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Jayco Tour of Tasmania - NE

Australia, August 17-21, 2005

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Stage 3 - August 18: Scottsdale criterium, 36km

McDonald dominates on stage 3

By Rod Morris

Peter McDonald of New South Wales
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The second day of the tour saw Peter McDonald claim victory in stage three, a 36 km criterium around the streets of Scottsdale before Taberlay produced his stunning afternoon ride. However, the overall lead in the tour remains with Sydney rider Shaun Higgerson, who holds a 12 second advantage over New Zealand's Gordon McCauley, winner of the recent Tour of Gippsland, which was the first of three legs of this year's Tattersall's Cup series.

The final leg - the Tour of the Murray River - will be held in a fortnight.

McDonald and teenage Victorian Johnny Walker - younger brother of top Australian rider William Walker, established a break just six laps into the 30 lap race and were never headed.
At one point, McDonald and Walker held an advantage of 19 seconds before the peloton increased the tempo. But McDonald and Walker continued riding hard and crossed the line - in that order - six seconds of South Australian Chris Jongewaard, Victorian Simon Clarke and Canberra's Robert McLachlan. Tour leader Shaun Higgerson didn't feature in the top ten in the morning stage, but there was no real damage done to his race position.

McDonald said he was surprised by his win. "I'm not really known as a criterium rider, I'm more of a hill climber, but I'll take this win anytime," he said.

The field
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26-year-old McDonald finished in sixth place overall in the Tour of Gippsland and his bold showing today has elevated him into the top 10 in this Tour, with five stages remaining. A member of the strong Caravello racing team, McDonald is currently in sixth position in the Tattersall's Cup series and will be aiming for further improvement. Such was his domination of the criterium, McDonald won all 11 intermediate sprints on offer and elevated himself into the lead of the Sprint Championship.

"I started the whole series with the aim of finishing in the top 10 to earn a start in the Tour of Queensland, but we're only just half way and I've still got plenty of work to do," he said.

Taberlay was the star of the show in the afternoon, producing the first win for the host state.
"I was really only after some points in the King of the Mountain Championship, I wasn't thinking about the stage win," he said. "But when I got over the last mountain I checked my bike computer and it showed there was only 2km to go, so it was then a matter of having a go at it (the win)."

Photography

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Results

1 Peter McDonald                    50.54
2 Johhny Walker                          
3 Chris Jongewaard                   0.08
4 Simon Clarke                           
5 Robert McLachlan                       
6 Matthew Gilbert                        
7 Stuart Shaw                            
8 Matthew Goss                           
9 Mathew Rex                             
10 Patrick Shaw                          
11 Wesley Sulzberger                     
12 Aaron Salisbury                       
13 Michael Ford                          
14 David McKenzie                        
15 Jason Hegert                          
16 Darren Lapthorne                      
17 Peter Milostic                        
18 Luke Bettany                          
19 David Hiley                           
20 Shaun Higgerson                       
21 Gordon McCauley                       
22 Peter Dawson                          
23 Richard Moffatt                       
24 Bernard Sulzberger                    
25 Andrew Naylor                         
26 Phil Gough                            
27 Casey Munro                       0.18
28 Joshua Marden                         
29 David Kemp                            
30 Joshua Collingwood                    
31 Jarrod Harman                         
32 Peter Herzig                          
33 Matthew Rice                          
34 Sean Finning                          
35 Joshua Wall                       0.25
36 Nash Kent                         0.41
37 Daniel Burtt                      1.22
38 Caleb Manion                      1.30
39 Matt Haydock                      1.46
40 Andrew Ward                       5.06
41 James Maebus                          
42 Heath Keenan                          
43 Trent Stevenson                   8.30
44 Brendan Washington                    
45 Samuel Rix                            
46 Scott Peoples                         
47 Glenn Myler                           
48 Peter Ladd                            
49 Timothy Walker                        
50 Matthew Sydes                         
51 Michael Hardy                         
52 Corey Roberts                         
53 Steven Pilson                         
54 Kirk Eddy                             
55 Daniel Furmston                       
56 Russell Gill                          
57 Luke Dale                             
58 Andrew Hanigan                        
59 David Oliver                          
60 Robert Cater                          
61 William Robinson                      
62 Robert Hodgson                        
63 John Rayner                           
64 William Murray                        
65 Jason Johnson                         
66 Simon Van Der Aa                 17.00
67 Luke Weir                             
68 Sid Taberlay                          
69 Steven Robb                           
70 Andrew Cochrane                       
71 Cameron Wise                          
72 Robert Tighello                       
73 Nathan Wise                           
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1 - End of Lap 6
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Bernard Sulzberger                    2
3 David Kemp                            1
 
Sprint 2 - End of Lap 8
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 David Kemp                            1
 
Sprint 3 - End of Lap 10
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Patrick Shaw                          1
 
