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Tattersall's Cup Tour of the Murray River - NE

Australia, August 29-September 3, 2006

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Stage 6 - September 1: Ouyen criterium, 36 km

Sulzberger gets his first

McLachlan loses lead to Kemp

By Rod Morris in Ouyen

David Kemp regains the leaders jersey
Photo ©: Shane Goss
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Tasmanian Wesley Sulzberger won the morning's 36 km criterium in Ouyen by beating Chris Jongewaard, David Kemp and race leader Robert McLachlan in a four man sprint. But McLachlan, who dropped his chain in the wind up to the line, couldn't prevent Kemp from taking the yellow jersey.

How it unfolded

A well planned break by four class riders turned the 36 km Ouyen Criterium into an exciting chess match. Overnight tour leader Robert McLachlan was part of a breakaway quartet, which escaped to a 20-plus second lead, but his biggest danger – David Kemp (Qld) was also there.

McLachlan, Kemp, Tasmanian Wesley Sulzberger and South Australian Chris Jongewaard were away for two thirds (20 laps) of the bike race, but what was happening within the group was intriguing. McLachlan started the day six seconds ahead of Kemp, who had held the leader's yellow jersey from stages 2 to 4, but relinquished it in Thursday's criterium at Euston over the NSW border.

Tasmanian Wes Sulzberger
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McLachlan had admitted on Thursday he had moved into yellow a little earlier than expected, but he still rode as though he was concentrating on keeping it at Ouyen. Kemp was just as determined and his tremendous ride saw him take over the lead in the Road Safe Mildura Sprint Championship as well as ousting McLachlan from the overall lead.

Sulzberger claimed his first victory of the tour, with a perfectly timed sprint in the long home straight, while Jongewaard beat Kemp home for second.

McLachlan's hopes of a sixth consecutive podium placing were dashed when his chain dropped in the final straight, but he did not appear overly disappointed. "There is still a lot of racing to do and I'm not worried about the leader's jersey just yet," McLachlan said.

Sulzberger and Jongewaard both started the day 1'58 in arrears of McLachlan and although they remain roughly the same time down, their overall placings have improved because of this stage.

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Results

1 Wesley Sulzberger                        49.20 (43.78 km/h)
2 Chris Jongewaard                              
3 David Kemp                                    
4 Robert McLachlan                          0.02
5 Gary Mueller                              0.12
6 Jeremy Betts                                  
7 Sean Finning                                  
8 Casey Munro                                   
9 Nicholas Sanderson                            
10 Ricky Peoples                                
11 Patrick Shaw                                 
12 Jason Hegert                                 
13 Johnnie Walker                               
14 Fabio Calabria                               
15 Darren Harry                                 
16 Jacob Sutherland                         0.16
17 David Hiley                                  
18 Richie Porte                                 
19 Joshua Gundry                                
20 Gilbert Gutowski                             
21 Chris Steffanoni                             
22 Zakkari Dempster                             
23 Peter Smith                                  
24 James Hannam                                 
25 Mark O'Brien                                 
26 Tremain Permewan                             
27 Stephen Cunningham                           
28 Brad Edmunds                                 
29 Adam Murchie                                 
30 Joshua Marden                                
31 Stuart Shaw                                  
32 Leigh Egan                                   
33 Luke Pledger                                 
34 Brendan Hill                                 
35 Jarrod Harman                                
36 Nicholas Walker                              
37 Robert Cater                                 
38 Peter Barnett                                
39 Craig Mackie                                 
40 Scott Peoples                                
41 Nigel Sullivan                               
42 Tim Hucker                                   
43 Tom Middleton                                
44 Glen Peterson                                
45 Marcus Wettenhall                            
46 Thomas Baxter                                
47 Peter McDonald                               
48 David Tozer                                  
49 Matthew Davis                                
50 Brett Aitken                                 
51 Will Dickeson                                
52 Peter Milostic                               
53 Nick Culvenor                                
54 Jack Anderson                                
55 Matthew Wood                                 
56 Matthew Sherwin                              
57 Peter Ladd                                   
58 Joe McDonnell                                
59 Kym Howard                                   
60 Brendan Brooks                               
61 Craig McCartney                              
62 Matthew Delahunty                            
63 Michael Ford                                 
64 Timothy Decker                               
65 Daniel Burtt                                 
66 Andrew Ward                                  
67 Steven Pilson                                
68 Brett Franklin                               
69 Bradley Clark                                
70 Daniel Furmston                              
71 Jai Crawford                                 
72 Brendan Rowbotham                            
73 Kyle Marwood                             0.29
74 Simon Pearson                            1.39
75 Peter Herzig                                 
76 Adrian Hanson                                
77 Daniel Newnham                               
78 Cameron Peterson                             
79 Christopher Wilding                          
80 Jamie Kelly                                  
81 Will Wettenhall                              
82 Matthew Jensen                               
83 Hamish Mackirdy                              
84 Grant Webster                                
85 Cameron Irwin                                
86 Matthew Kennett                              
87 Damien Turner                                
88 William Murray                               
89 James Fitzgerald                             
90 Benjamin Juzwin                          4.57
91 Phillip Stokes                               
92 Damon De Angelis                             
93 Simon Van Der Aa                         8.15
94 James Robinson                               
95 Malcolm Hart                                 
96 James Kelly                              9.54
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1 - End of Lap 6
1 Will Dickeson                                3 pts
2 Joshua Marden                                2
3 Peter Barnett                                1
 
