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Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, Geelong, Australia, January 3-7, 2007

Steven Rankine (Cairns Cycle Club)
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(Click for larger image) Steven Rankine (Cairns Cycle Club)  salutes the judges to win the Men's Support race in Geelong
Belinda Goss (Volvo)
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(Click for larger image) Belinda Goss (Volvo)  makes some adjustments on the start line in Geelong
Deborah Fagg (Landlink)
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(Click for larger image) Deborah Fagg (Landlink)  on the start line for stage three of the women's series in Geelong
Hey!
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(Click for larger image) Hey!  your bike's got those cool streamers on the handle-bars!
Riders in the women's series
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(Click for larger image) Riders in the women's series  corner on the hot-dog circuit in Geelong
The women
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(Click for larger image) The women  corner with the Geelong fore-shore in the background
Action from stage three
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(Click for larger image) Action from stage three  of the women's series in Geelong
Belinda Goss (Volvo)
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(Click for larger image) Belinda Goss (Volvo)  in her series leader's yellow jersey in the thick of it at Geelong
Summer-time in Australia
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(Click for larger image) Summer-time in Australia  means eskies full of cold drinks while watching the action in Geelong
A giant ferris-wheel
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(Click for larger image) A giant ferris-wheel  towers over the circuit on the Geelong fore-shore
Alexis Rhodes (Pitcher Partners)
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(Click for larger image) Alexis Rhodes (Pitcher Partners)  escaped the field after receiving assistance from Jenny McPherson of the Jayco VIS outfit
Jenny McPherson (Jayco VIS)
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(Click for larger image) Jenny McPherson (Jayco VIS)  looks around to see how far the rest of the field is behind her
Alexis Rhodes (Pitcher Partners)
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(Click for larger image) Alexis Rhodes (Pitcher Partners)  is about to tack onto the field in the concluding laps
Alexis Rhodes (Pitcher Partners)
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(Click for larger image) Alexis Rhodes (Pitcher Partners)  won this race here last year and got the same result again in 2007
Kate Bates (Pitcher Partners)
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(Click for larger image) Kate Bates (Pitcher Partners)  brings the rest of the field home for third place
Alexis Rhodes (Pitcher Partners)
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(Click for larger image) Alexis Rhodes (Pitcher Partners)  will soon head overseas for a team training camp with T-Mobile
The men's series leader Mark Renshaw (Skilled)
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(Click for larger image) The men's series leader Mark Renshaw (Skilled)  takes onboard some fluids on another hot day in Geelong
Craig McCartney (Landlink)
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(Click for larger image) Craig McCartney (Landlink)  awaits the start to stage three on the Geelong fore-shore
Rhys Pollock (JT Cycle Store)
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(Click for larger image) Rhys Pollock (JT Cycle Store)  gets thirsty on the start line in Geelong
Rory Sutherland
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(Click for larger image) Rory Sutherland  (centre) riding for the Landlink team chats with series leader Mark Renshaw on the start line in Geelong
A focused Robbie McEwen
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(Click for larger image) A focused Robbie McEwen  (Volvo) in action in the early stages of the hour long race
Patrick Shaw (HLP Mortgage Co)
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(Click for larger image) Patrick Shaw (HLP Mortgage Co)  out of the saddle during stage three
Robert 'Bear' McLachlan (Drapac Porsche)
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(Click for larger image) Robert 'Bear' McLachlan (Drapac Porsche)  powers out of a corner in Geelong
Rory Sutherland (Landlink)
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(Click for larger image) Rory Sutherland (Landlink)  but wearing his USA Healthnet team's gear charges down the home straight in Geelong
Riders head under the Jayco banner
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(Click for larger image) Riders head under the Jayco banner  in the home straight on the Geelong fore-shore
Jeff Hopkins (Skilled)
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(Click for larger image) Jeff Hopkins (Skilled)  approaches a bend on the hot-dog circuit in Geelong
Series leader Mark Renshaw (Skilled)
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(Click for larger image) Series leader Mark Renshaw (Skilled)  follows Portfolio Partner's Simon Gerrans into a bend
Mitch Chapman
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(Click for larger image) Mitch Chapman  leads News South Wales Institute of Sport teammate Joel Pearson into a corner in Geelong
A rider from the Portfolio Partners
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(Click for larger image) A rider from the Portfolio Partners  outfit gets ready to lean into a bend in Geelong
The attacking Dean Windsor (Drapac Porsche)
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(Click for larger image) The attacking Dean Windsor (Drapac Porsche)  gasps for air on another attempt to split the field
Robbie McEwen
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(Click for larger image) Robbie McEwen  (right) of Team Volvo edges out Skilled's Mark Renshaw to take stage three in Geelong
In for another big year
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(Click for larger image) In for another big year  is Queenslander Robbie McEwen and it started off with another stage win in the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic Series
Fans and media
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(Click for larger image) Fans and media  flock around Robbie McEwen to listen to the World's fasted man on a bike speak about his win in Geelong
Team Volvo
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(Click for larger image) Team Volvo  supporting the Bay Classic Cycling Series and their riders with their team-tent
Robbie McEwen (Volvo)
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(Click for larger image) Robbie McEwen (Volvo)  with the podium spray in Geelong
Hey Robbie
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(Click for larger image) Hey Robbie  - is there any chance of an autograph before you leave - please?
Alexis Rhodes celebrates
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(Click for larger image) Alexis Rhodes celebrates
She won, the yellow jersey's mine
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(Click for larger image) She won, the yellow jersey's mine   - Kate Bates (Series leader) and Alexis Rhodes (race winner)
Jenny Macpherson
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(Click for larger image) Jenny Macpherson  buries herself to stay with Rhodes
Emma Mackie (HIT Racing)
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(Click for larger image) Emma Mackie (HIT Racing)  on the corner
Sky-Lee Armstrong (NSWIS)
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(Click for larger image) Sky-Lee Armstrong (NSWIS)  corners
One Way
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(Click for larger image) One Way
Jo Kiesanowski (Portfolio Partners)
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(Click for larger image) Jo Kiesanowski (Portfolio Partners)  reaches for a bottle during the hot and humid race
Belinda Goss
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(Click for larger image) Belinda Goss  in the bunch
Alexis Rhodes
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(Click for larger image) Alexis Rhodes  accelerates in the bunch
Steve Rankine
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(Click for larger image) Steve Rankine  wins the support race
Mark Renshaw
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(Click for larger image) Mark Renshaw  in the leader's yellow jersey
Robbie McEwen
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(Click for larger image) Robbie McEwen  leads the long line of riders
Simon Gerrans
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(Click for larger image) Simon Gerrans  seems to look for inspiration
An acceleration
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(Click for larger image) An acceleration  from the bottom corner
Robbie McEwen
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(Click for larger image) Robbie McEwen  working hard
Dean Windsor
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(Click for larger image) Dean Windsor  tried hard to gain an advantage in the closing laps
McEwen takes the sprint
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(Click for larger image) McEwen takes the sprint  from Mark Renshaw