Timbercorp Cup Tour of the Murray River - NE

Australia, August 31-September 7, 2008

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Stage 13 - September 7: Merbein To Wentworth, 81.03km

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

There was no time for the tour to buy some of the local produce on offer during stage thirteen from Merbein to Wentworth.
Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) was holding onto a nine second lead going into the penultimate stage of the tour.
Praties William Clarke from Tasmania was in 24th place on the GC, 17.46 minutes behind the tour leader Leigh Howard.
Nathan Wise (49) of the Cycle City Ballarat team was in 37th place on the GC heading into stage thirteen.
Glen O'Shea (Jayco/VIS) was in seventh place on the GC going into stage thirteen, just 56 seconds behind teammate Leigh Howard.
David Pell (Savings and Loans) and Tim Decker (NSWIS/RoadSafe Mildura/Decked Out) got the gap on the peloton which started a breakaway group at the half-way mark of the stage.
Pell and Decker were joined by eight other riders who tried to open up a sizeable gap on the peloton during the 81km stage.
The team of Jayco/VIS were on the front of the peloton and controlling the race for their tour leader Leigh Howard.
It's yours mate: David Kemp (L) of the Virgin Blue Cycling team and Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) have staged a ding-dong battle for tour honours for most of the race and have been marking each other closely in the peloton.
Sean Finning (Jayco/VIS) stretches the peloton out as they close in on the lead group nearing the finish in Wentworth.
Leigh Howard (centre) of the Jayco/VIS team is closing in on his first major road-race victory.
Tim Decker (NSWIS/RoadSafe Mildura/Decked Out) was still trying to hold the peloton off as the lead group reached the outskirts of Wentworth.
A classy win: Leigh Howard (right) of Jayco/VIS virtually seals his tour win with a thrilling stage win in Wentworth.
Thirsty work: The riders of the Timbercorp Tour of the Murray River aren't the only ones needing a drink after the completion of stages on the tour.
The stage thirteen podium (L-R): Kyle Marwood (2nd, Dixon Homes Cycling Team), Leigh Howard (1st,Jayco/VIS) and Bernard Sulzberger (3rd,Virgin Blue Cycling).
David Pell (Savings and Loans) was awarded the MADEC Most Aggressive rider of the stage jersey.
Leigh Howard holds a nine point lead in Tasco Inland Sprint Points competition over his Jayco/VIS teammate Sean Finning.
Jayco/VIS's Leigh Howard will take a 25 second lead into the final day of the tour in Mildura.

Results

1 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) 
2 Kyle Marwood (Dixon Homes Cycling Team)
3 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue Cycling)
 
General classification after stage 13
 
1 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)