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Geelong Tour

21st - 23rd February

Stage 3 - Full Results and General Classification

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Stage 3 : Wednesday 22nd February

Barwon Heads, 10:30am 80km (8 laps, 10km circuit)

It was an action packed day at the beach on Wednesday. Unlike previous years, the weather was overcast and there was a definite chill in the air as the riders warmed up. There was an increasing wind too, which would blow a headwind against the riders on the finishing straight.

The crashes came thick 'n' fast, with a couple of riders caught in an accident on the first lap, which was caused by a live snake in the road. There was an attempt at a breakaway early on too, but it did not amount to anything. Sarah Ulmer had tried to get away early on yesterday and today was the chance for fellow Kiwi, Michelle Hyland (winner of the 2005 Young Rider competition). There was no chance though, that the teams with riders in contention would let anyone stay away for long. The time bonuses available as a result of the sprint competition, which took place each lap, put paid to that.

Oenone Wood made sure that she was in contention for the sprint bonuses - she won one, took honours in another two and was second on the stage. This was enough to put her ahead of race leader, Team Univega's Christiane Schoeder, even though they finished in the same bunch and were awarded the same riding time.

On the third lap, Team Univega's Emma Rickards was off the front as the bunch passed through the line. She had about 100m gap on the chasers. When Rickards was (inevitably) caught, Gina Grain (Giant Pro Cycling) and Priska Doppmann went away - a classic move by the Swiss team. The pair were 42 seconds ahead of the bunch as they entered the final lap. They were caught at the back of the circuit on the final lap.

There was a crash about 1.5km from the finish - Tina Pic was taken down - she was almost literally put back on her bike and pushed into contention for the final sprint by her Team USA team-mates. After the finish, Pic could not sing their praises highly enough for the effort they put in for her. "It was a real team effort today" she told WCN after the prize presentation. "We've been away a few times together now - we're starting to get to know how to ride together - we're getting closer in terms of thinking tactics and understand where each other will be." About the crash, she added "My team, they did everything; one pulled me back to the pack and another one pulled me through and then the other one's did the lead-out. It was just awesome."

As Tina Pic was making her way up though the bunch to contest the sprint, the German teams - Équipe Nürnberger and T-Mobile were lining up to prepare the sprints for their leaders. With 200m to go, there was a definite echelon visible on the right hand side of the road, extending back to the left. With riders fighting to gain wheels and maintain position, the final 200m were physical; a touch of handlebars caused a couple of riders to fall on the left hand side and in a domino-type effect, they brought down 12 others. Rochelle Gilmore, stage winner in Portarlington, went down and so too did Russian, Svetlana Bebnenkova. Several of the Team FRW riders were also victims of the crash. Priska Doppmann arrived at the line with blood running down her knee and leg, but seemed relatively unbothered by it. Gilmore was taken to hospital for checks after the stage - her defence of the World Cup victory at Geelong on Sunday and also her place in the Commonwealth Games squad reliant upon no damage having been done today.

The sprinters were ahead of the mess, though, and charged up the final 100m spread across the road. In a scene reminiscent of 2005 on this stage, Tina Pic found her way to the front and continued accelerating. Oenone Wood, wearing the pink, sprint competition jersey, and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, were up there too. Kate Bates and Univega's Joanne Kiesonowski were visible in the second row of the sprinters, as was Hayley Brown. Nobody, though was able to match the speed of Pic as she took this stage for the second year in a row.

Tifany Cromwell finished safely in the bunch to retain her Young Rider Competition jersey. She was pleased to remain in contention and is enjoying "the biggest bunches I've ever ridden in". As for riding for Team Safi alongside Rochelle Gilmore, she is almost overwhelmed "its awesome, such great experience".

Reactions to the race concentrated mainly on the crash and its effects, although looking forward to tomorrow, Oenone Wood is less concerned about "the hill" : Mount Wallace and more concerned about the run-in to the finish after the climb "its sixty 'k's' in the crosswinds", she remarked with memories of the 2005 event, where she rode to stage and race victory.

