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Tattersall's Cup Tour of the Murray River - NE
Australia, August 31-September 4, 2005
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Stage 5 - September 2: Ouyen Criterium, 36 km
Kersten hurting but winning
By Rod Morris in Ouyen
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Today's morning criterium in Ouyen was won by New South Wales track riding star, Ben Kersten in a bunch sprint. With credentials that include being twice named Australian Junior Cyclist of the Year, World Cup champion time trialist and former World Junior and Oceania championships over the kilo discipline, Ben Kersten is one of the more high profile riders in the Tour of the Murray River.
However, the 23-year-old Sydneysider, is the first to admit, road racing is not his forte. "I normally only do about 200 km a week when I'm in full training, so this tour is really hurting," he said.
Kersten upstaged his opponents in Stage 5, winning the 36 km Ouyen Criterium in a blisteringly fast finish, where outsprinted Mathew Rex and Canberra's Robert McLachlan. "I was ready to pull out after five laps, that's how fast they were going out the front," he said.
Highlighting the tempo of the criterium around the streets of Ouyen, was the fact the race finished two minutes ahead of schedule, with the average speed listed at 45.09 km/h!
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New Zealand's Gordon McCauley, who won the Tour of Gippsland, the first event in the Tattersall's Cup and was third in the more recent Jayco Tour of Tasmania, took control of the Sprint Championship, wresting the lead away from Simon Clarke, who started the day holding the lead in four categories, General Classification, Sprint, King of the Mountain and Criterium. Clarke's obvious intent is GC and he did no damage this morning, finishing in the sprinting bunch.
McCauley won seven of the 11 intermediate sprints and finished second in another, to move from fourth (17 points behind) to outright lead in the Sprint Championship, 3-points ahead of Clarke.
McCauley, Tasmanian Wesley Sulzberger, Canberra's Stuart Shaw and Victorian Sean Finning created a small but elite group, which broke away from the peloton and at point, established a 20 second lead before the peloton realised that to win the stage, the escapees needed reeling in. Lap by lap on the 1.2 km circuit, the margin was reduced and at the sound of the bell, McCauley and Co. had been gobbled up by the chasers.
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It was an extremely frantic sprint to the line, with Kersten showing his renowned speed. "I only entered this tour to get some solid training, but the way I feel right now, I just want to go home, I'm hurting like hell," Kersten said. "The pace was on right from the start and I was just trying to find somewhere to hide in the bunch."
Kersten is competing in his first ever multi-stage road race after forging a solid reputation as a track rider. "All I have done this year are three one-day road races and they were all handicap events," he explained. "I'm hurting badly, but I'm also determined to see the tour out the end."
The day's entertainment in Ouyen coincided with its annual Vanilla Slice Triumph Festival and an appearance by former Victorian Premier, Jeff Kennett, who is now aspiring to be the next president of AFL club, Hawthorn. With many visitors to the town for either the culinary delights or the pleasures of bike racing, the weatherman also did his part, providing glorious sunshine, which was welcome relief for all concerned with the Tattersall's Cup series after enduring some not-so-good climates in the two previous tours in Gippsland and Tasmania.
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- Time for a quick coffee before the start of stage five
- Kyle Marwood from Victoria signs on for stage five
- Hey Shawy lets trick em' and go the other way...
- I just have to pinch myself that I'm here on the Tour of the Murray River!
- Robert Lyte in his Mildura jersey on the startline
- Awaiting the start to stage five in Ouyen
- They're off in Ouyen for a 36km criterium
- A good crowd gathered in Ouyen to see the tour
- Peter Milostic leads the peloton down the back straight in Ouyen
- Tour leader Simon Clarke corners in Ouyen
- At the back of the field during the 30 lap criterium
- Wes Sulzberger from Tasmania on the attack on stage five
- Watching the field enter the home straight
- The bunch corners into the home straight
- This way boys...
