54 Martijn Simons (Ned) Websdale 29.43
55 Dirk Schumann (Ger) Bosch 29.57
56 Alan Sieper (Aus) Casino Canberra 33.06
57 Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) Bosch 38.46
Giant Sprint King:
1 Jans Koerts (Ned) Websdale 11 pts
2 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Mroz 10
3 Graeme Brown (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 8
4 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Mroz 5
5 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) Mroz 5
6 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 5
7 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 5
8 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) QANTAS-One World 5
9 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz 5
10 Dirk Schumann (Ger) BOSCH 4
11 Julian Winn (GBr) DuPont 3
12 Jaarod Poad (NZl) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 3
13 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Websdale 3
14 Brent Dawson (Aus) QANTAS-One World 3
15 Steve Williams (Aus) Caravello 3
16 Edmund Hollands (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 2
17 Dan Smith (GBr) QANTAS-One World 2
18 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Peugeot 2
19 Henk Vaassen (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation 1
20 Phil Thuaux (Aus) NSW Sport & Recreation 1
21 Scott Suckling (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 1
22 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot 1
Coca Cola King of the Mountains:
1 Julian Winn (GBr) DuPont 14 pts
2 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz 12
3 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Mroz 10
4 Scott Suckling (Aus) Glen Parker Cycles-Fondriest 7
5 Dan Smith (GBr) QANTAS-One World 2
6 Martin Lonie (GBr) Bates Bikes 1
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