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Jayco Herald Sun Tour - 2.1

Australia, October 8-14, 2006

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Stage 5 - October 12: Benalla to Lake Mountain, 182.9km

Lloyd wins as classification battle brews

By John Trevorrow in Lake Mountain

Matt Lloyd (South Australia.com) takes out the longest stage
Photo ©: Shane Goss
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Another day, another breakaway, and the stage is set for the closest finish in the history of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. Matthew Lloyd, South Australia.com, rode away from his 16 companions soon after Marysville to stamp himself as the best climber in the race. But it was fellow Aussie and defending champion Simon Gerrans, Jayco National Team, who grabbed the yellow jersey.

As the race headed up Lake Mountain, Lloyd's lead was 2 minutes 30 seconds at the first time check and at the 20 km to go mark it was still 2 minutes. After a super impressive ride, the 23 year-old from Melbourne was ecstatic as he crossed the line pumping his fists in the air.

"That was just what I needed," Lloyd said. "I came into this race and the first criterium I crashed and then missed the move on the first road stage, and I was shattered not to be on GC. I saw the move going early, I wasn't worrying about Gerro or anyone, I just did my own thing. I thought I might as well get amongst it. This just means so much to me.

"The team has done a great job in fixing me up since the fall, my arm's still a bit puffy but who cares, and I started to feel pretty good today. I hit 'em at the bottom and I thought 2 and a half minutes is enough for me.

Trent Lowe (Jayco Australian National Team) drives a chasing
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"I spoke to Cadel Evans who has been a remarkable help over the last two years and he said to take it easy - try get a stage win if I could but don't be unsafe about it. So that's the way I approached it."

Just like every day so far, the attacks were on from the start and finally, just like most days, a large break got clear. But, as good as Lloyd's win was, it was the race going on behind that had everyone enthralled.

As expected big Tasmanian HealthNet rider Karl Menzies, couldn't hold the true climbers on the steep early slopes of Lake Mountain and he soon dropped out of contention. The Jayco National team had the diminutive Trent Lowe on the front setting the pace for most of the climb. The peloton quickly shrunk down to the 10 top guns and it was an intriguing battle of tactics as the true contenders jostled for an advantage.

Once Lowe pulled off the front in the final five kilometres all the contenders looked at each other to take the initiative and finally it was Lanky Irishman David McCann who burst clear after Docker. But it ended up costing him as Gerrans, and the quiet American Phil Zajicek, managed to counter attack past him and grab a vital seven seconds.

Riders from the Navigators team
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The race is now down to four. Leader Gerrans, Zajicek at five seconds, Australian mountain bike star Chris Jongewaard at 10 seconds and McCann at 11. With Zajicek and McCann being time trial specialists, Gerrans is going to have his work cut out in Kew.

"I am looking forward to the time trial. It's what I do best and I think the course will suit me," a confident Zajicek said. "I think I'll go to Melbourne tonight so I can check out the course in the morning."

McCann was also confident. "I felt good on the climb but I need a bit of support near the end. I attacked in the final kilometres and it back fired but I'm only a few seconds down and I feel very strong," McCann said.

Jayco Australia team director, Dave Sanders was full of praise for the efforts of his charges, "It was fantastic to see guys like Robbie McEwen laying it on the line for their mates. It is war out there. Everything was planned and everyone played their part."

Interesting whilst the rest of the team climbed into Sanders' car, Gerrans hopped on his bike and headed off back down the mountain to Marysville, before returning to Melbourne for the night in the comfort of his own bed. Gerrans indicated in his post race interview that he is acutely aware of what lies ahead, "The team did an awesome job. Trent (Lowe) was superb and Willo (Trent) did a ripper turn at the start of the week, everyone said the race would be decided today and tomorrow.

The new Tour leader, Simon Gerrans (Jayco Australian National Team)
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"As it happens it's now really tight but at the same time I'm glad I'm five seconds in front not five seconds behind. But the other guys are good bike riders and I've got my work cut out."

Another impressive ride was that of Mitch Docker, the 20 year-old Drapac Porshe rider, who not only jumped clear in the final two kilometres to snare second on the stage, but punctured earlier on the final climb and rode back to the peloton with ridiculous ease.

The early break was good for Hilton Clarke who dominated the early sprints and is virtually home and hosed now in the race for the sprinters jersey. With the distinct possibility the race could be decided on Saturday by a handful of seconds, it could even come down to the surreal scenario that would see Simon Gerrans being led out by team-mate Robbie McEwen, while Phil Zajicek would be led out by his team-mate Hilton Clarke, and Dave McCann assisted by his man in Tobias Erler, as they race for the vital seconds that are up for grabs in the sprints and stage win at Lygon St. Now that would be worth going a long way to see.

Tomorrow's 11.3km stage is the 2006 Tour's shortest and takes the form on an individual time trial through Studley Park and Yarra Boulevard in Kew.