- The leaders head under the banner in the home straight
- The main field gives chase to the leading four
- Peter Milostic on the attack and looking to bridge the gap
- The podium (L-R): Robert McLachlan (2nd), Ben Kersten (1st), and Mathew Rex (3rd)
- Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett presents the Subaru Most Aggressive rider's jersey to Gordon McCauley
- Robert McLachlan (L) explains the sprint home to winner Ben Kersten
- Even the tour leader has to wait for the stage winner to finish media commitments
Results
1 Ben Kersten 47.54
2 Mathew Rex
3 Robert McLachlan
4 Tommy Nankervis
5 Gordon McCauley
6 Wesley Sulzberger
7 Patrick Shaw
8 Casey Munro
9 Nash Kent
10 Simon Clarke
11 Bernard Sulzberger
12 Matthew Goss
13 Aaron Salisbury
14 Joe McDonnell
15 Jeremy Davis
16 Russell Van Hout
17 Scott Peoples
18 Sean Finning
19 Andrew Graham
20 Luke Bettany
21 Troy Glennan
22 James Maebus
23 John Walker
24 Peter Milostic
25 Stuart Shaw
26 Stephen Cunningham
27 David Hiley
28 Chris Jongewaard
29 Trent Wilson
30 David Salton
31 Andrew Naylor
32 Brendan Hill
33 Bradley Norton
34 David Tozer
35 Peter McDonald
36 Brendan O'Connell
37 Bradley Payne
38 Christopher Jenkins
39 Peter Mueller
40 Jason Hegert
41 Scott Brown
42 Cameron Wise
43 Daniel Burtt
44 Darren Lapthorne
45 Tim Hucker
46 Steven Robb
47 Adrian Salter
48 Simon Pearson
49 Richard Moffatt
50 Robert Cater
51 Timothy Decker
52 Scott McGrory
53 Nicholas Wood
54 Greg Rossiter
55 Robert Lyte
56 Brendan Brooks
57 Adrian Hanson
58 Vaughan Bowman
59 Matt Haydock
60 George Bunt
61 Peter Herzig
62 Grant Irwin 0.15
63 Warren Scott
64 Peter Dawson 0.18
65 Kyle Marwood
66 Trent Stevenson 0.36
67 Ben Isaksen 0.42
68 Heath Keenan 0.45
69 Alexander Smyth 0.51
70 David McKenzie 1.19
71 Andrew Roe 3.12
72 Samuel Rix
73 Grant Webster 4.48
74 Damien Turner
75 Luke Pledger
76 Scott Jensen
77 Matthew Jensen
78 Brad Glennan
79 Cameron Bowden
80 Robert Booker
81 Simon Walker 8.00
82 Josh Smith
83 Stephen Rossendell
84 Steven Pilson
85 William Murray
86 Charles Howlett
87 Michael Hardy
88 Daniel Furmston
89 Matthew Delahunty
90 Matthew Gilbert
91 Katie Mactier
DNF Kieren Cameron
Sprints
Sprint 1 - End of Lap 6
1 Peter Dawson 3 pts
2 Gordon McCauley 2
3 Patrick Shaw 1
Sprint 2 - End of Lap 8
1 Gordon McCauley 3 pts
2 Peter Dawson 2
3 Chris Jongewaard 1
Sprint 3 - End of Lap 10
1 Joe McDonnell 3 pts
2 Peter Dawson 2
3 Mathew Rex 1
Sprint 4 - End of Lap 12
1 Simon Clarke 3 pts
2 Bernard Sulzberger 2
3 Chris Jongewaard 1
Sprint 5 - End of Lap 14
1 Gordon McCauley 3 pts
2 Chris Jongewaard 2
3 Peter Dawson 1
Sprint 6 - End of Lap 16
1 Gordon McCauley 3 pts
2 Wesley Sulzberger 2
3 Peter Dawson 1
Sprint 7 - End of Lap 18
1 Gordon McCauley 3 pts
2 Wesley Sulzberger 2
3 Stuart Shaw 1
Sprint 8 - End of Lap 20
1 Gordon McCauley 3 pts
2 Wesley Sulzberger 2
3 Scott McGrory 1
Sprint 9 - End of Lap 22
1 Gordon McCauley 3 pts
2 Wesley Sulzberger 2
3 Stuart Shaw 1
Sprint 10 - End of Lap 24
1 Gordon McCauley 3 pts
2 Wesley Sulzberger 2
3 Stuart Shaw 1
Sprint 11 - End of Lap 26
1 Wesley Sulzberger 3 pts
2 Gordon McCauley 2
3 Stuart Shaw 1
General classification after stage 5
1 Simon Clarke 6.25.57
2 Bernard Sulzberger 0.24
3 Chris Jongewaard 0.31
4 Mathew Rex 0.42