Sprint 2 - End of Lap 8
1 David Kemp                                   3 pts
2 Joshua Marden                                2
3 Casey Munro                                  1
 
Sprint 3 - End of Lap 10
1 David Kemp                                   3 pts
2 Chris Jongewaard                             2
3 Wesley Sulzberger                            1
 
Sprint 4 - End of Lap 12
1 Wesley Sulzberger                            3 pts
2 Robert McLachlan                             2
3 David Kemp                                   1
 
Sprint 5 - End of Lap 14
1 Wesley Sulzberger                            3 pts
2 David Kemp                                   2
3 Robert McLachlan                             1
 
Sprint 6 - End of Lap 16
1 Wesley Sulzberger                            3 pts
2 Chris Jongewaard                             2
3 Robert McLachlan                             1
 
Sprint 7 - End of Lap 18
1 David Kemp                                   3 pts
2 Robert McLachlan                             2
3 Wesley Sulzberger                            1
 
Sprint 8 - End of Lap 20
1 Wesley Sulzberger                            3 pts
2 Robert McLachlan                             2
3 David Kemp                                   1
 
Sprint 9 - End of Lap 22
1 David Kemp                                   3 pts
2 Robert McLachlan                             2
3 Wesley Sulzberger                            1
 
Sprint 10 - End of Lap 24
1 Robert McLachlan                             3 pts
2 David Kemp                                   2
3 Wesley Sulzberger                            1
 
Sprint 11 - End of Lap 26
1 David Kemp                                   3 pts
2 Robert McLachlan                             2
3 Wesley Sulzberger                            1
 
General Classification after stage 6
 
1 David Kemp                             7.29.08
2 Robert McLachlan                          0.04
3 Joshua Marden                             0.40
4 Casey Munro                               0.48
5 Brad Edmunds                              0.58
6 Sean Finning                              1.17
7 Stephen Cunningham                        1.20
8 Brendan Brooks                            1.21
9 Kym Howard                                1.27
10 Peter Ladd                                   
11 Matthew Wood                             1.28
12 Adam Murchie                             1.33
13 Wesley Sulzberger                        1.52
14 Chris Jongewaard                         2.07
15 Brett Aitken                             2.20
16 Leigh Egan                               2.29
17 Gary Mueller                             2.38
18 Patrick Shaw                             2.40
19 Zakkari Dempster                             
20 Peter McDonald                           2.41
21 Jeremy Betts                             2.43
22 Joe McDonnell                            2.45
23 Scott Peoples                                
24 Johnnie Walker                           2.46
25 Peter Barnett                            2.51
26 Jason Hegert                                 
27 Nicholas Sanderson                           
28 Marcus Wettenhall                        2.52
29 Ricky Peoples                            2.53
30 Fabio Calabria                               
31 Craig McCartney                              
32 Will Dickeson                            2.54
33 Stuart Shaw                              2.55
34 Michael Ford                                 
35 Peter Milostic                               
36 James Hannam                             2.56
37 David Hiley                                  
38 Nicholas Walker                              
39 Chris Steffanoni                             
40 Joshua Gundry                                
41 Daniel Furmston                              
42 Robert Cater                                 
43 Steven Pilson                            2.57
44 Andrew Ward                                  
45 David Tozer                                  
46 Nigel Sullivan                               
47 Peter Smith                                  
48 Matthew Sherwin                              
49 Brendan Rowbotham                            
50 Tim Hucker                                   
51 Brendan Hill                                 
52 Jarrod Harman                                
53 Gilbert Gutowski                             
54 Matthew Delahunty                            
55 Matthew Davis                                
56 Nick Culvenor                                
57 Jack Anderson                                
58 Timothy Decker                               
59 Richie Porte                                 
60 Jacob Sutherland                             
61 Mark O'Brien                                 
62 Craig Mackie                             3.03
63 Kyle Marwood                             3.07
64 Bradley Clark                            3.13
65 Daniel Burtt                                 
66 Darren Harry                             4.03
67 Luke Pledger                             4.07
68 Glen Peterson                                
69 Brett Franklin                               
70 Thomas Baxter                                
71 Adrian Hanson                            4.18
72 Christopher Wilding                      4.20
73 Daniel Newnham                               
74 Matthew Jensen                               
75 Cameron Peterson                             
76 Damien Turner                            5.51
77 Grant Webster                            6.24
78 Will Wettenhall                          6.40
79 Cameron Irwin                                
80 Tom Middleton                            6.50
81 Tremain Permewan                         7.05
82 Matthew Kennett                          7.18
83 Simon Pearson                                
84 James Fitzgerald                         7.50
85 Jai Crawford                             8.21
86 Hamish Mackirdy                          8.25
87 Phillip Stokes                           8.48
88 Jamie Kelly                              9.12
89 Damon De Angelis                        13.34
90 Benjamin Juzwin                         13.58
91 Peter Herzig                            22.24
92 James Robinson                          30.08
93 Malcolm Hart                            33.06
94 Simon Van Der Aa                        36.52
95 William Murray                          38.59
96 James Kelly                             42.41
 
Sprints classification
 
1 David Kemp                                  48 pts
2 Joshua Marden                               35
3 Wesley Sulzberger                           35
4 Brad Edmunds                                30
5 Chris Jongewaard                            26
6 Casey Munro                                 24
7 Robert McLachlan                            18
8 Zakkari Dempster                            17
9 Peter McDonald                              16
10 Patrick Shaw                               13
11 Joe McDonnell                              12
12 Scott Peoples                              12
13 Craig Mackie                               10
14 Sean Finning                                6
15 Johnnie Walker                              6
16 Peter Barnett                               6
17 Jeremy Betts                                5
18 Marcus Wettenhall                           5
19 Gary Mueller                                5
20 Craig McCartney                             4
21 Will Dickeson                               3
22 Kyle Marwood                                3
23 Stuart Shaw                                 2
24 Jason Hegert                                2
25 Peter Milostic                              2
26 Adrian Hanson                               2
27 Michael Ford                                2
28 Nicholas Walker                             1
29 Chris Steffanoni                            1
30 Adam Murchie                                1
31 Tom Middleton                               1
32 Nicholas Sanderson                          1
33 James Hannam                                1
34 Brendan Brooks                              1
35 David Hiley                                 1
36 Robert Cater                                1
37 Brett Aitken                                1
38 Peter Herzig                                1
39 Joshua Gundry                               1
 
King Of The Mountain classification
 
1 Casey Munro                                  6 pts
2 Brad Edmunds                                 4
3 Matthew Wood                                 1
4 Brendan Brooks                               1
 
Criterium Championship
 
1 Robert McLachlan                            34 pts
2 Brett Aitken                                29
3 Leigh Egan                                  26
4 David Kemp                                  23
5 Wesley Sulzberger                           22
6 Gary Mueller                                20
7 Joshua Marden                               13
8 Chris Jongewaard                             9
9 Jeremy Betts                                 8
10 Brendan Rowbotham                           5
11 Johnnie Walker                              5
12 Daniel Furmston                             5
13 Robert Cater                                4
14 Sean Finning                                4
15 Darren Harry                                4
16 Nicholas Sanderson                          4
17 Casey Munro                                 3
18 Brad Edmunds                                1
19 Jacob Sutherland                            1
20 Ricky Peoples                               1
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Wesley Sulzberger                            4 pts
2 David Kemp                                   2
3 Zakkari Dempster                             2
4 Brad Edmunds                                 2
5 Peter Barnett                                2