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Jayco Tour of Queensland - 2.5
Australia, November 1-6, 2004
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Stage 1 - November 1: Maryborough Criterium, 27 km
Hutchinson and Poad grab early honours
By Rod Morris in Maryborough
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Australian track ace Ashley Hutchinson claimed opening day honours in the 2nd annual Jayco Tour of Queensland cycling classic in Maryborough with a hard fought victory in a lightning fast criterium stage. Overlooked for the Australian track team which won the 4000m pursuit gold medal at the Athens Olympics this year, Hutchinson (25) led home a fast finishing pack to win the 27 km race. In sizzling heat, Hutchinson was clocked at 34.57 minutes for the journey, equating to an average speed of 46.35 km per hour!
Hutchinson, riding for the Mirvac team got over the shoulder of pre-race favourite David McKenzie (Jayco) and Englishman Dean Downing (Radio 4BU - KIX FM) in an exciting finish. But while Hutchinson proudly claimed the opening stage victory, the tour leader's distinctive orange jersey was presented to former New Zealander - now Queenslander, Jaaron Poad (Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello).
Hutchinson gained 20 seconds bonus for winning the stage, but Poad jumped ahead of him, courtesy of finishing fourth in the stage, which carried 14 seconds bonus and then picked up a further 10 seconds bonus in the Yamaha Sprint Championship. Even McKenzie edged in front of Hutchinson, courtesy of some minor placings in the intermediate sprints.
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Poad was a late inclusion in the Tour of Queensland after the Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello team decided to replace NSW rider Peter Milostic after a less-than average Herald Sun Tour performance. Based in Brisbane and working for the Velo Bicycles store in the Northern suburbs, Poad had to plead with his boss to get time off to line-up. "I was only asked to ride in this tour last Monday and we have been pretty busy at work and the boss really didn't want to let me go," Poad said. "However my form has been pretty good and I rode in the Tour of Queensland and know how good an event it is.
"The weather is magic, the tour routes are testing and the tour organisation is superb, so its great to be involved. It's even better to be the tour leader after the first stage, however it's not something I or my team planned. I suppose we'll have to ride a bit harder now to defend the leader's top."
Poad will carry a 3 second lead over McKenzie and 4 seconds to Hutchinson into tomorrow's second stage, a 72 km kermesse around the Hervey Bay waterfront.
Poad has only recently returned from a trip back home to his native New Zealand where he contested the NZ National Road Championships. He finished 8th, but a late-race puncture put paid to any chance of victory. "I rode pretty good there, but the puncture didn't help at all," he said.
Whilst Poad sits proudly in the leader's top, Ashley Hutchinson is not perturbed that he missed out, despite winning the stage. "No not all, I think there is a bit too much pressure on the leader early in the tour, I'd prefer to sneak up on them later in the week," he said. "It was a good race to start the tour with, it was fast, there were plenty of tactics and there were plenty of good riders wanting to make a feature race of it."
Hutchinson won a stage of last year's inaugural Tour of Queensland, but said he was pleasantly surprised to have emulated the feat so early in this year's event. "Its always nice to win and particularly the opening stage because it will put everyone in the team in a good mood. A stage win lifts the morale of everyone, not just the riders, but the manager, mechanics and masseur, they are just as much part of the team.
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"The race itself was very aggressive, the Jayco boys attacked very early, making sure everyone else followed suit. I was a bit lucky on the last corner into the home straight because I think "Macca" (David McKenzie) took the wrong line, which allowed me to slip under his guard. From there it was a bit of a drag race up the final straight to the line, thankfully I got over him...just."
The Tour of Queensland continues tomorrow in Hervey Bay and is scheduled to finish in Bundaberg next Saturday.
Photography
Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com
- The team from Jayco faces the media prior to stage one of the Jayco Tour of Queensland
- Herald Sun Tour winner Jonas Ljungblad (Bendigo Bank) backing up in Queensland
- Tasmanian Josh Wilson (Bundaberg Sugar) signs on for his first Tour
- Marcel Wüst manager of the Malaysian Airlines team and former star German sprinter in Queensland for the Tour
- An interested spectator listens into David Mckenzie (Jayco) before the start of stage one
- Bernard Sulzberger (Malaysian Airlines) from Tasmania and looking for some warmer weather in Queensland!
