Crocodile Trophy 2002

Australia, September 10-22, 2002

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Stage 11 : September 21, Cooktown - Daintree, 140 km

Anderson Tears it up in the Tropics!

By Christi Valentine-Anderson

Now this was a proper mountain bike stage with rocky descents and leg searing climbs. There were ten big climbs between 1500 meters and 3000 meters long, in the second half of the stage. The parcours was lined with tropical foliage as well as the odd Goanna. The first 73 kilometres were composed of an undulating rocky track which dramatically changed to the steep and rugged 30% climbs which make up the famous Creb Track through the Daintree.

Anderson who said last evening, "I wish this race was one week longer, because I am definitely riding into good form" put his goods on the line today, going away with the usual suspects from the 50 kilometre mark. Anderson continued to astound the field by riding over the heavily technical course with relative ease, and on the front, but not the rivet! This is Anderson's first mountain bike race ever and first stage race in 9 years. He is also between 10 and 15 yrs older than the top ten men on General Classification. He's a real live Legend that Phil Anderson!

A bit of bad luck for Victorian woman Debra Eason who had to stop today due to severe dehydration and gastro. She is one very disappointed gal as she was surely coming third. Mieke Deroo on the other hand, has sealed her second victory overall at the finish of the last proper stage of the 2002 Crocodile Trophy.

Jaap Viergever is now also sitting quite comfortably in first place for his fourth Crocodile Trophy victory. Jaap and his Tom Taylor team of three men have dominated this grueling 1500 km stage race through hell, from the first pedal stroke. They will surely be planning next year´s campaign already. Incidentally, the group of four riding with Anderson all waited with ten kilometres to the finish as Anderson changed his wheel after he punctured. Truly sportsman like behaviour.

Phil Anderson and Australian team mate David Olle were also overheard making plans of their own for next year, where the team should also include the missing Traversoni and a few other retired roadies from the pro peloton. Olle was enjoying the technical stuff today though and requested that his fiance Emma, " Get me a meat pie. I am starving."

At km 70, Ema did as requested but could only source a sausage roll, which she promptly delivered. Personally I couldn´t think of anything worse to be kicking around in my stomach over this gut wrencher of a stage.

The field of finishers is looking quite relieved to have made it thus far and are all smiling a little as they roll over the line.

Results

1 Phil Anderson (Aus) Dream Team                            6.13.32 (25.16 km/h)
2 Jurji Robic (Slo) Team Robic                                 0.01
3 Kris Lapere (Bel) Cycling Team Limburg
4 Jaap Viergever (Ned) Tom Tailor/Santos                       0.03
5 Thomas Riegler (Aut) Team Riegler                            2.49
6 Filip Claes (Bel)                                            7.07
7 Martin Kellermann (Aut)                                     13.01
8 Hans Henrik Nielsen (Den)                                   28.12
9 Bart Schols (Bel)                                           34.34
10 Adrian Laing (Aus) Team Brett                              37.58
11 Peter Paelinck (Bel) Team www.reevax.be                    38.14
12 Paul Meyvis (Bel)                                          38.49
13 Bart Bosmans (Bel) Cycling Team Limburg                    45.34
14 Dennis Teeuwen (Ned) Tom Tailor/Santos                     50.04
15 Dominiek Sacre (Bel) Team www.reevax.be                    52.36
16 Jack Oldfield (Aus)                                      1.01.33
17 Theo Molenbrugge (Ned) Tom Tailor/Santos                 1.01.34
18 Clemens Mühsinger (Ger)                                  1.05.17
19 Mieke Deroo (Bel) Team Mieke                             1.26.27
20 Wouter Declercq (Bel) Team Mieke                         1.26.28
21 Oyvind Aas (Nor) Team Kelly/Hi5 Norway                   1.26.29
22 David Olle (Aus) Dream Team                              1.30.18
23 Anthony Michelle (Aus) Team Brett                        1.32.45
24 Rudi Donckers (Bel) Cycling Team Limburg                 1.41.22
25 Peter Nejsig (Den)                                       1.45.54
26 Carrie Edwards (USA)                                     1.50.47
27 Joachim Rintsch (Ger)                                    1.54.48
28 Peter Dammerer (Aut) Bike Drive/Rapso                    1.55.46
29 Reinhard Hörmann (Aut) Bike Drive/Rapso                  1.55.46
30 Kim Lindberg (Den)                                       2.09.54
31 Franz Hartmann (Aut) Bike Drive/Rapso                    2.12.29
32 Wolfgang Kristinus (Aut) Team Baustoff & Metall          2.31.45
33 Ronny Potter (Bel)                                       2.32.54
34 Stefan Schlett (Ger)                                     2.47.27
35 Toru Watanabe (Jap)                                      3.26.19
36 Kurt Poisinger (Aut)                                     3.29.17
 
