Tour of Tasmania - 2.5
Australia, August 30 - September 3, 2000
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Stage 1 - August 30:
Devonport - Launceston, 143 km
Tighello claims lead
after stage one
Australian road champion, Robert Tighello showed his class to an international
field of riders today by taking the lead in stage one of the Tour of
Tasmania, a 143 km leg from Devonport to Launceston. Tighello, riding
for the Peugot-Berri team was actually beaten for the stage honours
by Russian Olympic track member Edouard Gritsoun with compatriot Vladimir
Karpets taking third, and a general mixture of Russians and Germans
filling out the top eight. However, due to time bonuses he earned in
the sprints en route, Tighello gained enough to put him four seconds
in the lead ahead of Gritsoun.
The race was ripped apart after just 10 kilometres, when an attack
went over the first an only KOM at Melrose. Eleven riders escaped, including
most of the Russian track squad, and were never seen again by the bunch.
They had over four minutes at the finish and it was the Australians
who missed out. However, Tighello used his excellent sprint to pick
up the bonus at Latrobe and Deloraine, and found himself in the lead
by the finish with a fine second place to Gritsoun. The Russian had
actually attacked with a few kilometres to go and managed to hold off
Tighello on the line by a short distance.
Results
1 Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Tasmania International 3.25.15 (41.80 km/h)
2 Robert Tighello (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Milo Russia
4 Vladislav Borissov (Rus) Milo Russia
5 Christian Lademann (Ger) Tasmania International
6 Denis Smyslov (Rus) Milo Russia
7 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Milo Russia
8 Guido Fulst (Ger) Skilled Germany
9 Glenn Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd
10 Karl Menzies (Aus) Nortas
General classification after stage 1:
1 Robert Tighello (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd 3.25.01
2 Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Tasmania International 0.04
3 Christian Lademann (Ger) Tasmania International 0.06
4 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Milo Russia 0.10
5 Vladislav Borissov (Rus) Milo Russia 0.11
6 Karl Menzies (Aus) Nortas 0.16
7 Glenn Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd 0.24
8 Guido Fulst (Ger) Skilled Germany 0.26
9 Denis Smyslov (Rus) Milo Russia 0.27
10 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Milo Russia 0.28
11 Robin Reid (NZl) New Zealand 0.37
12 Paul Redenback (Aus) Jayco-VIS 4.10
13 Gareth Atkins (Aus) Nortas
14 Alexei Markov (Rus) Milo Russia
15 Robert Boag (Aus) Jayco-VIS
16 Nathan Clarke (Aus) Praties-TIS
17 Brent Dawson (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd
18 Sid Taberlay (Aus) Praties-TIS
19 Jens Lehmann (Ger) Skilled Germany
20 Tim Wilson (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd 4.36
21 Todd Lorenz (Aus) Caffe Paesano-CGU
22 Robert Bartko (Ger) Skilled Germany 5.58
23 Steven Cunningham (Aus) Caffe Paesano-CGU 5.59
24 Danny Clark (Aus) Brevtex Harco
25 Steve Price (Aus) Nortas
26 Ashley Humbert (Aus) Don Smallgoods U19
27 John Cantwell (Aus) Don Smallgoods U19
28 Mark Leis (Aus) Garrisons Finance
29 Todd Parnell (Aus) Garrisons Finance
30 Tyson Lawrence (Aus) Brevtex Harco
31 Simon Price (Aus) Garrisons Finance
32 Steve Aitken (Aus) Nortas
33 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand
34 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Tasmania International
35 Geffrey Burndred (NZl) New Zealand
36 Jeremy Robinson (NZl) New Zealand
37 David McPartland (Aus) Jayco-VIS
38 Trent Perry (NZl) New Zealand
39 Anton Chantyr (Rus) Tasmania International
40 Jade Lean (Aus) Caffe Paesano-CGU
41 Danny Eckert (Aus) Caffe Paesano-CGU
42 Shaun O'Neill (Aus) Brevtex Harco
43 Darryl Beddome (Aus) Caffe Paesano-CGU
44 Daniel Becke (Ger) Skilled Germany
45 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Jayco-VIS
46 Thorstun Rund (Ger) Skilled Germany
47 Matthew Conn (Aus) Praties-TIS
48 Matt Sydes (Aus) Nortas
49 Trevor Innes (Aus) Garrisons Finance
50 Caleb Manion (Aus) Praties-TIS
51 Cameron Carlyle (Aus) Brevtex Harco
52 Ric Steele (Aus) Don Smallgoods U19
53 Peter Milostic (Aus) Tasmania International
54 Matthew Rice (Aus) Praties-TIS
55 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Don Smallgoods U19
56 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Don Smallgoods U19
57 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Brevtex Harco
58 Baden Burke (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd 6.31
59 Daniel Cutting (Aus) Garrisons Finance 6.54
DNF Troy Clarke (Aus) Jayco-VIS
Sprints:
1 Karl Menzies (Aus) Nortas 12 pts
2 Christian Lademann (Ger) Tasmania International 8
3 Robert Tighello (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd 7
4 Robert Bartko (Ger) Skilled Germany 1
5 Vladislav Borissov (Rus) Milo Russia 1
6 Glenn Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd 1
Mountains:
1 Glenn Chadwick (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd 5 pts
2 Guido Fulst (Ger) Skilled Germany 3
3 Robert Tighello (Aus) Peugeot-Berri Ltd 2
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