Tattersall's Cup - NE

Australia, July 28-August 25, 2004

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Race 3 - August 11: Ararat Rural City Classic

Bradford slips away from rivals

Former Australian triathlon champion Chris Bradford, from Ivanhoe, scored a major cycling triumph in the Ararat Rural City Classic yesterday.

Bradford, 30, battled slippery conditions on the winding roads in the Grampians to win the 122km race by 15 seconds from fierce competitor and pre-race favorite David McKenzie in a time of 3 hours, 3 minutes and 55 seconds. Third placegetter was David Tanner of New South Wales. Riders faced 108 rivals out on the road yesterday in the third round of the 2004 Tattersall's Cup series.

Bradford won the 1996 Australian triathlon championship from Guy Andrews at Mooloolaba and took up cycling three years ago. He now races Asian circuit with an Indonesian team. "I set myself to win the Tattersall's Cup series this year but had bad luck in the first two races with broken chains," he said.

"The Tatts Cup races are the hardest to win in Australia because everybody is trying to qualify for the Herald Sun Tour."

The top 10 riders in the five-race Tattersall's Cup will earn a spot in this year's Herald Sun Tour which starts on October 14 and concludes October 24. After round three, the series leader is Peter Milostic of New South Wales, with 54 points. Victorians occupy the next six placings with William Walker and Dominic Gatto both from Brunswick in second and third respectively.

Emerging as a strong contender, Matthew Lloyd of St Kilda, holds out equal fourth with David McKenzie, followed by David Pell of Bendigo in sixth.

McKenzie, winner of the 2001 Tattersall's Cup, said the competition is this year's Tattersall's Cup is fierce.

The next race in the series is the Tour of Baw Baw next Wednesday, August 18, then competitors cross the Bass Straight to conclude the series in Tasmania.

Results

1 Christopher Bradford     3.03.55
2 David McKenzie              0.47
3 David Tanner                1.03
4 Daniel McConnell            1.10
5 Matthew Lloyd               1.12
6 James Meadley               1.23
7 Peter Milostic              1.24
8 Richard England                 
9 William Walker              1.29
10 Jai Crawford               1.35
11 Joshua Wilson              1.42
12 Brendan Jones              1.47
13 Dominic Gatto              1.48
14 Mark O'Brien                   
15 Timothy Walker             1.53
16 Gaethan Cutri              1.57
17 Sam Bach                   1.59
18 Anthony Challinor          2.02
19 George Vallins             2.05
20 Trent Stevenson            2.08
21 Grant Oates                2.13
22 Tim Buchanan               2.16
23 Craig Johnson              2.20
24 Christopher Tymms          2.28
25 Matnur                     2.29
26 John Walker                    
27 Matthew Goold                  
28 Ryan Moody                 2.34
29 David Kemp                 2.40
30 Daniel Bennett             2.46
31 Trent Perry                2.48
32 Lucien Keene               2.52
33 Scott Lyttle               2.55
34 Jason Hegert               2.56
35 Samuel Lee                 3.11
36 Nathan Masters             3.14
37 Phil Gough                 3.16
38 Andrew Graham              3.26
39 Timothy Decker             3.37
40 David Tozer                4.23
41 Stephen Cunningham         4.34
42 Jose Rodriguez             5.05
43 Evan Corry                 5.09
44 Troy Glennan               5.13
45 Peter Ladd                 5.24
46 David Hiley                5.28
47 Colin Thornton                 
48 Scott Guyton                   
49 Stefan Cecconi             5.50
50 Samuel Rix                 5.51
51 Wanwan Setyobudi           5.54
52 Tim Hucker                 5.57
53 Abi Wibowo                 6.10
54 Cameron Wise                   
55 Travis Johnston            6.19
56 Dennis Markouris           6.22
57 Patrick Shaw               6.24
58 Patrick Bruse              6.28
59 Jarrod Clark               6.32
60 Brad Edmunds               6.53
61 Brenton Slotegraaf         6.57
62 Mark Hooper                7.00
63 Chris Winn                 7.13
64 Ashley Hayat                   
65 Damien Forster             7.15
66 David Pell                 7.16
67 George Bunt                7.51
68 Simon Walker               8.06
69 Clinton Slotegraaf         8.22
70 Warren Nelson              8.23
71 Jorge Libonatti            9.24
72 Grant Webster             10.07
73 Hector Morales            10.27
74 S. Peoples                     
75 Jonathon Tainsh           11.21
76 Adam Forster              11.27
77 Kharne Hammersley         11.35
78 Will Wettenhall           11.57
79 Tommy Nankervis           12.55
80 William Murray            12.58
81 Ashley Baines             13.31
82 Michael McGee             14.21
83 Heath Riley               14.25
84 Aaron Wilson              15.00
85 Christopher D'Amelio      15.15
86 D. Nelms                  17.22
87 Damien Cook               17.56
88 Damien Turner             18.17
89 Yvor Bucek                21.14
90 Sean Finning              21.27
91 Damian Harbison           21.37
92 Travis Hull               25.48
93 Christopher Pascoe        27.01
94 Ed Knowles                37.05
95 Cameron Streistermanis    41.45
DNF Mathew Rex                    
DNF Daniel Newnham                
DNF Samai                         
DNF Andrew Cochrane               
DNF Paul Logan                    
DNF Peter Mueller                 
DNF Greg Nicholson                
DNF Stephen Price                 
DNF Steven Richards               
DNF Stephen Rossendell            
DNF Michael Teggelove             
DNF Marc Williams                 
DNF Andrew Wyper                  
 
Standings after three races
 
1 Peter Milostic                54 pts
2 William Walker                49
3 Dominic Gatto                 45
4 Matthew Lloyd                 42
5 David McKenzie                42
6 David Pell                    40
7 Christopher Bradford          39
8 Hector Morales                38
9 James Meadley                 33
10 Mathew Rex                   27
11 Stephen Cunningham           26
12 Daniel McConnell             26
13 Daniel Newnham               26
14 David Tanner                 26
15 Samuel Rix                   25
16 Robert McLachlan             23
17 George Vallins               20
18 Timothy Walker               20
19 Tony Mann                    19
20 Ryan Moody                   17
21 Christopher Tymms            17
22 Richard England              15
23 Joshua Wilson                15
24 Sean Finning                 14
25 Trent Stevenson              14
26 Jai Crawford                 13
27 Dylan Newell                 12
28 Brendan Jones                11
 
Sprint points
 
1 James Meadley                 20 pts
2 Peter Milostic                17
3 Sean Finning                  14
4 Ashely Baines                 10
5 Scott Guyton                  10
6 David McKenzie                10
7 Christopher Bradfornd          9
8 Daniel Nelms                   9
9 Tim Buchanan                   6
10 David Tanner                  6
11 Andrew Graham                 4
12 Samuel Lee                    4
13 Robert McLachlan              4
14 Dominic Gatto                 3
15 Mathew Rex                    3
16 Tim Decker                    2
17 Peter Ladd                    2
18 Tony Mann                     2
19 Anthony Challinor             1
20 Daniel Newnham                1
21 Simon Walker                  1
 
Mountains points
 
1 David McKenzie                20 pts
2 Christopher Bradford          15
3 Scott Guyton                  15
4 James Meadley                 13
5 Robert McLachlan              10
6 Peter Milostic                 8
7 Ashley Baines                  8
8 Samuel Lee                     8
9 William Walker                 6
10 Dominic Gatto                 3
11 David Tanner                  3
12 Sean Finning                  2
13 Casey Munro                   2