49th Herald Sun Tour - 2.4

Australia, October 5-15, 2000

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Stage 9 - October 10: Shepparton Kermesse, 80 km

Wohlberg takes lead as Cooke wins third

Australia Post's 'angry little man', Eric Wohlberg took the outright lead after today's 80 kilometre Shepparton kermesse, a 30 lap race with numerous sprints on offer. However, he did not need time bonuses to gain the jersey that Steve Williams (Caravello) has worn for the last two days - Williams lost nearly 20 seconds to the leading pack after yet another fast, aggressive race.

The honours of the day went to Jayco's Baden Cooke, who beat Jeremy Hunt (Southern Grampians), and Ciaran Power (Latrobe) to take his third stage win in the tour so far. He benefitted from the work of his team, who placed Jamie Drew in an early break with three others - Peter Wrolich (City of Melbourne) and Corey Sweet (Southern Grampians) - but then chased it down through the efforts of Henk Vogels after Drew sat up. The gap of 1'10 was reduced to zero with 10 laps to go, and Jayco kept the tempo high along with Australia Post until the finish.

Over the final few laps, Czech Tomas Konecny (Active for Life) took out several sprint bonuses to move himself closer to the top of the GC, but didn't quite figure in the final sprint. Once again, 22 year old Baden Cooke showed that he was the fastest sprinter in the race by taking the win almost on 'home' turf. Cooke hails from nearby Benalla, and he was well supported today by his family and friends.

Victorian Institute of Sport coach, Dave Sanders, believes that Cooke has great potential for the future, having started this year with Mercury. "He has been ultra impressive riding overseas."

As for Wohlberg, he has to survive another six stages to take the overall classification in the Sun Tour, and has an excellent chance of doing so. His favourite event, the time trial, is on Thursday (Stage 11) but he believes that there are a bucketload of riders that he has to look out for, including Konecny, Eugene Wacker (Echuca) and of course Scott Moninger (Jayco).

In other news, US rider Antonio Cruz (Malaysia Airlines) became the first rider to withdraw from the race but it was not through an injury or mishap. He was given a call this morning by the US Cycling Federation to fly to Paris for the World Championships this coming Sunday. Before the stage, Cruz was lying 7th at 30 seconds down.

