Rolfe wins Tour as final stage abandoned
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Darren Rolfe claimed the overall title of the 2009 Tour of Geelong after race organisers were forced to abandon the final stage of the race due to gale force winds that buffeted the Geelong area.
The cancellation of stage 6 meant that leaders in the respective competitions remained unchanged after yesterday's criterium held at Eastern Park in Geelong, Queenlander Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) taking first place in the GMHBA Tour of Geelong with a total time of 08:20:00:43, 2 minutes ahead of fellow team mate David Kemp, and 2:16 ahead of Tasmanian William Clarke (Praties).
Fly V Australia cleaned up in the jersey stakes, Jonathan Cantwell taking home the Sprint Jersey, 7 points ahead of Charles Howlett (Cycle City). However, Howlett not walking away empty handed, he was awarded the Most Aggressive Rider of the race.
Tour winner Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) claimed the King of The Mountain Classification, sweeping the poker dot jersey from Malcolm Rudolph’s (Budget Forklifts) grasp by 2 points.
1 point enabled Jonathan Cantwell to bag the Criterium Jesey yesterday ahead of Dale Scarfe (Mace-Mcdonagh Blake), and Kyle Marwood (Praties).
In a week marred with broken bones and extreme weather conditions but held in some of Victoria’s most spectacular scenic locations, Fly V Australia remained the dominant team, walking away from the Tour with the Teams classification 1:24 clear of Praties and 4:40 clear of Budget Forklifts.
"We have a great team, we have big ambitions and without these races we wouldn’t have anything to do in Australia, every race gets us closer to our ambitions," said David Kemp at the presentation ceremony.
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Kemp’s Tour 2nd place sees him gain enough points to overtake Leigh Howard in the overall lead of the Scody Cup.
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| 1 | Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) | 8:20:00 |
| 2 | David Kemp (Fly V Australia) | 0:02:00 |
| 3 | William Clarke (Praties) | 0:02:17 |
| 4 | Ben Grenda (Praties) | 0:02:37 |
| 5 | Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia) | 0:02:47 |
| 6 | Malcolm Rudolph (Budget Forklifts) | 0:02:52 |
| 7 | Richard Lang (Titans - Race) | 0:03:04 |
| 8 | Dylan Newell (Praties) | 0:03:18 |
| 9 | Michael England (Budget Forklifts) | 0:03:45 |
| 10 | Cameron Jennings (Budget Forklifts) | 0:03:54 |
| 11 | Steven Robb (Savings & Loans) | 0:04:08 |
| 12 | Dale Scarfe (Mace - Mcdonagh Blake) | 0:04:14 |
| 13 | Deon Locke (Prime Estate Buyers Agents) | 0:04:27 |
| 14 | Andrew Roe (Savings & Loans) | 0:04:39 |
| 15 | Nathan Earle (Praties) | 0:05:00 |
| 16 | Jacob Sutherland (Total Rush) | 0:05:03 |
| 17 | Eliot Crowther (OEX - Team Enterprise) | 0:05:05 |
| 18 | Hayden Brooks (Fly V Australia) | 0:05:08 |
| 19 | Silas Fisher (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 0:05:13 |
| 20 | Thomas Palmer (City Of Greater Geelong) | 0:05:24 |
| 21 | Edward Bissaker (Suzuki - Canberra) | 0:06:07 |
| 22 | Ben Dyball (Di Giorgio Wines) | 0:06:11 |
| 23 | Gael Bonnace (New Caledonia) | 0:06:41 |
| 24 | Glenn Stojanow (Mace - Mcdonagh Blake) | 0:06:50 |
| 25 | Thierry Fondere (New Caledonia) | 0:07:21 |
| 26 | Thomas Robinson (City Of Greater Geelong) | 0:07:59 |
| 27 | Chris Stack (Di Giorgio Wines) | 0:08:24 |
| 28 | Jason Rigg (Praties) | 0:08:29 |
| 29 | Andrew Ward (OEX - Team Enterprise) | 0:08:40 |
| 30 | Jason Spencer (GMHBA) | 0:08:55 |
| 31 | Andy Mcnab (City Of Greater Geelong) | 0:09:22 |
| 32 | Alexander Ray (City Of Greater Geelong) | 0:09:26 |
| 33 | James Herd (Apollo Bicycles) | 0:09:41 |
| 34 | Miles Watson (Titans - Race) | 0:10:01 |
| 35 | Kevin Maitere (New Caledonia) | 0:10:09 |
| 36 | Stuart Morgan (Nemisis - Sea Shepherd) | 0:10:24 |
| 37 | Thomas Hanover (OEX - Team Enterprise) | 0:10:55 |
| 38 | Peter Ladd (Budget Forklifts) | 0:11:10 |
