Be Active Cycle Instead Criterium Series - NE

Perth, Australia, January 2-5, 2002

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Race 3 - January 4: Subiaco (Hay Street), 7.30pm-8.30pm

Perth series dominated by NSW talent

By Renae Woodhams

NSW champion, Mark Renshaw has won the final of the Be Active Cycle Instead Perth Criterium Series held in Subiaco tonight, leading a thrilling sprint finish ahead of Olympic Gold medallist, Brett Aitken and local rider Daniel Mackey.

This follows Renshaw's victory in the second race of the Series and cements his standing as one of the best up and coming riders in Australia.

As anticipated the final circuit lived up to its expectations with the tight corners and narrow course proving difficult for many riders. As a result, a third of the field finished and the race was characterised by a number of early crashes.

The riders who were not forced to retire from the course following the crashes, were stretched over the entire circuit until an aggressive break by Steve Williams dragged four riders with him leaving the chasers to regroup.

Renshaw, Mackey, and Graham Brown followed Williams' lead and were soon joined by Aitken with the five man group setting an impressive 11 second lead over the main peleton. The group set the pace for a further 10 minutes with the lead changing regularly.

A decisive break came with 20 minutes to go as World Champion, Peter Dawson, showed his pursuit skills by jumping from the main bunch and catching the leaders. It took him fifteen minutes to bridge the gap and join the five man lead where he maintained his position within the group.

In the last few minutes the main peleton completed their race and left the circuit leaving the leading six riders to battle it out. On the final turn, Renshaw out-sprinted Brown and Aitken, but an appeal saw Brown bumped to fifth place opening third position for local rider Mackey. Dawson finished strongly for fourth place followed by Williams in sixth.

Renshaw's win in the Be Active Cycle Instead Perth Criterium Series caps off an impressive year, which saw him smash the Commonwealth Games and World Records in the team pursuit and win the World Track Championships in Denmark.

"This has been a fantastic series and I was hoping to win this final," Renshaw said.

Following the series final of the Be Active Cycle Instead Perth Criterium Series, the overall green jersey winner is Graham Brown and the West Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS), featuring Daniel Mackey, Peter Dawson, Ric Steele and Benjamin Miles, took out the team prize.

The Australian Criterium Championships will be held in Grand Boulevard, Joondalup tomorrow from 7.30pm with pre race entertainment featuring the Perth Jazz Orchestra and Mark Underwood from 5pm.

The Be Active Cycle Instead Criterium Series is a "Best on Earth in Perth" event. For more information please visit www.perthcriterium.com.au.

Photos

Images by Tom Kroyer

Ryan Suckling and Wayne Van Moorsel form the Kirke Securities Team warm up
Simon Beaumont and Gary Suckling give the pre race warm up
Brett Aitken limbers up
Henk Vogels signs on
Nathan Jones warms up
Jarran Poad and Hilton Clarke share a word
Points leader Graham Brown
Series leader Mark Renshaw
Mark Renshaw is introduced to the crowd
Current series standings, 1st Mark Renshaw, 2nd Brett Aitken, 3rd Jason Rigg
Perth cycling legend Hilton McMurdo
Riders ready for the start
Jason Rigg leads the early charge
A group of riders attempt to rejoin the race after a crash
Graham Brown takes the green jersey sprint points
Jonathon Davis rounds the tight corner
Henk Vogels looks back for support
Graham Brown accelerates away in the five man breakaway
Mark Renshaw, another member in the vital breakaway
Phil Riemann off after the breakaway
Henk Vogels missed the vital break
Brendan Shipp falls off the back of the chase pack
Daniel Mackey, another in the five man break
Pete Dawson spurred on by the crowd chases down the lead pack
Steve Williams works hard in the lead group
Nic Brown in flight
The impressive Mark Renshaw in the lead group
Andrew Sime rounds the corner
Mark Renshaw leads out the lead group
Phil Riemann try's to bridge the gap to the lead group
Pete Dawson on his successful solo charge to the lead group
Steve Williams leads on the bell lap
Mark Renshaw salutes the crowd after his win
Mark Renshaw looks happy after his win
The place getters, Daniel Mackey, Mark Renshaw and Brett Aitken
Team winners, the WAIS
Points winner Graham Brown
Overall series winner Mark Renshaw

Results

1 Mark Renshaw (NSW) FRF Couriers
2 Brett Aitken (SA) Be Active - Cycle Instead
3 Daniel Mackey (WA) WAIS
4 Peter Dawson (WA) WAIS
5 Graham Brown (NSW) Bike Force Australia
6 Steve Williams (NSW) Caravello Joinery
7 Hilton McMurdo (WA) 96FM
8 Jonathon Davis (NSW) FRF Couriers
9 Jason Rigg (WA) Kirke Securities
10 Wayne van Moorsel (WA) Kirke Securities
11 Andrew Sime (WA) Perth Criterium Series
12 Phil Riemann (WA) Kirke Securities
13 Nic Brown (WA) Apex Rentals
14 Jarran Poad (NZ) Visionary & National Estate Builders

Green Jersey Sprints
 
Sprint No.1
1 Graham Brown (NSW) Bike Force Australia
2 Daniel Mackey (WA) WAIS
3 Andrew Sime (WA) Perth Criterium Series

Sprint No.2
1 Graham Brown (NSW) Bike Force Australia
2 Jonathon Davis (NSW) FRF Couriers
3 Brett Aitken (SA) Be Active - Cycle Instead

Sprint No.3
1 Steve Williams (NSW) Caravello Joinery
2 Brett Aitken (SA) Be Active - Cycle Instead
3 Daniel Mackey (WA) WAIS

Sprint No.4
1 Steve Williams (NSW) Caravello Joinery
2 Brett Aitken (SA) Be Active - Cycle Instead
3 Daniel Mackey (WA) WAIS

Final Sprint
1 Mark Renshaw (NSW) FRF Couriers
2 Brett Aitken (SA) Be Active - Cycle Instead
3 Daniel Mackey (WA) WAIS

Individual standings

1 Mark Renshaw (NSW) FRF Couriers                           43 pts
2 Brett Aitken (SA) Be Active - Cycle Instead               41
3 Peter Dawson (WA) WAIS                                    32
4 Jason Rigg (WA) Kirke Securities                          29
5 Daniel Mackey (WA) WAIS                                   28
6 Steve Williams (NSW) Caravello Joinery                    25
7 Graham Brown (NSW) Bike Force Australia                   25
8 Nic Brown (WA) Apex Rentals                               23
9 Phil Riemann (WA) Kirke Securities                        17
10 Jarran Poad (NZ) Visionary & National Estate Builders    15
11 Henk Vogels (WA) WA Sports Centre Trust                  14
12 Hilton Mcmurdo (WA) 96 FM                                13
13 Jonathon Davis (NSW) FRF Couriers                        10
14 Wayne van Moorsel (WA) Kirke Securities                   9
15 Nathan Russell (NSW) Caravello Joinery                    8
16 Tony Mann (Qld.) Visionary & National Estate Builders     7
17 Hilton Clarke (Vic.) Perth Criterium Series               6
18 Andrew Sime (WA) Perth Criterium Series                   6
19 Damien Cranage (SA) Apex Rentals                          5
20 Ryan Suckling (WA) Kirke Securities                       3

Fondriest & Live Clothing Sprint King classification

1 Graham Brown (NSW) Bike Force Australia                   21 pts
2 Daniel Mackey (WA) WAIS                                   11
3 Hilton Clarke (Vic.) Perth Criterium Series               10
4 Brett Aitken (SA) Be Active - Cycle Instead               10
5 Henk Vogels (WA) WA Sports Centre Trust                    9
6 Steve Williams (NSW) Caravello Joinery                     8
7 Mark Renshaw (NSW) FRF Couriers                            7
8 Ryan Suckling (WA) Kirke Securities                        4
9 Nic Brown (WA) Apex Rentals                                3
10 Jonathon Davis (NSW) FRF Couriers                         3
11 Peter Dawson (WA) WAIS                                    2
12 Nathan Jones (WA) Visionary & National Estate Builders    1
13 Andrew Sime (WA) Perth Criterium Series                   1

Teams classification

1 WAIS                                                       60 pts
2 Kirke Securities                                           58
3 FRF Couriers                                               53
4 Be Active - Cycle Instead                                  41
5 Caravello Joinery                                          33
6 Apex Rentals                                               28
7 Bike Force Australia                                       25
8 Visionary & National Estate Builders                       22
9 WA Sports Centre Trust                                     14
10 96FM                                                      13
11 Perth Criterium Series                                    12