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Vic Roads Herald Sun Tour 2003 - 2.3

Australia, October 16-26, 2003

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Stage 7 - October 21: Port Fairy To Hamilton, 98.7 kms

British on a roll

By Rod Morris in Hamilton

Kristian in the House
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The Union Jack flew high and proudly in today's dual stages of the $120,000 VicRoads Herald Sun Tour road cycling classic. The 52nd Herald Sun Tour saw two tour debutants win career high races in a day of high drama.

Isle of Wight youngster Keiran Page upstaged all the big guns in Stage 6, a 30 km kermesse in the sleepy Victorian hamlet. The luck of the British continued in the afternoon when 23-year-old Kristian House, riding for Emu Spirit/Apsco collared Canberra rider Robert McLachlan (Caravello) on the line in the finish of the Port Fairy to Hamilton Stage 7 of 98.7 km. And just to rub salt into the wounds of the bleeding Australians, another Englishman, Stephen Cummings (Bendigo Building Industry) claimed third, to complete a great day on the podium for the British track squad.

Warrnambool rider Jamie Drew (Jayco) strengthened his hold on the tour leader's jersey, extending his margin from 36 seconds to 42 seconds over Kjell Carlstrom (Europcar - Pelaco), while Victorian youngster Simon Gerrans (Malaysia Airlines) stayed in third, but is now 47 seconds adrift. The big mover of the day was Englishman Kristian House (Emu Spirit/Apsco) improving from 11th to 6th after winning the afternoon stage.

The wind played havoc with the field - which has now been reduced to 79 riders, following the retirements today of Glen Stojanow (Caravello), Graham Rootes (Rio Coffee) and Ashley Hutchinson (Carlton Midstrength) - and there was simply nowhere to hide.

How it unfolded

Rob McLachlan
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Riders were offered only a 75 minute break for lunch before setting off for Port Fairy. Less than 5 km into the stage, the peloton broke into three distinctive groups, although the margins were never any more than 20 seconds. At around 40 km, the second and third groups came back together, but they were pressured by the leaders to close down the gap. Eventually they did reel in the lead group, only to be hit again by a small bunch, who hit hard and bravely in the conditions.

The group of nine riders included six of the top 10 in General Classification, plus the leader of the Sprint jersey (Kjell Carlstrom) and King of the Mountain top (Ivan Fanelli). With all of the "Big Guns" in the breakaway group, there was so much action, it was hard to keep tabs on it all.

As the race reached the closing 20 km, the nine leaders were again reeled in, only to see another attack come from the bunch. This time it was Hilton Clarke (Barloworld), Matt Wilson (Jayco), Phillip Thuaux (Ballarat*eureka!) and Robert McLachlan (Caravello) among others to set the pace. But yet again the peloton threw out the hook and reeled in a big catch.

Into a long 400 m home straight at Hamilton for the sprinters to get the right line and McLachlan, a 1992 Australian Olympian at Barcelona, must've surely though he had it right on the inside and out of the wind. But in a desperate finish, House caught McLachlan just metres before the line.

Five seconds later, Stephen Cummings (Bendigo Building Industry) crossed the tape in third position. "Man that was an incredible race, group after group were chasing down the road," House said. "This is my first trip to Australia and I was probably a bit apprehensive early in the tour, but I'm getting stronger each day."

Jamie Drew
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To justify House's comments are his improvement in general classification. He started the day in 11th position at 1.22 minute behind the leader Jamie Drew (Jayco), but has leapt into sixth and chopped 21 seconds off his deficit. Whilst disappointed to run second, McLachlan heaped praise on everyone associated with the Herald Sun Tour.

"This tour is so well run, it has a great atmosphere and there is a lot of fun in the bunch when out on the road," he said. "I wanted to go for the win today, but it wasn't to be.......hopefully there will be other stages for me." The Tour continues tomorrow with its longest stage, a tough 162.7 km journey from Dunkeld to Horsham in Victoria's Western Region. The stage will start at 10.30 a.m. and is expected to finish at 2.30 p.m. Along the way however, riders will be subjected to 8 intermediate sprints and 3 hill climbs.

Photography

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

Results

1 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco             2.15.14
2 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                         
3 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry     0.05
4 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool                 
5 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life                    
6 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines                      
7 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                    
8 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                  0.10
9 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama                        
10 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                 
11 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                               
12 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                  
13 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                            
14 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                       
15 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                     
16 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads                             
17 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru                             
18 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                   
19 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco                              
20 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello                               
21 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                           
22 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                     
23 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry             
24 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                 
25 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life                    
26 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                   
27 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                          
28 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                      
29 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                  
30 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                                
31 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                   
32 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers                       
33 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee                         
34 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld                       
35 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco                               
36 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                  
37 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco                   
38 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka!                   
39 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru                              
40 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                
41 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                          
42 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld                           
43 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco                           0.29
44 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads                    6.11
45 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                   
46 Garry Parsons (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                   
47 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne         
48 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads                           
49 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                       
50 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama                        
51 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru                               
52 David Kupka (Cze) Team Warrnambool                      
53 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello                     15.07
54 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama                    
55 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru                                 
56 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry             
57 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne                     
58 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco                               
59 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers                      
60 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers                        
61 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads                          
62 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool                     
63 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers                    
64 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld                            
65 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco                                
66 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength                
67 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool                    
68 Chris Wherry (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                     
69 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            
70 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello                        
71 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama                      
72 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee                           
73 Greg Henderson (NZl) Carlton Midstrength                
74 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            
75 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength       28.12
76 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne                  30.03
77 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers                         
78 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru                              
79 Paul Redenbach (Aus) City Of Melbourne                  
 
