Ray tops break into Tuatapere

Auckland’s Alex Ray claimed the 48km stage three from Riverton to Tuatapere for his H and J Smith Outdoor World – Avanti Plus team in a six-man sprint.

The three were part of six-strong break that stayed away in the morning's short stage. Considering the length of the stage, Ray said he was confident that if a move managed to establish itself it was always going to be hard to bring back.

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"I was backing myself for most of the stage. Once we got away I knew we had a pretty good chance of staying away," the young New Zealander said. "I knew I had the legs."

Overnight leader Hayden Roulston remains in yellow courtesy of good tempo riding from his Calder Stewart team.

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Full Results
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alexander Ray (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)1:00:13
2Nick Lovegrove (Subway Pro Cycling)Row 1 - Cell 2
3Aaron Gate (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)Row 2 - Cell 2
4Karl Murray (Share The Road)0:00:01
5Tom Scully (PowerNet)0:00:04
6Brett Tivers (Share The Road)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Marc Ryan (Calder Stewart)0:00:15
8Shane Archbold (PowerNet)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Ryan Obst (Radio Sport)Row 8 - Cell 2
10Myron Simpson (PowerNet)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Michael Vink (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)Row 10 - Cell 2
12Dion Smith (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)Row 11 - Cell 2
13Patrick Bevin (Ascot Park Hotel)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Patrick Jones (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)Row 13 - Cell 2
15Joseph Lewis (Kia Motors)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Daniel Barry (Pure Black Racing)Row 15 - Cell 2
17Kieran Hambrook (Kia Motors)Row 16 - Cell 2
18Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Marc Prutton (The Southland Times)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Alex Meenhorst (Kia Motors)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Sam Bewley (Calder Stewart)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Justin Kerr (Share The Road)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Mark Langlands (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Pavel Stuchlik (The Southland Times)Row 23 - Cell 2
25Jeremy Yates (Share The Road)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Justin Stott (Radio Sport)Row 25 - Cell 2
27Greg Taylor (Ultimo-HGM)Row 26 - Cell 2
28Chris Macic (Share The Road)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Brendan Sharratt (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Lee Johnstone (Southern Institute Of Technology)Row 29 - Cell 2
31Josh Atkins (PowerNet)Row 30 - Cell 2
32Andi Bajic (The Southland Times)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Craig Johns (Radio Sport)Row 32 - Cell 2
34Oliver Harding-Sheath (Partners Life-Champion System)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Jeremy Inglis (Olphert Contracting Ltd)Row 35 - Cell 2
37Tim Gudsell (Pure Black Racing)Row 36 - Cell 2
38Peter Latham (Subway Pro Cycling)Row 37 - Cell 2
39Ian Smallman (Subway Pro Cycling)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Danny Pulbrook (Radio Sport)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Westley Gough (Subway Pro Cycling)Row 40 - Cell 2
42Scott Cunningham (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Sheldon Gorter (Partners Life-Champion System)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Paul Odlin (Subway Pro Cycling)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Henri Bardoul (Southern Institute Of Technology)Row 44 - Cell 2
46Jason Allen (Calder Stewart)Row 45 - Cell 2
47Mike Olheiser (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)Row 46 - Cell 2
48Paul Whitley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)Row 47 - Cell 2
49Hayden Roulston (Calder Stewart)Row 48 - Cell 2
50Sam Horgan (Subway Pro Cycling)Row 49 - Cell 2
51Brad Evans (Olphert Contracting Ltd)Row 50 - Cell 2
52Simon Binney (Southern Institute Of Technology)Row 51 - Cell 2
53Hamish Wright (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)Row 52 - Cell 2
54Scott Lyttle (Pure Black Racing)Row 53 - Cell 2
55Alex Mcgregor (The Southland Times)Row 54 - Cell 2
56James Early (Henderson Contruction Ltd)Row 55 - Cell 2
57Nick Jowsey (Ultimo-HGM)Row 56 - Cell 2
58George Bennett (Kia Motors)Row 57 - Cell 2
59Daniel Molyneux (Ultimo-HGM)Row 58 - Cell 2
60James Mccoy (Henderson Contruction Ltd)Row 59 - Cell 2
61Steve Wright (Southern Institute Of Technology)Row 60 - Cell 2
62Taylor Gunman (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)Row 61 - Cell 2
63Gordon Mccauley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)Row 62 - Cell 2
64Louis Wright (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)Row 63 - Cell 2
65Darcy Ellerm-Norton (Henderson Contruction Ltd)Row 64 - Cell 2
66Sam Steele (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)Row 65 - Cell 2
67Cameron Karwowski (PowerNet)Row 66 - Cell 2
68Eric Drower (Partners Life-Champion System)Row 67 - Cell 2
69Shem Rodger (Pure Black Racing)Row 68 - Cell 2
70Tim Rush (Olphert Contracting Ltd)Row 69 - Cell 2
71Aaron Strong (Ascot Park Hotel)Row 70 - Cell 2
72Richard Rollinson (Ultimo-HGM)Row 71 - Cell 2
73Jason Christie (Calder Stewart)Row 72 - Cell 2
74Glen Chadwick (Pure Black Racing)Row 73 - Cell 2
75Bevan Mason (Ascot Park Hotel)Row 74 - Cell 2
76Matt Wheatcroft (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)Row 75 - Cell 2
77Scott Thomas (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)Row 76 - Cell 2
78Tom Hubbard (Henderson Contruction Ltd)Row 77 - Cell 2
79Eric Lau (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)Row 78 - Cell 2
80Gary Carleton (Southern Institute Of Technology)Row 79 - Cell 2
81Tim Carswell (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)Row 80 - Cell 2
82Dillon Bennett (Partners Life-Champion System)Row 81 - Cell 2
83Richard Lawson (Ultimo-HGM)Row 82 - Cell 2
84Joshua Aldridge (The Southland Times)Row 83 - Cell 2
85Wade Mangham (Ascot Park Hotel)Row 84 - Cell 2
86Joseph Cooper (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)Row 85 - Cell 2
87Tom David (Share The Road)Row 86 - Cell 2
88Tom Francis (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)Row 87 - Cell 2
89Kane Walker (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)Row 88 - Cell 2
90Joe Chapman (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)Row 89 - Cell 2
91Alex Frame (PowerNet)0:00:31
92Fraser Gough (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)0:01:01
93Louis Crosby (Pure Black Racing)0:01:51
94Peter Murphy (Radio Sport)0:07:56
95Johnathon Atkinson (Olphert Contracting Ltd)Row 94 - Cell 2
96Travis Kane (Olphert Contracting Ltd)0:08:12
97Logan Mort (Partners Life-Champion System)Row 96 - Cell 2
98Aaron Schneider (Ultimo-HGM)Row 97 - Cell 2
99Kyle Wood (Olphert Contracting Ltd)Row 98 - Cell 2
100Aidan Mckenzie (Partners Life-Champion System)Row 99 - Cell 2
101Brad Carter (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)Row 100 - Cell 2
102Nick King (Kia Motors)Row 101 - Cell 2
103Courtney Black (Kia Motors)Row 102 - Cell 2
DNSSimon Finucane (Southern Institute Of Technology)Row 103 - Cell 2
DNSMatt Shallcrass (Henderson Contruction Ltd)Row 104 - Cell 2
DNSLeon Hextall (Henderson Contruction Ltd)Row 105 - Cell 2
DNSJohnathan Toftoy (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)Row 106 - Cell 2
DNSChristian Parrett (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)Row 107 - Cell 2
DNSLee Evans (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)Row 108 - Cell 2
DNSMatt Marshall (Radio Sport)Row 109 - Cell 2
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General Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Hayden Roulston (Calder Stewart)8:53:58
2Josh Atkins (PowerNet)0:00:10
3Scott Lyttle (Pure Black Racing)0:00:24
4Patrick Bevin (Ascot Park Hotel)0:00:46
5Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart)0:00:48
6George Bennett (Kia Motors)0:00:50
7Andi Bajic (The Southland Times)0:00:59
8Jeremy Yates (Share The Road)0:01:03
9Tim Gudsell (Pure Black Racing)0:01:05
10Marc Ryan (Calder Stewart)0:01:15
11Nick Lovegrove (Subway Pro Cycling)0:01:17
12Mike Olheiser (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)0:01:24
13Chris Macic (Share The Road)0:01:32
14Dion Smith (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)0:01:34
