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PowerNet Tour of Southland - 2.2

New Zealand, November 6-11, 2006

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Stage 3 - November 7: Invercargill (ILT Velodrome) - Gore (Traffers Tavern, Hokonui Drive), 165.0 km

MacLachlan wins Stage but Strong in yellow in Tour of Southland

By Alan Messenger

Aaron Strong
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Australian Rob MacLachlan (Calder Stewart) won the 165k stage of the PowerNet Tour of Southland today and Kiwi Aaron Strong (Trek Zookeepers) took over the yellow jersey with an eighteen second buffer over Scott Lyttle (Southland Times) and Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart).

MacLachlan left the peloton in a group of nine who chased down and caught an earlier break of eight riders just over 100k into the Stage. He and team mate Jeremy Vennell were the strongest in the break and when the bunch began to fall apart from a series of attacks ten kilometers from the finish it was the Australian who rode clear and finished the Stage at Gore ten seconds ahead of American Garrett Peltonen and Kiwi Matt Gilbert.

MacLachlan told how it happened. “I found myself in a break chasing but I was kind of lucky having Jeremy (Vennell) up there. I didn’t really want to take people like Aaaron Strong across because he’s a dangerous rider for GC, and as it turned out I had a pretty easy ride across and when I got there I was prepared to work as hard as I could for Jeremy but it really came down to a race at the end. I attacked and I still had two guys with me but when I looked around they were gone so I just kept going to the finish”.

Vennell played a big part in his team mates win and finished eleventh in the Stage but he played down his chances for the Tour. “To tell the truth I’ve had a hard season and can’t wait to see the end of it. I’ve been crook lately and I’ll be quite happy to finish but I’ll help Rob all I can” he said.

Strong now has a handy lead on GC but he hadn’t planned on making such an early move. “I missed the early break but the opportunity came to go with the second group so I took it. Its really a bit early to be taking the jersey and hoping to keep it but that’s how it happened“ he said.

Hayden Roulston missed both of the breaks and dropped to tenth place at 1 minute 49 seconds but he doesn’t see it as the end of the race. “Obviously I’m a bit disappointed that I’ve lost the jersey but we’ve still got a guy up there anyway. Its only the second day and every day from now is hard. Its not over yet, that’s for sure” he said.

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Results

1 Rob MacLachlan (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                         3.56.11
2 Garrett Peltonen (USA) McIntyre Dick & Partners                           0.16
3 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road                                         0.23
4 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                                               0.25
5 Mike Sayers (USA) McIntyre Dick & Partners                                0.28
6 Robin Reid (NZl) Rabobank                                                 
7 Scott Lyttle (NZl) The Southland Times                                    
8 Will Alexander (NZl) Cycleworkz                                           
9 Aaron Strong (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                                   
10 Logan Hunn (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                        
11 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                           
12 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) Creation Signs                                    
13 Paul Bishop (NZl) Cycling Southland                                      
14 Stuart Shaw (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                                   
15 Reon Park (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                            0.46
16 Stephen Elden (NZl) Cycling Southland                             
17 Ollie Pearce (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                   1.04
18 David Pell (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                               2.53
19 Chuck Coyle (USA) McIntyre Dick & Partners                               
20 Marc Ryan (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                                     
21 Clinton Avery (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                     
22 Sergio Hernandez (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                             
23 Ed Barrett (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                     
24 Eric Barlevav (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                                
25 Mark Langlands (NZl) Colour Plus                                         
26 Chris Macic (NZl) Colour Plus                                            
27 Scott Peoples (Aus) The Southland Times                                  
28 Jason Somerville (Aus) Sycamore Print                                    
29 Justin Kerr (NZl) Rabobank                                               
30 Adam Curry (NZl) Share The Road                                          
31 Stephen Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating                                    
32 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Share The Road                                        
33 Adrian McCabe (NZl) Team Ultimo                                          
34 Eric Drower (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                           
35 Jesse Sargeant (NZl) Colour Plus                                         
36 Fraser MacMaster (NZl) Subway                                            
37 Tim Bennett (NZl) Team Ultimo                                            
38 Thomas Hanover (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                    
39 Scott Hodges (NZl) SouthRoads                                            
40 Josh Page (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                          
41 Gaine Petterson (NZl) Cycling Southland                                  
42 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                      
43 Greg Henderson (NZl) McIntyre Dick & Partners                            
44 Scott Rainsford (NZl) Placemakers                                        
45 Adam Bergman (USA) Hilo Decorating                                       
46 Aaron Wheeler (NZl) Race Sponsors Team                                   
47 Westley Gough (NZl) Colour Plus                                          
48 Michael White (NZl) SouthRoads                                           
49 Tony Hogg (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                        
50 Adam Coker (NZl) Share The Road                                          
51 Brad Carter (NZl) Colour Plus                                            
52 Kristian House (GBr) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                           
53 Paul Crake (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                                         
54 Dylan Cooper (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                                       
55 Peter Latham (NZl) The Southland Times                                   
56 James Fairweather (NZl) Cycleworkz                                       
57 Garry Smith (NZl) SouthRoads                                             
58 Thurlow Rojers (USA) Hilo Decorating                                     
59 Jarrod Harman (Aus) Race Sponsors Team                                   
60 Eddy Hilger (USA) Rabobank                                               
61 Matt Sillars (NZl) Race Sponsors Team                                    
62 Marcus Roy (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                            
63 Luke Watkins (NZl) Cycleworkz                                            
64 Paul Odlin (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                         
65 Grant Lyon (NZl) Placemakers                                             
66 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                               
67 Alistair Crossling (NZl) Race Sponsors Team                              
68 Scott Wilder (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                   
69 Joe Cooper (NZl) Subway                                                  
70 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                                            
71 Andrew Williams (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                
72 Steven Hands (NZl) Cycleworkz                                            
73 Wayne Hildred (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                    
74 Mathew Gorter (NZl) Cycling Southland                                    
75 Alistair Adam (NZl) SouthRoads                                           
76 John Ebeling (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                                       
77 Darren Shea (NZl) Subway                                                 
78 Mike Northey (NZl) The Southland Times                                   
79 Andrew Wells (NZl) Team Ultimo                                           
80 Edwin Crossling (NZl) Daikin C H Faul                                    
81 Curtis Gunn (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                                  
82 Lachlan Shannon (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                       
83 Chris Walker (USA) Hilo Decorating                                       
84 Dan Waluszewski (NZl) Subway                                             
85 Stephen Popenhagen (NZl) Placemakers                                     
86 Matt Haydock (NZl) The Southland Times                                   
87 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Rabobank                                           
88 Justin Ralph (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                       
89 Glen McSkimming (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                  
90 Sam Bewley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                                    
91 Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Share The Road                                     
92 Joe Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                                         
93 Jason Allen (NZl) McIntyre Dick & Partners                               
94 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                              
95 Alex Mennhorst (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                    
96 Brian Biggs (NZl) Cycling Southland                                      
97 Eric Losak (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                                   
98 Andrew Ward (Aus) Sycamore Print                                         
99 Mark Crowther (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                         
100 Ian Paulin (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                      
101 Matt King (NZl) Creation Signs                                          
102 Tim Walker (Aus) Sycamore Print                                         
103 Brendan Jones (Aus) Sycamore Print                                      
104 Andrew Widdup (NZl) Creation Signs                                      
105 Travis Kane (NZl) South West Helicopters                                
106 Stephen Blair (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                                     
107 Brian Fowler (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                  
108 Eliot Crowther (NZl) Team Ultimo                                        
109 Ben Olesen (NZl) Team Ultimo                                            
110 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                                    
111 John Alabaster (NZl) Placemakers                                        
112 Paul Winterbourne (NZl) South West Helicopters                          
113 Michael Kingan (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                    
114 Miles Watson (NZl) Cycleworkz                                           
115 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) South West Helicopters                             4.07
116 Ben Powell (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                           4.40
117 Paul Gough (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                         14.13
118 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                    15.18
119 Ryan Cull (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                          16.29
120 Tim Hargrave (NZl) Race Sponsors Team                                  18.06
121 Ricky Simonsen (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                 19.01
122 Daniel Carruthers (Aus) Sycamore Print                               
123 Simon Croom (NZl) South West Helicopters                               28.29
124 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating                                    
125 Dave Beadle (NZl) South West Helicopters                              
126 Glen Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                      
127 Andrew Lock (NZl) SouthRoads                                          
128 Nick Emery (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                      
DNF Luisalejandro Zamudio (USA) No Opportunity Wasted
DNF Grant Anderson (NZl) Placemakers

