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Herald Sun Tour - 2.1

Australia, October 9-15, 2005

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Stage 2 - October 10: Bendigo - Bendigo, 150.9 km

Lithuanian wins lightning fast stage

By John Trevorrow in Castlemaine

Danius Kairelis (Amore & Vita)
Photo ©: Mark Gunter
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Stage two of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour produced one of the fastest stages in Tour history. The 155km around Bendigo and Castlemaine was knocked over in 3 hrs 20 min 55 sec over a brilliant and challenging road-racing course. Lithuanian Dainius Kairelis, Amore & Vita, won the stage sprinting past breakaway companion, Matthew Lloyd in the final 100 metres. The pair dropped their two breakaway companions over the final climb at One-Tree Hill and sprinted the final 12 km to just hold off the charging bunch.

"I felt good today and I thought we could hold them off," an elated Kairelis said. "The Australian was strong but I was confident I could beat him in the finish."

Karl Menzies and Dominique Perras of HLP/Superstore were with the leading duo until the final climb. "I started to feel a little fatigued about 25 km to go," Perras said. "I felt like it was a bit of jet lag. But I was mostly disappointed that we had two of us in the leading four and we missed the chance."

Menzies was even more upset as he is a powerful sprinter and probably could have won the stage. "I dropped my squeegie (liquid food) about 10km before the final hill and I just didn't have anything left when Matty Lloyd put the hammer down. But he was very impressive and not just on the climbs but on the flat as well.

Matt Wilson (FDJ)
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Baden Cooke, and his FdJ squad, looked very strong on the final run into the finish but just failed to catch the leaders. "We had to do a bit out the road and put a few guys on the front," Cooke said. "I guess we were one man short in the end and only just missed out on closing them down."

But Cooke was not happy after the finish after another close encounter with a motorbike. "In the sprint I jumped out of the last corner and there was a media motorbike again. I was doing 60 km and he was doing 40. Luckily he stayed left and I went right but it was close. I don't know if it was the same bike as yesterday but I have a sneaking suspicion it was," a fiery Cooke said.

Cooke was also unhappy about the fact that there are no time bonuses for any sprints or stage finishes. "It does make you think twice about having a sprint if it's not for a stage win. I don't think it's fair not having time bonuses. I don't remember ever racing a race with no time bonuses," Cooke said.

"In the past I reckon the Tour had too many, especially in the intermediate sprints, but it's not fair that the guy who buries himself to try and win the stage ends up with the same time as the guy who rolls in on the back in 60th place."

Peter Mueller (Savings and Loans)
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The Savings and Loan team continues to dominate the overall placings. Peter Mueller lost the lead when he couldn't hold the main peloton over One-Tree Hill. But team-mate Sean Sullivan has now donned the Golden Fleece. After the finish Josh Collingwood was awarded the Yellow Jersey but on revision of the tape it moved to his teammate.

"I feel real sorry for Josh but the important thing is that the team has yellow and we are looking strong," Sullivan said. "Hopefully it will be more of the same tomorrow and we can keep control of the jersey."

Collingwood was not too disappointed at getting the jersey and then having it snatched away. "Not a bad day's work for someone looking for a contract," the former world junior champion time trialist said after his unexpected success. "It was a fast first hour before the climb started. That was hard, but we were organised."

Photography

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Results

1 Dainius Kairelis (Ltu) Amore & Vita                     3.20.55
2 Matt Lloyd (Aus) VIS Jayco                                 0.01
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française des Jeux                       0.02
4 David McKenzie (Aus) HLP/Superstore                            
5 Brett Lancaster (Aus) VIS Jayco                            0.03
6 Jeremy Venell (NZl) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest              0.04
7 Ben Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                        
8 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         
9 Kristian House (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
10 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Amore & Vita                            
11 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                              
12 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Netherlands                           
13 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Savings and Loans                         
14 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                      0.05
15 David Mc Cann (Irl) Ireland                                   
16 Dominique Perras (Can) HLP/Superstore                         
17 Joshua Collingwood (Aus) Savings and Loans                    
18 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     
19 Peter Hatton (Aus) Australia                                  
20 Christophe Oriol (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                    0.06
21 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond               0.07
22 Simon Clarke (Aus) VIS Jayco                                  
23 Kieren Cameron (Aus) Française des Jeux                   0.08
24 Glen Mitchell (NZl) HLP/Superstore                        0.14
25 Karl Menzies (Aus) HLP/Superstore                         0.16
26 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City     0.30
27 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                       
28 Hilton Clarke Jnr. (Aus) VIS Jayco                            
29 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City      0.31
30 Kane Oakley (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest                   
31 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano                                 0.32
32 Matthew Goss (Aus) Australia                                  
33 Trent Wilson (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                        
34 David Kemp (Aus) VIS Jayco                                    
35 Peter Dawson (Aus) Australia                                  
36 Kacper Sowinski (Pol) Amore & Vita                            
37 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                         0.33
38 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                           
39 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                  
40 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Amore & Vita                               
41 Makoto Iilima (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City       0.34
42 Robert McLachlan (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                  
43 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Shimano                                0.35
44 Russell Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               
45 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                       
46 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest              
47 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Amore & Vita                          0.36
48 Bernard Sulzeberger (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest           
49 Mitchell Docker (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                         
50 Steven Cunningham (Aus) Savings and Loans                     
51 Matt Wilson (Aus) Française des Jeux                      0.37
52 Johnny Clarke (Aus) VIS Jayco                                 
53 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Shimano                              
54 Shinichi Fukishima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor               0.38
55 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
56 Jason Phillips (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                          
57 Jason McIntyre (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                
58 Peter Mueller (Aus) Savings and Loans                     0.39
59 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Netherlands                            
60 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano                               0.58
61 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française des Jeux                    1.10
62 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond              1.13
63 Nick Sanderson (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                      1.55
64 Huub Duyn (Ned) Netherlands                                   
65 Matty Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   1.56
66 Jarron Poad (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                   1.59
67 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                     3.38
68 Sean Finning (Aus) Australia                              3.46
69 Jai Crawford (Aus) HLP/Superstore                             
70 Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Amore & Vita                  6.55
71 Domenico Passuello (Ita) Amore & Vita                         
72 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Française des Jeux                         
73 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Française des Jeux                   
74 Richard Moffatt (Aus) Française des Jeux                      
75 Ashley Humbert (Aus) Française des Jeux                       
76 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                           
77 Joshua Wilson (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                           
78 Andrew Roche (Irl) Ireland                                    
79 Koji Fukishima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                       
80 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
81 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
82 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Australia                             
83 David Harrigan (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                      
84 Peter McDonald (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                      
85 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Savings and Loans                      
86 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Savings and Loans                      
87 Patrick Shaw (Aus) VIS Jayco                                  
88 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest                 
89 Daniel Newham (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest                 
90 Stuart Shaw (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                       
91 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                      
92 Aaron Strong (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                      
93 Peter Milostic (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                          
94 Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Netherlands                              
95 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
96 Richard England (Aus) HLP/Superstore                          
97 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                      
98 Wouter Mol (Ned) Netherlands                                  
99 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
100 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano                               
101 Artur Krsezowiec (Pol) Amore & Vita                          
102 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Australia                           
103 Phil Thuaux (Aus) HLP/Superstore                             
104 Kazuo Indue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         
105 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland                                    
106 Shaun Snodden (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                
107 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                
108 Josh Marden (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                        
109 Brad Norton (Aus) VIS Jayco                                  
110 Robert Tighello (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                    
111 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest               
112 Mitsunari Mitaki (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City       
113 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australia                                   
114 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Colnago - Caravello                    
115 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
116 James Meadley (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                      
117 Bradley Mills (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                          
118 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                    
119 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City          
120 Andy Naylor (Aus) HLP/Superstore                             
121 Yusuke Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                      
122 Bertil Klootwijk (Ned) Netherlands                           
123 George Bunt (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                        
124 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano                                
125 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City    8.55
126 Frank Kwanten (Ned) Netherlands                         12.55
127 Anthony Challinor (Aus) Savings and Loans                    
128 Conor Murphy (Irl) Ireland                              13.05
129 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano                        16.05
130 Michael Sims (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                           
131 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City           
132 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Savings and Loans                       
133 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                        
134 Andrew Mc Quaid (Irl) Ireland                                
135 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     
136 Paul Healion (Irl) Ireland                                   
137 Leigh Palmer (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest                 
 
Riders after time limit

138 Erki Putsep (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                       36.05
139 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City        
140 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano                                    
141 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Ireland                            42.05
142 Marcel Lamberts (Ned) Netherlands                     1.00.05
DNF Dave McCook (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     
DNF Mark Jamieson (Aus) Australia                                
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Savings and Loans                   3.26.30
2 Joshua Collingwood (Aus) Savings and Loans                 0.01
3 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                       0.04
4 David McKenzie (Aus) HLP/Superstore                        0.05
5 Christophe Oriol (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                         
6 Dainius Kairelis (Ltu) Amore & Vita                        0.06
7 Peter Hatton (Aus) Australia                                   
8 Jeremy Venell (NZl) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest              0.07
9 Dominique Perras (Can) HLP/Superstore                      0.08
10 Ben Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   0.09
11 Matt Lloyd (Aus) VIS Jayco                                    
12 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                 0.10
13 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Amore & Vita                            
14 Brett Lancaster (Aus) VIS Jayco                           0.11
15 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française des Jeux                      0.12
16 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                              
17 Kristian House (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed            0.14
18 David Mc Cann (Irl) Ireland                                   
19 Simon Clarke (Aus) VIS Jayco                              0.15
20 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                    0.16
21 Glen Mitchell (NZl) HLP/Superstore                        0.17
22 Kieren Cameron (Aus) Française des Jeux                   0.18
23 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                   
24 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Netherlands                       0.19
25 Karl Menzies (Aus) HLP/Superstore                             
26 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                   0.29
27 Steven Cunningham (Aus) Savings and Loans                 0.32
28 Matthew Goss (Aus) Australia                              0.33
29 Peter Dawson (Aus) Australia                                  
30 Kane Oakley (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest               0.34
31 Peter Mueller (Aus) Savings and Loans                     0.35
32 Mitchell Docker (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                         
33 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel              0.38
34 Hilton Clarke Jnr. (Aus) VIS Jayco                            
35 Kacper Sowinski (Pol) Amore & Vita                            
36 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest              
37 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Amore & Vita                           0.39
38 Bernard Sulzeberger (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest           
39 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   0.40
40 David Kemp (Aus) VIS Jayco                                    
41 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                       0.41
42 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             
43 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Amore & Vita                          0.42
44 Johnny Clarke (Aus) VIS Jayco                             0.45
45 Russell Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               
46 Robert McLachlan (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                  
47 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City         
48 Trent Wilson (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                        
49 Jason Phillips (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                      0.46
50 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City          
51 Matt Wilson (Aus) Française des Jeux                      0.47
52 Jason McIntyre (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed            0.48
53 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
54 Makoto Iilima (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City       0.49
55 Shinichi Fukishima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor               0.50
56 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano                                     
57 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Shimano                                0.53
58 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Netherlands                        0.54
59 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Shimano                          0.55
60 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano                               1.16
61 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française des Jeux                    1.20
62 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond              1.24
63 Matty Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   2.01
64 Nick Sanderson (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                      2.03
65 Huub Duyn (Ned) Netherlands                               2.10
66 Jarron Poad (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                       
67 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                     3.37
68 Sean Finning (Aus) Australia                              3.47
69 Jai Crawford (Aus) HLP/Superstore                         3.49
70 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Savings and Loans                  6.51
71 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Savings and Loans                      
72 Joshua Wilson (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                       6.54
73 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                           
74 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Australia                         6.56
75 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Australia                            
76 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australia                                    
77 Daniel Newham (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest             6.58
78 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest                 
79 Richard England (Aus) HLP/Superstore                          
80 Phil Thuaux (Aus) HLP/Superstore                              
81 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest                
82 Andy Naylor (Aus) HLP/Superstore                              
83 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                  7.00
84 Domenico Passuello (Ita) Amore & Vita                     7.01
85 Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Amore & Vita                      
86 Artur Krsezowiec (Pol) Amore & Vita                           
87 Patrick Shaw (Aus) VIS Jayco                              7.03
88 Brad Norton (Aus) VIS Jayco                                   
89 Peter Milostic (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                          
90 Bradley Mills (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                           
91 Andrew Roche (Irl) Ireland                                7.04
92 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                 
93 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland                                     
94 Ashley Humbert (Aus) Française des Jeux                   7.05
95 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Française des Jeux                   
96 Richard Moffatt (Aus) Française des Jeux                      
97 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Française des Jeux                         
98 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
99 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
100 Shaun Snodden (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                
101 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
102 Aaron Strong (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                 7.06
103 Stuart Shaw (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                      
104 Troy Glennan (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                     
105 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                7.07
106 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                    
107 Koji Fukishima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                      
108 Kazuo Indue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         
109 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                    
110 Yusuke Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                      
111 David Harrigan (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                 7.08
112 Peter McDonald (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                     
113 Robert Tighello (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                    
114 Josh Marden (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                        
115 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Colnago - Caravello                    
116 James Meadley (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                      
117 George Bunt (Aus) Colnago - Caravello                        
118 Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Netherlands                         7.10
119 Wouter Mol (Ned) Netherlands                                 
120 Bertil Klootwijk (Ned) Netherlands                           
121 Mitsunari Mitaki (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City       
122 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City          
123 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano                           7.13
124 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano                                
125 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City    9.10
126 Anthony Challinor (Aus) Savings and Loans               12.51
127 Frank Kwanten (Ned) Netherlands                         13.10
128 Conor Murphy (Irl) Ireland                              13.14
129 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Savings and Loans                  16.01
130 Leigh Palmer (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Fondriest            16.08
131 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                16.10
132 Michael Sims (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                      16.13
133 Andrew Mc Quaid (Irl) Ireland                           16.14
134 Paul Healion (Irl) Ireland                                   
135 Tony Mann (Aus) MG Xpower p/b Bigpond                   16.16
136 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japan presented by Latrobe City      16.20
137 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano                        16.23

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