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Jayco Tour of Queensland - 2.5
Australia, November 1-6, 2004
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Stage 2 - November 2: Hervey Bay Kermesse, 72 km
Young 'un pips veteran in two man sprint
By Rod Morris in Hervey Bay
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Two contrasting generations of bike riders fought out a thrilling finish to the second stage of the Jayco Tour of Queensland in Hervey Bay today. 20 year old German rider Felix Odebrecht was pitted against 37 year old Belgian veteran Bart Heirewegh in a tough sprint to the line, with the German getting the judge's nod.
Odebrecht is still relatively raw at international level, whilst Heirewegh is closing the curtain on his lengthy career at the end of this tour, calling it quits after 200 victories across the world. But Heirewegh missed out, lowering his colours to the colourful young German who is making his first trip to Australia.
The pair were part of a strong 10 man group which hit out with three laps of the 2.4 km circuit remaining and although the peloton did peg them back over the last 1 km, Odebrecht and Heirewegh were able to find something extra when it counted. New South Wales rider David Harrigan claimed third spot in the stage, whilst most of the leading riders in General Classification standings were in the leading pack, meaning there was very little change in positions.
Brisbane-based New Zealander Jaaron Poad held onto the prized orange jersey, signaling he is the tour leader. However Poad - riding for Argon 18 Bikes-Caravello - is a marked man, watched closely by pre-race favourite David McKenzie (Jayco) and Ashley Hutchinson (Mirvac) among many other riders who believe they are a chance for overall tour honours.
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Even today's stage winner, Odebrecht has thrown his hat into the ring with his second successive top 10 placing. "It was a hard race out there, it was very hot and there were a lot of attempted breaks," Odebrecht said. "About 15 laps before the finish I was caught in the second gap and had to work that little bit harder to get across, otherwise I wouldn't have figured in the sprint."
Odebrecht (20) hails from Berlin and has been racing for nine years, progressing through the junior ranks to representing his country, where he won a stage of the Under 23 World Cup. The Hervey Bay Kermesse is only his second international class win. Odebrecht jumped from seventh to seconds in GC honours after his win and is now just 1 second behind Poad, while English track endurance rider Dean Downing (Radio 4BU - KIX FM), improved his rating to third at 2 seconds behind the leader. McKenzie and Hutchinson fell from second and third to eighth and ninth respectively after failing to make an impact on the Hervey Bay stage.
The tour also claimed its first three casualties today with UNO Clothing duo Craig McCartney and George Vallins failing to finish and Germany's Timo Scholz (Malaysia Airlines) also a withdrawal, reducing the total number in the field to 57. Scholz, who also fell ill in the recent Herald Sun Tour, reduces the Malaysia Airlines team to four riders, making it slightly more difficult for Odebrecht to snatch the leader's jersey away from Poad.
Poad himself had a good race, picking up 5-seconds bonus in intermediate sprints, but just missed out on a further bonus when he finished 11th - one spot shy of a further bonus. Englishman Keiran Page (Radio 4BU - KIX FM) strengthened his lead in the Malaysia Airlines Sprint Championship, moving 8 points clear of Poad.
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The Tour of Queensland is shaping as a sprinter's race, although there are still some mountains to get over before the finish in Bundaberg on Saturday. Odebrecht admits he is no climber, preferring sprints on the flatter roads. "I have learnt a lot from Marcel Wüst, he is a great tactician and being able to train with him has helped me a lot," Odebrecht said. "He has been a very big influence on my career so far."
Wüst, a former champion of the sport, is managing the Malaysia Airlines team this week and was a proud man when young Odebrecht stood tall on the podium.
South Australian Russell Van Hout (Subaru) moved high into calculations with a solid seventh at Hervey Bay. Van Hout is now fourth overall and only 3 seconds behind Poad, who is under increasing pressure to maintain the lead. Even Heirewegh - in his final tour - could be a dark horse. The popular Belgian is 8 seconds adrift of Poad and keen to finish his career with another victory. "My legs are not as young as some of these good riders around, but I would like to think I can stay with them," he said. "I enjoy it in Australia and I race well in Queensland, I have good memories here."
The Hervey Bay Kermesse stage had a little bit of everything for the cycling purist, plenty of breakaways, attacks, counter-attacks and cat-and-mouse tactics with all of the big guns watching each other with precision-like tactics.
The tour will continue on Wednesday with the first of the dual stages, starting with the Canefields Road Race at Oakhurst near Maryborough and then a twilight criterium in Bundaberg starting at 5 p.m.