General Classification after stage 3

1 Aaron Strong (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                                6.07.38
2 Scott Lyttle (NZl) The Southland Times                                    0.18
3 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                            0.22
4 Reon Park (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                             0.39
5 Rob MacLachlan (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                            1.10
6 Garrett Peltonen (USA) McIntyre Dick & Partners                           1.36
6 Robin Reid (NZl) Rabobank                                             
6 Ollie Pearce (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                
9 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road                                         1.40
10 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                      1.49
11 Stuart Shaw (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                                   1.57
12 Logan Hunn (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                        2.02
13 Paul Bishop (NZl) Cycling Southland                                      2.04
14 Will Alexander (NZl) Cycleworkz                                          2.09
14 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) Creation Signs                                 
16 Clinton Avery (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                     2.11
17 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                                              2.17
18 Scott Peoples (Aus) The Southland Times                                  2.18
19 Stephen Elden (NZl) Cycling Southland                                    2.24
20 Mike Sayers (USA) McIntyre Dick & Partners                               2.27
21 Peter Latham (NZl) The Southland Times                                   2.44
22 Fraser MacMaster (NZl) Subway                                            2.51
22 Edwin Crossling (NZl) Daikin C H Faul                            
24 Paul Crake (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                                         2.52
25 Eric Drower (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                           2.56
26 Joe Cooper (NZl) Subway                                                  3.02
27 Stephen Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating                                    3.05
28 Alistair Crossling (NZl) Race Sponsors Team                              3.07
29 Kristian House (GBr) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                           3.12
30 Chris Walker (USA) Hilo Decorating                                       3.25
31 Justin Kerr (NZl) Rabobank                                               3.26
32 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                                            3.28
33 Aaron Wheeler (NZl) Race Sponsors Team                                   3.41
34 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                               3.50
35 Dylan Cooper (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                                       3.52
36 David Pell (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                               3.59
37 Mark Langlands (NZl) Colour Plus                                         4.05
38 Marcus Roy (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                            4.06
39 Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Share The Road                                     4.08
40 Westley Gough (NZl) Colour Plus                                          4.11
41 Brad Carter (NZl) Colour Plus                                            4.12
41 Luke Watkins (NZl) Cycleworkz                                          
43 Brendan Jones (Aus) Sycamore Print                                       4.13
44 Curtis Gunn (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                                  4.14
45 Thurlow Rojers (USA) Hilo Decorating                                     4.15
45 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                                 
47 Matt Sillars (NZl) Race Sponsors Team                                    4.16
47 Joe Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                                      
49 Matt King (NZl) Creation Signs                                           4.21
49 Tim Walker (Aus) Sycamore Print                                   
51 John Ebeling (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                                       4.22
51 Miles Watson (NZl) Cycleworkz                                 
53 Andrew Ward (Aus) Sycamore Print                                         4.25
54 Mike Northey (NZl) The Southland Times                                   4.26
54 Matt Haydock (NZl) The Southland Times                          
54 Eliot Crowther (NZl) Team Ultimo                                
57 Adam Bergman (USA) Hilo Decorating                                       4.28
58 Chris Macic (NZl) Colour Plus                                            4.29
59 Scott Rainsford (NZl) Placemakers                                        4.30
60 Alex Mennhorst (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                    4.32
61 Eddy Hilger (USA) Rabobank                                               4.34
62 Sergio Hernandez (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                             4.36
63 Thomas Hanover (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                    4.37
