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56th Jayco Herald Sun Tour - 2.1
Australia, October 14-21, 2007
Photography
Stage 7 - October 21: Melbourne Circuit Race , 80 minutes plus 3 laps of a 2.5km circuit
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Images by Fiona Carnibella
- Two seconds into the race and the bunch is still together...
- The city of Melbourne towers over the racers.
- An early breakaway attempt.
- Japanese Champion Yukiya Arashiro was looking to get away as he tries again, this time solo.
- Unibet riders had to do some work to ensure nothing happened to Matt Wilson's tour lead.
- Another break goes with Aaron Kemp (Astana) looking for another criterium win.
- A convenient place for a U-turn?
- Dominique Rollin found the heat in the break too hot to handle.
- Australian Champion Darren Lapthorne has a chuckle with Tom Southam (Drapac Porsche).
- Shaun Higgerson (SA.com/AIS) tries to get himself into the break.
- Arashiro missed the winning break and now is chasing hard in a small group.
- Scott Zwizanski (Bissel-Priority Health) was in the winning break with Kemps and Camiel Denis (Netherlands National Team).
- Camiel and Kemps were working well to keep the speed up.
- Aaron Kemp (Astana) wins both criteriums in the 2007 Herald Sun Tour.
- Matt Wilson (Unibet) safely crosses the line to win the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour!!
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- Chief Commissaire Wayne Pomario fom Vancouver in Canada has been enjoying his time in Australia and working on the Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- We are LUCKY to have such a great race in Victoria: The Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Timothy Gudsell (Mitchelton Wines New Zealand National Team) will head home and ride in the Tour of Southland next month
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) before the biggest win of his career
- Steve Morabito (Astana, left) catches up with Jimmy Casper (Unibet.com) before the final stage of the Tour in Melbourne
- Benjamin Jaques-Maynes (Bissell / SRAM) from the USA was in 27th place overall heading into the final stage
- Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com / AIS) on the startline in Melbourne's Botanical Gardens for the final day of the Tour
- Steffen Radochla (Wiesenhof / Felt) from Germany is a stage winner from the Tour de Langkawi but failed to fire a shot here
- Nick Gates (Jayco Australian National Team) can't wait to hit the fairways of some Gold Coast golf courses over the summer
- Eric Wohlberg (Canadian Bicycle Superstore) accelerates out of a corner on St.Kilda Road
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) corners in Melbourne on the final day of the Tour
- The yellow jersey (112) speeds down St.Kilda Road while a Melbourne icon - the tram - travels past
- Tour leader Matt Wilson (Unibet.com, centre) contacts team manager Michel Lafis back in the pits whilst his teammates drive the peloton
- Unibet.com take their Tour leader in yellow, Matt Wilson, past the Shrine of Rememberance on St.Kilda Road in Melbourne
- Three riders got a way (L-R): Aaron Kemps (Astana), Scott Zwizanski (Bissel l/ SRAM), and Camiel Denis (Netherlands National Team)
- Jimmy Casper drives the Unibet.com train with a three-man break up the road
- The peloton head into the home straight beneath the trees in Melbourne's Botanical Gardens
- The Unibet.com train on the front with Astana right on their wheel
- The big screen shows Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) after striking trouble when his chain broke forcing his retirement from the stage
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) is joined by John Trevorrow (right) and Carl Wilson (background) after O'Grady's chain broke and forced him out of the race
- Stuart O'Grady (centre) makes his way back to the team pits after breaking his chain accelerating out of a corner
- A chasing group stretch out in the home straight trying to pull back the leading trio
- The leaders (L-R): Camiel Denis (Netherlands National Team), Scott Zwizanski (Bissell/ SRAM), and Aaron Kemps (Astana) with a lap to go
- That's three! Aaron Kemps (Astana) takes out his third stage win for the Tour in Melbourne