Photography
Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com
- Yee-Hah a little bit of country music on the Tour of Queensland!
- 'I think I should be able to get to the pub in time to see the Melbourne Cup!'
- The field makes its way around the backstreets of Hervey Bay
- The peloton swings round a bend on stage two
- 'Boy that looks inviting'
- Tod Dawson (Lysaght) has cameras from both sides on him during stage two
- Jaaron Poad (Argon 18 Bikes-Caravello) in orange and Tour leader on stage two
- 'Hey Gringo I'm your Huckleberry!'
- Part of the Hervey Bay crowd watches the riders corner at the end of the home straight
- Eventual stage winner Felix Odebrecht (Malaysian Airlines) leads a group into a bend at Hervey Bay
- Plenty of cheers for the peloton on the back straight at Hervey Bay
- Daniel Newnham (Mirvac) lends James Hannam (Lysaght) a helping hand
- Stephen Cummings (4BU-KixFM) wired for sound on the Jayco Tour of Queensland
- Kieran Page (4BU-KixFM) gives his tick of approval to the Jayco Tour of Queensland!
- Bernard Sulzberger (Malaysian Airlines) worked hard for his winning teamate on stage two
- Defending Tour winner David Mckenzie (Jayco) in action during stage two
- Canadian Eric Wohlberg (Jayco) looking for a podium finish in the Tour this year
- Tour leader Jaaron Poad (Argon 18 Bikes-Caravello) corners during stage two at Hervey Bay
- Mathew Rex (Lysaght) corners into the home straight at Hervey Bay
- The field sprint for the finish line at Hervey Bay in stage two
- The podium after stage two (L-R) Bart Heirewegh (2nd, Bundaberg Sugar), Felix Odebrecht (1st, Malaysian Airlines) and David Harrigan (3rd, Europcar)
- Ashley Hutchinson (Mirvac) in his Courier Mail leading Queensland based rider's jersey
- A happy Felix Odebrecht (Malaysian Airlines) from Germany after his stage two victory in Hervey Bay
- Michael Tomalaris (SBS) interviews Tour leader Jaaron Poad (Argon 18 Bikes-Caravello) in Hervey Bay
- 'I just close my eyes and dream I'm far away in orange and Tour leader'
Results
1 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 1.35.56 (45.03 km/h) 2 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 3 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 4 Artur Kraeszowiec (Pol) Bendigo Bank 5 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Bendigo Bank 6 Dean Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 7 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 8 Jorn Reuss (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 9 Mathew Rex (Aus) Lysaght 10 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 11 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 12 Matthew Goold (Aus) Jayco 13 Steven De Decker (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 14 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 15 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 16 Thomas Gronqvist (Swe) Bendigo Bank 17 Andrew Graham (Aus) Uno Clothing 18 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Bundaberg Sugar 19 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Europcar 20 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 21 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mirvac 22 Gilbert Gutowski (Aus) Europcar 23 Tod Dawson (Aus) Lysaght 24 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 25 Rob Sharman (GBr) Centracks 26 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Mirvac 27 Jose Rodriguez (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 28 Peter McDonald (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 29 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Bendigo Bank 30 Ruber Marin (Col) Subaru 31 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Europcar 32 Paul Healion (Irl) Centracks 33 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Subaru 34 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Centracks 35 Richard Vollebregt (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 36 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 37 Matthew Newlands (Aus) Mirvac 38 Chris George (Aus) Lysaght 39 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Mirvac 40 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght 41 Josh Wilson (Aus) Bundaberg Sugar 42 Kristian House (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 43 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 44 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 45 Mark Roland (Aus) Jayco 46 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 47 James Hannam (Aus) Lysaght 48 Bradley Mills (Aus) Subaru 49 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Centracks 50 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 51 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru 52 Dillan Boone (Aus) Uno Clothing 0.19 53 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Bundaberg Sugar 3.05 54 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3.12 55 Jeremy Betts (Aus) Europcar 56 Dermot Nally (Irl) Centracks 3.47 57 Damian Forster (Aus) Uno Clothing 15.53 Sprints Sprint 1 - End of Lap 3 1 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3 pts 2 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 3 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 1 Sprint 2 - End of Lap 6 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3 pts 2 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 3 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 1 Sprint 3 - End of Lap 9 1 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 3 pts 2 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 3 Dean Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 1 Sprint 4 - End of Lap 12 1 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3 pts 2 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 2 3 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1 Sprint 5 - End of Lap 15 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 3 pts 2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 2 3 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1 Sprint 6 - End of Lap 18 1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 3 pts 2 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 2 3 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 1 Sprint 7 - End of Lap 21 1 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru 3 pts 2 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 2 3 Jose Rodriguez (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1 Sprint 8 - End of Lap 24 1 Mark Roland (Aus) Jayco 3 pts 2 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 2 3 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Mirvac 1 Sprint 9 - End of Lap 27 1 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Mirvac 3 pts 2 Rob Sharman (GBr) Centracks 2 3 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 1 General classification after stage 2 1 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2.10.24 2 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 0.01 3 Dean Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 0.02 4 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 0.03 5 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 0.06 6 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 0.07 7 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 0.08 8 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 9 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 0.09 10 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 0.11 11 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Bendigo Bank 0.13 12 Artur Kraeszowiec (Pol) Bendigo Bank 0.15 13 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 14 Jorn Reuss (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 0.17 15 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 0.21 16 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 0.22 17 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght 0.24 18 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 0.25 19 Mathew Rex (Aus) Lysaght 20 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 21 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru 0.26 22 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Mirvac 23 Mark Roland (Aus) Jayco 24 Rob Sharman (GBr) Centracks 0.27 25 Bradley Mills (Aus) Subaru 26 Steven De Decker (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 27 Jose Rodriguez (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 0.28 28 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Mirvac 29 Andrew Graham (Aus) Uno Clothing 0.29 30 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Europcar 31 Gilbert Gutowski (Aus) Europcar 32 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Europcar 33 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Centracks 34 Paul Healion (Irl) Centracks 35 Ruber Marin (Col) Subaru 36 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Subaru 37 Kristian House (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 38 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Bendigo Bank 39 Thomas Gronqvist (Swe) Bendigo Bank 40 Peter McDonald (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 41 Thomas Liese (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 42 Josh Wilson (Aus) Bundaberg Sugar 43 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Bundaberg Sugar 44 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mirvac 45 Matthew Newlands (Aus) Mirvac 46 Matthew Goold (Aus) Jayco 47 Tod Dawson (Aus) Lysaght 0.44 48 Richard Vollebregt (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 49 Dillan Boone (Aus) Uno Clothing 1.34 50 James Hannam (Aus) Lysaght 1.54 51 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Centracks 52 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Bundaberg Sugar 3.34 53 Jeremy Betts (Aus) Europcar 3.41 54 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 55 Dermot Nally (Irl) Centracks 4.16 56 Chris George (Aus) Lysaght 5.07 57 Damian Forster (Aus) Uno Clothing 16.22 Sprint Championship 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 23 pts 2 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 15 3 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 12 4 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 8 5 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 7 6 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 6 7 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 6 8 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 6 9 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght 5 10 Dominique Perras (Can) Jayco 4 11 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 4 12 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Mirvac 3 13 Mark Roland (Aus) Jayco 3 14 Trent Wilson (Aus) Subaru 3 15 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 3 16 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 3 17 Rob Sharman (GBr) Centracks 2 18 Steven De Decker (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 2 19 Bradley Mills (Aus) Subaru 2 20 Dean Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 1 21 Jose Rodriguez (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1 22 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Mirvac 1 Criterium championship 1 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 14 pts 2 Dean Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 13 3 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 10 4 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 9 5 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 9 6 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 9 7 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 8 8 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Bendigo Bank 8 9 Artur Kraeszowiec (Pol) Bendigo Bank 7 10 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 7 11 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 6 12 Jorn Reuss (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 6 13 Mathew Rex (Aus) Lysaght 2 14 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 1 15 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 1 Leading Queensland rider 1 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 2 Tony Mann (Aus) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 3 Mark Roland (Aus) Jayco 4 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Mirvac 5 Matthew Newlands (Aus) Mirvac 6 Daniel Newnham (Aus) Mirvac 7 Gilbert Gutowski (Aus) Europcar 8 Tod Dawson (Aus) Lysaght 9 Jeremy Betts (Aus) Europcar Aggressive Rider Awards 1 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Jayco 2 pts 2 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 2 Team Classification 1 Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 6.32.39 2 Jayco 3 Radio 4BU-KIX FM 4 Subaru 5 Europcar 6 Bundaberg Sugar 7 Mirvac 8 Bendigo Bank 9 Malaysia Airlines 10 Centracks 11 Lysaght 0.15 12 Uno Clothing 16.12
