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19th Trust House Classic (Tour of Wellington) - 2.2
New Zealand, January 25-29, 2006
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Stage 2 - January 26: Featherston - Masterton, 117km
Shaw blows home to win
By Nick Warren in Masterton
A strong tailwind for the last 80km helped Stuart Shaw (Team Trust House) to stay away from a chasing pack and win stage two ahead of his two breakaway companions. The trio, which also included Shaw’s team-mate Darren Lapthorne and Scottish national team rider Duncan Urquhart, had broken away after just 20km and at one point held a 3min 33sec lead.
Riders began the 117km route in Featherston and battled a gusty headwind for nearly 30km before turning around the Southern end of Lake Wairarapa and heading North towards the finish in Masterton.
As expected attacks came from the gun, but long, straight roads made it hard for escapees to establish a significant lead.
After 20km, as the peloton passed Lake Wairarapa itself, a more twisting and rolling road made it possible for Shaw, Lapthorne and Urquhart slip away.
Quickly out of sight, their lead grew steadily and the trio worked well together. At the 29km mark they made the turn North round the lake, their speeds rising at times to 55km/h on flat sections with a hefty tailwind pushing them along.
At the beginning of the day, all three were 1min 31sec behind race leader Tim Gudsell who had won the opening stage one criterium in Lower Hutt the night before.
By the feed station at 65km, just outside Martinborough, their lead reached a maximum 3min 33sec, technically leaders on the road. Their momentum broken slightly when Lapthorne needed a wheel change for a broken spoke.
At this point the peloton were jolted into action. Tim Gudsell put his Samsung-NZ National Team on the front to protect his yellow jersey. They were soon joined by SouthAustralia.com-AIS and the time gap gradually reduced.
With just 8km to go, Urquhart took the only King of the Mountains points of the day on the short climb on Pakaraka Road, but the three were obviously tiring and the bunch had closed to within one minute.
Working hard right to the finish, the breakaways barely had a chance to play cat-and-mouse. Urquhart, perhaps realising he wasn’t going to be able to upset the Aussie duo, led out the sprint, but it was Shaw who moved up the right-hand side and take a comfortable victory.
"I didn’t expect this today," he said afterwards. "I had a bad crash 3 months ago and it’s my first race since."
"Our team was looking to get into a break today. I didn’t really want it to be with just three of us, but that’s the way it goes. Once we saw we were getting time on the field, we just put our head down and went for it."
Urquhart, who as only King of the Mountains points winner pulled on the climber’s jersey, said he was pleased with the day’s racing: "It was very enjoyable, I was fortunate to get into the right move."
A speeding peloton was led in by Brady Gibbons (R+R), 45sec behind the break, thus preserving Gudsell’s lead.
"I was a little worried," Gudsell said, "but I was happy with the way the ended."
"Once the gap got out to 3min 30sec we started chasing proper. In the last 30km there were a lot of attacks on me, mainly from the team Subway guys and some others which kept the pace high."
Gudsell holds onto his overall lead from Subway’s Sam Bewley and Stuart Shaw in third at 46sec.
Tonght’s stage three is a one hour-long criterium around the centre of Masterton.
Results
1 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Trust House Team 2.43.34 2 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 3 Darren Lapthorn (Aus) Trust House Team 4 Brady Gibbons (NZl) R+R 0.45 5 Rob MacLachlan (Aus) Trust House Team 6 Peter Dawson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 7 Michael Cupitt (Aus) Trust House Team 7 Dylan Cooper (Aus) Trust House Team 7 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Trust House Team 7 Cameron Holt (NZl) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 7 Stephen Stannard (NZl) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 7 Michael Torkler (NZl) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 7 Michael Frankovich (NZl) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 7 Dean Windsor (Aus) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 7 Evan Oliphant (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 7 Alex Coutts (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 7 Gareth Montgomer (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 7 James Mccallum (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 7 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 7 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 7 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 7 Peter Latham (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 7 Graeme Stone (NZl) R+R 7 Miles Olman (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 7 Sean Finning (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 7 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 7 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 7 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 7 Paul Sumich (NZl) Cytosport 7 Scott Strong (NZl) Cytosport 7 Dion Neems (NZl) Cytosport 7 Blair Brydon (NZl) Cytosport 7 Blair Sutherland (NZl) Cytosport 7 Aaron Wheeler (NZl) Cytosport 7 Will Alexander (NZl) Pravda 7 Darrin Strahan (NZl) Pravda 7 Joseph Crooks (NZl) Pravda 7 Mark Jamieson (Aus) Pravda 7 Ross Mackintosh (NZl) Handy Rentals 7 Don Oakley (NZl) Handy Rentals 7 Paul Odlin (NZl) Handy Rentals 7 Ben Oleson (NZl) Handy Rentals 7 Courtney Black (NZl) Handy Rentals 7 Justin Ralph (NZl) Penny Cycles 7 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Penny Cycles 7 Matthew Gorter (NZl) Penny Cycles 7 Justin Kerr (NZl) Penny Cycles 7 Chris Van Houtte (NZl) Penny Cycles 7 Dan Warren (NZl) BP NZ 7 Josh Brannigan (NZl) BP NZ 7 Saul Webb (NZl) BP NZ 7 Scott Wilder (NZl) BP NZ 7 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team Subway 7 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Subway 7 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway 7 Michael Northey (NZl) Team Subway 7 Edwin Crossling (NZl) Tait Communications 7 Sam Horn (NZl) Tait Communications 7 Adam Coker (NZl) Tait Communications 7 Julian Dean (NZl) Tait Communications 7 Matt Sillars (NZl) Infinity Solutions 7 Benjamin Mackinnon (NZl) Infinity Solutions 7 Dan Waluszews (NZl) Infinity Solutions 7 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Infinity Solutions 7 Josh Wilson (Aus) Infinity Solutions 7 Patrick Frutschi (Swi) EMC2 Bikes 7 Andrew Thompson (NZl) EMC2 Bikes 7 Matthew Gilbert (NZl) EMC2 Bikes 7 Laurent Beuret (Swi) EMC2 Bikes 7 Ross Steward (NZl) EMC2 Bikes 7 Mitch Chapman (Aus) EMC2 Bikes 74 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 1.02 74 Jason Allen (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team General classification after stage 2 1 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 3.49.29 2 Sam Bewley (NZl) Team Subway 0.04 3 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Subway 0.33 4 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 0.37 4 Peter Dawson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 4 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team Subway 7 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Trust House Team 0.50 8 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 0.52 9 Darren Lapthorn (Aus) Trust House Team 0.54 10 Rob MacLachlan (Aus) Trust House Team 1.41 10 Michael Cupitt (Aus) Trust House Team 10 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Trust House Team 10 Cameron Holt (NZl) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 10 Stephen Stannard (NZl) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 10 Michael Torkler (NZl) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 10 Dean Windsor (Aus) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 10 Evan Oliphant (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 10 Alex Coutts (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 10 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 10 Peter Latham (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 10 Miles Olman (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 10 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 10 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 10 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 10 Will Alexander (NZl) Pravda 10 Darrin Strahan (NZl) Pravda 10 Ben Oleson (NZl) Handy Rentals 10 Geoff Burndred (NZl) Penny Cycles 10 Justin Kerr (NZl) Penny Cycles 10 Dan Warren (NZl) BP NZ 10 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Team Subway 10 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Team Subway 10 Edwin Crossling (NZl) Tait Communications 10 Josh Wilson (Aus) Infinity Solutions 10 Mitch Chapman (Aus) EMC2 Bikes 36 Michael Northey (NZl) Team Subway 1.51 36 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Infinity Solutions 38 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 1.58 38 Jason Allen (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 40 Graeme Stone (NZl) R+R 2.19 40 Brady Gibbons (NZl) R+R 40 Adam Coker (NZl) Tait Communications 43 Aaron Wheeler (NZl) Cytosport 2.23 44 Dylan Cooper (Aus) Trust House Team 2.45 44 James Mccallum (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 44 Sean Finning (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 44 Justin Ralph (NZl) Penny Cycles 44 Josh Brannigan (NZl) BP NZ 49 Michael Frankovich (NZl) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 2.52 49 Don Oakley (NZl) Handy Rentals 49 Matthew Gorter (NZl) Penny Cycles 49 Scott Wilder (NZl) BP NZ 49 Dan Waluszews (NZl) Infinity Solutions 49 Matthew Gilbert (NZl) EMC2 Bikes 49 Laurent Beuret (Swi) EMC2 Bikes 49 Ross Steward (NZl) EMC2 Bikes 57 Gareth Montgomer (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 3.26 57 Dion Neems (NZl) Cytosport 57 Blair Brydon (NZl) Cytosport 57 Blair Sutherland (NZl) Cytosport 57 Paul Odlin (NZl) Handy Rentals 57 Saul Webb (NZl) BP NZ 57 Matt Sillars (NZl) Infinity Solutions 57 Patrick Frutschi (Swi) EMC2 Bikes 65 Courtney Black (NZl) Handy Rentals 4.03 66 Mark Jamieson (Aus) Pravda 4.36 67 Paul Sumich (NZl) Cytosport 5.06 67 Scott Strong (NZl) Cytosport 67 Joseph Crooks (NZl) Pravda 67 Ross Mackintosh (NZl) Handy Rentals 67 Sam Horn (NZl) Tait Communications 67 Julian Dean (NZl) Tait Communications 67 Benjamin Mackinnon (NZl) Infinity Solutions 74 Andrew Thompson (NZl) EMC2 Bikes 5.49 75 Chris Van Houtte (NZl) Penny Cycles 9.03 Mountains classification 1 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 6 pts 2 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Trust House Team 4 3 Darren Lapthorn (Aus) Trust House Team 2 Sprints classification 1 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 11 pts 2 Sam Bewley (NZl) Team Subway 9 3 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Trust House Team 3 4 Marc Ryan (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 3 5 Darren Lapthorn (Aus) Trust House Team 2 6 Peter Latham (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 2 7 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 1 8 Jason Allen (NZl) Samsung New Zealand Team 1 9 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Subway 1 10 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com - AIS 1 11 Dean Windsor (Aus) Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 1 12 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team Subway 1 Teams classification 1 Team Subway 11.29.51 2 Samsung New Zealand Team 1.04 3 Trust House Team 2.09 4 SouthAustralia.com - AIS 2.35 5 UKNZjobs.com Scotland National Team 2.54 6 Mercedes Benz - Wellington Star 3.39 7 Penny Cycles 4.43 8 Infinity Solutions 5.00 9 BP NZ 5.54 10 EMC2 Bikes 6.01 11 Pravda 6.34 12 Handy Rentals 6.35 13 Tait Communications 7.42 14 Cytosport 7.51