- Tour winner Matt Wilson (centre) of the Unibet.com team is congratulated by Astana's Steve Moribito after crossing the finish-line in Melbourne
- Tour winner Matt Wilson is hugged by proud mum Lesley after his biggest win of his career
- Tasmanian Bernard Sulzberger (DFL / Cyclingnews) won the Savings and Loans King of the Mountains competition
- Dominique Rollin (Canadian Bicycle Superstore) won the Portfolio Partners Sprint Points competition
- Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com / AIS) won the Provincial Victoria Best Under 23 rider of the Tour
- Scott Zwizanski (Bissell / SRAM) won the Volvo Most Aggressive Rider of the stage jersey
- The Astana team won the Go For Your Life best team overall category
- The top three on the General Classification (L-R): Trent Lowe (3rd, Jayco Australian National Team), Matt Wilson (1st, Unibet.com), and Steve Morabito (2nd, Astana)
- Tour winner Matt Wilson (yellow) and his Unibet.com teammates (L-R): Michal Golas, Jimmy Casper, Jeremy Hunt and Baden Cooke
- 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour winner Matt Wilson with trophy and girlfriend Meagan after his stirring victory
Images by Veeral Patel
- The peloton gently rolling along during the neutral lap.
- Nick Gates (Jayco Australian National Team) with the main bunch.
- Yukiya Arashiro (Nippo - Meitan Latrobe) makes the dash for the early breakaway.
- Cameron Wurf (Bissell-Priority Health) hot on the heals of Yukiya Arashiro.
- Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore) accelerating out of the city-end corner.
- All aboard the Unibet.com express train.
- Logan Hutchings (Mitchelton Wines) making a quick getaway.
- Maint Berkenbosch (Netherlands National Team) hanging in with one of the smaller bunches.
- Malaya Van Ruitenbeek (Netherlands National Team) hard on the wheel of Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore).
- Nick Gates (Jayco Australian National Team) doing the hard work.
- Jimmy Casper (Unibet.com) setting the pace for the peloton during the three laps to go period.
Stage 6 - October 20: Melbourne ITT, 8.6km
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- Brett Tivers (Mitchelton Wines New Zealand National Team) climbs Anderson Street during the stage six time-trial in Melbourne
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) receives plenty of support from his team-car during his ride against the clock
- Jimmy Caspar (Unibet.com) corners on St.Kilda Road with the Melbourne CBD in the background
- A Melbourne tram driver gets a good view Stuart Shaw's (Drapac Porsche) ride against the clock
- Stage five winner, Cameron Jennings (DFL/Cyclingnews), hits the finish-line in Melbourne's Botanical Gardens
- Eric Wohlberg (Bicycle Superstore Canada) grits his teeth and goes for it speeding into the home-straight
- Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com / AIS) throws his bike at the line: Clarke finished 12th on the stage
- Trent Lowe (Jayco Australian National Team) in-front of a great crowd in the home-straight in Melbourne
- Steve Morabito (Astana) looks for another stage win and edges closer to the Tour leader, Matt Wilson (Unibet.com)
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) drives for the line and holds onto a slender lead in the Tour of just three seconds
- An exhausted Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) after crossing the line and retaining the Tour leader's yellow jersey
- An elated Unibet.com teammate, Baden Cooke, greets Tour leader Matt Wilson after his ride agains the clock in Melbourne
- Great mates: Tour leader Matt Wilson (L) and Baden Cooke of the Unibet.com team hug each other after Wilson's ride kept him in yellow
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) from Victoria goes through many emotions and realises his greatest win is just a day away
- Media converge on Tour leader Matt Wilson in-front of his Unibet.com team tent after he retained the yellow jersey of the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Stage winner Steve Morabito (Astana) trails Unibet.com's Matt Wilson by just three seconds heading into the final day's racing in Melbourne
Images by Fiona Carnibella
- What can we say, go Japan! Koji Fukushima (Nippo - Meitan Latrobe) trying to eat some good Aussie bugs...
