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Tour of Southland - 2.5

New Zealand, November 1-6, 2004

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Stage 5 - November 3: Lumsden - Crown Range, 132.8km

Second stage win royale to Mitchell on Crown Range

Overnight leader holds firm

By Alan Messenger

Glen Mitchell (The Southland Times, C) leads Heath Blackgrove (L) and John Lieswyn towards the hilltop finish on the Crown Terrace.
Photo ©: Barry Harcourt
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Overnight leader John Lieswyn came through today's 132km stage of the PowerNet Tour of Southland to maintain a 48 second lead with his Southland Times team strengthening their grip on the Tour. The American was seventh to the finish line on the Crown Mountain Range near Queenstown with his teammate and good friend Glen Mitchell taking the stage victory.

After his bad day yesterday, New Zealand road champion Heath Blackgrove (Zookeepers) bounced back to finish second today, just ahead of Aaron Strong (Hot Cycles). The big loser on time today was Hayden Roulston (Zookeepers), who finished just over four minutes down, dropping from his second placing to tenth.

Mitchell was pleased with his second mountain stage win: "It's not as hard as Bluff. There were three of us left at the finish and I just let them dictate the pace and left a little bit for the sprint," he told Cyclingnews.

Hayden Roulston (Zookeepers Cafe)
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The win brought Mitchell back up to second place overall with yet another Southland Times rider, Scott Guyton, third.

Yesterday's stage win hero Gordon McCauley again featured in the early action, but he lost his Sprint Ace jersey to American Curtis Gunn. McCauley still has a massive lead in the King of the Mountains classification and is 22 points ahead of Blackgrove.

Tomorrow morning, the riders face a 15km individual time trial and those with long memories will keep a wary eye on last year's surprise winner, Invercargill veteran John Allabaster, but a more likely winner could be under 23 leader Peter Latham (Rabobank). The Athens teams pursuit rider won the national under 23 time trial title in a time faster than that of senior champion Heath Blackgrove.

Photography

Images by Barry Harcourt/The Southland Times

Results

1 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times         3.42.16
2 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe                 
3 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles                          
4 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh                     0.14
5 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart                    
6 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times             0.30
7 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times             0.38
8 Peter Latham (NZl) Rabobank                        0.43
9 James Elverey (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees               1.02
10 Matt Dubberley (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees             1.03
11 Jason Rigg (Aus) Sycamore Print                       
12 Steve Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating               1.27
13 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 1.30
14 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs              1.39
15 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub        1.45
16 Colby Pearce (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees               1.46
17 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh                     1.52
18 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Sycamore Print               1.53
19 Geoffrey Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                  1.56
20 Ross Simmonds (NZl) Rabobank                      2.11
21 Andrew Small (NZl) Calder Stewart                     
22 Ryan Kiesonowski (NZl) Creation Signs                 
23 Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Cycling Southland               
24 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh                3.13
25 Graham Stone (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 3.17
26 Steven Harcourt (Aus) Sycamore Print              3.21
27 Bill Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating                 3.39
28 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe             4.04
29 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub          4.24
30 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Meadow Fresh            4.27
31 Ryan Yee (USA) Hilo Decorating                        
32 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Jackson::Wills                4.28
33 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel               4.42
34 Justin Kerr (NZl) Hot Cycles                      4.47
35 Andrew Thomas (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel              4.52
36 Paul Millar (Aus) Sycamore Print                  4.57
37 Charles Coyle (USA) Winton's Middle Pub           4.58
38 Cameron Holt (NZl) Cycling Southland              5.03
39 Josh Akarsu (Aus) Team Ultimo                     5.20
40 Paul Billing (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                   
41 Scott Allen (NZl) Creation Signs                  5.27
42 Ben Robson (NZl) Meadow Fresh                     5.31
43 Stephen Blair (Aus) Hot Cycles                    5.35
44 Mark Petterson (Aus) Sycamore Print               5.37
45 Heath Turnbull (NZl) Riverside Rentals            5.46
46 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs               5.58
47 Travis Kane (NZl) South-West Helicopters          6.04
48 Richard Bowker (NZl) Hot Cycles                   6.06
49 Ryan Russell (NZl) Rabobank                           
50 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank                             
51 Paul Richard (Aus) Calder Stewart                     
52 Stuart Lowe (NZl) Philips/Smith City                  
53 Corey Winder (NZl) Philips/Smith City                 
54 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) Cycling Southland           6.12
55 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart                  6.17
56 Curtis Gunn (USA) Share The Road                  6.52
57 Steve Scott (NZl) Philips/Smith City                  
58 Craig Thomson (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe               7.07
59 Sheldon Denny (USA) Share The Road                7.19
60 John Alabaster (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel             8.10
61 Fabian Mathes (Ger) Team Ultimo                   9.59
62 Ben Oleson (NZl) Riverside Rentals               11.08
63 Michael Crowther (NZl) Riverside Rentals         12.08
64 Eddie Monnier (USA) Share The Road               12.30
65 Garry Smith (NZl) South-West Helicopters         13.08
66 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times                 
67 Marc Ryan (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe                       
68 Matthew Haydock (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub             
69 Darreell Kircher (NZl) Philips/Smith City        13.20
70 Steven Hands (NZl) Riverside Rentals                  
71 Hans Fischer (Ger) Team Ultimo                   13.38
72 Olivier Fesque (Fra) Team Ultimo                      
73 Blair Taylor (NZl) Jackson::Wills                     
74 Greg Henderson (NZl) The Southland Times         14.57
75 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe                 
76 Jason Allen (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                    
77 David Beadle (NZl) South-West Helicopters        15.20
78 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating               17.25
79 Brendon McGrath (NZl) Hot Cycles                 17.27
80 Donald Oakly (NZl) Cycling Southland             18.21
81 Jerard Stock (NZl) South-West Helicopters        33.46
82 Chris Carson (Aus) Cycling Southland             44.22
83 Danny Hillary (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees             49.49
84 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) South-West Helicopters           
85 Jamie Thynne (NZl) Jackson::Wills                50.35
86 Andrew Ellis (NZl) Riverside Rentals             51.52
DNF Matt King (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub                  
DNF Jeffrey Theis (USA) Hilo Decorating                  
DNF Blake Caldwell (USA) Share The Road                  
DNF Jeremiah Wiscovitch (USA) Share The Road             
DNS Christian Brockhoff (Ger) Team Ultimo                
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times         10.41.10
2 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times            0.48
3 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times             1.52
4 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh                     1.54
5 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart                1.59
6 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles                      2.00
7 Peter Latham (NZl) Rabobank                        3.26
8 Matt Dubberley (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees              3.49
9 Jason Rigg (Aus) Sycamore Print                    3.59
10 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe             4.35
11 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh                4.36
12 Geoffrey Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                  4.37
13 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh                     4.39
14 Ross Simmonds (NZl) Rabobank                      4.44
15 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 5.01
16 James Elverey (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees              5.14
17 Hilton McMurdo (Aus) Sycamore Print               5.16
18 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs              5.44
19 Colby Pearce (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees               6.41
20 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub        6.43
21 Bill Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating                 6.52
22 Steven Harcourt (Aus) Sycamore Print              7.35
23 Ryan Kiesonowski (NZl) Creation Signs             8.21
24 Ryan Russell (NZl) Rabobank                       8.32
25 Graham Stone (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 9.26
26 Curtis Gunn (USA) Share The Road                  9.37
27 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub          9.44
28 Paul Millar (Aus) Sycamore Print                 10.40
29 Sheldon Denny (USA) Share The Road               11.06
30 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank                        11.09
31 Ben Robson (NZl) Meadow Fresh                    11.12
32 Justin Kerr (NZl) Hot Cycles                     11.19
33 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs              11.30
34 Steve Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating              11.57
35 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart                 12.08
36 Andrew Thomas (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel             12.24
37 Charles Coyle (USA) Winton's Middle Pub               
38 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Jackson::Wills               12.52
39 Stephen Blair (Aus) Hot Cycles                   13.09
40 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Meadow Fresh           13.16
41 Richard Bowker (NZl) Hot Cycles                  13.49
42 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe           14.49
43 Mark Petterson (Aus) Sycamore Print              15.23
44 Andrew Small (NZl) Calder Stewart                15.43
45 Cameron Holt (NZl) Cycling Southland             16.31
46 Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Cycling Southland          18.02
47 Scott Allen (NZl) Creation Signs                 18.36
48 Tim Gudsell (NZl) The Southland Times            18.40
49 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel              19.34
50 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe            20.16
51 Matthew Haydock (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub        20.41
52 Josh Akarsu (Aus) Team Ultimo                    21.32
53 Michael Crowther (NZl) Riverside Rentals         21.54
54 Greg Henderson (NZl) The Southland Times         22.09
55 Ryan Yee (USA) Hilo Decorating                   22.11
56 Paul Billing (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel              23.25
57 Darreell Kircher (NZl) Philips/Smith City        23.41
58 Paul Richard (Aus) Calder Stewart                23.52
59 Olivier Fesque (Fra) Team Ultimo                 24.33
60 Hayden Lawrence (NZl) Cycling Southland          24.50
61 Stuart Lowe (NZl) Philips/Smith City             25.02
62 Brendon McGrath (NZl) Hot Cycles                 26.33
63 Heath Turnbull (NZl) Riverside Rentals           26.42
64 Ben Oleson (NZl) Riverside Rentals               28.00
65 Garry Smith (NZl) South-West Helicopters         28.34
66 Steve Scott (NZl) Philips/Smith City             28.37
67 Corey Winder (NZl) Philips/Smith City            28.55
68 Travis Kane (NZl) South-West Helicopters         29.14
69 Fabian Mathes (Ger) Team Ultimo                  31.23
70 Hans Fischer (Ger) Team Ultimo                   32.36
71 Jason Allen (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel               32.56
72 Marc Ryan (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe                  33.23
73 John Alabaster (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel            39.57
74 Steven Hands (NZl) Riverside Rentals             40.18
75 David Beadle (NZl) South-West Helicopters        40.37
76 Blair Taylor (NZl) Jackson::Wills                43.52
77 Craig Thomson (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe              46.52
78 Eddie Monnier (USA) Share The Road               53.32
79 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating               56.35
80 Chris Carson (Aus) Cycling Southland           1.05.26
81 Jamie Thynne (NZl) Jackson::Wills              1.05.27
82 Donald Oakly (NZl) Cycling Southland           1.08.09
83 Danny Hillary (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees           1.11.03
84 Andrew Ellis (NZl) Riverside Rentals           1.15.54
85 Jerard Stock (NZl) South-West Helicopters      1.20.23
86 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) South-West Helicopters    1.29.53
 
Teams classification
 
1 The Southland Times                            32.06.34
2 Meadow Fresh                                       7.39
3 Rabobank                                           8.02
4 S.I.T. Zero Fees                                  12.46
5 Sycamore Print                                    13.31
6 Creation Signs                                    22.00
7 Hot Cycles                                        22.54
8 Winton's Middle Pub                               23.18
9 Jackson::Wills                                    24.15
10 Calder Stewart                                   24.32
11 Zookeepers Cafe                                  28.52
12 Share The Road                                   37.42
13 Hilo Decorating                                  37.59
14 Ascot Park Hotel                                 47.59
15 Cycling Southland                                56.19
16 Philips/Smith City                             1.03.53
17 Team Ultimo                                    1.07.52
18 Riverside Rentals                              1.12.51
19 South-West Helicopters                         1.34.04
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Curtis Gunn (USA) Share The Road                     56 pts
2 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe                49
3 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub             21
4 Steve Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating                  17
5 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart                     15
6 Ross Simmonds (NZl) Rabobank                         14
7 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times               10
8 Bill Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating                     9
9 Paul Millar (Aus) Sycamore Print                      7
10 Ryan Russell (NZl) Rabobank                          7
11 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles                        6
12 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe               5
13 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                  4
14 Paul Richard (Aus) Calder Stewart                    4
15 Richard Bowker (NZl) Hot Cycles                      4
16 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub           4
17 Andrew Small (NZl) Calder Stewart                    4
18 Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Cycling Southland              4
19 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times               3
20 John Alabaster (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                3
21 Matthew Haydock (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub            3
22 Stuart Lowe (NZl) Philips/Smith City                 3
23 David Beadle (NZl) South-West Helicopters            3
24 Stephen Blair (Aus) Hot Cycles                       3
25 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh                   3
26 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh                        2
27 Craig Thomson (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe                  2
28 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe                2
29 Matt Dubberley (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees                2
30 Blake Caldwell (USA) Share The Road                  2
31 Fabian Mathes (Ger) Team Ultimo                      2
32 Corey Winder (NZl) Philips/Smith City                2
33 Jason Allen (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                   2
34 Geoffrey Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                     1
35 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Meadow Fresh               1
36 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times              1
37 Darreell Kircher (NZl) Philips/Smith City            1
38 Charles Coyle (USA) Winton's Middle Pub              1
39 Josh Akarsu (Aus) Team Ultimo                        1
40 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh                       1
41 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank                            1
42 Ryan Yee (USA) Hilo Decorating                       1
43 Colby Pearce (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees                  1
44 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 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh                       12
6 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles                         8
7 Bill Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating                     8
8 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times               6
9 Ross Simmonds (NZl) Rabobank                          6
10 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                 4
11 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                  4
12 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh                   4
13 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Meadow Fresh               2

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