Scody Cup Tour of Tasmania - NE

Australia, September 30-October 5, 2008

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Stage 8 - October 4: Launceston – Longford, 55.6km

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com
Gee that colour does look good on me: Tour leader Richie Porte (Praties) admires his attire prior to stage eight in Launceston
The tour leaves Launceston bound for Longford on the 55.6 kilometre stage eight
Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) buries the head and tries to get a small group off the front near Bracknell
Ben Grenda (Discover Tasmania.com/TIS) and Gene Bates (Drapac Porsche) try to escape the peloton's clutches on a climb out of Bracknell
Riders negate a dodgy railway-line nearing the finish in Longford
Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) takes stage eight of the tour into Longford
The stage eight podium (l-r): Richard England (2nd,Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD), Leigh Howard (1st,Jayco/VIS), and Bernard Sulzberger (3rd,Virgin Blue Cycling)
Judges and media do their thing in the Longford Council Chambers after the completion to stage eight
Results

1 Leigh Howard (VIS/Jayco)                         1.13.07
2 Richard England (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)             
3 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue)                        
4 Caleb Manion (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)                 
5 Tommy Nankervis (Virgin Blue)                           
6 Ben Grenda (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)                   
7 Ben Mather (Praties)                                    
8 Cameron Peterson (Tarkine Forest Adventures)            
9 Jason Hegert (Panasonic)                                
10 Jack Anderson (Budget Forklifts)                   0.03
11 Jack Bobridge (SASI)                                   
12 Hayden Brooks (Virgin Blue)                            
13 Tom Robinson (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)               
14 Gene Bates (Drapac Porsche)                            
15 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                    
16 Kristian House (Budget Forklifts)                      
17 Richie Porte (Praties)                                 
18 Michael Phelan (Tarkine Forest Adventures)             
19 Stefan Kirsch (Hart/Ridewiser)                         
20 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue)                             
21 Chris Jory (Panasonic)                                 
22 Peter Herzig (Panasonic)                               
23 Aaron Donnelly (Central Coast/Simplot)                 
24 Tim Decker (Central Coast/Simplot)                     
25 Tim Roe (Savings & Loans)                              
26 Adam Semple (South Australia/AIS)                      
27 James Ibrahim (Central Coast/Simplot)                  
28 Ashley Baines (Cycle City Ballarat)                    
29 Joel Pearson (Savings & Loans)                         
30 Cameron Hughes (Budget Forklifts)                      
31 Abram Manion (Budget Forklifts)                        
32 William Ford (South Australia/AIS)                     
33 Lauchlan Stewart (Cycle City Ballarat)                 
34 Rohan Dennis (SASI)                                    
35 Glenn O’Shea (VIS/Jayco)                           0.09
36 Dylan Newell (Praties)                             0.11
37 Stuart Shaw (Drapac Porsche)                       0.27
38 Pat Shaw (VIS/Jayco)                                   
39 Jonathon Lovelock (VIS/Jayco)                      1.13
40 Nick Walker (VIS/Jayco)                                
41 James Langedyk (VIS/Jayco)                             
42 Jason Rigg (Cannondale/Praties)                    1.20
43 Chris Jongewaard (SASI)                                
44 Luke Durbridge (Plan B Racing Team)                    
45 Peter Loft (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)              1.34
46 Adam Phelan (Tarkine Forest Adventures)                
47 Kane Walker (Hart/Ridewiser)                           
48 David Kemp (Virgin Blue)                               
49 Michael England (Budget Forklifts)                     
50 Daniel Mcintyre (Tarkine Forest Adventures)            
51 Mark Jamieson (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)               
52 Sean Boyle (SASI)                                      
53 Will Robinson (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)              
54 Peter Mcdonald (Drapac Porsche)                        
55 Mark O’Brien (Drapac Porsche)                          
56 Vaughan Bowman (Hart/Ridewiser)                        
57 Aaron Jones (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)                
58 Dale Scarfe (Panasonic)                                
59 Nathan Wise (Cycle City Ballarat)                      
60 Neil Manning (Plan B Racing Team)                  1.51
61 Peter Ladd (Budget Forklifts)                      1.53
62 Patrick Gill (Plan B Racing Team)                  1.55
63 Henry Morley (Plan B Racing Team)                      
64 Russell Gill (Savings & Loans)                     2.09
65 William Clarke (Praties)                           2.21
66 Tim Guy (Panasonic)                                2.26
67 Joshua Page (Tarkine Forest Adventures)                
68 Mathew Camilleri (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)           
69 Matthew Mcdonagh (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)           
70 Charles Howlett (Cycle City Ballarat)                  
71 Michael Verheyen (Plan B Racing Team)                  
72 Sam Brett (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)                   
73 Tim Walker (Cannondale/Praties)                        
74 Nathan Clarke (Praties)                            2.31
75 Peter Milostic (Budget Forklifts)                  2.38
76 Johnnie Walker (South Australia/AIS)                   
77 Scott Cronly-Dillon (Cycle City Ballarat)          2.58
78 Chris Luxton (Savings & Loans)                     3.05
79 Danny Pulbrook (Tarkine Forest Adventures)         5.58
80 Chris Martin (SASI)                                7.01
81 Ben Grieve Johnson (Praties)                           
82 Daniel Furmston (Praties)                              
83 Jeremy Hills (Cannondale/Praties)                      
84 Matt Benson (SASI)                                     
85 Michael Hepburn (Virgin Blue)                          
86 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                        
87 Luke Ockerby (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)                
88 Peter Howard (Hart/Ridewiser)                          
 
