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8th Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under - 2.HC

Australia, January 17-22, 2006

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Stage 4 - Saturday, January 21: Willunga - Willunga, 147km

Van Hout conquers the heat as Gerrans reigns supreme

Sanchez concedes defeat after massive day in Willunga

By Les Clarke in Willunga

Russell Van Hout (R)
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Starting and finishing in the sweltering furnace that was Willunga, stage four of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under was won by Russell Van Hout after an epic all-day breakaway effort. Sitting in a 20-rider break for the day, Van Hout broke free before the KOM at Willunga with teammate Paul Crake and headed for home, taking the win to a delighted hometown audience. "There was no doubt I could get up there first. It was just whether we could make it to the finish, that was all," said Van Hout at the finish.

Going into stage 4, all eyes were on the KOM at Willunga as overall leader Simon Gerrans went into the day seven seconds ahead of last year's champion, Luis Leon Sanchez. The Liberty Seguros rider and his team appeared confident at the start, with a battle royale on the cards as both he and Gerrans knew it was going to come down to the climb after 127 kilometres.

Sanchez's attack came at the predicted point of the race, and with the help of teammates Sylvain Calzati and JJ Luis Arrieta, Gerrans was able to track the young Spaniard's attack, making sure he maintained his lead in this year's tour. "I had Sylvain Calzati with me and he kept his cool, he kept calm and rode an easy tempo so I could hang onto his wheel. Then we caught JJ Luis Arrieta and he started working as well, and the two of them just towed me back up to Sanchez up the front. They just did an awesome job - it worked out absolutely perfectly," said Gerrans after the finish.

How it unfolded

The early break
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With the race situation as it was going into yesterday's stage - Gerrans leading Sanchez by seven seconds and Robbie McEwen by 18 seconds - the field lined up in Willunga prepared to battle extreme temperatures and the hill outside the town, which was tipped by most observers to be the deciding factor in this year's tour. But before that point there was 124 kilometres of punishing winds and searing heat to contend with, conditions easily tougher than any stage so far in this year's tour. It was going to be epic.

After the first ten kilometres several breaks had tried to get away without success, all being brought back to the peloton. That was until the 17-kilometre mark, when Dimitri De Fauw (Chocolade Jacques) attacked, sparking another 10 riders into action and instigating the day's big move, which was to come seven kilometres down the road. Going through the roundabout outside Aldinga, De Fauw's teammate, Serge Pauwels, came down heavily in a crash with Henk Vogels (Davitamon-Lotto) and Nicola Loda (Liquigas), breaking his left elbow and right wrist.

Soon after the accident Vogels had regained his place in the peloton as Pauwels and Loda withdrew from the race, joined soon after by Daniele Colli, who found the going too tough to continue. At the 27 kilometre point 20 riders went clear, opening a break of 23 seconds. Aaron Kemps, Jose Joaquin Rojas (both Liberty Seguros), Jose Luis Arrieta, Sylvain Calzati (both Ag2R), Johan Vansummeren, Nick Gates (both Davitamon-Lotto), Simone Cadamuro (Milram), Manuel Quinziato (Liquigas), Rony Martias (Bouygues Telecom), Glenn D'Hollander, Frederick Willems (both Chocolade Jacques), Glen Chadwick, Sergey Lagutin, Phil Zajicek (all Navigators) and James Meadley (SA.com-AIS) all went clear, quickly establishing a lead of 1'50 as another four riders made a brave break of their own in an attempt to bridge to the leaders.

The team from Ag2r
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As they neared the 37 kilometre mark, the four riders, Elia Rigotto (Milram), Matthew Lloyd (SA.com - AIS), Paul Crake (UniSA) and Mitch Docker (United Water) were making inroads on the leaders' advantage, and as the front group continued to put more time into the field (an advantage of 3:10 after 39 kilometres) the chasers definitely had their work cut out for themselves. After 41 kilometres, the leading 16 had put 4:10 into the peloton, but in the tough conditions they needed more time if they were to have any hope of staying away. This they did, with the chasing four sitting 1:15 behind their target during the second lap dash past the Aldinga beachfront.

Belgian rider Glenn D'Hollander became the virtual leader on the road, but after only 53 kilometres and the temperature continuing to rise, it was always likely his lead wouldn't translate to a concrete result on the finish line. By 54 kilometres the lead enjoyed by the break had grown to 7:36, with the bridging quartet continuing to make up time despite the obvious numerical disadvantage as they sat at 1:10 behind the leaders. Six kilometres later they made contact with the leaders, increasing the break to 20 and completing the quota for the day's escape artists.

Meanwhile, back in the peloton, Ag2R continued to set tempo, protecting Gerrans from the wind along the coastline and leaving plenty in reserve for the big moment on the KOM. Speaking before today's start, Gerrans was wary of the fact his team may be expending too much energy in defence of his race lead, but with the easy tempo set by the French squad, all was looking good for Monsieur Gerrans to keep enough in reserve to defend his advantage over Señor Sanchez. Further down the road, the 20-rider break had increased their lead to 8:47, the heat not seeming to bother them as they continued to build on their advantage. This, however, was the most time they were able to put into the field, because from that point on the peloton, controlled by Ag2R and Liberty Seguros, continuously pegged back the break's advantage.

Russell Van Hout (Uni SA)
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Luis Leon Sanchez (Liberty Seguros)
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Simon Gerrans (Ag2r)
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Gerrans explained how this was down at the finish. "That's what we planned to do and it came off perfectly. We thought we'd let a group go, let them ride to about four minutes and put it on Liberty to give us a hand. It went out to ten minutes, so we used a couple of Liberty guys up there because my guys were getting a little bit tired. They've [Gerrans' teammates] just done an awesome job all week - I can't thank them enough."

So as the break neared the vital KOM point outside Willunga, Gerrans and Sanchez played cat and mouse, the latter waiting for the perfect time to launch that expected attack. But before that, Russell Van Hout and Paul Crake had launched their stage winning move near the bottom of the climb, blowing the rest of the break to pieces and crossing the summit with a sizeable advantage. It grew to 40, then 50 seconds, then a minute as the pair of teammates two man time-trialed it to the finish.

In the peloton, all eyes were on Sanchez, who hit his straps at the 125 kilometre mark to put 10 seconds into Gerrans, a move that wrested the overall lead from the Victorian. But as they approached the remnants of the break which had split up on the climb, Gerrans was able to recruit the help of troopers Calzati and Arrieta to bring Sanchez back after the top of the climb, neutralising the threat to Gerrans' lead and essentially sealing the win for Ag2R.

But his work wasn't finished yet - it was time to make it to the finish, and following the finish Gerrans explained, "I was really relieved when I caught him; I was just sat on his wheel and with about five kilometres to go I really started cramping like a bastard then both my quads locked up, then my calves...I was just getting water from whoever I could and putting it on my legs." And despite the scare he made it to the finish with Sanchez, last year's champion conceding defeat after the finish. "I gave it my best shot and came up a bit short," said the defending champion. "Obviously I'm disappointed, but well done to Simon."

It was Russell Van Hout's day, however, the newly-crowned national road race champion ecstatic as he crossed the line ahead of teammate Paul Crake, who had helped Van Hout to the victory after taking the KOM points at the top of the hill outside Willunga.

Crake said after the finish, "When that breakaway went, we only had one rider in it - that was Russell. Liberty had two, so if it stayed that way we would've lost the teams classification. I said to a few of my teammates, 'right, I've got to go', and a few of the other Aussie guys came with me who were able to bridge the 1:20 gap, and then it was just up to the climb. I gave it everything I had and fortunately it was just Russell who held my wheel." Van Hout paid tribute to the help of Crake after the finish, saying, "Paul just rode the strongest race in the last 15 k's; I just couldn't have done it without him, he's a champion."

Matthew Lloyd (SA.com-AIS), who was with the second group on the road as they climbed up from Willunga, crashed heavily on the descent after suffering from heat exhaustion and lost consciousness before hitting the ground. The young Victorian remains in hospital for observation but will be ok and didn't suffer any breakages as a result of his fall.

Photography

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Results

1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                       3.32.54 (41.4 km/h)
2 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia
3 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.03
4 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
5 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
6 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram
7 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                               1.13
8 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
9 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23               1.22
10 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim            1.25
11 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
12 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim             1.50
13 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                               2.37
14 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling          2.41
15 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
16 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
17 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
18 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
19 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
20 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance
21 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
22 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
23 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance
24 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
25 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia
26 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling            2.48
27 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                              2.53
28 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
29 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               3.00
30 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team     3.13
31 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          3.30
32 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          3.35
33 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
34 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
35 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
36 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram
37 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole
38 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
39 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        4.03
40 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                           5.15
41 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team          8.47
42 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
43 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
44 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole
45 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole
46 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
47 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
48 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram
49 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim             13.11
50 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
51 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole
52 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
53 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
54 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
55 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi
56 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
57 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram
58 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram
59 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
60 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
61 Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
62 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
63 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
64 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia
65 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
66 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
67 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
68 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
69 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
70 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
71 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia
72 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
73 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
74 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
75 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram
76 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole
77 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
78 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
79 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram
80 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
81 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 14.19
82 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          17.09
83 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prevoyance
84 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prevoyance
85 Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
DNF Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
DNF David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
DNF Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
DNF Ivan Santos Martinez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
DNF Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
 
