Shepparton rouleur Trent Stevenson won the Huntly – Rochester Mark Symons Memorial Handicap from the mark of honour in testing conditions on Sunday. Shepparton Riders dominated the race with evergreen Leigh Egan and Brendan Shultz rounding out the podium.
The race was initially delayed due to fog and once that cleared the rain set in making racing more than pleasant for competitors. The scratch bunch worked hard to chase down the three riders in front and took control on the race.
Simon Bennett and Terry Schintler both collected valuable Myer Series points in the penultimate race. Both riders remain in contention for a series victory with a win in Pyramid Hill.
Results |
2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series Standings: |
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1st |
Trent Stevenson 2:11:20 (FT) |
1st |
Sean Finning |
35 |
2nd |
Leigh Egan |
2nd |
Simon Bennett |
29 |
3rd |
Brendan Shultz |
3rd |
Pip Grinter |
25 |
4th |
Simon Bennett |
4th |
Terry Schintler |
25 |
5th |
David Maltby |
5th |
Shaun McCarthy |
22 |
6th |
Terry Schintler |
6th |
Todd Schintler |
20 |
7th |
Darren Dempster |
7th |
Joel Fahy |
19 |
8th |
Todd Schintler |
8th |
Dave Mannix |
19 |
9th |
Ric McIntosh |
9th |
Todd Derrick |
18 |
10th |
Paul Dynon |
10th |
Paul Dynon |
16 |
UP/V |
Trudy Stevenson 2:12:18 |
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Thanks to the marshals John Lucas, Ron McCulloch, Paul Evans, Dave Fairburn, John Fahy, Petar Benjamin, Terry Derrick, Noel Sens & Barry Kennedy
Circuit de Oie Col 53km
Jo Stoltz won Saturday afternoons 53km road race in emphatic style. On a day when the sporting eyes of Australia turned to cycling Stoltz delivered the result the fans were looking for.
The three minute bunch containing Tony Jones, Justin Mollison, Cameron Cecil and Jo Stoltz were the form bunch reeling in the front bunches by the final ascent of the Telephone Exchange. In the final kilometres to the line attacks came thick and fast with Nic McInery and Cait Fraser both active. Stoltz went solo with 2 km to go and was shortly after caught and passed Mollison who had also fled the chasing group. Mollison built his lead to 100m before Stoltz slowly dragged him back and then showed a clean pair of heals in the dash for the line.
Dave Pell profited from the shenanigans up front to win the fastest time by 39 seconds.
1st Jo Stoltz 1:24:50
2nd Justin Mollison
3rd Tony Jones
4th Nic McInery
5th Justin Kennedy
6th Cameron Cecil
UP/V Cait Fraser 1:25:20 (7th)
FT Dave Pell 1:27:11 (8th)
Thanks to the marshals Petar Benjamin, Laurie Naughton, Rob Pell, Dave Mannix, John Fahy & Michael Higgs
The SS’s Classic 53km
Sam Conder emerged victorious in Race 6 of the Myer Classics Series; The SS’s Classic. On a day where only hardmen need apply Conder drove his fellow limit markers through the wind, rain and muddy dirt roads of Harcourt North. The limit markers made the made of the most a generous handicap and never looked rivalled. The dirt section on the Sutton Grange – Harcourt Road and 12% gradients of the North Gap Road made it difficult for the all groups to remain congruous. Club Champion Shaun McCarthy won the scratch markers sprint for fastest time on David Rebelin’s loaned bike.
With only two races left in the Myer Classics Series a win and top ten result could see half a dozen riders dislodge Finning from the series crown. 13 points are awarded to the winner and then 11, 10, 9 – 3 for top ten.
1st Sam Conder 1:33:24
2nd Siebrin Allen
3rd Tod Derrick 1:36:03
4th Dave Mannix 1:36:20
5th Justin Kennedy
6th Cam Winn 1:37:40
7th Jo Stoltz
8th Mark Williams
9th Todd Schintler
10th Leila Bunnett
FT Shaun McCarthy 1:39:20
Joel Fahy
Pip Grinter
Simon Carr 1:42:00
Simon Bennett
UP/V Jo Wall 1:43:25
Paul Dynon 1:45:55
Thanks to the marshals, John Fahy, Petar Benjamin, Gary Pontelandolfo, Glen O’Shea, Terry Schintler, Rik McCaig and David Bakes and Ably organised by Mark Williams.
