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Jayco Tour of Queensland - 2.5
Australia, November 3-8, 2003
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Stage 6 - November 7: Mount Perry - Gin Gin, 73.3 km
Hutchinson outsprints Aitken
By Rod Morris in Gin Gin
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Switching from track to road presented no problems for Queensland based Ashley Hutchinson in today's sixth stage of the inaugural $60,000 Jayco Tour of Queensland. Hutchinson is a member of the Australian elite track cycling squad and although he missed a ride in the final of the record breaking world champion pursuit team in Germany earlier this year, he is still regarded as one of the fastest men on two wheels.
Today he showed just how fast when he outsprinted Sydney gold medal Olympian Brett Aitken in the Mount Perry to Gin Gin stage. It was a reverse of the quinella that occurred in the previous day's stage at Maryborough.
Stage six of this eight stage road tour was raced in hot and humid conditions and riders - particularly the ones at the top of the leader board - were forced to watch multi-attacks throughout the 74 km. Hutchinson, riding for the all-Queensland CABE team, was well placed in the peloton throughout the stage and only came into winning calculations when the sprinters saw the 5 km mark.
Aitken, who has been a regular podium placegetter this week, admitted Hutchinson sprinted superbly. "I am racing well and I think I'm a pretty good sprinter, so Ashley was certainly moving," Aitken said.
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Almost 40 riders were involved in the bunch sprint and unlike Wednesday, all stayed upright. Europcar's Marek Wesoly of Poland flashed down the outside sprinting line to snatch third place, while only Michael Sayers (Bundaberg City - Burnett Shire) and Bart Heirewegh (Bundaberg Sugar) were the only topline GC challengers to make any real inroads towards tour leader David McKenzie (Jayco).
Sayers (5th) and Heirewegh (8th) both finished in the top 10 in today's stage, earning valuable time bonuses, but will still enter the final day 1'08 and 1'45 respectively behind McKenzie.
McKenzie started the day in bold fashion, winning the first intermediate sprint in Mount Perry, but was offered bunch time after being one of 37 riders in one of the closest finishers the inaugural Tour of Queensland has endured. McKenzie has not won a multi-stage race in Australia since the 1994 Golden West Tour held - ironically in Queensland. However his confidence is growing stronger by the minute that his duck will be broken.
"That was a tough day out there, probably one of the toughest, because of so many hill climbs," he said. "But we got through okay and our team is pretty confident of holding onto the tour leader's jersey now. It's not over yet as the last two stages in any race like this will see teams step it up a bit more and obviously we (Jayco) have to watch a lot of riders, particularly Eric Wohlberg and Tiaan Kannemeyer."
Wohlberg trails McKenzie by 16 seconds and Kannemeyer by 52 seconds, not a big amount with two stages still to race. The stage from Mount Perry to Gin was a tough one that went through a forced change at the start because of altered road conditions. Sprinters lost three chances for intermediate points whilst the climbers were offered an extra hill.
Sweden's Jonas Ljungblad has taken control of the Sprint Championship, whilst South Australian Russell Van Hout has wrested the lead of the King of the Mountain Championship from Tasmanian Sean Sullivan, taking a 10-point advantage with just three hill climbs remaining. Ljungblad's lead in the Sprint title is just 3 points from Uruguay's Hector Morales and Tasmanian 19 year old Mark Jamieson.
The stage finish was a welcome event for Queensland cycling, in this, is first ever UCI sanctioned event. Hutchinson, who hails from Cairns, but resides in Brisbane said his team worked extra hard to win the stage. "We had mechanical trouble with Scott Davis very early in the stage and we had to wait and help, so for 20 km we were chasing the bunch," he said. "It feels extra nice to get a win in a tour of this status, particularly in my home state. I had a terrible Herald Sun Tour, so it's nice to be on the podium for the second stage in a row."
The Tour of Queensland continues tomorrow with the final two stages, a morning road race in the neighbouring Bargara, east of Bundaberg and a hectic 35 km criterium in the Bundaberg CBD in the afternoon.
Photography
Images by Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com
- Hector Morales (Caravello) has performed strongly since arriving in Australia from Uruguay
- A chasing bunch at Drummer's creek near Mt Perry
- The field split into three groups not long after the start at Mt Perry. Here the second group give chase
- Danny In't Ven (Bundaberg Sugar) was among the leading trio early on stage six
- The leading trio early on stage six Luke Bettany (Mirvac), Dominique Perras (Jayco) and Danny In't Ven (Bundaberg Sugar)
- Riders on stage six with Mt Perry in the background where the stage began
- The main field has the leading trio in their sights
- The leaders out of the saddle trying to hold off the peloton during stage six of the Tour
- Riders flash past startled cows in the background
- The bunch corner the general store at Mt Perry on stage six.
