6th Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under - 2.3

Australia, January 20-25, 2004

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January 19 - Pre-race press conference
January 19 - Team presentation
Stage 1: Tuesday Jan 20, East End Adelaide Street Race, 50km
Stage 2: Wednesday Jan 22, Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre - Kapunda, 157 km
Stage 3: Thursday Jan 22, Goolwa - Victor Harbor, 150 km
Stage 4: Friday Jan 24, Unley - Hahndorf, 141 km
Stage 5: Saturday Jan 25, Willunga - Willunga , 147 km
Stage 6: Sunday Jan 25, Adelaide City Council circuit, 81km

Stage 6: Sunday Jan 25, Adelaide City Council circuit, 81km

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• Riders and fans were treated to Elvis
• The peloton rolls along in the final stage
• Pat Jonker (UniSA) in action during the last stage
• Matt Wilson (FDJeux.com) was aggressive, as always
• Pat Jonker takes a corner in stage 6
• Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com) wins the final stage ahead of Robbie McEwen (obscured) and Allan Davis (R). Mark Renshaw (L) finished 4th, and was very happy with Cooke's win.
• The crowds enjoyed the action
• Pat Jonker congratulated by his team director
• Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com) salutes the crowd with his flowers
• Matthew Wilson (FDJeux.com) was the day's most aggressive rider
• Philippe Gilbert (FDJeux.com) won the Best U23 Rider
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) earns another kiss as the Sprint King
• Paolo Tiralongo (Panaria) was awarded the Mountains jersey
• Patrick Jonker (L) and members of the winning UniSA team
• Pat Jonker and son
• Pat Jonker and son interviewed on stage
• Patrick Jonker (UniSA) makes this bottle of bubbly count
• Onya Pat: the best possible way to finish a career

Stage 5: Saturday Jan 25, Willunga - Willunga , 147 km

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• Pat Jonker's signature underneath his number at the start
• Aussie x 3 Oi x 3
• The 10 man break rides past Aldinga Beach during stage 5
• Brett Lancaster (Panaria) had to call it a day after 23 km when he suffered an asthma attack
• The peloton enters the feed zone at Willunga after 82 km
• The breakaways ride past Aldinga Beach
• Nicolas Vogondy (FDJeux.com) in action
• Aussie champion Matt Wilson (FDJeux.com) in action during stage 5
• What's wrong with this picture?
• Navigators were active at the front of the bunch
• The peloton could always see the break
• Laurens Ten Dam (BankGiroLoterij) was the most aggressive rider today
• The peloton heads through McClaren Vale en route to Willunga
• Russell van Hout (UniSA) helps drive the peloton to the foot of the final climb
• Philippe Gilbert (FDJeux.com) leads Paolo Tiralongo (Panaria) at the base of Old Willunga Hill
• Paolo Tiralongo (Panaria) leads teammate Figueras near the top of Willunga
• Luke Roberts (UniSA) with Pat Jonker glued to his wheel on the last climb
• Paolo Tiralongo (Panaria) and Giuliano Figueras on the descent of Willunga
• The final selection shortly before the finish
• Ben Day (Team Australia) gave it everything with 3 km to go, and it paid off
• Ben Day (Team Australia) hung on to win by 4 seconds
• Ben Day (Team Australia) gets a "well done mate" from a teammate
• Race leader Pat Jonker was presented with this yellow jersey
• Patrick Jonker (UniSA) is almost home in the 2004 Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under

Images by Jeff Jones/Cyclingnews

• Thomas Lovkvist (FDJeux.com) before stage 5
• David McKenzie (Navigators) gets some last minute seat post adjustment
• Plenty of crowd entertainment to be had in Willunga
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) talks about his chances
• Matthew Wilson (FDJeux.com) chats at the start
• Cycling commentator Phil Liggett enjoys a joke with the crowd
• Patrick Jonker (UniSA) only has one more day to survive
• Ben Day (Team Australia) describes his race winning move

Images by Karen Forman/Cyclingnews

• Paolo Tiralongo (Panaria) is the mountains leader after stage 5
• Laurens Ten Dam (BankGiroLoterij) was awarded the Most Aggressive Rider prize today

Women

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• The women cruise along The Esplanade at Aldinga Beach.
• AIS on the attack.
• Natalie Bates chasing hard.
• Sara Carrigan, despite being outnumbered, leads the charge.
• As her surname suggests, Lisa Payne knows how to suffer.
• The AIS were out in force in Aldinga today.
• An ACT rider gives it some stick.
• Natalie Bates on the front, blocking for her team-mate Olivia Gollan.
• Olivia Gollan takes a comfortable win ahead of Oenone Wood and Sara Carrigan.
• The AIS women complete a victory lap, after winning two out of three races and the overall series.

