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Edited by Jeff Jones
Despite his training accident last week David McKenzie sends his good wishes to the Tour Down Under peloton. Click here for an exclusive chat with the iTeamNova.com team leader.
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What guest announcer Phil Liggett called "the stars of the Tour Down Under" - the riders - were introduced to the public at a gala function at Adelaide's Hilton Hotel tonight. Click here to find out what happened, complete with pics of all the teams.
He crashed even before the race started, but Italian road champion Daniele Nardello isn't fazed at his bumpy start to the 2002 Jacobs Creek Tour Down Under. Click here to see why Nardello is enjoying Adelaide.
Estonian rider Jaan Kirsipuu loves Australia. And even more, he loves the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. Click here for the Kirsipuu story.
They are saying, around the traps, that American Fred Rodriguez will be one to beat when the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under gets underway. Click here to find out what he thinks about it.
An Adelaide man who allegedly caused the death of a cyclist after dragging him 6 kilometres underneath his car and leaving him on the roadside to die, has pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter and dangerous driving. He also has chosen to have his trial only heard by a judge, with no jury present.
31 year old Andrew John Priestley was heard yesterday by Adelaide's Supreme Court in relation to the death of 38 year old Andrew Watkins on June 22, 2001. Mr Watkins was riding home from work when he was hit by a car on Stebonheath Rd, Munno Para West. He died on Winzor Rd, Hillier after being dragged 6 kilometres.
The Dutch edition of Ride for the Roses, a charity ride for cancer organised by the Lance Armstrong Foundation will take place this year on March 3, 2002. For the first time it will be held as a beach ride, with five laps up and down the sand starting in Scheveningen for a total of 40 kilometres.
Professionals and recreational riders will participate in the event, with funds going to the Dutch cancer foundation/Queen Wilhelmina Fund. Ambassadors of the ride are: Erik Breukink, Erica Terpstra, Leo van Vliet, Peter Post, Dries van Agt, Leontien van Moorsel, Gerrie Knetemann and Hein Verbruggen.
The road version of the Ride for the Roses is big in the Netherlands. On the Sunday in August in 2001, over 6000 riders participated in the charity ride.
Entries open on February 22, and more information can be found on the race website, www.ridefortheroses.nl
By Rod Morris
Hobart cyclist Jason Johnson is making a late charge at American Jame Carney for the inaugural Cycling Tasmania Rider-of-the-Season award for the 2001-2002 season.
Johnson picked up six points at last Sunday's Mersey Valley - Devonport Cycling Club Carnival at Latrobe to move to within reach of Carney with only this Saturday's St Helens Carnival remaining. Johnson won both the MVDCC Wheelrace and the A Grade Scratch and now has 39 points for the season, trailing Carney by just six.
With Carney returned to America, Johnson will need to perform well in the St Helens Wheelrace, Lightning Handicap and/or scratch race to overhaul the Yankee. Johnson is the only rider in a position to catch Carney.
In the CT Female Rider-of-the-Season Award, Nook cyclist Belinda Goss has an unassailable lead, with 41 points, compared to her nearest opponent, Emily Williams (20).
Riders have been able to gain points in all handicap finals and scratch races at every track carnival this summer. Both awards will be presented at the St Helens Carnival by Tasmanian Cycling Federation Vice-President Mr Garry House.
Men 1 Jame Carney 45 pts 2 Jason Johnson 39 3 Ron Crawford 28 4 Michael Wood 27 5 Abram Manion 25 6 Shane Kelly 24 7 Keiichi Maruyama 20 8 Andrew Taylor 20 9 Mark Jamieson 18 10 Gareth Atkins 17 Women 1 Belinda Goss 41 pts 2 Emily Williams 20 3 Tanya Lindenmuth 18 4 Louise Yaxley 18 5 Kristine Bayley 16 6 Lisa Strange 12
Tasmanian riders have more than held their own in the official Order of Merit rankings during the Apple Isle's summer of cycling for the 2001-2002 season. Of the top 16 riders, who have won more than $1000 from the 13 carnivals held so far, nine are home grown products.
Queenslander Aaron Kemps however maintained his lead, courtesy of his big Latrobe Wheel win and with only the St Helens Carnival remaining, will be declared the official winner this weekend. Young Tasmanian Mark Jamieson, winner of this year's Burnie Wheel, has the chance to overtake Shane Kelly in third spot, if he can win more than $354 at St Helens. In form Hobart rider Jason Johnson, is also facing the possibility of improving on his current ranking of ninth and he has already been installed as favourite for the St Helens Wheel.
1 Aaron Kemps (Queensland) $8020 2 Jame Carney (America) $7203 3 Shane Kelly (Victoria) $4645 4 Mark Jamieson (Tasmania) $4292 5 Darren Young (Tasmania) $2715 6 Andrew Loft (Tasmania) $2285 7 Warren Doyle (New South Wales) $2260 8 Keiichi Maruyama (Japan) $2210 9 Jason Johnson (Tasmania) $2140 10 Sean Sullivan (Tasmania) $1845 11 John Abblitt (Tasmania) $1800 12 Abram Manion (Tasmania) $1750 13 Caleb Manion (Tasmania) $1670 14 Adriano Baffi (Italy) $1465 15 Ron Crawford (Tasmania) $1310 16 Jeff Hopkins (New South Wales) $1290 Courtesy of Sports Carnivals of Tasmania
This Friday, January 18, the Lehigh Valley Mall will host a special Velodrome Roller Race. Festivities begin at 5pm, near the glass elevators. The evening will lead off with time trials to seed the racers. A special appearance by Marty Nothstein (2000 Olympic Gold Medallist) at 6:30 pm will be followed by a Press Conference at 7:30 pm with an announcement by Pat McDonough, Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley Velodrome and 1984 Olympic Medallist. The Semi finals and finals will kick-off at 8:00pm.
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