Report courtesy of Rob Gaylard

Results

1 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                          1.49.12 (43.96 km/h)
2 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians
3 Ciaran Power (Irl) Latrobe City
4 Josh Collingwood (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka
5 Scott McGrory (Aus) City Of Melbourne
6 Graeme Miller (NZl) Australia Post
7 Antonio Cruz (USA) Malaysia Airlines
8 Tim Lenaerts (Ned) Foster's Lightice
9 Remigius Lupeikis (Ltu) Echuca-Moama
10 Brent Dawson (Aus) Custom Fleet
11 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) City Of Melbourne
12 David Pell (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed
13 Brad McGee (Aus) Custom Fleet
14 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Echuca-Moama
15 Trent Wilson (Aus) Custom Fleet
16 Ben Day (Aus) Smartplay
17 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Foster's Lightice
18 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Active For Life
19 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Australia Post
20 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Echuca-Moama
21 Paul Redenbach (Aus) Smartplay
22 Dave McCook (USA) Australia Post
23 Scott Moninger (USA) Jayco
24 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello
25 Andy De Smet (Bel) Foster's Lightice
26 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne              0.07
27 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Vicroads-Cycle On             0.48
28 Steve Williams (Aus) Team Caravello
29 David McPartland (Aus) Team Caravello
30 Jaroslav Bilek (Cze) Active For Life
31 Robert Tighello (Aus) Australia Post
32 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano
33 Tim Decker (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed
34 Peter Milostic (Aus) Vicroads-Cycle On
35 Russell Van Hout (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano
36 Tommy Evans (Irl) Latrobe City
37 Ondrej Slobodnik (Svk) Active For Life
38 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Caravello
39 John Lieswyn (USA) Australia Post
40 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco
41 Anthony Kellen (Aus) Foster's Lightice
42 Denis Mungoven (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka
43 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Echuca-Moama
44 Danny Eckert (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano
45 Norm Carter (USA) Ballarat*Eureka
46 Tyson Lawrence (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed
47 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians
48 Robert Boag (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed
49 Darren Benson (Aus) Custom Fleet
50 Garry Parsons (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed
51 Petr Bencik (Cze) Active For Life
52 Chris White (Aus) Team Caravello
53 Svein Gaute Holestol (Nor) City Of Melbourne
54 Gareth Atkins (Aus) Foster's Lightice
55 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Vicroads-Cycle On
56 Warren Clark (NZl) Vicroads-Cycle On
57 Nor Effandy Rosli (Msa) Malaysia Airlines
58 Henk Vogels (Aus) Jayco                            1.00
59 Nick Gates (Aus) Southern Grampians                1.03
60 Adrian Laidler (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano       1.30
61 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Latrobe City
62 Thomas Mulbacher (Aut) City Of Melbourne           2.44
63 Tsen Seong Hoong (Msa) Malaysia Airlines           3.45
64 Michael Sayers (USA) Jayco                         3.54
65 Chris Carr (Aus) Vicroads-Cycle On
66 Kristjan Snorrason (Aus) Smartplay
67 Kristin Lewis (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano
68 Scott Cochran (USA) Ballarat*Eureka
69 Dariuz Skoczylas (Pol) Echuca-Moama
70 Aidan Duff (Irl) Latrobe City
71 Luke Roberts (Aus) Custom Fleet
72 Pelle Kil (Ned) Malaysia Airlines
73 Daniel Aeschlimann (Swi) Southern Grampians
74 Bruce McIntosh (Aus) Smartplay
75 Kirk Albers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka
76 Rene Andrle (Cze) Active For Life
77 Tony Mann (Aus) Southern Grampians                 4.17
78 David McCann (Irl) Latrobe City                    4.18
79 Musari Musa (Msa) Malaysia Airlines                4.36
80 Nathan Clarke (Aus) Smartplay                      7.19

Sprints

1 Lap 2

1 Tommy Evans (Irl) Latrobe City                         3 (pts/secs)
2 Petr Bencik (Cze) Active For Life                      2
3 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Caravello                     1

2 Lap 4

1 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians                   3 (pts/secs)
2 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello                         2
3 David Pell (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                      1

3 Lap 6

1 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello                         3 (pts/secs)
2 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians                   2
3 David Pell (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                      1

4 Lap 8

1 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians                   3 (pts/secs)
2 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello                         2
3 David Pell (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                      1

5 Lap 10

1 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello                         3 (pts/secs)
2 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians                   2
3 Remigius Lupeikis (Ltu) Echuca-Moama                   1

6 Lap 12

1 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne                  3 (pts/secs)
2 Brent Dawson (Aus) Custom Fleet                        2
3 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians                   1

7 Lap 14

1 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne                  3 (pts/secs)
2 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians                   2
3 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                 1

8 Lap 16

1 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne                  3 (pts/secs)
2 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians                   2
3 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                 1

9 Lap 18

1 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                 3 (pts/secs)
2 Brent Dawson (Aus) Custom Fleet                        2
3 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne                  1

10 Lap 20

1 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                 3 (pts/secs)
2 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne                  2
3 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians                   1

11 Lap 22

1 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians                   3 (pts/secs)
2 David Pell (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                      2
3 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Active For Life                    1

12 Lap 24

1 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Active For Life                    3 (pts/secs)
2 Jaroslav Bilek (Cze) Active For Life                   2
3 Tim Decker (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                      1

13 Lap 26

1 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Active For Life                    3 (pts/secs)
2 Jaroslav Bilek (Cze) Active For Life                   2
3 Scott Moninger (USA) Jayco                             1

14 Lap 28

1 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne                  3 (pts/secs)
2 Scott Moninger (USA) Jayco                             2
3 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Echuca-Moama                        1

15 Lap 30

1 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Echuca-Moama                        3 (pts/secs)
2 Scott Moninger (USA) Jayco                             2
3 Henk Vogels (Aus) Jayco                                1

AH PLANT Aggressive Rider Awards

1 Aidan Duff (Irl) Latrobe City                          5 $500.00
2 David McCann (Irl) Latrobe City                        4 $400.00
3 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians                   3 $300.00
4 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Australia Post                     2 $200.00
4 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Echuca-Moama                   2 $200.00
4 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Echuca-Moama                        2 $200.00
4 Tommy Evans (Irl) Latrobe City                         2 $200.00
8 Henk Vogels (Aus) Jayco                                1 $100.00
8 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians                   1 $100.00

YELLOW PAGES   - General Classification

1 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Australia Post              17.57.32
2 Ciaran Power (Irl) Latrobe City                     0.15
3 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Active For Life                 
4 Andy De Smet (Bel) Foster's Lightice                0.18
5 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Echuca-Moama                     
6 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne               0.24
7 Josh Collingwood (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka              0.33
8 Steve Williams (Aus) Team Caravello                 0.48
9 Trent Wilson (Aus) Custom Fleet                     0.55
10 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Echuca-Moama                   
11 Scott Moninger (USA) Jayco                         1.03
12 Jaroslav Bilek (Cze) Active For Life               3.31
13 Warren Clark (NZl) Vicroads-Cycle On               4.41
14 Paul Redenbach (Aus) Smartplay                     4.47
15 Remigius Lupeikis (Ltu) Echuca-Moama               5.00
16 Ben Day (Aus) Smartplay                            5.41
17 Tommy Evans (Irl) Latrobe City                     5.56
18 John Lieswyn (USA) Australia Post                  5.59
19 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Echuca-Moama               6.11
20 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Vicroads-Cycle On             6.29
21 Petr Bencik (Cze) Active For Life                 
22 Svein Gaute Holestol (Nor) City Of Melbourne       8.17
23 David McCann (Irl) Latrobe City                    9.19
24 David Pell (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                 10.31
25 Ondrej Slobodnik (Svk) Active For Life            11.36
26 Henk Vogels (Aus) Jayco                           13.46
27 Garry Parsons (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed              13.55
28 Chris White (Aus) Team Caravello                  13.57
29 Aidan Duff (Irl) Latrobe City                     14.47
30 Darren Benson (Aus) Custom Fleet                  15.54
31 Thomas Mulbacher (Aut) City Of Melbourne          16.35
32 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Caravello                16.46
33 Russell Van Hout (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano    16.58
34 Adrian Laidler (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano      18.37
35 Peter Milostic (Aus) Vicroads-Cycle On            21.46
36 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                           23.45
37 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians              24.18
38 Graeme Miller (NZl) Australia Post                24.22
39 Robert Tighello (Aus) Australia Post              25.29
40 David McPartland (Aus) Team Caravello             26.17
41 Scott McGrory (Aus) City Of Melbourne             26.20
42 Norm Carter (USA) Ballarat*Eureka                 27.42
43 Michael Sayers (USA) Jayco                        28.32
44 Anthony Kellen (Aus) Foster's Lightice            28.44
45 Daniel Aeschlimann (Swi) Southern Grampians       30.26
46 Brad McGee (Aus) Custom Fleet                     31.31
47 Tony Mann (Aus) Southern Grampians                32.05
48 Nick Gates (Aus) Southern Grampians               32.42
49 Kristin Lewis (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano       34.28
50 Rene Andrle (Cze) Active For Life                 37.43
51 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Vicroads-Cycle On           40.08
52 Brent Dawson (Aus) Custom Fleet                   40.58
53 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                            41.19
54 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Foster's Lightice            42.17
55 Tim Lenaerts (Ned) Foster's Lightice              43.15
56 Bruce McIntosh (Aus) Smartplay                    43.29
57 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello                    44.07
58 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians              44.24
59 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) City Of Melbourne          45.57
60 Dariuz Skoczylas (Pol) Echuca-Moama               47.10
61 Luke Roberts (Aus) Custom Fleet                   47.21
62 Denis Mungoven (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka              47.37
63 Kirk Albers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka                 48.06
64 Danny Eckert (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano        49.00
65 Tyson Lawrence (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed             49.33
66 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano  49.43
67 Robert Boag (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                50.09
68 Nathan Clarke (Aus) Smartplay                     50.36
69 Musari Musa (Msa) Malaysia Airlines               51.20
70 Chris Carr (Aus) Vicroads-Cycle On                51.42
71 Gareth Atkins (Aus) Foster's Lightice             52.29
72 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Latrobe City                52.49
73 Tim Decker (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                 53.18
74 Kristjan Snorrason (Aus) Smartplay                54.06
75 Tsen Seong Hoong (Msa) Malaysia Airlines          54.44
76 Scott Cochran (USA) Ballarat*Eureka               57.49
77 Nor Effandy Rosli (Msa) Malaysia Airlines       1.13.41
78 Pelle Kil (Ned) Malaysia Airlines               1.15.05
79 Dave McCook (USA) Australia Post                1.16.52

