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Jayco Herald Sun Tour 2009

Date range:
October 11-17, 2009

October 15, Stage 4: Anglesea - Barwon Heads 138km

Another stage edges Sutton closer to overall victory

By:
Cycling News
Published:
October 15, 2009, 06:24,
Updated:
October 15, 2009, 13:53

Garmin dominates podium placings

Chris Sutton (Garmin/Slipstream) celebrates his stage win and the tour lead in Barwon Heads.

Chris Sutton (Garmin/Slipstream) celebrates his stage win and the tour lead in Barwon Heads.

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Chris Sutton today extended his domination of this year's Jayco Herald Sun Tour with a third successive stage win on the 139 kilometre journey from Anglesea to Barwon Heads.

On a day that started and finished in pouring rain, it was again all about Sutton and his Garmin-Slipstream team, but with a fine cameo from young Canberra rider Michael Matthews (Jayco AIS) and former Australian road champion, Darren Lapthorne (Rapha Condor).

Matthews, who was later recognised for his brave riding with the day's most aggressive rider award, joined Lapthorne on a two man break that stayed away for more than 70 kilometres before being caught with just over 10 kilometres to ride.

But it was the sprinter Sutton who reigned supreme for the third day in a row, just nudging out Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia) and Garmin teammate, Bradley Wiggins in a desperate lunge for the line as the heavens opened up on the waterfront at Barwon Heads.

"I was yelling at the boys from 3k to go and then I told Brad to go 500 metres out. I was going to let him have the stage, as I thought we could take one and two," an increasingly confident Sutton said after the race.

"But then I could feel riders coming and I thought it could have been either Jonathan Cantwell or Jaan Kirsipuu, so I went for it."

Still, he had plenty of praise for his team, particularly Tom Peterson, who narrowly missed victory the day before.

"The boys have ridden for me but we have three up on general classification now and so anything can happen. We planned it like that," the 25-year-old said.

"Tom is a great bike rider and he did 5k in front up the 10km climb today. He played his role yet again, that's why were winning races, why we're going so well."

Peterson did manage a victory for himself today, securing the Herald Sun King of the Mountains polka dot jersey, his win in the first climb of the day between Moggs Creek and Lorne effectively putting the title out of reach of the rest of the peloton.

Cantwell again played cat and mouse with Sutton all day, with each of them picking up three bonus seconds in the intermediate sprints and then jousting for the stage win right to the finish.

The Queenslander retains the Budget Forklifts green jersey for the leading sprinter on the Tour but lost four seconds to Sutton on general classification as a result of the stage winner's superior time bonus reward. Nonetheless his confidence remains high with just two stages to ride.

"I'm five seconds behind Chris overall. For two sprinters to go head to head it's been a bit of a strange outcome so far. But I have 38 seconds up my sleeve on Bradley and when you have an inspirational team, anything can happen," Cantwell said.

With belief within both the Garmin and Fly V outfits sky high, all is set for a fascinating time trial stage in Geelong on Friday and a spectacular criterium around Lygon Street in Melbourne on Saturday.

The presence of Tour de France fourth-place getter and brilliant time trialler, Wiggins will ensure plenty of interest in both. Cantwell says he has been working on that aspect of his riding and Sutton feels the course will suit him, citing the stop start corners and a few little hills.

"I was a national under 19 time trial champion but I steered away from it after that. My tactics will just be to go out hard and get faster and faster," Sutton said.

But he also acknowledged that he will be taking on someone quite special.

"I can't really describe it (riding with Wiggins). Since I was young Bradley Wiggins was my hero, my idol, I wanted to be like Bradley Wiggins. But he doesn't see it like that - we roomed together at Cofidis for two years and he taught me so much. He sees me like a little brother," Sutton said.

Tomorrow's fifth stage is a 10 kilometre individual time trial in Geelong that could well determine who wins the 58th edition of Australia's oldest stage cycling race.

Full Results

     
1 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream 3:06:47  
2 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia    
3 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream    
4 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Rock Racing    
5 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) LeTua    
6 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor    
7 Mitchell Pearson (Aus) Prime Estate    
8 Leigh Howard (Aus) Jayco AIS    
9 David Tanner (Aus) Rock Racing    
10 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly    
11 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac Porsche    
12 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche    
13 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling    
14 David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans    
15 David McCann (Irl) Prime Estate    
16 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly    
17 Nick Aitken (Aus) Jayco Australia National    
18 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Jayco Australia National    
19 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling    
20 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream    
21 Tom Peterson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream    
22 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan    
22 Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia    
24 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor    
25 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly    
26 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling    
27 Philip Zajicek (Aus) Fly V Australia    
28 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor    
29 Jai Crawford (Aus) Savings & Loans    
30 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts    
31 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:00:11  
32 Michael Matthews (Aus) Jayco AIS    
33 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 0:00:18  
34 Joel Pearson (Aus) Savings & Loans 0:00:19  
35 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream 0:00:23  
36 Adam Semple (Aus) Jayco AIS    
37 Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia    
38 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 0:00:48  
39 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Jayco Australia National    
40 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream    
41 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:02:22  
42 John Cornish (Aus) Prime Estate 0:03:00  
43 Peter Smith (Aus) Prime Estate    
44 Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties    
45 Omer Kem (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling    
46 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan    
47 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan    
48 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties    
49 Tim Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans    
50 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Prime Estate    
51 Andrew Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans    
52 Jeremy Yates (NZl) LeTua    
53 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 0:03:04  
54 Benjamin King (Aus) Fly V Australia    
55 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche    
56 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling    
57 Jonny Clarke (Aus) Jelly Belly    
58 William Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans 0:08:56  
59 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling    
60 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan 0:11:25  
61 John Anderson (Aus) Budget Forklifts    
62 Joshua Chugg (Aus) Praties    
63 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan    
64 Wil Routley (Can) Jelly Belly    
65 Herz Serge (Ger) LeTua    
66 Cody O'reilly (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:15:57  
67 Nic Sanderson (Aus) Rock Racing 0:23:39  
68 Thomas Nankervis (Aus) Jayco Australia National    
69 Lars Pria (Rom) LeTua    
70 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Savings & Loans    
71 Brett Tivers (NZl) Prime Estate    
72 William Clarke (Aus) Praties    
73 Richie Porte (Aus) Jayco Australia National    
74 Peter Ladd (Aus) Budget Forklifts    
75 Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties    
76 Luke Fetch (Aus) Prime Estate    
77 Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts    
78 Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts    
79 Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties    
80 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan    
DNF Zak Dempster (Aus) Drapac Porsche    
DNF Glenn O'shea (Aus) Jayco AIS    
KOM 1
     
1 Tom Peterson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 12  pts
2 Jai Crawford (Aus) Savings & Loans 8  
3 Glenn O'shea (Aus) Jayco AIS 4  
KOM 2

   
1 David Mccann (Irl) Prime Estate 24  pts
2 Adam Semple (Aus) Jayco AIS 16  
3 Jai Crawford (Aus) Savings & Loans 8  
Sprint 1
     
1 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream 10  pts
2 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 8  
3 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream 6  
4 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Rock Racing 4  
5 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) LeTua 2  
Sprint 2

   
1 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream 6  pts
2 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 4  
3 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream 2  
Sprint 3

   
1 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 6  pts
2 Michael Matthews (Aus) Jayco AIS 4  
3 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 2  
General classifcation

   
1 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream 14:10:42  
2 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:00:05  
3 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream 0:00:43  
4 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Jayco Australia National 0:00:58  
5 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 0:01:08  
6 David Tanner (Aus) Rock Racing 0:01:38  
7 Philip Zajicek (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:01:43  
8 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Rock Racing 0:01:48  
9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling    
10 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly 0:01:52  
11 David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans 0:01:53  
12 Nick Aitken (Aus) Jayco Australia National 0:01:55  
13 Tom Peterson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 0:04:48  
14 Mitchell Pearson (Aus) Prime Estate 0:04:54  
15 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:04:56  
16 David Mccann (Irl) Prime Estate    
17 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling    
18 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor    
19 Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:05:33  
20 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 0:05:41  
21 Jai Crawford (Aus) Savings & Loans 0:06:02  
22 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly    
23 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts    
24 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream 0:06:25  
25 Michael Matthews (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:13:23  
26 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac Porsche 0:13:34  
27 Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:14:19  
28 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 0:16:18  
29 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:24:13  
30 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 0:24:19  
31 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 0:24:53  
32 Omer Kem (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:24:56  
33 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream 0:25:18  
34 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) LeTua 0:25:35  
35 Jeremy Yates (NZl) LeTua 0:26:41  
36 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan 0:27:19  
37 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan 0:27:40  
38 Leigh Howard (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:30:21  
39 Tim Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans 0:34:31  
40 Wil Routley (Can) Jelly Belly 0:35:44  
41 Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties 0:39:03  
42 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Jayco Australia National 0:39:53  
43 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:41:38  
44 Jonny Clarke (Aus) Jelly Belly 0:42:09  
45 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:43:41  
46 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan 0:46:46  
47 Adam Semple (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:47:33  
48 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor 0:47:57  
49 Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts 0:47:58  
50 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan 0:48:21  
51 Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties 0:49:33  
52 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Prime Estate 0:49:50  
53 John Cornish (Aus) Prime Estate 0:50:10  
54 Benjamin King (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:50:14  
55 Joshua Chugg (Aus) Praties 0:50:30  
56 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche 0:54:22  
57 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche 0:55:17  
58 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:56:44  
59 John Anderson (Aus) Budget Forklifts 0:58:35  
60 Richie Porte (Aus) Jayco Australia National 1:02:44  
61 Cody O'reilly (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 1:03:07  
62 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 1:06:16  
63 Joel Pearson (Aus) Savings & Loans 1:06:35  
64 Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties 1:10:49  
65 Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts    
66 Brett Tivers (NZl) Prime Estate 1:11:18  
67 Andrew Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans 1:13:30  
68 Peter Smith (Aus) Prime Estate 1:13:39  
69 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan 1:17:41  
70 Nic Sanderson (Aus) Rock Racing 1:18:01  
71 Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties    
72 Luke Fetch (Aus) Prime Estate 1:18:52  
73 William Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans 1:19:26  
74 Herz Serge (Ger) LeTua 1:21:55  
75 William Clarke (Aus) Praties 1:29:53  
76 Peter Ladd (Aus) Budget Forklifts 1:29:55  
77 Lars Pria (Rom) LeTua 1:34:09  
78 Thomas Nankervis (Aus) Jayco Australia National    
79 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Savings & Loans    
80 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan    
Mountains classification
     
1 Tom Peterson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 54  pts
2 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 38  
3 Leigh Howard (Aus) Jayco AIS 28  
4 David Mccann (Irl) Prime Estate 24  
5 Jai Crawford (Aus) Savings & Loans 20  
6 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly 20  
7 Adam Semple (Aus) Jayco AIS 16  
8 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche 12  
9 Richie Porte (Aus) Jayco Australia National 8  
10 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 6  
11 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Jayco AIS 6  
12 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 4  
Sprint classification

   
1 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 58  pts
2 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream 48  
3 Tom Peterson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 16  
4 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream 16  
5 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) LeTua 12  
6 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Jayco Australia National 10  
7 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 6  
8 David Tanner (Aus) Rock Racing 6  
9 David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans 6  
10 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Rock Racing 4  
11 Michael Matthews (Aus) Jayco AIS 4  
12 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac Porsche 4  
13 Leigh Howard (Aus) Jayco AIS 4  
14 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor 4  
15 William Clarke (Aus) Praties 4  
16 Nick Aitken (Aus) Jayco Australia National 2  
Teams

   
1 Garmin Slipstream (USA) 42:34:29  
2 Fly V Australia (Australia) 0:05:34  
3 Bissell Pro Cycling (USA) 0:09:17  
4 Rapha Condor (Great Britain) 0:12:51  
5 Jelly Belly (USA) 0:29:50  
6 Prime Estate (Australia) 0:33:57  
7 Savings & Loans (Australia) 0:37:22  
8 Jayco Australian National (Australia) 0:40:30  
9 Jayco AIS (Australia) 0:46:32  
10 Aisan (Japan) 1:16:51  
11 Rock Racing (USA) 1:19:08  
12 Drapac Porsche (Australia) 1:19:15  
13 Budget Forklifts (Australia) 1:31:55  
14 Praties (Australia) 1:53:23  
15 LeTua Cycling Team (Malaysia) 2:11:38  
Best Young Rider

   
1 Nick Aitken (Aus) Jayco Australia National 14:12:37  
2 Mitchell Pearson (Aus) Prime Estate 0:02:59  
3 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream 0:04:30  
4 Michael Matthews (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:11:28  
5 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 0:14:23  
6 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:22:18  
7 Leigh Howard (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:28:26  
8 Tim Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans 0:32:36  
9 Adam Semple (Aus) Jayco AIS 0:45:38  
10 Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties 0:47:38  
11 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Prime Estate 0:47:55  
12 Benjamin King (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:48:19  
13 John Anderson (Aus) Budget Forklifts 0:56:40  
14 Cody O'reilly (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 1:01:12  
15 Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts 1:08:54  
16 Andrew Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans 1:11:35  
17 Peter Smith (Aus) Prime Estate 1:11:44  
18 Luke Fetch (Aus) Prime Estate 1:16:57