15Taylor Gunman (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)0:01:41
16Joseph Cooper (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)Row 15 - Cell 2
17Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel)0:01:42
18Westley Gough (Subway Pro Cycling)0:01:45
19Brett Tivers (Share The Road)0:01:50
20Glen Chadwick (Pure Black Racing)0:01:53
21Paul Odlin (Subway Pro Cycling)0:01:58
22Tom Scully (PowerNet)0:02:02
23Danny Pulbrook (Radio Sport)0:02:08
24Shem Rodger (Pure Black Racing)0:02:09
25Peter Latham (Subway Pro Cycling)0:02:16
26Michael Vink (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)0:02:21
27Patrick Jones (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)0:02:22
28Greg Taylor (Ultimo-HGM)0:02:27
29Mark Langlands (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)0:02:37
30Wade Mangham (Ascot Park Hotel)0:02:42
31Ryan Obst (Radio Sport)0:02:47
32Ian Smallman (Subway Pro Cycling)0:02:57
33Simon Binney (Southern Institute Of Technology)0:03:10
34Shane Archbold (PowerNet)0:03:21
35Daniel Barry (Pure Black Racing)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Sam Bewley (Calder Stewart)0:03:43
37Fraser Gough (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)0:04:02
38Karl Murray (Share The Road)0:04:08
39James Mccoy (Henderson Contruction Ltd)0:04:10
40Alex Meenhorst (Kia Motors)0:04:39
41Justin Kerr (Share The Road)0:05:06
42Alex Frame (PowerNet)0:05:24
43Jason Allen (Calder Stewart)0:05:43
44Joseph Lewis (Kia Motors)0:05:49
45Joe Chapman (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)0:05:55
46Louis Crosby (Pure Black Racing)0:06:13
47Gordon Mccauley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)0:06:47
48Alexander Ray (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)0:07:17
49Matt Wheatcroft (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)0:07:39
50Darcy Ellerm-Norton (Henderson Contruction Ltd)0:07:41
51Aaron Gate (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)0:08:01
52James Early (Henderson Contruction Ltd)0:08:06
53Henri Bardoul (Southern Institute Of Technology)0:08:19
54Tom Hubbard (Henderson Contruction Ltd)0:09:15
55Tim Rush (Olphert Contracting Ltd)0:09:17
56Kieran Hambrook (Kia Motors)0:09:28
57Sam Horgan (Subway Pro Cycling)0:09:32
58Alex Mcgregor (The Southland Times)0:09:33
59Myron Simpson (PowerNet)0:09:48
60Daniel Molyneux (Ultimo-HGM)0:09:50
61Jason Christie (Calder Stewart)0:10:00
62Sam Steele (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)0:10:04
63Scott Cunningham (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)0:10:26
64Richard Lawson (Ultimo-HGM)0:10:37
65Richard Rollinson (Ultimo-HGM)0:10:46
66Brad Evans (Olphert Contracting Ltd)0:11:00
67Cameron Karwowski (PowerNet)0:11:06
68Oliver Harding-Sheath (Partners Life-Champion System)0:11:15
69Louis Wright (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)0:11:32
70Bevan Mason (Ascot Park Hotel)0:11:38
71Joshua Aldridge (The Southland Times)0:11:39
72Lee Johnstone (Southern Institute Of Technology)0:11:51
73Nick Jowsey (Ultimo-HGM)0:12:24
74Jeremy Inglis (Olphert Contracting Ltd)0:12:46
75Kane Walker (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)0:13:12
76Sheldon Gorter (Partners Life-Champion System)0:13:20
77Pavel Stuchlik (The Southland Times)0:13:26
78Tom David (Share The Road)0:13:35
79Eric Drower (Partners Life-Champion System)0:14:28
80Tim Carswell (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)0:14:58
81Peter Murphy (Radio Sport)0:18:24
82Logan Mort (Partners Life-Champion System)0:21:03
83Gary Carleton (Southern Institute Of Technology)0:21:40
84Scott Thomas (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)0:22:23
85Brad Carter (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)0:22:46
86Dillon Bennett (Partners Life-Champion System)0:23:15
87Marc Prutton (The Southland Times)0:23:30
88Aaron Strong (Ascot Park Hotel)0:23:57
89Nick King (Kia Motors)0:24:10
90Eric Lau (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)0:25:06
91Kyle Wood (Olphert Contracting Ltd)0:29:42
92Aidan Mckenzie (Partners Life-Champion System)0:30:03
93Steve Wright (Southern Institute Of Technology)0:32:58
94Craig Johns (Radio Sport)0:33:15
95Tom Francis (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)0:33:38
96Brendan Sharratt (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)0:34:54
97Paul Whitley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)0:35:10
98Justin Stott (Radio Sport)0:35:22
99Hamish Wright (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)0:45:20
100Courtney Black (Kia Motors)0:46:47
101Johnathon Atkinson (Olphert Contracting Ltd)0:52:00
102Travis Kane (Olphert Contracting Ltd)0:58:04
103Aaron Schneider (Ultimo-HGM)0:59:37
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Sprint Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Gordon Mccauley (Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching)65pts
2Chris Macic (Share The Road)28Row 1 - Cell 3
3Oliver Harding-Sheath (Partners Life-Champion System)28Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tom Scully (PowerNet)12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Brad Evans (Olphert Contracting Ltd)12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Cameron Karwowski (PowerNet)12Row 5 - Cell 3
7James Mccoy (Henderson Contruction Ltd)11Row 6 - Cell 3
8Clinton Avery (Ascot Park Hotel)10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Peter Latham (Subway Pro Cycling)6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sam Horgan (Subway Pro Cycling)6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Alex Meenhorst (Kia Motors)6Row 10 - Cell 3
12Myron Simpson (PowerNet)5Row 11 - Cell 3
13Aaron Strong (Ascot Park Hotel)5Row 12 - Cell 3
14Karl Murray (Share The Road)4Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mark Langlands (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)4Row 14 - Cell 3
16Joseph Lewis (Kia Motors)3Row 15 - Cell 3
17Shane Archbold (PowerNet)3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Patrick Bevin (Ascot Park Hotel)3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Nick Lovegrove (Subway Pro Cycling)3Row 18 - Cell 3
20Kane Walker (Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World)3Row 19 - Cell 3
21Brett Tivers (Share The Road)2Row 20 - Cell 3
22Paul Odlin (Subway Pro Cycling)2Row 21 - Cell 3
23George Bennett (Kia Motors)2Row 22 - Cell 3
24Joe Chapman (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)2Row 23 - Cell 3
25Aaron Gate (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)2Row 24 - Cell 3
26Jeremy Vennell (Calder Stewart)1Row 25 - Cell 3
27Scott Lyttle (Pure Black Racing)1Row 26 - Cell 3
28Nick King (Kia Motors)1Row 27 - Cell 3
29Wade Mangham (Ascot Park Hotel)1Row 28 - Cell 3
30Alexander Ray (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)1Row 29 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Joe Chapman (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)30pts
2Tom Hubbard (Henderson Contruction Ltd)12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Aaron Strong (Ascot Park Hotel)10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Patrick Bevin (Ascot Park Hotel)10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Hayden Roulston (Calder Stewart)8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Cameron Karwowski (PowerNet)6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Aaron Gate (Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing)6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Brett Tivers (Share The Road)4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Josh Atkins (PowerNet)4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Chris Macic (Share The Road)2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Joseph Cooper (Mico-Protrain Cycling Team)2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Alexander Ray (H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus)2Row 11 - Cell 3
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Team's Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Calder Stewart26:44:06
2Pure Black Racing0:01:14
3Ascot Park Hotel0:01:30
4Share The Road0:02:07
5H&J's Outdoor World-Avanti Plus0:02:17
6Subway Pro Cycling0:02:48
7PowerNet0:03:17
8Mico-Protrain Cycling Team0:05:01
9Kia Motors0:06:41
10Radio Sport0:11:11
11Henderson Contruction Ltd0:13:33
12Barry Stewart Builders-Gordon McCauley Coaching0:16:21
13Ultimo-HGM0:19:07
14The Southland Times0:19:20
15Southern Institute Of TechnologyRow 14 - Cell 2
16Creation Signs - L&M Group Racing0:21:15
17Partners Life-Champion System0:22:21
18Olphert Contracting Ltd0:30:53
19Jackson Plumbing-Plumbing World0:35:17

 

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