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Timbercorp Cup Tour of the Murray River - NE

Australia, August 26-September 2, 2007

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Stage 1 - August 26: Echuca criterium, 25.5 km

Olympic champion claims Murray River opener

By Rod Morris in Barham, Victoria

Brett Aitken (Savings & Loans)
Photo ©: Shane Goss
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Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Brett Aitken turned back the hands of time to display his daunting sprinting skills in the opening stage of the tour by winning the Echuca Criterium. The 36 year-old won the Madison gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was a member of the winning pursuit team and won the points score race at the 1994 New Zealand Commonwealth Games. On top of that the popular South Australian has also won Olympic silver and bronze medal and silver at Commonwealth level.

Aitken's Echuca win emulated his 2006 Tour of the Murray River start, but he belied any chance of winning General Classification honours. "I'm nowhere near fit enough or well enough to worry about that," he said. "I've been really crook lately, so to win the opening race is a real bonus for me."

"I won't be aiming for the GC, but if I can pick up a few stage wins and sprint bonuses along the way that'll be good for me," he added.

Aitken kept himself in a handy position out of harm’s way but showed his true colours at the business end of the race. He was quick to praise the work of his Savings and Loans teammates, David Pell, Will Dickeson and Tom Middleton. "They all did a power of work throughout the race and it made my job a lot easier at the end," Aitken said.

Photography

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Results

1 Brett Aitken                                       34.54 (43.839 km/h)
2 Grant Irwin                                             
3 Nicholas Sanderson                                      
4 Russell Gill                                            
5 Patrick Shaw                                            
6 Robert Mclachlan                                        
7 Darcy Rosenlund                                         
8 Peter Dawson                                            
9 Tom Middleton                                           
10 Will Dickeson                                          
11 Matthew Sherwin                                        
12 John Ebeling                                           
13 Robert Lyte                                            
14 Nicholas Walker                                    0.03
15 Ben Mather                                             
16 Brad Edmunds                                           
17 Peter Mcdonald                                         
18 Craig Mccartney                                        
19 Gary Mueller                                           
20 Nathan Wise                                            
21 Cameron Hughes                                         
22 Peter Johnstone                                    0.05
23 David Kemp                                             
24 Michael Stallard                                       
25 Gilbert Gutowski                                       
26 Benjamin King                                          
27 David Pell                                             
28 Chris Steffanoni                                       
29 Samuel Rix                                             
30 Sean Finning                                           
31 Tony Mann                                              
32 Daniel Mcculloch                                       
33 Daniel Johnston                                        
34 Travis Frisby                                          
35 David Tozer                                            
36 Peter Smith                                            
37 Brendon Sharratt                                       
38 Leigh Howard                                           
39 Peter Milostic                                         
40 Jacob Lea                                              
41 Hayden Josefski                                        
42 Vaughan Bowman                                         
43 Miles Watson                                           
44 Timothy Decker                                         
45 Brendan Schultz                                        
46 Matt King                                              
47 Evan Corry                                             
48 Jack Bobridge                                          
49 Daniel Furmston                                        
50 Mark Jamieson                                          
51 Steven Robb                                            
52 Jason Hegert                                           
53 Chris Jory                                             
54 Jarrod Harman                                          
55 Daniel Braunsteins                                     
56 Craig Robertson                                        
57 Lachlan Stewart                                        
58 Malcolm Rudolph                                        
59 Douglas Repacholi                                      
60 Matt Sillars                                           
61 Re Meneaud-Young                                   0.20
62 Shaun Higgerson                                    0.22
63 Miles Olman                                        0.25
64 Joe Mcdonnell                                      0.35
65 Josh Page                                          0.40
66 Jamie Crass                                        0.41
67 Gavin Nicholls                                     1.08
68 Simon Brown                                        1.10
69 Jonathan Coulter                                       
70 Nigel Sullivan                                         
71 Stephen Price                                      2.20
72 Grant Webster                                      3.30
73 Will Wettenhall                                        
74 Jack Hudson                                        4.40
75 Jeremy Hills                                           
76 Glen Peterson                                      5.50
77 Thomas Baxter                                          
78 Alexander Machin                                       
79 Luke Aggett                                            
DNS Shaun Mccarthy                                        
DNS Christos Winter                                       
DNS William Ford                                          
DNS Nigel Dunstone                                        
DNS Damien Turner                                         
DNS Malcolm Hart                                          
DNS Scott Kilmartin                                       
 
Sprints
 
Lap 6
1 Brad Edmunds                                           3 pts
2 David Pell                                             2
3 Darcy Rosenlund                                        1
 
Lap 8
1 Patrick Shaw                                           3 pts
2 Brad Edmunds                                           2
3 David Pell                                             1
 
Lap 10
1 David Pell                                             3 pts
2 Darcy Rosenlund                                        2
3 Peter Mcdonald                                         1
 
Lap 12
1 Miles Watson                                           3 pts
2 Peter Mcdonald                                         2
3 Sean Finning                                           1
 
Lap 14
1 Miles Watson                                           3 pts
2 Peter Mcdonald                                         2
3 Sean Finning                                           1
 
Lap 16
1 Grant Irwin                                            3 pts
2 Peter Mcdonald                                         2
3 Leigh Howard                                           1
 
Lap 18
1 Leigh Howard                                           3 pts
2 Sean Finning                                           2
3 Peter Mcdonald                                         1
 
Lap 20
1 Miles Watson                                           3 pts
2 Peter Mcdonald                                         2
3 Sean Finning                                           1
 
Lap 22
1 Patrick Shaw                                           3 pts
2 Miles Watson                                           2
3 Gilbert Gutowski                                       1
 
Lap 24
1 David Pell                                             3 pts
2 Brad Edmunds                                           2
3 Cameron Hughes                                         1
 
Lap 26
1 Brad Edmunds                                           3 pts
2 Gilbert Gutowski                                       2
3 Darcy Rosenlund                                        1
 
Criterium championships 
 
1 Brett Aitken                                          10 pts
2 Grant Irwin                                            9
3 Nicholas Sanderson                                     8
4 Russell Gill                                           7
5 Patrick Shaw                                           6
6 Robert Mclachlan                                       5
7 Darcy Rosenlund                                        4
8 Peter Dawson                                           3
9 Tom Middleton                                          2
10 Will Dickeson                                         1
 
Most Aggressive rider
1 David Pell                                             2 pts
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Grant Irwin                                        34.43
2 Brett Aitken                                        0.01
3 Patrick Shaw                                        0.03
4 Brad Edmunds                                        0.04
5 Peter Mcdonald                                          
6 Nicholas Sanderson                                  0.05
7 Miles Watson                                            
8 Russell Gill                                        0.07
9 Darcy Rosenlund                                         
10 David Pell                                             
11 Robert Mclachlan                                   0.11
12 Peter Dawson                                           
13 Tom Middleton                                          
14 Will Dickeson                                          
15 Matthew Sherwin                                        
16 John Ebeling                                           
17 Robert Lyte                                            
18 Sean Finning                                           
19 Leigh Howard                                       0.12
20 Cameron Hughes                                     0.13
21 Gilbert Gutowski                                       
22 Nicholas Walker                                    0.14
23 Ben Mather                                             
24 Craig Mccartney                                        
25 Gary Mueller                                           
26 Nathan Wise                                            
27 Peter Johnstone                                    0.16
28 David Kemp                                             
29 Michael Stallard                                       
30 Benjamin King                                          
31 Chris Steffanoni                                       
32 Samuel Rix                                             
33 Tony Mann                                              
34 Daniel Mcculloch                                       
35 Daniel Johnston                                        
36 Travis Frisby                                          
37 David Tozer                                            
38 Peter Smith                                            
39 Brendon Sharratt                                       
40 Peter Milostic                                         
41 Jacob Lea                                              
42 Hayden Josefski                                        
43 Vaughan Bowman                                         
44 Timothy Decker                                         
45 Brendan Schultz                                        
46 Matt King                                              
47 Evan Corry                                             
48 Jack Bobridge                                          
49 Daniel Furmston                                        
50 Mark Jamieson                                          
51 Steven Robb                                            
52 Jason Hegert                                           
53 Chris Jory                                             
54 Jarrod Harman                                          
55 Daniel Braunsteins                                     
56 Craig Robertson                                        
57 Lachlan Stewart                                        
58 Malcolm Rudolph                                        
59 Douglas Repacholi                                      
60 Matt Sillars                                           
61 Re Meneaud-Young                                   0.31
62 Shaun Higgerson                                    0.33
63 Miles Olman                                        0.36
64 Joe Mcdonnell                                      0.46
65 Josh Page                                          0.51
66 Jamie Crass                                        0.52
67 Gavin Nicholls                                     1.19
68 Simon Brown                                        1.21
69 Jonathan Coulter                                       
70 Nigel Sullivan                                         
71 Stephen Price                                      2.31
72 Grant Webster                                      3.41
73 Will Wettenhall                                        
74 Jack Hudson                                        4.51
75 Jeremy Hills                                           
76 Glen Peterson                                      6.01
77 Thomas Baxter                                          
78 Alexander Machin                                       
79 Luke Aggett                                            
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Miles Watson                                          11 pts
2 Brad Edmunds                                          10
3 Peter Mcdonald                                        10
4 David Pell                                             9
5 Patrick Shaw                                           6
6 Sean Finning                                           5
7 Darcy Rosenlund                                        4
8 Leigh Howard                                           4
9 Gilbert Gutowski                                       3
10 Grant Irwin                                           3
11 Cameron Hughes                                        1
 
Criterium championships classification
 
1 Brett Aitken                                          10 pts
2 Grant Irwin                                            9
3 Nicholas Sanderson                                     8
4 Russell Gill                                           7
5 Patrick Shaw                                           6
6 Robert Mclachlan                                       5
7 Darcy Rosenlund                                        4
8 Peter Dawson                                           3
9 Tom Middleton                                          2
10 Will Dickeson                                         1
 
Most Aggressive Championship - After Stage

1 David Pell                                             2 pts