Team Classification

1 Echuca-Moama                                    53.58.47
2 Active For Life                                     3.52
3 Latrobe City                                        4.28
4 Team Caravello                                     11.23
5 City Of Melbourne                                  15.31
6 Vicroads-Cycle On                                  18.54
7 Australia Post                                     23.24
8 Jayco                                              31.20
9 Custom Fleet                                       33.12
10 Smartplay                                         47.19
11 AH Plant-Café Paesano                             56.41
12 Vicroads-Bike Ed                                1.00.29
13 Foster's Lightice                               1.03.42
14 Ballarat*Eureka                                 1.04.24
15 Southern Grampians                              1.08.05
16 Malaysia Airlines                               1.30.26

PAULS VICTORIA  Sprint Championship

1 David McCann (Irl) Latrobe City                       30 pts
2 Aidan Duff (Irl) Latrobe City                         28
3 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Echuca-Moama                       27
4 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne                 20
5 Henk Vogels (Aus) Jayco                               20
6 Michael Sayers (USA) Jayco                            19
7 Tommy Evans (Irl) Latrobe City                        18
8 Jaroslav Bilek (Cze) Active For Life                  18
9 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Australia Post                    18
10 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello                       17
11 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians                 16
12 Svein Gaute Holestol (Nor) City Of Melbourne         12
13 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                               12
14 Graeme Miller (NZl) Australia Post                   11
15 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Active For Life                  10
16 Rene Andrle (Cze) Active For Life                    10
17 Scott Moninger (USA) Jayco                           10
18 David McPartland (Aus) Team Caravello                 9
19 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Echuca-Moama                  9
20 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Foster's Lightice                8
21 Remigius Lupeikis (Ltu) Echuca-Moama                  8
22 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians                  7
23 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                               6
24 David Pell (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                     6
25 Ondrej Slobodnik (Svk) Active For Life                5
26 Kristjan Snorrason (Aus) Smartplay                    4
27 Josh Collingwood (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                4
28 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Echuca-Moama                      4
29 Trent Wilson (Aus) Custom Fleet                       4
30 Tim Decker (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                     4
31 Ciaran Power (Irl) Latrobe City                       4
32 Brent Dawson (Aus) Custom Fleet                       4
33 John Lieswyn (USA) Australia Post                     4
34 Petr Bencik (Cze) Active For Life                     4
35 Norm Carter (USA) Ballarat*Eureka                     3
36 Musari Musa (Msa) Malaysia Airlines                   3
37 Tony Mann (Aus) Southern Grampians                    3
38 Kirk Albers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka                     3
39 Dave McCook (USA) Australia Post                      2
40 Bruce McIntosh (Aus) Smartplay                        2
41 Russell Van Hout (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano        2
42 Luke Roberts (Aus) Custom Fleet                       2
43 Darren Benson (Aus) Custom Fleet                      2
44 Brad McGee (Aus) Custom Fleet                         1
45 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Caravello                    1
46 Steve Williams (Aus) Team Caravello                   1
47 Antonio Cruz (USA) Malaysia Airlines                  1
48 Robert Tighello (Aus) Australia Post                  1
49 Daniel Aeschlimann (Swi) Southern Grampians           1
50 Dariuz Skoczylas (Pol) Echuca-Moama                   1
51 Thomas Mulbacher (Aut) City Of Melbourne              1

