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51st Herald Sun Tour - 2.3

Australia, October 18-27, 2002

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Stage 8 - October 24: Harrietville - Omeo, 85 km

Kannemeyer takes his first stage, Cooke regains lead

By Rod Morris in Bairnsdale

Kannemeyer and Gronqvist
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The famous Mt Hotham and Alpine Ranges of Victoria claimed another victim in today's VicRoads Herald Sun Tour cycling classic. Overnight leader Henk Vogels, riding for the Bicycle Superstore/Vic State Home Loans team forfeited his grip on the yellow tour leader's jersey after finishing 19 minutes behind today's stage winner. The famed yellow top is now back in the hands of Aussie Tour de France star Baden Cooke, riding for Jayco, while the tour is effectively over for Vogels, as he now trails by 18.11 minutes and in 24th position.

The stage was an exciting one featuring four hill climbs and took riders to 1900 metres above sea level and into snow capped mountains with the temperature at just 2 degrees. That didn't deter young South African Tiaan Kannemeyer (Maffra Community Sports Club) and Sweden's Tomas Gronqvist (Malaysia Airlines) from producing a giant double act.

That pair along with the luckless Trent Wilson (Active For Life) made their intentions known as soon as the field left Harrietville. At the 21 km mark and with the first hill climb out of the way, the intrepid trio lifted the tempo and forged clear of the chasing pack, establishing a lead of around 90 seconds. Luck ran out for Wilson at the 47 km mark when he punctured his front tyre.

The hard way up
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Kannemeyer and Gronqvist weren't about to sit and wait for Wilson to get a new wheel, they seized the opportunity to kick further ahead.

"That shows cruel cycling can be," Wilson said after the stage. "That's the end of the tour for me now, I won't pick up that time."

The South African and the Swede then swapped turns and bonus points for the next 33 km before Kannemeyer found something extra and put the hammer down. Gronqvist clung on for dear life, but it was obvious he didn't have many bikkies left in the barrell. A chasing group of five riders, including Cooke were bearing down on Kannemeyer and Gronqvist, but misjudged their attack by just a handful of seconds. Kannemeyer, a 24-year-old member of South Africa's national road team said he didn't plan to attack so much in this stage.

"No, in fact I was going to really try and win Saturday's stage over Mt Baw Baw," he said. "But the opportunity was there early after we left Harrietville, so I thought why not have a go at it."

Kannemeyer has just returned from the World Road Championships in Belgium where he was leading a chase bunch before being caught up in a major fall on the penultimate lap, effectively ending his title hopes. Today's stage win was the first of Kannemeyer's international career.

Baden Cooke
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With Cooke moving back in the yellow top that he wore after stages 2, 3 and 4, he is now confident he can hold onto it till the finish in Geelong on Sunday. With four stages and 265 km remaining, Cooke carries a handy lead of 1.10 minutes over Swedish rider Jonas Ljungblad (Malaysia Airlines) and 1.19 mins ahead of David McKenzie (Active For Life).

"Our team had to work pretty hard today to stay in contention, particularly now that we are one rider down, it made things more difficult," Cooke said. "But we are in a position where we can defend our lead and that's exactly what we plan to do."

The original field of 80 riders is now down to just 67 following the withdrawals of Bradley Wiggins (Jayco) through a back injury and Jonathon Davis (FRF Couriers) because of fatigue. Commissaires also eliminated Italian rider Luca Belluomini (Morey & Hurford) for receiving towing assistance.

The Morey & Hurford team were also fined and relegated to last position in the team convoy for the remainder of the tour, whilst their manager Jacques Jolidon, a former top cyclist, has been shifted from the drivers seat to the passenger side after an official warning.

Tomorrow, riders will face dual stages, a 36 km criterium in Sale, starting at 10 a.m. and then a 99.8 km road race from Sale to Moe, starting at 12.30 p.m. and expecting to finish at 2.50 p.m.

