The appeal by Roussel is not based on the facts. He admitted organising a systematic doping scheme for his riders to protect them from ad hoc and blackmarket practices. He is challenging the right of the FFC and its discplinary committee to deliberate on the matter. He has said that in his view the FFC are complicit in the doping because they have long known about the practices of teams and riders but chose to ignore it.
In an official statement issued by his lawyer he said: "By connivance, the federal authorities have for years allowed the acceptance, at all professional and amateur levels, of the idea that a clean victory was, if not impossible then at least improbable."
It is not known what the basis of Voet's appeal will be.
1. Kristian Wegman 2. Pat Jonker (Aus) Rabobank 3. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93 4. Patrick Blannin 5. Scott Davis 6. Matt White 7. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 8. Craig Saunders 9. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole 10. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 11. Hamish Guy 12. Stuart Cowin 13. Ashley Hutchinson 14. Jan Koerts (Ned) 15. Joshua Watts 16. Jason Phillips 17. Nathan O'Neill 18. Ben Hitchens 19. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole 20. Luke Stockwell 21. Brad Nightingale 22. Sean Hoskins 23. Peter Bartley 24. Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole 25. Allan Davis 26. Warren Jennings 27. Cameron Jennings 28. 66 29. Anthony Kellen 30. Braden Jones
Lap by Lap
1. Mark S. (32), Sunderland, Gono, Backstedt, Jennings, Jonker
2. Chris White, 50m to Sunderland, Gono, Magnus,
3. Group all together, a few hanging just off the front but not making a break of it. Light rain beginning.
4. All together again, Jan Koerts at the front, fairly strung out.
5. Vogels, Kellen, Jennings - bunch quite strung out, going pretty fast
6. Valley Car Clinic Prime - Derek Crumpler, Chris White
7. 3 away, Gono, Rogers, Stanley, then 50m to another group of 3, bunch 5 secs back
8. 6 in front group, Gono, Rogers, Saunders, Stanley, Phillips, Luke Stockwell, small gap to 2 victors guys, bunch 15s back
9. Evolution bike prime - Phillips, Saunders, small group then 10s to bunch
10. Bunch all back together, Gono on front.
11. O'grady break, few metres back to Hood, 10s to bunch (lap out for Dean Russell, puncture)
12. John's Cycle Sport Prime - Cameron McDonald, small group away 6s to bunch
13. Gono, Cadel Evans, Jay Stockwell, Martin Reason a few bike lengths ahead of bunch.
14. Peter Rogers just off the front, not far to bunch (lap out for P Bartley, wheel change)
15. E.T Agencies Prime - Warren Jennings, bunch quite strung out
16. Justin Cowman and Chris White, 10s to bunch (lap out for Hoskins)
17. Cowman and White again, 10s to bunch (lap out for Travis O'Brien) News that when breaks form on the back straight, Rabobank are closing things down to make sure race comes down to a bunch sprint
18. Tools Direct Prime - Cowman, then White (not contesting), 15s to bunch laps fairly consistent at 2min8-10s
19. Vogels, Jennings, bunch all back together, but very strung out. Attempting to make things harder to shake out the weaker riders in the bunch.
20. O'Grady on front, group of 9, then 5s to bunch. Backstedt on front of bunch doing some controlling
21. Farmer Joe's Liquor Barn Prime - Stuart Cowan, bunch of 10-12 riders, a couple in the gap then 5s to the bunch
22. Group of 14 incl O'Grady, Vogels, Matt White, Saunders, Jennings, Jonker and McEwen, Wegman, Jay Sweet then 2 in the middle, 10s to bunch (puncture no 23)
23. Same group on the front, 10s to bunch
24. Victor's Prime - Cameron McDonald, same bunch, 12s to main bunch
25. 13 in front group, 15s gap to bunch
26. 30 sec gap to bunch, same group on the front, Vogels leading
27. Half Way Prime - Sonoma's of Wilston - McEwen - but sprint not contested, just working in the bunch, 30s gap still.
28. Jay Sweet getting a wheel change.- gets back into front bunch. 12 still in front bunch 36 sec gap to
29. Same thing happening
30. Lifecycle - Kristian Wegman
31. Front bunch 40s in front of main bunch
32. 45s gap to main bunch. Front bunch working well together.
33. Farmer Joe's - Stuart Cowan. 35 s to next group, Jennings, Kellen, Cuthbertson, Backstedt, Matt White
34. 13 in front group, 16 laps to go. Cadel Evans fallen back to main bunch
35. John's cyclesport - Robbie McEwen. Front bunch has 13 riders, 40s gap to bunch
36. Bunches
37. ?
38. JB Electronics - Kristian Wegman, . Front bunch now has 12 riders, 45 s to main bunch.
39. Front bunch 45s in front, maintaining their lead.
40. 58 second gap from front bunch to the main bunch
41. Valley Car Clinic Prime - Wegman, Vogels, 4 bike lengths to rest of front group, min 5s to main bunch
42. As usual - the gap is one minute.
43. Henk Vogels on the front - 8s gap. Stuart O'Grady blocking the front bunch. 1 minute back to main bunch
44. Farmer Joes Prime - Vogels on front, 5s to Patrick Jonkers chasing him down on the front of the lead bunch. Main bunch 1 min back led by Anthony Kellen
45. Henk with O'Grady on his wheel, rest of front bunch following. 1 minute back to main bunch
46. Matt White, Jay Sweet and Pat Jonker attacking from within the front bunch. 3-man group Jennings, Jones and Crumpler hanging off the front of the main group. Main group still 1 min down.
47. River City Cycles Prime - Sweet, Jonker, White and Blannon 10s in front, 4 secs to O'Grady, 10 to rest of front group. At 60s main group again, same 3 hanging 8s off the front of that group. Evans and Backstedt on front of main group. Nick Gates puncture.
48. Front group split! Sweet, White, Wegman, Cowan, Blannon, Davis - chased at 7sec by rest of front group. Main bunch back together at 1 min.
49. Jonker and Wegman at 5s, Davis chasing, Sweet, Blannon, Cowin, 10s to rest of front group. Main bunch strung out 23 and 70 on front 56 and 81
50. Kristian Wegman wins.
Sprint King - Connor O'Meara McConachy - Kristian Wegman
Most Aggressive Rider - KWT Nominees - Patrick Jonker