Praties' William Clarke took a commanding victory on stage 4 of the GMHBA Tour of Geelong. His win the 28.2km time trial through the Barrabool hills also meant that Clarke becomes the 2009 Victorian Open time trial champion.
Clarke finished 25 seconds ahead of teammate Dylan Newell, and 28 seconds ahead of David Kemp (Fly V Australia). Queenslander Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) finished fourth but retained his yellow jersey.
“The course was outstanding, I was a little sore from my fall yesterday but I managed to pull up well this morning”, said Clarke afterwards.
Clarke now sits third on the general classification, 11 seconds behind Kemp and 2:17 behind race leader Rolfe.
Tomorrow will see the peloton race a 46km criterium in Geelong's Eastern Gardens.
Today's stage and the next three days will see numbers in the peloton swell as the 2009 Victorian Open road championships are being held in conjunction with the final stages of the GMHBA Tour of Geelong.
Results (incorporating Victorian State TT Championship)
| 1 | William Clarke (Aus) Praties | 0:36:56 |
| 2 | Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties | 0:00:23 |
| 3 | David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:28 |
| 4 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:30 |
| 5 | Peter Milostic (Aus) Penrith Panthers Cc | 0:00:42 |
| 6 | William Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans | 0:00:48 |
| 7 | Richard Lang (Aus) Titans - Race | 0:01:11 |
| 8 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:01:22 |
| 9 | Peter Dennis (Aus) Hawthorn Citizens Youth Cl | 0:01:25 |
| 10 | Thomas Palmer (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:01:33 |
| 11 | Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:01:34 |
| 12 | James Langedyk (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club | 0:01:35 |
| 13 | Jacob Sutherland (Aus) Total Rush | 0:01:36 |
| 14 | Damien Turner (Aus) Total Rush | 0:01:37 |
| 15 | John Cornish (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agent | 0:01:43 |
| 16 | Steven Robb (Aus) Savings & Loans | 0:01:44 |
| 17 | Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:01:45 |
| 18 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 0:01:49 |
| 19 | Timothy White (Aus) Total Rush | 0:01:57 |
| 20 | Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:01:58 |
| 21 | Deon Locke (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agent | |
| 22 | David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans | 0:02:03 |
| 23 | Shane Miller (Aus) Hawthorn Citizens Youth Cl | 0:02:08 |
| 24 | Edward Bissaker (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 0:02:09 |
| 25 | Andrew Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans | 0:02:12 |
| 26 | Ben Grenda (Aus) Praties | 0:02:13 |
| 27 | Rhys Gillett (Aus) Cycle City | 0:02:17 |
| 28 | Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:02:18 |
| 29 | Dale Scarfe (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake | 0:02:21 |
| 30 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 0:02:29 |
| 31 | Glenn Stojanow (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake | 0:02:30 |
| 32 | Eliot Crowther (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:02:31 |
| 33 | Silas Fisher (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 0:02:37 |
| 34 | Nicholas Mitchell (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 0:02:47 |
| 35 | Mark Hewat (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 0:02:49 |
| 36 | Christopher Fry (Aus) Titans - Race | 0:02:50 |
| 37 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties | 0:02:53 |
| 38 | Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:02:55 |
| 39 | Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties | 0:03:00 |
| 40 | Ben Dyball (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:03:14 |
| 41 | Thomas Robinson (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:03:22 |
| 42 | Rob Doyle (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agent | 0:03:23 |
| 43 | Chris Pryor (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:03:28 |
| 44 | Sam Genge (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 0:03:39 |
| 45 | Daniel Hopper (Aus) Footscray Cycling Club Inc | 0:03:45 |
| 46 | Andrew Naylor (Aus) St Kilda Cycling Club Inc | 0:03:46 |
| 47 | Mitch Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 0:03:47 |
| 48 | Marcus Wettenhall (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 0:03:50 |
| 49 | Chris Stack (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:03:55 |
