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Anaconda MTB Enduro - NE

Australia, May 19-23, 2008

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Race 3 - May 20: Verofit Stage 3

Racers overcome mechanicals and crashes in tough stage

All but two riders made it to the start line to tackle stage three through the McDonnell Ranges around Alice Springs. Commencing with a mass start from Telegraph Station, the riders completed a 46km course of technical and flowing singlerack.

The stage was riddled with stories of crashes and bike malfunctions but still camaraderie and enjoyment of tough mountain biking prevailed. The story of the race was from Matthew Fleming, of NSW, coming into stage three in second place. He flew over his handlebars and face planted into some rocks on a descent 32km into the race. He was in the lead group at the time of his crash. Luckily for Fleming, competitors Nick Both, Adrian Jackson, Perren Delacour and Tim Bennett, all with the potential to win this event, stopped to help out Fleming. Using their bandages from their compulsory first aid kits, they quickly dusted him off, stopped the bleeding and wrapped him up before continuing the race.

Bennett won a sprint to the finish to take line honours from Jackson and Delacour in two hours four minutes and 11 seconds with second and third just a second behind. Fleming managed to re-mount his bike and complete the stage in a commendable two hours eight minutes and 28 seconds, only four minutes behind the men that assisted him.

Overall , Jackson now leads from Delacour with race favourite Bennett in third.

In the women's race, there was a similar story of courage and perseverance from the women's leader, Imogen Smith from Brisbane. Only a kilometer from the start Smith lost her derailer after a collision with a rock and was unable to change her gears for the remainder of the race. She had periods where she had to get off and run her bike because it was too steep for the gear.

Unfortunately for Imogen she lost her leader's jersey to Naomi Hansen of Noosa who had a cracker of a race finishing in two hours 34 minutes 21 seconds over Jenni King four minutes later. Smith, obviously disappointed will try to have her bike fixed by race mechanics in time for the longest stage from Ross River Station back to Alice Springs.

Hansen on the other hand was elated with her performance and claims she "couldn't wipe the smile from her face the whole race" as she enjoyed the conditions more than yesterday. She admitted that in stage one the previous day, having never ridden in the Red Centre before, she had felt quite out of her depth and wanted to throw her bike in the sand on several occasions.

The longest stage, a 90km trek from Ross River Station back to Alice Springs, comes tomorrow.

Photography

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Results

1 Matthew Fleming                                  3.42.00
2 James Williamson                                    1.00
3 Perren Delacour                                     2.00
4 Ben Mather                                              
5 Adrian Jackson                                      3.00
6 Nick Both                                               
7 Tim Bennett                                         4.00
8 Aiden Lefmann                                      13.00
9 Shaun Lewis                                             
10 Dennis Van Mill                                   20.00
11 Matthew Faehrmann                                 24.00
12 Jeff Toohey                                            
13 Paul Darvodelsky                                  29.00
14 Ben Hogarth                                       31.00
15 David Clark                                            
16 Adrian Whitworth                                  33.00
17 Tavis Johannsen                                   34.00
18 Richard Wood                                      35.00
19 Chris Thompson                                    37.00
20 Sean Hurley                                            
21 Bryan Newton                                      38.00
22 Kevin Moore                                            
23 Clarke Petrick                                    40.00
24 Cain Pasque                                            
25 Ashley Hayat                                      41.00
26 Hans Dielacher                                    42.00
27 Ed Holinger                                            
28 Gregory Ball                                      46.00
29 Stephen Pickles                                   49.00
30 Bill Murphy                                            
31 Steve Chinner                                          
32 Tony Pickles                                           
33 Naomi Hansen                                      50.00
34 Imogen Smith                                      51.00
35 Brad Glennan                                      52.00
36 Rodney Hart                                            
37 Cameron Bartram                                   53.00
38 Jamie Burton                                           
39 Ty Domin                                          54.00
40 Enrico Eberhart                                        
41 Al Wallace                                        55.00
42 Joel Watson                                       56.00
43 Tony Freijah                                           
44 Damian McGrath                                    58.00
45 Charlie Bottero                                   59.00
46 Craig mtb                                            
47 Laurie Berryman                                        
48 Roger Cull                                      1.00.00
49 Stewart Cowey                                          
50 Andy Davison                                    1.01.00
51 Carl Wilkin                                            
52 Steve Munyard                                   1.03.00
53 Scotty Preston                                         
54 Craig Inkster                                   1.05.00
55 Graant Benett                                   1.06.00
56 Ray Giddins                                     1.07.00
57 Adam Nicholson                                  1.08.00
58 Jenni King                                      1.09.00
59 Tim Sindle                                             
60 Mark Simpson                                    1.10.00
61 Simon Reu                                              
62 Paul Fowler                                     1.11.00
63 Steve Gibbs                                            
64 Owen Ronalds                                           
65 Michael Meryment                                       
66 Huw Kingston                                    1.12.00
67 Andrew Choma                                    1.14.00
68 Craig Armour                                    1.15.00
69 Finlay Luff                                     1.17.00
70 Deanna Blegg                                           
71 Craig Trevallion                                       
72 Alan Carpenter                                  1.18.00
73 Lew Marshall                                           
74 Kevin Wells                                     1.20.00
75 Rebecca Ormsby                                         
76 Dave McGregor                                          
77 Paul Verheijden                                        
78 Paul Moir                                       1.22.00
79 Meg Carrigan                                           
80 Melinda Jackson                                 1.23.00
81 Simon Bolton                                    1.24.00
82 Evan James                                      1.25.00
83 Jonathan Cowan                                         
84 Marck Norret                                           
85 Lawrence Kranen                                 1.27.00
86 Dave Sutton                                            
87 Malcolm Bradley                                 1.29.00
88 Kane Chandler                                          
89 Phil Mathewson                                         
90 Libby Adamson                                          
91 Malcolm Neville                                 1.30.00
92 Rients Lootsma                                  1.31.00
93 Danah Wood                                             
94 Mark Pickles                                    1.32.00
95 Anna Beck                                              
96 Anthony Darr                                    1.33.00
97 Philip Blum                                            
98 Alex Stone                                      1.35.00
99 Lindsey Langford                                       
100 Thorlene Egerton                               1.38.00
101 Dan Harris                                     1.39.00
102 Celia Thompson                                        
103 Del Lloyd                                             
104 Gavin Bliesner                                 1.40.00
105 Merridy Pearce                                        
106 Kane Alward                                    1.41.00
107 Rebecca Thomson                                       
108 Alf Bluch                                             
109 Prue Oswin                                     1.42.00
110 Chris Carson                                   1.44.00
111 Geoffrey Clarke                                       
112 Mark Baker                                     1.45.00
113 Jan Leverton                                   1.47.00
114 John Nutter                                    1.48.00
115 Greg Pointing                                         
116 Peter Gibbens                                         
117 Ashley Paterson                                1.50.00
118 Joe Penaluna                                          
119 Carolyn Jackson                                       
120 Paul Hamilton                                         
121 Jo Stewart                                            
122 Peter Cusworth                                        
123 Chris Mauger                                   1.51.00
124 Michael Heyburn                                1.52.00
125 Anthony Dunn                                   1.54.00
126 David Duke                                     1.55.00
127 Robert Morris                                         
128 Wendy Stevenson                                       
129 Nancy Caceres                                  2.02.00
130 Paul Smith                                            
131 Andrew Koop                                    2.06.00
132 Doug Standish                                  2.08.00
133 Bryan Connell                                  2.09.00
134 Nigel Willoughby                               2.10.00
135 Allen Davis                                    2.11.00
136 Ron Whitehead                                  2.18.00
137 Alison Whitehead                                      
138 Jonathan Sutcliffe                             2.20.00
139 Andrew Pettitt                                 2.21.00
140 Jeremy Allen                                   2.22.00
141 Mark McKay                                     2.23.00
142 Mark Meyers                                    2.24.00
143 Andrew Hearne                                  2.27.00
144 Kim Hearne                                            
145 P'An-Tau Jiricek-Scott                         2.30.00
146 Jane Ollerenshaw                                      
147 David Slater                                   2.32.00
148 Andrew Brown                                          
149 Rob Marlow                                            
150 David Owen                                     2.35.00
151 Matt Madin                                            
152 Rob Skinner                                    2.37.00
153 Trevor Buchanan                                       
154 Christopher Watt                                      
155 Leon Nardella                                         
156 Michael Griffiths                                     
157 Ian (Buck) Johnson                             2.40.00
158 Bruce McEllister                               2.43.00
159 James Fordyce                                  2.46.00
160 Liam Doherty                                   2.47.00
161 Scott Wilder                                   2.51.00
162 Donna Sibley                                          
163 Justin Dabner                                  2.52.00
164 Norman Clark                                   2.55.00
165 Cynthia Trevallion                                    
166 Andy Kelsey                                    2.58.00
167 Duncan McEwan                                         
168 Georgann McEwan                                       
169 Malcolm Barrett                                3.01.00
170 Mathew Pirani                                         
171 Anna Sutton                                    3.04.00
172 David Sutton                                          
173 Kent Blight                                    3.05.00
174 Lex Holcombe                                          
175 Luke Colla                                     3.12.00
176 Daniel Thompson                                3.19.00
177 Susan Williams                                        
178 Neil Kinder                                           
179 David Lacey                                    3.20.00
180 Ross Lawson                                    3.36.00
181 Greg Brackenreg                                3.41.00
182 Rachel Storey                                  3.43.00
183 Stephen Brady                                  3.53.00
184 Heather Freeman                                3.58.00
185 Stuart Wills                                   4.03.00
186 Bruce Northway                                 4.04.00
187 Rosalie Northway                                      
188 Donna Case                                     4.06.00
189 Paul Zientek                                   4.17.00
190 Louise Ferguson                                4.57.00
191 Ngaire Caruso                                  5.18.00
192 Coral Taylor                                          
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Nicole Burton                                      32.00
2 Annalisa McKay                                      5.00
3 Martin Jacobsen                                    19.00
4 Ashleigh Smith                                     42.00
5 Jane Kingston                                      56.00
6 Mark Brayshaw                                    1.04.00
7 Mathew Pirani                                    6.11.00
8 Adrian Jackson                                   7.02.00
9 Perren Delacour                                  7.04.00
10 Matthew Fleming                                        
11 Tim Bennett                                     7.06.00
12 Ben Mather                                      7.08.00
13 Nick Both                                              
14 James Williamson                                7.13.00
15 Aiden Lefmann                                   7.19.00
16 Dennis Van Mill                                 7.35.00
17 Shaun Lewis                                     7.46.00
18 Jeff Toohey                                     7.53.00
19 Matthew Faehrmann                               7.56.00
20 Ben Hogarth                                     7.57.00
21 Richard Wood                                    8.04.00
22 David Clark                                            
23 Paul Darvodelsky                                       
24 Adrian Whitworth                                8.14.00
25 Chris Thompson                                  8.15.00
26 Bryan Newton                                    8.16.00
27 Steve Sauerwald                                 8.20.00
28 Kevin Moore                                     8.22.00
29 Tavis Johannsen                                 8.26.00
30 Hans Dielacher                                  8.27.00
31 Ashley Hayat                                    8.28.00
32 Ed Holinger                                     8.33.00
33 Sean Hurley                                            
34 Gregory Ball                                           
35 Cain Pasque                                     8.34.00
36 Brad Glennan                                    8.39.00
37 Stephen Pickles                                        
38 Jamie Burton                                    8.41.00
39 Ty Domin                                        8.42.00
40 Bill Murphy                                            
41 Cameron Bartram                                 8.43.00
42 Clarke Petrick                                         
43 Damian McGrath                                  8.54.00
44 Rodney Hart                                            
45 Tony Pickles                                           
46 Al Wallace                                      8.56.00
47 Steve Chinner                                   8.57.00
48 Naomi Hansen                                           
49 Charlie Bottero                                        
50 Roger Cull                                      8.58.00
51 Enrico Eberhart                                 9.00.00
52 Imogen Smith                                           
53 Andy Davison                                    9.02.00
54 Laurie Berryman                                 9.03.00
55 Steve Munyard                                          
56 Tony Freijah                                    9.04.00
57 Joel Watson                                            
58 Stewart Cowey                                          
59 Craig mtb                                     9.05.00
60 Mark Simpson                                    9.09.00
61 Craig Inkster                                   9.10.00
62 Adam Nicholson                                  9.14.00
63 Scotty Preston                                  9.15.00
64 Ove Oksvold                                     9.17.00
65 Craig Armour                                    9.18.00
66 Carl Wilkin                                     9.20.00
67 Jenni King                                      9.21.00
68 Evan James                                      9.23.00
69 Alan Carpenter                                         
70 Paul Fowler                                     9.25.00
71 Steve Gibbs                                            
72 Michael Meryment                                9.30.00
73 Owen Ronalds                                           
74 Graant Benett                                          
75 Tim Sindle                                      9.31.00
76 Huw Kingston                                    9.33.00
77 Paul Moir                                              
78 Ray Giddins                                     9.34.00
79 Finlay Luff                                     9.35.00
80 Simon Reu                                       9.41.00
81 Lew Marshall                                    9.42.00
82 Deanna Blegg                                    9.43.00
83 Andrew Choma                                    9.44.00
84 Craig Trevallion                                9.48.00
85 Dave McGregor                                          
86 Rebecca Ormsby                                  9.50.00
87 Paul Verheijden                                        
88 Anthony Darr                                    9.51.00
89 Nigel Willoughby                                9.54.00
90 Melinda Jackson                                 9.55.00
91 Kevin Wells                                     9.56.00
92 Malcolm Bradley                                10.01.00
93 Malcolm Neville                                        
94 Philip Blum                                    10.02.00
95 Alex Stone                                     10.03.00
96 Meg Carrigan                                   10.06.00
97 Rients Lootsma                                 10.07.00
98 Gavin Bliesner                                 10.08.00
99 Lawrence Kranen                                10.11.00
100 Simon Bolton                                  10.13.00
101 Danah Wood                                    10.15.00
102 Marck Norret                                  10.18.00
103 Kane Alward                                   10.19.00
104 Kane Chandler                                         
105 Chris Carson                                  10.21.00
106 Lindsey Langford                              10.22.00
107 Jonathan Cowan                                10.24.00
108 Phil Mathewson                                10.25.00
109 Dave Sutton                                           
110 Dan Harris                                    10.26.00
111 Tim Taylor                                            
112 Mark Pickles                                          
113 Merridy Pearce                                10.27.00
114 Mark Baker                                    10.28.00
115 John Nutter                                           
116 Alf Bluch                                     10.30.00
117 Libby Adamson                                 10.35.00
118 Rebecca Thomson                               10.38.00
119 Scott Wilder                                  10.39.00
120 Anna Beck                                     10.45.00
121 Geoffrey Clarke                                       
122 Nancy Caceres                                 10.49.00
123 Peter Gibbens                                 10.50.00
124 Carolyn Jackson                               10.53.00
125 Chris Mauger                                  10.54.00
126 Joe Penaluna                                  10.55.00
127 Thorlene Egerton                              10.56.00
128 Del Lloyd                                     10.59.00
129 Jo Stewart                                            
130 Anthony Dunn                                  11.00.00
131 Paul Hamilton                                 11.02.00
132 David Duke                                    11.03.00
133 Greg Pointing                                 11.07.00
134 Jan Leverton                                  11.09.00
135 Robert Morris                                 11.15.00
136 Paul Smith                                    11.17.00
137 Bryan Connell                                 11.19.00
138 Andrew Hearne                                         
139 Allen Davis                                           
140 Jeremy Allen                                  11.21.00
141 Rob Skinner                                   11.23.00
142 Christopher Watt                              11.27.00
143 Jane Ollerenshaw                                      
144 Trevor Buchanan                                       
145 Ron Whitehead                                 11.29.00
146 Andrew Pettitt                                11.32.00
147 Wendy Stevenson                               11.33.00
148 Peter Cusworth                                11.34.00
149 Kim Hearne                                    11.37.00
150 Doug Standish                                 11.38.00
151 Alison Whitehead                              11.39.00
152 Michael Heyburn                               11.41.00
153 P'An-Tau Jiricek-Scott                        11.43.00
154 Andrew Brown                                  11.52.00
155 Mark Meyers                                           
156 David Slater                                  11.57.00
157 Mark McKay                                    12.02.00
158 Rob Marlow                                    12.04.00
159 Andrew Koop                                   12.06.00
160 Ashley Paterson                               12.09.00
161 Matt Madin                                    12.20.00
162 James Fordyce                                 12.21.00
163 Jonathan Sutcliffe                            12.26.00
164 Liam Doherty                                  12.32.00
165 David Owen                                    12.33.00
166 Malcolm Barrett                               12.41.00
167 Anna Sutton                                   12.42.00
168 Ian (Buck) Johnson                                    
169 David Sutton                                  12.43.00
170 Luke Colla                                    12.45.00
171 Andy Kelsey                                           
172 Norman Clark                                  12.46.00
173 Celia Thompson                                12.47.00
174 Leon Nardella                                         
175 Bruce McEllister                              12.48.00
176 Michael Griffiths                             12.49.00
177 Duncan McEwan                                 12.50.00
178 Kent Blight                                   12.58.00
179 Cynthia Trevallion                            13.00.00
180 Georgann McEwan                               13.14.00
181 Lex Holcombe                                  13.18.00
182 Daniel Thompson                               13.20.00
183 Donna Sibley                                  13.48.00
184 David Lacey                                   14.05.00
185 Susan Williams                                14.19.00
186 Rachel Storey                                 14.20.00
187 Ross Lawson                                   14.21.00
188 Neil Kinder                                   14.31.00
189 Bruce Northway                                14.37.00
190 Stuart Wills                                  15.11.00
191 Stephen Brady                                 15.29.00
192 Paul Zientek                                  15.53.00
193 Donna Case                                    15.59.00
194 Rosalie Northway                              16.00.00
195 Heather Freeman                               16.47.00
196 Louise Ferguson                               16.58.00
197 Ngaire Caruso                                 17.12.00
198 Coral Taylor                                  18.05.00
199 Prue Oswin                                    19.56.00
200 Justin Dabner                                 21.19.00
201 Greg Brackenreg                               22.57.00
202 Gavin Williams                                23.03.00
203 Peter Svara                                   23.06.00
204 Mark Barends                                  23.14.00