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Dead heat againCourtesy of John Doggett
The first edition of the 160 km Melbourne to Sorrento was run and won today in a similar fashion to race 2 of the Bay Series criteriums. Once again, the finish line camera could not separate the winning two riders, in this case Stuart O'Grady (Skilled) and Jamie Drew (Jayco-VIS). The two were part of a three man break which had formed with just 3 kilometers from the end from a larger breakaway group. The race started in warm conditions, however the first 40 km were hampered by heavy car traffic along the narrow roads. The first serious attack went at the 52 km mark, containing amongst others, Stuart O'Grady (Skilled), Jamie Drew (Jayco-VIS), Michael Rogers (Herald Sun-AIS), Nic Brown (Woolmark-AIS), and Cameron Hughes (Crash Bang Wallop). The 14 man group gained a maximum lead of 54 seconds, but were eventually caught before the serious climbs at 77 km. The bunch was largely intact at this point, with the only casualty being Joel Leonard (Bicycle Superstore) who fell on his head, but was not seriously hurt. The climbs around Arthurs Seat caused another split in the bunch, coming after 102 kilometers of racing. The break again contained Drew, O'Grady, Rogers, Hughes, and Brown, with the new additions of Corey Sweet (Crash Bang Wallop), and Jono Hall (Skilled Development). This proved to be the decisive move and the group fought it out during the undulating run in to Sorrento. With 10 km to go, Drew and Rogers attacked the break and looked like they were going to stay clear of the others. However, they did not count on Stuart O'Grady who seems to be rapidly finding form as he bridged up to them. The sprint was led by Drew, who raised his arms in victory some meters before the line. However, O'Grady was not to be outdone, making great inroads in the closing meters. The finish line camera showed O'Grady and Drew equal a few inches before the line, but the next frame was blurred. The result: a dead heat to Stuart O'Grady and Jamie Drew. Afterwards, Drew told cyclingnews that "I honestly didn't know he [O'Grady] was there. I thought I had it won." However, he at least had the consolation of not losing the race. Stuart O'Grady had some good comments about the running inaugural Melbourne to Sorrento, despite the initial problems with the traffic. "We had a great run and the police were brilliant. There's a few things to sort out for next year, but it was a good start to the event. It will need another 100km before it becomes a World Cup race though". Race promoter, John Trevorrow has ambitions to raise the status of the event to World Cup level within a few years, which he believes is quite possible. In the other competitions, Michael Rogers won the KOM prize, while Nic Brown took out the Sprint King. Results: 1. Stuart O'Grady (Skilled) 4.10.29 2. Jamie Drew (Jayco-VIS) 3. Michael Rogers (Herald Sun-AIS) 4. Jono Hall (Skilled Development) 5. Cameron Hughes (Crash Bang Wallop) 6. Corey Sweet (Crash Bang Wallop) 7. Nic Brown (Woolmark-AIS) 8. Andrew Stadler (Bicycle Superstore) 9. Cadel Evans (Jayco-VIS) 10. Adrian Laidler (Herald Sun-AIS) 11. Alan Iacuone (Jayco International) 12. Scott Suckling (Crash Bang Wallop) 13. Tom Leaper (Jayco-VIS) 14. Pele Kil (Ned - Brumby’s Bakeries) 15. Ben Brooks (Jayco International) 16. Heath Blackgrove (NZ - Sanitarium NZ) 17. Simon Gerrans (Skilled Dev Squad) 18. Darren Rolfe (Woolmark - AIS) 19. Bart Duraj (Aus - Sanitarium NZ) 20. Luke Stockwell (Jayco International) Sprint King: Nic Brown (Woolmark-AIS) King of the Mountains: Michael Rogers (Herald Sun-AIS) Puncture costs BarrowCourtesy of Kristy Scrymgeour It was a gorgeous summer's day in Sorrento today for the first Mornington Cup for women. This is an 80km race starting at Arthur's Seat, which loops through Flinders Valley two times before ascending a gradual 7 km climb to the finish. It was run in conjunction with the men's Melbourne to Sorrento Classic, so it had a great atmosphere and a good crowd. A few of the big hitters were absent today, namely Liz Tadich who was hit by a car yesterday and broke her collarbone, Anna Wilson who is in the US; and Tracey Gaudry who is also recovering from a road accident, but the field was still very strong and the pace high. The terrain was very unforgiving and the constant hills soon reduced the bunch to only 20 riders. A break was formed consisting of Karen Barrow, Kym Shirley, Juanita Feldhahn, Karen Sumpton and Hayley Rutherford and stayed away for the remainder of the race. As the race continued Karen B, Hayley and Juanita were too strong and the break was down to three. Karen was looking very strong and was working hard to keep the break away when bad luck struck at the bottom of the final 7km climb to the finish. Karen punctured and had to get a wheel change and attempted to chase the two remaining leaders. Meanwhile Juanita was putting the pressure on up the climb and Hayley was demonstrating excellent form in hanging on to all attacks all the way up. Finally Hayley mangaged to outsmart Juanita with her quick sprint at the finish to take out the win. This is her biggest result so far. She hopes to be able to continue to race well over the next few months in Australia and then head to Europe for her first international season. Back down the road Karen was caught by the chase bunch and missed out on third place in the race. The bunch sprint was won by Qld rider Kym Shirley followed by Alayna Burns, Karen Barrow and Margaret Hemsley. Now we all have a few days to prepare for the National Road race, which is being held on Sunday at Portarlington.
Results: 1. Hayley Rutherford (Velobelles - WA) 2.20.17 2. Juanita Feldhahn (Qld) 3. Kym Shirley (Qld) 1.50 4. Alayna Burns (SA) 5. Karen Barrow (Vic) 6. Margaret Hemsley (NSW) 7. Sara Carrigan (Qld) 1.55 8. Karen Sumpton (Qld) 2.00 9. Jacinta Colman (NZ) 5.10 10. Katie Mactier (Vic) Sprints: Karen Barrow (Vic) Queen of the Mountain: Juanita Feldhahn (Qld) PreviewAustralia's new one day classic, the Cat 1.5 Melbourne to Sorrento takes place on January 12 over a distance of 160km for the men's event. The women and B grade men have a separate event, the 80 km Mornington Cup, taking place on the Mornington Peninsula to the south of Melbourne. The men's race will start at 11.00 am outside Melbourne's Crown Casino, finishing at approximately 3pm, while the women and men's B grade start shortly after 10.00 am at Arthurs Seat. The route of the men's race travels around Port Phillip Bay through St. Kilda, Brighton, Sandringham, and Frankston, bypassing Mornington before turning left back down to Mt Martha and Safety Beach. The race then climbs the steep slopes of Arthur's Seat that dominates the local landscape. The riders then follow a 15km loop that takes in the climb once more, before descending towards Westernport Bay, following an undulating route along Boneo Rd past Cape Schanck. The final few kilometers are flat and fast as the race heads into Sorrento. The final 150 meters is uphill to the finish in front of the Continental Hotel. The women's and men's B events start at Arthur's Seat, heading down Purves Rd, turing left towards Flinders. They then take in the climb of Boneo Rd, before turing right along Browns Rd and then around for another tough circuit. The finish will be hard, climbing back up to Arthur's Seat at approximately 12.15 pm. Both events are likely to be a good form test for those competing in the Australian Open road championships on January 16, as well as the Tour Down Under on January 18. However, with the current injuries to the Australian women's team, the women's event will be thrown wide open for someone to show their potential for the Olympic squad. Skilled 1 Stuart O’Grady (SA) 2 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) 3 Marcel Gono (Vic) 4 Bill Nickson (GBr) 5 Dean Jones (NSW) Jayco (VIS) 6 Brett Aitken (SA) 7 Tom Leaper (Vic) 8 Jamie Drew (Vic) 9 Cadel Evans (Vic) 10 Brad Davidson (Vic) Woolmark (AIS) 11 Scott Davis (Qld) 12 Alan Davis (Qld) 13 Nic Brown (NSW) 14 Ben Godridge (WA) 15 Darren Rolfe (NSW) Herald Sun (AIS) 16 Michael Rogers (ACT) 17 Baden Cooke (Vic) 18 Adrian Laidler (SA) 19 Ben Day (Qld) 20 Glen Stojanow (NSW) Peugeot 21 Scott Sunderland (NSW) 22 Luke Weir (Vic) 23 Stephen Pate (Vic) 24 Baden Burke (NSW) 25 Robert