| 50 | Peter Ladd (Aus) Budget Forklifts | |
| 51 | Miles Watson (Aus) Titans - Race | 0:03:57 |
| 52 | Stuart Morgan (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 0:03:59 |
| 53 | Andrew Ward (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:04:03 |
| 54 | James Herd (Aus) Apollo Bicycles | |
| 55 | James Henry (Aus) Apollo Bicycles | 0:04:12 |
| 56 | Luke Knox (Aus) Bendigo & District Cc | 0:04:15 |
| 57 | Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties | 0:04:18 |
| 58 | Christopher Newman (Aus) St Kilda Cycling Club Inc | 0:04:20 |
| 59 | Geoff Straub (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake | 0:04:27 |
| 60 | Stuart Payne (Aus) GMHBA | 0:04:31 |
| 61 | Christoph Bradford (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield Cc | 0:04:37 |
| 62 | Thomas Donald (Aus) St Kilda Cycling Club Inc | 0:04:38 |
| 63 | Darren Mccallum (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club | |
| 64 | Paul Blackborrow (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club | 0:04:46 |
| 65 | Thierry Fondere (Aus) New Caledonia | |
| 66 | Marcus Falconer (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club | 0:04:47 |
| 67 | Gael Bonnace (Aus) New Caledonia | 0:04:59 |
| 68 | Samuel Rix (Aus) St Kilda Cycling Club Inc | 0:05:00 |
| 69 | Lucas Renieris (Aus) Hawthorn Citizens Youth Cl | 0:05:10 |
| 70 | James Ibrahim (Aus) Titans - Race | 0:05:21 |
| 71 | Cody Stevenson (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:05:23 |
| 72 | Samuel Beveridge (Aus) Apollo Bicycles | 0:05:24 |
| 73 | Alexander Ray (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:05:26 |
| 74 | Scot Cronly-Dillon (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake | |
| 75 | Chris Steffanoni (Aus) GMHBA | 0:05:28 |
| 76 | Kevin Maitere (Aus) New Caledonia | 0:05:29 |
| 77 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:05:33 |
| 78 | Merlin Spranz (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:05:34 |
| 79 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:05:35 |
| 80 | Daniel Wilson (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club | 0:05:51 |
| 81 | David Tozer (Aus) Titans - Race | 0:05:52 |
| 82 | Jason Spencer (Aus) GMHBA | 0:05:55 |
| 83 | Jules Galli (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:05:58 |
| 84 | Gregory Stewart (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club | 0:05:59 |
| 85 | Al Dempsey (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:06:04 |
| 86 | James Hepburn (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team | 0:06:20 |
| 87 | Timothy Dalgliesh (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team | 0:06:32 |
| 88 | James Fitzgerald (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 0:06:33 |
| 89 | Guillaume Pattriti (Fra) New Caledonia | 0:06:34 |
| 90 | Andy McNab (NZl) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:06:44 |
| 91 | Thomas Hanover (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:06:55 |
| 92 | Jason Costin (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 0:06:58 |
| 93 | Blair Windsor (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:07:16 |
| 94 | David Hampton (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:07:19 |
| 95 | Mark Isaacs (Aus) Cycle City | 0:07:22 |
| 96 | Jono Thompson (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 0:07:30 |
| 97 | Steven Martin (Aus) GMHBA | 0:07:35 |
| 98 | Gary Wearmouth (Aus) GMHBA | 0:07:56 |
| 99 | Benjamin Douglas (Aus) Hawthorn Citizens Youth Cl | 0:07:59 |
| 100 | James Mowatt (Aus) Cycle City | 0:08:01 |
| 101 | Jason Richards (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield Cc | 0:08:17 |
| 102 | Kane Walker (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | |
| 103 | To Van Oudendick (Fra) New Caledonia | 0:08:21 |
| 104 | Sebasti Le Divenech (Fra) New Caledonia | 0:08:22 |
| 105 | Justin Morris (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake | 0:08:28 |
| 106 | Chris Taplin (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield Cc | 0:08:38 |
| 107 | Cameron Stewart (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 0:08:48 |
| 108 | Charles Howlett (Aus) Cycle City | 0:09:09 |
| 109 | Jay Bourke (Aus) Cycle City | 0:09:33 |
| 110 | Daniel Seagar (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:09:35 |
| 111 | John Forrest (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 0:09:42 |
| 112 | Oliver Bodak (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team | 0:09:59 |
| 113 | Greg Matheson (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 0:10:14 |
| 114 | Mark Jamesion (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 0:10:19 |
| 115 | Gregory Lemaitre (Fra) New Caledonia | 0:10:22 |
| 116 | Peter Smith (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 0:10:36 |
| 117 | William Raisin-Shaw (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 0:10:51 |
| 1 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia | 7:16:55 |
| 2 | David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:02:06 |
| 3 | William Clarke (Aus) Praties | 0:02:17 |
| 4 | Ben Grenda (Aus) Praties | 0:02:43 |
| 5 | Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:02:52 |
| 6 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:03:05 |
| 7 | Richard Lang (Aus) Titans - Race | 0:03:09 |
| 8 | Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties | 0:03:21 |
| 9 | Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:03:45 |
| 10 | Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:03:57 |
| 11 | Steven Robb (Aus) Savings & Loans | 0:04:14 |
| 12 | David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans | 0:04:17 |
| 13 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | |
| 14 | Dale Scarfe (Aus) Mace - McDonagh Blake | 0:04:25 |
| 15 | Deon Locke (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents | 0:04:28 |
| 16 | Andrew Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans | 0:04:42 |
| 17 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties | 0:05:00 |
| 18 | Eliot Crowther (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:05:05 |
| 19 | Jacob Sutherland (Aus) Total Rush | 0:05:08 |
| 20 | Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:05:10 |
| 21 | Silas Fisher (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 0:05:13 |
| 22 | Thomas Palmer (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:05:38 |
| 23 | Edward Bissaker (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 0:06:07 |
| 24 | Ben Dyball (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:06:11 |
| 25 | Gael Bonnace (Fra) New Caledonia | 0:06:41 |
| 26 | Glenn Stojanow (Aus) Mace - McDonagh Blake | 0:06:50 |
| 27 | Thierry Fondere (Aus) New Caledonia | 0:07:21 |
| 28 | Cody Stevenson (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:07:41 |
| 29 | Thomas Robinson (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:07:59 |
| 30 | Chris Stack (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:08:24 |
| 31 | Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties | 0:08:30 |
| 32 | Peter Ladd (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:08:39 |
| 33 | Andrew Ward (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:08:40 |
| 34 | Jason Spencer (Aus) GMHBA | 0:08:55 |
| 35 | James Herd (Aus) Apollo Bicycles | 0:08:56 |
| 36 | Andy Mcnab (NZl) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:09:21 |
| 37 | Alexander Ray (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:09:31 |
| 38 | Miles Watson (Aus) Titans - Race | 0:10:06 |
| 39 | Kevin Maitere (Fra) New Caledonia | 0:10:09 |
| 40 | Stuart Morgan (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 0:10:24 |
| 41 | Thomas Hanover (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:10:55 |
| 42 | David Tozer (Aus) Titans - Race | 0:11:13 |
| 43 | Guillaume Pattriti (Fra) New Caledonia | 0:11:21 |
| 44 | Chris Steffanoni (Aus) GMHBA | 0:11:39 |
| 45 | Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 0:12:37 |
| 46 | Peter Smith (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 0:13:00 |
| 47 | Blair Windsor (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 0:13:06 |
| 48 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 0:13:23 |
| 49 | Al Dempsey (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:13:41 |
| 50 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:13:44 |
| 51 | James Hepburn (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team | 0:13:59 |
| 52 | Jason Costin (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 0:16:51 |
| 53 | Stuart Payne (Aus) GMHBA | 0:20:55 |
| 54 | Scott Cronly-Dillon (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake | 0:21:07 |
| 55 | Kane Walker (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 0:23:14 |
| 56 | Merlin Spranz (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:23:52 |
| 57 | Steven Martin (Aus) GMHBA | 0:26:40 |
| 58 | Rhys Gillett (Aus) Cycle City | 0:27:50 |
| 59 | Chris Pryor (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:30:05 |
| 60 | Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties | 0:34:10 |
| 61 | Geoff Straub (Aus) Mace - McDonagh Blake | 0:34:32 |
| 62 | Charles Howlett (Aus) Cycle City | 0:37:23 |
| 63 | Rob Doyle (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents | 0:39:43 |
| 64 | Mark Hewat (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 0:45:14 |
| 65 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 0:46:58 |
| 66 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 0:49:10 |
| 67 | Timothy Dalgliesh (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team | 0:58:04 |
| 68 | Justin Morris (Aus) Mace - McDonagh Blake | 0:59:03 |
| 69 | Marcus Wettenhall (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 1:00:27 |
| 70 | Oliver Bodak (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team | 1:00:53 |
| 71 | John Forrest (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 1:02:57 |
| 72 | James Fitzgerald (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 1:12:26 |
| 73 | Daniel Seagar (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 1:15:53 |
| 74 | Gary Wearmouth (Aus) GMHBA | 1:17:29 |
| 75 | William Raisin-Shaw (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 1:20:28 |
| 76 | Mark Jamesion (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 1:23:42 |
| 77 | Greg Matheson (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub | 1:23:59 |
| 78 | Jules Galli (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 1:25:50 |
| 79 | David Hampton (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines | 1:29:47 |
| 1 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 22 | pts |
| 2 | Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 19 | |
| 3 | Charles Howlett (Aus) Cycle City | 18 | |
| 4 | Ben Grenda (Aus) Praties | 16 | |
| 5 | David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia | 14 | |
| 6 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia | 11 | |
| 7 | Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties | 8 | |
| 8 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties | 6 | |
| 9 | Thomas Hanover (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise | 5 | |
| 10 | Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 5 | |
| 11 | Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | 4 | |
| 12 | James Langedyk (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club | 3 | |
| 13 | Jeremy Hills (Aus) Praties | 3 | |
| 14 | David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans | 3 | |
| 15 | Craig Mccartney (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 3 | |
| 16 | Gary Mueller (Aus) Total Rush | 3 | |
| 17 | Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties | 3 | |
| 18 | Geoff Straub (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake | 2 | |
| 19 | William Clarke (Aus) Praties | 2 | |
| 20 | Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia | 2 | |
| 21 | Damien Turner (Aus) Total Rush | 1 | |
| 22 | Thierry Fondere (Fra) New Caledonia | 1 | |
| 23 | Alexander Smyth (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 1 | |
| 24 | Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 1 | |
| 25 | Peter Smith (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 1 | |
| 26 | Richard Lang (Aus) Titans - Race | 1 | |
| 27 | Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong | 1 | |
| 28 | Gael Bonnace (Fra) New Caledonia | 1 | |
| 29 | Chris Pryor (Aus) Fly V Australia | 1 | |
| 30 | Cody Stevenson (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 1 |
| 1 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia | 23 | pts |
| 2 | Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 21 | |
| 3 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties | 18 | |
| 4 | David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia | 16 | |
| 5 | Ben Grenda (Aus) Praties | 13 | |
| 6 | Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 10 | |
| 7 | Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts | 6 | |
| 8 | Peter Smith (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 5 | |
| 9 | Richard Lang (Aus) Titans - Race | 5 | |
| 10 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 3 | |
| 11 | Kane Walker (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC | 2 | |
| 12 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra | 2 | |
| 13 | Gael Bonnace (Fra) New Caledonia | 2 | |
| 14 | Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia | 2 | |
| 15 | Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties | 1 | |
| 16 | Andy McNab (NZl) City Of Greater Geelong | 1 |
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