Photography

For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here

Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Results

1 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS               4.39.25
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche                        1.38
3 Peter Mcdonald (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 1.53
4 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team        2.00
5 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team                    
6 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team         2.05
7 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                   2.07
8 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche                            2.20
9 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Japanese National Team                    
10 Eric Wolhberg (Can) Canadian National Team                 2.37
11 Trent Lowe (Aus) Australian National Team                      
12 Dominique Rollin (Can) Canadian National Team              3.50
13 Hossein Askari (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
14 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                      
15 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis          5.14
16 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
17 Ben Day (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                            
18 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                
19 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                     
20 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     
21 Scott Peoples (Aus) Australian National U23 Team               
22 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                    
23 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
24 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           
25 Johnnie Walker (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         
26 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team      5.52
27 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           
28 Ger Soepenberg (Ned) Netherlands Altipower                   6.51
29 Mark O'brien (Aus) Australian National U23 Team            7.41
30 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                      
31 Trent Wilson (Aus) Australian National Team                8.02
32 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                      8.12
33 David Pell (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                     8.52
34 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Netherlands Altipower                9.31
35 David Harrigan (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                 
36 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Canadian National Team                  
37 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Australian National U23 Team          10.18
38 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 11.30
39 Joe Mcdonnell (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                     
40 Derek Mcmaster (Can) Canadian National Team                    
41 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team       12.21
42 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Australian National U23 Team           13.30
43 David Tanner (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
44 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Japanese National Team               14.09
45 Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Netherlands Altipower            14.27
46 Ryan Mackenzie (Can) Canadian National Team               14.34
47 Casey Munro (Aus) Drapac Porsche                          15.04
48 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                15.28
49 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Japanese National Team                 
50 Peter Mueller (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team          18.48
51 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team          
52 Kane Oaley (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                     
53 Matt Wilson (Aus) Australian National Team                     
54 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                 
55 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                 
56 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                     
57 David Kemp (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                  
58 Bruno Langlois (Can) Canadian National Team                    
59 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis          
60 Marvin Van Der Pluym (Ned) Netherlands Altipower                 
61 Tony Mann (Aus) Australian National Team                       
62 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis             
63 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis               
64 Zac Dempster (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
65 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Japanese National Team                  
66 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                 
67 Michael Ford (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                      
68 Ben Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team             
69 Joshua Marden (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                     
70 James Hannam (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                
71 Camiel Denis (Ned) Netherlands Altipower                         
72 Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  
73 Leigh Palmer (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                   
74 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                      
75 Grant Irwin (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                    
76 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
77 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                 
78 Will Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team               
79 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                   
80 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed             
81 Brandon Crichton (Can) Canadian National Team             19.50
82 Brett Aitken (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team           24.24
83 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Australian National Team              24.48
84 Doug Ollershaw (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis            
85 Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net Presented By Maxxis            
86 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                     26.05
87 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                              
88 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Drapac Porsche                            
DNF Jasper Lenferink (Ned) Netherlands Altipower                       
DNF Henk Vogels (Aus) Australian National Team                       
DNS Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team            18.51.11
2 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team        0.05
3 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team         0.10
4 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                   0.11
5 Trent Lowe (Aus) Australian National Team                   1.28
6 Dominique Rollin (Can) Canadian National Team               1.43
7 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                   2.41
8 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis           2.52
9 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                   2.56
10 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche                       2.59
11 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis            3.19
12 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team       4.35
13 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                      6.17
14 David Harrigan (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed             8.52
15 Joe Mcdonnell (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                16.47
16 Peter Mcdonald (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello               18.14
17 Hossein Askari (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team               19.01
18 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     25.56
19 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                25.58
20 Ger Soepenberg (Ned) Netherlands Altipower                  26.26
21 Eric Wolhberg (Can) Canadian National Team                30.02
22 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche                          30.23
23 Trent Wilson (Aus) Australian National Team               30.36
24 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team      31.36
25 David Tanner (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
26 Scott Peoples (Aus) Australian National U23 Team          31.49
27 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Netherlands Altipower               32.40
28 Ben Day (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                       32.42
29 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                     
30 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista               33.17
31 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Japanese National Team              33.21
32 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Japanese National Team               33.27
33 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japanese National Team                33.52
34 Casey Munro (Aus) Drapac Porsche                          35.57
35 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 36.19
36 Johnnie Walker (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team    36.22
37 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Australian National U23 Team           36.48
38 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS              37.14
39 David Pell (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                    37.30
40 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Australian National U23 Team          37.46
41 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                 38.00
42 Tony Mann (Aus) Australian National Team                  38.17
43 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis        39.24
44 Mark O'brien (Aus) Australian National U23 Team           39.37
45 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Canadian National Team             41.07
46 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team       41.51
47 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                41.54
48 Peter Mueller (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team          42.05
49 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team            42.12
50 Derek Mcmaster (Can) Canadian National Team               42.31
51 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                42.56
52 Brandon Crichton (Can) Canadian National Team             43.20
53 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 43.26
54 Ryan Mackenzie (Can) Canadian National Team               46.10
55 David Kemp (Aus) Australian National U23 Team             46.12
56 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team     46.16
57 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                 
58 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis          
59 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis               
60 Grant Irwin (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                    
61 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
62 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed            46.36
63 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Japanese National Team            46.50
64 Bruno Langlois (Can) Canadian National Team               46.51
65 Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Netherlands Altipower            46.58
66 Camiel Denis (Ned) Netherlands Altipower                    47.12
67 Kane Oaley (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                47.26
68 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed        47.29
69 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                     49.13
70 Matt Wilson (Aus) Australian National Team                49.41
71 Marvin Van Der Pluym (Ned) Netherlands Altipower                 
72 Joshua Marden (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                     
73 Leigh Palmer (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                   
74 Ben Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team        49.56
75 Zac Dempster (Aus) Australian National U23 Team           50.19
76 James Hannam (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team           50.44
77 Michael Ford (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                 51.19
78 Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  
79 Will Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team               
80 Brett Aitken (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team           51.52
81 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 52.14
82 Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net Presented By Maxxis       52.16
83 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Japanese National Team            54.14
84 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                         54.46
85 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Australian National Team              55.39
86 Doug Ollershaw (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis       55.49
87 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Drapac Porsche                       56.58
88 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Japanese National Team           1.14.50

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