General classification after stage 8
 
1 Richie Porte (Praties)                          11.50.02
2 William Ford (South Australia/AIS)                  0.18
3 Jack Bobridge (SASI)                                0.33
4 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                 0.44
5 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue)                    1.06
6 Kristian House (Budget Forklifts)                   1.20
7 Leigh Howard (VIS/Jayco)                            1.29
8 Tim Roe (Savings & Loans)                           1.49
9 Chris Jongewaard (SASI)                             2.12
10 Adam Semple (South Australia/AIS)                  3.18
11 Luke Durbridge (Plan B Racing Team)                3.26
12 Chris Jory (Panasonic)                             3.59
13 Stuart Shaw (Drapac Porsche)                       4.17
14 Peter Herzig (Panasonic)                           4.46
15 Ben Mather (Praties)                               4.59
16 Hayden Brooks (Virgin Blue)                        5.02
17 Caleb Manion (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)            5.32
18 Jonathon Lovelock (VIS/Jayco)                      6.17
19 Richard England (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)        6.48
20 Peter Mcdonald (Drapac Porsche)                        
21 Pat Shaw (VIS/Jayco)                               7.20
22 Ben Grenda (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)              7.35
23 Glenn O’Shea (VIS/Jayco)                           7.45
24 Johnnie Walker (South Australia/AIS)               8.09
25 David Kemp (Virgin Blue)                           8.45
26 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue)                         9.22
27 Vaughan Bowman (Hart/Ridewiser)                    9.35
28 Nick Walker (VIS/Jayco)                           10.06
29 Mark O’Brien (Drapac Porsche)                     10.40
30 Michael England (Budget Forklifts)                11.09
31 Nathan Clarke (Praties)                           11.18
32 Lauchlan Stewart (Cycle City Ballarat)            11.42
33 Chris Luxton (Savings & Loans)                    14.28
34 James Ibrahim (Central Coast/Simplot)             15.00
35 Adam Phelan (Tarkine Forest Adventures)           15.53
36 Gene Bates (Drapac Porsche)                       16.03
37 Ashley Baines (Cycle City Ballarat)               16.46
38 Jack Anderson (Budget Forklifts)                  17.01
39 Cameron Peterson (Tarkine Forest Adventures)      17.06
40 Matt Benson (SASI)                                18.27
41 Aaron Donnelly (Central Coast/Simplot)            18.48
42 Michael Phelan (Tarkine Forest Adventures)        18.54
43 Daniel Furmston (Praties)                         19.36
44 Cameron Hughes (Budget Forklifts)                 19.46
45 Dylan Newell (Praties)                            19.49
46 Jason Rigg (Cannondale/Praties)                   20.23
47 William Clarke (Praties)                          20.53
48 Ben Grieve Johnson (Praties)                      21.48
49 Neil Manning (Plan B Racing Team)                 27.46
50 Tommy Nankervis (Virgin Blue)                     28.20
51 James Langedyk (VIS/Jayco)                        28.49
52 Peter Milostic (Budget Forklifts)                 30.21
53 Charles Howlett (Cycle City Ballarat)             30.38
54 Chris Martin (SASI)                               30.46
55 Tim Walker (Cannondale/Praties)                   31.11
56 Henry Morley (Plan B Racing Team)                 33.53
57 Michael Hepburn (Virgin Blue)                     35.09
58 Tim Decker (Central Coast/Simplot)                35.13
59 Sean Boyle (SASI)                                 36.55
60 Dale Scarfe (Panasonic)                           38.35
61 Mark Jamieson (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)          38.58
62 Tom Robinson (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)          39.39
63 Jason Hegert (Panasonic)                          39.53
64 Russell Gill (Savings & Loans)                    41.58
65 Aaron Jones (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)           45.17
66 Rohan Dennis (SASI)                               45.23
67 Will Robinson (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)         45.54
68 Peter Ladd (Budget Forklifts)                     46.11
69 Jeremy Hills (Cannondale/Praties)                 50.00
70 Abram Manion (Budget Forklifts)                   57.13
71 Joel Pearson (Savings & Loans)                    58.31
72 Kane Walker (Hart/Ridewiser)                      59.13
73 Michael Verheyen (Plan B Racing Team)           1.01.43
74 Tim Guy (Panasonic)                             1.08.08
75 Daniel Mcintyre (Tarkine Forest Adventures)     1.14.29
76 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                 1.16.25
77 Nathan Wise (Cycle City Ballarat)               1.17.13
78 Matthew Mcdonagh (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)    1.18.14
79 Stefan Kirsch (Hart/Ridewiser)                  1.25.59
80 Mathew Camilleri (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)    1.30.16
81 Danny Pulbrook (Tarkine Forest Adventures)             
82 Sam Brett (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)            1.33.50
83 Joshua Page (Tarkine Forest Adventures)         1.34.59
84 Luke Ockerby (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)         1.43.00
85 Patrick Gill (Plan B Racing Team)               1.43.26
86 Peter Howard (Hart/Ridewiser)                   1.49.14
87 Peter Loft (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)           1.50.52
88 Scott Cronly-Dillon (Cycle City Ballarat)       1.52.45
