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Vic Roads Herald Sun Tour 2003 - 2.3
Australia, October 16-26, 2003
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Stage 9 - October 23: Horsham To Mt. William, 99.4 kms
Johnson takes stage as Roberts moves into lead
By Rod Morris
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The first of today's two stages saw action on the road early with the 76 starters (there have been 9 withdrawals to date) putting the pedal down early. There were five distinctive groups all placed equally apart. That position remained for about 10 km before groups 1 and 2 merged and groups 4 and 5 did likewise.
The front bunch decided the best form of defense was attack and with all the big guns in General Classification well placed, action was aplenty. When the riders started the final 10 km, which just happened to coincide with the start of the Cat. 1 hill climb - the toughest section of the tour - some competitors were found wanting.
One of those was tour leader Jamie Drew, who lost more than just considerable time up the mountain, he also lost his grip on yellow. Drew was 20th across the line and almost 2 minutes behind the race winner, Tim Johnson, who had completed the 99.4 km trek in 2 hours 33 minutes.
Ace Swedish rider Jonas Ljungblad (City of Melbourne) claimed second place behind Johnson in Stage 9, with Finland's Kjell Carlstrom took third and in doing so, also retained his almost unassailable lead in the Sprint Championship.
Photography
Images by Shane Goss/Cyclingnews.com/www.licoricegallery.com
- Race leader Jamie Drew (Jayco) prior to the start of stage nine
- The Jayco team minus Alan Iacuone before the start of stage nine in Horsham
- The start line at Horsham for stage nine
- The riders leave the Grampians behind them
- The bunch near Halls Gap on stage nine of the Herald Sun Tour
- The lead group on its way to Mt William near Halls Gap in Western Victoria
- Robert McLachlan (Caravello) looking back for other cyclists
- Robert McLachlan (Caravello) and Scott Guyton (Jayco) open up a break on the field
- The lead group climbing through the Grampians
- Hilton Clarke (Barloworld) hops to it on a climb in the Grampians
- Climbing in the Grampians on stage nine
- Bart Heirewegh (Carlton Midstrength) toughing it out with an illness during the tour
- James Hannam (Rio Coffee) gets a hand during racing on stage nine
- Bottoms up with Tim Johnson (Active for Life )
- Where did you come from? Asks Tim Johnson (Active for Life )
- Tim Johnson (Active for life) and Paul Manning (Bendigo Building Industry) descend on stage 9
- Riders climb their way up Mt William to the finish of stage nine
- Jonas Ljungblad finished second on stage nine on the climb up Mt William
- Yellow jersey wearer Jamie Drew (Jayco) lost his lead of the Tour on the climb to Mt William
- King of the Mountains leader Ivan Fanelli (Europcar_Pelaco) on Mt William
- Jeremy Hunt (Malaysia Airlines) seventh on stage nine at the finish on Mt William
- Vic Roads rider Rhys Pollock finished in tenth position after the climb up Mt William
- Barloworld's Jamie Perry at the finish on Mt William
- The finish area on Mt William on stage nine of the Herald Sun Tour
- Tim Johnson (Active for Life) takes out stage nine on top of Mt William
- Tim Johson (Active for Life) after his strong climb to the finish of stage nine on Mt William
- Caravello's Robert McLachlan receives attention after the climb up Mt William
- Tim Decker (Subaru) is helped away after almost collapsing on the line at the Mt William stage finish
- Kjell Carlstrom (Europcar_Pelaco) keeps warm whilst chatting with teamate Ivan Fanelli
- Robert McLachlan (Caravello) a deserved winner of the most agressive rider jersey after stage nine
- Brett Aitken (Rio Coffee) takes the best Aussie based rider jersey after stage nine
- Ivan Fanelli (Europcar_Pelaco) still the leader of the King of the Mountain after stage nine
- Luke Roberts (Emu Spirit_Apsco) the new race leader after stage nine up Mt William
- The podium after stage nine from left Jonas Ljungblad (City of Melbourne) Tim Johnson (Active for Life) and Kjell Carlstrom (Europcar_Pelaco)
Results
1 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life 2.33.00 2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 0.15 3 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 0.17 4 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 5 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 0.20 6 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco 0.21 7 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines 0.22 8 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 0.24 9 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 0.26 10 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads 0.29 11 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco 0.35 12 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life 0.37 13 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 0.41 14 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee 0.48 15 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 16 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld 0.50 17 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 1.13 18 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1.46 19 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 1.50 20 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 1.53 21 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee 2.18 22 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 2.21 23 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 2.26 24 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 2.45 25 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool 3.13 26 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers 3.39 27 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads 28 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama 4.02 29 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco 5.25 30 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 31 Garry Parsons (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 7.06 32 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 33 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka! 7.10 34 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 8.39 35 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne 9.05 36 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello 11.21 37 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco 14.42 38 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers 39 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee 40 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello 41 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 42 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama 43 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 17.08 44 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 45 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco 46 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru 18.11 47 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 18.48 48 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads 49 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 50 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 51 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool 52 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 21.41 53 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 22.47 54 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru 24.30 55 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne 56 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads 25.52 57 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco 27.20 58 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne 59 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama 60 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco 61 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru 62 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 63 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers 64 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life 65 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers 66 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool 67 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength 68 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama 69 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld 70 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 71 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 72 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 73 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 74 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers 30.34 75 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru 32.08 Sprints Glenera North Building (20) 1 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 3 pts 2 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines 2 3 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 1 Lah-arum Primary School (27) 1 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 3 pts 2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 2 3 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 1 Wartook General Store (32) 1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 3 pts 2 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 2 3 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 1 Zumsteins Picnic Area Entrance (37) 1 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee 3 pts 2 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 2 3 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco 1 Halls Gap Centenary Hall (48) 1 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco 3 pts 2 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 2 3 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines 1 Hill Climbs Mocka No. (37) 1 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 7 pts 2 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 5 3 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 Mocka No. (60) 1 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life 10 pts 2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 6 3 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 4 General classification after stage 9 1 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 21.18.52 2 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines 0.09 3 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 0.10 4 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 0.11 5 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life 0.18 6 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 0.41 7 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 0.51 8 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 0.57 9 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco 1.08 10 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1.12 11 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 1.26 12 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee 2.11 13 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 2.21 14 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life 2.22 15 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld 2.44 16 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3.11 17 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 3.39 18 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 3.46 19 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 3.49 20 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 4.52 21 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee 5.33 22 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama 6.10 23 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 6.45 24 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads 7.39 25 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool 9.15 26 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka! 10.23 27 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 13.34 28 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 16.14 29 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco 16.43 30 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads 16.52 31 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers 18.46 32 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 19.27 33 Garry Parsons (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 20.19 34 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco 20.24 35 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 20.38 36 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 21.21 37 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru 21.41 38 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 24.24 39 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 26.54 40 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 27.50 41 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 28.58 42 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 29.24 43 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello 29.35 44 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 30.24 45 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 33.34 46 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru 36.33 47 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life 38.13 48 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads 39.00 49 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers 42.37 50 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 44.05 51 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne 44.11 52 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama 48.35 53 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 50.05 54 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers 50.22 55 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne 51.00 56 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 51.17 57 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello 52.14 58 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco 52.48 59 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 54.41 60 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee 56.17 61 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco 58.58 62 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool 59.25 63 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers 1.05.47 64 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers 1.06.11 65 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco 1.06.30 66 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1.07.56 67 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads 1.09.04 68 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne 1.13.52 69 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool 1.14.50 70 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama 1.16.38 71 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru 1.18.28 72 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength 1.21.40 73 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama 1.22.57 74 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld 1.33.30 75 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru 1.33.52 SAVINGS AND LOANS Aggressive Rider Awards 1 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco $500 2 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello $300 3 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco $300 4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines $200 5 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee $200 6 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco $200 7 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco $200 8 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry $200 9 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld $200 10 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld $200 Team classification 1 Caravello 61.58.03 2 Malaysia Airlines 1.59.42 3 Emu Spirit / Apsco 2.01.58 4 Active For Life 2.03.39 5 Jayco 2.16.20 6 Europcar / Pelaco 2.21.07 7 Barloworld 2.21.39 8 Ballarat Eureka 2.31.56 9 Bendigo Building Industry 2.45.27 10 Rio Coffee 2.49.27 11 Vic Roads 3.00.17 12 Team Warrnambool 3.05.30 13 City Of Melbourne 3.15.54 14 Subaru 3.18.04 15 FRF Couriers 3.38.08 16 Echuca - Moama 3.52.40 17 Carlton Midstrength 3.56.04 Sprint classification 1 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 50 pts 2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 32 3 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 31 4 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 23 5 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 22 6 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee 22 7 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines 22 8 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 18 9 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 17 10 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 15 11 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 11 12 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 11 13 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 10 14 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 10 15 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool 9 16 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 9 17 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne 9 18 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 9 19 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 8 20 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 8 21 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 8 22 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 8 23 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 8 24 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 7 25 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers 7 26 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers 6 27 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama 6 Mountains classification 1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 51 pts 2 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 23 3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 15 4 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco 14 5 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 13 6 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life 12 7 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 10 8 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers 10 9 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 8 10 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 7 11 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 6 12 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool 5 13 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 5 14 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco 5 15 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 4 16 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 4 17 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee 4 18 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 4 19 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 3 20 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 3 21 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru 3 22 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 2 23 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello 2 24 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 2 25 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1 26 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka! 1 27 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 1 Criterium Championship 1 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee 12 pts 2 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 10 3 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 10 4 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 10 5 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello 10 6 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 9 7 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines 9 8 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 9 9 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 9 10 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 9 11 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 8 12 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 7 13 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 7 14 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco 6 15 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama 6 16 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 6 17 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 4 18 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life 4 19 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 3 20 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 3 21 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool 2 22 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 1 23 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 1 Leading Australian Based Rider 1 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee
