Tour Down Under - Cat. 2.3

Australia, January 18 - 23, 2000

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Stage 1 - January 18, Adelaide Street Race, 52.2 km

Moerenhout in yellow

Dutch rider Koos Moerenhout of the Farm Frites team has the first yellow jersey in the Tour Down Under after winning the opening stage, a 52-kilometre street race in Adelaide.

Moerenhout slipped from the grip of 12 other breakaway riders to win on his own, completing the 52 kilometres in just over an hour. Graham Brown of the United Water-AIS squad finished second and Brad McGee, riding for French team Francaise des Jeux was third. They were part of a 13-rider break that went away on lap 6 of 18, never to be seen again by the peloton. As well as these three placegetters, the leaders included defending champion Stuart O'Grady of Credit Agricole, Brett Aitken and his Sunsmart Mitsubishi teammate Scott Sunderland and Big Mat sprinter Jay Sweet.

The group's lead grew steadily, eventually averaging about 90 seconds as the main field showed little interest in chasing. On lap seven, Aitken took the first intermediate sprint, narrowly defeating Sweet who led out around the final bend in to the Hutt Street finish straight. Aitken also took second place in the second sprint to once again don the blue jersey as points leader, the competition he won in last year's tour.

Sweet also showed some aggression towards the end, slipping away to a 50 metre lead with about two laps remaining. But his strength had been sapped from chasing down gaps in the lead group and with one lap to go Moerenhout launched the attack that was to take him to victory. The Dutchman closed in on Sweet before sprinting straight past and away on his own, eventually crossing the line about 10 seconds clear of his breakaway companions.

Sweet said later he thought about trying to match Moerenhout when he came past, but by then he was beginning to cramp. "He seemed to be dangling just behind for a while so I suspected then he would try to hit me hard," Sweet said. "He backed off and then just blew straight past."

From there Moerenhout's victory never looked in danger despite a valiant effort by Brown and McGee to close the gap in the last half of the last lap. Race favourite Erik Zabel of team Telekom finished 29th, safely in the main field with the big bunch sprint taken out by Jaan Kirsipuu of AG2R Decathlon.

In the points competition Aitken finished on top tonight, while Brown was named the best young rider and donned the white jersey and McGee the most aggressive rider earning him the black jersey. O'Grady picked up the king of the mountains jersey after finishing second in that competition last year.

Organisers said they had decided to present the jersey to the leading rider in the competition from last year's event who was also competing in the 2000 race. Tomorrow, stage two will take the riders from North Adelaide to Goolwa, a distance of 152 kilometres.

Results

1   Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                    1:06:53          
2   Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS                          
3   Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                         
4   Scott Sunderland (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                   
5   David McKenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney                           
6   Allan Johansen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                  
7   Brett Aitken (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                       
8   Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                           
9   Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                         
10  Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                       
11  Alessandro Guerra (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                         
12  Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber93                                
13  Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                          
14  Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance                          
15  Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                  
16  Torsen Nitsche (Ger) Saeco - Gaggia                            
17  Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                        
18  Scott Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS                           
19  Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole                         
20  Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      
21  Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) Linda McCartney                      
22  Corey Sweet (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                        
23  Franck Pencole (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
24  Jimmy Casper (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
25  Pascal Richard (Swi) Linda McCartney                           
26  Gerben Loewik (Ned) Farm Frites                                
27  Yvon Ledanois (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         
28  Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        
29  Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       
30  Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       
31  Christophe Brandt (Bel) Saeco - Gaggia                         
32  Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance                          
33  Steven Kleynen (Bel) Farm Frites                               
34  Joeg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco - Gaggia                              
35  Bart Voskamp (Ned) Polti                                       
36  Andrei Mizurov (Kaz) Telekom                                   
37  Maurizio De Pascale (Ita) Linda McCartney                      
38  Luke Roberts (Aus) United Water - AIS                          
39  Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                      
40  Mathew Stephens (GBr) Linda McCartney                          
41  Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                         
42  Ben Brooks (Aus) Linda McCartney                               
43  Mateos Perez (Spa) Polti                                       
44  Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Telekom                             
45  Brad Davidson (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                      
46  Christopher Jenner (NZ) Credit Agricole                        
47  Tayeb Braikia (Den) Linda McCartney                            
48  Jamie Drew (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                         
49  Rassano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                      
50  Jerome Neuville (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
51  Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                  
52  Sean Sullivan (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                      
53  Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           
54  Remoo Van Der Ven (Ned) Farm Frites                            
55  Michele Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                   
56  Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones             
57  Mikael Kyneb (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                    
58  Jesper Skibby (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                   
59  Mirko Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                     
60  Cadel Evans (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                        
61  Johan Capiot (Bel) Farm Frites                                 
62  Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites                              
63  Martin Van Steen (Ned) Farm Frites                             
64  Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                 
65  Anthony Langella (Fra) Credit Agricole                         
66  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                       
67  Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                           
68  Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                          
69  Laurent Estadieu (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                       
70  Valentino China (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                           
71  Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                         
72  Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom                              
73  Bjornar Vestol (Nor) Linda McCartney                           
74  Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom                                 
75  Pascal Herve (Fra) Polti                                       
76  Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole                              
77  Andre Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R - Prevoyance                          
78  Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                     
79  Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                   
80  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                        
81  Brett Lancaster (Aus) United Water - AIS                       
82  Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom                                 
83  Frederic Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
84  Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites                                
85  Baden Cooke (Aus) United Water - AIS                           
86  Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS                        
87  Nick Gates (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                         
88  Michael Sandstod (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                
89  Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber93                              
90  Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       
91  Allan Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS                           
92  Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                               
93  Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                     
94  Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                          
95  Nic Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS                             
96  Alexandre Botcharov Russia Ag2R - Prevoyance           DNS

General Classification

1   Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                    1:06:53          
2   Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS                          
3   Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                         
4   Scott Sunderland (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                   
5   David McKenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney                           
6   Allan Johansen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                  
7   Brett Aitken (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                       
8   Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                           
9   Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                         
10  Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                       
11  Alessandro Guerra (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                         
12  Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber93                                
13  Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                          
14  Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance                          
15  Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                  
16  Torsen Nitsche (Ger) Saeco - Gaggia                            
17  Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                        
18  Scott Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS                           
19  Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole                         
20  Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      
21  Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) Linda McCartney                      
22  Corey Sweet (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                        
23  Franck Pencole (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
24  Jimmy Casper (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
25  Pascal Richard (Swi) Linda McCartney                           
26  Gerben Loewik (Ned) Farm Frites                                
27  Yvon Ledanois (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         
28  Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        
29  Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       
30  Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       
31  Christophe Brandt (Bel) Saeco - Gaggia                         
32  Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance                          
33  Steven Kleynen (Bel) Farm Frites                               
34  Joeg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco - Gaggia                              
35  Bart Voskamp (Ned) Polti                                       
36  Andrei Mizurov (Kaz) Telekom                                   
37  Maurizio De Pascale (Ita) Linda McCartney                      
38  Luke Roberts (Aus) United Water - AIS                          
39  Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                      
40  Mathew Stephens (GBr) Linda McCartney                          
41  Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                         
42  Ben Brooks (Aus) Linda McCartney                               
43  Mateos Perez (Spa) Polti                                       
44  Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Telekom                             
45  Brad Davidson (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                      
46  Christopher Jenner (NZ) Credit Agricole                        
47  Tayeb Braikia (Den) Linda McCartney                            
48  Jamie Drew (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                         
49  Rassano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                      
50  Jerome Neuville (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
51  Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                  
52  Sean Sullivan (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                      
53  Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           
54  Remoo Van Der Ven (Ned) Farm Frites                            
55  Michele Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                   
56  Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones             
57  Mikael Kyneb (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                    
58  Jesper Skibby (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                   
59  Mirko Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                     
60  Cadel Evans (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                        
61  Johan Capiot (Bel) Farm Frites                                 
62  Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites                              
63  Martin Van Steen (Ned) Farm Frites                             
64  Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                 
65  Anthony Langella (Fra) Credit Agricole                         
66  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                       
67  Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                           
68  Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                          
69  Laurent Estadieu (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                       
70  Valentino China (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                           
71  Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                         
72  Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom                              
73  Bjornar Vestol (Nor) Linda McCartney                           
74  Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom                                 
75  Pascal Herve (Fra) Polti                                       
76  Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole                              
77  Andre Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R - Prevoyance                          
78  Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                     
79  Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                   
80  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                        
81  Brett Lancaster (Aus) United Water - AIS                       
82  Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom                                 
83  Frederic Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
84  Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites                                
85  Baden Cooke (Aus) United Water - AIS                           
86  Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS                        
87  Nick Gates (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                         
88  Michael Sandstod (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones                
89  Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber93                              
90  Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       
91  Allan Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS                           
92  Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia                               
93  Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                     
94  Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93                          
95  Nic Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS                             
96  Alexandre Botcharov Russia Ag2R - Prevoyance           DNS

Sprints:

1. - Lap 7 - 20.3 km
1  Brett Aitken (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                6 pts
2  Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber93                         4 
3  Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS                   2 

2. - Lap 14 - 40.6 km
1  Scott Sunderland (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi            6 pts
2  Brett Aitken (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi                4 
3  Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                  2 

Finish - Lap 18 - 52.2 km
1  Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                       8 pts
2  Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS                   6 
3  Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                  4 

Overall Sprint Classification

1   Brett Aitken (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi               10 pts
2   Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                      8
3   Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS                  8
4   Scott Sunderland (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi           6
5   Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                 6
6   Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber93                        4

Most aggressive:

1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux

KOM

1 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole