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PowerNet Tour of Southland - 2.2

New Zealand, November 7-12, 2005

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Stage 5 - November 9: Lumsden-Crown Range, 132.8 km

Strong shows strength on mountain climb

By Alan Messenger

Aaron Strong threw down the gauntlet to the big boys in today's 132 km Stage from Lumsden to the summit of the Crown Range near Queenstown in the PowerNet Tour of Southland. The Kiwi, who rides for the Australian team MG XPower, made his move on a climb several kilometres before the bottom of the Crown Range climb. Strong's teammate and Under 23 leader Darren Lapthorne went with the Kiwi, but on the big hill he faded back. Strong reached the summit 53 seconds clear of Logan Hutchings, with Andrew Wyper and Fraser McMaster another seven seconds behind.

The stage winner later expressed his gratitude for the assistance he received from Lapthorne. "I owe him and he sacrificed his jersey to help me," said Strong. On the climb to the finish, Lapthorne was caught by Logan Hutchings, who took over the under 23 Tour Lead.

The Southland Times team had a few anxious moments over the final 20 km, but Glen Mitchell finished 1'17 behind Strong to retain the yellow jersey. Teammate Greg Henderson suffered on the climb but retained his second placing, though he lost some six seconds, while Calder Stewart rider Jeremy Vennell gained some to now be only 16 seconds behind Mitchell.

Mitchell told Cyclingnews that he was happy with the stage result. "Our plan was always to cover Vennell. He's obviously the threat, more than Menzies (Karl Menzies)."

The early action in the stage came when a break formed after only three kilometres: Tim Gudsell, Eric Wohlberg, Andrew McQuaid, Anthony Chapman, Joseph Cooper and Phillip Thuaux were later joined by Clinton Avery and David Thomson. The break was only reeled in by the peloton 20 km from the finish. Avery, a mountain bike champion, is only 17 years of age and was an absolute tower of strength in the break.

Results

1 Aaron Strong (NZl) Team MG XPower               3.21.20
2 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Rabobank                     0.53
3 Andrew Wyper (Aus) Sycamore Print                      
4 Fraser Macmaster (NZl) Subway                      0.56
5 Karl Menzies (Aus) Calder Stewart                      
6 Robin Reid (NZl) Rabobank                          1.05
7 Geoff Mackle (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees                     
8 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Sycamore Print                   
9 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Subway                        
10 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart                   
11 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Southland Times                   
12 Tony Mann (Aus) Team MG XPower                        
13 Marcus Roy (NZl) Fulton Hogan                     1.19
14 Miles Watson (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 1.23
15 Greg Henderson (NZl) Southland Times                  
16 Stephen Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating             1.34
17 Ryan Cull (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                      
18 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Team MG XPower             1.37
19 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe        1.40
20 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Subway                    1.43
21 Christof Bischof (Swi) Share the Road             1.49
22 Sam Bewley (NZl) Subway                           1.52
23 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs              1.56
24 Phillip Thaux (Aus) KiwiVelo                      2.00
25 Matt Gilbert (NZl) KiwiVelo                           
26 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Calder Stewart                    
27 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                         
28 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Share the Road                     
29 Jaaron Poad (Aus) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe            2.06
30 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) Fulton Hogan               2.12
31 Chris Burr (NZl) Riverside Rentals                2.16
32 Scott Wilder (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub                
33 Marc Williams (Aus) Team MG XPower                2.22
34 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Hilo Decorating            2.26
35 Travis Kane (NZl) Southwest Helicopters               
36 Will Alexander (NZl) Jackson::Wills               2.32
37 William Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating                  
38 Matt Haydock (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                  2.37
39 Michael Northey (NZl) KiwiVelo                        
40 Kieran Langley (NZl) Riverside Rentals                
41 Peter Latham (NZl) Southland Times                    
42 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe       2.44
43 Paul Odlin (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub              2.49
44 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Share the Road             2.53
45 Ben McKinnon (NZl) Team Ultimo                    2.55
46 Gustavo Carrillo (USA) Hilo Decorating            2.58
47 Oliver Pearce (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub               
48 Josh Akarsu (Aus) Share the Road                  3.02
49 Chris Van Houtte (NZl) Creation Signs                 
50 Nick Atkinson (NZl) Southwest Helicopters             
51 Marc Ryan (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe              3.09
52 Dayle Cheatley (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe             
53 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Southland Times                     
54 Clinton Avery (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                 3.12
55 Joe Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                      
56 Andrew Wells (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 3.20
57 Eliot Crowther (NZl) Rabobank                     3.35
58 Richard Bowker (NZl) KiwiVelo                     3.42
59 Brian Fowler (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub            3.57
60 Logan Hunn (NZl) KiwiVelo                         4.06
61 Steven Hands (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 4.17
62 Paul Gough (NZl) Cycle Surgery                    4.37
63 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Creation Signs                4.43
64 John Lieswyn (USA) Southland Times                5.17
65 Richard England (Aus) Calder Stewart              5.19
66 Philip Dickinson (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees            5.41
67 Mick Tolhurst (Aus) Team MG XPower                5.53
68 Sam Horn (NZl) Team Ultimo                        6.22
69 Ross Mackintosh (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees             6.32
70 Mike Anderson (NZl) Fulton Hogan                  6.47
71 Neil Wylie (NZl) Rabobank                             
72 Heath Turnbull (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees              6.53
73 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating                7.01
74 Darren Shea (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                   7.04
75 Jonathan Atkinson (NZl) Team Ultimo               7.08
76 Mathew Gorter (NZl) Riverside Rentals                 
77 Paul Kircher (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel               7.15
78 Craig Padman (NZl) Cycle Surgery                  7.30
79 Jack Bauer (NZl) Fulton Hogan                     7.37
80 Justin Ralph (NZl) Riverside Rentals              7.39
81 Craig Scott (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                7.51
82 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                       7.55
83 Richard Scott (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel              8.04
84 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart                  8.11
85 Garry Smith (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                8.16
86 Courtney Black (NZl) Sycamore Print               8.21
87 Adam Coker (NZl) Share the Road                       
88 Scott Allen (NZl) Creation Signs                  8.26
89 Aaron Rusden (NZl) Sycamore Print                     
90 Jason Allen (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                       
91 David Comerford (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub         9.01
92 Jon Richardson (NZl) Fulton Hogan                10.06
93 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) Southwest Helicopters       11.07
94 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Sycamore Print                   
95 Scott Hodges (NZl) Southwest Helicopters         11.30
96 Dave Beadle (NZl) Southwest Helicopters               
97 Ben Oleson (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees                 12.04
98 Ray Dunstan (NZl) Cycle Surgery                  18.59
99 Tim Pearce (NZl) Jackson::Wills                  19.11
100 David Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery               20.03
101 Chris O'Connor (NZl) Cycle Surgery              21.29
DNF  Michael Mayne (NZl) Riverside Rentals               
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Southland Times            10.14.23
2 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart                0.16
3 Greg Henderson (NZl) Southland Times               0.19
4 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Subway                    1.08
5 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe         1.22
6 Aaron Strong (NZl) Team MG XPower                  1.23
7 Karl Menzies (Aus) Calder Stewart                  1.28
8 Fraser Macmaster (NZl) Subway                      1.58
9 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Rabobank                     1.59
10 Robin Reid (NZl) Rabobank                         2.01
11 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                     2.06
12 Tony Mann (Aus) Team MG XPower                    2.21
12 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Team MG XPower                 
14 Phillip Thaux (Aus) KiwiVelo                      3.14
15 Ryan Cull (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                  3.22
16 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Calder Stewart                3.23
17 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Subway                    3.40
18 Stephen Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating             3.41
18 Sam Bewley (NZl) Subway                               
20 Jaaron Poad (Aus) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe            3.52
21 Andrew Wyper (Aus) Sycamore Print                 3.53
22 Peter Latham (NZl) Southland Times                3.54
23 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Sycamore Print              4.15
24 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Share the Road                 4.18
25 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs              4.19
26 Miles Watson (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 4.51
27 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Southland Times                 5.08
28 Marcus Roy (NZl) Fulton Hogan                     5.09
29 Joe Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                  5.26
30 Clinton Avery (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                 6.01
31 Christof Bischof (Swi) Share the Road             6.10
32 Richard Bowker (NZl) KiwiVelo                     6.18
33 William Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating              6.42
34 Marc Ryan (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe              6.49
35 Matt Gilbert (NZl) KiwiVelo                       7.21
35 Kieran Langley (NZl) Riverside Rentals                
37 John Lieswyn (USA) Southland Times                7.34
38 Chris Burr (NZl) Riverside Rentals                7.36
39 Scott Wilder (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub            7.42
40 Paul Odlin (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub              8.10
41 Marc Williams (Aus) Team MG XPower                8.30
42 Will Alexander (NZl) Jackson::Wills               8.31
43 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe       8.35
44 Matt Haydock (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                  8.55
45 Brian Fowler (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub            8.59
46 Geoff Mackle (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees                9.00
47 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) Fulton Hogan               9.27
48 Steven Hands (NZl) Jackson::Wills                 9.29
49 Eliot Crowther (NZl) Rabobank                     9.30
50 Ross Machejefski (NZl) Share the Road             9.31
51 Gustavo Carrillo (USA) Hilo Decorating            9.47
52 Dayle Cheatley (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe         9.50
53 Josh Akarsu (Aus) Share the Road                 10.12
54 Chris Van Houtte (NZl) Creation Signs            10.14
55 Travis Kane (NZl) Southwest Helicopters          10.15
56 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Hilo Decorating           10.21
56 Michael Northey (NZl) KiwiVelo                        
58 Nick Atkinson (NZl) Southwest Helicopters        10.24
59 Logan Hunn (NZl) KiwiVelo                        10.32
59 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Creation Signs                    
61 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                      11.10
62 Darren Shea (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                  11.39
63 Philip Dickinson (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees           11.45
64 Mick Tolhurst (Aus) Team MG XPower               12.56
65 Jonathan Atkinson (NZl) Team Ultimo              13.05
66 Adam Coker (NZl) Share the Road                  13.09
67 Neil Wylie (NZl) Rabobank                        13.56
68 Ross Mackintosh (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees            14.11
69 Justin Ralph (NZl) Riverside Rentals             14.56
70 Andrew Wells (NZl) Jackson::Wills                15.00
71 Jason Allen (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                  15.32
72 Richard Scott (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel             15.47
73 Paul Gough (NZl) Cycle Surgery                   15.57
74 Garry Smith (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel               15.59
75 Sam Horn (NZl) Team Ultimo                       17.04
76 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Sycamore Print              17.47
77 Mathew Gorter (NZl) Riverside Rentals            17.51
78 Oliver Pearce (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub          18.52
79 Craig Scott (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel               19.50
80 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating               20.02
81 Mike Anderson (NZl) Fulton Hogan                 22.30
82 Scott Allen (NZl) Creation Signs                 23.21
83 Aaron Rusden (NZl) Sycamore Print                23.26
84 David Comerford (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub        23.30
85 Scott Hodges (NZl) Southwest Helicopters         24.07
86 Jack Bauer (NZl) Fulton Hogan                    24.13
87 Dave Beadle (NZl) Southwest Helicopters          25.27
88 Richard England (Aus) Calder Stewart             26.50
89 Courtney Black (NZl) Sycamore Print              29.12
90 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart                 32.35
91 Paul Kircher (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel              33.04
92 Ben Oleson (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees                 33.19
93 Heath Turnbull (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees             33.24
94 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) Southwest Helicopters       35.28
95 Chris O'Connor (NZl) Cycle Surgery               43.50
96 Ben McKinnon (NZl) Team Ultimo                   44.10
97 Craig Padman (NZl) Cycle Surgery                 46.55
98 David Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery                50.06
99 Jon Richardson (NZl) Fulton Hogan                56.00
100 Ray Dunstan (NZl) Cycle Surgery               1.00.55
101 Tim Pearce (NZl) Jackson::Wills               1.17.12
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                          43 pts
2 Darren Shea (NZl) Pro4 CycleOps                      23
3 Paul Odlin (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub                 17
4 Stephen Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating                16
5 Jaaron Poad (Aus) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe               14
6 Aaron Rusden (NZl) Sycamore Print                    13
7 John Lieswyn (USA) Southland Times                   11
8 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Sycamore Print                  11
9 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Subway                      10
10 Greg Henderson (NZl) Southland Times                 9
11 Phillip Thaux (Aus) KiwiVelo                         8
12 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Creation Signs                   7
13 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Calder Stewart                   7
14 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                 7
15 Aaron Strong (NZl) Team MG XPower                    6
16 Peter Latham (NZl) Southland Times                   6
17 Dave Beadle (NZl) Southwest Helicopters              6
18 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Team MG XPower                5
19 Ryan Cull (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                     5
20 Marc Ryan (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe                 5
21 Dayle Cheatley (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe            5
22 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Trek/Zookeepers Cafe           4
23 Richard Bowker (NZl) KiwiVelo                        4
24 Ben Oleson (NZl) SIT - Zero Fees                     4
25 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Southland Times                  3
26 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                        3
27 Joe Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                     3
28 Robin Reid (NZl) Rabobank                            3
29 David Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery                    2
30 Sam Bewley (NZl) Subway                              2
31 Fraser Macmaster (NZl) Subway                        2
32 William Stolte (USA) Hilo Decorating                 1
33 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Southland Times                    1
34 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) Fulton Hogan                  1
35 Mick Tolhurst (Aus) Team MG XPower                   1
36 Travis Kane (NZl) Southwest Helicopters              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Creation Signs                   20 pts
2 John Lieswyn (USA) Southland Times                   16
3 Robin Reid (NZl) Rabobank                            12
4 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Southland Times                    10
5 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                 10
6 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Sycamore Print                   8
7 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Subway                       8
8 Gustavo Carrillo (USA) Hilo Decorating                6
9 Fraser Macmaster (NZl) Subway                         6
10 Karl Menzies (Aus) Calder Stewart                    6
11 Christof Bischof (Swi) Share the Road                4
12 Aaron Strong (NZl) Team MG XPower                    4
13 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                          4
14 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Rabobank                       2
15 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Southland Times                  2
16 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart                  2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Southland Times                                30.47.19
2 Calder Stewart                                     1.07
3 Team MG XPower                                     2.05
4 Rabobank                                           2.08
5 Subway                                             2.32
6 Trek/Zookeepers Cafe                               7.41
7 KiwiVelo                                          11.43
8 Creation Signs                                    13.46
9 Share the Road                                    13.59
10 Hilo Decorating                                  15.30
11 Jackson::Wills                                   17.44
12 Sycamore Print                                   19.07
13 Winton's Middle Pub                              19.42
14 Pro4 CycleOps                                    21.51
15 Riverside Rentals                                24.22
16 Fulton Hogan                                     28.46
17 Ascot Park Hotel                                 29.44
18 SIT - Zero Fees                                  30.46
19 Southwest Helicopters                            38.24
20 Team Ultimo                                    1.06.31
21 Cycle Surgery                                  1.15.50

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