Images by John-Michael Flynn

• AIS rider Natalie Bates looking happy at the start of today's stage in Aldinga.
• Sara Carrigan wears the series leader's jersey for the final time, with the final honour going to Oenone Wood.
• Olivia Gollan prepares to accept her prize as the winner of the third and final race of the Advertiser Women's Criterium Series.
• Sara Carrigan looking happy, despite having succumbed to the "AIS Mafia" as she puts it.
• All ready on the startline.
• Congratulations all round.

Stage 4: Friday Jan 24, Unley - Hahndorf, 141 km

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• Phillippe Gilbert (FDJeux.com and best young rider) signing on
• The Panaria boys were clearly raring to go
• Smile please. Baden Cooke poses for one of many photos
• FDJeux.com's Lapierre bikes gleaming in the morning sun
• Fans watch the action in Unley
• Pat Jonker catches up with a Dutch friend before the start
• Patrick Jonker (UniSA) gets ready for the start of another stage
• The publicity convoy is a distinctive feature of this race
• The Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under exits Adelaide, with the sea in the background
• The peloton on the long freeway climb near the start
• The peloton early in stage 4
• The peloton enters the Heysen Tunnel at the start of stage 4
• The face of suffering in stage 4
• Gene Bates (UniSA) is having a great tour, sitting in fourth overall
• Gert Steegmans (Lotto-Domo) on the attack
• Paolo Tiralongo (Panaria) in the King of the Mountains jersey
• A horse interrupted the peloton during stage 4. Fortunately no-one was injured.
• Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2r) goes on the attack in stage 4
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) wins the fourth stage of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under
• Onya Pat - the sign says it all
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) gives a sly grin on the podium
• Patrick Jonker (UniSA) on the podium in yellow

Images by Karen Forman/Cyclingnews

• A horse on the course. Fortunately no-one (including the horse) was hurt
• Race leader Patrick Jonker speaks to the press
• What a day. Stage winner Robbie McEwen
• Australian National Team manager Dave Sanders with Hilton Clarke
• Allan Iacuone (Team Australia) gets some instructions from Dave Sanders.
• Hilton Clarke (Team Australia) comes alongside the team car to grab a bidon of water.
• Allan Davis (Team Australia) on the chase.

Women

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• Lorian Graham (AIS, R) is presented with her flowers for winning race 2, while Sara Carrigan (L) gets the yellow leader's jersey
• The women's podium (L to R): Oenone Wood (3rd), Sara Carrigan (2nd in race 2 and series leader) and Lorian Graham (race winner)

Images by John-Michael Flynn

• Oenone Wood (AIS) has placed third in both races so far
• Lorian Graham (AIS) psyching up
• Waiting for the starters orders
• Alexis Rhodes (SA) in the yellow race leader's jersey
• Lorian Graham (AIS) itching to get under way

Stage 3: Thursday Jan 22, Goolwa - Victor Harbor, 150 km

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• David McPartland looking good in yellow at the start of today's race
• The crowds turned out once again for the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under
• Baden Cooke's biggest fan
• Crowds on the beach
• Young and old were there to see the riders
• All sorts of action was happening in the peloton right from the start
• Nick Gates (Lotto-Domo) getting some on the move repairs
• No time to stop and enjoy the view as the peloton ascends Newland Hill
• The peloton crosses the bridge onto Hindmarsh Island
• The peloton approaching Victor Harbor for the first time
• Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Quick.Step) initiated the break followed closely by Luke Roberts (UniSA)
• Who's coming?
• Philippe Gilbert (FDJeux.com) in action
• The leaders descend with 60km to go in stage 3
• The chasing group descending at breakneck speeds
• Philippe Gilbert (FDJeux.com) finished well to beat the best sprinters
• Patrick Jonker (UniSA) the new leader in the general classification
• Philippe Gilbert (FDJeux.com) was pretty happy with his win
• Philippe Gilbert with a couple of new friends
• Philippe Gilbert laps up the applause
• Philippe's bike
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) looking pretty cool

Images by Karen Forman/Cyclingnews

• The Australian equivalent of Paris-Roubaix? In stage 3 of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under
• Patrick Jonker (UniSA) is interviewed at the end of stage 3

Images by Cycling fan

• The leaders working together on the 10 km dirt section
• The chasing group could not close the gap on the dirt
• The chase was desperate but fruitless

Stage 2: Wednesday Jan 22, Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre - Kapunda, 157 km

