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Tattersall's Cup Series Tour of Gippsland - NE

Australia, August 2-6, 2006

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Stage 1 - August 2: Mallacoota, 25.5kms

Sean Finning (South Australia.com)
Photo ©: Shane Goss
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A troublesome back injury didn't stop Victorian Commonwealth Games rider Sean Finning from claiming opening stage honours in the 2006 Tattersall's Cup Tour of Gippsland earlier today. Finning (21) won the 25 km criterium held in the small township of Mallacoota in far South Eastern Victoria, holding off several late race challenges.

Finning hurt his back in America recently and wasn't sure how it would react to the week's racing that the five day, nine stage Tour of Gippsland will present. "My back has been a real worry the last coupe of weeks, but it felt good out there, so I might be right over the next few days," Finning said.

Finning broke away from six fellow peloton escapees with three laps of the 30-lap criterium remaining. He opened up a lead of seven seconds but was forced to work hard to hold his chasers, which included Dean Windsor (NSW), Wesley Sulzberger (Tasmania), Chris Jongewaard (SA), Peter Milostic (NSW), Darren Lapthorne (Vic) and Will Dickeson (SA) and that's how they crossed the finish line.

Although he had a winning margin of two seconds, Finning only took the tour's yellow leader jersey courtesy of countback from Windsor, after the latter had impressed in the intermediate sprints.

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Results

1 Sean Finning                         35.26
2 Dean Windsor                          0.03
3 Wesley Sulzberger                         
4 Chris Jongewaard                          
5 Peter Milostic                            
6 Darren Lapthorne                      0.05
7 Will Dickeson                         0.12
8 David Pell                            0.39
9 Robert McLachlan                      0.41
10 Stephen Wooldridge                       
11 Robert Cater                             
12 Damien Turner                        0.43
13 Patrick Shaw                             
14 Mitch Chapman                            
15 Daniel Furmston                          
16 Stephen Cunningham                       
17 Fabio Calabria                           
18 Tim Buchanan                             
19 Cody Stevenson                           
20 Jack Alexander                           
21 Tom Middleton                            
22 Stuart Shaw                              
23 Joshua Marden                            
24 Matthew Delahunty                        
25 Ashley Hutchinson                        
26 Miles Olman                              
27 Scott Peoples                            
28 Mark O'Brien                             
29 Tim Hucker                               
30 Daniel Connell                           
31 Jacob Sutherland                         
32 Mitchell Docker                          
33 Michael Tolhurst                         
34 Lachlan Norris                           
35 Allan Sieper                             
36 Vaughan Bowman                           
37 Chris Steffanoni                         
38 Daniel Newnham                           
39 Samuel Rix                               
40 Tony Mann                                
41 Brendan Brooks                           
42 Bradley Clarke                           
43 Edwin Crossling                          
44 Stephen Isbel                            
45 Casey Munro                              
46 Cameron Bowden                       2.43
47 William Zammit                           
48 Will Wettenhall                          
49 Grant Webster                            
50 Andrew Ward                              
51 Timothy Walker                           
52 Mitchell Vervaart                        
53 Simon Van Der Aa                         
54 Phillip Stokes                           
55 Trent Stevenson                          
56 Darren Spiteri                           
57 Peter Smith                              
58 James Robinson                           
59 Steven Robb                              
60 Stephen Price                            
61 Richie Porte                             
62 Steven Pilson                            
64 Simon Pearson                            
65 William Murray                           
66 Cameron McKenzie                         
67 Peter Ladd                               
64 Simon Pearson                            
65 William Murray                           
66 Cameron McKenzie                         
67 Peter Ladd                               
68 Heath Keenan                             
69 Benjamin Juzwin                          
70 Chris Jory                               
71 Matthew Jensen                           
72 Andrew Hanigan                           
73 Jack Hudson                              
74 Kym Howard                               
75 David Hiley                              
76 James Henry                              
77 Jason Hegert                             
78 Malcolm Hart                             
79 Jarrod Harman                            
80 Michael Gallagher                        
81 Cameron Peterson                         
82 Christopher Fry                          
83 Brett Franklin                           
84 Brad Edmunds                             
85 Julian Dutton                            
86 Andrew Dorman                            
87 Damon De Angelis                         
88 Luke Cridland                            
89 George Bunt                              
90 Nick Both                                
91 Michael Ford                             
92 Aaron Wheeler                            
93 Alistair Crossling                       
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1 - End of Lap 6
1 Sean Finning                             3 pts
2 Robert Cater                             2
3 Scott Peoples                            1
 
Sprint 2 - End of Lap 8
1 Chris Jongewaard                         3 pts
2 Dean Windsor                             2
3 Patrick Shaw                             1
 
Sprint 3 - End of Lap 10
1 Chris Jongewaard                         3 pts
2 Dean Windsor                             2
3 Sean Finning                             1
 
Sprint 4 - End of Lap 12
1 Dean Windsor                             3 pts
2 Michael Tolhurst                         2
3 Sean Finning                             1
 
