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57th Jayco Herald Sun Tour - 2.1
Australia, October 12-18, 2008
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Goss opens Sun Tour with victory
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Australia's Matt Goss, 22, took victory in the opening day of the 57th Jayco Herald Sun Tour. The Team CSC-Saxo Bank rider finished the 44-kilometre day ahead of Baden Cooke of Team Barloworld and Hilton Clarke of Team Toyota-United.
Goss acknowledged teammate Stuart O'Grady's work in the finale. "Stu did the hard part and I got to do the easy part. Having a guy like that in front gives you a lot of confidence," Goss said in a press release.
Goss jumped while Cooke and Clarke marked each other in the last 150 metres. He claimed the first race leader's yellow jersey with the win.
Cooke's day could have turned out a lot worse than the podium spot he secured. He crashed less than halfway through the race.
"I might have to see a chiropractor tonight because I gave myself a bit of whack," Cooke said.
A breakaway group of four dominated the early part of the day. Matt Wilson, Daryl Impey, Peter McDonald and Eric Wolhberg formed the move, but Toyota-United kept watch. The group caught the escape at three laps to go. (GB)
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- The tour makes it's way under the banner in Traralgon during the prelude .
- Riders from the Budget Forklifts team in action during the one hour criterium.
- Jonathon Clarke (Toyota United) leads William Walker (Virgin Blue National Team) on a small rise in the 2.1 kilometre circuit.
- Four riders created a break on the peloton just before the half-way mark of the 42 kilometre criterium.
- The American team from Toyota United worked hard at the front to bring the break back to the bunch.
- Matt Goss (CSC-Saxo Bank) takes out the prelude ahead of Barloworld's Baden Cooke and Toyota United's Hilton Clarke.
- Matt Goss (CSC-Saxo Bank) wins the 2008 Jayco Herald Sun Tour Prelude in Traralgon.
- Matt Goss (CSC-Saxo Bank) is hoping to ride at the Tasmanian Christmas Carnival series at the end of the year and would be a great draw-card.
- Baden Cooke (Barloworld) crashed during the prelude but still managed to put on the Budget Forklifts Sprint leader's jersey.
- Hilton Clarke (Toyota United) led out the sprint to the finish but was overrun by Goss and Cooke to finish third.
- Matt Goss (CSC-Saxo Bank) was all smiles after his win in the tour prelude in Traralgon in South-East Victoria.
- Matt Goss (CSC-Saxo Bank) releases the champers after being presented with the yellow jersey in Traralgon.
- Rocking on: Racing can be hairy during the tour and this punter was setting the scene in Traralgon.
Images by Veeral Patel/veeral.zenfolio.com
- Stuart O' Grady looking cool as he passes just another day at the office.
- Praties team are itching for some action.
- Team Virgin rider decides to spice things up on the second lap.
- After a tough uphill blast, time to catch for some air on the downhill.
- Bicycle Superstore's Eric Wohlberg puts the hammer down trying to pull back the early escapies.
- Toyota United's Ben Day put in a lot of hard work in the front today.
- Daniel Holt from Team Type-1 seems to be cruising in the bunch.
- Caleb Manion from United Toyota keeping contact with the rest of the United Toyota riders.
- Long way from home, Danish Larks Bak must surely be enjoying the glorious Victorian weather.
- Lesson 101 in cornering, Stuart O'Grady demonstrates how.
- The dominant United Toyota express train controlling the bunch.
- Jack Bobridge of Team South Australia.
- Ben Day leading the bunch towards the home straight.
- Stuart O'Grady in his element, sharp and focused.
- Matt Goss storming towards the finish line to claim the opening stage of the Herald Sun Tour.
Results
1 Matthew Goss (Aus) CSC-Saxo Bank 57.56 2 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld 3 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Toyota-United 4 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche 5 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota-United 6 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) CSC-Saxo Bank 7 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1 8 Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts 0.03 9 Will Walker (Aus) Virgin Blue Australia 10 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld 11 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan 12 Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) Drapac Porsche 13 Joel Pearson (Aus) Savings & Loans 14 Daniel Holt (USA) Team Type 1 0.05 15 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld 0.08 16 Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts 17 Nic Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly 18 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld 0.11 19 Greg Henderson (NZl) Yes Optus Shop New Zealand 0.16 20 Bradley McGee (Aus) CSC-Saxo Bank 0.32 21 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Budget Forklifts 22 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Bicycle Superstore Canada 23 Lasse Bochman (Den) CSC-Saxo Bank 24 David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans 25 Ben King (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS 26 Chris Luxton (Aus) Savings & Loans 27 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 28 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan 29 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Virgin Blue Australia 30 Angus Morton (Aus) Drapac Porsche 31 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts 32 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche 33 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota-United 1.04 34 David Kemp (Aus) Virgin Blue Australia 35 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche 1.05 36 Scott Tietzel (USA) Jelly Belly 37 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1 38 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche 39 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS 39 Simon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS 41 Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties 1.11 42 Shaun McCarthy (Aus) Aisan 1.31 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1 Leigh Howard (Aus) Virgin Blue Australia Richard England (Aus) Virgin Blue Australia Patrick Shaw (Aus) Virgin Blue Australia Jonathon Lovelock (Aus) Virgin Blue Australia Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld William Ford (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS Travis Meyer (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS Jack Bobridge (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS Adam Semple (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS Lars Bak (Den) CSC-Saxo Bank Russell Gill (Aus) Savings & Loans Will Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans Tim Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans Craig McCartney (Aus) Savings & Loans Richie Porte (Aus) Praties Nathan Clarke (Aus) Praties Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties Ben Grieve-Johnson (Aus) Praties Ben Mather (Aus) Praties Daniel Furmston (Aus) Praties Mark O'brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Jack Anderson (Aus) Budget Forklifts Peter Ladd (Aus) Budget Forklifts Peter Milostic (Aus) Budget Forklifts Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Jonny Clarke (Aus) Toyota-United Benjamin Day (Aus) Toyota-United Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota-United Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan Kyle Marwood (Aus) Aisan Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Brad Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Peter Herzig (Aus) Panasonic Jason Hegert (Aus) Panasonic Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Panasonic Tim Guy (Aus) Panasonic Chris Jory (Aus) Panasonic Dale Scarfe (Aus) Panasonic Chris Jongeward (Aus) Panasonic Andrew Randell (Can) Bicycle Superstore Canada Will Routley (Can) Bicycle Superstore Canada Bryson Bowers (Can) Bicycle Superstore Canada Rob Britton (Can) Bicycle Superstore Canada Bruno Langois (Can) Bicycle Superstore Canada Eric Boily (Can) Bicycle Superstore Canada Jason Allen (NZl) Yes Optus Shop New Zealand Anthony Chapman (NZl) Yes Optus Shop New Zealand Scott Lyttle (NZl) Yes Optus Shop New Zealand Gordon McCauley (NZl) Yes Optus Shop New Zealand Darren Shea (NZl) Yes Optus Shop New Zealand Jeremy Yates (NZl) Yes Optus Shop New Zealand Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan
