Jay Sweet, who is on the European circuit for the first year, is not in the Australian selection for Atlanta 1996 but his aim is Sydney 2000.
By winning the 153km leg from Stokholm to Eskilstuna, Sweet, 20, also became the overall race leader and took first place in the under-23 competition. For his ninth win of the year, Sweet outsprinted Sweden's Glen Magnussen (Amore a Vita) - a stage winner in the recent Giro d'Italia and now second overall at 4 secs - and The Netherland's Max Van Heeswijk (Motorola).
The Australian team was also one of only two to place three riders in the winning 15 man break which formed after 70km and finished about 15 m ahead of the main bunch. As a result, Australia now lead the team's competition from the Swedish national team, followed by the seasoned professional squads of Collstrop, Rabobank, Motorola and Telekom
1. Jay Sweet (Aus) 3.41.19 2. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) 3. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola 4. Daniel Sjoberg (Swe) Collstrop 5. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Rabobank 6. Michel Lafis (Swe) Telekom 7. Tristan Priem (Aus) 8. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom 9. Frank Hoj (Den) Collstrop 10. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) all s.t.
1. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom 4.35.17 2. Sascha Henrix (Ger) + 1.38 3. Saulius Ruskys (Lat) 4. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola 5. Jay Sweet (Aus) 6. Daniel Sjoberg (Swe) Collstrop 7. Christian Andersen (Den) 8. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank 9. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) 10. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) all s.t.
1. Jay Sweet (Aus) 8.18.03 2. Michel Lafis (Swe) Telekom + 0.04 3. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola + 0.05 4. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) + 0.05 5. Daniel Sjoberg (Swe) Collstrop + 0.06
1. Michael Andersson (Swe) Telekom 15.33,2 2. Michael Baludzun (Den) Rabobank + 0.03,9 3. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Collstrop + 0.22,1 4. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank + 0.24,7 5. Francois Urien (Fra) + 0.25,1 6. Michel Lafis (Swe) Telekom + 0,28,7 7. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Motorola + 0.29,0 8. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom + 0.33,4 9. Sean Yates (Eng) Motorola + 0.35,2 10. Peter Rogers (Aus) Giant-AIS + 0.35,3 ... 22. Jay Sweet (Aus) Giant-AIS + 0.58
1. Michael Blaudzun
1. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom 3.22.29 2. Christian Andersen (Den) 3. George Hincapie (USA) Motorola 4. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Rabobank 5. Michel Lafis (Swe) Telekom 6. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) all s.t. 7. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Motorola + 0.03 8. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Motorola s.t. 9. Saulius Ruskys (Lat) + 0.08 10. Juris Silovs (Lat) s.t.
1. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Rabobank 11.56.17 2. Michel Lafis (Swe) Telekom + 0.20 3. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom + 0.26 4. George Hincapie (USA) Motorola + 0.42 5. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola + 0.45 6. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) + 0.46
1. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Motorola 3.12.15 2. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom + 0.21 3. Juris Silovs (Lat) + 0.38 4. Scott McGrory (Aus) + 1.11 5. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Motorola + 2.08 6. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola s.t. 7. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom s.t. 8. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom + 2.19 9. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank + 2.23 10. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Rabobank s.t.
1. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Rabobank 15.10.55 2. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom + 0.11 3. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola + 0.30 4. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) + 0.46 5. Michel Lafis (Swe) Telekom + 0.49 6. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank s.t. 7. Jay Sweet (Aus) + 0.54 8. Markus Andersson (Swe) + 1.02 9. George Hincapie (USA) Motorola + 1.11 10. Tristan Priem (Aus) + 1.38
1. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Motorola 3.28.18 2. Michael Andersson (Swe) Telekom 3. Jean Philippe Rouxel (Fra) 4. Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom 5. Christian Andersen (Den) all s.t. 6. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Motorola + 0.08 7. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola + 1.29 8. Saulius Ruskys (Lat) 9. Johan Capiot (Bel) Collstrop 10. Juris Silovs (Lat) all s.t.
1. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Rabobank 18.40.41 2. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom + 0.12 3. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola + 0.31 4. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) + 0.47 5. Michel Lafis (Swe) Telekom s.t. 6. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank + 0.50 7. Jay Sweet (Aus) + 0.55 8. Markus Andersson (Swe) + 1.03 9. George Hincapie (USA) Motorola + 1.12 10. Tristan Priem (Aus) + 1.39
Other classifications Points leader: Max van Heeswijk Sprint leader: Michel Lafis Under 23 leader: Jay Sweet
The race race ends Monday 17 with a stage from Sodertalje to Stockholm.
1. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) 4.24.20 2. Jay Sweet (Aus) 3. Christian Andersen (Den) 4. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola 5. Chris Lillywhite (Eng) 6. Frank Hoj (Den) Collstrop 7. Daniel Sjoberg (Swe) Collstrop 8. Sascha Henrix (Ger) 9. Saulius Ruskys (Lat) 10. Adrie van der Poel (Ned) Rabobank all s.t.
1. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Rabobank 23.05.01 2. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom + 0.12 3. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola + 0.31 4. Michel Lafis (Swe) Telekom + 0.42 5. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) + 0.47 6. Jay Sweet (Aus) + 0.49 7. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank + 0.50 8. Markus Andersson (Swe) + 1.03 9. George Hincapie (USA) Motorola + 1.07 10. Tristan Priem (Aus) + 1.39
Teams: 1. Sweden 69.18.35 2. Australia + 0.06 3. Telekom + 5.46 4. Motorola + 7.45 5. Rabobank +13.00 6. Collstrop +18.51 7. Norway +37.32 8. Denmark +46.38 9. France +48.01 10. Germany +48.47 Sprints: 1. Michel Lafis 25 pts 2. Juris Silovs (Lat) 15 3. Daniel Sjoberg 14 Points: 1. Max van Heeswijk 67 pts 2. Christian Andersen 62 3. Jay Sweet 61 Under 23: 1. Jay Sweet (Aus) 2. Peter Rogers (Aus) 3. Marcel Gono (Aus)