- The peloton speed past the general store at Mt Perry on a five lap curcuit before the stage takes them to Gin Gin.
- The startline at Mt Perry on stage six.
- The startline for stage six at Mt Perry.
- Joy from Barloworld, getting into the swing of tropical weather.
- Bernard Sulzberger (Emu Spirit/Tis) leads the peloton into Gin Gin..
- David McKenzie (Jayco) tries on the leaders jersey of the Tour.
- The podium after stage six - (L to R) Brett Aitken (Miriam Vale Kolan Perry Shires, 2nd), Ashley Hutchinson (CABE, 1st), and Marek Wesoly (Europcar, 3rd).
- Ashley Hutchinson (CABE), winner of stage six on Tour.
- An umbrella provides shade from the Queensland sun.
- The three amigos - (L to R) Joe Ciavola, Michael Stevens and Rod Morris.
- Look out for riders!
- Ashley Hutchinson (CABE, R) holds off Brett Aitken (Miriam Vale Kolan Perry Shires) for the sprint at Gin Gin on stage six.
- George Underwood marks out the finish line on stage six.
- I can see for miles atop the King of the Mountains near Gin Gin.
- Riders make their way through a short climb near Gin Gin.
- Jacobus de Witt (Barloworld) celebrated his twenty-first birthday on stage six .
- Riders attack on the climb between Mt Perry and Gin Gin
Results
1 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Cabe 1.43.54 2 Brett Aitken (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 3 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Europcar 4 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Bundaberg Sugar 5 Michael Sayers (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 6 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Europcar 7 Karl Menzies (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 8 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 9 Stephen Pearce (Aus) Mirvac 10 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 11 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Cabe 12 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 13 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Europcar 14 Ashley Humbert (Aus) Caravello 15 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 16 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Caravello 17 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bundaberg Sugar 18 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 19 Hector Morales (Uru) Caravello 20 Miles Olman (Aus) Cabe 21 Alex Candelario (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 22 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 23 Kristian House (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 24 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Mirvac 25 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Mirvac 26 Mateo Sasso (Uru) Sea Fm 27 Tim Johnson (USA) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 28 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld 29 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 30 Chris Bradford (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 31 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld 32 Troy Glennan (Aus) Caravello 33 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Europcar 34 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 35 Scott Moninger (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 36 Luke Bettany (Aus) Mirvac 37 Matthew Goold (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 38 Peter Milostic (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 0.25 39 David Betts (Aus) Cabe 0.41 40 Mark Jamieson (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 0.42 41 Jarron Poad (NZl) Bundaberg Sugar 1.12 42 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 1.34 43 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 2.40 44 Chris Wherry (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 9.05 45 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco 46 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 47 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 48 Scott Davis (Aus) Cabe 9.21 49 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 12.58 50 Bart Duraj (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 14.01 Sprints 1st Circuit End of Lap 3 1 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 3 pts 2 Karl Menzies (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 2 3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bundaberg Sugar 1 1st Circuit End of Lap 5 1 Hector Morales (Uru) Caravello 3 pts 2 Mark Jamieson (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 2 3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bundaberg Sugar 1 Shire of Perry Council Offices 1 Hector Morales (Uru) Caravello 3 pts 2 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 2 3 Chris Bradford (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 1 Hill Climbs Cat.4 2nd Circuit Lap 1 1 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 3 pts 2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 2 3 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 1 Cat.4 2nd Circuit Lap 2 1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 3 pts 2 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 2 3 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 1 Cat.4 2nd Circuit Lap 3 1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 3 pts 2 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 2 3 Scott Moninger (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 1 Cat.4 2nd Circuit Lap 4 1 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 3 pts 2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 2 3 Scott Moninger (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 1 Cat.3 Mocka No. 55 1 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 4 pts 2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 3 3 Scott Moninger (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 2 Cat.4 Mocka No. 57 1 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 3 pts 2 Stephen Pearce (Aus) Mirvac 2 3 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 1 Cat.4 Mocka No. 59 1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bundaberg Sugar 3 pts 2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 2 3 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 1 Cat.4 Mocka No. 64 1 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 3 pts 2 Miles Olman (Aus) Cabe 2 3 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 1 General classification after stage 6 1 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 10.09.31 2 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 0.16 3 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld 0.52 4 Michael Sayers (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 1.08 5 Kristian House (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 1.39 6 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 1.45 7 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bundaberg Sugar 2.26 8 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Europcar 2.31 9 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 2.39 10 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Mirvac 2.44 11 Brett Aitken (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 2.52 12 Tim Johnson (USA) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 2.55 13 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Caravello 