Sprint 4 - End of Lap 12
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Patrick Shaw                          1
 
Sprint 5 - End of Lap 14
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Simon Clarke                          1
 
Sprint 6 - End of Lap 16
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Matthew Goss                          1
 
Sprint 7 - End of Lap 18
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Peter Milostic                        1
 
Sprint 8 - End of Lap 20
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Peter Milostic                        1
 
Sprint 9 - End of Lap 22
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Peter Milostic                        1
 
Sprint 10 - End of Lap 24
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Peter Milostic                        1
 
Sprint 11 - End of Lap 26
1 Peter McDonald                        3 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         2
3 Patrick Shaw                          1
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Shaun Higgerson                 4.21.09
2 Gordon McCauley                    0.08
3 Simon Clarke                       0.20
4 David McKenzie                     1.18
5 Stuart Shaw                        1.21
6 Richard Moffatt                    1.33
7 Matthew Goss                       1.56
8 Patrick Shaw                       2.50
9 David Kemp                         3.36
10 Peter McDonald                    4.07
11 Matthew Rice                      4.12
12 Robert McLachlan                  4.47
13 Peter Milostic                    4.57
14 Bernard Sulzberger                5.07
15 Andrew Naylor                     5.15
16 Johhny Walker                     5.40
17 Sean Finning                      5.52
18 Joshua Collingwood                6.00
19 Wesley Sulzberger                 6.03
20 Peter Herzig                      6.14
21 Phil Gough                        6.38
22 Mathew Rex                        6.44
23 Joshua Wall                       6.46
24 Joshua Marden                     6.48
25 Darren Lapthorne                  6.50
26 David Hiley                           
27 Jarrod Harman                     6.55
28 Daniel Burtt                      6.58
29 Jason Hegert                      7.08
30 Matt Haydock                      7.14
31 Peter Dawson                      7.17
32 Matthew Gilbert                   7.18
33 Nash Kent                         7.23
34 Michael Ford                          
35 Casey Munro                       7.27
36 Chris Jongewaard                  7.29
37 Caleb Manion                      7.38
38 Luke Bettany                      7.44
39 Aaron Salisbury                   8.18
40 James Maebus                     11.42
41 Heath Keenan                     12.47
42 Daniel Furmston                  13.36
43 Timothy Walker                   14.01
44 Andrew Hanigan                   14.08
45 Luke Dale                        14.38
46 Robert Hodgson                   14.45
47 Trent Stevenson                  15.17
48 Peter Ladd                       15.30
49 Steven Pilson                    15.54
50 Matthew Sydes                    15.59
51 William Robinson                      
52 Samuel Rix                       16.13
53 Corey Roberts                    16.19
54 Russell Gill                          
55 Robert Cater                     18.42
56 Luke Weir                        19.19
57 Nathan Wise                      20.13
58 Robert Tighello                  22.56
59 Sid Taberlay                     23.06
60 Cameron Wise                     23.30
61 Simon Van Der Aa                 24.29
62 Andrew Ward                      30.58
63 Kirk Eddy                        33.28
64 Brendan Washington               35.32
65 David Oliver                          
66 William Murray                   36.26
67 John Rayner                      36.33
68 Michael Hardy                    36.44
69 Glenn Myler                      40.40
70 Steven Robb                      43.47
71 Jason Johnson                    52.18
72 Scott Peoples                  1.05.19
73 Andrew Cochrane                1.05.21
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Peter McDonald                       33 pts
2 Johhny Walker                        20
3 David Kemp                           10
4 David McKenzie                        7
5 Simon Clarke                          6
6 Patrick Shaw                          5
7 Gordon McCauley                       5
8 Peter Milostic                        4
9 Heath Keenan                          3
10 Richard Moffatt                      3
11 Shaun Higgerson                      3
12 Joshua Collingwood                   2
13 Andrew Naylor                        2
14 Bernard Sulzberger                   2
15 Matthew Goss                         1
16 Wesley Sulzberger                    1
17 Samuel Rix                           1
 
King of the Mountain classification
 
1 Gordon McCauley                      12 pts
2 Matthew Goss                          8
3 Shaun Higgerson                       8
4 David Kemp                            4
5 Stuart Shaw                           3
6 Sid Taberlay                          2
7 Nathan Wise                           1
8 Richard Moffatt                       1
9 Bernard Sulzberger                    1
 
Criterium championship 
 
1 Peter McDonald                       10 pts
2 Johhny Walker                         9
3 Chris Jongewaard                      8
4 Simon Clarke                          7
5 Robert McLachlan                      6
6 Matthew Gilbert                       5
7 Stuart Shaw                           4
8 Matthew Goss                          3
9 Mathew Rex                            2
10 Patrick Shaw                         1
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Gordon McCauley                       2 pts
2 David McKenzie                        2
3 Peter McDonald                        2
4 Johhny Walker                         2