63 Mark Crowther (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                
65 Andrew Wells (NZl) Team Ultimo                                           4.38
66 Stephen Popenhagen (NZl) Placemakers                                     4.39
67 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Rabobank                                           4.40
67 Glen McSkimming (NZl) Riverside Rentals                         
69 Justin Ralph (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                       4.41
70 Josh Page (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                          4.43
70 Lachlan Shannon (NZl) Fulton Hogan                               
72 Ed Barrett (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                     4.44
72 Gaine Petterson (NZl) Cycling Southland                              
72 Scott Wilder (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub               
72 Mathew Gorter (NZl) Cycling Southland                                
76 Michael Kingan (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                     4.45
77 Tony Hogg (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                        4.46
78 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Share The Road                                        4.47
79 Jarrod Harman (Aus) Race Sponsors Team                                   4.52
79 Darren Shea (NZl) Subway                                             
81 Steven Hands (NZl) Cycleworkz                                            4.54
82 Chuck Coyle (USA) McIntyre Dick & Partners                               4.56
82 Travis Kane (NZl) South West Helicopters                           
84 Paul Winterbourne (NZl) South West Helicopters                           4.57
85 Andrew Williams (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                5.03
85 John Alabaster (NZl) Placemakers                                   
87 Scott Hodges (NZl) SouthRoads                                            5.04
88 Adam Curry (NZl) Share The Road                                          5.13
89 Adam Coker (NZl) Share The Road                                          5.14
90 Sam Bewley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                                    5.30
91 Marc Ryan (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                                     5.39
92 Ian Paulin (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                       5.43
93 Garry Smith (NZl) SouthRoads                                             5.50
94 Tim Bennett (NZl) Team Ultimo                                            6.02
94 Brian Fowler (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub                  
96 Paul Odlin (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                         6.14
96 Stephen Blair (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                                   
98 Jason Somerville (Aus) Sycamore Print                                    6.16
99 Wayne Hildred (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                    6.17
100 Grant Lyon (NZl) Placemakers                                            6.19
101 Brian Biggs (NZl) Cycling Southland                                     6.21
102 Greg Henderson (NZl) McIntyre Dick & Partners                           6.24
103 Michael White (NZl) SouthRoads                                          6.25
103 Alistair Adam (NZl) SouthRoads                                        
105 James Fairweather (NZl) Cycleworkz                                      6.39
106 Jesse Sargeant (NZl) Colour Plus                                        6.43
107 Adrian McCabe (NZl) Team Ultimo                                         6.47
108 Jason Allen (NZl) McIntyre Dick & Partners                              6.57
109 Ben Powell (NZl) Fulton Hogan                                           7.15
110 Dan Waluszewski (NZl) Subway                                            7.22
110 Ben Olesen (NZl) Team Ultimo                                     
112 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                             7.23
113 Eric Losak (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                                  7.30
114 Andrew Widdup (NZl) Creation Signs                                     13.12
115 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) South West Helicopters                            14.43
116 Ryan Cull (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                          17.49
117 Matt Randall (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                                    18.39
118 Paul Gough (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                         19.13
119 Daniel Carruthers (Aus) Sycamore Print                                 23.57
120 Ricky Simonsen (NZl) Riverside Rentals                                 29.39 
121 Simon Croom (NZl) South West Helicopters                               31.20
122 Eric Barlevav (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                              32.09
123 Nick Emery (NZl) Jackson & Wills                                       32.33
124 Tim Hargrave (NZl) Race Sponsors Team                                  33.10
125 Robert Coble (USA) Hilo Decorating                                     33.18
126 Glen Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                       38.07
127 Dave Beadle (NZl) South West Helicopters                               40.10
128 Andrew Lock (NZl) SouthRoads                                         1.01.29
DNF Luisalejandro Zamudio (USA) No Opportunity Wasted
DNF Grant Anderson (NZl) Placemakers