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Results

Position	Name	Nation	Team	Time / Gap
1	Tina Mayola-Pic	USA	USA Cycling Team	2.03.30
2	Oenone Wood	Aus	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
3	Ina Teutenberg	Ger	T-Mobile
4	Hayley Brown	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz
5	Tamara Boyd	NZl	Bike New Zealand
6	Joanne Kiesanowski	NZl	Univega Pro Cycling Team
7	Jenny Macpherson	Aus	Australian National Team
8	Katherine Bates	Aus	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
9	Giorgia Bronzini	Ita	A S Team FRW
10	Isabella Wieser	Aut	ELK Haus NÖ
11	Mellisa Holt	NZl	Bike New Zealand
12	Olivia Gollan	Aus	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas
13	Miho Oki	Jpn	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas
14	Kate Nichols	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport
15	Monia Baccaille	Ita	Italian National Team
16	Annette Beutler	Swi	ELK Haus NÖ
17	Elodie Tuoffet	Fra	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas
18	Sigrid Corneo	Ita	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas
19	Gina Grain	Can	Giant PRO Cycling Team
20	Ayako Toyooka	Jpn	Japanese National Team
21	Kate Mercer	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport
22	Alicia Evans	Aus	Landlink Cycling
23	Charlotte Goldsmith	GBr	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan
24	Lang Meng	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team
25	Kelly Benjamin	USA	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport
26	Rachel O'Connor	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport
27	Sally Cowman	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport
28	Masami Mashimo	Jpn	Japanese National Team
29	Elke Gebhardt	Ger	German National Team
30	Sarah Duester	Ger	Univega Pro Cycling Team
31	Michelle Hyland	NZl	Bike New Zealand
32	Jemma O'Brien	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport
33	Lyne Bessette	Can	T-Mobile
34	Magali Le Floch	Fra	T-Mobile
35	Rie Katayama	Jpn	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation
36	Trudy Van Der Straaten	Aus	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport
37	Patricia Schwager	Swi	ELK Haus NÖ
38	Leonie Aisbett	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz
39	Rosara Joseph	NZl	Team New Zealand
40	Irina Zemlyanskaya	Rus	Russian National Team
41	Tiffany Cromwell	Aus	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan
42	Belinda Diprose	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport
43	Dale Tye	NZl	Team New Zealand
44	Judith Arndt	Ger	T-Mobile
45	Kettj Manfrin	Ita	A S Team FRW
46	Amy Hunt	GBr	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan
47	Yun Mei Wu	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team
48	Larissa Kleinmann	Ger	German National Team
49	Anke Wichmann	Ger	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
50	Marta Vilajosana	Spa	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas
51	Amy Moore	Can	T-Mobile
52	Eva Lutz	Aus	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
53	Amanda Spratt	Aus	Australian National Team
54	Trixi Worrack	Ger	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
55	Kate Cullen	GBr	Landlink Cycling
56	Susie Wood	NZl	Bike New Zealand
57	Akemi Morimoto	Jpn	Japanese National Team
58	Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin	USA	T-Mobile
59	Toni Bradshaw	NZl	Bike New Zealand
60	Brei Gudsell	NZl	Team New Zealand
61	Kanako Nishi	Jpn	Japanese National Team
62	Masumi Sakai	Jpn	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation
63	Susanne Ljungskog	Swe	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport
64	Ryoko Yamaguchi	Jpn	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation
65	Jessie Maclean	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz
66	Edwige Pitel	Fra	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation
67	Helen Kelly	Aus	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport
68	Vicki Eustace	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport
69	Barbel Jungmeier	Aut	ELK Haus NÖ
70	Claudia Stumpf	Ger	German National Team
71	Youko Okuda	Jpn	Japanese National Team
72	Min Gad	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team
73	Silvia Valseccai	Ita	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas
74	Lisa Gatto	Ita	Italian National Team
75	Marlen Johrend	Ger	German National Team
76	Anouska Edwards	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport
77	Lauren Franges	USA	USA Cycling Team
78	Candice Sullivan	Aus	Australian National Team
79	Toireasa Gallagher	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport
80	Emma James	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz
81	Natalia Boyarskaya	Rus	Russian National Team
82	Olga Slyusareva	Rus	Russian National Team
83	Tatiana Antoschina	Rus	Russian National Team
84	Kristen Armstrong	USA	USA Cycling Team
85	Laura Bortolozzi	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport
86	Kirsty Bortolin	Aus	ACR-2XU
87	Sima Trapp	USA	USA Cycling Team
88	Hannah Banks	Aus	Australian National Team
89	Claire Baxter	Aus	ACR-2XU
90	Meredith Miller	USA	USA Cycling Team
91	Kerry Cohen	Aus	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport
92	Vera Carrara	Ita	Italian National Team
93	Annalisa Cucinotta	Ita	Italian National Team
94	Erin Chamberlen	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz
95	Christiane Soeder	Aut	Univega Pro Cycling Team
96	Nicole Magner	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport
97	Kara Northcott	NZl	Team New Zealand
98	Yan Xia Jiang	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team
99	Alexis Rhodes	Aus	Australian National Team
100	Emma Rickards	Aus	Univega Pro Cycling Team
101	Kate Charge	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport
102	Eleonora Soldo	Ita	Italian National Team
103	Laura Pisaneschi	Ita	A S Team FRW
104	Nicole Whittburn	Aus	ACR-2XU
105	Xiong Ying Ruan	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team
106	Kori Seehafer	USA	USA Cycling Team
107	Martina Corazza	Ita	A S Team FRW
108	Ombretta Ugolini	Ita	A S Team FRW
109	Louise Kerr	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport
110	Gessica Turato	Ita	Italian National Team
111	Marina Duvnjak	NZl	Team New Zealand
112	Sarah Ulmer	NZl	Bike New Zealand
113	Natalie Bates	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport
114	Maryam Rogers	Aus	ACR-2XU
115	Emma Mackie	Aus	Australian National Team
116	Priska Doppmann	Swi	Univega Pro Cycling Team
117	Kerryn Charman	Aus	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan
118	Nikke Egyed	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport
119	Svetlana Bubnenkova	Rus	Russian National Team
120	Catherine Sell	NZl	Team New Zealand
121	Rochelle Gilmore	Aus	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan
122	Katrina Hair	GBr	Landlink Cycling	8.47
HD	Bridie O'Donnell	Aus	ACR-2XU	16.30
HD	Anna Sutton	Aus	Landlink Cycling	17.22
HD	Takao Nagayama	Jpn	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation
HD	Jenny Trew	Can	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport	18.42
HD	Carla Ryan	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport
HD	Emi Wachi	Jpn	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation	19.03