Emu Creek – Sedgewick – Axe Creek Road 52km
Teenage cycling sensation Micah Leske won Saturday’s road race in cold and windy conditions. Leske outsprinted Jordan Lucas and Todd Derrick after the three escaped their group on the Gooseneck on first lap and worked well together to stay away on a day that couldn’t even raise the temperature to double digits.
1st Micah Leske 1:27:25
2nd Jordan Lucas
3rd Todd Derrick
4th Jo Stoltz 1:28:59 (fastest time)
5th Kyle Blakely
Thanks to the marshals John Lucas, John Fahy, Petar Benjamin, Andrew Mason, Terry Derrick, Dave Pell, Leila Bunnett & David McCallum.
2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series Race 5: The 60km Decked Out Coaching Emu Creek – Mt Alexander Classic
Jordan Sozzi has won the fifth race in the 2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Series. He danced on the pedals all the way to the top of summit in the cold to take home the Decked Out Coaching Emu Creek – Mt Alexander Classic. Pip Grinter followed him home to take out the fastest time ribbon for the second week in a row and Finning was third to put himself in an almost unbeatable position in the 2008 Myer Bendigo Series.
All the groups were away fast with scratch the most disciplined. At the Sutton Grange hall the front markers were looking good but the large middle marker bunch caught them on the rollers towards the base of the climb. Behind them scratch had caught the two bunches in front and kept the foot down.
As the road headed skyward Sozzi, an Echuca 2nd year U17, found his legs to survive against the in-form (but certainly not informidable) Pip Grinter.
First Unplaced Veteran: Paul Evans
Fastest Time: Pip Grinter
Thanks to the marshals, Andy Summers, Gary Pontelandolfo, Terry Schintler, John Fahy, John Lucas, Petar Benjamin, Rob Crass, Adrian Hucker & Terry Derrick.
2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series Race 4: The Myer Bendigo Inglewood Classic 60km
Pip Grinter has won Sundays Race 4 in the 2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series; the 60km Myer Bendigo Inglewood Classic, in fine form by attacking the wind blown selection in the final kilometres and staying away to take his first classics win solo. Sean Finning finished second collecting valuable points to leap ahead of Terry Schintler and Simon Bennett in the Myer Series tally.
The scratch bunch, loaded with the horsepower of Finning, Grinter, Jamie Crass and Tony Fitzpatrick, went out hard and were rewarded for their early efforts by catching the chopping block bunch after only 20km. The two bunches together teamed well into the head wind along the Bridgewater Serpentine Road and had the front of the race in sight before the turn onto the Wedderburn Serpentine Road with 22km to go.
On the Wedderburn Serpentine Road the cross wind was lethal. Finning and Grinter upped the power as the combined scratch bunch caught the remaining bunches and snaked past on the narrow road. The wind left only the contenders at the front of the race. By the time the front bunch turned left towards Inglewood with 12km to go only five remained; Finning, Grinter, Crass, Mark Flood and Joel Fahy.
Fahy was first to test his legs on the climb through the Inglewood Flora Reserve. He opened up a gap quickly but just as quickly Grinter countered and landed his killer punch with the others left wanting. Grinter went full throttle over the top of the four kilometre climb and held onto a 24 second advantage when he crossed the line. Finning showed Flood, Fahy and Crass why he’s a Commonwealth Gold Medallist in the sprint for second.
First Unplaced Veteran: David Maltby
Fastest Time: Pip Grinter
Thanks to the race officials John Lucas, John Fahy, Petar Benjamin, Linda Reiss, Tony Knox, Luke Barbetti and Daniel Barri for helping make racing safe and successful.
Update on junior riders from the Bendigo club,
13 riders ventured over to Shepparton for their two day tour last weekend, best resuts came from Troy Hutchins in the U17'B' Grade, he had a stage win and a second to take out the U17'B'Grade division, Toni Abbisogni in the U15 Women took out two stage wins plus a third and won the overall U15 women division, others to do well were Sam Crome with a third stage place, Luke Blakely in Boys 11 with two third stage placings and Isabella Clarke in the Girls11, she took out two third placings and a second, Isabella also took out third overal in the Girls 11 division.
News just thorough from Bill Finch of Cycling Australia,
Imogen Jelbart has been awarded the Australian Record for the Flying 200m in a time of 13.310sec which she achieved on Feb 2,08 at The Victorian State Track Championships at the DISC Velodrome in Melbourne.
Only 8 riders fronted up in cool and windy conditions, the riders faced a 24km out and back race with Russell Nankervis being given the scratch mark, Alexander Evans lead the field off with Julien Thomson, Aiden Bowe and Thomas Grant all leaving 1min30 between them, Imogen Jelbart had a 10min gap to chase with Kieren Pontelandolfo and Joel Hansen 3 min behind Imogen with Russell Nankervis a further 2min back. By the turn the four front riders were all within 100m of each other, Nankervis had passed Pontelandolf and Hansen and had Jelbart in his sights, turning at the telephone exchange young Alexander Evans had run out of legs, Julien Thomson and Aiden Bowe had joined forces but out front Thomas Grant was showing a clean pair of heels and was powering to the finish.
At the line it was Thomas Grant recording his first road win, Julien Thomson outsprinted Aiden Bowe for second, Aiden - third, and Alexander Evans held on for fourth, on the last corner Russell Nankervis slid the bike out, remounted and took fastest time, Kieren Pontelandolfo outsprinted Joel Hansen for 6th and 7th, Imogen Jelbart finished as the taillight.
Results from today,s road race at Neilbourgh 15.6.08
Only two U11/13,s fronted today in fine conditions, put around the 14km circuit Alexander Evans proved too strong for Archie Bate with Alexander completing the lap in 38min28sec to Archie in 40min11sec.
The 18 U15/17,s raced for two laps of the Raywood/ Neilbourgh circuit, the scratch bunch of Troy Hutchins,Sam Conder and Siebrin Allen gave 15min to the limit riders, by halfway Thomas Grant and Charles Bate still had a good lead but Charles was forced to pullout at the Raywood turn, the 9min group had been split by the halfway point with Sam O'Dea and Joel Hansen going out after the leaders, Sam Crome and Russell Nankervis were working extremely hard and were keeping the scratch bunch at bay, on the run from Raywood to the Neilbourgh turn Crome and Nankervis had picked up Matt Kirby and these three set out after Thomas Grant who was putting in a great solo ride at the front, Grant was caught on the last rise and Crome,Kirby and Nankervis had the finish in sight, at the line Sam Crome was too quick to take line honours from Matt Kirby with Russell Nankervis in third, Thomas Grant held on bravely for a good fourth placing, Troy Hutchins rolled Sam Conder for fastest time.
All the juniors wish Josh Tepper and Imogen Jelbart a quick recovery from recent falls.
2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series Race 3: Chalmers Butchers Marong to Wedderburn Classic 75km
Terry Schintler won this Sunday’s Race 3 in the 2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series, the Chalmers Butchers Marong to Wedderburn 75km Classic and in doing so also took the lead in the series by a single point.
Schintler’s 13-minute bunch made the most of the beautiful racing conditions that greeted the 65 riders in the classic on the first day of winter. They worked even turns and caught the 16 minute bunch containing power houses Dave Mannix and Micah Leske by Llanelly. Together the two bunches continued mowing down the out-markers whilst keeping their numbers over the undulating course past Melville Caves and toward Wedderburn.
Once on the Logan-Wedderburn Road the 13-minute combined bunch hit the front of the race with the backmarkers nowhere to be seen. The race turned left onto High St in Wedderburn with 600m to travel and in an awesome display of power Schintler beat home riders with very impressive resumes and saluted the Wedderburn crowd.
At the rear of the race the Scratch bunch suffered early casualties but still collared the chopping block and 4 minute bunch after Llanelly with almost 50km still to race. The large fast bunch struggled to maintain momentum and finished over 2 minutes behind Schintler with Dave Pell taking out fastest time honours from Trent Stevenson.
Schintler now leads the 2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series from Simon Bennett by a point. Both riders have featured in the finale of the last two races and have a small buffer from Carly McCoombe who didn’t race this weekend.
First Unplaced Veteran: Gino Abbisgoni
Fastest Time: Dave Pell
Thanks to the race officials Noel Knight, John Fahy, Rob Pell, Nola Pell, Petar Benjamin and others for helping make racing safe and successful.
Results from Junior racing on 25.5.08 at Emu Creek,
Emu Creek – Emu Creek 52km
Sean Finning won the race and fastest time award for the second week in a row in Sundays Emu Creek 52km Handicap Road Race. The scratch bunch controlled the race catching the 3-minute bunch on the gooseneck on the first lap of two around the Sedgewick – Axe Creek Road circuit. Racing was fast and even in the glorious autumn weather the casualty rate was high. The scratch bunch caught the limit markers with 15 km to travel. On the Telephone Exchange Hill on Emu Creek Road Finning, Mark O’Brien and Shaun McCarthy broke clear and were unchallenged. In the finale Finning packed the biggest punch and was followed home by O’Brien and McCarthy.
First Unplaced Veteran: James Thompson
Thanks to the race officials Craig Hutchins, Steven Lea, Dale Stemmer, Dave Pell, Naomi Fountain, Terry Derrick, Jeff Bennett and Petar Benjamin for helping make racing safe and successful.
Emu Creek – Emu Creek 52km
Josh Gundry won the handicap race this Sunday at Emu Creek in a furiously fast race. The 3-minute bunch took control of the race early working smoothly together from the start. They caught the next bunch at the start of the second lap of the Block Circuit. On the final ascent of the exchange hill a huge turn by Tony Jones split the large combined bunch. Joel Fahy attacked early on the run into the finish at the Emu Creek Tennis Courts and Josh Gundry counter attacked to open up the sprint finish. Gundry held off a fast finishing Jo Stoltz and Cameron Gillies and celebrated his win by saluting the large crowd gathered at Emu Creek.
Shaun McCarthy won fastest time honours from David Pell and Tony Fitzpatrick.
First Unplaced Veteran: Mark Williams
Fastest Time: Shaun McCarthy 1:31:39
Thanks to the race officials Darren Dempster, Laurie Naughton, John Fahy, Jakob Lea, Phil Peterson, John Lucas and Petar Benjamin for helping make racing safe and successful.
2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series Race 2: The Bill Spencer Memorial Marong to Melville Caves 67km
Castlemaine’s Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Sean Finning won Sunday’s Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series Race 2; the 67km Bill Spencer Memorial Marong to Melville Caves in an exciting finish on the slopes of the Melville Caves. Finning left his lunge for the line to very last moment to beat Bendigo’s Sean McCarthy and Tony Fitzpatrick who had attacked the pair and looked to have had the classic wrapped up.
57 local and visiting hardmen (and women) greeted the starters gun for the 67km journey from Marong through Newbridge, Llanelly, Rheola finishing on the brutal climb of the Melville Caves. And it was the scratchmen who controlled the race from the back. Finning, McCarthy, Fitzpatrick, Mark Flood and Luke Knox wasted no time in ramping up the speed and had collared the 3 minute bunch at Newbridge and the 5 minute bunch by Llanelly still with plenty of bitumen in front of them. The three bunches formed a massive super group and were motoring.
Finning and McCarthy were pushing the pace and on the Bendigo – St Arnaud Road near Moliagul finally broke the bunch as yet another middle markers bunch had been reeled in. Pandemonium resulted with a small bunch of six containing Finning, McCarthy, Fitzpatrick, Travis Storer and Todd and Terry Schintler began to hunt the limit markers in the final 20km.
The chase bunch finally bridged the gap at the base of the 1.8km climb to the car park finish and Tony Fitzpatrick attacked immediately. He opened up a sizeable gap and looked to have the race won. But McCarthy dug deep and crossed the gap with only metres to spare and with him bought Finning who won the sprint and took out the race.
Eileen Spencer and her family presented the winners with prizes at the BBQ following.
Carly McCoombe retains her early lead in the 2008 Myer Bendigo Classics Road Series by a single point from Finning.
First Unplaced Veteran: Vin O’Brien
Thanks to the race officials Jarrod Moroni, Petar Benjamin and plenty of others for helping make racing safe and successful.
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