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Scody Cup Cycling Series Tour of Gippsland - NE

Australia, July 30-August 3, 2008

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Stage 7 - August 2: Metung, 128.7km

Yellow jersey shifts camp again

By Rod Morris

Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling) takes stage seven into Omeo
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Baby faced South Australian Timothy Roe became the fourth leader in as many days in the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland in the penultimate stage at Omeo.

Roe (19) earlier this year won the Mersey Valley Tour in Tasmania and his performance against older and more experienced riders this week has stamped his as one of the brightest young prospects in Australian cycling.

Roe edged past Tasmanian Bernard Sulzberger (Blue Virgin Cycling) who carried the leader's prized yellow jersey from Metung to Omeo, the longest stage of this five day – eight stage tour, which started in Mallacoota last Wednesday.

The mountainous stage was won by another tough Tasmanian bike rider, Nathan Clarke, who was able to out-climb his challengers.

But Roe, riding for the Savings & Loans team, isn't over the line as the winner of this tour yet.

His lead is just two seconds from West Australian teenager Ben King and a further 14 seconds to Sulzberger.

The final stage – a 44-kilometre criterium in Paynseville tomorrow (Sunday) will be full of excitement and expectations. The criterium will include 11 intermediate sprints, each carrying time bonuses of 3-2-1 seconds for the first three riders.

Roe will have to watch King and Sulzberger like hawks for the entire journey.

How it unfolded

Timothy Roe (Savings and Loans) is the new leader
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High up in the Snowy Mountains brought a day of high drama as the tour lead swapped hands again and challenges came thick and fast. At 128.7 km from the seaside village to the alps of Omeo, represented the longest and - arguably – the toughest stage of the 2008 Tour of Gippsland.

A small pack of escapees snuck away early, but as none were serious threats on general classification, they were allowed time and space from the peloton.

Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team), Chris Pryor (GD.Triple Play) and Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS) were the first to get away and shortly after were joined by David Kemp (Virgin Blue Cycling). The quartet soon got into a rhythm and collected a number of handy sprint and king of the mountain bonuses along the way. By the time the leaders had hit Swift Creek, which is approximately 15 km out of Omeo, the peloton were starting to find voice and more importantly had the quartet in their sights.

Out of Swift Creek and the race changed complexion dramatically. A new lead group of seven settled, before two of those dropped off leaving Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling Team), Malcolm Rudolph (GD.Triple Play), Chris Luxton (Savings & Loans), Kemp and Michael England (GD.Triple Play) to make the play.

A Category two hill climb of about 10 km was a tough way to finish the stage, but it also sorted out the men from the boys.

There were numerous casualties up the climb whilst there were a few gutsy performances from riders bridging the gap to the leaders.

The chase group were finding it difficult to bridge the gap
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A seven man group had re-established for the final sprint in the main street at Omeo, with Clarke showing his class and brute strength in the run to the line, holding out Kemp and England, while Roe flashed across the line in fourth place which was good enough to give him the tour lead.

Victorian Leigh Howard assured himself of the King of the Mountains championship, while Queensland's Malcolm Rudolph will carry a big lead in the Sprint Championship into Sunday's final stage.

Another race category – the Criterium Championship – will also go to the wire with fellow Tasmanians Bernard Sulzberger and Nathan Clarke locked on points with one race remaining.

