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Vic Roads Herald Sun Tour 2003 - 2.3

Australia, October 16-26, 2003

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Stage 10 - October 23: Hall’s Gap To Ararat, 52.5 kms

'Trackie' Roberts proves road star quality

From Rod Morris in Ararat

Dom Perras wins on One Tree Hill
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Luke Roberts' aim to be considered a bit more than a "good all-rounder" received a gigantic boost today when he took over as outright leader of the $120,000 VicRoads Herald Sun Tour.

Roberts (26) is already one of the most decorated track riders this country has ever produced, having been part of the national team which won this year's world pursuit in a stunning 3.57 minutes at the World Track Titles in Germany.

"Whenever I ride on the road, people are forever asking me, "Are you the same Luke Roberts who rides track?" he said. Road or track it doesn't matter, Luke Roberts is a star performer.

Roberts didn't win either of today's stages, but his effort of finishing fourth in the climb from Horsham to Mt William and then courageous fifth in the afternoon stage from Hall's Gap to Ararat, pushed him into the prized yellow jersey.

The big loser of the day was Jamie Drew, who fell from outright lead to 11th and almost seemingly out of contention at more than a minute behind. In the afternoon stage Drew leapt back into eighth position but in the same breath slipped to 2.08 minutes behind Roberts.

Luke Roberts in yellow
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There was no shortage of international flavour as American Tim Johnson won the morning stage and then in the afternoon, his Active For Life Canadian teammate Dominque Perras claimed line honours in the afternoon sprint.

Tour Director John Craven was labelled a "sadist" by riders yesterday after they completed a tough Category 1 climb up Mt William, were allowed 90 minutes for lunch and then sent on their way again.

"Well, they are racing for $120,000," Craven smiled.

How it unfolded

The start
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A little jaunt of 52 km from Hall's Gap to Ararat in Victoria's Western region doesn't sound that danuting, but when you have a field of 76 international cyclists chasing big dollars and important UCI ranking points, the little jaunt takes on a new meaning.

The pressure was on from the start and by 20 km in, four riders were attempting a bold break. Former Australian Olympian Robert McLachlan (Caravello), Englishman Chris Newtown (Bendigo Building Industry), Czechoslovakian Lubor Tesar (Team Warrnambool) and Canadian Dominique Perras (Active For Life) weren't worrying the leaders on GC and were allowed some leeway out in front.

And for once the peloton got it wrong with three of that four - Perras, Tesar and Newtown - filling the podium positions. Their task was made slightly easier when 11 riders crashed at the 1 km, which was at the foot of the final climb to the finish line.

The crash included GC challengers, Jeremy Hunt (Malaysia Airlines) and Kjell Carlstrom (Europcar - Pelaco), as well as Brett Aitken (Rio Coffee), who was looking to win the Australian Based Rider Championship. Their absence for the sprint to the line made it slightly easier for Luke Roberts and Simon Gerrans (Malaysia Airlines), who are now running one and two respectively in overall honours.

Final break
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"At the start of the week, I never intended to challenge for the GC, but now I'm in this position, I have to go for it," Roberts said. "Everything has gone to plan for our team over the last few days and with a stage win from Kristian House and now the outright lead, there is renewed enthusiasm within the team."

The stage winner, Dominique Perras, said the result made up for losing Stage 8. "I was pretty angry when I lost the stage going into Horsham, so this certainly makes up for it," Perras said. This is Perras' second visit to Australia after racing in last year's Bay Crit series and National Open titles. "I love the style of racing in Australia and the atmosphere of this tour is great," he added.

Photography

Images by Shane Goss/Cyclingnews.com/www.licoricegallery.com

Results

1 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life            1.17.02
2 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                   0.04
3 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry         0.10
4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                0.23
5 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                  0.28
6 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                     0.37
7 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers                   0.43
8 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                             0.46
9 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                       0.47
10 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
11 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!               0.55
12 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru                         0.56
13 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                              1.06
14 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                   1.13
15 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco
16 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco
17 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello
18 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry        1.25
19 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
20 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life
21 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka!               1.33
22 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                           1.37
23 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers
24 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama
25 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco                           1.43
26 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life               1.48
27 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines
28 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco
29 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength
30 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads                         1.52
31 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers                    1.55
32 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers                2.04
33 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco                          2.07
34 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru                           2.17
35 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool            2.20
36 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne
37 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool
38 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads                      2.26
39 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama                    2.30
40 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco
41 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne                 2.33
42 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines               2.36
43 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry         2.38
44 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads                    2.43
45 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers
46 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry         3.03
47 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads
48 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool                3.11
49 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld                       3.28
50 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld
51 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld
52 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne                   3.35
53 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life
54 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                       3.46
55 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru                          3.54
56 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco                           4.08
57 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama                4.11
58 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco                           4.35
59 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama                  4.59
60 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne     5.17
61 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                   5.35
62 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco
63 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee                     6.17
64 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru                          6.20
65 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco
66 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                      6.59
67 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
68 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
69 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength            7.33
70 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee                       8.04
71 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
72 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello                   12.06
73 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru                            13.20
74 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello                     14.30
 
Sprints
 
Pomonal Primary School (15)
 
1 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            3 pts
2 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                        2
3 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco                   1
 
