Herald Sun Tour, 2.4

Australia, October 14-24, 1999


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Stage 4 - October 16 - Barwon Heads to Lorne, 69.8 kms

The Ipso man comes clean

Courtesy of Brian Farrell

The day started at Barwon heads, or should I say Pearl Bay of the Sea Change fame, with clear blue sky and blue water with a light sea breeze.

Into the first 10 km English rider Chris Lillywhite (City of Melbourne) and Bart Heirewegh (Sunsmart) were riding out some 50 meters ahead of the field. As a little tidbit of info, Heirewegh's trade team this year has been the Ipso-Euroclean team in Belgium - a team sponsored by a washing machine manufacturer. Their machines can be found in laundromats everywhere and are used by many cyclists!

Lillywhite took the first sprint as the race headed to Torquay and the start of the rolling hills of the Great Ocean Road. The field again split in two with attacks from the front becoming the norm.

With approximately 15 km to go, Lillywhite made a lone break which nearly succeeded until seven other riders caught him with just 10 km to go. This break of eight riders beat the hard chasing bunch home by just 21 seconds, with Bart Heirewegh taking the sprint for the stage and Lillywhite a very convincing second place. Third was Czech rider, Tomas Konecny which gave him enough bonuses to put him in yellow, just in front of Heirewegh and Bo Larsen.

Results

1    Bart Heirewegh (Sunsmart)                      1.35.48 
2    Chris Lillywhite (City of Melbourne)                   
3    Tomas Konecny (Tyrepower)                              
4    Alessandro Pozzi (Caravello)                           
5    Michael Blaudzun (Home Jack & Jones)                   
6    Graeme Miller (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)           .21 
7    Brent McCaig (Transhepp)                            
8    Morgan Fox (Latrobe - Moe)                          
9    Eugene Moriarty (Latrobe - Moe)                     
10   Daniel Loprais (Tyrepower)                          
11   Jan Poppe (Sunsmart)                                
12   Nathan Clarke (Tattersall's)                        
13   Christoph Goehring (Malaysia Airlines)              
14   Russell Van Hout (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)        
15   Daniele Galli (Caravello)                           
16   David Pell (Australia Post)                         
17   Christian Huele (Malaysia Airlines)                 
18   Jamie Drew (Jayco - V.I.S)                          
19   Milos Pejcha (Tyrepower)                            
20   Jan Hruska (Tyrepower)                              
20   Anthony Kellen (Sunsmart)                           
22   David McKenzie (City of Melbourne)                  
23   Ciaran Power (Latrobe - Moe)                        
24   Robert Tighello (Tattersall's)                      
25   Robbie McEwen (Jayco - V.I.S)                       
26   Daryl Beddome (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)           
27   Rene Stadelmann (Malaysia Airlines)                 
28   Phil Bray (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)               
29   Eric De Clercq (Sunsmart)                           
30   Ben Brooks (City of Melbourne)                      
31   Nicolai Bo Larsen (Home Jack & Jones)               
32   Allan Iacuone (City of Melbourne)                   
33   Eric Wohlberg (Australia Post)                      
34   Dermot Finnegan (Latrobe - Moe)                     
35   Wayne Anderson (Caravello)                          
36   Peter Milostic (Echuca - Moama)                     
37   Peter Rogers (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)        
38   Corey Sweet (Echuca - Moama)                        
39   Richard Faltus (Tyrepower)                          
40   Brad Davidson (Jayco - V.I.S)                       
41   Tim Decker (Transhepp)                              
42   Michael Themann (Malaysia Airlines)                 
43   Michael McNena (Latrobe - Moe)                      
44   Ben Day (Australia Post)                            
45   Jason Phillips (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)      
46   Bjorn Glasner (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)       
47   Antonio Cruz (Australia Post)                       
48   Rob Reynolds-Jones (City of Melbourne)              
49   Gareth Atkins (Transhepp)                           
50   Simon Gerrans (Transhepp)                           
51   Kristin Lewis (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)           
52   Ashley Sheard (Transhepp)                           
53   Christian Andersen (Home Jack & Jones)              
54   Lukas Zamsteg (Malaysia Airlines)                   
55   Andrew Stalder (Jayco - V.I.S)                      
56   Kelvin Martin (Caravello)                           
57   Chris White (Caravello)                             
58   David Lee (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)                
59   Jeff Wheeler (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)            
60   John Lieswyn (Australia Post)                       
61   Brandon Vesty (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)            
62   Eddie Salas (Echuca - Moama)                        
63   Glen Mitchell (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)            
64   Matthew Yates (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)            
65   Tony Bracke (Sunsmart)                              
66   Marcel Gono (Echuca - Moama)                        
67   Mikael Kyneb (Home Jack & Jones)                 04.22 
68   Troy Clarke (Jayco - V.I.S)                      
69   Matthew Anand (Tattersall's)                     
69   Nick Gates (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)       
71   Robbie Ventura (Tattersall's)                    
72   Christian Wegman (Southern Grampians - Hamilton) 
73   Adham Sbeih (Tattersall's)                       12.53 
74   Jaaron Poad (Echuca - Moama)                     20.17 

Sprints:

1st  Toyworld & Fun Park 

1    Chris Lillywhite (City of Melbourne)                   3
2    Bart Heirewegh (Sunsmart)                              2
3    David Lee (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)                   1

2nd  Torquay Seafoods

1    Dermot Finnegan (Latrobe - Moe)                        3
2    Nick Gates (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)             2
3    Russell Van Hout (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)           1

3rd  Anglesea Surf Centre

1    David McKenzie (City of Melbourne)                     3
2    Nicolai Bo Larsen (Home Jack & Jones)                  2
3    Christian Andersen (Home Jack & Jones)                 1

4th  Aireys Inlet Timber & Hardware

1    Chris Lillywhite (City of Melbourne)                   3
2    Nicolai Bo Larsen (Home Jack & Jones)                  2
3    Robbie McEwen (Jayco - V.I.S)                          1

5th  Great Ocean Road Timber Arch

1    Antonio Cruz (Australia Post)                          3
2    Nicolai Bo Larsen (Home Jack & Jones)                  2
3    Michael Blaudzun (Home Jack & Jones)                   1


Mountain primes:

1st  Cat.3 Hard left to Anglesea at roundabout

1    Dermot Finnegan (Latrobe - Moe)                        3
2    Nick Gates (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)             2
3    Glen Mitchell (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)               1

2nd  Cat.3 Rail on Left

1    Robbie McEwen (Jayco - V.I.S)                          3
2    Corey Sweet (Echuca - Moama)                           2
3    Michael Blaudzun (Home Jack & Jones)                   1

3rd  Cat.3 Grassy Creek

1    Alessandro Pozzi (Caravello)                           3
2    Bart Heirewegh (Sunsmart)                              2
3    Antonio Cruz (Australia Post)                          1

Aggressive rider points:

1    Eric Wohlberg					    2
2    Alessandro Pozzi					    2
3    Alessandro Pozzi					    2
4    Corey Sweet					    2

General Classification after stage 4:

1    Tomas Konecny (Tyrepower)                       0.00.00
2    Bart Heirewegh (Sunsmart)                       0.00.03
3    Nicolai Bo Larsen (Home Jack & Jones)           0.00.09
4    Michael Blaudzun (Home Jack & Jones)            0.00.33
5    Alessandro Pozzi (Caravello)                    0.00.39
6    Corey Sweet (Echuca - Moama)                    0.00.45
7    Eric Wohlberg (Australia Post)                  0.00.50
8    Robbie McEwen (Jayco - V.I.S)                   0.00.51
9    Peter Rogers (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)    0.00.51
10   Antonio Cruz (Australia Post)                   0.00.52
11   Graeme Miller (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)        0.00.58
12   Christian Huele (Malaysia Airlines)             0.01.01
13   Christian Andersen (Home Jack & Jones)          0.01.01
14   Ciaran Power (Latrobe - Moe)                    0.01.02
15   Peter Milostic (Echuca - Moama)                 0.01.06
16   David McKenzie (City of Melbourne)              0.01.09
17   Eddie Salas (Echuca - Moama)                    0.01.16
18   Morgan Fox (Latrobe - Moe)                      0.01.17
19   Jan Hruska (Tyrepower)                          0.01.19
20   Jamie Drew (Jayco - V.I.S)                      0.01.20
21   Simon Gerrans (Transhepp)                       0.01.21
22   Jason Phillips (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)  0.01.22
23   Allan Iacuone (City of Melbourne)               0.01.26
24   Eric De Clercq (Sunsmart)                       0.01.28
25   Chris White (Caravello)                         0.01.31
26   Nathan Clarke (Tattersall's)                    0.01.33
27   Daniele Galli (Caravello)                       0.02.32
28   Mikael Kyneb (Home Jack & Jones)                0.05.25
29   Chris Lillywhite (City of Melbourne)            0.08.36
30   Glen Mitchell (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)        0.08.46
31   John Lieswyn (Australia Post)                   0.08.47
32   Ashley Sheard (Transhepp)                       0.09.13
33   Milos Pejcha (Tyrepower)                        0.09.14
34   Christoph Goehring (Malaysia Airlines)          0.09.16
35   David Lee (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)            0.09.17
36   Brandon Vesty (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)        0.09.17
37   Rob Reynolds-Jones (City of Melbourne)          0.09.18
38   Jan Poppe (Sunsmart)                            0.09.18
39   Kelvin Martin (Caravello)                       0.09.18
40   Brad Davidson (Jayco - V.I.S)                   0.09.20
41   Richard Faltus (Tyrepower)                      0.09.22
42   Daniel Loprais (Tyrepower)                      0.09.22
43   Matthew Yates (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)        0.09.22
44   Tony Bracke (Sunsmart)                          0.09.22
45   Dermot Finnegan (Latrobe - Moe)                 0.09.25
46   Michael Themann (Malaysia Airlines)             0.09.27
47   Robert Tighello (Tattersall's)                  0.09.29
48   Eugene Moriarty (Latrobe - Moe)                 0.09.31
49   Marcel Gono (Echuca - Moama)                    0.09.31
50   Ben Day (Australia Post)                        0.09.31
51   Bjorn Glasner (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)   0.09.31
52   Ben Brooks (City of Melbourne)                  0.09.31
53   Wayne Anderson (Caravello)                      0.09.31
54   Phil Bray (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)           0.09.31
55   Lukas Zamsteg (Malaysia Airlines)               0.09.42
56   Russell Van Hout (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)    0.09.45
57   Michael McNena (Latrobe - Moe)                  0.09.55
58   Tim Decker (Transhepp)                          0.09.55
59   Gareth Atkins (Transhepp)                       0.11.12
60   Rene Stadelmann (Malaysia Airlines)             0.11.34
61   Kristin Lewis (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)       0.12.07
62   Robbie Ventura (Tattersall's)                   0.13.17
63   Nick Gates (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)      0.13.19
64   Matthew Anand (Tattersall's)                    0.13.23
65   Jeff Wheeler (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)        0.14.09
66   Christian Wegman (Southern Grampians - Hamilton)0.14.29
67   Troy Clarke (Jayco - V.I.S)                     0.15.51
68   Brent McCaig (Transhepp)                        0.21.57
69   Adham Sbeih (Tattersall's)                      0.22.03
70   David Pell (Australia Post)                     0.22.06
71   Daryl Beddome (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)       0.23.12
72   Andrew Stalder (Jayco - V.I.S)                  0.24.09
73   Anthony Kellen (Sunsmart)                       0.24.09
74   Jaaron Poad (Echuca - Moama)                    1.07.23

Teams: 

1	Home Jack & Jones			     0.00.00  	     
2	Echuca - Moama	 			     0.01.24  	     
3	Caravello			      	     0.02.12	 	      
4	Australia Post			      	     0.08.50	 	      
5	Tyrepower			      	     0.08.50	 	      
6	Sunsmart			      	     0.09.06	 	      
7	City of Melbourne		      	     0.09.28	 	      
8	Jayco - V.I.S			      	     0.09.48	 	      
9	Southern Grampions - Hamilton	      	     0.09.52	 	      
10	Latrobe - Moe			      	     0.10.07	 	      
11	SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti		     0.17.15  	     
12	Malaysia Airlines			     0.18.01  	     
13	Transhepp				     0.18.13  	     
14	Tattersall's				     0.22.29  	     
15	A H Plant - Caffe Paesano		     0.28.04  	     