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Results

1 Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)             3.25.03
2 David Kemp (Virgin Blue Cycling)                        
3 Michael England (GD Investments)                        
4 Timothy Roe (Savings & Loans)                           
5 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                     
6 Tim Guy (South Australia/AIS)                           
7 Christopher Luxton (Savings & Loans)                    
8 Chris Jory (South Australia/AIS)                    0.42
9 Travis Meyer (South Australia/AIS)                      
10 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue Cycling)               
11 Daniel Furmston (Praties Cycling Team)                 
12 Brett Tivers (Drapac-Porsche)                          
13 Pip Grinter (Drapac-Porsche)                           
14 Cameron Hughes (GD Investments)                        
15 Jonathon Lovelock (Jayco/VIS)                          
16 Jay Bourke (Budget Forklifts)                          
17 Peter Milostic (GD Investments)                        
18 Dylan Newell (Praties Cycling Team)                    
19 William Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)              1.55
20 Shaun Mccarthy (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                
21 Damien Turner (Budget Forklifts)                   1.57
22 Peter Herzig (Virgin Blue Cycling)                     
23 Henry Morley (Drapac-Porsche)                      2.53
24 Luis Trueba (Drapac-Porsche)                           
25 Harry Rassie (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                  
26 Grieve-Johnson (Praties Cycling Team)                  
27 Peter Smith (Credit Collect)                           
28 Elliott Wells (Drapac-Porsche)                     2.56
29 Charles Howlett (Gold 1242)                        3.57
30 Reece Stephens (Credit Collect)                        
31 Graeme Allbon (Gold 1242)                              
32 Jason Rigg (Praties Cycling Team)                      
33 Patrick Lane (Jayco/VIS)                               
34 Brock Roberts (Budget Forklifts)                       
35 Craig McCartney (Savings & Loans)                  4.04
36 Stuart Payne (Credit Collect)                      5.14
37 Sam Moorhouse (Budget Forklifts)                   5.15
38 Scott Kilmartin (GD Investments)                       
39 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                           
40 Casey Munro (Drapac-Porsche)                           
41 Nathan Wise (Credit Collect)                           
42 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)                           9.53
43 James Langedyk (Jayco/VIS)                             
44 Samuel Rix (Credit Collect)                            
45 James Henry (Gold 1242)                                
46 Steven Pilson (Gold 1242)                              
47 Brad Edmunds (Savings & Loans)                         
48 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                     
49 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                        
50 Joel Fahy (Drapac-Porsche)                             
51 Stefan Kirsch (Hart-Ridewiser)                         
52 Kyle Bateson (GD Investments)                          
53 Malcolm Rudolph (GD Investments)                       
54 Guy Green (Hart-Ridewiser)                             
55 Mark Isaacs (Cycle City)                          15.54
56 William Alexander (Virgin Blue Cycling)                
57 Abram Manion (Budget Forklifts)                        
58 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue Cycling)                     
59 Jay Callaghan (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                 
60 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                  
61 Adrian Hanson (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                 
62 Ian Coker (Gold 1242)                                  
63 Gregory Campbell (Virgin Blue Cycling)                 
64 Joel Pearson (Savings & Loans)                         
65 Craig Gibbs (Cycle City)                               
66 Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts)                       
67 Russell Gill (Savings & Loans)                         
68 Timothy Walker (Praties Cycling Team)                  
69 Anthony Chandler (Hart-Ridewiser)                 33.57
70 David Shanahan (Gold 1242)                        46.05
71 Peter Shanahan (Gold 1242)                      1.11.28
DNF Damian Harris (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                
DNF Robert Crowe (Hart-Ridewiser)                         
 
Sprints
 
Mocka 22 Metung
1 Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)                   3 pts
2 Dylan Newell (Praties Cycling Team)                    2
3 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                    1
 
Mocka 44 Tambo U
1 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                           3 pts
2 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                     2
3 David Kemp (Virgin Blue Cycling)                       1
 
Mocka 55 Bruthen
1 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                  3 pts
2 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                           2
3 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                     1
 
Mocka 112 Ensay
1 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                           3 pts
2 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                  2
3 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                     1
 
Mocka 115 Ensay
1 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                  3 pts
2 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                           2
3 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                     1
 
Mocka 127 Swifts C
1 Adrian Hanson (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                 3 pts
2 Malcolm Rudolph (GD Investments)                       2
3 David Kemp (Virgin Blue Cycling)                       1
 
Mountains
 
Cat 4 Mocka 9 Clea
1 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)                               3 pts
2 Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)                   2
3 Adrian Hanson (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                 1
 
Cat 4 Mocka 39 Ho
1 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                     3 pts
2 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                           2
3 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)                               1
 
Cat 3 Mocka 73 Wa
1 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                     5 pts
2 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                           3
3 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                  2
 
Cat 4 Mocka 103 D
1 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                     3 pts
2 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                           2
3 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                  1
 
Cat 2 Mocka 139 K
1 Tim Guy (South Australia/AIS)                          7 pts
2 Christopher Luxton (Savings & Loans)                   5
3 Michael England (GD Investments)                       3
 
Teams
 
1 South Australia/AIS                             10.15.51
2 Praties Cycling Team                                0.42
3 GD Investments                                          
4 Virgin Blue Cycling                                 1.57
5 Savings & Loans                                     3.22
6 Drapac-Porsche                                      3.35
7 Budget Forklifts                                    5.54
8 Credit Collect                                     11.22
9 Jayco/VIS                                          13.50
10 Gold 1242                                         17.05
11 Lakes Oil Cycling Team                            20.00
12 Hart-Ridewiser                                    53.01
 
