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Malaysia Airlines Herald Sun Tour of Provincial Victoria - 2.3

Australia, October 14-24, 2004

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Stage 11 - October 22: Mansfield - Jamieson, 38.0 km

Triple McLachlan

McKenzie still in control of yellow

By Rod Morris in Jamieson

The Spray
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David McKenzie's dream of winning the Malaysian Airlines Herald Sun Tour took one step closer with a damage-free day in the Mansfield high country. Despite finishing sixth and fourth respectively in today's dual stages, McKenzie stretched his overall lead to 31 seconds, with only two - albeit one very tough section - remaining before the final finish line.

Today's star was Canberra school teacher Robert McLachlan, a former Australian Olympian, who has come out of a 10 year retirement to once again reach the pinnacle of his chosen sport. McLachlan was an impressive winner of the 10th stage, a 33 km criterium around the streets of Mansfield and then was even more noticeable in the short - but very quick - Mansfield to Jamieson afternoon stage.

He has become the only surviving three-time stage winner of this year's Herald Sun Tour after claiming victory in the Portarlington stage last Saturday. Baden Cooke also won three stages, but abandoned three days ago. "I felt really good out there today, it was fun and it was exciting," said McLachlan. "I'm not going to win the bike race overall, but winning stages is equally as important to some cyclists."

How it unfolded and what's coming up...

Coke adds life
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In the afternoon stage over two small climbs into Jamieson, McKenzie miscalculated the sprint home and could do no better than fourth behind McLachlan, Poland's Artur Krzeszowiec (Europcar - Pelaco) and flamboyant Englishman Jeremy Hunt (La Trobe City). But the minor placing did earn McKenzie 14 more seconds which stretched his overall lead out to 31 seconds over Menzies. In third place is Sweden's Jonas Ljungblad (Europcar - Pelaco) at 43 seconds and South Australia's Luke Roberts (La Trobe City) at 56 seconds.

The popular theory on the HST is that any of eight riders within 2'34 of each other can still win this tour. From fifth to eighth are Glen Mitchell (Active For Life), Ben Brooks (McGee - NSW IS), Keiran Page (Bendigo) and Dominique Perras (Active For Life). But facing the field is one of the toughest bike rides in the world, Warragul to the peak of Mt Baw Baw, some 1900 m above sea level.

Whilst riders shouldn't be too concerned over the first 75 km of Stage 12, the final 12 km climb is almost straight up and will sort out the race before the 81.6 km kermesse final stage in Traralgon on Sunday.

McLachlan is 30th in General Classification and whilst he won't win the overall honours on Sunday, has been one of the best performers in the 53rd running of the HST. "I'm stoked to have won one stage, let alone win three," he said. "I'm not usually that good in bunch sprints and I don't think Mt Baw Baw is going to be my go, but I'll give it my best shot and see what happens."

Robert McLachlan (Argon 18 Bikes-Caravello)
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Whilst McLachlan is enjoying a double-victory day, the tour's other "Macca" - David McKenzie is looking more comfortable in yellow. "Our team has worked very hard to get into this position, we're running one and two and leading a couple of other categories as well," he said. "Obviously the race isn't over yet and we still have a fair bit of work to do. It's been a long held dream of mine to win this tour and I will never get a better chance of where I am at the moment, don't expect our team to give up this position all that easily over the next two stages."

Tomorrow's Warragul to Mt Baw Baw stage is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. and expected to finish at around 1.15 p.m. Sunday's Kermesse will start at 1.30 p.m. and finish at 3.30 p.m.

Photography

Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Results

1 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello        50.45 (44.93 km/h)
2 Artur Krzeszowiec (Pol) Europcar - Pelaco                     
3 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Latrobe City                                
4 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                       
5 Ben Brooks (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport               
6 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Half Mile Creek                       
7 Luke Roberts (Aus) Latrobe City                               
8 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                       
9 Damian Forster (Aus) Uno Clothing                             
10 Paul Healion (Irl) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool                
11 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Jayco                                    
12 Matthew Rex (Aus) CGU Insurance                              
13 Chrisophe Le Mevel (Fra) Provincial Victoria                 
14 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies              
15 Andrew Graham (Aus) Uno Clothing                             
16 Steven De Decker (Bel) Half Mile Creek                       
17 Dean Downing (GBr) Bendigo                                   
18 David Tanner (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport            
19 Timo Scholz (Ger) Malaysia Airlines                          
20 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Uno Clothing                              
21 Joel Pearson (Aus) Provincial Victoria                       
22 Kristian House (GBr) Bendigo                                 
23 Chris Sutton (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport            
24 David Harrigan (Aus) Latrobe City                            
25 Craig McCartney (Aus) Provincial Victoria                    
26 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life                        
27 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool             
28 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo                                    
29 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Europcar - Pelaco                         
30 Rob Sharman (GBr) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool                 
31 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                       
32 Matthew Goold (Aus) Active For Life                          
33 George Vallins (Aus) Uno Clothing                            
34 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Latrobe City                            
35 Scott Guyton (NZl) Bicycle Superstore                        
36 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Active For Life                          
37 James Meadley (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies               
38 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Half Mile Creek                         
39 Richard Moffatt (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport         
40 Ruber Marin (Col) Subaru                                     
41 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Mitchell Building Supplies                
42 Nick Kiraly (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans                 
43 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru                                
44 Peter Milostic (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello              
45 Dermot Nally (Irl) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool                
46 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Provincial Victoria                     
47 Steve Cunningham (Aus) CGU Insurance                         
48 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies               
49 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Bicycle Superstore                      
50 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Provincial Victoria                    
51 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans               
52 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello                   
53 Nathan Jones (Aus) CGU Insurance                             
54 Daniel McConnell (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans            
55 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Jayco                                   
56 William Walker (Aus) Jayco                                   
57 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                          
58 Corey Sweet (Aus) Latrobe City                               
59 Ben Johnson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                          
60 Anthony Challinor (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello           
61 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines                         
62 Chris Bradford (Aus) CGU Insurance                           
63 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                        
64 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello              
65 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Half Mile Creek                      0.11
66 Thomas Gronqvist (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                 7.44
67 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Europcar - Pelaco                         
68 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru                                    
69 Mark Roland (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans             9.45
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1, Mocka 23
 
1 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Latrobe City                               3 pts
2 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                        2
3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                      1
 
Sprint 2, Mocka 33
 
1 Nathan Jones (Aus) CGU Insurance                             3 pts
2 Luke Roberts (Aus) Latrobe City                              2
3 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                        1
 
Climbs
 
Climb 1, Cat.3 - Mocka 26
 
1 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines                         5 pts
2 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru                                    3
3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                      2
 
Climb 2, Cat.2 - Mocka 29
 
1 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                      3 pts
2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                      2
3 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Jayco                                   1
 
General Classification after stage 11
 
1 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore               22.35.20
2 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                     0.31
3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                   0.43
4 Luke Roberts (Aus) Latrobe City                           0.56
5 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Active For Life                       1.51
6 Ben Brooks (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport           1.57
7 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo                                 2.22
8 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                    2.34
9 David Tanner (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport         3.00
10 Scott Guyton (NZl) Bicycle Superstore                    3.11
11 Kristian House (GBr) Bendigo                             3.24
12 Timo Scholz (Ger) Malaysia Airlines                      3.26
13 Rob Sharman (GBr) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool             3.38
14 Matthew Goold (Aus) Active For Life                      3.41
15 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans           3.50
16 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Jayco                                4.19
17 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Provincial Victoria                 5.12
18 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Uno Clothing                          5.14
19 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                      6.29
20 Corey Sweet (Aus) Latrobe City                           6.38
21 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Latrobe City                        7.02
22 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Europcar - Pelaco                     7.07
23 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies           7.11
24 Craig McCartney (Aus) Provincial Victoria                7.12
25 Peter Milostic (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello          7.31
26 Andrew Graham (Aus) Uno Clothing                         7.35
27 William Walker (Aus) Jayco                               7.47
28 Chris Bradford (Aus) CGU Insurance                       8.21
29 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello        8.42
30 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Jayco                               8.46
31 Ben Johnson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                      9.04
32 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life                    9.29
33 Ruber Marin (Col) Subaru                                13.23
34 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Europcar - Pelaco                    14.45
35 Nick Kiraly (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans            15.36
36 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Half Mile Creek                 29.10
37 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Half Mile Creek                     30.55
38 Dean Downing (GBr) Bendigo                              32.58
39 Dermot Nally (Irl) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool           35.09
40 Chrisophe Le Mevel (Fra) Provincial Victoria            35.21
41 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines                    37.14
42 Mark Roland (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans            38.49
43 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Half Mile Creek                    46.39
44 Chris Sutton (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport       49.06
45 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello         50.27
46 Nathan Jones (Aus) CGU Insurance                        53.26
47 Anthony Challinor (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello      53.30
48 Richard Moffatt (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport    53.55
49 James Meadley (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies          54.31
50 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Bicycle Superstore                 58.07
51 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Mitchell Building Supplies           58.46
52 Thomas Gronqvist (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco              1.00.23
53 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru                         1.04.44
54 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Latrobe City                        1.05.03
55 Steven De Decker (Bel) Half Mile Creek                1.11.38
56 Damian Forster (Aus) Uno Clothing                     1.12.52
57 Joel Pearson (Aus) Provincial Victoria                1.15.21
58 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello            1.17.40
59 George Vallins (Aus) Uno Clothing                     1.18.47
60 David Harrigan (Aus) Latrobe City                     1.23.13
61 Daniel McConnell (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans     1.24.45
62 Steve Cunningham (Aus) CGU Insurance                  1.24.55
63 Matthew Rex (Aus) CGU Insurance                       1.25.42
64 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru                             1.26.33
65 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies       1.28.38
66 Paul Healion (Irl) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool         1.29.04
67 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool      1.30.37
68 Artur Krzeszowiec (Pol) Europcar - Pelaco             1.35.02
69 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Provincial Victoria             1.53.17
 
Sprint classification
 
1 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                     48 pts
2 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo                                   47
3 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                       46
4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Jayco                                   38
5 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Active For Life                         34
6 Ben Brooks (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport             33
7 Dean Downing (GBr) Bendigo                                  27
8 Scott Guyton (NZl) Bicycle Superstore                       26
9 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                     26
10 Corey Sweet (Aus) Latrobe City                             24
11 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Latrobe City                             19
12 Luke Roberts (Aus) Latrobe City                            19
13 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello                 18
14 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                        15
15 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello          15
16 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Jayco                                 12
17 Mark Roland (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans               10
18 Rob Sharman (GBr) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool               10
19 Matthew Goold (Aus) Active For Life                         9
20 Chrisophe Le Mevel (Fra) Provincial Victoria                8
21 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                      8
22 Matthew Rex (Aus) CGU Insurance                             8
23 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Uno Clothing                             7
24 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Europcar - Pelaco                        7
25 Chris Sutton (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport           7
26 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Half Mile Creek                        6
27 David Tanner (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport           6
28 Nathan Jones (Aus) CGU Insurance                            5
29 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru                                   5
30 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Latrobe City                           5
31 Ben Johnson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                         5
32 Steve Cunningham (Aus) CGU Insurance                        5
33 Peter Milostic (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello             4
34 Dermot Nally (Irl) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool               4
35 Kristian House (GBr) Bendigo                                4
36 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Half Mile Creek                     4
37 William Walker (Aus) Jayco                                  4
38 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies              3
39 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Bicycle Superstore                     3
40 Timo Scholz (Ger) Malaysia Airlines                         3
41 David Harrigan (Aus) Latrobe City                           3
42 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Half Mile Creek                         3
43 George Vallins (Aus) Uno Clothing                           3
44 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru                               3
45 Anthony Challinor (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello          3
46 Andrew Graham (Aus) Uno Clothing                            2
47 Thomas Gronqvist (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                    2
48 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies             2
49 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life                       1
50 Richard Moffatt (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport        1
51 Steven De Decker (Bel) Half Mile Creek                      1
52 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Provincial Victoria                    1
 
