Timbercorp Cup Tour of the Murray River - NE

Australia, August 31-September 7, 2008

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Stage 12 - September 7: Merbein, 33km

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Malcolm Rudolph (Team Budget Forklifts) gets across to the break and in the winning move on stage twelve in Merbein.
The lead group open up a gap on the peloton during the 33km stage twelve criterium.
Tour leader Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) was being closely marked by Virgin Blue Cycling's David Kemp.
Luke Durbridge (NSWIS/RoadSafe Mildura/Decked Out) was 27th overall on the tour going into stage twelve.
Sean Finning (Jayco/VIS) in his WHK Criterium leaders jersey; Finning has won three stages of the tour so far.
Jayco/VIS's Leigh Howard from Geelong was defending a slender nine second lead on the tour going into the twelfth stage.
Matthew Jensen (centre) of the Total Rush team out of the saddle during the stage twelve criterium in Merbein.
Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue Cycling) has been a willing worker for teammate David Kemp on the tour and finds himself in 13th place on the GC.
Shaun McCarthy (Dixon Homes Cycling Team) was in 17th place overall as the tour hit Merbein on the penultimate day of racing.
The Geelong flyer: Jayco/VIS's Leigh Howard is one of Australia's brightest talents in the sport - road or track.
Luis Trueba (Swan Hill City Rural Council Pioneers) is on the improve and is ranked in the top twenty on GC.
Hayden Brooks (Virgin Blue Cycling) was in 12th position overall on the tour heading into stage twelve.
The peloton were under the pump to bridge the gap to the lead group closing in on the finish.
Craig McCartney (Savings and Loans) is determined to steal a stage win from the peloton.
The peloton corner on the 1.1km circuit in Merbein, 15 minutes from Mildura in Victoria.
Virgin Blue Cycling were on the front of the peloton in the concluding laps trying to bring back the lead group.
Too good to be true: Petrol prices have sky-rocketed in Australia of late and the 86.7 cents a litre here were the good ole' days.
Malcolm Rudolph (Team Budget Forklifts) reaches for the sky as he wins stage twelve in Merbein.
Kyle Marwood (Dixon Homes Cycling Team) brings home the peloton behind the lead group on stage twelve.
Cadel Evan's profile with the Silence Lotto team in Europe has won him fans all over Australia including Merbein on the Tour of the Murray River.
The stage twelve podium (L-R): Jamie Crass (2nd,NSWIS/RoadSafe Mildura/Decked Out) ,Malcolm Rudolph (1st,Team Budget Forklifts) and Brad Norton (3rd,Praties).
Leigh Howard (right) remains in the Tasco Inland Sprint Points leaders jersey as his Jayco/VIS teammate Sean Finning awaits his call-up to the podium.
Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) zips up his yellow jersey as the tour leader with two stages remaining.
Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) is now the leader of the Scody Cup Cycling Series with only the Tour of Tasmania remaining.

Results

1 Malcolm Rudolph (Team Budget Forklifts)
2 Jamie Crass (NSWIS/RoadSafe Mildura/Decked Out)
3 Brad Norton (Praties)
 
General classification after stage 12
 
1 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)