Moyston Primary School (22)
 
1 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                        3 pts
2 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            2
3 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                  1
 
Hill Climbs
 
Mocka No. 23
 
1 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            5 pts
2 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                  3
3 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                      2
 
Mocka No. 26
 
1 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            5 pts
2 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                  3
3 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                      2
 
Mocka No. 42
 
1 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                  7 pts
2 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                      5
3 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            3
 
General Classification after stage 
 
1 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco              22.36.10
2 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                0.34
3 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                         1.07
4 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                    1.15
5 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                  1.20
6 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                       1.24
7 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                             1.32
8 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines                  1.39
9 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco                2.08
10 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne             2.15
11 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                              2.16
12 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello                           3.18
13 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!               4.18
14 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                           4.32
15 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry    4.55
16 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                    4.58
17 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco             5.21
18 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                 5.41
19 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee
20 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld                   5.56
21 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama                   7.31
22 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life               8.17
23 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads                         9.15
24 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool           11.19
25 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee                    11.34
26 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka!              11.40
27 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines              15.54
28 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry        18.36
29 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco              18.57
30 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads                   19.19
31 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                 19.59
32 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers                  20.07
33 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco                          24.16
34 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life               25.33
35 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!              26.10
36 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru                         27.45
37 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry       28.03
38 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                     28.04
39 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco                         29.41
40 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru                        30.04
41 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld                      32.10
42 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength           35.06
43 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!             37.07
44 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life             37.23
45 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru                          38.34
46 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello                   41.25
47 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads                      41.47
48 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers                   44.16
49 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne    49.12
50 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry       49.25
51 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers                 50.41
52 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama                   50.49
53 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength           51.22
54 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne                53.17
55 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                  56.36
56 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco                          57.07
57 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry        57.28
58 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool             1.02.20
59 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee                    1.04.05
60 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco                         1.04.17
61 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello                   1.06.28
62 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers             1.07.35
63 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco                        1.07.57
64 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers                  1.08.38
65 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads                   1.11.14
66 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco            1.14.00
67 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool              1.16.54
68 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne                1.17.11
69 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama             1.20.33
70 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru                       1.22.06
71 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama               1.27.40
72 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength     1.29.28
73 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld                     1.36.42
74 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru                          1.46.56
 
Aggressive Rider Awards
 
1 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                  $500
2 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                     $300
3 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco              $300
4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                $200
5 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                    $200
6 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                         $200
7 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                            $200
8 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry         $200
9 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry         $200
10 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                      $200
11 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                      $200
 
Team Classification
 
1 Malaysia Airlines                                67.51.31
2 Emu Spirit / Apsco                                   2.52
3 Active For Life                                      3.21
4 Jayco                                               17.51
5 Europcar / Pelaco                                   23.18
6 Barloworld                                          26.56
7 Ballarat Eureka                                     39.01
8 Bendigo Building Industry                           45.31
9 Caravello                                           46.40
10 Rio Coffee                                       1.02.43
11 Vic Roads                                        1.04.56
12 Team Warrnambool                                 1.07.25
13 City Of Melbourne                                1.22.00
14 Subaru                                           1.22.49
15 FRF Couriers                                     1.39.53
16 Echuca - Moama                                   1.58.36
17 Carlton Midstrength                              2.11.07
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                           50 pts
2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                32
3 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                    31
4 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                       28
5 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                  22
6 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                          22
7 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines                    22
8 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                              18
9 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                 17
10 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco                            15
11 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           11
12 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                 11
13 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                    10
14 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                   10
15 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool               9
16 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                  9
17 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne        9
18 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                         9
19 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           8
20 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           8
21 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello                              8
22 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life                   8
23 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                  8
24 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                8
25 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                      7
26 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers                        7
27 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco                  6
28 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                    6
29 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama                      6
30 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers                   6
31 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                         5
32 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee                        4
33 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                               4
34 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld                          4
35 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength               4
36 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength               4
37 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco                              3
38 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello                         3
39 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne                    3
40 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco                  2
41 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru                            2
42 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers                       2
43 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco                              2
44 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama                     2
45 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco                               1
46 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                 1
47 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                 1
48 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru                             1
49 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                      1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                              51 pts
2 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                    23
3 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                     19
4 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                15
5 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                               14
6 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                      13
7 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           13
8 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                 13
9 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                      12
10 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers                  10
11 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                    8
12 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld                          7
13 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                 6
14 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life                  5
15 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco                  5
16 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool               5
17 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                  4
18 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                          4
19 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                           4
20 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru                            4
21 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru                             3
22 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                         3
23 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                         3
24 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength               2
25 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello                       2
26 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            2
27 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka!                  1
28 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                  1
29 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco                  1
 
Criterium Championship
 
1 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                          12 pts
2 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            10
3 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco                             10
4 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                  10
5 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello                              10
6 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                   9
7 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines                     9
8 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                  9
9 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life                    9
10 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                              9
11 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           8
12 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                         7
13 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                  7
14 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco                              6
15 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama                      6
16 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                         6
17 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                     4
18 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                      4
19 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life                  3
20 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                3
21 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool               2
22 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                    1
23 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                       1