Points after stage 4:

PAULS VICTORIA  Sprint Championship

1       Nicolai Bo Larsen (Home Jack & Jones)         32
2       Peter Milostic (Echuca - Moama)               26
3       John Lieswyn (Australia Post)                 18
4       Corey Sweet (Echuca - Moama)                  16
5       Eric Wohlberg (Australia Post)                13
6       Tomas Konecny (Tyrepower)                     13
7       Alessandro Pozzi (Caravello)                  11
8       Chris Willywhite (City of Melbourne)          10
9       Bart Heirewegh (Sunsmart)                      9
10      Antonio Cruz (Australia Post)                  6
11      Michael Blaudzun (Home Jack & Jones)           6
12      Peter Rogers (Southern Grampians - Hamil       6
13      Eddie Salas (Echuca - Moama)                   6
14      Allan Iacuone (City of Melbourne)              6
15      David McKenzie (City of Melbourne)             6
16      Ashley Sheard (Transhepp)                      5
17      Christian Huele (Malaysia Airlines)            4
18      Eric De Clercq (Sunsmart)                      4
19      Mikael Kyneb (Home Jack & Jones)               4
20      Christian Andersen (Home Jack & Jones)         4
21      Glen Mitchell (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)       3
22      Dermot Finnegan (Latrobe - Moe)                3
23      Nathan Clarke (Tattersall's)                   3
24      Robbie McEwen (Jayco - V.I.S)                  2
25      Jamie Drew (Jayco - V.I.S)                     2
26      Graeme Miller (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)       2
27      Nick Gates (Southern Grampians - Hamilto       2
28      Robert Tighello (Tattersall's)                 2
29      Brad Davidson (Jayco - V.I.S)                  2
30      Christoph Goehring (Malaysia Airlines)         2
31      Jan Hruska (Tyrepower)                         1
32      David Lee (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)           1
33      Russell Van Hout (A H Plant - Caffe Paes       1
34      Morgan Fox (Latrobe - Moe)                     1
35      Simon Gerrans (Transhepp)                      1
36      Brandon Vesty (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)       1

King Of The Mountain Championshipp

1       Glen Mitchell (SEW - Eurodrive - Avanti)       4
2       Alessandro Pozzi (Caravello)                   3
3       Dermot Finnegan (Latrobe - Moe)                3
4       Robbie McEwen (Jayco - V.I.S)                  3
5       Bart Heirewegh (Sunsmart)                      2
6       Christoph Goehring (Malaysia Airlines)         2
7       Nick Gates (Southern Grampians - Hamilto       2
8       Corey Sweet (Echuca - Moama)                   2
9       Michael Blaudzun (Home Jack & Jones)           1
10      Milos Pejcha (Tyrepower)                       1
11      Antonio Cruz (Australia Post)                  1

                          

Australian based rider:

1    Peter Milostic (Echuca - Moama)                 0.00.00
2    Eddie Salas (Echuca - Moama)                    0.00.10
3    Simon Gerrans (Transhepp)                       0.00.15
4    Chris White (Caravello)                         0.00.25
5    Nathan Clarke (Tattersall's)                    0.00.27
6    Ashley Sheard (Transhepp)                       0.08.07
7    Kelvin Martin (Caravello)                       0.08.12
8    Brad Davidson (Jayco - V.I.S)                   0.08.14
9    Robert Tighello (Tattersall's)                  0.08.23
10   Ben Day (Australia Post)                        0.08.25
11   Phil Bray (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)           0.08.25
12   Russell Van Hout (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)    0.08.39
13   Gareth Atkins (Transhepp)                       0.10.06
14   Kristin Lewis (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)       0.11.01
15   Jeff Wheeler (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)        0.13.03
16   Troy Clarke (Jayco - V.I.S)                     0.14.45
17   Brent McCaig (Transhepp)                        0.20.51
18   David Pell (Australia Post)                     0.21.00
19   Daryl Beddome (A H Plant - Caffe Paesano)       0.22.06
20   Anthony Kellen (Sunsmart)                       0.23.03