HD - Hors delai - outside time limit

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Overall Classification

Position	Name	Nation	Team	Time / Gap
1	Oenone Wood	Aus	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	3.11.23
2	Christiane Soeder	Aut	Univega Pro Cycling Team	0.09
3	Mellisa Holt	NZl	Bike New Zealand	0.10
4	Svetlana Bubnenkova	Rus	Russian National Team	0.14
5	Natalie Bates	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport	0.23
6	Sarah Ulmer	NZl	Bike New Zealand	0.25
7	Katherine Bates	Aus	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	0.30
8	Priska Doppmann	Swi	Univega Pro Cycling Team	0.33
9	Ina Teutenberg	Ger	T-Mobile
10	Kristen Armstrong	USA	USA Cycling Team	0.34
11	Kate Nichols	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport	0.42
12	Judith Arndt	Ger	T-Mobile	0.43
13	Annette Beutler	Swi	ELK Haus NÖ	0.46
14	Olivia Gollan	Aus	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas	0.49
15	Tamara Boyd	NZl	Bike New Zealand	0.50
16	Susanne Ljungskog	Swe	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport
17	Trixi Worrack	Ger	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
18	Jenny Macpherson	Aus	Australian National Team	0.51
19	Tina Mayola-Pic	USA	USA Cycling Team	0.52
20	Lyne Bessette	Can	T-Mobile
21	Edwige Pitel	Fra	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation	0.54
22	Kori Seehafer	USA	USA Cycling Team
23	Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin	USA	T-Mobile
24	Joanne Kiesanowski	NZl	Univega Pro Cycling Team
25	Susie Wood	NZl	Bike New Zealand	0.56
26	Sarah Duester	Ger	Univega Pro Cycling Team	1.00
27	Rosara Joseph	NZl	Team New Zealand	1.01
28	Sally Cowman	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport
29	Michelle Hyland	NZl	Bike New Zealand	1.04
30	Toni Bradshaw	NZl	Bike New Zealand
31	Hayley Brown	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz	1.05
32	Emma Rickards	Aus	Univega Pro Cycling Team	1.07
33	Emma James	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz
34	Miho Oki	Jpn	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas	1.10
35	Vicki Eustace	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport
36	Gina Grain	Can	Giant PRO Cycling Team	1.11
37	Monia Baccaille	Ita	Italian National Team	1.19
38	Akemi Morimoto	Jpn	Japanese National Team	1.27
39	Rochelle Gilmore	Aus	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan	1.29
40	Helen Kelly	Aus	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport
41	Tiffany Cromwell	Aus	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan	1.43
42	Magali Le Floch	Fra	T-Mobile	1.44
43	Giorgia Bronzini	Ita	A S Team FRW	1.58
44	Amy Moore	Can	T-Mobile	2.26
45	Dale Tye	NZl	Team New Zealand	2.49
46	Vera Carrara	Ita	Italian National Team	2.50
47	Catherine Sell	NZl	Team New Zealand	2.52
48	Alexis Rhodes	Aus	Australian National Team	2.53
49	Olga Slyusareva	Rus	Russian National Team	2.58
50	Elodie Tuoffet	Fra	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas	2.59
51	Amanda Spratt	Aus	Australian National Team	3.03
52	Nikke Egyed	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport	3.09
53	Lang Meng	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team	3.16
54	Eva Lutz	Aus	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	3.24
55	Hannah Banks	Aus	Australian National Team	3.25
56	Kate Cullen	GBr	Landlink Cycling	3.27
57	Kanako Nishi	Jpn	Japanese National Team	3.40
58	Ryoko Yamaguchi	Jpn	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation	3.46
59	Natalia Boyarskaya	Rus	Russian National Team
60	Leonie Aisbett	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz	3.47
61	Sigrid Corneo	Ita	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas	3.53
62	Larissa Kleinmann	Ger	German National Team	4.12
63	Amy Hunt	GBr	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan	4.24
64	Martina Corazza	Ita	A S Team FRW	4.33
65	Marina Duvnjak	NZl	Team New Zealand	4.34
66	Kelly Benjamin	USA	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport	4.36
67	Masami Mashimo	Jpn	Japanese National Team	4.43
68	Maryam Rogers	Aus	ACR-2XU
69	Claire Baxter	Aus	ACR-2XU	5.03
70	Brei Gudsell	NZl	Team New Zealand	5.08
71	Anouska Edwards	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport	5.11
72	Barbel Jungmeier	Aut	ELK Haus NÖ
73	Tatiana Antoschina	Rus	Russian National Team	5.14
74	Kettj Manfrin	Ita	A S Team FRW	5.15
75	Meredith Miller	USA	USA Cycling Team	5.18
76	Anke Wichmann	Ger	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
77	Sima Trapp	USA	USA Cycling Team	5.19
78	Toireasa Gallagher	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport
79	Jessie Maclean	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz
80	Kate Charge	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport	5.20
81	Kate Mercer	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport	5.23
82	Candice Sullivan	Aus	Australian National Team	5.24
83	Emma Mackie	Aus	Australian National Team
84	Louise Kerr	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport	5.25
85	Erin Chamberlen	Aus	Chase Sydney - Smart - Mercedes Benz	5.28
86	Yun Mei Wu	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team
87	Elke Gebhardt	Ger	German National Team	5.29
88	Gessica Turato	Ita	Italian National Team	5.30
89	Trudy Van Der Straaten	Aus	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport 5	0.31
90	Marta Vilajosana	Spa	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas
91	Kara Northcott	NZl	Team New Zealand	5.33
92	Min Gad	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team	5.34
93	Kerry Cohen	Aus	Team Cheerwine/Bicisport	5.37
94	Yan Xia Jiang	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team	5.40
95	Charlotte Goldsmith	GBr	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan	5.44
96	Silvia Valseccai	Ita	Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas	5.45
97	Nicole Whittburn	Aus	ACR-2XU
98	Nicole Magner	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport	5.47
99	Rachel O'Connor	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport	5.49
100	Claudia Stumpf	Ger	German National Team
101	Patricia Schwager	Swi	ELK Haus NÖ
102	Lisa Gatto	Ita	Italian National Team
103	Marlen Johrend	Ger	German National Team	5.50
104	Youko Okuda	Jpn	Japanese National Team
105	Rie Katayama	Jpn	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation	5.51
106	Alicia Evans	Aus	Landlink Cycling	5.56
107	Eleonora Soldo	Ita	Italian National Team	6.01
108	Jemma O'Brien	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport	6.06
109	Belinda Diprose	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport	6.17
110	Xiong Ying Ruan	Chn	Giant PRO Cycling Team	6.18
111	Isabella Wieser	Aut	ELK Haus NÖ	6.25
112	Annalisa Cucinotta	Ita	Italian National Team	6.30
113	Irina Zemlyanskaya	Rus	Russian National Team	6.38
114	Masumi Sakai	Jpn	Japan Businessman Cycling Federation	6.39
115	Kirsty Bortolin	Aus	ACR-2XU	6.40
116	Ombretta Ugolini	Ita	A S Team FRW	6.51
117	Kerryn Charman	Aus	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan	6.54
118	Ayako Toyooka	Jpn	Japanese National Team	6.57
119	Lauren Franges	USA	USA Cycling Team	7.12
120	Laura Bortolozzi	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport	7.20
121	Laura Pisaneschi	Ita	A S Team FRW	7.40
122	Katrina Hair	GBr	Landlink Cycling	15.23