- Kieran Page (Radio 4BU-Kicks FM) happy to be in sunny Queensland and not in the cool UK!
- Benoit Poilvet (Bundaberg Sugar) on the startline for stage one in Maryborough
- Riders await the start to the 27km stage one criterium in Maryborough
- Tour director John Craven lights the cannon to start stage one. Hopefully not like F-Troop, eh John!
- The peloton is smokin' at the start to the Jayco Tour of Queensland
- Teacher I'll be late for school today , the Tour's in town!
- Riders between palms at Maryborough
- The peloton swings around the streets of Maryborough
- Riders pass the Post Office Hotel in Maryborough
- David Harrigan (Europcar) leads the main field up the home straight
- Eric Wohlberg (Jayco) checks on his opponent leading into a bend
- Riders in the Jayco Tour of Queensland corner at Maryborough
- The peloton swings into the home straight in the Jayco Tour of Queensland
- Tomas Buchacek (36) of team Subaru out of the saddle and in the thick of it
- The peloton work its way up the home straight before another great crowd in Maryborough
- "School's out but this wedgy's not!"
- Ashley Hutchinson (R) of team Mirvac leads David Mckenzie (Jayco) to the chequered flag in Maryborough
- The podium after stage one (L-R): David Mckenzie (2nd, Jayco), Ashley Hutchinson (1st, Mirvac), and Dean Downing (3rd, Radio 4BU-Kicks FM)
- Jaaron Poad (Argon 18 Bikes-Caravello) a late inclusion in the Tour and already in the leader's jersey
Results
1 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 34.57 (46.35 km/h) 2 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 3 Dean Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 4 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 5 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 6 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 7 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 8 Jorn Reuss (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 9 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Bendigo Bank 10 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 11 Jose Rodriguez (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 12 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 13 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 14 Ruber Marin (Col) Subaru 15 Mathew Rex (Aus) Lysaght 16 Steven De Decker (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 17 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mirvac 18 Andrew Graham (Aus) Uno Clothing 19 Kristian House (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 20 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Europcar 21 Mark Roland (Aus) Jayco 22 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 23 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 24 Matthew Goold (Aus) Jayco 25 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 26 Rob Sharman (GBr) Centracks 27 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Mirvac 28 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Bundaberg Sugar 29 Thomas Gronqvist (Swe) Bendigo Bank 30 Peter McDonald (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 31 Jonas Ljunblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 32 Jeremy Betts (Aus) Europcar 33 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 34 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Subaru 35 Bradley Mills (Aus) Subaru 36 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru 37 Gilbert Gutowski (Aus) Europcar 38 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght 39 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Bendigo Bank 40 Paul Healion (Irl) Centracks 41 Timo Scholz (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 42 Dermot Nally (Irl) Centracks 43 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Mirvac 44 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Europcar 45 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Bundaberg Sugar 46 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 47 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 48 Damian Forster (Aus) Uno Clothing 49 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Centracks 50 George Vallins (Aus) Uno Clothing 51 Matthew Newlands (Aus) Mirvac 52 Artur Kraeszowiec (Pol) Bendigo Bank 53 Josh Wilson (Aus) Bundaberg Sugar 54 Tod Dawson (Aus) Lysaght 0.15 55 Richard Vollebregt (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 56 Dillan Boone (Aus) Uno Clothing 0.46 57 James Hannam (Aus) Lysaght 1.25 58 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Centracks 59 Chris George (Aus) Lysaght 4.38 60 Craig McCartney (Aus) Uno Clothing 6.25 Sprints Sprint 1 - End of Lap 6 1 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 3 pts 2 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 2 3 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1 Sprint 2 - End of Lap 8 1 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 3 pts 2 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 3 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 1 Sprint 3 - End of Lap 10 1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 3 pts 2 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 2 3 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1 Sprint 4 - End of Lap 12 1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 3 pts 2 Steven De Decker (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 2 3 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 1 Sprint 5 - End of Lap 14 1 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 3 pts 2 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 2 3 Bradley Mills (Aus) Subaru 1 Sprint 6 - End of Lap 16 1 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 3 pts 2 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght 2 3 Bradley Mills (Aus) Subaru 1 Sprint 7 - End of Lap 18 1 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght 3 pts 2 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 3 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 1 Sprint 8 - End of Lap 20 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3 pts 2 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 