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Tour of Southland - 2.5
New Zealand, November 1-6, 2004
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Stage 7 - November 4: Riversdale - Invercargill , 127.3km
Reid rules supreme
By Alan Messenger
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Kiwi Olympian Robin Reid ruined the party for the Southland Times and Rabobank teams at the finish of the afternoon stage of the PowerNet Tour of Southland.
In a sprint finish at Invercargill at the end of the tough 127km stage from Riversdale, the diminutive Reid burst through in the gale force cross winds to beat Heath Blackgrove, Glen Mitchell and the early lead out man Peter Latham.
The stage looked set to produce some drama when an early break of Hayden Roulston, Fraser McMaster and Glen Mitchell rode away almost from the start.
Mitchell later said that he only joined the break to defend to defend the lead of his team-mate John Lieswyn but his tactics looked questionable when the break was out to 1 minute 56 secs and Mitchell found himself the leader on the road by 1 minute 12 secs.
Despite pleadings from Roulston to join in the attack Mitchell, in contact with his team by radio refused. "I was just marking it for the team. If those two wanted to pull me out and take a couple of minutes then I was more than happy to sit on, that was the race, that was the tactics," Mitchell said.
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Those tactics undoubtedly cost Mitchell personally the yellow jersey and probably the win in the stage.
Tomorrow the riders line up for the grueling 164km ride from Winton to the scenic lakeside town Te Anau and the Southland Times team should strengthen their cast iron grip on the race.
Photography
Images by Barry Harcourt/The Southland Times
- Race director Bruce Ross gets his teeth into running the Tour of Southland.
- Police Sargeant Keiran O'Regan lays down the law at the start of stage 7 of the Tour of Southland.
- Japanese Commissaire Masato Enoki keeps a close watch behind during stage 7 of the Tour of Southland.
- Children in the town of Gore cheer on the Tour of Southland.
- American Bill Stolte (Hilo Decorating) recovers after hitting a parked car on Stage 7 of the Tour of Southland.
- Hayden Roulston (Zookeepers Cafe) and Fraser McMaster (Meadow Fresh) during their breakaway on stage 7 of the Tour of Southland.
- James Elvery (SIT - zero fees) Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart) and Peter Latham (Rabobank) during the final break on the 7th stage of the Tour of Southland.
- Robin Reid (Meadowfresh) wins stage 7 of the Tour of Southland from Heath Blackgrove (Zookeepers) and Glen Mitchell ( Southland Times), Aaron Strong (Hot Cycles) and Perer Latham (Rabobank)
Results
1 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 2.50.33 2 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 3 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 4 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles 5 Peter Latham (NZl) Rabobank 6 Colby Pearce (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees 7 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 8 James Elverey (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees 9 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 10 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times 11 Ryan Russell (NZl) Rabobank 0.10 12 Geoffrey Burndred (NZl) Rabobank 1.48 12 Matt Dubberley (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees 14 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh 1.51 15 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Sycamore Print 1.55 16 Greg Henderson (NZl) The Southland Times 3.00 16 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times 16 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 16 Marc Ryan (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 16 Craig Thomson (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 16 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 16 Richard Bowker (NZl) Hot Cycles 16 Justin Kerr (NZl) Hot Cycles 16 Stephen Blair (Aus) Hot Cycles 16 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank 16 Ross Simmonds (NZl) Rabobank 16 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 16 Charles Coyle (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 16 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 16 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 16 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Meadow Fresh 16 Ben Robson (NZl) Meadow Fresh 16 Ryan Yee (USA) Hilo Decorating 16 Steve Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating 16 Steven Harcourt (Aus) Sycamore Print 16 Jason Rigg (Aus) Sycamore Print 16 Paul Millar (Aus) Sycamore Print 16 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart 16 Andrew Small (NZl) Calder Stewart 16 Curtis Gunn (USA) Share The Road 16 Sheldon Denny (USA) Share The Road 16 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 16 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 16 Scott Allen (NZl) Creation Signs 16 Ryan Kiesonowski (NZl) Creation Signs 16 Fabian Mathes (Ger) Team Ultimo 16 Olivier Fesque (Fra) Team Ultimo 16 Garry Smith (NZl) South-West Helicopters 16 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 16 Paul