7th Hornsby to Swansea - NE
Australia, September 6-7, 2001
2000 Results Past
winners
Australian champion Williams
too good again
The Lake Macquarie City Council 7th Hornsby to Swansea Cycle Classic
National Road Series Category 1 Event was held on the 7th October 2001
incorporating for the first time the NSW Men's and Under 23 Open Road
State Championship. This race is regarded as one of the leading one
day classic's in Australia and once again did not disappoint.
The race started with some 98 competitors in fine and blustery south
to south west winds at 9am at Hornsby Westfield Centre. Brett Aitken
again lining up for the 189 km race, with tough opposition coming from
NSW riders in Steve Williams the winner of the Hornsby Criterium on
the Saturday, Peter Milostic runner-up, Bart Hickson, Rodney McGee,
Ben Brooks and Parramatta's Trent Wilson who just returned from Italy
on Friday where he has been riding with Team fakta.
The KOM was at the 45km mark and 92 km with St George rider Nicholas
Wood first followed by Trent Wilson and Scott Bradburn coming across
the line tied for 2nd place. The last feed station there was a group
of some 11 riders had broken away the main bunch during the 2nd lap
of the Mooney Mooney circuit. These riders had a good 3 minutes on the
main bunch and were working well in the sometimes blustery conditions.
Steve Williams, Trent Wilson, Nick Gates, Ben Brooks, Russell Van Hout,
Phil Thuaux and Dan Smith were a part of this group who continued to
try and stay together for some 125 km.
Down Bumble Hill and along the Yarramalong Valley to Wyee saw the
bunch break up losing some riders in the sudden, sharp hills with some
6 riders together at the 162 km mark. On several occasions breaks were
attempted by Nick Gates and Trent Wilson but they were brought back
together again.
The race into Swansea saw three riders clear with Steve Williams,
ahead by some 30 metres of the tired jet-lagged Trent Wilson, and Nick
Gates some 150 metres further back for 3rd place. The win by Steve was
an excellent ride after backing up the previous day by taking out the
Criterium in the last few metres from Peter Milostic.
At the presentation Steve thanked the organisers of the race and told
the crowd that he loves racing the Hornsby to Swansea Classic and regards
this as one of his favourite events on the Cycling Calendar each year.
Results
- 189 km
1 Steve Williams (Sutherland) 4.46.10
2 Trent Wilson (Parramatta)
3 Nick Gates (Manle)
4 Ben Brooks (St George)
5 Phil Thuaux (Caravello)
6 Russell Van (Hout Adelaide)
7 Craig Gordon (West Sydney)
8 Dan Smith (St George)
9 Paul Rowney (Easts)
10 Rhys Pollock (Albury)
11 Klayten Smith (Caravello)
12 Denis Mungoven (Canberra)
13 Liam Kelly (Easts)
14 Nicholas Wood (St George)
15 Ian Garrity (Bicisport)
16 Justin Quinton (Bicisport)
17 Phil Chapman (North Sydney)
18 Scott Bradburn (North Sydney)
19 Nathan Russell (Caravello)
20 Rodney Mason (Hamilton)
Under 23
1 Ben Brooks (St George)
2 Phil Thuaux (Caravello)
3 Rhys Pollock (Albury)
B Grade (first unplaced)
1 Campbell Kerr (Sutherland)
C Grade (first unplaced)
1 John Ebling (Hunter Dist.)
Hornsby City Council
Criterium, October 6
1 hour + 3 laps
1 Steve Williams (Sutherland)
2 Peter Milostic (Penrith)
3 Jono Davis (St George)
4 Brendan Shipp (St George)
5 Leigh Palmer (Velo)
6 Denis Mungoven (Canberra)
7 Baden Burke
8 Brett Aitken (Adelaide)
9 Brent Dawson (Dubbo)
10 Daniel Rutherford (Bankstown)
1st B Grade
1 Nick Wood (St George)
1st U23
1 Kevin Berkeley (Parramatta)
Sprint Primes
Liam Kelly (Easts)
Peter Milostic (Penrith)
Brendan Shipp (St George)
Past
winners
2000 Marlon Alirio Pérez (Col) Colombia/RDM
1999 Jeremy Hunt (GBr)
Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin
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