King of the Mountain classification
 
1 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Jayco                                  40 pts
2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                     31
3 Luke Roberts (Aus) Latrobe City                             28
4 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life                      24
5 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru                                   13
6 David Tanner (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport            8
7 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Latrobe City                            8
8 Chrisophe Le Mevel (Fra) Provincial Victoria                 8
9 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                          8
10 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Jayco                                   7
11 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines                        6
12 Scott Guyton (NZl) Bicycle Superstore                       5
13 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Active For Life                         5
14 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                     5
15 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo                                   5
16 Ben Brooks (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport             5
17 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Half Mile Creek                        3
18 Kristian House (GBr) Bendigo                                3
19 William Walker (Aus) Jayco                                  3
20 Craig McCartney (Aus) Provincial Victoria                   3
21 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Latrobe City                              3
22 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                       3
23 Nathan Jones (Aus) CGU Insurance                            2
24 Ruber Marin (Col) Subaru                                    2
25 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello           2
 
Criterium Championship
 
1 Dean Downing (GBr) Bendigo                                  30 pts
2 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                     29
3 Matthew Rex (Aus) CGU Insurance                             18
4 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                     16
5 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello           16
6 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Active For Life                         15
7 Luke Roberts (Aus) Latrobe City                             14
8 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                       14
9 Mark Roland (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans                11
10 Ben Brooks (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport            10
11 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Half Mile Creek                    10
12 David Tanner (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport           8
13 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Jayco                                   8
14 Artur Krzeszowiec (Pol) Europcar - Pelaco                   7
15 Damian Forster (Aus) Uno Clothing                           6
16 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo                                   6
17 Kristian House (GBr) Bendigo                                3
18 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                         2
19 Andrew Graham (Aus) Uno Clothing                            1
 
Best Under 23 rider classification
 
1 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo                                     
2 David Tanner (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport             
3 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies                
 
Best Australian rider classification
 
1 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                       
2 David Tanner (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport             
3 Matthew Goold (Aus) Active For Life                           
4 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Victorian State Home Loans                
5 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Mitchell Building Supplies                
6 Peter Milostic (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello               
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello                   5 pts
2 Ben Brooks (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport              5
3 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Jayco                                   4
4 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello            4
5 Corey Sweet (Aus) Latrobe City                               2
6 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life                          2
7 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Active For Life                          2
8 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                      2
9 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines                         2
10 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                       1
11 Dean Downing (GBr) Bendigo                                  1
 
Mansfield Trifecta Championship
 
1 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello           20 pts
2 David McKenzie (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                     20
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Jayco                                   18
4 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Europcar - Pelaco                     13
5 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Active For Life                         11
6 Ben Johnson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines                          9
7 Artur Krzeszowiec (Pol) Europcar - Pelaco                    9
8 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Latrobe City                               8
9 David Tanner (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport            7
10 Dean Downing (GBr) Bendigo                                  6
11 Ben Brooks (Aus) McGee - NSW Institute Of Sport             6
12 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo                                   6
13 Ruber Marin (Col) Subaru                                    5
14 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Half Mile Creek                     5
15 Luke Roberts (Aus) Latrobe City                             4
16 Damian Forster (Aus) Uno Clothing                           2
17 Karl Menzies (Aus) Bicycle Superstore                       1
18 Paul Healion (Irl) Sungold Milk - Warrnambool               1
 
Team classification
 
1 Bicycle Superstore                                    67.54.44
2 Active For Life                                           1.36
3 Victorian State Home Loans                                8.26
4 Latrobe City                                              8.50
5 Europcar - Pelaco                                         8.53
6 Jayco                                                    15.06
7 Mcgee - Nsw Institute Of Sport                           16.14
8 Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello                               31.33
9 Bendigo                                                  33.04
10 Provincial Victoria                                     36.05
11 Malaysia Airlines                                       41.18
12 Mitchell Building Supplies                              58.04
13 Cgu Insurance                                         1.11.52
14 Uno Clothing                                          1.15.26
15 Sungold Milk - Warrnambool                            1.26.41
16 Half Mile Creek                                       1.29.41
17 Subaru                                                2.06.56

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