Sprints classification

1 Karl Murray (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                   47
2 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                    22
3 Curtis Gunn (USA) No Opportunity Wasted                       21
4 David Pell (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                    10
5 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                                    9
6 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                 8
7 John Ebeling (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                             6
8 Tim Bennett (NZl) Team Ultimo                                  6
9 Brendan Jones (Aus) Sycamore Print                             5
10 Joe Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                              5
11 Rob MacLachlan (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                4
12 Mike Northey (NZl) The Southland Times                        4
13 Ollie Pearce (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle Pub        4
14 Andrew Williams (NZl) Benchmark Homes Winton's Middle P       3
15 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Rabobank                                 3
16 Clinton Avery (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                          3
17 Ryan Cull (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                 3
18 Garrett Peltonen (USA) McIntyre Dick & Partners               2
19 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road                             2
20 Logan Hunn (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                             2
21 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) Creation Signs                         2
22 Aaron Strong (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                       2
23 Marc Ryan (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                          2
24 Joe Cooper (NZl) Subway                                       2
25 John Alabaster (NZl) Placemakers                              2
26 Reon Park (NZl) Cycle Surgery                                 2
27 Mike Northey (NZl) The Southland Times                        1
28 Scott Lyttle (NZl) The Southland Times                        1
29 Chris Macic (NZl) Colour Plus                                 1
30 Darren Shea (NZl) Subway                                      1
31 Mike Sayers (USA) McIntyre Dick & Partners                    1
32 Matt Haydock (NZl) The Southland Times                        1
33 Adam Coker (NZl) Share The Road                               1
34 Alex Mennhorst (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                         1
35 Dan Waluszewski (NZl) Subway                                  1
36 Stephen Blair (Aus) Daikin C H Faul                           1

Mountains classification

1 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) Creation Signs                         16
2 Clinton Avery (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                          12
3 Aaron Strong (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Café                        8
4 Stephen Elden (NZl) Cycling Southland                          8
5 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road                              6
6 Eddy Hilger (USA) Rabobank                                     6
7 Luisalejandro Zamudio (USA) No Opportunity Wasted              4
8 Scott Peoples (Aus) The Southland Times                        4
9 John Alabaster (NZl) Placemakers                               4
10 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cycle Surgery                           2
11 David Pell (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts                    2

Teams classification

1 Calder Stewart                                          18.27.30 
2 The Southland Times                                         0.43 
3 Trek/Zookeepers Cafe                                        1.17 
4 Subway                                                      3.33 
5 Rabobank                                                    3.54 
6 McIntyre Dick & Partners                                    3.58 
7 Ascot Park Hotel                                            4.09 
8 Cycling Southland                                           4.19 
9 Daikin CH Faul                                              4.31 
10 Creation Signs                                             5.43 
11 Share the Road                                             5.51 
12 Cycleworkz                                                 5.57 
13 Hilo Decorating                                            5.59 
14 Benchmark Homes/Middle Pub                                 6.18 
15 Race Sponsors Team                                         6.28 
16 Fulton Hogan                                               6.58 
17 ColorPlus                                                  7.52 
18 Sycamore Print                                             8.23 
19 Now                                                        8.46 
20 Jackson..Wills                                             9.15 
21 Placemakers                                                9.26 
22 Riverside Rentals                                         10.21 
23 Team Ultimo                                               10.30 
24 Southwest Helicopters                                     12.09 
25 Southroads                                                12.17 
26 Cycle Surgery                                             13.27 


 

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