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5th Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under - 2.3
Australia, January 21-26, 2003
Photos
Photos from various stages
Images by Nathan
Goss
Stage 6: Sunday Jan 26, Adelaide City Council circuit, 90km
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Images by Gerard Knapp/Cyclingnews.com
Stage 5: Saturday Jan 25, Willunga - Willunga , 147 km
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Stage 4: Friday Jan 24, Unley - Goolwa, 144km
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- Bradley McGee (FDJeux.com,
L) and teamamte Baden Cooke talking team tactics before the start. After
today's outcome, it must have been a good conversation.
- Elvis - two of them in
fact - spotted in Unley
- Davide Bramati (Quick
Step-Davitamon) would prefer to act the judge today, but of a beauty contest,
not a bike race
- The race proper begins
on the South East Freeway at 11:22 after a 7.2 kilometre neutral zone
- The peloton moves
slowly through the Heysen Tunnel, jerseys unzipped
- Early escapee Adrian Laidler
(UniSA) hydrates. Most riders went through around a dozen bidons of water
today.
- Bram Tankink (Quick Step-Davitamon)
must have know his days were numbered, pulling the pin halfway through today's
stage
- The winding roads
leading to the first sprint in Echunga provided a little shelter from the
blistering sun
- Fans take cover in
the searing heat
- Smart and safe - now
that's how you avoid the sun
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit
Agricole) knew one of his last chances to make up time on Sacchi and McEwen
was today, but was not able to initiate any breaks
- The ol' garden hose
comes in handy when it's 41 degrees Celsius
- After close to 130 kilometres
out in front, Adrian Laidler's (UniSA) lead whittled away to nothing in
the final 20 kilometres
- A photographer's eye view
of the finishing straight
- With 200m to go, the
stage was set for a massive bunch gallop...
- And Cookie (FDJeux.com)
gets it! Graeme Brown (Panaria) was second and Stuart O'Grady (Credit
Agricole) third.
- Bradley McGee provided
the perfect lead-out for his teammate, and was almost as excited as Cooke
- Sponging down. Just
don't wash the dishes with that, OK Cookie?
- Well why not? Baden
Cooke (FDJeux.com) deserves a beer or four after today's effort
- A delighted Baden Cooke
(FDJeux.com) on the podium
- Ugghhh! Gene Bates (UniSA)
too young to enjoy the fruits of his labour
- Lennie Kristensen (CSC)
looking a comfortable leader in the King of the Mountains competition
Stage 3: Thursday Jan 23, Glenelg - Hahndorf , 164km
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Images by Jeff Jones/Cyclingnews.com
Images by Graham Fowler
- The main field climbs
to the top of Mt Gawler at Humbug Scrub in the Kersbrook State Forest
Stage 2: Wednesday Jan 22, Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre - Kapunda, 140km
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Stage 1: Tuesday Jan 21, Adelaide street race, 50km
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Images by Gerard Knapp
- Saeco-Longoni Sport's
Fabio Sacchi (left) looking cool on the start line of stage 1 of the 2003
Jacob's Creek Tour Down under, his first race of the season.
- Another season begins.
They're off in stage 1 of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under, the first
major race of the season for most of the field.
- FDjeux.com's
Matt Wilson throws his bike across the line in front of CSC's Andrea Tafi
to take out the first intermediate sprint in stage 1 of the Jacob's Creek
Tour Down Under - the first of more to come for the Australian contingent
on this French team?
- Saeco - Longoni Sport's
Fabio Sacchi in front of Irish rider Mark Scanlon, in his first outing
for AG2R Prevoyance. both riders were major drivers in the break of seven
which threatened to take out the stage, but was eventually overhauled by the
peloton in the final lap
- Graeme Brown tells
the assembled media how he won the stage.
- Then the media
learn he has been relegated and a scrum forms to get his comments.
- FDjeux.com's Baden
Cooke prepares to walk on stage as the winner of the first stage of the
Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under.
- FDjeux's Baden
Cooke prepares to throw the flowers into the crowd - the young Australian
was surprised yet delighted to take the stage and leader's jersey.
- CSC's Andrea Tafi's
efforts driving the break were rewarded with the jersey for Most Aggressive
Rider after stage 1.
- FDjeux.com's
Matt Wilson won the sprinter's jersey after his efforts in the break in
stage 1 of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. It is the second jersey to be
worn by the French team.
- Telekom's Dirk
Reichl has the jersey for best young rider after stage 1.
- Cadel Evans
gets on stage in his first outing in Telekom colours. Although there were
no mountain points in the opening stage, he is given the King of the Mountains
jersey as he won the mountains classification in last year's JCTDU.
Team presentation, January 20
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- Quick Step-Davitamon
with Michael Rogers (top left), and Tom Boonen (bottom left)
- Credit Agricole with
newly crowned Australian champion Stuart O'Grady (top left), next to Germany's
Jens Voigt. Christophe Moreau is on the bottom left.
- Saeco-Longoni Sport
is bringing Fabio Sacchi (top left) to Australia again
- Lotto-Domo will be
led by Robbie McEwen (top left), who hopes to win at least one stage this
year
- Team Telekom has
a strong lineup, with Cadel Evans (top left) and Steffen Wesemann (2nd top
left)
- Ag2r-Prevoyance boasts
two national champions: Jaan Kirsipuu and Mark Scanlon
- FDJeux.com has a
strong Aussie flavour, with Brad McGee, Baden Cooke and Matt Wilson
- CSC contains Jakob
Piil (top left) and Andrea Tafi (2nd left) among other strong riders
- ONCE-Eroski with
TdF yellow jersey wearer Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano is looking like it will
put in a strong performance
- Panaria-Fiordo hopes
to win a stage or two with Graeme Brown (top left)
- United Water is
the young Australian team of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under
- UniSA could see
a good race from the experienced Pat Jonker (top left), who is in form at
the moment
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit
Agricole) watching the proceedings at the team presentation with interest
- Bradley McGee (FDJeux.com)
is one of the many favourites for this race
Pre-race press conference, January 20
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