| 39 | David Tozer (Titans - Race) | 0:11:13 |
| 40 | Guillaume Pattriti (New Caledonia) | 0:11:21 |
| 41 | Chris Steffanoni (GMHBA) | 0:11:39 |
| 42 | Daniel Braunsteins (City Of Greater Geelong) | 0:12:29 |
| 43 | Peter Smith (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 0:13:00 |
| 44 | Nick Aitken (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 0:13:22 |
| 45 | Al Dempsey (OEX - Team Enterprise) | 0:13:41 |
| 46 | Sam Rutherford (Di Giorgio Wines) | 0:13:44 |
| 47 | James Hepburn (Merida Elite Race Team) | 0:13:59 |
| 48 | Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) | 0:15:59 |
| 49 | Jason Costin (Nemisis - Sea Shepherd) | 0:16:51 |
| 50 | Stuart Payne (GMHBA) | 0:20:55 |
| 51 | Scott Cronly-Dillon (Mace - Mcdonagh Blake) | 0:21:05 |
| 52 | Kane Walker (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 0:23:01 |
| 53 | Merlin Spranz (Di Giorgio Wines) | 0:23:52 |
| 54 | Steven Martin (GMHBA) | 0:26:40 |
| 55 | Rhys Gillett (Cycle City) | 0:27:50 |
| 56 | Chris Pryor (Fly V Australia) | 0:30:05 |
| 57 | Kyle Marwood (Praties) | 0:34:03 |
| 58 | Geoff Straub (Mace - Mcdonagh Blake) | 0:34:30 |
| 59 | Charles Howlett (Cycle City) | 0:37:17 |
| 60 | Mark Hewat (Nemisis - Sea Shepherd) | 0:45:52 |
| 61 | Brodie Talbot (Di Giorgio Wines) | 0:46:58 |
| 62 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Suzuki - Canberra) | 0:49:10 |
| 63 | Timothy Dalgliesh (Merida Elite Race Team) | 0:58:04 |
| 64 | Justin Morris (Mace - Mcdonagh Blake) | 0:59:03 |
| 65 | Marcus Wettenhall (Berettas Bike Hub) | 1:00:27 |
| 66 | Oliver Bodak (Merida Elite Race Team) | 1:00:53 |
| 67 | James Fitzgerald (Berettas Bike Hub) | 1:12:26 |
| 68 | Daniel Seagar (City Of Greater Geelong) | 1:15:53 |
| 69 | Gary Wearmouth (GMHBA) | 1:17:29 |
| 70 | William Raisin-Shaw (Berettas Bike Hub) | 1:21:00 |
| 71 | Mark Jamesion (Berettas Bike Hub) | 1:23:42 |
| 72 | Greg Matheson (Berettas Bike Hub) | 1:24:43 |
| 73 | Jules Galli (Di Giorgio Wines) | 1:25:50 |
| 74 | David Hampton (Di Giorgio Wines) | 1:30:13 |
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| 1 | Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia) | 31 | pts |
| 2 | Charles Howlett (Cycle City) | 24 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Malcolm Rudolph (Budget Forklifts) | 19 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Ben Grenda (Praties) | 16 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | David Kemp (Fly V Australia) | 15 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) | 11 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Kyle Marwood (Praties) | 8 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Hayden Brooks (Fly V Australia) | 6 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Nathan Earle (Praties) | 6 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Jacob Sutherland (Total Rush) | 5 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Thomas Hanover (OEX - Team Enterprise) | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Michael England (Budget Forklifts) | 5 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Jason Rigg (Praties) | 4 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Daniel Braunsteins (City Of Greater Geelong) | 4 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Geoff Straub (Mace - Mcdonagh Blake) | 4 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Cameron Jennings (Budget Forklifts) | 4 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Dylan Newell (Praties) | 3 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Andrew Roe (Savings & Loans) | 3 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Chris Pryor (Fly V Australia) | 2 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Scott Cronly-Dillon (Mace - Mcdonagh Blake) | 2 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | William Clarke (Praties) | 2 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | James Herd (Apollo Bicycles) | 2 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Deon Locke (Prime Estate Buyers Agents) | 1 