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• Robbie McEwen heads towards the sign in area
• Brett Lancaster (Panaria) works his way through the hectic start area
• Hi girls
• Stephen Wooldridge (Team Australia) with his new bike. Things did not go to well for him today though.
• Sergiy Matveyev (Panaria) restocks his supplies
• Matt Wilson and Baden Cooke are joined by their team car
• Descending into the picturesque Barossa Valley
• Alain van Katwijk (BankGiroLoterij) finished second
• Enjoying a glass of bubbly at the Eden Valley sprint
• Irish Champ Mark Scanlon (Ag2r)
• Martin Bruijn keeping a close eye on things
• David McPartland (Team Australia) leading the break
• Patrick Jonker (UniSA) did a lot of time leading the breakaway of three
• FDJeux.com and Lotto-Domo working hard to try and bridge the gap, but it was not to be
• Nick Gates (Lotto-Domo) leads the chasing bunch
• David McPartland (Team Australia) crosses the line in triumph
• Baden Cooke should be happy to have beaten Robbie McEwen into fourth spot
• Dave McPartland and a noisy Kapunda crowd
• Dave McPartland speaking to his mum post-race
• David McPartland (Team Australia) gets a kiss only the winner gets
• David McPartland (Team Australia) salutes from the podium in yellow

Women

Images by John-Michael Flynn

• All lined up and listening to the commissaire
• Sara Carrigan looking relaxed
• On the line ready to roll
• Oenone Wood post race
• Alexis Rhodes (SA) - Australian women's criterium champion
• The peloton in the wind
• AIS riders were aggressive during the race
• AIS rider Lorian Graham takes a drink
• Shane Gill (Nalunga South Coast) wins the A Grade men's race

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• The women's podium Alexis Rhodes (top), next to Rochelle Gilmore and Oenone Wood

Images by Rachel Burke/Maximum Attack Photography

• Start how you mean to finish - local rider Alexis Rhodes (AIS) leads the bunch from the start line, going on to take a convincing victory in the Australian Women's Criterium Championship.
• Sara Carrigan (Queensland Academy of Sport) was a major contender for most of the race.
• Another strong local rider, Bianca Rogers (Bicycle Express), puts in a great performance.
• One of the international competitors from Japan giving it everything on the last lap.
• Alan Gill (SA) takes out victory in the Open Men's criterium event.

Stage 1: Tuesday Jan 20, East End Adelaide Street Race, 50km

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• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) in good spirits
• The new Australian Champ Matt Wilson in his first chance to wear his jersey
• Baden Cooke looked confident at the start
• Luke Roberts at the sign on area
• Inigo Chaurreau of Ag2R before the evening's race began
• As usual the Adelaide locals turned out in force
• Philippe Gilbert (FDJeux.com) puts his foot down
• The FDJ boys worked well together
• The peloton flies past during the first stage of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under
• The peloton in the lowering Adelaide sun
• The race was fast
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) salutes as he wins stage 1
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) takes in all the aplause
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) reflects on his stage win
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) being interviewed by the hungry media
• Graeme Brown wasn't happy with the way the race concluded
• Robbie McEwen winner of stage 1
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) on the podium in yellow
• McEwen having some fun on the podium
• Russell Van Hout (UniSA) wore the mountains jersey after last year
• Mark Renshaw (FDJeux.com) enjoyed the limelight of sprint champion

Images by Karen Forman/Cyclingnews

• Hilton Clarke (Team Australia) waits for a new wheel to be fitted after he brokes some spokes on the start line.
• Back on the bike: Hilton Clarke (Team Australia) gets some last minute adjustments from a soigneur before rejoining the race after a lap out.
• Early breakaway Frank van Dulmen (Bankgiroloterij) is away with a small gap on the second lap.
• FdJeux.com manager Marc Madiot has some anxious moments as he watches team members Mark Renshaw and Baden Cooke in the early stages of the race. He had just had news that the team's main hope, Brad McGee, had contracted food poisoning.

January 19 - Team presentation

Images by Karen Forman/Cyclingnews

• UniSA
• United Water
• Team Australia
• Panaria-Margres
• Bankgiroloterij
• Navigators
• FdJeux.com
• New Australian road champion Matt Wilson (FdJeux.com) is interviewed by Phil Liggett.
• Quickstep Davitamon
• Lotto Domo
• Domina Vacanze
• Credit Agricole
• Ag2r Prevoyance

January 19 - Pre-race press conference

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• Aussie boys Matt Wilson and Baden Cooke talk up FDJeux.com's chance in the Tour.
• Interpreter Neil Stephens lends an ear to French speaker, Alexandre Botcharov (Credit Agricole) .
• Mikel Astarloza (Ag2r-Prevoyance) says he'll miss Stuart O'Grady's presence this year.
• Mikel Astarloza (Ag2r-Prevoyance), interpreter Neil Stephens, Alexandre Botcharov (Credit Agricole) and Matt Wilson (FdJeux.com) at the press conference.