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Timbercorp Cup Tour of the Murray River - NE

Australia, August 26-September 2, 2007

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Stage 11 - September 1: Loxton criterium, 42 km

McDonald tightens grip on GC

By Rod Morris in Loxton (Sa)

Peter McDonald (NSWIS/FRF)
Photo ©: Shane Goss
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The best win to show cycling supporters that is a deserved leader of the tour was to win a stage and that's exactly what Peter McDonald did at Loxton. In the history making first ever Tour of the Murray River stage race in South Australia, McDonald won a tough 42-kilometre criterium around a picturesque circuit. The 28 year-old Sydneysider extended his overall lead from 25 seconds to Grant Irwin and 33 seconds to Patrick Shaw to a commanding 1.33 minute and 1'41" minute respectively.

"I feel a lot more comfortable now, I can almost start to think that I can win this tour," he said modestly. With an afternoon kermesse to be raced in Loxton and the grand finale – another kermesse – in Waikerie on Sunday, McDonald only has to stay upright for the closing 114 kilometres to be declared the tour champion. McDonald originally did not intend to race the Murray River event, which is the third of four legs of the Timbercorp Cup, which he is also leading by 13 points from Irwin.

After winning the criterium race at the recent Australian Cycling Grand Prix at Ballarat, McDonald declared that the Murray River tour would be too flat and fast for him, given his background as a noted climber. But he was cajoled into racing by tour promoter John Craven and he hasn't looked back since. McDonald won the second stage from Moama to Barham last Sunday, which moved him into the coveted leader's yellow jersey and he has successfully defended it since.

"Its been hard on some days and others its been fairly easy," he said. "Today was enjoyable, I liked that raced." The Loxton circuit included a steady climb towards the finish line, with riders forced to ascend 30 times. "That circuit suited me to a tee," McDonald said.

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Results

1 Peter McDonald                                    1.04.01 (39.36 km/h)
2 Jack Bobridge                                            
3 Sean Finning                                             
4 Brendon Sharratt                                         
5 Robert Cater                                         0.44
6 Russell Gill                                             
7 Nicholas Sanderson                                       
8 Miles Watson                                             
9 Patrick Shaw                                             
10 Daniel Braunsteins                                      
11 Grant Irwin                                             
12 Jarrod Harman                                           
13 David Kemp                                              
14 Leigh Howard                                            
15 John Ebeling                                            
16 Cameron Hughes                                          
17 Matt Sillars                                            
18 Tom Middleton                                           
19 Benjamin King                                           
20 Peter Smith                                             
21 Darcy Rosenlund                                         
22 Tony Mann                                               
23 Chris Jory                                              
24 Brad Edmunds                                            
25 Peter Dawson                                        1.03
26 David Tozer                                         1.05
27 Brendan Jones                                       1.09
28 Matt King                                               
29 Nathan Wise                                         2.31
30 Shaun Higgerson                                     2.33
31 Miles Olman                                             
32 Matthew Sherwin                                         
33 Travis Frisby                                           
34 Brendan Schultz                                     4.42
35 Glen Peterson                                           
36 Gilbert Gutowski                                        
37 Jason Hegert                                            
38 Nigel Sullivan                                          
39 Chris Steffanoni                                        
40 Michael Stallard                                        
41 Ben Mather                                              
42 Craig Robertson                                         
43 Samuel Rix                                          6.51
44 Stephen Price                                           
45 Will Dickeson                                           
46 Re Meneaud-Young                                        
47 Douglas Repacholi                                       
48 Will Wettenhall                                         
49 Grant Webster                                           
50 David Pell                                              
51 Simon Brown                                             
52 Gavin Nicholls                                          
53 Daniel McCulloch                                        
54 Brett Aitken                                            
55 Hayden Josefski                                         
56 Daniel Furmston                                         
57 Lachlan Stewart                                         
58 Thomas Baxter                                           
59 Vaughan Bowman                                          
60 Jeremy Hills                                        9.00
61 Luke Aggett                                             
62 Gary Mueller                                            
63 Peter Milostic                                     11.09
DNS Jacob Lea                                              
DNS Evan Corry                                             
DNS Timothy Decker                                         
DNS Steven Robb                                            
 
Sprints
 
Lap 6
1 David Pell                                              3 pts
2 Peter McDonald                                          2
3 David Kemp                                              1
 
Lap 8
1 Chris Jory                                              3 pts
2 Brendon Sharratt                                        2
3 Sean Finning                                            1
 
Lap 10
1 Chris Jory                                              3 pts
2 Brendon Sharratt                                        2
3 Sean Finning                                            1
 
Lap 12
1 Chris Jory                                              3 pts
2 Brendon Sharratt                                        2
3 Sean Finning                                            1
 
Lap 14
1 Chris Jory                                              3 pts
2 Brendon Sharratt                                        2
3 Brendan Jones                                           1
 
Lap 16
1 Brendan Jones                                           3 pts
2 Brendon Sharratt                                        2
3 Chris Jory                                              1
 
Lap 18
1 Brendan Jones                                           3 pts
2 Brendon Sharratt                                        2
3 Chris Jory                                              1
 
Lap 20
1 Peter McDonald                                          3 pts
2 Jack Bobridge                                           2
3 Brendan Jones                                           1
 
Lap 22
1 Peter McDonald                                          3 pts
2 Jack Bobridge                                           2
3 Sean Finning                                            1
 
Lap 24
1 Peter McDonald                                          3 pts
2 Jack Bobridge                                           2
3 Sean Finning                                            1
 
Lap 26
1 Peter McDonald                                          3 pts
2 Jack Bobridge                                           2
3 Brendon Sharratt                                        1
 
Criterium championships
 
1 Peter McDonald                                         10 pts
2 Jack Bobridge                                           9
3 Sean Finning                                            8
4 Brendon Sharratt                                        7
5 Robert Cater                                            6
6 Russell Gill                                            5
7 Nicholas Sanderson                                      4
8 Miles Watson                                            3
9 Patrick Shaw                                            2
10 Daniel Braunsteins                                     1
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Brendon Sharratt                                        2 pts
 
General classification after stage 11
 
1 Peter McDonald                                   14.56.23
2 Jack Bobridge                                        1.27
3 Grant Irwin                                          1.33
4 Patrick Shaw                                         1.40
5 Cameron Hughes                                       1.47
6 David Kemp                                           1.55
7 Benjamin King                                        1.59
8 Leigh Howard                                         2.09
9 Tom Middleton                                        2.28
10 John Ebeling                                        2.29
11 Miles Watson                                        6.38
12 Brad Edmunds                                       11.08
13 David Pell                                         11.40
14 Nicholas Sanderson                                 11.44
15 Peter Dawson                                       13.27
16 Darcy Rosenlund                                    14.10
17 Tony Mann                                          16.33
18 Miles Olman                                        21.14
19 Michael Stallard                                   21.50
20 Robert Cater                                       23.11
21 Gavin Nicholls                                     23.17
22 Hayden Josefski                                    25.25
23 Gilbert Gutowski                                   25.37
24 Daniel McCulloch                                   28.12
25 Jarrod Harman                                      28.26
26 Chris Jory                                         30.57
27 Chris Steffanoni                                   31.39
28 Matt King                                          32.03
29 David Tozer                                        34.55
30 Brendan Schultz                                    35.29
31 Ben Mather                                         36.14
32 Daniel Furmston                                    36.31
33 Matt Sillars                                       38.20
34 Will Dickeson                                      38.54
35 Shaun Higgerson                                    39.17
36 Peter Milostic                                     40.53
37 Daniel Braunsteins                                 41.37
38 Russell Gill                                       42.44
39 Craig Robertson                                    42.48
40 Brett Aitken                                       44.08
41 Lachlan Stewart                                    44.12
42 Sean Finning                                       44.35
43 Nathan Wise                                        45.44
44 Douglas Repacholi                                  46.18
45 Samuel Rix                                         48.58
46 Peter Smith                                        49.51
47 Matthew Sherwin                                    49.54
48 Jason Hegert                                       51.15
49 Glen Peterson                                      52.05
50 Luke Aggett                                        54.48
51 Re Meneaud-Young                                   57.08
52 Gary Mueller                                       57.10
53 Travis Frisby                                      58.19
54 Will Wettenhall                                  1.03.32
55 Brendan Jones                                    1.08.52
56 Nigel Sullivan                                   1.10.04
57 Thomas Baxter                                    1.16.37
58 Vaughan Bowman                                   1.20.35
59 Stephen Price                                    1.21.32
60 Grant Webster                                    1.31.10
61 Brendon Sharratt                                 1.45.10
62 Simon Brown                                      1.46.16
63 Jeremy Hills                                     2.27.39
 
