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Tour of Southland - 2.5
New Zealand, November 3-8, 2003
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Stage 7 - November 6: Gore - Invercargill, 104.5 km
Henderson takes afternoon stage
By Alan Messenger
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If his morning's victory wasn't enough to embarrass the "guns", 48 year old John Alabaster rode away soon after the start of the afternoon stage with Danny Hillary, with the intention of picking up a few sprint prizes but the pair were only swallowed up by the peloton five kilometres from the stage finish at Invercargill.
In a massive bunch sprint, World Madison Silver Medalist Greg Henderson went clear 400 metres out and held off Peter Latham and Tour leader Jeremy Yates. "A lot of people were fighting for my wheel," Henderson said. "Scotty (Guyton) took off with about five hundred to go. That's when it slowed down. I went a bit early but nobody could move off my wheel."
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The two stages made no differences to the GC and Yates' big lead. He still holds a buffer of more than fifty seconds.
Tomorrow the riders face what is regarded as the toughest day, a 180 km ride from Winton to the scenic lakes resort at Te Anau. Guyton's Southland Times Team will see the stage as the only real opportunity left to take the Yellow Jersey from Yates, and the stage should live up to the expectations.
Photography
Images by Barry Harcourt
- The Yates brothers, Jeremy (front) and Mathew practice their winners salutes during a break before the timetrial stage of the Tour of Southland.
- Leighton Smith, a former champion Southland cyclist who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident in 1990 finds his handicap no barrier to helping marshall the course for the riders in the Tour of Southland.
- The pace goes on with 16km to go in the seventh stage of the Tour of Southland.
- Greg Henderson (Wintons Middle Pub) starts his celebration salute as he beats Peter Latham (Wensleys Avanti), and Tour leader Jeremy Yates (Zookeepers) to take stage seven from Riversdale to Unvercargill.
Results
1 Greg Henderson (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 2.58.24 2 Peter Latham (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 3 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Café 4 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 5 Troy Klink (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 6 Josh Horowitz (USA) Hilo Decorating 7 Stephen Elden (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 8 Aaron Rushden (NZl) Calder Stewart 9 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 10 Joel Pearson (Aus) Team MGZT 11 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 11 Marc MacKay (NZl) The Southland Times 11 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times 11 Phillip Schneider (Swi) Meadow Fresh 11 Matthew Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 11 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 11 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 11 Kirk Obee (USA) The Southland Times 11 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Café 11 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Calder Stewart 11 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 11 Stephen Collins (NZl) Rabobank 11 Brian Fowler (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 11 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Winton's Middle Pub 11 Lee Chapman (NZl) Share The Road 11 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Rabobank 11 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Cycle Surgery 11 Justin Kerr (NZl) Share The Road 11 Matt King (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 11 Craig Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery 11 Michael Tolhurst (Aus) Sycamore Print 11 Paul Whitley (NZl) Allied SouthRoads 11 Adam Curry (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 11 Simon Morcom (Aus) Team MGZT 11 Ryan Yee (USA) Hilo Decorating 11 Andrew Small (NZl) Calder Stewart 11 Ryan Hoogenberg (NZl) Sycamore Print 11 Ben Robson (NZl) Creation Signs 11 Adam Tully (Aus) Sycamore Print 11 Jamie Thynne (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 11 Graham Stone (NZl) Southland Television 11 Mikkeli Godfree (Aus) Team MGZT 11 Nicholas Atkinson (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 11 Scott Allen (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 11 Corey Winder (NZl) Share The Road 11 Jack Swart (NZl) Share The Road 11 Michael Crowther (NZl) Southland Television 11 Travis Kane (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 49 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart 0.13 50 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 0.14 51 Matthew Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Café 0.15 52 John Alabaster (NZl) Share The Road 0.50 53 Danny Hillary (NZl) Cycle Surgery 0.53 54 Dave Beadle (NZl) Allied SouthRoads 2.23 55 Jonny Rondash (USA) Hilo Decorating 2.26 56 Nicholas Kiralay (Aus) Rabobank 3.32 56 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Café 56 Craig Pitt (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 56 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Cycle Surgery 56 Kris Gemmell (NZl) Meadow Fresh 56 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 56 Julian Dean (NZl) Zookeepers Café 56 Ben Brears (NZl) Allied SouthRoads 56 Brendan Higgins (Aus) Rabobank 56 Robert Young (Aus) Team MGZT 56 Paul Davies (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 56 Steven Hands (NZl) Southland Television 56 Stephen Wallis (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 56 Paul Gough (NZl) Cycle Surgery 56 Daniel Blain (NZl) Creation Signs 56 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating 56 Gerard O 'Flynn (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 73 Garth Gregory (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 8.00 74 Jordan Wood (NZl) Allied SouthRoads 13.03 74 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) Southland Television 76 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) Southland Television 15.08 77 Eddie Monnier (USA) Hilo Decorating 16.20 General classification after stage 7 1 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Café 14.02.12 2 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 0.54 3 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 3.02 4 Marc MacKay (NZl) The Southland Times 3.26 5 Greg Henderson (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 4.31 6 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times 6.37 7 Phillip Schneider (Swi) Meadow Fresh 6.47 8 Matthew Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 7.23 9 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 9.15 10 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 9.16 11 Kirk Obee (USA) The Southland Times 9.41 12 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Café 11.06 13 Peter Latham (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 12.06 14 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart 13.35 15 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Calder Stewart 14.43 16 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 15.36 17 Troy Klink (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 15.49 18 Nicholas Kiralay (Aus) Rabobank 16.39 19 Stephen Collins (NZl) Rabobank 19.10 20 Brian Fowler (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 20.21 21 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Café 21.07 22 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Winton's Middle Pub 22.25 23 Lee Chapman (NZl) Share The Road 22.53 24 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 24.02 25 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Rabobank 24.08 26 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Cycle Surgery 24.09 27 Craig Pitt (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 24.28 28 Justin Kerr (NZl) Share The Road 25.43 29 Matt King (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 27.15 30 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Cycle Surgery 28.29 31 Danny Hillary (NZl) Cycle Surgery 30.43 32 Joel Pearson (Aus) Team MGZT 33.17 33 Craig Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery 33.24 34 Kris Gemmell (NZl) Meadow Fresh 35.19 35 Stephen Elden (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 36.18 36 Michael Tolhurst (Aus) Sycamore Print 36.30 37 Paul Whitley (NZl) Allied SouthRoads 37.20 38 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 38.05 39 Josh Horowitz (USA) Hilo Decorating 40.10 40 John Alabaster (NZl) Share The Road 40.39 41 Adam Curry (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 43.06 42 Julian Dean (NZl) Zookeepers Café 43.23 43 Simon Morcom (Aus) Team MGZT 43.34 44 Ryan Yee (USA) Hilo Decorating 44.12 45 Ben Brears (NZl) Allied SouthRoads 44.41 46 Andrew Small (NZl) Calder Stewart 46.47 47 Ryan Hoogenberg (NZl) Sycamore Print 52.19 48 Ben Robson (NZl) Creation Signs 52.22 49 Brendan Higgins (Aus) Rabobank 52.49 50 Adam Tully (Aus) Sycamore Print 54.02 51 Dave Beadle (NZl) Allied SouthRoads 54.23 52 Jamie Thynne (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 55.00 53 Graham Stone (NZl) Southland Television 55.42 54 Mikkeli Godfree (Aus) Team MGZT 56.14 55 Nicholas Atkinson (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 58.28 56 Robert Young (Aus) Team MGZT 59.05 57 Aaron Rushden (NZl) Calder Stewart 1.04.04 58 Scott Allen (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 1.04.44 59 Corey Winder (NZl) Share The Road 1.04.45 60 Jack Swart (NZl) Share The Road 1.05.38 61 Michael Crowther (NZl) Southland Television 1.06.35 62 Travis Kane (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 1.07.51 63 Paul Davies (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 1.08.02 64 Steven Hands (NZl) Southland Television 1.10.18 65 Jonny Rondash (USA) Hilo Decorating 1.12.42 66 Stephen Wallis (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 1.15.42 67 Paul Gough (NZl) Cycle Surgery 1.17.07 68 Daniel Blain (NZl) Creation Signs 1.23.40 69 Matthew Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Café 1.24.09 70 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 1.24.23 71 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating 1.27.14 72 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) Southland Television 1.33.33 73 Garth Gregory (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 1.39.11 74 Jordan Wood (NZl) Allied SouthRoads 1.45.53 75 Gerard O 'Flynn (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 1.47.18 76 Eddie Monnier (USA) Hilo Decorating 1.54.15 77 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) Southland Television 2.05.12 Sprints classification 1 Joel Pearson (Aus) Team MGZT 60 pts 2 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart 44 3 John Alabaster (NZl) Share The Road 42 4 Danny Hillary (NZl) Cycle Surgery 34 5 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 22 6 Aaron Rushden (NZl) Calder Stewart 22 7 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Café 19 8 Greg Henderson (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 15 9 Matthew Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 13 10 Marc MacKay (NZl) The Southland Times 11 11 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 10 12 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 10 13 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 9 14 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 8 15 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times 7 16 Robert Young (Aus) Team MGZT 6 17 Matthew Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Café 6 18 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Rabobank 6 19 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 6 20 Adam Curry (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 6 21 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 5 22 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 4 23 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Café 4 24 Kirk Obee (USA) The Southland Times 3 25 Mikkeli Godfree (Aus) Team MGZT 3 26 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Rabobank 3 27 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Calder Stewart 3 28 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 3 29 Jamie Thynne (NZl) Team Embassy PNP 3 30 Lee Chapman (NZl) Share The Road 2 31 Stephen Elden (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 2 32 Jack Swart (NZl) Share The Road 1 33 Andrew Graham (Aus) Team MGZT 1 34 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 1 35 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Café 1 36 Paul Bishop (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 1 KOM classification 1 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Café 48 pts 2 Matthew Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 18 3 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Café 18 4 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 16 5 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 16 6 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 12 7 Danny Hillary (NZl) Cycle Surgery 10 8 John Alabaster (NZl) Share The Road 10 9 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart 10 10 Marc MacKay (NZl) The Southland Times 6 11 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 6 12 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Café 4 13 Kris Gemmell (NZl) Meadow Fresh 4 14 Joel Pearson (Aus) Team MGZT 4 15 Matt King (NZl) Wensleys Avanti 2 16 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles Auckland 2 17 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times 2 18 Phillip Schneider (Swi) Meadow Fresh 2 19 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 2 Team classification 1 The Southland Times 42.15.49 2 Meadow Fresh 9.57 3 Zookeepers Cafe 20.09 4 Winton's Middle Pub 31.39 5 Calder Stewart 42.25 6 Wensleys Avanti 43.58 7 Hot Cycles 46.13 8 Rabobank 47.57 9 Cycle Surgery 1.03.55 10 Share The Road 1.17.03 11 Ascot Park Hotel 1.43.26 12 Team MGZT 1.57.09 13 Allied SouthRoads 2.05.44 14 Sycamore Print 2.13.38 15 Hilo Decorating 2.25.02 16 Creation Signs 2.34.13 17 Southland Television 2.53.09 18 Team Embassy - PNP 3.03.36