Billing (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 16 Jason Allen (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 16 Andrew Thomas (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 16 Michael Crowther (NZl) Riverside Rentals 16 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Jackson::Wills 16 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Jackson::Wills 16 Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Cycling Southland 57 Chris Carson (Aus) Cycling Southland 4.48 58 Brendon McGrath (NZl) Hot Cycles 11.18 58 Paul Richard (Aus) Calder Stewart 58 Stuart Lowe (NZl) Philips/Smith City 58 David Beadle (NZl) South-West Helicopters 58 Ben Oleson (NZl) Riverside Rentals 63 Matthew Haydock (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 12.12 63 Bill Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating 63 Mark Petterson (Aus) Sycamore Print 63 Eddie Monnier (USA) Share The Road 63 Hans Fischer (Ger) Team Ultimo 63 Josh Akarsu (Aus) Team Ultimo 63 Darreell Kircher (NZl) Philips/Smith City 63 Steve Scott (NZl) Philips/Smith City 63 Corey Winder (NZl) Philips/Smith City 63 John Alabaster (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 63 Heath Turnbull (NZl) Riverside Rentals 63 Steven Hands (NZl) Riverside Rentals 63 Blair Taylor (NZl) Jackson::Wills 63 Cameron Holt (NZl) Cycling Southland 63 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) Cycling Southland 78 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating 13.07 79 Travis Kane (NZl) South-West Helicopters 28.34 DNF Jerard Stock (NZl) South-West Helicopters DNF Graham Stone (NZl) Jackson::Wills DNF Donald Oakly (NZl) Cycling Southland General classification after stage 7 1 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times 13.51.10 2 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 0.48 3 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 1.40 4 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 2.21 5 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles 2.23 6 Peter Latham (NZl) Rabobank 3.03 7 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 4.37 8 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh 4.49 9 Matt Dubberley (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees 6.57 10 James Elverey (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees 7.37 11 Colby Pearce (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees 7.39 12 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Sycamore Print 7.54 13 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 7.56 14 Geoffrey Burndred (NZl) Rabobank 7.57 15 Jason Rigg (Aus) Sycamore Print 8.39 16 Ross Simmonds (NZl) Rabobank 9.27 17 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Jackson::Wills 9.29 18 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 9.52 19 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 9.58 20 Ryan Russell (NZl) Rabobank 10.47 21 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 11.41 22 Steven Harcourt (Aus) Sycamore Print 12.12 23 Curtis Gunn (USA) Share The Road 12.55 24 Ryan Kiesonowski (NZl) Creation Signs 13.43 25 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 15.25 26 Paul Millar (Aus) Sycamore Print 15.44 27 Justin Kerr (NZl) Hot Cycles 15.45 28 Ben Robson (NZl) Meadow Fresh 16.16 29 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 16.42 30 Charles Coyle (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 17.16 31 Andrew Thomas (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 17.18 32 Steve Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating 17.20 33 Sheldon Denny (USA) Share The Road 17.28 34 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Jackson::Wills 17.48 35 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart 17.53 36 Richard Bowker (NZl) Hot Cycles 18.09 37 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank 18.41 38 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 19.37 39 Stephen Blair (Aus) Hot Cycles 19.44 40 Bill Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating 20.22 41 Andrew Small (NZl) Calder Stewart 20.26 42 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Meadow Fresh 22.23 43 Scott Allen (NZl) Creation Signs 22.56 44 Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Cycling Southland 23.28 45 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 24.15 46 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times 25.02 47 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 26.27 48 Michael Crowther (NZl) Riverside Rentals 27.40 49 Greg Henderson (NZl) The Southland Times 28.42 50 Ryan Yee (USA) Hilo Decorating 29.45 51 Mark Petterson (Aus) Sycamore Print 30.20 52 Paul Billing (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 30.32 53 Olivier Fesque (Fra) Team Ultimo 30.38 54 Cameron Holt (NZl) Cycling Southland 32.26 55 Matthew Haydock (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 33.15 56 Garry Smith (NZl) South-West Helicopters 34.21 57 Josh Akarsu (Aus) Team Ultimo 36.22 58 Marc Ryan (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 36.39 59 Jason Allen (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 36.41 60 Stuart Lowe (NZl) Philips/Smith City 38.27 61 Fabian Mathes (Ger) Team Ultimo 38.44 62 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) Cycling