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Jayco Herald Sun Tour - 2.1

Australia, October 8-14, 2006

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Stage 2 - October 9: Shepparton to Bendigo, 175.7km

Big man from Tasmania proves strongest

by John Trevorrow in Bendigo

Tasmanian Karl Menzies (HealthNet-Maxxis) was rapt
Photo ©: Shane Goss
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There may have been strong winds but it was a massive breakaway that has blown the Herald Sun Tour apart. Karl Menzies, the big man from Tasmania, proved to be the strongest of the 16-man breakaway, and jumped clear on the final lap of the three lap tough finishing circuit to outstay young Victorian Drapac Porshe rider Mitch Docker. In a battle of the powerhouses, German Tobias Erler narrowly outsprinted Rob McLachlan for third.

Menzies also snatched the prestigious leader’s jersey from overnight leader Hilton Clarke as he and superstar Robbie McEwen finished in the main peloton, 29 and a half minutes in arrears.

"It was a very hard day, it was awesome. We new it was going to be like that because of the wind. We just worked hard to get the gap out a bit. At the finish I was able to slip off the front, and held on for the win," an elated Menzies said.

As riders left the start in Shepparton and turned onto the long straight road to Kyabram, the hammer went down and the wind stepped up. The wind was right behind them and the speed was nudging 60 kph, and any rider that was unlucky enough to puncture at that stage was in for a long lonely day.

Race favourite, Simon Gerrans was very active and after continuous attacks a small group got clear. With most of the big hitters and race favourites in the lead group, and with most of the main team represented, it always looked an impossible task for the chasers. The Dutch and Portuguese riders were giving it everything to close the gap as they weren't represented and the lead stayed at only 45 seconds for about 40 kilometres. But finally the rubber-band snapped and once it got to 2 minutes, it was all over. The lead then just kept growing.

The leading group corner
Photo ©: Shane Goss
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As the leaders approached the three finishing circuits, it was the ever aggressive Canadian Dominique Rollin who made the first move and he opened up a good gap. But it was Gerrans who counter attacked but to no avail.

"Unfortunately I was a bit outnumbered," Gerrans said. "My teammates Trent Lowe and Henk did quite a bit early on to establish the break and they were a bit cooked near the end. So when the attacks started I had a couple of goes, but Navigators had a couple there, Drapac had a couple there as did HealthNet and the numbers game paid off in the end. Once I realized I couldn't win the stage I just thought I'd cut my losses and contain the time gaps and keep it close."

But it was the burly Tasmanian that made the most of the day.

"I would have been happy with a bunch sprint but riders were attacking everywhere," said new GC Leader, Menzies. "My teammate Kirk (O'Bree) chased down all the attacks and I just found a moment before the last lap here when they all just propped for a second, and I hit them. Once I got the gap I was able to go for it while the others messed around a bit. But young Docker rode well and got to me on top of the circuit. He went past me and I was able to jump by him again just before the final corner."

Photography

For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here

Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Results

1 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis        4.16.40
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche                        0.02
3 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                   0.07
4 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                           
5 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team             
6 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                 
7 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                       
8 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team            
9 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team                    
10 Dominique Rollin (Can) Canadian National Team                  
11 Henk Vogels (Aus) Australian National Team                 0.53
12 Trent Lowe (Aus) Australian National Team                      
13 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                      
14 David Harrigan (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed             1.23
15 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team          
16 Joe Mcdonnell (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 2.16
17 Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower          29.30
18 David Kemp (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                  
19 Tony Mann (Aus) Australian National Team                       
20 Hossein Askari (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
21 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis               
22 Zac Dempster (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
23 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     
24 Casey Munro (Aus) Drapac Porsche                               
25 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                              
26 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                     
27 Ryan Mackenzie (Can) Canadian National Team                    
28 Peter Mcdonald (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                    
29 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                    
30 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
31 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Japanese National Team                    
32 David Pell (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                         
33 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Drapac Porsche                            
34 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                          
35 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                 
36 Brandon Crichton (Can) Canadian National Team                  
37 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           
38 Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net Presented By Maxxis            
39 Ben Day (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                            
40 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Japanese National Team                   
41 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis          
42 Mark O'brien (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
43 Camiel Denis (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                       
44 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Japanese National Team                 
45 Bruno Langlois (Can) Canadian National Team                    
46 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                      
47 Matt Wilson (Aus) Australian National Team                     
48 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team          
49 Eric Wolhberg (Can) Canadian National Team                     
50 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                  
51 Scott Peoples (Aus) Australian National U23 Team               
52 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Australian National Team                   
53 Ben Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team             
54 Trent Wilson (Aus) Australian National Team                    
55 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team            
56 David Tanner (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
57 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                      
58 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                 
59 Brett Aitken (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                
60 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
61 Joshua Marden (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                     
62 Will Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team               
63 Michael Ford (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                      
64 Grant Irwin (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                    
65 Jasper Lenferink (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                   
66 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team          
67 Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
68 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                   
69 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis             
70 Kane Oaley (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                     
71 James Hannam (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                
72 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                     
73 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     
74 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                      
75 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Canadian National Team                  
76 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                 
77 Marvin Van Der Pluym (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower               
78 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
79 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche                               
80 Peter Mueller (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team               
81 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed             
82 Ger Soepenberg (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                     
83 Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                     
84 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Australian National U23 Team               
85 Johnnie Walker (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         
86 Leigh Palmer (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                   
87 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                 
88 Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  
89 Derek Mcmaster (Can) Canadian National Team                    
90 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                     
91 Doug Ollershaw (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis            
92 Jacek Moraiko (Pol) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                      
93 Virgilio Santos (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                    

General Classification after Stage 2

1 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis        5.22.17
2 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                   0.06
3 Dominique Rollin (Can) Canadian National Team               0.15
4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team                0.22
5 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                   0.25
6 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team         0.27
7 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                 
8 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team            
9 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                           
10 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  1.13
11 Trent Lowe (Aus) Australian National Team                      
12 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team      1.43
13 David Harrigan (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                 
14 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche                       3.49
15 Henk Vogels (Aus) Australian National Team                 4.58
16 Joe Mcdonnell (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 7.39
17 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     29.28
18 David Kemp (Aus) Australian National U23 Team             29.46
19 Tony Mann (Aus) Australian National Team                       
20 Jacek Moraiko (Pol) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                 29.50
21 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                     
22 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                 
23 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     
24 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis               
25 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis          
26 Grant Irwin (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                    
27 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                  
28 Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net Presented By Maxxis            
29 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                          
30 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis             
31 Eric Wolhberg (Can) Canadian National Team                     
32 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Australian National U23 Team               
33 David Tanner (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
34 Trent Wilson (Aus) Australian National Team                    
35 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team          
36 Hossein Askari (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
37 Brett Aitken (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                
38 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
39 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                   
40 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           
41 Ger Soepenberg (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                     
42 Ben Day (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                            
43 Virgilio Santos (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                    
44 Peter Mcdonald (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                    
45 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                 
46 Bruno Langlois (Can) Canadian National Team               30.25
47 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                    
48 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche                               
49 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Japanese National Team               30.46
50 Camiel Denis (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                       
51 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                 
52 Kane Oaley (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                31.00
53 David Pell (Aus) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                         
54 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     
55 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                      
56 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                         31.03
57 Casey Munro (Aus) Drapac Porsche                               
58 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed             
59 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Australian National Team              33.13
60 Joshua Marden (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                33.15
61 Leigh Palmer (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                   
62 Scott Peoples (Aus) Australian National U23 Team               
63 Marvin Van Der Pluym (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower               
64 Matt Wilson (Aus) Australian National Team                     
65 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Drapac Porsche                            
66 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                     
67 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista                33.23
68 Brandon Crichton (Can) Canadian National Team                  
69 Derek Mcmaster (Can) Canadian National Team                    
70 Doug Ollershaw (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis            
71 Johnnie Walker (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team    33.30
72 Ben Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team             
73 Peter Mueller (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team               
74 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team            
75 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Australian National U23 Team           33.35
76 Zac Dempster (Aus) Australian National U23 Team           33.53
77 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Japanese National Team                   
78 Ryan Mackenzie (Can) Canadian National Team               33.58
79 Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
80 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Canadian National Team                  
81 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 34.18
82 Mark O'brien (Aus) Australian National U23 Team                
83 James Hannam (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                
84 Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS             34.53
85 Will Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team               
86 Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower               
87 Michael Ford (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                      
88 Jasper Lenferink (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower              35.08
89 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
90 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello                 35.48
91 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Japanese National Team            37.48
92 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Japanese National Team            41.35
93 Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Netherlands-Altipower                     
94 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Japanese National Team             58.24
95 Brendan Brooks (Aus) FRF Couriers-Caravello             1.03.42

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