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Tour of Southland - 2.5
New Zealand, November 4-9, 2002
Stage 1 - November 4: Computerland Criterium, 24 km
Lieswyn takes stage one in repeat performance
By Alan Messenger in Invercargill
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American John Lieswyn knows all about winning Criteriums at Invercargill.
The 34 year old, riding for the local Winton Middle Pub team won the opening Criterium Stage of the Powernet Tour of Southland for the second consecutive year, holding off late challenges from Phillip Schnender (Switzerland) and Scott Guyton (NZ).
Lieswyn was concerned at his fitness levels coming into the race nursing an injury from a previous race. "I hadn't ridden my bike at all for the past three days, so I was definitely on the fresh side" he said.
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With a lap to go Lieswyn followed a break by New Zealand Road Champion Gordon McCauley and shook the Kiwi off on the final corner 200 metres from the finish." I knew he was a good man to be with because he has a powerful team working for him," said Lieswyn
Lieswyn also paid tribute to his own team and its leader, eight times Tour winner Brian Fowler. "I certainly wasn't the strongest man out there today but I tried to use my strength at the right places. My team were so good, we just went one-two-three, one-two-three for the whole race," he said.
Former World Junior Champion Jeremy Yates had a big ride, hunting down all of the breaks and he was rewarded with the Sprint Ace Jersey and the Under 23 lead.
Photos
Images by Tom Balks/www.tombalks.com
- John Lieswyn crosses the line in first place
- John Lieswyn works the media
- Jeremy Yates (Sprint) Phillip Schnyder (2nd) John Lieswyn (1st) Scott Guyton (3rd)
- John Lieswyn mid race
- The peloton in the main street of Invercargill
- Jeremy Yates in the middle of the pack during the first stage of the Tour of Southland
- David McKenzie rides during the criterium
- The peloton travel down the main street at high speed
- Hilton Clarke (L) and Karl Moore (R) line up for the start
- Phillip Schnyder waits for the start
Results
1 John Lieswyn (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 34.26 2 Phillip Schnyder (Swi) Meadow Fresh 3 Scott Guyton (NZl) Southland Times 4 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 5 Ryan Russell (NZl) Rabobank 6 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 7 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 8 Jaarod Poad (NZl) Sycamore Print 9 Glenn Mitchell (NZl) Rabobank 10 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Southland Times 11 Matthew Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 11 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank 11 Chris Horner (USA) Calder Stewart 11 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Calder Stewart 11 Peter Rogers (Aus) Calder Stewart 11 Michael Johnson (Aus) Calder Stewart 11 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Calder Stewart 11 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 11 Ryan Cox (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 11 Johan Van Der Berg (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 11 Karl Murray (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 11 Brian Fowler (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 11 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 11 Kevin Monahan (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 11 Andrew Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 11 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 11 David McKenzie (Aus) Southland Times 11 Lee Vertongen (NZl) Southland Times 11 Russell Vanhout (Aus) Sycamore Print 11 Ryan Cull (NZl) Sycamore Print 11 Aaron Strong (NZl) Share The Road 11 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 11 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 11 Alasdair Duncan (NZl) Mercury TV 35 Marc Mackay (NZl) Southland Times 0.28 35 Jason Clement (NZl) Riverside Rentals 37 Jason Allen (Aus) Meadow Fresh 0.33 37 Paul Whitley (NZl) Creation Signs 39 Tom Leaper (Aus) Rabobank 1.21 39 Marc Ryan (NZl) Rabobank 39 Rodney Green (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 39 Morne Bester (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 39 Tim Gudsell (NZl) SouthRoads 39 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) SBS 39 Leigh Chapman (NZl) SBS 39 Mark Bailey (NZl) Mercury TV 39 Johnathon Atkinson (NZl) Mercury TV 39 Dan Warren (NZl) Jackson-Wills 49 Peter Latham (NZl) SouthRoads 1.48 49 Michael Leaf (NZl) SouthRoads 49 John Laidlaw (NZl) Cycle Surgery 49 Bevan Mason (NZl) SBS 49 Stephen Collins (NZl) Hilo Decorating 49 Brad Mcfarlane (NZl) Hilo Decorating 49 Scott Strong (NZl) Mercury TV 49 Andrew Bott (NZl) Jackson-Wills 49 Tim Paviell (NZl) Jackson-Wills 49 Callum Henderson (NZl) Riverside Rentals 59 Scott Allen (NZl) SouthRoads 2.16 59 James Stephenson (NZl) SouthRoads 59 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road 59 Andrew Widdup (NZl) Mercury TV 63 Ben Robson (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 2.21 63 Stuart Lowe (NZl) Meadow Fresh 63 James Hannam (Aus) Sycamore Print 63 Danny Hillary (NZl) Cycle Surgery 63 Jack Swart (NZl) Share The Road 63 Nick Eliadis (NZl) Hilo Decorating 63 Antoinne De Haan (NZl) Hilo Decorating 63 Dallas Williams (NZl) Creation Signs 63 Andrew Eagles (NZl) Riverside Rentals 72 Chris Boersen (NZl) Sycamore Print 3.09 72 David Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery 72 Craig Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery 72 John Alabaster (NZl) SBS 72 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Jackson-Wills 72 Tony Fowler (NZl) Jackson-Wills 78 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Cycle Surgery 3.40 78 Paul Sumich (NZl) Share The Road 78 Travis Kane (NZl) SBS 78 Ben Lowe (NZl) Creation Signs 82 Marc Watson (NZl) Share The Road 3.48 82 Matthew Webber (NZl) Riverside Rentals 82 Peter Blake (NZl) Riverside Rentals 85 Nick Atkinson (NZl) Hilo Decorating 4.21 General classification after stage 1 1 John Lieswyn (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 34.20 2 Phillip Schnyder (Swi) Meadow Fresh 0.02 3 Scott Guyton (NZl) Southland Times 0.03 4 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 0.04 5 Matthew Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 0.05 6 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank 0.06 6 Ryan Russell (NZl) Rabobank 6 Glenn Mitchell (NZl) Rabobank 6 Chris Horner (USA) Calder Stewart 6 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Calder Stewart 6 Peter Rogers (Aus) Calder Stewart 6 Michael Johnson (Aus) Calder Stewart 6 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Calder Stewart 6 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 6 Ryan Cox (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 6 Johan Van Der Berg (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 6 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 6 Karl Murray (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 6 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 6 Brian Fowler (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 6 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 6 Kevin Monahan (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 6 Andrew Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 6 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 6 David McKenzie (Aus) Southland Times 6 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Southland Times 6 Lee Vertongen (NZl) Southland Times 6 Russell Vanhout (Aus) Sycamore Print 6 Ryan Cull (NZl) Sycamore Print 6 Jaarod Poad (NZl) Sycamore Print 6 Aaron Strong (NZl) Share The Road 6 Anthony Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 6 Joseph Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs 6 Alasdair Duncan (NZl) Mercury TV 35 Marc Mackay (NZl) Southland Times 0.34 35 Jason Clement (NZl) Riverside Rentals 37 Jason Allen (Aus) Meadow Fresh 0.39 37 Paul Whitley (NZl) Creation Signs 39 Tom Leaper (Aus) Rabobank 1.27 39 Marc Ryan (NZl) Rabobank 39 Rodney Green (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 39 Morne Bester (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel 39 Tim Gudsell (NZl) SouthRoads 39 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) SBS 39 Leigh Chapman (NZl) SBS 39 Mark Bailey (NZl) Mercury TV 39 Johnathon Atkinson (NZl) Mercury TV 39 Dan Warren (NZl) Jackson-Wills 49 Peter Latham (NZl) SouthRoads 1.54 49 Michael Leaf (NZl) SouthRoads 49 John Laidlaw (NZl) Cycle Surgery 49 Bevan Mason (NZl) SBS 49 Stephen Collins (NZl) Hilo Decorating 49 Brad Mcfarlane (NZl) Hilo Decorating 49 Scott Strong (NZl) Mercury TV 49 Andrew Bott (NZl) Jackson-Wills 49 Tim Paviell (NZl) Jackson-Wills 49 Callum Henderson (NZl) Riverside Rentals 59 Scott Allen (NZl) SouthRoads 2.22 59 James Stephenson (NZl) SouthRoads 59 Matt Gilbert (NZl) Share The Road 59 Andrew Widdup (NZl) Mercury TV 63 Ben Robson (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 2.27 63 Stuart Lowe (NZl) Meadow Fresh 63 James Hannam (Aus) Sycamore Print 63 Danny Hillary (NZl) Cycle Surgery 63 Jack Swart (NZl) Share The Road 63 Nick Eliadis (NZl) Hilo Decorating 63 Antoinne De Haan (NZl) Hilo Decorating 63 Dallas Williams (NZl) Creation Signs 63 Andrew Eagles (NZl) Riverside Rentals 72 Chris Boersen (NZl) Sycamore Print 3.15 72 David Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery 72 Craig Thomson (NZl) Cycle Surgery 72 John Alabaster (NZl) SBS 72 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Jackson-Wills 72 Tony Fowler (NZl) Jackson-Wills 78 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Cycle Surgery 3.46 78 Paul Sumich (NZl) Share The Road 78 Travis Kane (NZl) SBS 78 Ben Lowe (NZl) Creation Signs 82 Marc Watson (NZl) Share The Road 3.54 82 Matthew Webber (NZl) Riverside Rentals 82 Peter Blake (NZl) Riverside Rentals 85 Nick Atkinson (NZl) Hilo Decorating 4.27 Sprints 1 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 10 pts 2 Lee Vertongen (NZl) Southland Times 9 3 Ryan Cull (NZl) Sycamore Print 8 4 Kevin Monahan (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 7 5 John Lieswyn (USA) Winton's Middle Pub 7 6 Matthew Yates (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 6 7 Ryan Cox (RSA) Ascot Park Hotel 6 8 David McKenzie (Aus) Southland Times 4 9 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 4 10 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 4 11 Scott Guyton (NZl) Southland Times 4 12 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 4 13 Russell Vanhout (Aus) Sycamore Print 4 14 Glenn Mitchell (NZl) Rabobank 3 15 Karl Moore (NZl) Rabobank 3 16 Jaarod Poad (NZl) Sycamore Print 3 17 Tim Gudsell (NZl) SouthRoads 1 18 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Calder Stewart 1 Teams 1 Ascot Park Hotel 1.43.18 2 Calder Stewart 3 Meadow Fresh 4 Rabobank 5 Southland Times 6 Sycamore Print 7 Winton's Middle Pub 8 Zookeepers Cafe 9 Creation Signs 0.33 10 Mercury TV 2.42 11 SBS 4.30 12 Riverside Rentals 4.37 13 Share The Road 14 Jackson-Wills 4.57 15 SouthRoads 16 Hilo Decorating 5.57 17 Cycle Surgery 7.18