3.04 14 Scott Moninger (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 3.06 15 Hector Morales (Uru) Caravello 3.32 16 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 3.33 17 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 3.55 18 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 3.58 19 Stephen Pearce (Aus) Mirvac 4.17 20 Karl Menzies (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 4.19 21 Alex Candelario (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 4.21 22 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Cabe 4.24 23 Chris Bradford (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 4.39 24 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Bundaberg Sugar 4.43 25 Matthew Goold (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 5.14 26 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Europcar 5.40 27 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Mirvac 5.52 28 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 8.23 29 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 10.14 30 Mark Jamieson (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 12.12 31 Troy Glennan (Aus) Caravello 12.23 32 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Cabe 12.29 33 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld 13.16 34 Ashley Humbert (Aus) Caravello 13.23 35 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 14.10 36 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Europcar 15.56 37 Peter Milostic (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 16.17 38 Chris Wherry (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 16.33 39 Mateo Sasso (Uru) Sea Fm 16.44 40 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 16.53 41 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 19.24 42 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Europcar 20.16 43 Jarron Poad (NZl) Bundaberg Sugar 21.45 44 Scott Davis (Aus) Cabe 22.01 45 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco 23.31 46 Miles Olman (Aus) Cabe 25.55 47 Luke Bettany (Aus) Mirvac 30.34 48 David Betts (Aus) Cabe 30.42 49 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 37.40 50 Bart Duraj (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 48.32 Hestbarb Pty Ltd Aggressive Rider Awards 1 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 4 pts 2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 3 3 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 3 4 Mark Jamieson (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 2 5 Karl Menzies (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 2 Yamaha Sprint Championship 1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bundaberg Sugar 27 pts 2 Mark Jamieson (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 24 3 Hector Morales (Uru) Caravello 24 4 Brett Aitken (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 15 5 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 15 6 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 15 7 Kristian House (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 15 8 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 14 9 Michael Sayers (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 14 10 Karl Menzies (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 12 11 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 10 12 Matthew Goold (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 10 13 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Europcar 10 14 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Cabe 7 15 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 7 16 Tim Johnson (USA) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 7 17 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 7 18 Stephen Pearce (Aus) Mirvac 6 19 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld 6 20 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 6 21 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Europcar 4 22 David Betts (Aus) Cabe 3 23 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Europcar 3 24 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Caravello 3 25 Alex Candelario (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 3 26 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 2 27 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 2 28 Peter Milostic (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 2 29 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Mirvac 1 30 Scott Davis (Aus) Cabe 1 31 Chris Bradford (Aus) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 1 King Of The Mountain Championship 1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 33 pts 2 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 23 3 Jacobus de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 16 4 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Cabe 8 5 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bundaberg Sugar 5 6 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld 5 7 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 5 8 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 5 9 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 5 10 Scott Moninger (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 4 11 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Mirvac 3 12 Brett Aitken (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 3 13 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 3 14 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Mirvac 2 15 Stephen Pearce (Aus) Mirvac 2 16 Miles Olman (Aus) Cabe 2 17 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 1 18 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 1 19 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 1 20 Michael Sayers (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 1 21 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 1 22 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Caravello 1 23 Mark Jamieson (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 1 24 Tim Johnson (USA) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 1 25 Hector Morales (Uru) Caravello 1 Polar Heart Rate Monitors - Criterium championship 1 Brett Aitken (Aus) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 18 pts 2 Hector Morales (Uru) Caravello 15 3 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 15 4 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Maryborough City/Isis Shire 10 5 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Cabe 8 6 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 7 7 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 6 8 Mateo Sasso (Uru) Sea Fm 5 9 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Europcar 4 10 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Cabe 4 11 Karl Menzies (Aus) Emu Spirit/Tis 3 12 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Bundaberg Sugar 3 13 Kristian House (GBr) Miriam Vale/Kolan/Perry Shires 2 14 Stephen Pearce (Aus) Mirvac 1 15 Michael Sayers (USA) Bundaberg City/Burnett Shire 1 Team Classification 1 Jayco 30.35.10 2 Bundaberg Sugar 0.30 3 Maryborough City / Isis Shire 1.13 4 Bundaberg City / Burnett Shire 1.58 5 Miriam Vale / Kolan / Perry Shires 3.06 6 Caravello 3.15 7 Mirvac 4.40 8 Barloworld 11.08 9 Emu Spirit / Tis 14.02 10 Europcar 14.16 11 Cabe 18.46