Photos

Images by Tom Balks/www.tombalks.com

Results

1 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club           2.20.13 (36.37 km/h)
2 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines
3 Heiko Szonn (Ger) City Of Melbourne                              0.42
4 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Malaysia Airlines                          0.46
5 Petr Bencik (Cze) Latrobe City
6 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco
7 David McPartland (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes
8 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength
9 Ryan Russell (NZl) Pelaco
10 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports
11 Alan Iacuone (Aus) Active For Life
12 Ryan Cox (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club
13 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Ballarat*Eureka
14 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Pelaco
15 James Perry (RSA) Malaysia Airlines
16 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Coates Shorco Sykes
17 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club
18 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Frf Couriers
19 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Malaysia Airlines
20 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life
21 David McKenzie (Aus) Active For Life
22 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                        1.02
23 Jindlich Vana (Cze) Latrobe City                                1.03
24 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Rio Coffee                                3.41
25 David Betts (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports           3.42
26 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka
27 Luis Fernando Pinheiro (Por) Ballarat*Eureka                    3.44
28 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Jayco                                      6.01
29 Garry Parsons (Aus) Morey & Hurford                             8.20
30 Glenn Stojanow (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes
31 Karl Menzies (Aus) City Of Melbourne
32 Francesco Cipolletta (Ita) Morey & Hurford                     13.07
33 Andrew Torney (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports        18.56
34 Jamie Drew (Aus) Active For Life
35 Joel Pearson (Aus) City Of Melbourne
36 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Latrobe City
37 Henk Vogels (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans
38 Jonothan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads
39 Tom Leaper (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans
40 Nathan Russell (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes
41 Lubomir Kejval (Cze) Latrobe City
42 Simone Mori (Ita) Morey & Hurford
43 Christopher Carr (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports
44 Ben Johnson (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports
45 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee
46 Juha Paajanen (Fin) Malaysia Airlines
47 Scott Guyton (NZl) Pelaco
48 Klayten Smith (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes
49 Rodney McGee (Aus) Jayco                                       19.05
50 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Vicroads                                     30.35
51 Rodney Green (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club
52 Jaarod Poad (NZl) Rio Coffee                                   33.57
53 Peter Rogers (Aus) Rio Coffee
54 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                              34.33
55 Christian Lademann (Ger) Latrobe City                          35.56
56 Robin Reid (NZl) Pelaco                                        38.02
57 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Vicroads                              40.25
58 Bruce McIntosh (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
59 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka
60 Caleb Manion (Aus) City Of Melbourne
61 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Jayco
62 Lee Vertongen (NZl) Pelaco
63 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
64 Nathan Clarke (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
65 Kevin Monahan (USA) Ballarat*Eureka
66 Simon Walker (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans
67 Andrew Graham (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans
DNF Jonathan Davis (Aus) Frf Couriers
DNF Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Jayco
DNF Luca Belluomini (Ita) Morey & Hurford
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1 - Dinner Plain Alpine Resort
 
1 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                            3 pts
2 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                 2
3 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life                                  1
 
Sprint 2 - Hotham Airport
 
1 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                 3 pts
2 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                            2
3 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life                                  1
 
Hill Climbs
 
Climb 1 - Cat.1 Left to Mt Hotham at 0.7km
 
1 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life                                 10 pts
2 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                            6
3 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                 4
 
Climb 2 - Cat.1 Mt St Bernard
 
1 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                           10 pts
2 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life                                  6
3 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                 4
 
Climb 3 - Cat.4 Toland Rd
 
1 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                 3 pts
2 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                            2
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                                             1
 
Climb 4 - Cat.3 Jim & Jack Creek
 
1 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                 5 pts
2 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                            3
3 Heiko Szonn (Ger) City Of Melbourne                                 2
 
