Tour of Wellington 2011: Stage 4 Results

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Joe Cooper (Mico Revolution Racing) went clear on lap two to secure more points and solidify his lead in the KOM classification. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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Chris Kendall of Team Wheelworks nears the top of the Wallaceville climb. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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Pure Black Racing supporters got dressed up for the occasion on Wallaceville hill. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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The break of the day nears the top of the Mangaroa climb on lap 6, the last lap they would remain clear. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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It was KOM leader Joe Cooper (Mico Revolution Racing) who intitiated the shutting down of the day's break. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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The peloton is spurred into action by a dangerous break that went on Mangaroa Hill on lap 6. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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Aidan McKenzie (Trust House) leads Daniel Coombes (Wheelworks) and Jono Lovelock (Genesys Wealth Adivsers) down the Mangaroa descent. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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The peloton crests Mangaroa hill on lap 6 of 8. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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Tim Gudsell (Pure Black Racing) negotiates the twisty descent of Mangaroa hill. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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Three stage wins in a row for Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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Tim Gudsell (Pure Black Racing) throws a fist in the air as team mate Mike Northey takes out the bunch sprint for fourth place but in the background it's George Bennett (Team Cardno) who's celebrating tour victory. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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Nathan Earle (middle) celebrates his third stage win in a row with his Genesys Wealth Advisers team mates. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

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George Bennett (Team Cardno) has the UCI points in the bank with only a criterium between him and overall honours. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	2:45:34
2	Ben Hill (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team
3	Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:00:01
4	Mike Northey (NZl) PureBlack Racing	0:00:25
5	Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling
6	Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand National Team
7	Cameron Karwowski (NZl) New Zealand National Team
8	Mathew Gorter (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling
9	Matthew Sillars (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group
10	Tim Gudsell (NZl) PureBlack Racing
11	Ryan Obst (Aus) zeroMYcarbon.com
12	James Williamson (NZl) PureBlack Racing
13	Chris Jory (Aus) Bikebug.com
14	Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS
15	Andrew Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing
16	Reuben Donati (Aus) Trust House
17	Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing
18	Jason Christie (NZl) New Zealand National Team
19	George Bennet (NZl) Cardno Team
20	Sam Rutherford (Aus) Bikebug.com
21	Marc Williams (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team
22	Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing
23	Thomas Scully (NZl) Orbea Team
24	Hamish Tomlinson (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com
25	Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
26	Silas Cullen (NZl) Tait Communications
27	Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	0:00:30
28	Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group
29	Mathew Marshall (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers
30	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS
31	Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling
32	Glen Chadwick (NZl) PureBlack Racing	0:00:40
33	Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing	0:01:14
34	Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	0:01:29
35	Dylan Wallis (Aus) Trust House	0:03:17
36	James Early (NZl) R+R Team	0:04:20
37	Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing
38	Michael Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
39	Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS
40	Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
41	Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling
42	Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Cardno Team	0:06:29
43	Greg Taylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing
44	Michael Vink (NZl) R+R Team
45	Scott Mullaly (NZl) Orbea Team	0:07:35
46	Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:07:41
47	Daniel Coombes (NZl) Wheelworks Racing	0:10:39
48	Matthew Talbot (NZl) R+R Team	0:10:58
49	Aidan McKenzie (Aus) Trust House
50	Nathan Tuck (NZl) R+R Team
51	Fraser Bermingham (NZl) Orbea Team
52	Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers
53	Geoff Straub (Aus) Bikebug.com
54	Logan Somers-Edgar (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com
55	Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com
56	Jason Allen (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling
57	Tom David (NZl) Cardno Team
58	Phil Grenfell (Aus) Bikebug.com
59	Karl Murray (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group
60	Joshua Page (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	0:11:06
61	Stephen Bomball (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team
62	Alex McGregor (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com	0:11:45
63	Wade Mangham (NZl) Cardno Team	0:20:24
64	Justin Kerr (NZl) Cardno Team
65	Michael Baker (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team	0:24:53
66	Johnathon Gee (NZl) Tait Communications
67	Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Tait Communications
68	Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing
69	Louis Wright (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing
70	Benjamin Olesen (NZl) Orbea Team
DSQ	Alex Malone (Aus) Bikebug.com
DNF	Stuart Grimsey (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
DNF	Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers
DNF	David Deery (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team
DNF	Koos Kers (Ned) Trust House
DNF	Tom Donald (Aus) Trust House
DNF	Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group
DNF	Matthew Robinson (NZl) Orbea Team
DNF	Conor Ryan (GBr) Tait Communications
DNF	Winston Briggs (NZl) Handy Rentals Team
DNF	Peter Murphy (NZl) Handy Rentals Team
DNF	Clinton Avery (NZl) Handy Rentals Team
DNF	Josh Brown (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing
DNF	Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing

General classification after stage 4
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	George Bennet (NZl) Cardno Team	12:42:12
2	Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	0:00:38
3	James Williamson (NZl) PureBlack Racing	0:00:52
4	Chris Jory (Aus) Bikebug.com	0:01:26
5	Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:01:36
6	Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing	0:01:42
7	Tim Gudsell (NZl) PureBlack Racing	0:01:54
8	Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:02:14
9	Jason Christie (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:02:49
10	Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	0:06:00
11	Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing	0:06:35
12	Andrew Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing	0:08:42
13	Reuben Donati (Aus) Trust House	0:12:42
14	Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Cardno Team	0:12:57
15	Ben Hill (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team	0:13:00
16	Hamish Tomlinson (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com	0:13:40
17	Silas Cullen (NZl) Tait Communications	0:13:42
18	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	0:14:23
19	Cameron Karwowski (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:15:57
20	Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group	0:16:21
21	Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling	0:17:23
22	Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:17:35
23	Sam Rutherford (Aus) Bikebug.com	0:18:18
24	Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	0:18:39
25	Mike Northey (NZl) PureBlack Racing	0:22:41
26	Glen Chadwick (NZl) PureBlack Racing	0:22:56
27	Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing	0:26:12
28	Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling	0:26:32
29	Scott Mullaly (NZl) Orbea Team	0:26:36
30	Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:27:13
31	Michael Vink (NZl) R+R Team	0:28:47
32	Dylan Wallis (Aus) Trust House	0:28:55
33	Matthew Sillars (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group	0:29:14
34	Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	0:29:59
35	Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:30:19
36	Marc Williams (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team	0:30:21
37	Mathew Marshall (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:30:28
38	Joshua Page (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	0:30:50
39	Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com	0:31:18
40	Ryan Obst (Aus) zeroMYcarbon.com	0:31:35
41	Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:33:15
42	Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing	0:33:49
43	Aidan McKenzie (Aus) Trust House	0:33:54
44	James Early (NZl) R+R Team	0:34:16
45	Mathew Gorter (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling	0:35:42
46	Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling	0:36:19
47	Thomas Scully (NZl) Orbea Team	0:39:28
48	Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:40:51
49	Michael Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:42:46
50	Stephen Bomball (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team	0:43:03
51	Karl Murray (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group	0:44:08
52	Fraser Bermingham (NZl) Orbea Team	0:45:13
53	Daniel Coombes (NZl) Wheelworks Racing	0:46:23
54	Alex McGregor (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com	0:50:04
55	Matthew Talbot (NZl) R+R Team	0:50:52
56	Greg Taylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing	0:50:54
57	Johnathon Gee (NZl) Tait Communications	0:51:50
58	Phil Grenfell (Aus) Bikebug.com
59	Logan Somers-Edgar (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com	0:55:36
60	Geoff Straub (Aus) Bikebug.com	0:56:25
61	Justin Kerr (NZl) Cardno Team	0:57:34
62	Tom David (NZl) Cardno Team	0:57:41
63	Nathan Tuck (NZl) R+R Team	1:01:44
64	Louis Wright (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing	1:02:03
65	Jason Allen (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling	1:04:51
66	Wade Mangham (NZl) Cardno Team	1:12:45
67	Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing	1:15:37
68	Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Tait Communications	1:19:50
69	Michael Baker (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team	1:25:54
70	Benjamin Olesen (NZl) Orbea Team	1:32:26

Sprint classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand National Team	11	pts
2	Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	11
3	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	5
4	Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling	4
5	Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	3
6	Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com	3
7	Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing	2
8	Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	1

Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing	28	pts
2	Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing	22
3	Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	20
4	Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	18
5	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	12
6	Mike Northey (NZl) PureBlack Racing	12
7	Ben Hill (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team	12
8	Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	8
9	Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	6
10	Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	4
11	Chris Jory (Aus) Bikebug.com	4
12	Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling	4
13	Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand National Team	4
14	Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS	2
15	George Bennet (NZl) Cardno Team	2
16	Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling	2
17	Tim Gudsell (NZl) PureBlack Racing	2
18	Glen Chadwick (NZl) PureBlack Racing	2

Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	PureBlack Racing	38:11:22
2	Team Jayco-AIS	0:16:13
3	Drapac Professional Cycling	0:21:50
4	Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:26:08
5	Bikebug.com	0:43:30
6	New Zealand National Team	0:44:19
7	Cardno Team	0:49:21
8	Armstrong Motor Group	0:58:43
9	Subway Pro Cycling	1:10:22
10	Trust House	1:10:45
11	zeroMYcarbon.com	1:11:47
12	Wheelworks Racing	1:15:42
13	Suzuki Cycling Team	1:21:24
14	Mico Revolution Racing	1:27:28
15	Orbea Team	1:46:31
16	R+R Team	1:46:55
17	Tait Communications	2:05:01