Jayco Tour of Tasmania - NE

Australia, October 24-29, 2006

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Stage 3 - October 25: Westbury, 39 km

Herzig makes stage his own

English invader Kristian House in yellow

By Rod Morris in Westbury

The podium spray for stage three place-getters (L-R):
Photo ©: Shane Goss

English invader Kristian House moved back into his favourite colour, with a comfortable day in the saddle in the Jayco Tour of Tasmania while Queensland's Peter Herzig won the morning stage to move into outright second.

How it unfolded

Queensland sprinter Tattersall's Cup veteran Peter Herzig made the third stage his own and jumping back into serious general classification honours. After losing two minutes on the opening day, particularly from a lacklustre stage 1, the 28 year-old Herzig dominated the Westbury Criterium, although that wasn't his original intention.

"I was a bit dirty on losing two minutes on the first day and thought I might be able to get some time back by winning a few of the intermediate sprints," Herzig said. "I was surprised a little bit; they let me go on my own and get so far up the road."

Herzig jumped from 10th to second in general classification, courtesy of his outstanding effort, which also saw him lap most of the main field, including overnight tour leader Tim Walker and recent Melbourne to Warrnambool winner, Robert McLachlan.

"I could hear the commentators telling me the time gaps and the enthusiasm from the school kids near the finish line definitely spurred me on over the last few laps," he said.

Of course who better else to be wearing yellow than an Englishman
Photo ©: Shane Goss

At one stage, Herzig had opened up a time gap of almost 30 seconds on a five rider chasing group, which included Tasmanian Wesley Sulzberger and English international Kristian House, who was trying to reclaim the leader's yellow jersey from Walker.

The time gaps were crucial. Important to Herzig to move up on GC and important for the House vs. Walker duel. In the end, Herzig had 17 seconds to spare from Sulzberger, Scott Peoples and promising young Victorian Daniel Braunsteins, while House was content with fifth place, 20 seconds behind the stage winner.

Herzig won a stage of last year's Tour of Gippsland in the Tattersall's Cup and in the Tasmanian leg, finished third behind Chris Jongewaard in the Sheffield Kermesse stage, the route of which will be repeated on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately for Herzig, his gallant fight back up the GC leader board in Stage 3 was going to be all bought undone in a dramatic stage 4 in the afternoon.

House moved back into yellow when he picked up 1.30 minutes on Walker, who was with the main bunch and officially credited with 24th place

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Tour leader Tim Walker gets ready for work with his Praties teammates by his side on the startline
Nathan Clarke of Tasmania looks intimidating on the startline in Westbury
Robert McLachlan (Drapac Porsche) is challenging Wes Sulzberger for overall honours in the Tattersall's Cup Series
The field head under the banner before a great crowd on the village green in Westbury
Riders on the narrow roads of Westbury during the stage three 39km criterium
Darcy Rosenlund leads Sean Finning into a corner in search of leader Peter Herzig
The chasing bunch on the main street of Westbury trying to bridge a gap to leader Peter Herzig
Riders make their way beneath trees lining the main street of Westbury in Northern Tasmania
Riders speed past Gingerbread Cottage accommodation in Westbury
Tour leader Tim Walker (Praties), out of the saddle and trying to retain his race lead
Peter Herzig (FRF Couriers/Carroll & O'Dea) giving his all for a stage win in the Jayco Tour of Tasmania
Ryan Sullivan (L), of the Tasmanian Institute of Sport and Tour leader Tim Walker (Praties) in yellow flank Sprint Points leader David Kemp of Queensland
A determined Peter Herzig (FRF Couriers/Carroll & O'Dea) on his way to a gutsy stage victory in Westbury
Wes Sulzberger (South Australia.Com) leads riders around a bend in the Jayco Tour of Tasmania
Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas) is used to large crowds from the Tour de France and had them by his side in Westbury
Peter Herzig (FRF Couriers/Carroll & O'Dea) takes out stage three in Westbury and deservedly so
High fives and plenty of cheers for stage winner Peter Herzig on the village green in Westbury
Queenslander Peter Herzig (FRF Couriers/Carroll & O'Dea) elevated himself into second place overall after his stage three win
Scott Peoples from Victoria, a young rider with heaps of ability and on the podium in third place on stage three
The podium spray for stage three place-getters (L-R): Wes Sulzberger (2nd), Peter Herzig (1st), and Scott Peoples (3rd)
Cheers boys! Wes Sulzberger (L) congratulates stage winner Peter Herzig
Peter Herzig (FRF Couriers/Carroll & O'Dea) zips up his Events Tasmania Sprint Points Competition leader's jersey
Expecting a big night are we Peter? Peter Herzig the Country Club Criterium leader after three stages
Of course who better else to be wearing yellow than an Englishman on the village green in Westbury - Tour leader Kristian House

Results

1 Peter Herzig        55.20 (42.29 km/h)
2 Wesley Sulzberger    0.17
3 Scott Peoples            
4 Daniel Braunsteins       
5 Kristian House       0.20
6 Sean Finning         0.49
7 Kjell Carlstrom      0.55
8 Jarrod Harman        1.06
9 Craig McCartney          
10 Mark O'Brien            
11 Richie Porte            
12 Cameron Hughes          
13 Chris Stack         1.18
14 Joshua Wilson       1.25
15 Simon Pearson           
16 Ricky Peoples           
17 Nathan Clarke       1.27
18 Daniel Furmston     1.56
19 Darcy Rosenlund         
20 Jack Anderson       1.59
21 Cameron Wurf            
22 David Kemp              
23 Reuben Young            
24 Timothy Walker      2.00
25 Robert McLachlan        
26 Tim Buchanan            
27 Patrick Shaw            
28 Johnnie Walker          
29 Ryan Sullivan           
30 Jack Alexander          
31 Hayden Josefski         
32 Michael Fitzgerald      
33 Matthew McDonagh        
34 Stephen Wooldridge      
35 William Ford            
36 Joshua Chugg        2.01
37 Nathan Earle            
38 Jason Johnson           
39 Simon Brown             
40 Ben Mather              
41 David Oliver        3.52
42 William Robinson    5.43
43 Chris Jory              
44 Tim Guy                 
45 Paul Logan              
46 Andrew Hanigan          
47 Matthew Sydes           
48 Eugen Schilter          
49 Christos Winter     7.34
50 Malcolm Hart            
51 Rob Licciardo           
37 Stuart Grimsey          
20 Brad Edmunds            
11 David Pell              
47 Glenn Myler             
29 Peter Barrett           
30 Jason Bellchambers      
19 Jai Crawford            
56 Brendan Washington      
55 Gregory Walmsley       1
53 Chris Steffanoni       2
 
Sprints
 
End of Lap 6
1 Kjell Carlstrom         3 pts
2 David Kemp              2
3 Kristian House          1
End of Lap 8
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Darcy Rosenlund         2
3 Sean Finning            1
End of Lap 10
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Sean Finning            2
3 Darcy Rosenlund         1
End of Lap 12
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Darcy Rosenlund         2
3 Sean Finning            1
End of Lap 14
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Sean Finning            2
3 Kristian House          1
End of Lap 16
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Kristian House          2
3 Wesley Sulzberger       1
End of Lap 18
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Scott Peoples           2
3 Wesley Sulzberger       1
End of Lap 20
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Scott Peoples           2
3 Kristian House          1
End of Lap 22
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Kristian House          2
3 Scott Peoples           1
End of Lap 24
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Wesley Sulzberger       2
3 Kristian House          1
End of Lap 26
1 Peter Herzig            3 pts
2 Kristian House          2
3 Scott Peoples           1

General Classification

1 Kristian House      3.21.22
2 Peter Herzig           0.57
3 Scott Peoples          1.27
4 Timothy Walker         1.37
5 Kjell Carlstrom        2.01
6 Sean Finning           2.08
7 David Kemp             2.11
8 Mark O'Brien           2.17
9 Craig McCartney        2.43
10 Wesley Sulzberger     2.44
11 Daniel Braunsteins    2.55
12 Robert McLachlan      3.11
13 Cameron Hughes        3.45
14 Richie Porte          3.48
15 Ryan Sullivan         3.50
16 Jarrod Harman         3.59
17 Joshua Wilson         4.04
18 William Ford          4.31
19 Reuben Young          4.38
20 Matthew McDonagh      4.39
21 Ricky Peoples             
22 Patrick Shaw              
23 Johnnie Walker        4.41
24 Nathan Earle          4.59
25 Joshua Chugg              
26 Hayden Josefski       5.04
27 Ben Mather            5.05
28 Darcy Rosenlund       5.19
29 Nathan Clarke         5.33
30 Daniel Furmston       5.44
31 Simon Pearson         5.52
32 Jack Anderson         5.56
33 Cameron Wurf          6.03
34 Michael Fitzgerald    6.27
35 Simon Brown           6.30
36 David Oliver          6.56
37 Stephen Wooldridge    7.15
38 Chris Stack           7.31
39 Tim Buchanan          8.18
40 Chris Jory            9.29
41 Tim Guy               9.38
42 William Robinson      9.40
43 Paul Logan           10.27
44 Eugen Schilter       10.32
45 Matthew Sydes        10.36
46 Christos Winter      13.23
47 Rob Licciardo        14.05
48 Jack Alexander       20.01
49 Jason Johnson        20.13
50 Andrew Hanigan       21.54
51 Malcolm Hart         24.45
 
Sprint Classification
1 Peter Herzig             35 pts
2 Kristian House           14
3 David Kemp               11
4 Scott Peoples            11
5 Kjell Carlstrom           9
6 Sean Finning              9
7 Mark O'Brien              5
8 Darcy Rosenlund           5
9 Daniel Furmston           4
10 Wesley Sulzberger        4
11 Craig McCartney          3
12 Timothy Walker           2
13 Daniel Braunsteins       2
14 Tim Guy                  2
15 Patrick Shaw             2
16 William Ford             1
17 Robert McLachlan         1
 
Mountains Classification
1 Kristian House           10 pts
2 David Kemp                7
3 Timothy Walker            4
4 Kjell Carlstrom           3
5 Tim Guy                   2
6 Robert McLachlan          1
 
Criterium Championship
17 Peter Herzig            10 pts
3 Wesley Sulzberger         9
15 Scott Peoples            8
31 Daniel Braunsteins       7
2 Kristian House            6
8 Sean Finning              5
1 Kjell Carlstrom           4
24 Jarrod Harman            3
16 Craig McCartney          2
12 Mark O'Brien             1