General classification after stage 8
 
1 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                                      18.53.00
2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                          1.10
3 David McKenzie (Aus) Active For Life                             1.19
4 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Ballarat*Eureka                              2.09
5 Alan Iacuone (Aus) Active For Life                               2.13
6 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                         2.19
7 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club              2.35
8 Heiko Szonn (Ger) City Of Melbourne                              2.37
9 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life
10 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Malaysia Airlines                         3.42
11 Ryan Cox (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                     3.52
12 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club              4.02
13 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Coates Shorco Sykes                        5.35
14 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Jayco                                      5.44
15 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Frf Couriers                               9.31
16 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                       10.14
17 David McPartland (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                     12.39
18 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                       16.31
19 David Betts (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports          16.46
20 James Perry (RSA) Malaysia Airlines                            17.26
21 Jindlich Vana (Cze) Latrobe City                               17.52
22 Luis Fernando Pinheiro (Por) Ballarat*Eureka                   18.00
23 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Pelaco                                  18.07
24 Henk Vogels (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans         18.11
25 Petr Bencik (Cze) Latrobe City                                 18.51
26 Jamie Drew (Aus) Active For Life                               19.29
27 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                            21.36
28 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports         23.37
29 Garry Parsons (Aus) Morey & Hurford                            25.30
30 Karl Menzies (Aus) City Of Melbourne                           25.38
31 Ryan Russell (NZl) Pelaco                                      28.34
32 Scott Guyton (NZl) Pelaco                                      28.40
33 Glenn Stojanow (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                       29.21
34 Christopher Carr (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports     32.12
35 Jonothan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads                               34.42
36 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Latrobe City                           35.32
37 Ben Johnson (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports          36.25
38 Rodney McGee (Aus) Jayco                                       38.39
39 Juha Paajanen (Fin) Malaysia Airlines                          40.07
40 Lubomir Kejval (Cze) Latrobe City                              40.09
41 Andrew Torney (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports        42.19
42 Joel Pearson (Aus) City Of Melbourne                           42.34
43 Nathan Russell (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                       44.03
44 Simone Mori (Ita) Morey & Hurford                              45.31
45 Peter Rogers (Aus) Rio Coffee                                  47.15
46 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Rio Coffee                               48.00
47 Christian Lademann (Ger) Latrobe City                          53.55
48 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                              55.45
49 Rodney Green (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                56.01
50 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Jayco                                       56.53
51 Kevin Monahan (USA) Ballarat*Eureka                            57.10
52 Caleb Manion (Aus) City Of Melbourne                           57.18
53 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee                                  58.04
54 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Vicroads                              59.03
55 Francesco Cipolletta (Ita) Morey & Hurford                     59.15
56 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Vicroads                                   1.02.20
57 Lee Vertongen (NZl) Pelaco                                   1.04.06
58 Klayten Smith (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                      1.04.35
59 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Carlton Midstrength                      1.06.52
60 Robin Reid (NZl) Pelaco                                      1.08.19
61 Nathan Clarke (Aus) Carlton Midstrength                      1.11.00
62 Tom Leaper (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans        1.14.14
63 Jaarod Poad (NZl) Rio Coffee
64 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                          1.16.34
65 Bruce McIntosh (Aus) Carlton Midstrength                     1.24.25
66 Andrew Graham (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans     1.32.09
67 Simon Walker (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans      2.14.51
 
Shimano Sprint Championship
 
1 Scott Guyton (NZl) Pelaco                                          74 pts
2 Lee Vertongen (NZl) Pelaco                                         32
3 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Ballarat*Eureka                                23
4 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                                            21
5 David McPartland (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                         19
6 Kevin Monahan (USA) Ballarat*Eureka                                13
7 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Frf Couriers                                  13
8 Henk Vogels (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans             13
9 Christian Lademann (Ger) Latrobe City                              10
10 David Betts (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports             10
11 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                           9
12 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life                                 8
13 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                            7
14 David McKenzie (Aus) Active For Life                               7
15 Alan Iacuone (Aus) Active For Life                                 7
16 Ryan Russell (NZl) Pelaco                                          6
17 James Perry (RSA) Malaysia Airlines                                6
18 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                6
19 Jamie Drew (Aus) Active For Life                                   6
20 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                           6
21 Ryan Cox (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                        6
22 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                                  6
23 Christopher Carr (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports         5
24 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                           5
25 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Latrobe City                               5
26 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Malaysia Airlines                            4
27 Jonothan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads                                   4
28 Peter Rogers (Aus) Rio Coffee                                      4
29 Klayten Smith (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                            4
30 Andrew Torney (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports            3
31 Heiko Szonn (Ger) City Of Melbourne                                3
32 Jaarod Poad (NZl) Rio Coffee                                       3
33 Joel Pearson (Aus) City Of Melbourne                               3
34 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Rio Coffee                                   2
35 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                                2
36 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Pelaco                                      2
37 Lubomir Kejval (Cze) Latrobe City                                  2
38 Rodney McGee (Aus) Jayco                                           2
39 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Carlton Midstrength                            2
40 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                                1
41 Petr Bencik (Cze) Latrobe City                                     1
42 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Coates Shorco Sykes                           1
43 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Jayco                                         1
 
