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Vic Roads Herald Sun Tour 2003 - 2.3
Australia, October 16-26, 2003
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Stage 2 - October 17: Portarlington, 117 kms
Clarke takes stage; Drew takes yellow
By Rod Morris
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A steadily growing reputation was enhanced even further for Victorian cyclist Hilton Clarke in today's second stage of the 2003 VicRoads Herald Sun Tour. Clarke (24), riding for the South African based team of Barloworld, won a tough 117 km stage in and around Portarlington near Geelong on the picturesque Bellarine Peninsula. It was Clarke's third win in the prestigious Herald Sun Tour, which this year is celebrating its 52nd birthday.
"I won two stages last year and its nice to start with another stage win so early into this event," Clarke said. "I'm disappointed not to have won the Melbourne criterium, particularly as that's my home city, but winning this is still pretty good."
Clarke is a renowned sprinter and in a fantastic sprint to the line, outgunned classy Belgium Bart Heirewegh (Carlton Midstrength) and 38-year-old Canadian veteran Eric Wohlberg (Active For Life).
But while Clarke was revelling in his success, the yellow jersey, signifying the tour leader, swapped hands. Young Victorian, Simon Gerrans (Malaysia Airlines) started the stage holding a one second advantage over American Michael Sayers (Ballarat*eureka!) and a further three seconds to Uruguayan rider Hector Morales (Active For Life). Gerrans however appeared content to sit back in the main bunch for the majority of the Portarlington Kermesse and handballed the yellow top to fellow Victorian Jamie Drew (Jayco).
Drew (30) was part of a very active six man breakaway group over the closing laps and although he didn't feature in the final sprint, was content with his day's work. "I wasn't overly concerned with winning the stage, as I was concentrating on moving into yellow," Drew said. "I knew the course pretty well and knew what to expect as I have ridden a few times here before."
Those "few times" included the 2000 Australian Open Road Championships when Drew won the title. He was actually second over the line to Englishman Jeremy Hunt, but won the national championship as the first Australian. "I would now be nice to wear the yellow top into Warrnambool on Monday, as that is my home town," Drew declared.
His run of close calls recently has included second in last Saturday's Melbourne to Warrnambool and a third in the opening stage of this tour. "I'm a little second of all the minor placings, so its nice to lead," he added.
Drew now leads the tour by just four seconds from Ivan Fanelli (Europcar - Pelaco) and a handy break of a further 11 seconds to Hilton Clarke. Gerrans fell to seventh place and is one of four riders 27 seconds from the leader.
Frantic finish
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At the bell lap, signaling just 11.7 km of the Portarlington circuit remaining, Clarke, Heirewegh, Drew, Wohlberg, South Australian Steve Cunningham (Rio Coffee) and Italian climber Ivan Fanelli (Europcar-Pelaco) held a break of around 40 seconds. Fifteen minutes later that lead had been slashed to a blink of an eye in a frantic finish.
Cunningham was rewarded with the lead in the Savings and Loan Most Aggressive Rider and the Herald Sun Australian Based Rider categories, while Fanelli is the opening leader in the Gatorade King of the Mountains Championship.
The stage had a little bit of everything, although for South African, James Perry (Barloworld), it was a day to forget. Perry broke a spoke in his rear wheel just 5 km into the stage and by the time his team mechanics had fixed the problem, the peloton was well and truly up the road. Compounding Perry's problems next was the fact, he missed a turn-off, adding a few more kms to his journey. In the end it was a sad and lonely day out the back of the main bunch.
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American Joseph Papp (Echuca-Moama) started the day in last place and was required painkillers to finish the stage. Don't expect him to be at the finish in Ballarat on October 26. Papp's Echuca-Moama teammates Alejandro Acton and Mateo Sasso also had lonely days on the road and will find it difficult to maintain pace in the days to come.
Another sad tale from the day came South Australian Russell Van Hout (Emu Spirit - Apsco) who was penalised two minutes for motor pacing. He was also hit with a monetary fine, as was his team's manager. The time penalty has almost certainly ruined any chance Van Hout had of a high General Classification placing. The Herald Sun Tour will race to Warrnambool from Camperdown on Monday, but for Drew to still be in yellow, he must watch all moves in Saturday's 77 km kermesse on Geelong's Eastern Beach, starting at 1.30 p.m. and Sunday's 110 km road stage from Lorne to Torquay, starting at midday.
Photography
Images by Shane Goss/Cyclingnews.com/www.licoricegallery.com
- Luke Weir (City of Melbourne) had plenty of support all over the road at Portarlington
- Eric Wohlberg (Active for life) before the second stage of the Herald Sun Tour
- Road writing just like le Tour
- The Bendigo Building Industry team add an international flavour to the tour
- Hilton Clarke (Team Barloworld) prepares for another day in the saddle
- The beautiful backdrop to the start of stage two at Portarlington
- School's out in the Herald Sun Tour at Portarlington
- The start of the second stage at Portarlington near Geelong in sensational conditions
- Graham Rootes (Rio Coffee) receives attention whilst two interested onlookers sneak up from behind
- Two Caravello riders get a helping hand from Rio Coffee
- James Perry (Team Barloworld) struck trouble on the first lap and rode solo for most of the race
- Anthony Challinor (FRF Couriers) finds relief on the second stage of the Herald Sun Tour
- Anyone for drinks?
- Simon Gerrans in the yellow jersey on stage two
- A group of around six riders opened up a break on the rest in the final laps
- The lead group of six riders had just over one minute lead with a lap and a half to go
- Plenty of colour on the Herald Sun Tour of 2003
- Yellow power in the peloton on stage two
- Hilton Clarke (Team Barloworld) salutes the crowd on the line at Portarlington on stage two
- Brett Aitken (Rio Coffee) brings home ...got away with about three laps to go
- The podium after stage two Bart Heirewegh, Hilton Clarke and Eric Wohlberg
- Jamie Drew (Jayco) celebrates his claim to the yellow jersey after stage two on the tour
- Steve Cunningham (Rio Coffee) on the podium with his Herald Sun leading Aussie based rider's jersey
- Ivan Fanelli (Europcar-Pelaco) with the King of the Mountains leader jersey after stage two
- Steve Cunningham (Rio Coffee) tries on his most aggressive rider's jersey
- Simon Gerrans (Malaysia Airlines) leader of the Castlemaine sprint series
Results
1 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 2.39.49
2 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength
3 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life
4 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco
5 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee
6 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco
7 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee 0.13
8 Greg Henderson (NZl) Carlton Midstrength
9 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
10 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco
11 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello
12 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco
13 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco
14 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld
15 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
16 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
17 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life
18 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco
19 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne
20 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
21 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads
22 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool
23 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
24 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru
25 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
26 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines
27 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld
28 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru
29 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello
30 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength
31 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads
32 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco
33 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life
34 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
35 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka!
36 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers
37 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers
38 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool
39 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld
40 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
41 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru
42 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco
43 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco
44 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco
45 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life
46 Garry Parsons (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
47 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads
48 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco
49 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco
50 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers
51 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads
52 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
53 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
54 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne
55 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello
56 David Kupka (Cze) Team Warrnambool
57 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee
58 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee
59 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
60 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco
61 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello
62 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru
63 Paul Redenbach (Aus) City Of Melbourne
64 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru
65 Allan Iacuone (Aus) Jayco
66 Chris Wherry (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
67 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life
68 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers
69 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
70 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool
71 Kane Oakley (Aus) Vicroads
72 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
73 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne
74 Glen Stojanow (Aus) Caravello
75 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne
76 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers
77 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama
78 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama 3.03
79 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool 6.06
80 Graham Rootes (Aus) Rio Coffee 15.32
81 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld 17.32
82 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco
83 Joseph Papp (USA) Echuca-Moama
84 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama 21.47
85 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama
Sprints
End of Lap 1
1 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 2
3 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 1
End of Lap 2
1 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines 3 pts
2 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 2
3 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco 1
End of Lap 3
1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 3 pts
2 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 2
3 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello 1
End of Lap 4
1 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 3 pts
2 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne 2
3 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers 1
End of Lap 5
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 2
3 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 1
End of Lap 6
1 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 3 pts
2 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 2
3 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 1
End of Lap 7
1 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 3 pts
2 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 2
3 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 1
End of Lap 8
1 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 3 pts
2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 2
3 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 1
End of Lap 9
1 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 3 pts
2 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 2
3 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 1
Mountains
Hill Climb 1
1 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 3 pts
2 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 2
3 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka! 1
Hill Climb 2
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco 2
3 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1
ill Climb 3
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 2
3 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 1
Hill Climb 4
1 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 3 pts
2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 2
3 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 1
Hill Climb 5
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello 2
3 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 1
Hill Climb 6
1 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 3 pts
2 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 2
3 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1
Hill Climb 7
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 2
3 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 1
Hill Climb 8
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 2
3 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 1
Hill Climb 9
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 2
3 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 1
Hill Climb 10
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 3 pts
2 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 2
3 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 1
General Classification after stage 2
1 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 3.24.21
2 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 0.04
3 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 0.15
4 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 0.27
5 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength
6 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
7 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
8 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life 0.30
9 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 0.32
10 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 0.36
11 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 0.37
12 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 0.52
13 David Kupka (Cze) Team Warrnambool
14 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 0.53
15 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 0.54
16 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee
17 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
18 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
19 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 0.56
20 Greg Henderson (NZl) Carlton Midstrength
21 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 0.57
22 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 0.59
23 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco
24 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco
25 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines
26 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1.00
27 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers
28 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello
29 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne
30 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco
31 Allan Iacuone (Aus) Jayco
32 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers 1.01
33 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello
34 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool
35 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
36 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka!
37 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco
38 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1.02
39 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco
40 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru
41 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru
42 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru
43 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers
44 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers
45 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads
46 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads
47 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads
48 Glen Stojanow (Aus) Caravello
49 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello
50 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne
51 Paul Redenbach (Aus) City Of Melbourne
52 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne
53 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld
54 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld
55 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life
56 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life
57 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
58 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
59 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength
60 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama
61 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool
62 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
63 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
64 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
65 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco
66 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee
67 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee
68 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
69 Chris Wherry (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
70 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco
71 Garry Parsons (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
72 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
73 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 2.22
74 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru 2.52
75 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers
76 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads
77 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama 3.52
78 Kane Oakley (Aus) Vicroads 4.52
79 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool 6.55
80 Graham Rootes (Aus) Rio Coffee 16.21
81 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 18.21
82 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld
83 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama 22.36
84 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama
85 Joseph Papp (USA) Echuca-Moama 24.11
Savings And Loans Aggressive Rider Awards
1 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 200 pts
1 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 200
Sprint classification
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 11 pts
2 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 10
3 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco 9
4 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 8
5 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 8
6 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 7
7 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 7
8 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 7
9 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 6
10 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 5
11 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 4
12 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 4
13 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 4
14 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 4
15 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 3
16 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco 3
17 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines 3
18 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life 3
19 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 2
20 Allan Iacuone (Aus) Jayco 2
21 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne 2
22 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers 2
23 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 1
24 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco 1
25 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool 1
26 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello 1
27 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers 1
28 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 1
Mountains classification
1 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 23 pts
2 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 7
3 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 6
4 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 5
5 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 4
6 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 3
7 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco 2
8 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello 2
9 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne 2
10 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco 2
11 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 1
12 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 1
13 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka! 1
14 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 1
Criterium Championship
1 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 13 pts
2 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 13
3 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 10
4 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life 9
5 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 9
6 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 9
7 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life 8
8 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 7
9 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 6
10 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 6
11 David Kupka (Cze) Team Warrnambool 5
12 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee 4
13 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 4
14 Greg Henderson (NZl) Carlton Midstrength 3
15 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 2
16 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 1
17 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco 1
Team Classification
1 Barloworld 10.14.52
2 Europcar / Pelaco 0.07
3 Active For Life 0.13
4 Jayco 0.14
5 Malaysia Airlines 0.31
6 Carlton Midstrength 0.36
7 Balarat Eureka 0.41
8 Rio Coffee 0.43
9 Team Warrnambool 0.58
10 City Of Melbourne 1.07
11 Caravello
12 FRF Couriers 1.14
13 Emu Spirit / Apsco 1.15
14 Bendigo Building Industry 1.16
15 Vic Roads 1.17
16 Subaru
17 Echucha - Moama 21.26