Points
 
1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                             8 pts
2 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                   6
3 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                4
 
Mountains
 
Old Willunga Hill Road - Willunga - 127.4 km
 
1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                            16 pts
2 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                  12
3 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling                8
4 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           6
5 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                4
 
Sprints
 
The Esplanade, Snapper Point near Butterworth Rd - 58.8 km
 
1 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                6 pts
2 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team               4
3 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team              2
 
The Esplanade, Snapper Point near Butterworth Rd - 100.7 km
 
1 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team              6 pts
2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                             4
3 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team               2
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia
 
Teams
 
1 UniSA-Australia                                             10.41.19
2 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                               2.32
3 Team Milram                                                     3.14
4 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                                     3.19
5 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                      3.58
6 Davitamon Lotto                                                 4.00
7 South Australia.com-AIS Cycling                                 5.33
8 Bouygues Telecom                                                5.36
9 Ag2R-Prevoyance                                                 6.15
10 United Water-Australia U/23                                   10.13
11 Liquigas-Bianchi                                              11.44
12 Crédit Agricole                                               15.00
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance                         14.47.07
2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          0.07
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             0.18
4 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                0.46
5 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                1.41
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                           2.42
7 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                          2.53
8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling              3.19
9 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia
10 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim            3.24
11 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      4.35
12 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           4.49
13 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling          5.00
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                              6.22
15 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team        6.23
16 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                           10.24
17 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                10.36
18 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  10.46
19 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23             10.55
20 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling           12.21
21 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia                              13.55
22 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team        15.54
23 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
24 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           15.55
25 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team    16.46
26 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  17.30
27 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                18.44
28 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                     18.50
29 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         18.52
30 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         21.32
31 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team       22.16
32 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
33 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                             22.26
34 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team          22.35
35 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       22.44
36 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
37 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
38 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
39 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
40 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim            23.03
41 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         23.38
42 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                       24.06
43 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                              24.13
44 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        24.48
45 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram
46 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                            24.49
47 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       25.16
48 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                       25.26
49 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                          26.28
50 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         27.26
51 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         27.50
52 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                28.12
53 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling            29.13
54 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              29.14
55 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
56 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia                           29.55
57 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim              30.00
58 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
59 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
60 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole
61 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             30.08
62 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23           30.52
63 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling         32.15
64 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                 32.46
65 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram                               34.17
66 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                 34.24
67 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
68 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
69 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
70 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
71 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
72 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
73 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram
74 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole
75 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
76 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                       35.09
77 Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23               35.16
78 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 35.32
79 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            35.43
80 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     35.56
81 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole
82 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prevoyance                          38.22
83 Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
84 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prevoyance                          42.37
85 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
 
Points classification
 
1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                            18 pts
2 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                    18
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance                               14
4 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      12
5 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team             12
6 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                  12
7 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               10
8 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         8
9 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team              8
10 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                         8
11 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            6
12 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                  6
13 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team              6
14 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              6
15 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               4
16 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 4
17 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             4
18 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 4
19 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                2
20 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling                2
21 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia                               2
22 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling             2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 36 pts
2 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             32
3 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                            20
4 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                  20
5 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                  16
6 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                         12
7 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                    8
8 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling                8
9 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                                6
10 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          6
11 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia                            6
12 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia                               6
13 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               4
14 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling             4
 
U23 classification
 
1 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23            14.47.53
2 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling              2.33
3 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            4.03
4 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling           4.14
5 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23              10.09
6 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling            11.35
7 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          18.06
8 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team        21.30
9 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                 21.58
10 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         27.04
11 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling            28.27
12 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              28.28
13 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23           30.06
14 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling         31.29
15 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                 33.38
16 Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23               34.30
17 Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling        37.36
 
Teams classification
 
1 UniSA-Australia                                             44.11.09
2 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                      7.40
3 Davitamon Lotto                                                23.18
4 South Australia.com-AIS Cycling                                23.34
5 Team Milram                                                    35.45
6 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                              36.03
7 Ag2R-Prevoyance                                                36.52
8 Bouygues Telecom                                               37.59
9 United Water-Australia U/23                                    40.13
10 Liquigas-Bianchi                                              46.26
11 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                                   49.21
12 Crédit Agricole                                             1.08.44


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