Tour Down Under - Cat. 2.3Australia, January 18 - 23, 2000Stage 2 - January 19, North Adelaide to Goolwa, 152 kmRogers wins stage twoAustralian U-23 rider, Michael Rogers (Sunsmart-AIS) has won today's 2nd stage of the Tour Down Under, in the process taking the leader's jersey from yesterday's winner, Koos Moerenhout of the Netherlands. Rogers was part of an eleven man group that came in a massive 26 minutes in front of the main peloton in the 150 km stage from Adelaide to Goolwa. The break was initiated by Dane Rene Jorgensen (Memory Card-J&J) who attacked from the gun, later being joined by a group of 10 at the halfway point. The break included Rogers, Stuart O'Grady (Aus, Cred-Ag), Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz, Telekom), and Emmanuel Magnien (Fra, FdJ) amongst others, and they battled a stiff headwind (though not overly hot temperatures) all the way into Goolwa. The only action from the bunch came when Jamie Drew and Cadel Evans chased together to get within 17 minutes of the group by the finish. In the lead group, Jorgensen won both KOM sprints along the way and was certainly one of the strongest. On the finish lap of the town, it was O'Grady who tried to steal a gap, but was quickly reeled in by the rest. The finishing sprint was led out by Rogers, who overpowered the rest of the field to win by 10 meters from Jorgensen, with Gilles Maignan (Ag2R-Prevoyance) in third. The win gave Rogers the leaders, points and best U-23 rider jersey, while Jorgensen took the KOM jersey. The sprints competition and the most aggressive went to Dominique Rault (Fra) of the Big Mat team. These 11 are now the only likely contenders for the overall classification, with four stages to come.
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS 3.35.02
2 Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
3 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance
4 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.20
5 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole
6 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom
7 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance
8 Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
9 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
10 Mathew Stephens (GBr) Linda McCartney
11 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Telekom
12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi 17.07
13 Jamie Drew (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
14 Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS 26.44
15 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
16 Luke Roberts (Aus) United Water - AIS
17 Baden Cooke (Aus) United Water - AIS
18 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
19 Remoo Van Der Ven (Ned) Farm Frites
20 Ben Brooks (Aus) Linda McCartney
21 Andre Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R - Prevoyance
22 Johan Capiot (Bel) Farm Frites
23 Nic Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS
24 Pascal Richard (Swi) Linda McCartney
25 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance
26 Bjornar Vestol (Nor) Linda McCartney
27 Michele Colleoni (Ita) Polti
28 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole
29 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
30 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Farm Frites
31 Michael Sandstod (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
32 Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
33 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
34 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites
35 Mirko Crepaldi (Ita) Polti
36 Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole
37 Scott Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS
38 Anthony Langella (Fra) Credit Agricole
39 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber93
40 Martin Van Steen (Ned) Farm Frites
41 Allan Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS
42 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
43 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Saeco - Gaggia
44 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Polti
45 Jerome Neuville (Fra) Credit Agricole
46 Franck Pencole (Fra) Credit Agricole
47 Frederic Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole
48 Christopher Jenner (NZ) Credit Agricole
49 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
50 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom
51 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
52 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
53 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom
54 Andrei Mizurov (Kaz) Telekom
55 Mikael Kyneb (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
56 Allan Johansen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
57 Jesper Skibby (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
58 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
59 Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
60 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
61 Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber93
62 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance
63 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance
64 Laurent Estadieu (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance
65 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
66 Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux
67 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
68 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
69 Yvon Ledanois (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
70 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia
71 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia
72 Torsen Nitsche (Ger) Saeco - Gaggia
73 Alessandro Guerra (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia
74 Joeg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco - Gaggia
75 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
76 Mateos Perez (Spa) Polti
77 Rassano Brasi (Ita) Polti
78 Pascal Herve (Fra) Polti
79 Gerben Loewik (Ned) Farm Frites
80 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites
81 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites
82 Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) Linda McCartney
83 Maurizio De Pascale (Ita) Linda McCartney
84 Tayeb Braikia (Den) Linda McCartney
85 David McKenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney
86 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
87 Nick Gates (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
88 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
89 Brett Aitken (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
90 Corey Sweet (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
91 Brad Davidson (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
92 Brett Lancaster (Aus) United Water - AIS
93 Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti DNF
94 Valentino China (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia DNF
95 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia DNF
96 Alexandre Botcharov Russia Ag2R - Prevoyance DNS
1st TAB Sprints (Hahndorf)
1 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 6 pts
2 Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones 4
3 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 2
2nd TAB Sprints (Strathalbyn)
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS 6 pts
2 Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones 4
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 2
2nd Motorex King of the Mountain (Checker Hill):
1 Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones 16 pts
2 Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93 12
3 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 8
4 Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS 6
5 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 4
1st Motorex King of the Mountain (Kangaroo Creek Gorge)
1 Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones 16 pts
