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2003 Jayco Geelong Bay Series

Victoria, Australia, January 8-12, 2003

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Race 5 - Sunday, January 12: Crown Casino

McEwen makes it five Classics

Chris Sutton best in final round

By Norman Fay in Melbourne

Robbie McEwen
Photo: © James Victor
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Queenslander Robbie McEwen (Crown) knows the tempo of a bike race, that's why he's No. 4 in the world and holds the Tour de France sprinter's Green Jersey. He showed his cycling intuition when he watched a breakaway go clear at the halfway mark of the one hour final criterium stage of the Jayco Geelong Bay Cycling Classic, outside Melbourne's Crown Entertainment Complex today.

NSW rider Chris Sutton led a four-rider lead group that eventually lapped the rest of the field, including McEwen, leaving the likes of Stuart O'Grady (Skilled) and Gregg Henderson (SBR-Colnago) chasing.

"I kept watching Brett Aitken who was the only one who could beat me, but when he didn't go, I held back. I have other races to worry about," said a confident McEwen. "It became a matter of accepting the win, not trying to prove anything."

Chris Sutton
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Sutton was ecstatic at his final stage win , citing the chance to "strut his stuff" before the biggest crowd of the Classic, numbering more than 10,000.

Henderson, who had already notched up the sprint title, also decided that enough was enough and although he was in the chasing pack, did not go on.

McEwen has now won five Classics over the last eight years and promised to defend his title again next year.

Hemsley continues Cooma-ACTAS success

Bates wraps up overall

Robbie McEwen
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The women's race saw victory to NSW rider Margaret Hemsley, showing her best form since the crash at the Commonwealth Games that tragically took the Gold from her. Hemsley attacked solo to take the win, with Kate Bates leading home the bunch sprint for second in front of Katie Mactier.

The overall series winner was Kate Bates, who almost from day one stamped her authority on the race, as teammate and last year's winner Rochelle Gilmore could not maintain her normal high standards, withdrawing on day two half way through the race because of ill health, and again withdrawing on the last day during the race.

The sprint title went to Queenslander Olivia Gollan.

Photography

Images by James Victor

Images by Greg O'Connor

Images by Norman Fay

Results

Elite Men

1 Chris Sutton (NSW) FDJ-NSW                                      12 pts
2 Chris Tymms (Vic) Promotion Cycles Carnegie Caulfield           10
3 Paul Redenbach (Vic) Skilled                                     8
4 Chris Carr (Vic) TAC-Victoria Police                             7
5 Dave McKenzie (Vic) Flanders iteamNolva.com                      6
6 Kristian House (GBR) Hundred Tree Hill Wines                     5
7 Peter Milostic (NSW) Fitzroy Cycles                              4
8 William Walker (Vic) Giant CBD Cycles                            3
9 Luke Stockwell (Qld) Crown                                       2
10 Stuart O’Grady (SA) Skilled                                     1
 
Sprints
 
1 Chris Carr (Vic) TAC-Victoria Police                             6 pts
2 Robert Tighello (Vic) Fitzroy Cycles                             5
3 Alan Iacuone (Vic) Flanders iteamNova.com                        2
4 Paul Reddenbach (Vic) Skilled                                    2
5 David Tanner (Vic) Jayco-VIS                                     1
6 William Walker (Vic) Giant-CBD Cycles                            1
 
Final general classification
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Qld) Crown                                       37 pts
2 Brett Aitken (SA) Drapac Properties-Beasley Cycles              33
3 Chris Sutton (NSW) FDJ-NSW                                      25
4 Stuart O’Grady (SA) Skilled                                     22
5 Simon Gerrans (Vic) Jaco-VIS                                    22
6 Kristian House (GBR) Hundred Tree Hills Wines                   19
7 Peter Milostic (NSW) Fitzroy Cycles                             19
8 William Walker (Vic ) Giant-CBD Cycles                          18
9 Henk Vogels (WA) Bicycle Superstore-Victorian State Home Loans  16
10 Hilton Clarke (Vic) SBR-Colnago                                16
11 Gregg Henderson (NZ) SBR-Colnago                               14
12 Chris Tymms (Vic) Promotion Cycles-Carnegie Caulfield          12
13 David McKenzie (Vic) Flanders iteamNova.com                    10
14 Ben Brooks (NSW) Drapac Properties-Beasley Cycles               6
15 Mark Renshaw (NSW) FDJ-NSW                                      5
16 Matt Goold (Vic) Promotion Cycles-Carnegie Caulfield            4
17 Jeremy Hunt (GBR) SBR-Colnago                                   2
18 Jonathon Cantwell (Qld) Giant-SBR                               2
19 Luke Stockwell (Qld) Crown                                      2
20 Simon Walker (Vic) Bicycle Superstore-Victoria State Home Lonas 1
21 Andrew Torney (Vic) Fitzroy Cycles                              1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Gregg Henderson (NZ) SBR-Colnago                                24 pts
2 Robert Tighello (Vic) Promotion Cycles-Carnegie Caulfield       15
3 Chris Carr (Vic) TAC-Victoria Police                             9
4 jmWilliam Walker (Vic) Giant-CBD Cycles                          7
5 Paul Reddenbach (Vic) Skilled                                    5
6 Simon Gerrans (Vic) Jayco-VIS                                    4
7 Jeremy Hunt (GBR) SBR-Colnago                                    4
8 Kristian House (GBR) Hundred Tree Hill Wines                     2
9 Robbie McEwen (Qld) Crown                                        2
10 Jonathon Cantwell (Qld) Giant-CBD Cycles                        2
11 Chris Sutton (NSW) FDJ-NSW                                      2
12 Brent Dawson (NSW) Drapac Properties-Beasley Cycles             2
13 Alan Iacuone (Vic) Flanders iteamNova.com                       2
14 David McKenzie (Vic) Flanders iteamNova.com                     1
15 David Tanner (Vic) Jayco-VIS                                    1
16 Rob Wilson (Vic) TAC-Victoria Police                            1
17 Mark Renshaw (NSW) FDJ-NSW                                      1
18 Chris Pascoe (NSW) FDJ-NSW                                      1
19 Trent Wilson (NSW) Flanders iteamNova.com                       1
20 Brett Aitken (SA) Drapac Properties-Beasley Cycles              1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Crown                                                           39(on countback)
2 Drapac Properties-Beasley Cycles                                39
3 SBR-Colnago                                                     33
4 FDJ-NSW                                                         30
5 Giant-CBD Cycles Skilled                                        20
6 Jayco-VIS                                                       20
7 Hundred Tree Hill Wines-GBR                                     19
8 Bicycle Superstore-Victorian State Home Loans                   17
9 Promotion Cycles-Carnegie Caulfield                             16
10 Flanders iteamNova.com                                         12
11 Fitzroy Cycles                                                  8
12 TAC-Victoria Police                                             7