5 Stephen Cunningham 0.48
6 Troy Glennan 0.50
7 Joe McDonnell 0.53
8 Luke Bettany
9 Richard Moffatt 1.02
10 Robert McLachlan 1.37
11 Stuart Shaw 1.58
12 Tommy Nankervis 2.00
13 Russell Van Hout 2.12
14 Cameron Wise 2.16
15 Adrian Salter
16 Patrick Shaw
17 Ben Kersten 2.18
18 Peter Milostic 2.19
19 Nash Kent 2.20
20 David Hiley
21 Trent Wilson
22 Aaron Salisbury 2.24
23 Peter Mueller 2.28
24 Bradley Norton 2.30
25 Scott Peoples 2.31
26 Andrew Naylor 2.34
27 Scott McGrory
28 Tim Hucker 2.36
29 Daniel Burtt
30 George Bunt
31 Peter Dawson 3.13
32 Andrew Graham 3.15
33 Brendan Hill 3.20
34 Brendan Brooks
35 David McKenzie 3.26
36 Peter Herzig 3.30
37 Adrian Hanson 3.31
38 David Tozer 3.32
39 Vaughan Bowman
40 Timothy Decker
41 Bradley Payne 3.54
42 Brendan O'Connell 3.56
43 John Walker 3.58
44 James Maebus
45 Darren Lapthorne 4.02
46 Trent Stevenson 4.57
47 Matthew Goss 5.18
48 Scott Brown 5.57
49 Nicholas Wood 6.26
50 Heath Keenan 8.11
51 David Salton 9.11
52 Greg Rossiter 9.26
53 Kyle Marwood 9.49
54 Peter McDonald 11.07
55 Steven Robb 12.18
56 Luke Pledger 12.52
57 Josh Smith 16.29
58 Casey Munro 17.18
59 Matt Haydock 17.32
60 Daniel Furmston 17.33
61 Robert Cater 17.39
62 Steven Pilson 18.10
63 Charles Howlett 18.11
64 Christopher Jenkins 19.21
65 Damien Turner 19.25
66 Gordon McCauley 20.51
67 Jeremy Davis 21.33
68 Grant Webster 22.52
69 Warren Scott 23.55
70 Alexander Smyth 24.31
71 Michael Hardy 25.46
72 Matthew Gilbert 26.03
73 Cameron Bowden 26.21
74 Simon Walker 27.05
75 Scott Jensen 28.28
76 Matthew Jensen
77 Andrew Roe 28.59
78 Samuel Rix
79 Katie Mactier 29.33
80 Grant Irwin 30.55
81 Matthew Delahunty 33.03
82 Sean Finning 37.52
83 Brad Glennan 38.23
84 Wesley Sulzberger 38.35
85 Ben Isaksen 42.02
86 Stephen Rossendell 42.29
87 Robert Booker 43.59
88 Robert Lyte 46.49
89 William Murray 47.11
90 Jason Hegert 48.51
91 Simon Pearson 1.03.35
Road Safe Mildura Sprint Championship
1 Gordon McCauley 34 pts
2 Simon Clarke 29
3 Chris Jongewaard 22
4 Robert McLachlan 21
5 Peter Dawson 17
6 Bernard Sulzberger 13
7 Wesley Sulzberger 13
8 Stuart Shaw 12
9 Troy Glennan 9
10 Patrick Shaw 8
11 Russell Van Hout 8
12 Casey Munro 7
13 Greg Rossiter 6
14 Bradley Norton 6
15 Peter McDonald 5
16 Joe McDonnell 5
17 Mathew Rex 4
18 Darren Lapthorne 3
19 Luke Bettany 3
20 David McKenzie 3
21 Andrew Naylor 2
22 Peter Herzig 2
23 David Salton 2
24 Scott McGrory 2
25 Stephen Rossendell 2
26 Sean Finning 2
27 Brendan O'Connell 2
28 Kyle Marwood 2
29 Jason Hegert 2
30 Matt Haydock 2
31 Richard Moffatt 2
32 Steven Pilson 1
33 Peter Milostic 1
34 Matthew Goss 1
35 Stephen Cunningham 1
36 Andrew Graham 1
37 Peter Mueller 1
Tourism Victoria King Of The Mountain Championship
1 Simon Clarke 5 pts
2 Stephen Cunningham 3
3 Chris Jongewaard 2
4 Sean Finning 1
5 Bernard Sulzberger 1
Sunraysia Daily - Criterium Championship
1 Robert McLachlan 24 pts
2 Tommy Nankervis 23
3 Simon Clarke 19
4 Bernard Sulzberger 14
5 Ben Kersten 14
6 Mathew Rex 12
7 Gordon McCauley 11
8 David McKenzie 8
9 Stuart Shaw 8
10 Patrick Shaw 5
11 Wesley Sulzberger 5
12 Chris Jongewaard 5
13 Scott Peoples 4
14 Peter Dawson 4
15 Casey Munro 3
16 Cameron Wise 3
17 Nash Kent 2
18 Adrian Salter 1
Subaru Aggressive Rider Awards
1 Gordon McCauley 6 pts
2 Chris Jongewaard 4