General classification after stage 7
 
1 Timothy Roe (Savings & Loans)                   13.22.40
2 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                 0.02
3 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue Cycling)            0.16
4 Dylan Newell (Praties Cycling Team)                 0.24
5 Daniel Furmston (Praties Cycling Team)              0.26
6 Cameron Hughes (GD Investments)                     0.54
7 Christopher Luxton (Savings & Loans)                1.08
8 Pip Grinter (Drapac-Porsche)                        1.09
9 Travis Meyer (South Australia/AIS)                  1.35
10 Peter Milostic (GD Investments)                    1.36
11 Jonathon Lovelock (Jayco/VIS)                      1.52
12 Chris Jory (South Australia/AIS)                   1.53
13 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                       5.45
14 Michael England (GD Investments)                   6.45
15 Brett Tivers (Drapac-Porsche)                      9.10
16 Shaun Mccarthy (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)           11.25
17 Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)              11.38
18 Tim Guy (South Australia/AIS)                     13.09
19 Craig McCartney (Savings & Loans)                 13.16
20 William Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)             15.19
21 Damien Turner (Budget Forklifts)                  15.21
22 Reece Stephens (Credit Collect)                   15.28
23 Grieve-Johnson (Praties Cycling Team)             16.24
24 Charles Howlett (Gold 1242)                       16.27
25 Casey Munro (Drapac-Porsche)                      18.13
26 Scott Kilmartin (GD Investments)                  18.46
27 Jay Bourke (Budget Forklifts)                     18.53
28 Patrick Lane (Jayco/VIS)                          20.24
29 Henry Morley (Drapac-Porsche)                     20.58
30 Peter Herzig (Virgin Blue Cycling)                23.09
31 Luis Trueba (Drapac-Porsche)                      23.52
32 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)                          24.54
33 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                26.40
34 Jason Rigg (Praties Cycling Team)                 27.09
35 David Kemp (Virgin Blue Cycling)                  27.33
36 Harry Rassie (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)             28.58
37 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue Cycling)                30.10
38 Graeme Allbon (Gold 1242)                         31.09
39 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                   31.14
40 Nathan Wise (Credit Collect)                      33.36
41 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)             36.29
42 Malcolm Rudolph (GD Investments)                  36.52
43 Brock Roberts (Budget Forklifts)                       
44 Peter Smith (Credit Collect)                      37.09
45 Stuart Payne (Credit Collect)                     37.29
46 Elliott Wells (Drapac-Porsche)                    39.11
47 Kyle Bateson (GD Investments)                     50.32
48 Joel Fahy (Drapac-Porsche)                        51.32
49 Brad Edmunds (Savings & Loans)                    53.17
50 Russell Gill (Savings & Loans)                    53.29
51 Stefan Kirsch (Hart-Ridewiser)                    54.58
52 Steven Pilson (Gold 1242)                         57.45
53 Adrian Hanson (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)            57.59
54 James Langedyk (Jayco/VIS)                      1.00.02
55 James Henry (Gold 1242)                         1.04.35
56 Timothy Walker (Praties Cycling Team)           1.04.38
57 Sam Moorhouse (Budget Forklifts)                1.05.14
58 Joel Pearson (Savings & Loans)                  1.08.01
59 Guy Green (Hart-Ridewiser)                      1.09.16
60 Samuel Rix (Credit Collect)                     1.09.45
61 Abram Manion (Budget Forklifts)                 1.16.35
62 Gregory Campbell (Virgin Blue Cycling)          1.16.48
63 Jay Callaghan (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)          1.17.58
64 Mark Isaacs (Cycle City)                        1.21.00
65 Ian Coker (Gold 1242)                           1.31.53
66 Craig Gibbs (Cycle City)                        1.32.14
67 Anthony Chandler (Hart-Ridewiser)               1.34.38
68 Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts)                1.43.47
69 William Alexander (Virgin Blue Cycling)         1.46.12
70 David Shanahan (Gold 1242)                      2.06.48
71 Peter Shanahan (Gold 1242)                      4.16.56
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Malcolm Rudolph (GD Investments)                      54 pts
2 David Kemp (Virgin Blue Cycling)                      27
3 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue Cycling)              21
4 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                 20
5 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                       17
6 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                   16
7 Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)                  14
8 Travis Meyer (South Australia/AIS)                    12
9 Dylan Newell (Praties Cycling Team)                   11
10 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                         11
11 Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts)                      7
12 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)                              7
13 Peter Herzig (Virgin Blue Cycling)                    6
14 Pip Grinter (Drapac-Porsche)                          6
15 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                    5
16 Charles Howlett (Gold 1242)                           5
17 Craig McCartney (Savings & Loans)                     4
18 Cameron Hughes (GD Investments)                       4
19 James Langedyk (Jayco/VIS)                            4
20 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue Cycling)                    3
21 Timothy Walker (Praties Cycling Team)                 3
22 Daniel Furmston (Praties Cycling Team)                3
23 Christopher Luxton (Savings & Loans)                  3
24 Abram Manion (Budget Forklifts)                       3
25 Adrian Hanson (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                3
26 Jason Rigg (Praties Cycling Team)                     3
27 Shaun Mccarthy (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)               3
28 Tim Guy (South Australia/AIS)                         2
29 Timothy Roe (Savings & Loans)                         2
30 Casey Munro (Drapac-Porsche)                          2
31 Kyle Bateson (GD Investments)                         2
32 Michael England (GD Investments)                      2
33 Jay Bourke (Budget Forklifts)                         2
34 Brad Edmunds (Savings & Loans)                        2
35 Russell Gill (Savings & Loans)                        1
36 Luis Trueba (Drapac-Porsche)                          1
37 Peter Milostic (GD Investments)                       1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)                              36 pts
2 Daniel Furmston (Praties Cycling Team)                25
3 Michael England (GD Investments)                      22
4 Peter Herzig (Virgin Blue Cycling)                    21
5 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue Cycling)                    18
6 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                 17
7 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                    13
8 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                   12
9 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue Cycling)              12
10 Tim Guy (South Australia/AIS)                        12
11 Chris Pryor (GD Investments)                         12
12 Charles Howlett (Gold 1242)                           5
13 Christopher Luxton (Savings & Loans)                  5
14 Dylan Newell (Praties Cycling Team)                   5
15 Travis Meyer (South Australia/AIS)                    3
16 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                       2
17 Harry Rassie (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                 2
18 Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)                  2
19 Peter Smith (Credit Collect)                          2
20 Shaun Mccarthy (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)               2
21 Adrian Hanson (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                1
22 Jonathon Lovelock (Jayco/VIS)                         1
 
Criterium classification
 
1 Nathan Clarke (Praties Cycling Team)                  24 pts
2 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue Cycling)              24
3 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)                              21
4 Travis Meyer (South Australia/AIS)                    12
5 Casey Munro (Drapac-Porsche)                          10
6 David Kemp (Virgin Blue Cycling)                      10
7 Kyle Marwood (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                 10
8 James Langedyk (Jayco/VIS)                             8
9 Joel Pearson (Savings & Loans)                         7
10 Abram Manion (Budget Forklifts)                       7
11 Malcolm Rudolph (GD Investments)                      6
12 Peter Milostic (GD Investments)                       5
13 Pip Grinter (Drapac-Porsche)                          5
14 Cameron Hughes (GD Investments)                       4
15 Russell Gill (Savings & Loans)                        3
16 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                       3
17 Luis Trueba (Drapac-Porsche)                          2
18 Benjamin King (South Australia/AIS)                   2
19 Adrian Hanson (Lakes Oil Cycling Team)                1
20 Joseph Lewis (South Australia/AIS)                    1
 
Teams classification
 
1 GD Investments                                  40.11.02
2 South Australia/AIS                                 0.36
3 Praties Cycling Team                                6.11
4 Savings & Loans                                     9.41
5 Drapac-Porsche                                     23.01
6 Virgin Blue Cycling                                26.53
7 Jayco/VIS                                          44.15
8 Budget Forklifts                                 1.02.32
9 Lakes Oil Cycling Team                           1.03.34
10 Credit Collect                                  1.11.21
11 Gold 1242                                       1.41.17
12 Hart-Ridewiser                                  3.24.10
 
Most aggressive rider classification
 
1 Michael England (GD Investments)                       2 pts
2 Will Dickeson (Savings & Loans)                        2
3 Tim Guy (South Australia/AIS)                          2
4 Peter Herzig (Virgin Blue Cycling)                     2
5 Darren Rolfe (Virgin Blue Cycling)                     2
6 David Kemp (Virgin Blue Cycling)                       2
7 Travis Meyer (South Australia/AIS)                     2

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