Sprints
 
Kirkstall Hotel (23)
 
1 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                           3 pts
2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                  2
3 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                            1
 
Hawkesdale Post Office (34)
 
1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                 3 pts
2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                  2
3 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                        1
 
St. Josephs's Primary School (47)
 
1 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                     3 pts
2 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                            2
3 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                  1
 
Tarrington Lutheron Primary School (59)
 
1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                 3 pts
2 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                   2
3 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                                1
 
Hill Climbs
 
Mocka No. 29
 
1 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                      3 pts
2 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry             2
3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                  
 
Mocka No. 42
 
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                               3 pts
2 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                   2
3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                 1
 
General Classification after stage 6
 
1 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                           14.43.47
2 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                         0.42
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                0.47
4 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne              0.51
5 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco                           0.54
6 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco                1.01
7 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                      
8 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                1.03
9 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                       1.13
10 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                            1.24
11 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello                           1.36
12 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                           1.48
13 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                       1.49
14 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines                     
15 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                 2.08
16 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                 2.09
17 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama                   2.32
18 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                    2.56
19 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                       
20 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                      2.57
21 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life                3.07
22 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry    3.22
23 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                   
24 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!              3.28
25 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka!               3.37
26 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld                       3.38
27 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco                           3.40
28 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee                     3.42
29 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld                   3.43
30 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru                          3.58
31 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco             4.02
32 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life               4.48
33 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength            6.38
34 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines               6.52
35 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads                         7.36
36 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool            8.13
37 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru                           9.37
38 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry        11.13
39 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                 12.23
40 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru                        12.40
41 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco              12.47
42 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life             13.03
43 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads                   13.37
44 Garry Parsons (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                   
45 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers                  14.53
46 Greg Henderson (NZl) Carlton Midstrength           16.03
47 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello                   18.38
48 David Kupka (Cze) Team Warrnambool                      
49 Chris Wherry (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                18.55
50 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads                      20.36
51 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama                   21.39
52 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers                 22.48
53 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength           25.41
54 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco                          25.53
55 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry       26.21
56 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne                26.54
57 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers                   27.41
58 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry       27.42
59 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry        27.45
60 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne    35.30
61 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello                     37.20
62 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers                    37.25
63 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                  38.43
64 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers               40.46
65 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool               41.01
66 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco                               
67 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee                      41.21
68 Paul Redenbach (Aus) City Of Melbourne             43.07
69 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads                     43.36
70 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco                           44.03
71 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool                47.54
72 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne                  48.31
73 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco              50.34
74 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength       54.06
75 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru                         54.22
76 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama                 56.01
77 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru                          1.02.08
78 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama             1.02.20
79 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld                     1.05.53
 
Aggressive Rider Awards
 
Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                    $300
Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                  $200
Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                      $200
Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                           $200
Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                              $200
Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           $200
Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                         $200
Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                         $200
 
Team Classification
 
1 Jayco                                            44.13.41
2 Malaysia Airlines                                    0.45
3 Europcar / Pelaco                                    4.06
4 Emu Spirit / Apsco                                   4.20
5 Active For Life                                      5.00
6 Barloworld                                           5.13
7 Ballarat Eureka                                      5.36
8 Subaru                                              18.34
9 Caravello                                           20.50
10 Rio Coffee                                         33.47
11 Team Warrnambool                                   36.56
12 Vic Roads                                          37.42
13 Bendigo Building Industry                          38.36
14 Carlton Midstrength                                42.17
15 City Of Melbourne                                  44.29
16 FRF Couriers                                       55.27
17 Echuca - Moama                                   1.06.55
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco                           45 pts
2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                26
3 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                    25
4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                  22
5 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                          20
6 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines                    19
7 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                              18
8 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                       17
9 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco                             15
10 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                14
11 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                 11
12 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           11
13 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                    10
14 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                         9
15 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne        9
16 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                  9
17 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           8
18 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life                   8
19 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                  8
20 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                    7
21 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama                      6
22 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                6
23 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                    6
24 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco                  5
25 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                         5
26 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool               4
27 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength               4
28 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength               4
29 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers                        4
30 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello                              4
31 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry           3
32 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco                              3
33 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne                    3
34 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers                       2
35 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru                            2
36 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama                     2
37 David Kupka (Cze) Team Warrnambool                     1
38 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                 1
39 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                      1
40 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                               1
41 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello                         1
42 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco                              1
43 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee                        1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco                              48 pts
2 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco                               14
3 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco                    13
4 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                     10
5 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                 8
6 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco                                  6
7 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco                   5
8 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life                   5
9 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru                             4
10 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                  4
11 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee                          4
12 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                         3
13 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld                         3
14 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                    3
15 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength               2
16 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                      2
17 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello                       2
18 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry            2
19 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee                      1
20 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka!                  1
21 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!                  1
22 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 David Kupka (Cze) Team Warrnambool                     5
18 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool                     4
19 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life                      4
20 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life                  3
21 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne                3
22 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool               2
23 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                    1
24 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello                       1
 
Herald Sun Leading Australian Based Rider
 
Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello