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18th Trust House Classic (Tour of Wellington) - 2.2
New Zealand, January 26-30, 2005
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Stage 4 - January 28: Masterton - Pahiatua - Masterton, 158.5 km
Latham holds yellow
By Cycletournz.com
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The sparsely populated northern Wairarapa is considerably better known for farming than it is for bike racing - so it's a shame there were few people to witness a fine four hours of racing in the fourth stage of the Trust House Cycle Classic.
Today's hundred miler had everything: an early break, a sprinter taking KOM points, a sizeable bunch crash, and a long, tough solo effort reeled in almost within sight of the line.
In the end, Australian Shaun Higgerson (MG Xpower presented by BigPond) prevailed, with Great Britain's Hilton McMurdo (Pravda) second and Peter Latham (Samsung New Zealand) third in the final dash into Masterton's baking hot town centre.
That saw Latham secure yellow for another day, with Higgerson, McMurdo and Matthew Lloyd (Australia -Jayco) now filling second to fourth on the overall classification.
The stage began with an early break - again - with four sprinters getting away in search of sprint points at the 35km mark. First Aaron Rusden went off alone but he was soon joined by Marc Ryan, Hayden Godfrey and Troy Glennan. Godfrey collected the points; they all collected a healthy couple of minutes' lead over the bunch.
The main field then started splintering around Pahiatua, first courtesy of a crash which brought down nine riders, then thanks to the Pahiatua hill and a fresh cross wind on the following straights. By the top of Rongomai hill at 100km, Troy Glennan collected the KOM points, soon before being caught by a sizeable lead group. Not far behind was a second bunch of about 6 and a larger third group.
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On the climb, Australian Tony Mann (MG Xpower) made a strong move from the front group, and began an impressive 55km solo effort back towards Masterton - he was only reeled in on the town outskirts. That left the way open for Higgerson's finishing kick. By now twenty minutes behind, the main field substantially regrouped over the last hour, and rolled back at gruppetto speed.
Three days down, two to go. Still to come is a very rugged hill stage, a short, twisting coastal time trial and an inner-city crit. Despite that variety, on today's performance, Olympic track rider Latham looks to be increasingly hard to shift.
Photography
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Images by Mike Heydon/www.jetphotography.co.nz
- Four riders launched an attack early in the stage
- Peter Latham works hard in his group
- The peloton passes through the New Zealand countryside during stage 4
- Stage 4 winner Shaun Higgerson (MG Xpower-Bigpond)
Results
1 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 3.57.52 2 Hilton Mcmurdo (Aus) Pravda 3 Peter Latham (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 4 Mathew Lloyd (Aus) Australia - Jayco 5 Peter Mcdonald (Aus) Trust House Team 0.01 6 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco 0.04 7 Stuart Shaw (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 0.05 7 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Cervelo 9 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Team Subway 0.06 10 Robin Reid (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 0.15 10 Fraser Macmaster (NZl) Team Subway 12 Ric Reid (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 0.24 12 Aaron Strong (NZl) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 12 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 12 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 12 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 12 Stuart Cowin (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 12 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway 12 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco 20 Troy Klink (NZl) Trust House Team 5.46 20 Justin Kerr (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 20 Luke Mccarthy (NZl) Avery Ford 20 Paul Davies (NZl) Mizone 20 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mizone 20 Scott Wilder (NZl) Pravda 26 Darren Gordon (NZl) Mizone 11.49 26 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Solway Park Team 28 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) BP NZ 13.37 29 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Trust House Team 16.25 29 Graeme Stone (NZl) Trust House Team 29 Nick Hotchin (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 29 Richard Bowker (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 29 James Mccarthy (NZl) Avery Ford 29 Jim Robinson (NZl) Avery Ford 29 Chris D'amelio (NZl) Avery Ford 29 Nathan Wise (NZl) Avery Ford 29 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 29 Jason Allen (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 29 Mathew Yates (NZl) Cervelo 29 Paul Sumich (NZl) Cervelo 29 Richard Speer (NZl) Cervelo 29 Daniel Warren (NZl) Cervelo 29 Dion Neems (NZl) Xplore Team 29 Walker Starr (NZl) Xplore Team 29 Chris Carson (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 29 Ben Vanderkamp (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 29 Nash Kent (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 29 Brian Appleyard (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 29 Michael Kraakman (NZl) Pravda 29 Adrian Mccabe (NZl) Handy Rentals 29 Michael Cupitt (NZl) Handy Rentals 29 Mathew Illingworth (GBr) Solway Park Team 29 Joshua Wilson (Aus) Solway Park Team 29 Matt Harvey (NZl) Solway Park Team 29 Jordan Wood (NZl) BP NZ 29 Jerry O'Flynn (NZl) BP NZ 29 Robert Kilvington (NZl) BP NZ 29 Gordon Bearman (NZl) Team Subway 29 Murray Spencer (NZl) Team Subway 29 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australia - Jayco 29 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Australia - Jayco 62 Ben Oleson (NZl) Handy Rentals 34.47 62 Aaron Rusden (NZl) BP NZ 64 Benjamin Mackinnon (NZl) Pravda 35.04 64 Andrew Wells (NZl) Handy Rentals 66 Scott Strong (NZl) Xplore Team 41.09 67 Andrew Jamieson (NZl) Mizone 50.59 DNF Alistair Crossling (NZl) Mizone DNF Blair Brydon (NZl) Xplore Team DNF Paul Galbraith (NZl) Solway Park Team General classification after stage 4 1 Peter Latham (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 8.59.54 2 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 0.06 3 Hilton Mcmurdo (Aus) Pravda 0.10 4 Mathew Lloyd (Aus) Australia - Jayco 0.16 5 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Cervelo 0.17 6 Stuart Shaw (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 0.19 7 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco 0.20 8 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Team Subway 0.22 9 Fraser Macmaster (NZl) Team Subway 0.27 10 Robin Reid (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 0.31 11 Aaron Strong (NZl) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 0.38 12 Ric Reid (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 0.40 12 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 14 Peter Mcdonald (Aus) Trust House Team 10.55 15 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway 11.08 16 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 11.18 16 Stuart Cowin (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 16 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco 19 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 12.30 20 Troy Klink (NZl) Trust House Team 16.40 20 Justin Kerr (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 20 Luke Mccarthy (NZl) Avery Ford 23 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 16.41 23 Ben Vanderkamp (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 23 Mathew Illingworth (GBr) Solway Park Team 26 Paul Davies (NZl) Mizone 18.51 27 Scott Wilder (NZl) Pravda 21.02 28 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Solway Park Team 22.43 29 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mizone 23.59 30 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) BP NZ 26.42 31 Darren Gordon (NZl) Mizone 27.05 32 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Trust House Team 27.19 32 Graeme Stone (NZl) Trust House Team 32 Richard Bowker (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 32 Mathew Yates (NZl) Cervelo 32 Daniel Warren (NZl) Cervelo 32 Walker Starr (NZl) Xplore Team 32 Chris Carson (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 32 Nash Kent (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 32 Michael Kraakman (NZl) Pravda 32 Joshua Wilson (Aus) Solway Park Team 32 Matt Harvey (NZl) Solway Park Team 43 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australia - Jayco 27.33 44 Chris D'amelio (NZl) Avery Ford 28.24 44 Michael Cupitt (NZl) Handy Rentals 46 Nick Hotchin (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 29.09 47 Nathan Wise (NZl) Avery Ford 29.27 48 Jason Allen (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 29.30 48 Richard Speer (NZl) Cervelo 48 Robert Kilvington (NZl) BP NZ 48 Gordon Bearman (NZl) Team Subway 48 Murray Spencer (NZl) Team Subway 53 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Australia - Jayco 29.47 54 Brian Appleyard (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 30.15 55 James Mccarthy (NZl) Avery Ford 31.41 55 Paul Sumich (NZl) Cervelo 55 Adrian Mccabe (NZl) Handy Rentals 55 Jordan Wood (NZl) BP NZ 59 Jerry O'Flynn (NZl) BP NZ 36.49 60 Dion Neems (NZl) Xplore Team 43.29 61 Jim Robinson (NZl) Avery Ford 45.40 62 Ben Oleson (NZl) Handy Rentals 47.52 62 Aaron Rusden (NZl) BP NZ 64 Benjamin Mackinnon (NZl) Pravda 53.17 65 Andrew Wells (NZl) Handy Rentals 56.14 66 Scott Strong (NZl) Xplore Team 1.02.19 67 Andrew Jamieson (NZl) Mizone 1.06.15 Sprint classification 1 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway 17 pts 2 Aaron Rusden (NZl) BP NZ 11 3 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco 10 4 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 8 5 Aaron Strong (NZl) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 6 6 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 5 7 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 4 8 Nash Kent (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 4 9 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco 3 10 Ben Vanderkamp (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata 2 11 Nick Hotchin (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 1 12 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Cervelo 1 KOM classification 1 2 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 12 pts 3 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand 8 4 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 6 5 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway 4 6 Ric Reid (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 4 7 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 2 Team classification 1 MG Xpower Presented By BigPond 27.00.59 2 Samsung New Zealand 0.10 3 Australia - Jayco 10.37 4 Team Subway 10.54 5 Geniusbikes.com / Castelli 43.07 6 Pravda 47.20 7 Trust House Team 53.37 8 Cervelo 53.42 9 United Water / Team xstrata 54.01 10 Solway Park Team 1.05.26 11 Mizone 1.05.41 12 Avery Ford 1.13.14 13 BP NZ 1.24.25 14 Handy Rentals 1.46.40 15 Xplore Team 1.55.40
