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Jayco Tour of Tasmania - NE

Australia, August 17-21, 2005

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Stage 9 - August 21: Launceston criterium, 34 km

Dawson loves the rain as Higgerson takes the overall

By Rod Morris in Launceston

A happy Peter Dawson
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Olympic Games track gold medallist, Peter Dawson won a rain-soaked final stage of the Tattersall's Cup Jayco Tour of Tasmania, while Sydney 20-year-old Shaun Higgerson clinched overall honours today.

The city of Launceston turned on its nastiest weather for the closing 34 km criterium stage, but hardy spectators still braved the conditions. Dawson was a member of the Australian 4000 m pursuit team, which won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but is no stranger to road racing either. The lightly built West Australian forged a solid partnership with South Australian Chris Jongewaard to dominate the criterium.

The pair got away about 10 laps into the race and were never headed, and it soon became apparent that the duo had struck a deal, with Jongewaard winning the majority of the intermediate sprints and Dawson taking line honours in the stage. Jongewaard had started the day 29 points behind Peter McDonald (NSW) in the Tattersall's Sprint Championship, but by winning 12 intermediate sprints and second in another, turned his deficit into a 9-point victory.

Jongewaard has been one of the sensations of the Tour of Tasmania, taking third in the Scottsdale Criterium stage, fourth from Deloraine to Sheffield the next day and winning the Sheffield Kermesse stage six later in the afternoon before maintaining his good form to finish second to Robert McLachlan in Saturday's George Town Criterium Stage 7.

The final GC podium
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Jongewaard is the reigning Australian Mountainbike champion and finished this tour in a highly credible ninth place as Dawson found his well renowned sprinting legs on the tight 850m circuit and enjoyed the win. "Its been a long week and I've been looking to win a stage, to take the last one means a lot to me," he said. "This is what I've been building up to, so I am now really looking forward to the next tour."

The Tattersall's Cup series continues in two weeks with the five-day - 10-stage Tour of the Murray River.

Dawson and Jongewaard worked extremely hard in the rain and at one point had opened up a gap of more than 30 seconds on the chasing peloton. The lead pair had the tail of the bunch in their sights over the closing 10 laps, but couldn't quite reel them in. They did, however, lap a large number of stragglers. The peloton was led home by local Launceston rider Wesley Sulzberger, followed by Gordon McCauley, who took third overall and GC runner-up, Simon Clarke. Tour leader Shaun Higgerson was tucked safely away in the sprinting bunch.

Chris Jongewaard leads Peter Dawson
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At the start of the final stage, Higgerson's race tactics were simple: watch Clarke like a hawk eyeing a rabbit. "I didn't want to lose sight of Clarke's back wheel, but I also had to watch McCauley fairly closely, because there were a lot of time bonuses up for grabs and anything could've happened," he said. "In the end it worked out perfectly for me and I am ecstatic to have won the tour, it's by far my biggest win."

The 20-year-old Sydneysider won the tour's opening stage from Launceston to Grindelwald last Wednesday and held the yellow jersey for the rest of the week - no mean feat in itself. "Its quite unusual for someone to hold the lead from start to finish and to have achieved that makes me very proud," he added. Clarke won the opening intermediate sprint yesterday to reduce the margin to 30 seconds and a couple of other bonuses, including his fifth placing in the stage, reduced his overall deficit to 21 seconds at tour's end.

Robert McLachlan
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The leading Tasmanian in the tour was local hero Matthew Goss, who finished fifth, 1.51 minutes behind Higgerson. Another Tasmanian, Sid Taberlay of mountain bike fame, won the Tamar Valley Resort King of the Mountain Championship, while Jongewaard coupled his sprint title win with victory in the Country Club Resort Criterium Championship.

Big Canberra rider Robert McLachlan retained his lead in the Tattersall's Cup series, which includes races from three different tours, starting with the recent Tour of Gippsland, apexing at the Tour of Tasmania and climaxing with the Tour of the Murray River. McLachlan has amassed 135 points and holds a 24-point advantage over Gordon McCauley and a further 14 points to Tasmanian Bernard Sulzberger. The top 10 riders in the Tattersall's Cup series will win automatic starts, including air fares and accommodation to the Tour of Queensland in late October. McLachlan has won six stages in the series, including two in the Tour of Tasmania. McCauley, who won the Tour of Gippsland, is yet to win an individual stage, but has scored several minor placings.

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Results

1 Peter Dawson                               46.30
2 Chris Jongewaard                                
3 Wesley Sulzberger                           0.35
4 Gordon McCauley                                 
5 Simon Clarke                                    
6 Johhny Walker                                   
7 Bernard Sulzberger                              
8 Cameron Wise                                    
9 Mathew Rex                                      
10 Patrick Shaw                                   
11 Matthew Gilbert                                
12 Casey Munro                                    
13 Michael Ford                                   
14 Matthew Goss                                   
15 Joshua Collingwood                             
16 Shaun Higgerson                            0.41
17 Robert McLachlan                               
18 Stuart Shaw                                    
19 Peter Milostic                                 
20 Jarrod Harman                                  
21 Richard Moffatt                                
22 Matt Haydock                                   
23 James Maebus                                   
24 Joshua Marden                                  
25 Jason Hegert                                   
26 Peter McDonald                                 
27 Andrew Naylor                                  
28 Matthew Rice                                   
29 Trent Stevenson                                
30 Darren Lapthorne                               
31 Peter Herzig                                   
32 Daniel Burtt                               0.49
33 Steven Robb                                0.50
34 Caleb Manion                               0.57
35 Nash Kent                                  3.30
36 Joshua Wall                                    
37 William Robinson                               
38 David Oliver                                   
39 William Murray                                 
40 Russell Gill                                   
41 Sean Finning                                   
42 Aaron Salisbury                                
43 Robert Hodgson                                 
44 Samuel Rix                                     
45 Jason Johnson                              5.50
46 Luke Dale                                      
47 Heath Keenan                                   
48 John Rayner                                    
49 Sid Taberlay                                   
50 David Hiley                                    
51 David Kemp                                     
52 Luke Bettany                                   
53 Robert Cater                                   
54 Scott Peoples                             11.40
55 Steven Pilson                                  
56 Matthew Sydes                                  
57 Andrew Ward                                    
58 Brendan Washington                             
59 Glenn Myler                                    
60 Andrew Hanigan                                 
61 Simon Van Der Aa                               
62 Corey Roberts                                  
63 Michael Hardy                                  
64 Andrew Cochrane                                
65 David McKenzie                                 
 
Sprints
 
Lap 6
 
1 Simon Clarke                                   3 pts
2 Stuart Shaw                                    2
3 Gordon McCauley                                1
 
Lap 8
 
1 Peter Dawson                                   3 pts
2 Patrick Shaw                                   2
3 Joshua Collingwood                             1
 
Lap 10
 
1 Peter Dawson                                   3 pts
2 Patrick Shaw                                   2
3 Mathew Rex                                     1
 
Lap 12
 
1 Peter Dawson                                   3 pts
2 Chris Jongewaard                               2
3 Johhny Walker                                  1
 
Lap 14
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Darren Lapthorne                               1
 
Lap 16
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Peter McDonald                                 1
 
Lap 18
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Patrick Shaw                                   1
 
Lap 20
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Stuart Shaw                                    1
 
Lap 22
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Patrick Shaw                                   1
 
Lap 24
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Matthew Goss                                   1
 
Lap 26
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Simon Clarke                                   1
 
Lap 28
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Matthew Goss                                   1
 
Lap 30
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Joshua Collingwood                             1
 
Lap 32
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Gordon McCauley                                1
 
Lap 34
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Stuart Shaw                                    1
 
Lap 36
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                               3 pts
2 Peter Dawson                                   2
3 Matt Haydock                                   1
 
Final General Classification
 
1 Shaun Higgerson                         10.18.27
2 Simon Clarke                                0.21
3 Gordon McCauley                             0.50
4 Richard Moffatt                             1.26
5 Matthew Goss                                1.51
6 Robert McLachlan                            2.11
7 Stuart Shaw                                 2.33
8 Peter McDonald                              2.35
9 Chris Jongewaard                            4.15
10 Patrick Shaw                               4.36
11 Matthew Rice                               4.56
12 Wesley Sulzberger                          4.57
13 Bernard Sulzberger                         5.05
14 Darren Lapthorne                           5.37
15 Joshua Collingwood                         5.39
16 Johhny Walker                              6.00
17 Peter Milostic                                 
18 Andrew Naylor                              8.04
19 Jason Hegert                               9.02
20 Mathew Rex                                 9.34
21 Jarrod Harman                              9.57
22 Joshua Marden                             11.28
23 Peter Dawson                              11.46
24 Casey Munro                               12.34
25 Peter Herzig                              12.54
26 Michael Ford                              13.03
27 David McKenzie                                 
28 David Kemp                                13.49
29 Nash Kent                                 15.36
30 Matthew Gilbert                           17.08
31 James Maebus                              17.41
32 David Hiley                               18.09
33 Sean Finning                              18.33
34 Aaron Salisbury                           19.56
35 Luke Bettany                              20.16
36 Caleb Manion                              21.08
37 Joshua Wall                               21.27
38 Matt Haydock                              23.41
39 Daniel Burtt                              24.35
40 Robert Hodgson                            28.34
41 Luke Dale                                 31.00
42 Cameron Wise                              31.14
43 Trent Stevenson                           31.44
44 Steven Pilson                             33.19
45 Sid Taberlay                              35.50
46 Russell Gill                              36.15
47 Andrew Hanigan                            37.47
48 William Robinson                          37.51
49 Heath Keenan                              38.01
50 Robert Cater                              39.59
51 Samuel Rix                                46.13
52 Matthew Sydes                             49.14
53 Steven Robb                               50.13
54 Corey Roberts                             50.19
55 Andrew Ward                               53.40
56 John Rayner                               55.42
57 Simon Van Der Aa                          57.21
58 David Oliver                            1.01.19
59 William Murray                          1.02.19
60 Michael Hardy                           1.08.50
61 Brendan Washington                      1.09.08
62 Scott Peoples                           1.21.23
63 Jason Johnson                           1.23.25
64 Glenn Myler                             1.36.57
65 Andrew Cochrane                         1.51.03
 