Sprints classification 
 
1 Miles Watson                                          106 pts
2 Peter McDonald                                         60
3 Darcy Rosenlund                                        46
4 David Pell                                             37
5 Patrick Shaw                                           37
6 Sean Finning                                           35
7 Benjamin King                                          31
8 Brendon Sharratt                                       28
9 Peter Dawson                                           23
10 Cameron Hughes                                        20
11 Robert Cater                                          19
12 Jack Bobridge                                         17
13 Grant Irwin                                           17
14 Chris Jory                                            14
15 Brad Edmunds                                          13
16 Brendan Jones                                          9
17 Nathan Wise                                            9
18 Tony Mann                                              7
19 Leigh Howard                                           7
20 John Ebeling                                           5
21 Daniel Furmston                                        5
22 Gilbert Gutowski                                       5
23 Michael Stallard                                       4
24 David Kemp                                             4
25 Lachlan Stewart                                        2
26 Matthew Sherwin                                        2
27 Gavin Nicholls                                         2
28 Vaughan Bowman                                         2
29 Shaun Higgerson                                        1
30 David Tozer                                            1
31 Miles Olman                                            1
32 Tom Middleton                                          1
33 Chris Steffanoni                                       1
34 Daniel McCulloch                                       1
35 Will Dickeson                                          1
36 Matt Sillars                                           1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Miles Olman                                             9 pts
2 Daniel Furmston                                         8
3 David Kemp                                              6
4 Tony Mann                                               5
5 Gilbert Gutowski                                        3
6 Nathan Wise                                             2
7 Daniel Braunsteins                                      2
8 Benjamin King                                           2
9 Darcy Rosenlund                                         2
10 Miles Watson                                           1
11 Patrick Shaw                                           1
 
 
Criterium championships classification
 
1 Grant Irwin                                            34 pts
2 Nicholas Sanderson                                     25
3 Robert Cater                                           25
4 Miles Watson                                           23
5 Patrick Shaw                                           22
6 Peter McDonald                                         21
7 Peter Dawson                                           20
8 Leigh Howard                                           18
9 Sean Finning                                           18
10 Russell Gill                                          17
11 Gary Mueller                                          17
12 Brett Aitken                                          13
13 Jack Bobridge                                         12
14 Douglas Repacholi                                     12
15 Darcy Rosenlund                                       12
16 Brendon Sharratt                                      10
17 Tony Mann                                              8
18 Cameron Hughes                                         8
19 Jarrod Harman                                          7
20 David Pell                                             7
21 David Kemp                                             6
22 Matt King                                              5
23 John Ebeling                                           4
24 Michael Stallard                                       4
25 Peter Smith                                            4
26 Miles Olman                                            3
27 Tom Middleton                                          3
28 Will Dickeson                                          1
29 Daniel Braunsteins                                     1
30 Matthew Sherwin                                        1
31 Nathan Wise                                            1
 
Most aggressive rider classification
 
1 David Pell                                              2 pts
2 Peter Smith                                             2
3 Brendon Sharratt                                        2
4 Miles Watson                                            2
5 Cameron Hughes                                          2
6 Miles Olman                                             2
7 Sean Finning                                            2
8 Peter McDonald                                          2