East Gippsland Shire King Of The Mountain Championship
 
1 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life                                 36 pts
2 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                           26
3 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                24
4 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                           20
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                                            17
6 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Frf Couriers                                  11
7 Scott Guyton (NZl) Pelaco                                           8
8 Ryan Cox (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                         8
9 David McKenzie (Aus) Active For Life                                6
10 Heiko Szonn (Ger) City Of Melbourne                                6
11 Klayten Smith (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                            4
12 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Malaysia Airlines                            4
13 Jamie Drew (Aus) Active For Life                                   3
14 Henk Vogels (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans             2
15 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                           1
16 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Ballarat*Eureka                                1
17 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                            1
18 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Jayco                                         1
19 Alan Iacuone (Aus) Active For Life                                 1
 
Active For Life - Criterium Championship
 
1 Baden Cooke (Aus) Jayco                                            24 pts
2 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                                22
3 David McKenzie (Aus) Active For Life                               16
4 Henk Vogels (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans             14
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Jayco                                           11
6 Kevin Monahan (USA) Ballarat*Eureka                                 9
7 Jamie Drew (Aus) Active For Life                                    9
8 Christian Lademann (Ger) Latrobe City                               8
9 Heiko Szonn (Ger) City Of Melbourne                                 7
10 Alan Iacuone (Aus) Active For Life                                 7
11 David McPartland (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                         6
12 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Carlton Midstrength                            5
13 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Latrobe City                               5
14 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life                                 4
15 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                           4
16 Joel Pearson (Aus) City Of Melbourne                               3
17 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Frf Couriers                                  3
18 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Ballarat*Eureka                                3
19 Jonothan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads                                   2
20 Caleb Manion (Aus) City Of Melbourne                               1
21 Peter Rogers (Aus) Rio Coffee                                      1
22 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka                                1
23 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Rio Coffee                                   1
 
Herald Sun - Australian Based Rider Award
 
1 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Frf Couriers                            19.02.31
2 Garry Parsons (Aus) Morey & Hurford                             15.59
3 Karl Menzies (Aus) City Of Melbourne                            16.07
4 Glenn Stojanow (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                        19.50
5 Christopher Carr (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports      22.41
6 Jonothan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads                                25.11
7 Rodney McGee (Aus) Jayco                                        29.08
8 Andrew Torney (Aus) Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports         32.48
9 Joel Pearson (Aus) City Of Melbourne                            33.03
10 Nathan Russell (Aus) Coates Shorco Sykes                       34.32
11 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee                                  48.33
12 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Vicroads                              49.32
13 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Vicroads                                     52.49
14 Bruce McIntosh (Aus) Carlton Midstrength                     1.14.54
15 Andrew Graham (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans     1.22.38
16 Simon Walker (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans      2.05.20
 
Don Porter Regional Challenge
 
1 Ballarat*Eureka                                              57.09.14
2 City Of Melbourne                                               33.39
3 Latrobe City                                                    38.10
 
Victorian Transport Association Aggressive Rider Awards
 
1 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                            6 pts
2 Trent Wilson (Aus) Active For Life                                  6
3 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                            5
4 Jaarod Poad (NZl) Rio Coffee                                        4
5 Henk Vogels (Aus) Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans              3
6 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Malaysia Airlines                            3
7 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Maffra Community Sports Club                 3
8 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Ballarat*Eureka                                 2
9 Scott Guyton (NZl) Pelaco                                           2
10 Lee Vertongen (NZl) Pelaco                                         2
 
Team Classification
 
1 Active For Life                                              56.41.03
2 Malaysia Airlines                                                4.52
3 Maffra Community Sports Club                                     8.28
4 Jayco                                                           23.44
5 Ballarat*Eureka                                                 28.11
6 Coates Shorco Sykes                                             43.22
7 City Of Melbourne                                             1.01.50
8 Fitzroy Cycles-Aust Abalone Exports                           1.02.23
9 Pelaco                                                        1.02.50
10 Latrobe City                                                 1.06.21
11 Morey & Hurford                                              1.26.48
12 Carlton Midstrength                                          1.28.01
13 Rio Coffee                                                   1.59.14
14 Vicroads                                                     2.34.02
15 Bicycle S/Store-Vic State Home Loans                         2.54.35