Sprint 5 - End of Lap 14
1 Mark O'Brien                             3 pts
2 Will Dickeson                            2
3 Robert McLachlan                         1
 
Sprint 6 - End of Lap 16
1 Mark O'Brien                             3 pts
2 Will Dickeson                            2
3 Dean Windsor                             1
 
Sprint 7 - End of Lap 18
1 Chris Jongewaard                         3 pts
2 Dean Windsor                             2
3 Will Dickeson                            1
 
Sprint 8 - End of Lap 20
1 Sean Finning                             3 pts
2 Darren Lapthorne                         2
3 Dean Windsor                             1
 
Sprint 9 - End of Lap 22
1 Dean Windsor                             3 pts
2 Wesley Sulzberger                        2
3 Chris Jongewaard                         1
 
Sprint 10 - End of Lap 24
1 Chris Jongewaard                         3 pts
2 Dean Windsor                             2
3 Wesley Sulzberger                        1
 
Sprint 11 - End of Lap 26
1 Sean Finning                             3 pts
2 Chris Jongewaard                         2
3 Wesley Sulzberger                        1
 
General Classification after stage 1
 
1 Dean Windsor                         35.05
2 Sean Finning                              
3 Chris Jongewaard                      0.05
4 Wesley Sulzberger                     0.14
5 Peter Milostic                        0.22
6 Darren Lapthorne                      0.23
7 Will Dickeson                         0.28
8 Mark O'Brien                          0.58
9 David Pell                            1.00
10 Robert Cater                             
11 Robert McLachlan                     1.01
12 Michael Tolhurst                     1.02
13 Stephen Wooldridge                       
14 Scott Peoples                        1.03
15 Patrick Shaw                             
16 Jacob Sutherland                     1.04
17 Damien Turner                            
18 Chris Steffanoni                         
19 Allan Sieper                             
20 Samuel Rix                               
21 Lachlan Norris                           
22 Daniel Newnham                           
23 Tom Middleton                            
24 Stephen Isbel                            
25 Tim Hucker                               
26 Daniel Furmston                          
27 Matthew Delahunty                        
28 Bradley Clarke                           
29 Mitch Chapman                            
30 Brendan Brooks                           
31 Vaughan Bowman                           
32 Jack Alexander                           
33 Fabio Calabria                           
34 Tim Buchanan                             
35 Casey Munro                              
36 Joshua Marden                            
37 Daniel Connell                           
38 Cody Stevenson                           
39 Stuart Shaw                              
40 Stephen Cunningham                       
41 Mitchell Docker                          
42 Edwin Crossling                          
43 Tony Mann                                
44 Miles Olman                              
45 Ashley Hutchinson                        
46 William Zammit                       3.04
47 Will Wettenhall                          
48 Grant Webster                            
49 Andrew Ward                              
50 Timothy Walker                           
51 Mitchell Vervaart                        
52 Simon Van Der Aa                         
53 Phillip Stokes                           
54 Trent Stevenson                          
55 Darren Spiteri                           
56 Peter Smith                              
57 James Robinson                           
58 Steven Robb                              
59 Stephen Price                            
60 Richie Porte                             
61 Steven Pilson                            
62 Glen Peterson                            
63 Cameron Peterson                         
64 Simon Pearson                            
65 William Murray                           
66 Cameron McKenzie                         
67 Peter Ladd                               
68 Heath Keenan                             
69 Benjamin Juzwin                          
70 Chris Jory                               
71 Matthew Jensen                           
72 Jack Hudson                              
73 Kym Howard                               
74 David Hiley                              
75 James Henry                              
76 Jason Hegert                             
77 Malcolm Hart                             
78 Jarrod Harman                            
79 Andrew Hanigan                           
80 Michael Gallagher                        
81 Christopher Fry                          
82 Brett Franklin                           
83 Brad Edmunds                             
84 Julian Dutton                            
85 Andrew Dorman                            
86 Damon De Angelis                         
87 Luke Cridland                            
88 George Bunt                              
89 Cameron Bowden                           
90 Nick Both                                
91 Michael Ford                             
92 Aaron Wheeler                            
93 Alistair Crossling                       
 
Sprints classification 
 
1 Dean Windsor                            16 pts
2 Chris Jongewaard                        15
3 Sean Finning                            11
4 Mark O'Brien                             6
5 Will Dickeson                            5
6 Wesley Sulzberger                        4
7 Darren Lapthorne                         2
8 Robert Cater                             2
9 Michael Tolhurst                         2
10 Scott Peoples                           1
11 Patrick Shaw                            1
12 Robert McLachlan                        1
 
Most aggressive rider classification
 
1 Sean Finning                             2 pts
 
Criterium Championship
 
1 Sean Finning                            10 pts
2 Dean Windsor                             9
3 Wesley Sulzberger                        8
4 Chris Jongewaard                         7
5 Peter Milostic                           6
6 Darren Lapthorne                         5
7 Will Dickeson                            4
8 David Pell                               3
9 Robert McLachlan                         2
10 Stephen Wooldridge                      1

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