Southland 39.32 63 Darreell Kircher (NZl) Philips/Smith City 39.41 64 Paul Richard (Aus) Calder Stewart 39.49 65 Brendon McGrath (NZl) Hot Cycles 41.26 66 Heath Turnbull (NZl) Riverside Rentals 42.37 67 Corey Winder (NZl) Philips/Smith City 45.31 68 Ben Oleson (NZl) Riverside Rentals 45.37 69 Steve Scott (NZl) Philips/Smith City 46.52 70 Hans Fischer (Ger) Team Ultimo 49.03 71 John Alabaster (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 53.07 72 Craig Thomson (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 54.01 73 David Beadle (NZl) South-West Helicopters 55.23 74 Steven Hands (NZl) Riverside Rentals 56.17 75 Blair Taylor (NZl) Jackson::Wills 1.00.30 76 Travis Kane (NZl) South-West Helicopters 1.02.27 77 Eddie Monnier (USA) Share The Road 1.09.56 78 Chris Carson (Aus) Cycling Southland 1.15.06 79 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating 1.16.05 Team classification 1 The Southland Times 41.36.21 2 Rabobank 13.05 3 Meadow Fresh 14.13 4 S.I.T. Zero Fees 19.28 5 Sycamore Print 25.39 6 Hot Cycles 32.20 7 Calder Stewart 35.35 8 Creation Signs 36.03 9 Winton's Middle Pub 36.43 10 Zookeepers Cafe 38.33 11 Jackson::Wills 48.12 12 Ascot Park Hotel 1.00.36 13 Share The Road 1.03.59 14 Hilo Decorating 1.04.39 15 Cycling Southland 1.25.11 16 Team Ultimo 1.36.15 17 Riverside Rentals 1.49.50 18 Philips/Smith City 1.50.07 19 South-West Helicopters 2.27.14 Sprint classification 1 Curtis Gunn (USA) Share The Road 56 pts 2 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 50 3 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 35 4 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 30 5 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 24 6 Steve Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating 17 7 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 16 8 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart 15 9 Ross Simmonds (NZl) Rabobank 14 10 Ryan Russell (NZl) Rabobank 10 11 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times 10 12 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles 9 13 Bill Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating 9 14 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 7 15 Paul Millar (Aus) Sycamore Print 7 16 Peter Latham (NZl) Rabobank 5 17 Paul Richard (Aus) Calder Stewart 5 18 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 5 19 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 4 20 Richard Bowker (NZl) Hot Cycles 4 21 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 4 22 Andrew Small (NZl) Calder Stewart 4 23 Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Cycling Southland 4 24 James Elverey (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees 3 25 Colby Pearce (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees 3 26 Marc Ryan (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 3 27 John Alabaster (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 3 28 Matthew Haydock (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 3 29 Stuart Lowe (NZl) Philips/Smith City 3 30 David Beadle (NZl) South-West Helicopters 3 31 Stephen Blair (Aus) Hot Cycles 3 32 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 2 33 Paul Billing (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 2 34 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 2 35 Craig Thomson (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 2 36 Matt Dubberley (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees 2 37 Blake Caldwell (USA) Share The Road 2 38 Fabian Mathes (Ger) Team Ultimo 2 39 Corey Winder (NZl) Philips/Smith City 2 40 Jason Allen (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 2 41 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times 1 42 Geoffrey Burndred (NZl) Rabobank 1 43 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Meadow Fresh 1 44 Darreell Kircher (NZl) Philips/Smith City 1 45 Charles Coyle (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 1 46 Josh Akarsu (Aus) Team Ultimo 1 47 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh 1 48 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank 1 49 Ryan Yee (USA) Hilo Decorating 1 50 Jeffrey Theis (USA) Hilo Decorating 1 Mountains classification 1 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 46 pts 2 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 24 3 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times 16 4 Paul Millar (Aus) Sycamore Print 16 5 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 12 6 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 12 7 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh 12 8 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 10 9 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles 8 10 Bill Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating 8 11 Ross Simmonds (NZl) Rabobank 6 12 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart 4 13 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 4 14 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 4 15 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Meadow Fresh 2 16 Curtis Gunn (USA) Share The Road 2 17 Darreell Kircher (NZl) Philips/Smith City 2 18 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank 2 19 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 2