2 Corey Sweet (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi 12
3 Luke Roberts (Aus) United Water - AIS 8
4 Pascal Herve (Fra) Polti 6
5 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 4
General Classification after stage 2:
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS 4.41.55
2 Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
3 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 0.20
5 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
6 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom
7 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Telekom
8 Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
9 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance
10 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
11 Mathew Stephens (GBr) Linda McCartney
12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi 17.07
13 Jamie Drew (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
14 Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole 26.44
15 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole
16 Anthony Langella (Fra) Credit Agricole
17 Jerome Neuville (Fra) Credit Agricole
18 Franck Pencole (Fra) Credit Agricole
19 Frederic Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole
20 Christopher Jenner (NZ) Credit Agricole
21 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
22 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom
23 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
24 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
25 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom
26 Andrei Mizurov (Kaz) Telekom
27 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
28 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
29 Michael Sandstod (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
30 Mikael Kyneb (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
31 Allan Johansen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
32 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
33 Jesper Skibby (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones
34 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
35 Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
36 Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
37 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
38 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93
39 Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber93
40 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber93
41 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance
42 Andre Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R - Prevoyance
43 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance
44 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance
45 Laurent Estadieu (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance
46 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
47 Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux
48 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
49 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
50 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
51 Yvon Ledanois (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
52 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia
53 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia
54 Torsen Nitsche (Ger) Saeco - Gaggia
55 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Saeco - Gaggia
56 Alessandro Guerra (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia
57 Joeg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco - Gaggia
58 Michele Colleoni (Ita) Polti
59 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Polti
60 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
61 Mateos Perez (Spa) Polti
62 Rassano Brasi (Ita) Polti
63 Mirko Crepaldi (Ita) Polti
64 Pascal Herve (Fra) Polti
65 Johan Capiot (Bel) Farm Frites
66 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Farm Frites
67 Gerben Loewik (Ned) Farm Frites
68 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites
69 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites
70 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites
71 Martin Van Steen (Ned) Farm Frites
72 Remoo Van Der Ven (Ned) Farm Frites
73 Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) Linda McCartney
74 Maurizio De Pascale (Ita) Linda McCartney
75 Pascal Richard (Swi) Linda McCartney
76 Tayeb Braikia (Den) Linda McCartney
77 Bjornar Vestol (Nor) Linda McCartney
78 Ben Brooks (Aus) Linda McCartney
79 David McKenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney
80 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
81 Nick Gates (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
82 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
83 Brett Aitken (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
84 Corey Sweet (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
85 Brad Davidson (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
86 Allan Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS
87 Scott Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS
88 Baden Cooke (Aus) United Water - AIS
89 Nic Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS
90 Brett Lancaster (Aus) United Water - AIS
91 Luke Roberts (Aus) United Water - AIS
92 Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS
93 Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti DNF
94 Valentino China (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia DNF
95 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco - Gaggia DNF
96 Alexandre Botcharov Russia Ag2R - Prevoyance DNS
Under 23
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS 4.41.55
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.20
3 Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS 26.44
3 Scott Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS
3 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
3 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance
3 Ben Brooks (Aus) Linda McCartney
3 Brad Davidson (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
3 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi
3 Brett Lancaster (Aus) United Water - AIS
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) United Water - AIS
3 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
3 Allan Davis (Aus) United Water - AIS
3 Nic Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS
King Of the Mountain
1 Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones 32 pts
2 Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber93 12
3 Corey Sweet (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi 12
4 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 8
5 Luke Roberts (Aus) United Water - AIS 8
6 Pascal Herve (Fra) Polti 6
7 Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS 6
8 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 4
9 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 4
Overall Sprint Classification (after stage 2)
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) United Water - AIS 14 pts
2 Rene Jorgensen (Den) Memory Card-Jack & Jones 14
3 Brett Aitken (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi 10
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 8
5 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites 8
6 Graham Brown (Aus) United Water - AIS 8
7 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Sunsmart - Mitsubishi 6
8 Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux 6
9 Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber93 4
10 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 4
11 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 2
Teams after stage 2:
1 Ag2R - Prevoyance 19.41.28
2 La Francaise Des Jeux
3 Team Deutsche Telekom
4 United Water - AIS 26.24
5 Memory Card - Jack & Jones
6 Credit Agricole 26.44
7 Big Mat - Auber93
8 Team Linda Mccartney
9 Sunsmart - Mitsubishi 33.54
10 Farm Frites 53.08
11 Polti
12 Saeco - Gaggia
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