3 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 1 Sprint 9 - End of Lap 22 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3 pts 2 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 3 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 1 Sprint 10 - End of Lap 24 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3 pts 2 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 2 3 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 1 Sprint 11 - End of Lap 26 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3 pts 2 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 2 3 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 1 General Classification after stage 1 1 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 34.33 2 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 0.03 3 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 0.04 4 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 0.08 5 Dean Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 6 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 0.12 7 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 8 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 0.13 9 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 0.16 10 Jorn Reuss (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 0.18 11 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 0.19 12 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght 13 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Bendigo Bank 0.20 14 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 15 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 0.21 16 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 17 Bradley Mills (Aus) Subaru 0.22 18 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 19 Steven De Decker (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 20 Damian Forster (Aus) Uno Clothing 0.24 21 Andrew Graham (Aus) Uno Clothing 22 George Vallins (Aus) Uno Clothing 23 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Europcar 24 Gilbert Gutowski (Aus) Europcar 25 Jeremy Betts (Aus) Europcar 26 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Europcar 27 Mathew Rex (Aus) Lysaght 28 Rob Sharman (GBr) Centracks 29 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Centracks 30 Paul Healion (Irl) Centracks 31 Dermot Nally (Irl) Centracks 32 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru 33 Ruber Marin (Col) Subaru 34 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Subaru 35 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 36 Kristian House (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 37 Artur Kraeszowiec (Pol) Bendigo Bank 38 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Bendigo Bank 39 Thomas Gronqvist (Swe) Bendigo Bank 40 Jonas Ljunblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 41 Jose Rodriguez (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 42 Peter McDonald (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 43 Timo Scholz (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 44 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 45 Josh Wilson (Aus) Bundaberg Sugar 46 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Bundaberg Sugar 47 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Bundaberg Sugar 48 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Mirvac 49 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mirvac 50 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Mirvac 51 Matthew Newlands (Aus) Mirvac 52 Mark Roland (Aus) Jayco 53 Matthew Goold (Aus) Jayco 54 Tod Dawson (Aus) Lysaght 0.39 55 Richard Vollebregt (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 56 Dillan Boone (Aus) Uno Clothing 1.10 57 James Hannam (Aus) Lysaght 1.49 58 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Centracks 59 Chris George (Aus) Lysaght 5.02 60 Craig McCartney (Aus) Uno Clothing 6.49 Sprint Championship 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 12 pts 2 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 10 3 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 9 4 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 6 5 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 5 6 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght 5 7 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 4 8 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 3 9 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 3 10 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 3 11 Bradley Mills (Aus) Subaru 2 12 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 2 13 Steven De Decker (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 2 Criterium Championship 1 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 10 pts 2 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 9 3 Dean Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 8 4 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 7 5 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 6 6 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 5 7 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 4 8 Jorn Reuss (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 3 9 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Bendigo Bank 2 10 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1 Most Aggressive Rider 1 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 pts Leading Queensland Rider classification 1 Mark Roland (Aus) Jayco 2 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 3 Matthew Newlands (Aus) Mirvac 4 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mirvac 5 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Mirvac 6 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 7 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 8 Tod Dawson (Aus) Lysaght 9 Jeremy Betts (Aus) Europcar 10 Gilbert Gutowski (Aus) Europcar Team classification 1 Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1.44.51 2 Jayco 3 Mirvac 4 Radio 4BU-KIX FM 5 Subaru 6 Malaysia Airlines 7 Europcar 8 Bendigo Bank 9 Bundaberg Sugar 10 Centracks 11 Uno Clothing 12 Lysaght 0.15
