Jayco Tour of Tasmania - NE

Australia, October 24-29, 2006

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Stage 1 - October 24: Launceston - Grindelwald, 49.9 km

House takes early morning opener

By Rod Morris in Beauty Point

Kristian House (Recycling.Co.UK) salutes the judges
Photo ©: Shane Goss

Englishman Kristian House confirmed his status as one of the pre-race favourites by winning the opening stage of the Jayco Tour of Tasmania. House (27), a member of the Great Britain Olympic track squad is turning his attention to road racing and was an impressive winner of the 49.9 km race from Launceston to Grindelwald in the West Tamar.

House was part of a five rider breakaway group that formed just 10 km after the riders left the start and was never caught. The only casualty of the escapee group was South Australian Simon Pearson, leaving House, Victorian Sean Finning, Queensland's David Kemp and local Tasmanian Tim Walker to fight out the stage.

Kemp is a genuine contender for the Tattersall's Cup series, which concludes in Tasmania this week after previous multi-stage tours in the Gippsland and Murray River regions and the three-day Australian Cycling Grand Prix at Ballarat.

Tasmanian Wesley Sulzberger entered yesterday's opening stage holding a 29-point lead over Canberra's Robert McLachlan and a further 21-points to Kemp in the Tattersall's Cup and there is plenty of interest surrounding that competition, while the Tour of Tasmania itself will evolve into an entertaining battle also.

Once the breakaway group re-entered the West Tamar highway after skirting through Rosevale and Bridgenorth, House decided to make his winning move.

"I wasn't absolutely sure of the terrain at the finish and I wasn't too sure about the climbing and sprinting ability of the three riders with me, so I thought if I go now and try to get away from them and take my chances," House commented. "In the end it worked out perfectly for me and I suppose the easiest way to get into the leader's jersey is to win the opening stage."

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Kristian House of England relaxes before the start of the Tour of Tasmania at the Country Club Resort in Launceston
Kjell Carlstrom of Finland is a long way from the Tour de France and is the number one ranked rider on the tour
The field in the Jayco Tour of Tasmania leave the Country Club Resort Casino in Launceston on stage one
The peloton make their way over the Meander River on the outskirts of Launceston
A breakaway formed not long after the start in Launceston
The peloton snake their way towards Grindelwald on the 49.9km stage one
Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas) missed the break that attacked the field after the flag went in
Jarrad Harman (Praties) leads the peloton in search of the leading group
Eventual winner Kristian House (Recycling.Co.UK) sneaks a peek for the whereabouts of the peloton
The leaders corner heading towards the Swiss village of Grindelwald and the finish to stage one
The lead group had opened up a gap of two and a half minutes with twenty kilometres remaining
The leading quartet of (L-R) Sean Finning, David Kemp (partly obscured), Kristian House and Tim Walker with a winning break
Tim Walker (Praties) puts his head down and drives the leaders
Kristian House (Recycling.Co.UK) enjoys racing in Australia and was looking for a spot on the podium on stage one
The leading group worked hard on the short opening stage of the 2006 Jayco Tour of Tasmania
Kristian House (Recycling.Co.UK) salutes the judges and takes out stage one of the Jayco Tour of Tasmania
Robert McLachlan (Drapac Porsche,red) brings home the bunch into Grindelwald near Launceston
The stage one podium (L-R): David Kemp (2nd), Kristian House (1st), and Tim Walker (3rd)
David Kemp of Queensland sprays the champers and is the Events Tasmania Sprint Points leader after stage one
Kristian House in his Tour leader's yellow jersey after the opening stage
Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas) makes his way back to the village in Grindelwald after stage one of the Jayco Tour of Tasmania

