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18th Trust House Classic (Tour of Wellington) - 2.2

New Zealand, January 26-30, 2005

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Stage 4 - January 28: Masterton - Pahiatua - Masterton, 158.5 km

Latham holds yellow

By Cycletournz.com

Stage 4 winner
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The sparsely populated northern Wairarapa is considerably better known for farming than it is for bike racing - so it's a shame there were few people to witness a fine four hours of racing in the fourth stage of the Trust House Cycle Classic.

Today's hundred miler had everything: an early break, a sprinter taking KOM points, a sizeable bunch crash, and a long, tough solo effort reeled in almost within sight of the line.

In the end, Australian Shaun Higgerson (MG Xpower presented by BigPond) prevailed, with Great Britain's Hilton McMurdo (Pravda) second and Peter Latham (Samsung New Zealand) third in the final dash into Masterton's baking hot town centre.

That saw Latham secure yellow for another day, with Higgerson, McMurdo and Matthew Lloyd (Australia -Jayco) now filling second to fourth on the overall classification.

The stage began with an early break - again - with four sprinters getting away in search of sprint points at the 35km mark. First Aaron Rusden went off alone but he was soon joined by Marc Ryan, Hayden Godfrey and Troy Glennan. Godfrey collected the points; they all collected a healthy couple of minutes' lead over the bunch.

The main field then started splintering around Pahiatua, first courtesy of a crash which brought down nine riders, then thanks to the Pahiatua hill and a fresh cross wind on the following straights. By the top of Rongomai hill at 100km, Troy Glennan collected the KOM points, soon before being caught by a sizeable lead group. Not far behind was a second bunch of about 6 and a larger third group.

Peter Latham
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On the climb, Australian Tony Mann (MG Xpower) made a strong move from the front group, and began an impressive 55km solo effort back towards Masterton - he was only reeled in on the town outskirts. That left the way open for Higgerson's finishing kick. By now twenty minutes behind, the main field substantially regrouped over the last hour, and rolled back at gruppetto speed.

Three days down, two to go. Still to come is a very rugged hill stage, a short, twisting coastal time trial and an inner-city crit. Despite that variety, on today's performance, Olympic track rider Latham looks to be increasingly hard to shift.

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Results

1 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond    3.57.52
2 Hilton Mcmurdo (Aus) Pravda                                    
3 Peter Latham (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                         
4 Mathew Lloyd (Aus) Australia - Jayco                           
5 Peter Mcdonald (Aus) Trust House Team                      0.01
6 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco                    0.04
7 Stuart Shaw (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond           0.05
7 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Cervelo                                  
9 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Team Subway                           0.06
10 Robin Reid (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                      0.15
10 Fraser Macmaster (NZl) Team Subway                            
12 Ric Reid (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli                 0.24
12 Aaron Strong (NZl) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond             
12 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond                
12 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond             
12 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                           
12 Stuart Cowin (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata                
12 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway                              
12 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco                          
20 Troy Klink (NZl) Trust House Team                         5.46
20 Justin Kerr (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli                  
20 Luke Mccarthy (NZl) Avery Ford                                
20 Paul Davies (NZl) Mizone                                      
20 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mizone                                    
20 Scott Wilder (NZl) Pravda                                     
26 Darren Gordon (NZl) Mizone                               11.49
26 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Solway Park Team                           
28 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) BP NZ                              13.37
29 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Trust House Team                16.25
29 Graeme Stone (NZl) Trust House Team                           
29 Nick Hotchin (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli                 
29 Richard Bowker (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli               
29 James Mccarthy (NZl) Avery Ford                               
29 Jim Robinson (NZl) Avery Ford                                 
29 Chris D'amelio (NZl) Avery Ford                               
29 Nathan Wise (NZl) Avery Ford                                  
29 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                     
29 Jason Allen (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                         
29 Mathew Yates (NZl) Cervelo                                    
29 Paul Sumich (NZl) Cervelo                                     
29 Richard Speer (NZl) Cervelo                                   
29 Daniel Warren (NZl) Cervelo                                   
29 Dion Neems (NZl) Xplore Team                                  
29 Walker Starr (NZl) Xplore Team                                
29 Chris Carson (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata                
29 Ben Vanderkamp (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata              
29 Nash Kent (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata                   
29 Brian Appleyard (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata             
29 Michael Kraakman (NZl) Pravda                                 
29 Adrian Mccabe (NZl) Handy Rentals                             
29 Michael Cupitt (NZl) Handy Rentals                            
29 Mathew Illingworth (GBr) Solway Park Team                     
29 Joshua Wilson (Aus) Solway Park Team                          
29 Matt Harvey (NZl) Solway Park Team                            
29 Jordan Wood (NZl) BP NZ                                       
29 Jerry O'Flynn (NZl) BP NZ                                     
29 Robert Kilvington (NZl) BP NZ                                 
29 Gordon Bearman (NZl) Team Subway                              
29 Murray Spencer (NZl) Team Subway                              
29 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australia - Jayco                            
29 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Australia - Jayco                          
62 Ben Oleson (NZl) Handy Rentals                           34.47
62 Aaron Rusden (NZl) BP NZ                                      
64 Benjamin Mackinnon (NZl) Pravda                          35.04
64 Andrew Wells (NZl) Handy Rentals                              
66 Scott Strong (NZl) Xplore Team                           41.09
67 Andrew Jamieson (NZl) Mizone                             50.59
DNF Alistair Crossling (NZl) Mizone                              
DNF Blair Brydon (NZl) Xplore Team                               
DNF Paul Galbraith (NZl) Solway Park Team                        
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Peter Latham (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                  8.59.54
2 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond       0.06
3 Hilton Mcmurdo (Aus) Pravda                                0.10
4 Mathew Lloyd (Aus) Australia - Jayco                       0.16
5 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Cervelo                              0.17
6 Stuart Shaw (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond           0.19
7 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco                    0.20
8 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Team Subway                           0.22
9 Fraser Macmaster (NZl) Team Subway                         0.27
10 Robin Reid (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                      0.31
11 Aaron Strong (NZl) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond         0.38
12 Ric Reid (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli                 0.40
12 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond                
14 Peter Mcdonald (Aus) Trust House Team                    10.55
15 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway                         11.08
16 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond        11.18
16 Stuart Cowin (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata                
16 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco                          
19 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                      12.30
20 Troy Klink (NZl) Trust House Team                        16.40
20 Justin Kerr (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli                  
20 Luke Mccarthy (NZl) Avery Ford                                
23 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                16.41
23 Ben Vanderkamp (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata              
23 Mathew Illingworth (GBr) Solway Park Team                     
26 Paul Davies (NZl) Mizone                                 18.51
27 Scott Wilder (NZl) Pravda                                21.02
28 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Solway Park Team                      22.43
29 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mizone                               23.59
30 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) BP NZ                              26.42
31 Darren Gordon (NZl) Mizone                               27.05
32 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Trust House Team                27.19
32 Graeme Stone (NZl) Trust House Team                           
32 Richard Bowker (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli               
32 Mathew Yates (NZl) Cervelo                                    
32 Daniel Warren (NZl) Cervelo                                   
32 Walker Starr (NZl) Xplore Team                                
32 Chris Carson (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata                
32 Nash Kent (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata                   
32 Michael Kraakman (NZl) Pravda                                 
32 Joshua Wilson (Aus) Solway Park Team                          
32 Matt Harvey (NZl) Solway Park Team                            
43 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australia - Jayco                       27.33
44 Chris D'amelio (NZl) Avery Ford                          28.24
44 Michael Cupitt (NZl) Handy Rentals                            
46 Nick Hotchin (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli            29.09
47 Nathan Wise (NZl) Avery Ford                             29.27
48 Jason Allen (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                    29.30
48 Richard Speer (NZl) Cervelo                                   
48 Robert Kilvington (NZl) BP NZ                                 
48 Gordon Bearman (NZl) Team Subway                              
48 Murray Spencer (NZl) Team Subway                              
53 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Australia - Jayco                     29.47
54 Brian Appleyard (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata        30.15
55 James Mccarthy (NZl) Avery Ford                          31.41
55 Paul Sumich (NZl) Cervelo                                     
55 Adrian Mccabe (NZl) Handy Rentals                             
55 Jordan Wood (NZl) BP NZ                                       
59 Jerry O'Flynn (NZl) BP NZ                                36.49
60 Dion Neems (NZl) Xplore Team                             43.29
61 Jim Robinson (NZl) Avery Ford                            45.40
62 Ben Oleson (NZl) Handy Rentals                           47.52
62 Aaron Rusden (NZl) BP NZ                                      
64 Benjamin Mackinnon (NZl) Pravda                          53.17
65 Andrew Wells (NZl) Handy Rentals                         56.14
66 Scott Strong (NZl) Xplore Team                         1.02.19
67 Andrew Jamieson (NZl) Mizone                           1.06.15
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway                             17 pts
2 Aaron Rusden (NZl) BP NZ                                     11
3 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco                         10
4 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                           8
5 Aaron Strong (NZl) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond             6
6 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond             5
7 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond                4
8 Nash Kent (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata                   4
9 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Australia - Jayco                       3
10 Ben Vanderkamp (Aus) United Water / Team xstrata             2
11 Nick Hotchin (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli                1
12 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Cervelo                                1
 
KOM classification
 
1
2 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond            12 pts
3 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand                           8
4 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond          6
5 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway                              4
6 Ric Reid (NZl) Geniusbikes.com / Castelli                     4
7 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower Presented By BigPond                2
 
Team classification
 
1 MG Xpower Presented By BigPond                         27.00.59
2 Samsung New Zealand                                        0.10
3 Australia - Jayco                                         10.37
4 Team Subway                                               10.54
5 Geniusbikes.com / Castelli                                43.07
6 Pravda                                                    47.20
7 Trust House Team                                          53.37
8 Cervelo                                                   53.42
9 United Water / Team xstrata                               54.01
10 Solway Park Team                                       1.05.26
11 Mizone                                                 1.05.41
12 Avery Ford                                             1.13.14
13 BP NZ                                                  1.24.25
14 Handy Rentals                                          1.46.40
15 Xplore Team                                            1.55.40