Day 5 - January 6: Crown Casino Complex. Start 9.30am, finish 12.30pm

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Robbie McEwen and Rochelle Gilmore wrap-up Bay Series

by Karen Foreman

Robbie McEwen and Rochelle Gilmore were determined the winners of the 2002 SKilled Geelong Bay Classic after a world-class morning of criterium racing around the tight Crown Casino circuit in inner city Melbourne today.

Fifth on the day, Crown Casino team member McEwen roped it in with a total of 36 points, seven more than second place getter Hilton Clarke (SBR-elite), while Gilmore, ninth on the day, scored 44 points, 10 more than her closest rival, Hayley Rutherford, on 34.

Actual day five honours went to Skilled Quest rider Scott McGrory in the mens and NSW rider Oliva Gollan in the women's.

The B grade event on the day went to Tasmanian rider Ric Steele, having his first race since being forced off the bike for three months with severe head injuries following a crash during the Tatts Cup Series in regional Victoria last August.

A huge crowd gathered to watch the races, which followed events at Rye, Barwon Heads, Geelong and Port Arlington, starting last Wednesday.

For the first time since the start of the series, the weather was seeringly hot - around 37 degrees celcius.

Race director John Trevorrow described the 2002 event as the best in its history. Riders and officials will celebrate at an official dinner hosted by the voice of cycle racing, Phil Liggett, at the Crown Casino tonight.

Full race reports to come.

Photography

Elite Men

• Peter Milostic - making a move
• Winner of the Green gersey - Graeme Brown has a go at the champagne.
• Scott McGrory and Stuart O'Grady - playing around on the podium
• Overall series winner Robbie McEwen takes the crowds applause
• Day 5 podium - with Scott McGrory, Stuart O'Grady and Peter Milostic.
• Phil Liggett does his stuff - with the SBR - Swim Bike Run team

Elite Women

• Women's winner of the green jersey - Katherine Bates taking it easy at the start
• Off and running - in the Women's race
• The yellow and green jersey's on - Rochelle Gilmore and Katherine Bates

B Grade

• The B Grade riders - about to set off

Results

Elite Men's

1 Scott McGrory (Vic) Skilled Quest
2 Stuart O'Grady (SA) Skilled 
3 Peter Milostic (NSW) Fitzroy Cycles
4 Chris Carr (Balance Carnegie CC)
5 Robbie McEwen (Qld) Crown Casino
6 Brett Aitken (SA) Rio Coffee
7 Adriano Baffi (Ita) Fitzroy Cycles 
8 Matt White (NSW) NSWIS
9 Alan Iacune (Vic) iteamNova.com
10 Hilton Clarke (Vic) SBR Swim Bike Run
  
Sprint 1
 
1 Adriano Baffi (Ita) Fitzroy Cycles
2 Graham Roots (SA) Rio Coffee
3 Graeme Brown (NSW) SBR Swim Bike Run
  
Sprint 2
 
1 Corey Sweet (SA) Skilled
2 Rod McGee (NSW) NSWIS
3 Graham Roots (SA) Rio Coffee
  
Sprint 3
 
1 Stuart O'Grady (SA) Skilled 
2 Graeme Brown (NSW) SBR Swim Bike Run
3 Krisjan Snorrasson (Vic) SBR - Swim Bike Run
  
Sprint ace pointscore
 
1 Graeme Brown (NSW) SBR Swim Bike Run
2 Mark Renshaw (NSW) NSWIS
3 Robert Tighello (Vic) Ashburton Cycles
   
Overall Final Series Pointscore
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Qld) Crown Casino       36 points
2 Hilton Clarke (Vic) SBR Swim Bike Run  29
3 Brett Aitken (SA) Rio Coffee           24
4 Scott McGrory (Vic) Skilled Quest      23
5 Peter Milostic (NSW) Fitzroy Cycles    20

Elite Women

1 Olivia Gollan 
2 Sara Carrigan 
3 Katie Mactier 
4 Lorian Graham 
5 Naomi WIlliams
6 
7 Kim Palmer 
8 Emma James 
9 Rochelle Gilmore
10 Alison Wright 
 
Sprint 1

1 Olivia Gollan
2 Sara Carrigan
2 Emma James
 
Sprint 2

1 Emma James
2 Katie Mactier
3 Lorian Graham
 
Overall Sprint Ace

1 Katherine Bates
2 Sara Carrigan
 
Overall Final Series Pointscore

1 Rochelle Gilmore                       44
2 Hayley Rutherford                      34
3 Sara Carrigan                          25
3 Alison Wright                          25
5 Olivia Gollan                          21
6 J Kiesanowski                          19
7 Katie Mactier                          17
8 Kristy Scrymgeour                      15

B Grade Men

1 Ric Steele 
2 Brodie Cullen 
3 Bradley Dean Edmunds 
4 Alexander Stewart James 
5 Nicholas Sanderson 
6 Cody Stevenson 
7 Dane Cheers 
8 Leigh Scott De Luca 
9 Julian Blackwell 
10 Benjamin Jackson 

Sprint 1
 
1 Simon Ross 
2 Nicholas Sanderson 
3 Ric Steele 
 
Sprint 2
 
1 Nicholas Sanderson
2 Cameron Streistermanis  
3 Brodie Cullen 
  
Overall Final Series Pointscore
  
1 Codie Stevenson                        47
2 Brodie Cullan                          32
3 Brad Edmunds                           27
4 Alex James                             23
5 Nicholas Sanderson                     21
6 Ben Jackson                            20
7 Chris Pascoe                           16
8 Dane Sheers                            15
9 Sean Finning                           12
10 Ric Steel                             12

 

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