Tattersall's Cup Series Tour of Gippsland - NE

Australia, August 3-7, 2005

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Stage 7 - August 6: Koonwarra Criterium, 21 km

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Cows at the Koonwarra cattle-yards keep an eye on riders in the Tour of Gippsland
Tighello in tatters, I don't think so - he's King of the Mountains leader
Richard Moffatt from New South Wales on the start-line for stage seven
George Bunt from New South Wales awaits the start to stage seven
Racing around a 700m circuit near Leongatha in Gippsland, Victoria
Stage seven was a 21km criterium around the Koonwarra cattle-yards
The peloton having a cow of a time during stage seven!
Chief Commissaire Neville Williams keeps an eye on proceedings
Scott Jensen from Victoria in action during stage seven
Tattersall's Tour of Gippsland leader Gordon McCauley always near the front of the peloton
Stuart Shaw leads Gordon McCauley out of the home straight
The bunch heads under the banner and out of the home straight
Riders corner on the tight 700m circuit
The field had to cover 30 laps of a 700m circuit at Koonwarra cattle-yards near Leongatha
The peloton stayed together for the 21km criterium which featured eleven sprints
Gordon McCauley leads Andrew Graham through during stage seven
Robert Crowe of Victoria working hard on the front of the field
The field all together in the final laps
Robert McLachlan (L) holds out Mitchell Docker to take stage seven
Tour commentator Lyndsay Hill chats with third place-getter David McKenzie on the podium
The podium from stage seven (L-R) Mitchell Docker 2nd, Robert McLachlan 1st and David McKenzie 3rd
Stage winner Robert McLachlan takes his champers and bike and heads for the next stage
'"Try this on for size Gordon"

Results

1 Robert McLachlan (ACT)        28.38
2 Mitchell Docker (Vic)
3 David McKenzie (Vic)
4 Robert Cater (NSW)
5 Scott Peoples (Vic)
6 Johnny Walker (Vic)
7 Bernard Sulzberger (Tas)
8 Gordon McCauley (NZl)
9 Wesley Sulzberger (Tas)
10 Dean Windsor (NSW)

General classification after stage 7

1 Gordon McCauley (NZl)
2 Robert Tighello (Vic)           
3 Michael Tolhurst (ACT)