Tighello (Vic) Limerick Arms Hotel 26 Tim Bennet (Vic) 27 Brent McCaig (Vic) 28 Ashley Sheard (Vic) 29 Leigh Egan (Vic) 30 Florian Huber Ger Brumby’s Bakeries 31 Daniel Moore (Gbr) 32 Ian Melvin (Gbr) 33 Darryn Metcalfe (Gbr) 34 Matt Pryce (Gbr) 35 Pele Kil (Ned) Crown Casino 36 Robbie McEwen (Qld) 37 Manuel Mori (Ita) 38 Bernadino Gannone (Ita) 39 John-Luca Calzaretta (Ita) 40 Mark Roland (Qld) Pura Milk 41 Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) 42 Douglas Hunt (NSW) 43 Anthony Challinor (NSW) 44 Duncan Kidd (NSW) 45 Nash Kent (NSW) Crash Bang Wallop 46 Jay Sweet (SA) 47 Corey Sweet (SA) 48 Kristin Lewis (SA) 49 Scott Suckling (WA) 50 Cameron Hughes (Qld) Skilled Dev Squad 51 Simon Gerrans (Vic) 52 David Pelle (Vic) 53 Jono Hall (Vic) 54 James Taylor (Vic) 55 Colin Reny (NSW) Mildara Blass 56 Hilton Clarke (Vic) 57 Kristjan Snorrason (Vic) 58 Chris Carr (Vic) 59 Brendan Gilholme (Vic) 60 Justin Hogan (Vic) Sanitarium NZ 61 Matt Jackson (Vic) 62 Heath Blackgrove (NZ) 63 Gordon Westoby (NZ) 64 Nathan Dahlburg (NZ) 65 Bart Duraj (Qld) Nortas 66 Nathan Clark (Tas) 67 Matthew Rice (Tas) 68 Darren Young (Tas) 69 Caleb Manion (Tas) 70 Luke Gilmore (Tas) Flying Start 71 John Den Braber (Ned) 72 Adam Cox (NSW) 73 Trent Wilson (NSW) 74 Wouter Meigs (Ned) 75 Simon Small (Can) Bicycle Superstore 76 Adrian Mawdsley (Gbr) 77 Tyson Lawrence (WA) 78 Bruce Mcintosh (Vic) 79 Joel Leonard (Vic) 80 Andrew Stadler (Vic) Jayco International 81 David Mckenzie (Vic) 82 Alan Iacuone (Vic) 83 Ben Brookes (NSW) 84 Cameron Jennings (Qld) 85 Luke Stockwell (Qld) 1 Tracey Gaudry (ACT) 2 Elizabeth Tadich (Shp) 3 Sandra Smith (WA) 4 Kathryn Watt (Bbn) 5 Karen Louise Barrow (BBN) 6 Alison Wright (ACT) 7 Bridget Evans (Qld) 8 Kristy Scrymgeour (NSW) 10 Hayley Rutherford (WA) 11 Margaret Hemsley (NSW) 12 Hanneke Geysen (ACT) 13 Gillian Govan (B/S) 14 Debbie Lea Chambers (Bbn) 15 Rebecca Cleveland (Bbn) 16 Daphne Dubach (Bbn) 17 Sophie Jane Freshwater (Bbn) 18 Helen Ingpen (Bbn) 19 Katie Knight (Bbn) 20 Annabelle Vowels (Bbn) 21 Sally Smalley (Bfd) 22 Joanne Lee Robinson (Bwk) 23 Anna Ellen Baylis (Car) 24 Louise Clair Gomes (Car) 25 Louisa Hamilton White (Car) 26 Deborah Hobbs (Car) 27 Jenni King (Car) 28 Katie Mactier (Car) 29 Jessica Amy (Csl) 30 Jeanette Haas (FTF) 31 Kim Howard (Glw) 32 Geraldine Deanne Denham (Hor) 33 Emma Louise Rickards (Nor) 34 Natalie Bates (NSW) 35 Emma James (NSW) 36 Fjelda Lee (NSW) 37 Alison Urquhart (NSW) 38 Juanita Feldhahn (Qld) 39 Kym Shirley (Qld) 40 Sara Carrigan (Qld) 41 Alayna Burns (SA) 42 Symeko Jochinke (SA) 43 Priska Doppmann (Swi) 45 Naomi Williams (Tas) 46 Tracey Bowyer (WA) 47 Anne Bramley (WA) 48 Kate Fitzsimmons (WA) 49 Lyn Nixon (WA) |