Most Aggressive Rider
 
1 Peter McDonald                                 3 pts
2 Gordon McCauley                                2
3 Peter Dawson                                   2
4 David McKenzie                                 2
5 Joshua Collingwood                             2
6 Peter Herzig                                   2
7 Chris Jongewaard                               2
8 Sid Taberlay                                   2
9 Johhny Walker                                  2
 
Sprint Classification
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                              61 pts
2 Peter McDonald                                53
3 Peter Dawson                                  35
4 Robert McLachlan                              24
5 Mathew Rex                                    22
6 Johhny Walker                                 21
7 Wesley Sulzberger                             17
8 Peter Herzig                                  16
9 Patrick Shaw                                  14
10 David Kemp                                   10
11 Simon Clarke                                 10
12 Gordon McCauley                               9
13 Joshua Collingwood                            8
14 Darren Lapthorne                              8
15 David McKenzie                                7
16 Peter Milostic                                4
17 Caleb Manion                                  4
18 Stuart Shaw                                   4
19 Heath Keenan                                  3
20 James Maebus                                  3
21 Richard Moffatt                               3
22 Matthew Goss                                  3
23 Sid Taberlay                                  3
24 Shaun Higgerson                               3
25 Bernard Sulzberger                            2
26 Scott Peoples                                 2
27 Andrew Naylor                                 2
28 Joshua Marden                                 2
29 Robert Cater                                  2
30 Matthew Rice                                  1
31 Trent Stevenson                               1
32 Michael Ford                                  1
33 Samuel Rix                                    1
34 Jarrod Harman                                 1
35 Jason Hegert                                  1
36 Matt Haydock                                  1
 
Mountains Classification
 
1 Sid Taberlay                                  25 pts
2 Peter McDonald                                21
3 Robert McLachlan                              20
4 Gordon McCauley                               14
5 Shaun Higgerson                                8
6 Matthew Goss                                   8
7 Peter Herzig                                   7
8 Caleb Manion                                   5
9 David Kemp                                     4
10 Stuart Shaw                                   3
11 Darren Lapthorne                              3
12 Luke Dale                                     2
13 Joshua Collingwood                            2
14 Scott Peoples                                 2
15 Bernard Sulzberger                            1
16 Richard Moffatt                               1

Criterium Championship
 
1 Chris Jongewaard                              36 pts
2 Robert McLachlan                              23
3 Wesley Sulzberger                             15
4 Johhny Walker                                 14
5 Simon Clarke                                  13
6 Mathew Rex                                    12
7 Peter Dawson                                  10
8 Peter McDonald                                10
9 Bernard Sulzberger                            10
10 Darren Lapthorne                              9
11 Matthew Gilbert                               9
12 Peter Herzig                                  8
13 Gordon McCauley                               8
14 Patrick Shaw                                  7
15 Matthew Rice                                  6
16 Matthew Goss                                  6
17 Nash Kent                                     5
18 David McKenzie                                4
19 Joshua Collingwood                            4
20 Stuart Shaw                                   4
21 Joshua Marden                                 3
22 Cameron Wise                                  3
23 Scott Peoples                                 1

Tattersall's Cup series standings after Tour of Tasmania
 
1 Robert McLachlan (ACT)                                                   135 pts
2 Gordon McCauley (NZ)                                                     111
3 Bernard Sulzberger (Tas)                                                  97
4 Stuart Shaw (ACT)                                                         90
5 Peter McDonald (NSW)                                                      81
6 Wesley Sulzberger (Tas)                                                   68