Elite Women

1 Margaret Hemsley (NSW)                                          12 pts
2 Katie Bates (NSW)                                               10
3 Katie Mactier (Vic)                                              8
4 Alison Wright (ACT)                                              7
5 Jessica Ridder (NSW)                                             6
6 Hayley Rutherford (NSW )                                         5
7 Elizabeth Williams (Vic)                                         4
8 Alexis Rhodes (Vic)                                              3
9 Helen Kelly (Vic)                                                2
10 Oenone Wood (ACT)                                               1
 
Sprints
 
1 Olivia Gollan (NSW)                                              6 pts
2 Sarah Carrigan (Qld)                                             4
3 Katies Bates (NSW)                                               1
4 Katie Mactier (Vic)                                              1
 
Final general classification
 
1 Katie Bates (NSW)                                               43 pts
2 Hayley Rutherford (NSW)                                         33
3 Elizabeth Williams (Vic)                                        31
4 Alison Wright (ACT)                                             22
5 Rochelle Gilmore (NSW)                                          22
6 Katie Mactier (Vic)                                             29
7 Belinda Goss (Tas)                                              19
8 Oenone Wood (ACT)                                               18.5
9 Helen Kelly (Vic)                                               15
10 Margaret Hemsley (NSW)                                         12
11 Lorian Graham (Vic)                                             8
12 Jessica Ridder (NSW)                                           11
13 Sara Carrigan (Qld )                                            4.5
14 Olivia Gollan (NSW)                                             4
15 Alexis Rhodes (Vic)                                             3
16 Emma Rickards (Vic)                                             1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Olivia Gollan (NSW)                                             15 pts
2 Katie Bates (NSW)                                               13
3 Sara Carrigan (Qld)                                             10
4 Lorian Graham (Vic)                                              5
5 Helen Kelly (Vic)                                                4
6 Oenone Wood (ACT)                                                4
7 Belinda Goss (Tas)                                               3
8 Narelle Peters (Vic)                                             2
9 Elizabeth Williams (Vic)                                         2
10 Rochelle Gilmore (NSW)                                          1
11 Katie Mactier (Vic)                                             1

B Grade Men

1 Nic Sanderson (Vic)                                             12 pts
2 Klayten Smith (NSW)                                             10
3 Alexander James (Vic)                                            8
4 Aaron Salisbury (Vic)                                            7
6 David Newton (ACT)                                               6
5 Anthony Comino (Vic)                                             5
4 Richard England (Vic)                                            3
9 Sean Finning (Vic)                                               2
10 Shaun Lewis (Vic)                                               1
 
Sprints
 
1 Nic Sanderson (Vic)                                              4 pts
2 Simon Ross (NSW)                                                 3
3 Carl Holleman (Vic)                                              3
4 Kevin Nicholls (NSW)                                             2
 
Final general classification
 
1 Shayne Kirby (Vic)                                              34(on countback)
2 Sean Finning (Vic)                                              34
3 Klayten Smith (NSW)                                             33
4 Alexander James (Vic)                                           32
5 Julian Paynter (Vic)                                            25
6 Nic Sanderson (Vic)                                             24
7 Ric Steele (Vic)                                                11
8 Shaun Lewis (Vic)                                               10
9 Anthony Comino (Vic)                                            10
10 Eugene Moriarty (Ire)                                           8
11 Scott Dixon (Vic)                                               8
12 Aaron Salisbury (Vic)                                           7
13 Kevin Nichols (NSW)                                             6
14 David Newton (ACT)                                              6
15 Chris Wilding (Tas)                                             5
16 Richard England (Vic)                                           4
17 Dean Johnstone (Vic)                                            3
18 Joshua Rix (Vic)                                                3
19 Nathan Wise (Vic)                                               3
20 Paul Kenny (Vic)                                                2
21 Simon Ross (NSW)                                                2
22 Samuel Rix (Vic)                                                1
23 Grany Gaston (Vic)                                              1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Nic Sanderson (Vic)                                             16 pts
2 Eugene Moriarty (Ire)                                            6
3 S. Finning (Vic)                                                 6
4 J.Paynter (Vic)                                                  5
5 Shane Kirby (Vic)                                                4
6 Carl Holleman (Vic)                                              3
7 Klayten Smith (NSW)                                              3
8 Cain Pasque (Vic)                                                3
9 C Wilding (Tas)                                                  3
10 Simon Ross (NSW)                                                3
11 Kevin Nicholls (NSW)                                            2
12 David Newton (ACT)                                              2
13 Richard England (Vic)                                           2
14 Dean Johnstone (Vic)                                            1