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue)                      36 pts
2 Chris Jongewaard (SASI)                               26
3 Jack Bobridge (SASI)                                  26
4 Pat Shaw (VIS/Jayco)                                  24
5 Richie Porte (Praties)                                21
6 Kristian House (Budget Forklifts)                     20
7 Nathan Clarke (Praties)                               17
8 Rohan Dennis (SASI)                                   16
9 Peter Herzig (Panasonic)                              15
10 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                  13
11 Joel Pearson (Savings & Loans)                       13
12 Adam Semple (South Australia/AIS)                    10
13 David Kemp (Virgin Blue)                             10
14 Leigh Howard (VIS/Jayco)                             10
15 Glenn O’Shea (VIS/Jayco)                              9
16 Johnnie Walker (South Australia/AIS)                  7
17 Ben Grenda (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)                 7
18 Hayden Brooks (Virgin Blue)                           6
19 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue)                            6
20 Vaughan Bowman (Hart/Ridewiser)                       6
21 Peter Milostic (Budget Forklifts)                     6
22 Matt Benson (SASI)                                    4
23 Michael England (Budget Forklifts)                    4
24 William Ford (South Australia/AIS)                    4
25 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                       4
26 Jonathon Lovelock (VIS/Jayco)                         4
27 Lauchlan Stewart (Cycle City Ballarat)                3
28 Richard England (Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD)           3
29 Daniel Furmston (Praties)                             3
30 Neil Manning (Plan B Racing Team)                     3
31 Dylan Newell (Praties)                                3
32 Jason Hegert (Panasonic)                              3
33 Luke Ockerby (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)               2
34 Jack Anderson (Budget Forklifts)                      2
35 Peter Mcdonald (Drapac Porsche)                       2
36 Chris Luxton (Savings & Loans)                        2
37 Chris Jory (Panasonic)                                2
38 Peter Loft (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)                 2
39 Ben Mather (Praties)                                  1
40 James Langedyk (VIS/Jayco)                            1
41 Nick Walker (VIS/Jayco)                               1
42 Aaron Donnelly (Central Coast/Simplot)                1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jack Bobridge (SASI)                                  18 pts
2 David Kemp (Virgin Blue)                              18
3 Richie Porte (Praties)                                17
4 Chris Jongewaard (SASI)                               16
5 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                   15
6 Peter Mcdonald (Drapac Porsche)                       14
7 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue)                      13
8 Rohan Dennis (SASI)                                   12
9 Tim Roe (Savings & Loans)                             12
10 Daniel Furmston (Praties)                            11
11 Kristian House (Budget Forklifts)                    11
12 William Ford (South Australia/AIS)                    9
13 Jonathon Lovelock (VIS/Jayco)                         7
14 Cameron Peterson (Tarkine Forest Adventures)          6
15 Peter Milostic (Budget Forklifts)                     6
16 Vaughan Bowman (Hart/Ridewiser)                       5
17 Ben Mather (Praties)                                  5
18 Jack Anderson (Budget Forklifts)                      4
19 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue)                            3
20 Glenn O’Shea (VIS/Jayco)                              3
21 Matt Benson (SASI)                                    3
22 Lauchlan Stewart (Cycle City Ballarat)                3
23 Peter Herzig (Panasonic)                              2
24 Johnnie Walker (South Australia/AIS)                  2
25 Nathan Clarke (Praties)                               1
26 Michael England (Budget Forklifts)                    1
27 Stuart Shaw (Drapac Porsche)                          1
28 Adam Semple (South Australia/AIS)                     1
29 Charles Howlett (Cycle City Ballarat)                 1
30 Caleb Manion (DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS)               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 South Australia/AIS                             35.34.10
2 Praties                                             3.08
3 SASI                                                4.37
4 VIS/Jayco                                           6.08
5 Budget Forklifts                                    8.05
6 Virgin Blue                                        10.29
7 Drapac Porsche                                     14.47
8 Savings & Loans                                    15.20
9 Panasonic                                          28.22
10 Tarkine Forest Adventures                         33.12
11 DiscoverTasmania.com/TIS                          39.52
12 Cycle City Ballarat                               43.48
13 Central Coast/Simplot                             47.36
14 Burnie-Johnson Design/GHD                         57.03
15 Plan B Racing Team                                57.42
16 Cannondale/Praties                              1.36.26
17 Hart/Ridewiser                                  2.30.54