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Thierry Fondere (New Caledonia) | 1 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Steven Robb (Savings & Loans) | 1 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Gael Bonnace (New Caledonia) | 1 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Richard Lang (Titans - Race) | 1 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Nick Aitken (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 1 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Peter Smith (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 1 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
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| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Row 0 - Cell 1 | Row 0 - Cell 2 | Row 0 - Cell 3 |
| 1 | Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) | 23 | pts |
| 2 | Malcolm Rudolph (Budget Forklifts) | 21 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Nathan Earle (Praties) | 18 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | David Kemp (Fly V Australia) | 16 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Ben Grenda (Praties) | 13 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Michael England (Budget Forklifts) | 10 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Cameron Jennings (Budget Forklifts) | 6 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Richard Lang (Titans - Race) | 5 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Peter Smith (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 5 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia) | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Gael Bonnace (New Caledonia) | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Kane Walker (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Andy Mcnab (City Of Greater Geelong) | 1 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Kyle Marwood (Praties) | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia) | 17 | pts |
| 2 | Dale Scarfe (Mace - Mcdonagh Blake) | 16 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Kyle Marwood (Praties) | 13 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Thomas Palmer (City Of Greater Geelong) | 10 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Kane Walker (Team 2 XU - ARC) | 9 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Ben Grenda (Praties) | 6 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Darren Rolfe (Fly V Australia) | 5 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Thomas Robinson (City Of Greater Geelong) | 4 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Miles Watson (Titans - Race) | 4 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Richard Lang (Titans - Race) | 3 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | David Kemp (Fly V Australia) | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Daniel Braunsteins (City Of Greater Geelong) | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Cameron Jennings (Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Steven Robb (Savings & Loans) | 1 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Charles Howlett (Cycle City) | 2 | pts |
| 2 | Thomas Hanover (OEX - Team Enterprise) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Ben Grenda (Praties) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
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| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Row 0 - Cell 1 | Row 0 - Cell 2 |
| 1 | Fly V Australia | 25:06:58 |
| 2 | Praties | 0:01:24 |
| 3 | Budget Forklifts | 0:04:40 |
| 4 | City Of Greater Geelong | 0:08:27 |
| 5 | Mace - Mcdonagh Blake | 0:13:36 |
| 6 | Team 2 XU - ARC | 0:14:10 |
| 7 | Titans - Race | 0:14:19 |
| 8 | OEX - Team Enterprise | 0:16:35 |
| 9 | New Caledonia | 0:16:57 |
| 10 | Di Giorgio Wines | 0:17:15 |
| 11 | GMHBA | 0:22:04 |
| 12 | Nemisis - Sea Shepherd | 1:05:31 |
| 13 | Merida Elite Race Team | 2:06:01 |
| 14 | Berettas Bike Hub | 2:58:27 |
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