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Sprints

Position	Name	Nation	Team	Points
1	Oenone Wood	Aus	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	30 pts
2	Ina Teutenberg	Ger	T-Mobile	16
3	Mellisa Holt	NZl	Bike New Zealand	12
4	Christiane Soeder	Aut	Univega Pro Cycling Team	8
5	Rochelle Gilmore	Aus	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan	8
6	Tina Mayola-Pic	USA	USA Cycling Team	8
7	Priska Doppmann	Swi	Univega Pro Cycling Team	6
8	Emma Rickards	Aus	Univega Pro Cycling Team	6
9	Kate Nichols	Aus	New South Wales Institute of Sport	6
10	Rachel O'Connor	Aus	Key Building - South Coast Academy of Sport	6
11	Svetlana Bubnenkova	Rus	Russian National Team	6
12	Gina Grain	Can	Giant PRO Cycling Team	4
13	Joanne Kiesanowski	NZl	Univega Pro Cycling Team	4
14	Sarah Ulmer	NZl	Bike New Zealand	4
15	Olga Slyusareva	Rus	Russian National Team	2

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Young Rider Competition

Position	Name	Nation	Team	Time / Gap
1	Tiffany Cromwell	Aus	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan	3.13.06
2	Amanda Spratt	Aus	Australian National Team	1.20
3	Hannah Banks	Aus	Australian National Team	1.42
4	Amy Hunt	GBr	SAFI - Pasta Zara Manhattan	2.41
5	Louise Kerr	Aus	Queensland Academy of Sport	3.42
6	Marlen Johrend	Ger	German National Team	4.07
7	Annalisa Cucinotta	Ita	Italian National Team	4.47
8	Irina Zemlyanskaya	Rus	Russian National Team	4.55

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