Tour of Gippsland 2010

Tour of Gippsland Stages

1. 

   Stage 1Wednesday, July 28 2010

   Location:

   Wonthaggi Criterium

   Distance:

   33 km

   • Report: Carver claims Gippsland opener,
   • Photos
2. 

   Stage 2Wednesday, July 28 2010

   Location:

   Wonthaggi

   Distance:

   68.2 km

   • Report: Rogers beats Lang to second stage victory,
   • Photos
3. 

   Stage 3Thursday, July 29 2010

   Location:

   Warragul

   Distance:

   134 km

   • Report: Rogers grabs another stage victory,
   • Photos
4. 

   Stage 4Friday, July 30 2010

   Location:

   Newborough Criterium

   Distance:

   39 km

   • Report: Law and Shaw steal the show,
   • Photos
5. 

   Stage 5Friday, July 30 2010

   Location:

   Morwell - Maffra

   Distance:

   85 km

   • Report: Scarfe scores in Maffra,
   • Photos
6. 

   Stage 6Saturday, July 31 2010

   Location:

   Bairnsdale Criterium

   Distance:

   33 km

   • Report: Alexander Ray wins stage six with solo attack,
   • Photos
7. 

   Stage 7Saturday, July 31 2010

   Location:

   Bairnsdale - Lakes Entrance

   Distance:

   78.9 km

   • Report: Steele Von Hoff wins in Lakes Entrance,
   • Photos
8. 

   Stage 8Sunday, August 1 2010

   Location:

   Raynesville Criterium

   Distance:

   44 km

   • Report: Saleh gives Malaysia a stage win,
   • Photos

Tour of Gippsland Photos

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  Scott Law (Virgin Blue/RBS Morgan) from New South Wales takes out stage four in Newborough, much to the delight of teammate Patrick Shaw (right).

• Malaysian Harrif Saleh (second from right) charges towards the finish and the stage victory as tour winner Patrick Shaw begins the celebrations in the background.
• Alexander Ray (Lakes Oil N.L) from New Zealand takes out stage six of the tour in Bairnsdale.
• The charge to the line with Dale Scarfe (third from right) of the McDonagh Blake/Witness team the eventual winner.
• Conditions were hazardous for the peloton just after the start to the stage six criterium in Bairnsdale.
• Tour leader Patrick Shaw (Virgin Blue/RBS Morgan) has found a new lease of life thanks to Henk Vogels and Chris White at Fly V Australia.
• The team from Plan B Racing rode brilliantly to take out the teams' general classification category on the tour.
• The pelton head past a piece of local artwork near Nowa Nowa on stage seven from Bairnsdale to Lakes Entrance.
• Hey Brooksy, what about a game of golf after the stage today? Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue/RBS Morgan) shares a joke with Brendan Brooks (r) of Shortis.com.au on the startline in Warragul.
• The peloton descends towards Inverloch during stage two of the Tour of Gippsland.
• The peloton make their way around the street circuit in Wonthaggi at an average speed of 43.58km/h.
• Fits nicely: Tasmanian Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) zips up his yellow jersey as the tour leader after stage one.
• On my Pat Malone: Alex Malone (Bike Bug North Sydney) attempts a break during the stage, Malone was awarded the most aggressive rider of the race.
• Victorian Joel Pearson is happy with his new team Genesys Wealth Advisers and their choice in wheels with Malvern Star.
• New Zealander Gordon McCauley (AAL Hyster-Rush Racing) drives the peloton on the concluding laps.

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