Results

1 Kristian House      1.15.48 (39.50 km/h)
2 David Kemp             0.22
3 Timothy Walker         0.38
4 Sean Finning           1.12
5 William Ford           2.18
6 Robert McLachlan       2.23
7 Joshua Wilson              
8 Daniel Braunsteins         
9 Patrick Shaw               
10 Johnnie Walker            
11 Wesley Sulzberger         
12 Mark O'Brien              
13 Kjell Carlstrom           
14 Scott Peoples             
15 Reuben Young              
16 Matthew McDonagh          
17 Cameron Hughes            
18 Richie Porte          2.26
19 Craig McCartney       2.33
20 Jack Alexander        2.37
21 Jarrod Harman             
22 Nathan Earle              
23 Joshua Chugg              
24 Peter Herzig          2.43
25 Hayden Josefski           
26 David Oliver              
27 Ben Mather                
28 Ryan Sullivan         2.53
29 Tim Guy               2.58
30 Ricky Peoples             
31 Darcy Rosenlund           
32 Chris Jory            3.28
33 Michael Fitzgerald    3.36
34 Daniel Furmston           
35 Chris Steffanoni          
36 Jack Anderson             
37 William Robinson          
38 Cameron Wurf              
39 Nathan Clarke             
40 Simon Pearson         4.06
41 Simon Brown           4.08
42 Eugen Schilter        4.17
43 Matthew Sydes         4.23
44 Stephen Wooldridge        
45 Paul Logan                
46 Christos Winter       5.17
47 Tim Buchanan          5.36
48 Rob Licciardo         5.42
49 Andrew Hanigan        5.45
50 Chris Stack               
51 Peter Barrett         6.31
52 Malcolm Hart          6.56
53 Jason Johnson         7.57
54 Gregory Walmsley     21.41
DNF Stuart Grimsey           
DNF Brad Edmunds             
DNF David Pell               
DNF Glenn Myler              
DNF Jason Bellchambers       
DNF Jai Crawford             
DNF Brendan Washington       

 
Sprints
1
1 David Kemp                3 pts
2 Sean Finning              2
3 Kristian House            1
2
1 David Kemp                3 pts
2 Timothy Walker            2
3 Kristian House            1
3
1 David Kemp                3 pts
2 Kristian House            2
3 Sean Finning              1
 
Hill Climbs
1
1 Kristian House            3 pts
2 David Kemp                2
3 Timothy Walker            1
2
1 Kristian House            7 pts
2 David Kemp                5
3 Timothy Walker            3

General Classification

1 Kristian House    1.15.24
2 David Kemp           0.22
3 Timothy Walker       0.50
4 Sean Finning         1.29
5 William Ford         2.40
6 Robert McLachlan     2.46
7 Reuben Young         2.47
8 Matthew McDonagh         
9 Daniel Braunsteins       
10 Joshua Wilson           
11 Johnnie Walker          
12 Scott Peoples           
13 Patrick Shaw            
14 Mark O'Brien            
15 Cameron Hughes          
16 Wesley Sulzberger       
17 Kjell Carlstrom         
18 Richie Porte        2.50
19 Craig McCartney     2.57
20 Nathan Earle        3.01
21 Joshua Chugg            
22 Jack Alexander          
23 Jarrod Harman           
24 David Oliver        3.07
25 Ben Mather              
26 Hayden Josefski         
27 Peter Herzig            
28 Ryan Sullivan       3.17
29 Darcy Rosenlund     3.22
30 Tim Guy                 
31 Ricky Peoples           
32 Chris Jory          3.52
33 Cameron Wurf        4.00
34 Chris Steffanoni        
35 William Robinson        
36 Daniel Furmston         
37 Michael Fitzgerald      
38 Jack Anderson           
39 Nathan Clarke           
40 Simon Pearson       4.30
41 Simon Brown         4.32
42 Eugen Schilter      4.41
43 Matthew Sydes       4.47
44 Paul Logan              
45 Stephen Wooldridge      
46 Christos Winter     5.41
47 Tim Buchanan        6.00
48 Rob Licciardo       6.06
49 Chris Stack         6.09
50 Andrew Hanigan          
51 Peter Barrett       6.55
52 Malcolm Hart        7.20
53 Jason Johnson       8.21
 
Sprints
1 David Kemp              9 pts
2 Kristian House          4
3 Sean Finning            3
4 Timothy Walker          2
 
Mountains
1 Kristian House         10 pts
2 David Kemp              7
3 Timothy Walker          4