- Zach Bell (Canadian National Team) showed some Canadian strength, finishing 12 seconds back in seventh
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) just missed out on the top 10.
- Tom Zirbal, another American from the Priority Health team, finished inside the top 10.
- American Ben Jacques-Maynes was on fire, finishing just 4 seconds off the pace in third place.
- Stuart Shaw ensured a strong performance by Australia's Drapac Porsche team, finishing 17th today.
- Englishman Daniel Lloyd (DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed) sneaks into the top 10, finishing ninth, 15 seconds back.
- Aaron Kemps (Astana) put in a solid effort to finish just outside the top 10 today in 12th position.
- Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Porsche) is hardly recognisable without the Australian national champion's jersey on, but is equally impressive, finishing fourth just four seconds adrift.
- Cameron Wurf (Bissell-Priority Health) from the USA rode well finishing 15th today, 24 seconds down.
- Black and white: Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com-AIS), leader of the young rider classifaction, shows off his white jersey which is firmly on his shoulders.
- Baden Cooke (Unibet.com) finished eighth, 14 seconds down on Morabito
- Moving up to third overall was Trent Lowe (Australian National Team), with second in the ITT just two seconds back
- Joost Van Leijen (Netherlands National Team) lost his oveall third place in the technical TT, droping 17 seconds to the leader.
- Winner of today's ITT, Steve Morabito maintains his second place overall for Astana.
- Tour Leader Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) did enough to hold onto the overall lead in the 8.6km ITT.
Images by Gary Newvine
- Australia's John Ebeling (FRF Couriers-NSWIS) starts his ride.
- Brett Tivers (Mitchelton Wines - New Zealand) gets a good start.
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) heads out.
- Australia's Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) corners in his first Time Trial since July's Tour de France.
- The television crew keeps a close eye on Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team).
- The SouthAustralia.com-AIS team has had a good week in Victoria.
- Benoit Joachim (Astana) finished 73rd in the ITT.
- Dutch rider Joost Van Leijen (Netherlands National Team) remains in the top 10.
- Swiss rider Steve Morabito (Astana) won the sixth stage.
- Matthew Wilson (Unibet.com) fights to hold on to his race lead...
- ...and does so by three seconds.
Images by Veeral Patel
- Canadian Ryan Anderson (Bicycle Superstore) zipping around the bend finishing 60th.
- Brett Aitken (Savings & Loan) finishes 45th.
- Zachary Bell (Bicycle Superstore), in the red, powered home in seventh spot.
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) finishes 11th.
- Richard England (Bissell-Priority Health) finishes 25th.
- Trent Lowe (Jayco Australian National Team) finished second to Steve Morabito (Astana) by two seconds.
- Steve Morabito (Astana) crusing along the Yarra river as he claims Stage 6 victory.
Stage 5 - October 19: Mt Beauty - Wangaratta, 110.9km
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- Cameron Wurf (Bissell/SRAM) from Tasmania was in ninth position on the General Classification going into stage five
- Mark O'Brien (Drapac Porsche) catches up on all the Tour action before stage five
- Baden Cooke (Unibet.com) relaxes in a bean-bag before stage five began from Mount Beauty
- Yukiya Arashiro (Nippo-Meitan Latrobe City) finds another way to drink his coffee before stage five
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) signs on for stage five of the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- The boys from the Astana team currently lead the Go For Your Life best team overall category
- The Astana team will have to pull their socks up if they want to get Steve Morabito into the Tour lead with three stages remaining
- Benoit Joachim (Astana) was in 29th position overall heading into stage five
- The Tour leaves Mount Beauty on the 110.9 kilometre stage to Wangaratta
- The peloton leave Mount Beauty with the difficult climb up to Falls Creek behind them
- The Tour rises up out of Mount Beauty on stage five
- Fresh from the farm… the peloton pass some local traffic on stage five
- A break opens up after the descent down the climb on Running Creek Road
- Baden Cooke (Unibet.com) gets hungry in the leading group
- Timothy Gudsell (Mitchelton Wines New Zealand National Team) got himself across to the lead group
- Trent Lowe (Jayco Australian National Team) is closely marked by Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) on the category three climb on stage five
- DFL/Cyclingews team manager,Eric Vanderaerden, chats with Bernard Sulzberger during stage five
- Tour leader, Joost Van Leijen (Netherlands National Team), in the peloton and holding onto an eight second lead
- Cheers to the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour: The leaders pass drinkers at a local watering hole
- Tour leader, Joost Van Leijen (Netherlands National Team), is followed by Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team), shortly after Van Leijen punctured
- The kneebones connected to the - thigh bone… The peloton pass Kneebones Lane
- Attacks on the peloton approaching the final twenty kilometres
- The winning move is made: Jeremy Vennell (DFL/Cyclingnews), teammate Cameron Jennings, and Peter Herzig (NSWIS/FRF) get the break
- Jeremy Vennell (DFL/Cyclingnews) was driving the break towards the finish with 15 kilometres remaining
- Take a bow Cameron: Cameron Jennings (DFL/Cyclingnews) wins stage fine into Wangaratta
- Jennings has been going well all week and deserved his stage victory on the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Riders head for the finish-line as Marc Ryan (Mitchelton Wines New Zealand National Team, left) picks himself up off the bitumen
- The yellow jersey, Joost Van Leijen (Natherland National Team), brings home the peloton with Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) right behind him
- DFL/Cyclingnews team manager, Eric Vanderaerden, congratulates Cameron Jennings on his win into Wangaratta
- Netherland National Team manager, Frank Kwanten (left), discusses the penalty handed down to his Tour leader with Chief Commissaire Wayne Pomario
- Cameron Jennings (DFL/Cyclingnews) speaks with commentator Matt Keenan on the podium after his stage five win
- Tasmanian Bernard Sulzberger (DFL/Cyclingnews) has won the Savings and Loans King of the Mountains competition of the Tour
- Gene Bates (SouthAustralia.com/AIS) from South Australia was awarded the Volvo Most Aggressive rider's jersey on stage five
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) has found himself back in yellow and will take a fourteen second lead into the penultimate stage, a time-trial in Melbourne
Stage 4 - October 18: Beechworth - Falls Creek, 116.5km
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- Stuart Shaw (Drapac Porsche) finds a faster version of the two wheels on the startline in Beechworth
- Baden Cooke (Unibet.com) chats with local media prior to the difficult stage four of the Tour from Beechworth to Falls Creek
- Commentator Matt Keenan interviews Scott McGrory, Team Manager of Drapac Porsche on the Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- The NSWIS/FRF team are fully supportive of the Ben Mikic Foundation, helping awareness on the roads between drivers and riders
- Rod McGee, Team Manager of the SouthAustralia.com/AIS outfit on this year's Tour
- Pat Jonker is passing on a wealth of experience to the boys on the Savings and Loans team from his home state of South Australia
- A leading trio of Trent Wilson (Jayco Australian National Team), Scott Zwizanski (Bissell/SRAM), and Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) broke clear and head for the climb up Falls Creek in the background
- The peloton in pursuit of riders up the road on the 116.5km journey from Beechworth to Falls Creek
- Zwizanski (Bissell/SRAM) and Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) dropped Wilson (Jayco Australian National Team) on the category two climb at Tawonga
- Astana's Benoit Joachim went in search of the leading pair on the climb at Tawonga
- Trent Wilson (Jayco Australian National Team) stares at the road ahead finding his own rhythm for the lonely ride to the finish
- Stuart O'Grady (centre, Jayco Australian National Team) back in the chasing peloton on the climb up Tawonga
- Mitchelton Wines New Zealand National Team riders struggle up the category two climb at Tawonga
- Ben Brooks (NSWIS/FRF) out of the saddle on the 14km climb at Tawonga
- David Pell (Savings and Loans) was sixth overall just 38 seconds behind the Tour leader going into the fourth stage
- Riders begin the descent down the category two climb at Tawonga which splintered the peloton
- Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) would win the Volvo Most Aggressive rider of the stage jersey for his efforts out the front
- Scott Zwizanski (Bissell/SRAM) feels the strain on the HORS category climb to the top of Falls Creek
- Jeremy Hunt (Unibet.com) from Great Britian was working hard for his teammate and Tour leader Matt Wilson on the climb to Falls Creek
- Tour leader Matt Wilson (centre, Unibet.com) on the climb to Falls Creek
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) gets to the front of the peloton and works hard for his teammate and overall Tour chance Trent Lowe
- The catch is made: Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) is captured by a chasing group on the climb to the top of Falls Creek
- Julien Mazet (Astana) from France broke clear from the lead group in the final ten kilometres to the finish
- Trent Lowe (Jayco Australian National Team) on the front of the leading group and hoping to put some time into Tour leader Matt Wilson
- Steve Morabito (Astana) from Switzerland takes out stage four of the Tour to the top of Falls Creek
- Tour leader Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) gasps for air at the finish in Falls Creek trying to retain the yellow jersey
- Riders roll into the finish of stage four at the top of the HORS category climb at Falls Creek
- Chief Commissaire, Wayne Pomario from Canada, on the race-radio and controlling the Tour
- The leading trio of Wilson, Zwizanski and Rollin make their way towards the category two climb at Tawonga
- Steve Morabito (Astana) chats with Matt Keenan about his stage four victory to the top of Falls Creek
- Trent Wilson (Jayco Australian National Team) can't bring himself to look ahead to the top of Falls Creek in the background
- The new leader of the Tour: Joost Van Leijen (Netherlands National Team) will take an eight second lead into stage five from Matt Wilson (Unibet.com)
- Teammates who did it tough: Baden Cooke lets his Unibet.com partner Matt Wilson know what a great stage he rode on day four of the Tour
Stage 3 - October 17: Mansfield - Beechworth, 139.5kms
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- Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) was in 15th place overall heading into the third stage
- The boys from the Bicycle Superstore Canadian team are leading the Go For Your Life Best Team overall competition
- The shaving cream has been packed away for the Tour: South Australia.com/AIS's Shaun Higgerson admires some of his best work
- An arm with a foot on it? Richard England (Bissell/SRAM) warms up prior to stage three
- Tour knicks
- The Netherlands National Team back in Australia for the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- The Tour leaves Mansfield passing one of it's hotels on the way
- The Tour on the bushfire savaged roads of North East Victoria during stage three
- Riders descend the category two climb through Tolmie and the Alpine National Park on stage three
- Well I guess that would make a lot of pumpkin soup then? The peloton pass through the town of Moyhu
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team, R) wants to move on from his crash in the Tour de France this year and is doing it nicely on the Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Koji Fukushima (Nippo-Meitan Latrobe City) escaped the peloton's clutches after the descent of the category two climb
- Koji Fukushima (Nippo-Meitan Latrobe City) is a stage winner of the Tour de Langkawi and was looking to do the same in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Peter Herzig (NSWIS/FRF) tries to bridge the gap to Koji Fukushima late into the third stage
- Back in the peloton, Kane 'Munge' Oakley (DFL/Cyclingnews) was in the driver's seat chasing breaks
- Tour leader Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) safely tucked away back in the peloton
- Jimmy Casper (Unibet.com) from France got across to Herzig with Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada)
- Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) was trying to force the pace in a three rider break heading towards Beechworth
- The 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour sure is turning heads! Koen De Kort (Astana,L) and Will Dickeson (Savings and Loans)
- Another break trying to steal the stage win approaching the final twenty kilometres
- Three riders breakaway again but the peloton wasn't letting them get out of their sights in the final fifteen kilometres
- Aaron Kemps (Astana,R) and Stuart Shaw (Drapac Porsche) fight out the finish to stage three in Beechworth
- Aaron Kemps (Astana) from Queensland is in 20th place overall, twelve minutes beind the Tour leader Matt Wilson
- Bernard Sulzberger (DFL/Cyclingnews) remains in the lead of the Savings and Loans King of the Mountains competition
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) is now the new leader of the Portfolio Partners Sprint Points competition
- Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com/AIS) still leads the Provincial Victoria Best Under 23 rider of the Tour
- Koji Fukushima (Nippo-Meitan Latrobe City) entertained the crowd by playing his harmonica on the podium in Beechworth
- Matt Wilson remains in the Tour lead by seventeen seconds from his Unibet.com teammate Baden Cooke after three stages
- Matt Wilson has his eyes on the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour; Stage four up Falls Creek will tell us more with regards to the General Classification
- The peloton cross a river that needs to be fixed early on stage three
- The SouthAustralia.com/AIS boys clown around just after a feed-station (L-R) Simon Clarke, Gene 'Rabbit Ears' Bates and Peter 'Smokey' Dawson
- Queenslander Aaron Kemps (Astana) was flying at the finish to stage three - and some of them stuck!
Stage 2 - October 16: Mitchelton Winery - Mansfield, 145.6km
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- Dominique Perras (Bicycle Superstore Canada) went shopping for a new bike at the Mitchelton Winery to finish the Jayco Herald Sun Tour on
- The SRAM spares boys on the Tour are servicing the peloton from a motor-bike and…helicopter?
- Trent Wilson (Jayco Australian National Team) was blowing his own trumpet at the Mitchelton Winery before the start of stage two
- Cheers Matty: Tour leader Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) on the startline at Mitchelton Winery for stage two of the Tour
- Hey listen girls no autographs please, I'm about to begin stage two of the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Stage two began with the memory of Scotty Peoples who was tragically taken from us in a road accident in November last year
- Astana's Steve Morabito from Switzerland is currently in the top-ten on the General Classification and will be looking for a podium finish in Melbourne
- The Tour paid their respects for Scott Peoples on the startline at the Mitchelton Winery with a minutes silence prior to racing
- The Tour began stage two in fine but cool conditions for their 145.6 kilometre journey to Mansfield
- The red-light was on but no trains here, although one of the Bissell/SRAM riders wasn't taking any chances and needed a peek
- A large group at the front of the race around fifty kilometres into the stage
- The peloton on the country roads of Central Victoria on day two of the Tour
- The stage began to split on the climb up the Strathbogie Ranges around 65 kilometres into the stage
- The winning move is made on the top of the Strathbogie Ranges: Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Porsche) drives the leaders
- Unibet.com were on the front of the chasing peloton and covering their leading riders in Baden Cooke (far left) and Tour leader Matt Wilson (2nd from left)
- Maint Berkenbosch (Netherlands National Team) leads Bernard Sulzberger (DFL/Cyclingnews) and brother Wes (SouthAustralia.com/AIS) over the King of the Mountains climb at the 101 kilometre mark
- Jorg Ludewig (Wiesenhof/Felt) from Germany was in the leading break that held the peloton at bay to fight out stage two
- Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) lends a hand to Drapac Porsche's Darren Lapthorne in the leading group
- Canadian Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) was happy to be in the break on stage two
- Koen De Kort (Astana) from the Netherlands was in the leading group that was hoping not to be KORT…er I mean caught
- Cameron Jennings (DFL/Cyclingnews) was keeping the bidon between the teeth while the pace was on in the lead group
- Gee, as if I don't see enough of my brother when we're at home, and now he turns up next to me on a bike-race! Brothers Bernard Sulzberger (right) of DFL/Cyclingnews and Wes (SouthAustralia.com) in the lead group
- No, I said that's two burgers with the lot please: Tasmanian brothers Wes (L) and Bernard Sulzberger approaching the finish in Mansfield
- The leaders pass the Bridge Inn Hotel with ten kilometres to the finish
- Wes Sulzberger (SouthAustralia.com) takes out stage two into Mansfield
- Bernard Sulzberger (DFL/Cyclingnews) now wears the Savings and Loans King of the Mountains jersey
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) is the new leader of the Portfolio Partners Sprint Points Competition
- Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com) is the leader of the Provincial Victoria Best Under 23 rider of the Tour
- Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore Canada) was awarded the Volvo Most Aggressive rider of the stage jersey
- It's high-fives for Tour leader Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) who will take a 21 second buffer over teammate Baden Cooke into stage three
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) on the podium in his Tour leader's yellow jersey
- The team from New Zealand are grateful to the Mitchelton Winery for all their support on the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Stage 1 - October 15: Bendigo - Nagambie, 141.9km
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- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) signs on for his first race since crashing out of this year's Tour de France
- Jorg Ludewig (Wiesenhof-Felt) from Germany has the sunscreen applied for a hot day beneath the Australian sun
- Joel Pearson and Trent Lowe (background) of the Jayco Australian National Team : Hope they don't get a parking fine for lazing around
- Yeah I'll have an extra strong, double shot, twice as big coffee please: Omer Kem (Bissell/SRAM) ordering coffee in Bendigo
- The NSWIS/FRF team show their support for the Ben Mikic Foundation by wearing wrist-bands during the Tour
- …Herald Sun Tour on bikes!
- Riders head up Mt.Alexander on stage one from Bendigo to Nagambie
- The winning break opened up at the 70 kilometre mark of the 149.9 kilometre stage
- Riders cross a double laned bridge over Campaspe River
- Matt Wilson (L) of the Unibet.com team struggles with a mussette at a feed station
- One of the pre-Tour favourites, Trent Lowe (Jayco Australian National Team), made it into the lead group on stage one
- Eventual stage winner Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) was a willing worker in the leading pack of eleven riders
- Simon Clarke (SouthAustalia.com/AIS) chats with Canadian Eric Wohlberg (right) of the Bicycle Superstore Canada Team in the lead group
- The main bunch were gradually losing time to the leaders on the stage
- Two groups of riders eventually formed to roll into the finish over twelve minutes stage winner Matt Wilson
- Cameron Jennings (DFL/Cyclingnews) back in the peloton, the team was one of six in the race to miss the break
- Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) leads Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Porsche) on the road into Heathcote
- Daniel Lloyd (DFL/Cyclingnews) back in the peloton on stage one
- Baden Cooke (2nd from right) of the Unibet.com team quenches a thirst in the leading group
- Baden Cooke (Unibet.com) grimaces on the front of the leading group of eleven riders
- Dominique Perras (Bicycle Superstore Canada) was doing it hard in the leading group
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) punches the air to win the first stage of the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Baden Cooke (Unibet.com) is a happy man for teammate Matt Wilson after the pair finished first and third respectively on the stage
- Well I don't know what all the fuss is about this bloke behind me, I mean, I could have ridden those cross winds on this thing!
- Unibet.com teammates, and great mates, Baden Cooke (right) congratulates Matt Wilson after his stage win into Nagambie
- Tom Southam (Drapac Porsche) is in the Savings and Loans King of the Mountains jersey
- Matt Wilson (Unibet.com) closes the eyes and releases the champers after claiming the leader's yellow jersey of the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Prologue - October 14: Jayco Herald Sun Classic, 60 minutes of a 1.7km circuit
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- Looks nice…
- So Cyclingnews contributor Mikelli Godfree pulls a mono on one…nicely done Mik
- Stuart O'Grady wil be riding for the Jayco Australian National Team in his first race since the Tour de France
- Last year's runner-up,Chris Jongewaard (Jayco Australian National Team), signs an autograph for a fan in Bendigo
- Hey Stuey, do you reckon those guys wil notice we're gunna start the race from here? Jayco Australian National teammates Stuart O'Grady (L) and Joel Pearson
- Riders corner at the top of the climb near the Bendigo Arts Centre during the Jayco Herald Sun Tour Classic Criterium
- Aaron Kemps (Astana) leads the peloton on the climb up View Street in Bendigo
- Stuart O'Grady (centre) of the Jayco Australian National Team back in the peloton during the 60 minute plus three lap criterium
- A group of nine riders formed a break after 15 minutes and were never headed
- The leaders weren't horsing around: This horse is safety conscious too, glad to see he is wearing a helmet
- Jeremy Hunt (L) of Great Britian rounds a bend with a Unibet.com teammate
- Richard England (Bissell-SRAM) is fresh from two stage wins on the recent Jayco Tour of Tasmania
- Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Bissell-SRAM) from the USA found himself in the leading group in Bendigo
- Craig McCartney (Savings and Loans) from Victoria drives the leading group out of the home straight
- Aaron Kemps (Astana) wins the Jayco Herald Sun Tour Classic Criterium in Bendigo
- Hey Macca, I think I'm going to sneeze! Tom Southam (Drapac Porsche) and Craig McCartney (L) of the Savings and Loans team
- Astana's Aaron Kemps wasn't looking to hide behind a tree when he attacked the lead group with a lap to go
- Tom Southam (Drapac Porsche) in his Savings and Loans King of the Mountains jersey
- Craig McCartney (Savings and Loans) in the Portfolio Partners Sprint King's jersey
- Aaron Kemps (Astana) wearing the VicHealth Go For Your Life green jersey for the best team classification
- Aaron Kemps (Astana) from Queensland in his Jayco Herald Sun Tour's yellow jersey in Bendigo
Team presentation - October 13
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- The teams of the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour on the steps of the Bendigo Arts Centre
- The Chinese presence is strong in Bendigo thanks to the gold-rush of the early nineteen hundreds
- The Netherlands National team at the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour team's presentation
- Wiesenhof-Felt from Germany will have sprinter Steffen Radochla in the mix for a stage win
- The team from Unibet.com will be hoping for stage wins with Baden Cooke and Jimmy Casper in the mix
- Only two riders and team-manager Rod McGee were available from SouthAustralia.com/AIS for the team presentation
- The Japanese team of Nippo-Meitan Latrobe City with the characteristic Koji Fukushima (2nd from left) at the team's presentation
- The Mitchelton Wines New Zealand National team inside the Bendigo Arts Centre for the team's presentations
- The boys from the NSWIS/FRF team at the team’s presentation of the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour.
- The Drapac Porsche boys with current Australian Road Champion Darren Lapthorne
- The team of DFL-Cyclingnews at the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour team's presentation
- The USA team of Bissell-Priority Health at the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour team's presentation
- The Swiss team of Astana will be a major player in this year's tour
- The Bicycle Superstore Canadian National team at the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour team's presentation
- The South Australian team of Savings and Loans will be looking to make an impact on the tour
- The Jayco Australian National team minus Stuart O'Grady who will be there for the start of racing in Bendigo
- Belting out a tune for the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- 2007 Australian Road Champion, Darren Lapthorne, of the Drapac Porsche team will be an Aussie to look out for on the tour
- Daniel Lloyd (DFL-Cyclingnews) from Great Britian was a runner-up in the 2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake in China and will be a rider to watch
- Benoit Joachim (Astana) is a four-time Luxumburg National Champion and an experienced rider on the roads of Europe
- Canadian veteran Eric Wohlberg (Bicycle Superstore Canada) has journeyed down-under many times to race the roads of Australia
- Trent Lowe (Jayco Australian National Team) will take the number one saddle-cloth into the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