VIC ROADS  King Of The Mountain Championship

1 Petr Bencik (Cze) Active For Life                     20 pts
2 Remigius Lupeikis (Ltu) Echuca-Moama                  19
3 Aidan Duff (Irl) Latrobe City                         13
4 David McCann (Irl) Latrobe City                       13
5 Scott Moninger (USA) Jayco                            12
6 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Echuca-Moama                  12
7 Jaroslav Bilek (Cze) Active For Life                  10
8 Trent Wilson (Aus) Custom Fleet                        8
9 Tommy Evans (Irl) Latrobe City                         7
10 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Active For Life                   7
11 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello                        7
12 Josh Collingwood (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                5
13 John Lieswyn (USA) Australia Post                     5
14 Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) Echuca-Moama                      4
15 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians                  4
16 Svein Gaute Holestol (Nor) City Of Melbourne          3
17 Andy De Smet (Bel) Foster's Lightice                  3
18 Daniel Aeschlimann (Swi) Southern Grampians           3
19 Michael Sayers (USA) Jayco                            3
20 Bruce McIntosh (Aus) Smartplay                        2
21 Tsen Seong Hoong (Msa) Malaysia Airlines              2
22 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Foster's Lightice                2
23 David McPartland (Aus) Team Caravello                 1
24 Rene Andrle (Cze) Active For Life                     1

EXPRESS POST - Criterium Championship
1 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                               34 pts
2 Ciaran Power (Irl) Latrobe City                       20
3 Henk Vogels (Aus) Jayco                               19
4 Antonio Cruz (USA) Malaysia Airlines                  14
5 Graeme Miller (NZl) Australia Post                    14
6 Remigius Lupeikis (Ltu) Echuca-Moama                  13
7 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Foster's Lightice                12
8 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Southern Grampians                  10
9 Peter Wrolich (Aut) City Of Melbourne                 10
10 Brad McGee (Aus) Custom Fleet                        10
11 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Australia Post                    9
12 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                9
13 Tim Lenaerts (Ned) Foster's Lightice                  8
14 Josh Collingwood (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                7
15 Michael Sayers (USA) Jayco                            7
16 Aidan Duff (Irl) Latrobe City                         7
17 Scott McGrory (Aus) City Of Melbourne                 6
18 Brent Dawson (Aus) Custom Fleet                       4
19 Corey Sweet (Aus) Southern Grampians                  3
20 Luke Roberts (Aus) Custom Fleet                       2
21 Kirk Albers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka                     1
22 Pawel Niedzwiecki (Pol) Echuca-Moama                  1

Herald Sun - Australian Based Rider Award

1 Steve Williams (Aus) Team Caravello             17.58.20
2 Paul Redenbach (Aus) Smartplay                      3.59
3 Ben Day (Aus) Smartplay
4 David Pell (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                   4.53
5 Garry Parsons (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                9.43
6 Chris White (Aus) Team Caravello                   13.07
7 Darren Benson (Aus) Custom Fleet                   13.09
8 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Caravello                 15.06
9 Robert Tighello (Aus) Australia Post               15.58
10 David McPartland (Aus) Team Caravello             24.41
11 Anthony Kellen (Aus) Foster's Lightice            25.29
12 Kristin Lewis (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano       27.56
13 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Vicroads-Cycle On           33.40
14 Dan Smith (GBr) Team Caravello                    39.20
15 Danny Eckert (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano        43.19
16 Tyson Lawrence (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed             48.12
17 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) A H Plant-Caffe Paesano  48.45
18 Robert Boag (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                48.55
19 Chris Carr (Aus) Vicroads-Cycle On                49.21
20 Gareth Atkins (Aus) Foster's Lightice             50.54
21 Tim Decker (Aus) Vicroads-Bike Ed                 51.41
22 Kristjan Snorrason (Aus) Smartplay                52.30


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