Skilled Bay Cycling Classic - NEAustralia, January 3-7, 2001Main Page Results Previous day Race 3 - January 5th: Apollo Bay - 12.30 pmApollo Bay, some 220 kilometres south of Melbourne, was the venue for race three of the Skilled Bay Cycling Classic. The circuit was a little different than the first two, 1 kilometre long and containing a hill. There was not a great deal of wind, but the temperature was still warm.
Women - NSW trio escape
With two races gone and Anna Millward and Bridget Evans tied on points for the lead, the major players in the women's field were watching each other today. An early move by NSW rider Emma James saw her ride solo for the first 20 minutes of the race, whilst the NSWIS and Jayco-VIS took it in turns to attack and counter back in the field. This eventually proved beneficial for three riders - the early attacker Emma James, who was joined by Margaret Hemsley (NSWIS) and the comparatively unknown Jeannette Schwarz from Dubbo in NSW. The three attacked with 5 laps to go and Jayco-VIS did not close it. At the finish, Schwarz outsprinted Hemsley and James to take the win, with series leader Bridget Evans winning the bunch sprint for 4th. This meant that she gained some ground on Millward, who could only finish 7th today. Men - McEwen unstoppable now
The third race of the men's series was one of the best so far, with fortunes swinging back and forth to eventually land in Robbie McEwen's favour. The race came down to a bunch sprint, won again by a superbly consistent McEwen from Graeme Brown (Woolmark-AIS) and Hilton Clark Jr (Skilled Development). The race was as usual, aggressive from the outset, with Scott Sunderland and Brad Davidson being involved in an important breakaway early in the race. After this was reeled in, the pace was kept high and the battle for the intermediate sprints continued. Fighting hard to regain the green jersey was Kristjan Snorrasson (Balance) - too hard as it turned out when he crashed heavily into one of the barriers. This assisted Brent Dawson (NSWIS) in increasing his lead in that competition, and the criterium/track specialist has almost secured the jersey now. Towards the end of the race there was a valiant attempt to break away by Jamie Drew (Jayco), but he could not manage to hold off the charging bunch and in particular Robbie McEwen. McEwen's teammate, Nick Gates gave a perfect lead out on the last lap to set him up for a hattrick of wins, and he now has secured the overall series championship. ResultsMen's B Grade 1 Jeff Hopkins (NSW) 12 points 2 Joel Leonard (Vic) 10 3 Ben Jackson (Vic) 8 4 David Pell (Vic) 7 5 Jason Benny-Morris (Vic) 6 6 D. Betts (Qld) 5 7 B. Shipp (NSW) 4 8 D. Cheers (SA) 3 9 Roberto Salvadeo (Ita) 2 10 Paul Kenny (Vic) 1 Sprints: 1 G. Matulich (SA) 6 pts 2 David Pell (Vic) 4 3 B. Shipp (NSW) 1 3 Paul Kenny (Vic) 1 Overall standings after day 3: 1 Jeff Hopkins (NSW) 36 pts 2 Jason Benny-Morris (Vic) 21 3 Joel Leonard (Vic) 17 4 David Pell (Vic) 17 5 Roberto Salvedeo (Vic) 16 6 Paul Kenny (Vic) 14 7 Ben Jackson (Vic) 12 8 Herbert Donovan (Vic) 8 9 Douglas Hunt (NSW) 8 10 D. Betts (Qld) 5 11 B. Shipp 4 12 Nash Kent (NSW) 4 13 Michael Walsh (Vic) 3 14 D. Cheers (SA) 2 15 Brad Bullock (NSW) 2 16 Brendan Cato (Vic) 1 17 Chris Morandin (NSW) 1 Women 1 Jeanette Schwarz (NSW) 12 pts 2 Margaret Hemsley (NSW) NSWIS 10 3 Emma James (NSW) 8 4 Bridget Evans (Qld) 7 5 Rochelle Gilmore (NSW) NSWIS 6 6 Dellys Frank (Vic) Jayco-VIS 5 7 Anna Millward (Vic) Jayco-VIS 4 8 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) 3 9 Katie Brown (NSW) 2 10 Katie Mactier (Vic) Jayco-VIS 1 Sprints 1 Katie Mactier (Vic) Jayco-VIS 4 pts 2 Emma James (NSW) 3 3 O. Gollan (Vic) 3 4 Lyndelle Higginson (Vic) 2 Overall standings after race 3: 1 Bridget Evans (Qld) 27 pts 2 Anna Millward (Vic) Jayco-VIS 24 3 Rochelle Gilmore (NSW) NSWIS 22 4 Katie Mactier (Vic) Jayco-VIS 13 5 Jeanette Schwarz (NSW) 12 6 Sara Carrigan (Qld) 12 7 Margaret Hemsley (NSW) NSWIS 11 8 Naomi Williams (Tas) 10 9 Lyndelle Higginson (Vic) 10 10 Hayley Rutherford (WA) 8 11 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) 8 12 Dellys Frank (Vic) 5 13 Katie Brown (NSW) 3 Sprints classification: 1 Katie Mactier (Vic) Jayco-VIS 13 pts 2 Sara Carrigan (Qld) 5 3 Hayley Rutherford (WA) 4 4 Emma James (NSW) 3 5 Anna Millward (Vic) Jayco-VIS 3 6 O. Gollan (Vic) 3 7 Lyndelle Higginson (Vic) 3 8 Liz Tadich (Vic) Jayco-VIS 2 Men 1 Robbie McEwen (Qld) Crown Casino 12 pts 2 Graeme Brown (NSW) Woolmark/AIS 10 3 Hilton Clarke Jr (Vic) Skilled Development Squad 8 4 Mark Renshaw (NSW) NSWIS 7 5 Greg Henderson (NZl) Balance 6 6 Brent Dawson (NSW) NSWIS 5 7 Stuart O'Grady (SA) Skilled 4 8 Paul Redenbach (Vic) Motorola/Alchemy 3 9 Wayne Van Moorsel (WA) Skilled 2 10 Nic Brown (WA) Skilled Development Squad 1 Sprints 1 Brent Dawson (NSW) NSWIS 6 pts 2 Kristjan Snorrasson (Vic) Balance 3 3 Russel Van Hout (SA) Caffe Paesano 3 4 David Harrigan (NSW) Motorola/Alchemy 3 5 Gene Bates (SA) Woolmark/AIS 2 6 Mark Renshaw (NSW) NSWIS 1 Overall standings after day 3: 1 Robbie McEwen (Qld) Crown Casino 36 pts 2 Hilton Clarke Jr (Vic) Skilled Development Squad 24 3 Graeme Brown (NSW) Woolmark-AIS 22 4 Brent Dawson (NSW) NSWIS 15 5 Stuart O'Grady (SA) Skilled 12 6 Greg Henderson (NZl) Balance 11 7 Dvaid McPartland (NSW) Sanitarium 8 8 Mark Renshaw (NSW) NSWIS 7 9 Robert Tighello (Vic) Peugeot 7 10 Peter Milostic (NSW) Pura Milk-NSWIS 6 11 Kristjan Snorrasson (Vic) Balance 4 12 Ben Day (Qld) Fitzroy Cycles 4 13 Russel Van Hout (SA) Caffe Paesano 3 14 Matt Wilson (Vic) Fitzroy Cycles 3 15 Paul Redenbach (Vic) Motorola/Alchemy 3 16 Jamie Drew (Vic) Jayco/VIS 2 17 Wayne Van Moorsel (WA) Skilled 2 18 Nick Gates (NSW) Crown Casino 1 19 Brett Aitken (SA) Jayco/VIS 1 20 Nic Brown (WA) Skilled Development Squad 1 Sprints classification: 1 Brent Dawson (NSW) NSWIS 19 pts 2 Kristjan Snorrasson (Vic) Balance 12 3 Hilton Clarke Jr (Vic) Skilled Development Squad 3 4 David Harrigan (NSW) Motorola/Alchemy 3 5 Robbie McEwen (Qld) Crown Casino 2 6 Graeme Brown (NSW) Woolmark-AIS 2 7 Matt Wilson (Vic) Fitzroy Cycles 2 8 Luke Roberts (SA) Skilled 2 9 Gene Bates (SA) Woolmark/AIS 2 10 Robert Tighello (Vic) Peugeot 1 11 Daniel Mackay (WA) Brumby's Bakeries/WAIS 1 12 Andrew Stalder (Vic) Jayco/VIS 1 Teams classification: 1 Crown Casino 38 pts 2 Skilled Development Squad 25 3 Woolmark/AIS 22 4 NSWIS 22 5 Balance 15 6 Skilled 13 7 Sanitarium 8 8 Peugeot 7 9 Pura Milk/NSWIS 7 10 Fitzroy Cycles 7 11 Caffe Paesano 3 12 Jayco/VIS 3 13 Motorola/Alchemy 3 Full results courtesy of www.impactservices.net.au/bayseries |
