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PowerNet Tour of Southland - 2.2

New Zealand, November 5-10, 2007

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Stage 2 - November 5: Invercargill - Bluff Hill, 81.8 km

By Greg Johnson

New Zealand's Reon Park will wear the yellow jersey on tomorrow's stage three, after storming to a stage two victory this afternoon in difficult conditions. The Team Colour Plus rider took a surprise victory on the 81.8-kilometre stage, where the general classification started to shakeout after the morning's short individual time trial.

This afternoon's stage, the second of the Tour of Southland's opening day, was staged in trying conditions, with riders confronting strong winds and even hail en route to the Bluff Hill finish. The conditions got the better of 2005 race winner Gordon McCauley, with the Trek Zookeepers Café rider being blown from his bike while in the lead group over the closing kilometres, but the New Zealander was able to recover for a credible fourth place finish.

The challenging conditions played into the hands of McCauley's team-mate Hayden Roulston, with the defending champion taking second place 14 seconds behind Park. Roulston's strong showing on the second stage boosts him to second overall, 22 seconds behind Park, increasing his chances of defending his title after the New Zealander finished some 47 seconds down in the morning's TT.

The afternoon's stage was characterised by an early break of 15 riders, including all five of the Colour Plus entrants. While the break drew out some four minutes over the main peloton, it allowed the gap to recede as the riders began to string out on the Bluff Hill climb.

After strong opening stages, both the Colour Plus and Trek Zookeepers Café squads are holding good positions in the overall classification. In addition to race leader Park, Colour Plus has Marc Ryan in third, Logan Hutchings in fifth and Tim Gudsell in sixth place, while Trek Zookeepers Café holds second with Roulston, fourth with McCauley and ninth with Michael Torckler.

American Scott Zwizanski (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) has placed himself in a strong position on classification after finishing eighth on the second stage. Zwizanski, whose team-mate Thomas Zirbel won the opening stage, holds eighth place on general classification, 3'19" behind Park.

Results

1 Reon Park (NZl) Colour Plus                         2.12.21 (37.083 km/h)
2 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe             0.14
3 Marc Ryan (NZl) Colour Plus                            1.28
4 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe             1.56
5 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Colour Plus                      2.03
6 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Colour Plus                          2.37
7 Clinton Avery (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                   3.19
8 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team         3.24
9 Michael Torckler (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe            4.22
10 Mark Langlands (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts        4.35
11 Westley Gough (NZl) Colour Plus                       5.32
12 Brian Jenson (USA) Hilo Decorating                    7.58
13 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Gen-i/Savings & Loans           8.38
14 Scott Lyttle (NZl) The Southland Times                8.48
15 Miles Watson (NZl) Share The Road                     8.52
16 Eric Drower (NZl) Fulton Hogan                            
17 Shem Rodger (NZl) RaboPlus                                
18 Steve Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating                   9.05
19 Brett Tivers (NZl) The Southland Times                    
20 James Williamson (NZl) Subway                         9.12
21 Chris D'amelio (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents       9.21
22 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Subway                                
23 Roman Van Uden (NZl) Sycamore Print                   9.26
24 Michael Fitzgerald (Aus) Creation Signs                   
25 Silas Cullen (NZl) Preston Russell Law                    
26 Chris Nicholson (NZl) Fulton Hogan                    9.34
27 Brad Carter (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles                9.36
28 Shane Archbold (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts        9.43
29 Graeme Stone (NZl) Gen-i/Savings & Loans              9.47
30 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team         9.57
31 Justin Kerr (NZl) RaboPlus                                
32 Chris Macic (NZl) The Southland Times                10.06
33 Stephen Robb (Aus) Gen-i/Savings & Loans             10.16
34 Jack Bauer (NZl) Fulton Hogan                             
35 Will Alexander (NZl) RaboPlus                             
36 Paul Odlin (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe                     
37 Eliot Crowther (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles                 
38 Peter Rennie (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles              10.23
39 Aaron Strong (NZl) The Southland Times               10.32
40 Adam Semple (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts          10.41
41 Eric Barlevav (USA) NOW MS Society                        
42 Tom Hanover (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                   10.44
43 Thomas Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team         10.52
44 Andrew Jamieson (NZl) Placemakers                         
45 Samuel Eadie (NZl) Preston Russell Law               11.02
46 Sam Bewley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe                11.08
47 Karl Murray (NZl) RaboPlus                           11.39
48 Paul Winterbourne (NZl) South West Helicopters       11.41
49 Robert Croft (NZl) Prime Estate Buyers Agents        11.52
50 Scott Hodges (NZl) Placemakers                       11.55
51 Nick Atkinson (NZl) Placemakers                      12.00
52 James Fairweather (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts    12.13
53 Brock Curry (USA) NOW MS Society                     12.17
54 Steven Elden (NZl) Benchmark Homes                   12.24
55 Omer Kem (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team              12.47
56 Ryan Wills (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts           13.27
57 Blair Martin (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles              13.44
58 Glen Rewi (NZl) Creation Signs                       13.55
59 Charles Howlett (Aus) Sycamore Print                 14.02
60 Will Dickeson (NZl) Gen-i/Savings & Loans            14.28
61 Jonathan Atkinson (NZl) Riverside Rentals            14.46
62 Joshua England (NZl) Subway                          15.01
63 Aaron Anderson (NZl) Share The Road                  15.19
64 Edwin Crossling (NZl) Preston Russell Law            15.25
65 Mathew Gorter (NZl) Powernet                              
66 Michael Grabinger (USA) Hilo Decorating              15.31
67 Mike Northey (NZl) The Southland Times               15.36
68 Justin Ralph (NZl) Powernet                          15.39
69 James Gibson (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub               16.02
70 Matt Sillars (NZl) Preston Russell Law               16.42
71 Dan Waluszewski (NZl) Creation Signs                 16.48
72 Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                16.55
73 Nick King (NZl) Creation Signs                       16.58
74 Owen Belton (Aus) Powernet                           16.59
75 Curtis Gunn (USA) Hilo Decorating                    17.06
76 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                          17.10
77 Joe Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                     17.18
78 Jonathan Stockwell (NZl) Cycling Southland           17.27
79 Darrin Strahan (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles            18.27
80 Jeremy Smart (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub                    
81 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Subway                            19.27
82 David Ayre (NZl) Cycling Southland                   19.33
83 Jason Somerville (Aus) Sycamore Print                19.37
84 Jason Barlow (NZl) Placemakers                       19.43
85 Leon Hextall (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub               20.06
86 Nathan Jones (Aus) Gen-i/Savings & Loans             20.15
87 Christopher Klem (Aus) Sycamore Print                20.24
88 Scott Wilder (NZl) Benchmark Homes                   20.45
89 Travis Kane (NZl) South West Helicopters             20.51
90 Lachlan Shannon (NZl) South West Helicopters         20.58
91 Joel Lewis (Aus) Sycamore Print                      21.02
92 Alistair Crossling (NZl) Preston Russell Law         21.32
93 Brett Perez (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents         21.43
94 Matt Taylor (NZl) Riverside Rentals                  21.59
95 Rodney Weinberg (NZl) Fulton Hogan                   22.15
96 Timothy Hargrave (NZl) Cycling Southland             22.22
97 Scott Ardern (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team          22.40
98 Justin Davis (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents        23.14
99 Aaron Lawson (NZl) Riverside Rentals                      
100 Henk Vogels (Aus) RaboPlus                               
101 Ed Barrett (NZl) Benchmark Homes                         
102 Brian Biggs (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub                    
103 Jonathan Coates (NZl) Placemakers                        
104 Bradley Payne (Aus) Share The Road                       
105 David Weston (NZl) Riverside Rentals                     
106 Joe Crooks (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub                     
107 Mathew Camilleri (Aus) Powernet                          
108 Eric Losak (USA) NOW MS Society                          
109 Shaun Morris (Aus) Share The Road                        
110 Michael Anderson (NZl) Fulton Hogan                      
111 Joshua Brown (NZl) Powernet                              
112 Royce Newell (NZl) Cycling Southland                     
113 Sam Silver (USA) NOW MS Society                          
114 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) South West Helicopters              
115 Joshua Barley (NZl) Benchmark Homes                      
116 William Elliston (USA) Hilo Decorating                   
117 Glen Frost (NZl) Riverside Rentals                       
118 Josh Page (NZl) Cycling Southland                        
119 Michael Van Eerd (Ned) NOW MS Society                    
DNF Jason Allen (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                       
DNF Brendon Sharratt (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                  
DNF Christopher Teakle (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents      
DNF Aaron Tuckerman (NZl) Share The Road                     
DNF Ryan Cull (NZl) South West Helicopters                   
DNS Nathan Hood (NZl) Benchmark Homes                        
 
General Classification after Stage 2
 
1 Reon Park (NZl) Colour Plus                         2.18.06
2 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe             0.22
3 Marc Ryan (NZl) Colour Plus                            0.59
4 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe             1.43
5 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Colour Plus                      1.57
6 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Colour Plus                          2.15
7 Clinton Avery (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                   3.14
8 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team         3.19
9 Michael Torckler (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe            4.11
10 Mark Langlands (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts        4.27
11 Westley Gough (NZl) Colour Plus                       5.11
12 Brian Jenson (USA) Hilo Decorating                    8.09
13 Shem Rodger (NZl) RaboPlus                            8.43
14 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Gen-i/Savings & Loans           8.48
15 Scott Lyttle (NZl) The Southland Times                8.57
16 Miles Watson (NZl) Share The Road                     9.06
17 James Williamson (NZl) Subway                         9.08
18 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Subway                            9.09
19 Brett Tivers (NZl) The Southland Times                9.11
20 Eric Drower (NZl) Fulton Hogan                        9.15
21 Steve Tilford (USA) Hilo Decorating                   9.29
22 Chris D'amelio (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents       9.38
23 Brad Carter (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles                9.47
24 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team         9.50
25 Michael Fitzgerald (Aus) Creation Signs               9.54
26 Chris Nicholson (NZl) Fulton Hogan                   10.01
27 Roman Van Uden (NZl) Sycamore Print                  10.04
28 Silas Cullen (NZl) Preston Russell Law                    
29 Shane Archbold (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts       10.05
30 Justin Kerr (NZl) RaboPlus                           10.10
31 Paul Odlin (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe                10.12
32 Graeme Stone (NZl) Gen-i/Savings & Loans             10.13
33 Eliot Crowther (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles            10.16
34 Peter Rennie (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles              10.17
35 Chris Macic (NZl) The Southland Times                10.19
36 Thomas Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team              
37 Will Alexander (NZl) RaboPlus                        10.32
38 Aaron Strong (NZl) The Southland Times                    
39 Jack Bauer (NZl) Fulton Hogan                        10.37
40 Stephen Robb (Aus) Gen-i/Savings & Loans             10.45
41 Sam Bewley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe                10.51
42 Tom Hanover (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                   11.05
43 Adam Semple (Aus) Calder Stewart Pink Batts          11.06
44 Eric Barlevav (USA) NOW MS Society                   11.16
45 Andrew Jamieson (NZl) Placemakers                    11.21
46 Samuel Eadie (NZl) Preston Russell Law               11.49
47 Paul Winterbourne (NZl) South West Helicopters       11.59
48 Karl Murray (NZl) RaboPlus                           12.01
49 James Fairweather (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts    12.10
50 Brock Curry (USA) NOW MS Society                     12.15
51 Scott Hodges (NZl) Placemakers                       12.26
52 Robert Croft (NZl) Prime Estate Buyers Agents        12.28
53 Nick Atkinson (NZl) Placemakers                      12.39
54 Steven Elden (NZl) Benchmark Homes                   12.57
55 Omer Kem (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team              13.11
56 Ryan Wills (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts           13.23
57 Glen Rewi (NZl) Creation Signs                       13.55
58 Blair Martin (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles              14.01
59 Will Dickeson (NZl) Gen-i/Savings & Loans            14.26
60 Charles Howlett (Aus) Sycamore Print                 14.32
61 Joshua England (NZl) Subway                          14.56
62 Jonathan Atkinson (NZl) Riverside Rentals            15.09
63 Mike Northey (NZl) The Southland Times               15.40
64 Aaron Anderson (NZl) Share The Road                  15.47
65 Edwin Crossling (NZl) Preston Russell Law                 
66 Michael Grabinger (USA) Hilo Decorating                   
67 Justin Ralph (NZl) Powernet                          16.14
68 Mathew Gorter (NZl) Powernet                         16.25
69 James Gibson (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub               16.30
70 Matt Sillars (NZl) Preston Russell Law               16.50
71 Dan Waluszewski (NZl) Creation Signs                      
72 Curtis Gunn (USA) Hilo Decorating                    17.00
73 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Subway                          17.01
74 Nick King (NZl) Creation Signs                       17.05
75 Joe Chapman (NZl) Creation Signs                     17.26
76 Owen Belton (Aus) Powernet                           17.31
77 Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                17.37
78 Jonathan Stockwell (NZl) Cycling Southland           17.40
79 Jeremy Smart (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub               19.17
80 Darrin Strahan (NZl) PFP - Calibre Cycles            19.23
81 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Subway                            19.44
82 Jason Barlow (NZl) Placemakers                       19.50
83 David Ayre (NZl) Cycling Southland                   19.55
84 Jason Somerville (Aus) Sycamore Print                20.03
85 Leon Hextall (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub               20.13
86 Nathan Jones (Aus) Gen-i/Savings & Loans             20.55
87 Christopher Klem (Aus) Sycamore Print                     
88 Scott Wilder (NZl) Benchmark Homes                   20.57
89 Lachlan Shannon (NZl) South West Helicopters         21.19
90 Travis Kane (NZl) South West Helicopters             21.27
91 Joel Lewis (Aus) Sycamore Print                      21.39
92 Brett Perez (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents         22.00
93 Alistair Crossling (NZl) Preston Russell Law         22.06
94 Matt Taylor (NZl) Riverside Rentals                  22.36
95 Timothy Hargrave (NZl) Cycling Southland             22.49
96 Rodney Weinberg (NZl) Fulton Hogan                   23.11
97 Justin Davis (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents        23.37
98 Scott Ardern (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling Team          23.38
99 Aaron Lawson (NZl) Riverside Rentals                 24.42
100 Henk Vogels (Aus) RaboPlus                          25.10
101 Ed Barrett (NZl) Benchmark Homes                    26.19
102 Brian Biggs (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub               28.49
103 Jonathan Coates (NZl) Placemakers                   28.53
104 Bradley Payne (Aus) Share The Road                  29.50
105 David Weston (NZl) Riverside Rentals                31.05
106 Joe Crooks (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub                31.14
107 Mathew Camilleri (Aus) Powernet                     31.23
108 Eric Losak (USA) NOW MS Society                     33.14
109 Shaun Morris (Aus) Share The Road                   34.53
110 Michael Anderson (NZl) Fulton Hogan                 35.48
111 Joshua Brown (NZl) Powernet                         38.31
112 Sam Silver (USA) NOW MS Society                     39.03
113 Royce Newell (NZl) Cycling Southland                39.10
114 Daryl Cleghorn (NZl) South West Helicopters         39.34
115 Joshua Barley (NZl) Benchmark Homes                 41.18
116 William Elliston (USA) Hilo Decorating              41.51
117 Glen Frost (NZl) Riverside Rentals                  42.26
118 Josh Page (NZl) Cycling Southland                   44.44
119 Michael Van Eerd (Ned) NOW MS Society               46.51
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Marc Ryan (NZl) Colour Plus                              19 pts
2 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe                7
3 Mark Langlands (NZl) Calder Stewart Pink Batts            7
4 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe                6
5 Aaron Strong (NZl) The Southland Times                    5
6 Clinton Avery (NZl) Ascot Park Hotel                      5
7 Aaron Anderson (NZl) Share The Road                       5
8 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling Team            4
9 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Colour Plus                         4
10 Karl Murray (NZl) RaboPlus                               3
11 Michael Torckler (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe              2
12 Dan Waluszewski (NZl) Creation Signs                     2
13 Reon Park (NZl) Colour Plus                              1
14 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Colour Plus                            1
15 Miles Watson (NZl) Share The Road                        1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Reon Park (NZl) Colour Plus                              12 pts
2 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Zookeepers Cafe                8
3 Marc Ryan (NZl) Colour Plus                               2
4 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Colour Plus                             2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Colour Plus                                         6.56.43
2 Trek Zookeepers Cafe                                   3.26
3 Bissell Pro Cycling Team                              21.03
4 Calder Stewart Pink Batts                             22.19
5 The Southland Times                                   25.44
6 Gen-i/Savings & Loans                                 26.50
7 RaboPlus                                              27.00
8 Fulton Hogan                                          27.25
9 PFP - Calibre Cycles                                  27.55
10 Ascot Park Hotel                                     28.42
11 Hilo Decorating                                      30.30
12 Subway                                               30.43
13 Placemakers                                          33.19
14 Preston Russell Law                                  34.32
15 Creation Signs                                       37.53
16 Prime Estate Buyers Agents                           41.28
17 Sycamore Print                                       42.07
18 Powernet                                             47.15
19 Share The Road                                       51.28
20 South West Helicopters                               51.42
21 Winton's Middle Pub                                  53.14
22 NOW MS Society                                       54.10
23 Benchmark Homes                                      57.38
24 Cycling Southland                                    57.59
25 Riverside Rentals                                    59.43

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