Women
1 Mieke Deroo (Bel) Team Mieke                              7.39.59 (18.52 km/h)
2 Carrie Edwards (USA)                                        24.20
DNF Debra Eason (Aus) Team Australia
 
Light
 
1 Phil Best (Aus)                                           9.22.25 (15.15 km/h)
2 Dominic Barber (Aus)                                        27.53
3 Claudia Kristen (Ger)
 
General classification after stage 11
 
1 Jaap Viergever (Ned) Tom Tailor/Santos                   54.03.25 (27.53 km/h)
2 Jurji Robic (Slo) Team Robic                                50.51
3 Kris Lapere (Bel) Cycling Team Limburg                    1.01.34
4 Phil Anderson (Aus) Dream Team                            1.15.52
5 Thomas Riegler (Aut) Team Riegler                         3.10.18
6 Filip Claes (Bel)                                         4.06.16
7 Oyvind Aas (Nor) Team Kelly/Hi5 Norway                    4.08.56
8 Bart Bosmans (Bel) Cycling Team Limburg                   4.12.11
9 Martin Kellermann (Aut)                                   4.23.30
10 Hans Henrik Nielsen (Den)                                5.03.46
11 Paul Meyvis (Bel)                                        5.52.11
12 Dennis Teeuwen (Ned) Tom Tailor/Santos                   6.25.14
13 Adrian Laing (Aus) Team Brett                            6.37.17
14 Peter Paelinck (Bel) Team www.reevax.be                  7.40.13
15 Bart Schols (Bel)                                        8.42.51
16 Dominiek Sacre (Bel) Team www.reevax.be                  8.52.21
17 Clemens Mühsinger (Ger)                                  9.08.50
18 Anthony Michelle (Aus) Team Brett                       10.32.35
19 Theo Molenbrugge (Ned) Tom Tailor/Santos                11.37.23
20 Peter Nejsig (Den)                                      12.30.49
21 David Olle (Aus) Dream Team                             13.34.22
22 Rudi Donckers (Bel) Cycling Team Limburg                13.45.55
23 Jack Oldfield (Aus)                                     14.00.08
24 Mieke Deroo (Bel) Team Mieke                            14.39.32
25 Wouter Declercq (Bel) Team Mieke                        14.44.04
26 Peter Dammerer (Aut) Bike Drive/Rapso                   18.56.48
27 Reinhard Hörmann (Aut) Bike Drive/Rapso                 20.34.36
28 Joachim Rintsch (Ger)                                   20.46.53
29 Franz Hartmann (Aut) Bike Drive/Rapso                   21.55.26
30 Ronny Potter (Bel)                                      23.34.24
31 Wolfgang Kristinus (Aut) Team Baustoff & Metall         23.42.20
32 Carrie Edwards (USA)                                    24.03.06
33 Kim Lindberg (Den)                                      24.08.28
34 Stefan Schlett (Ger)                                    31.52.40
35 Toru Watanabe (Jap)                                     33.00.48
36 Kurt Poisinger (Aut)                                    34.55.14
 
Women classification
 
1 Mieke Deroo (Bel) Team Mieke                             68.42.57 (21.65 km/h)
2 Carrie Edwards (USA)                                        23.35
 
Light classification
 
1 Phil Best (Aus)                                          20.04.19
2 Dominic Barber (Aus)                                      1.22.48
3 Claudia Kristen (Ger)                                     5.27.22
 
Points classification
 
1 Jaap Viergever (Ned) Tom Tailor/Santos                        160 pts
2 Jurji Robic (Slo) Team Robic                                  102
3 Phil Anderson (Aus) Dream Team                                 92
4 Kris Lapere (Bel) Cycling Team Limburg                         86
5 Dennis Teeuwen (Ned) Tom Tailor/Santos                         40
6 Bart Bosmans (Bel) Cycling Team Limburg                        35
7 Filip Claes (Bel)                                              20
8 Clemens Mühsinger (Ger)                                        17
9 Oyvind Aas (Nor) Team Kelly/Hi5 Norway                          7
9 Peter Paelinck (Bel) Team www.reevax.be                         7
11 Hans Henrik Nielsen (Den)                                      4
12 Thomas Riegler (Aut) Team Riegler                              2