Stage 8 Live Text Commentary
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Stage Date: 7 Nov 2009 79 km |
Start at 09:30 | Finish 11:20 (approx) |
| Te Anau (Hollyford Boulevard) - Mossburn - Lumsden (Lumsden Hotel, Diana Street) |
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Stage 8 Sponsor: Southland District Council
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Web Site: www.southlanddc.govt.nz E-Mail: emailsdc@southlanddc.govt.nz
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12:14:35
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Heath Blackgrove is still the PowerNet Tour leader in the Yellow jersey 67 seconds ahead of Jack Bauer, with Tom Findlay at 1:16.
Patrick Bevin continues to dominate in the Green jersey of the Harcourts Sprint Ace.
Tom Findlay is the Under 23 leader with the PSIS Pink jersey.
Ben King is the leader in the Red and White Polka Dot jersey of the Hydraulink King of the Mountains (KOM).
Zookeepers Cycle Surgery are leading the Wensleys Avanti Plus Teams Classification.
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11:03:46
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91 Michael OLHEISER [JPM] wins stage 8 from Glen Chadwick, Heath Blackgrove, Jack Bauer and Tom Findlay
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10:55:02
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At the 5km sign the gap was 1:04.
We are shooting along to the finish in Lumsden now.
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10:54:41
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5km to go!
Results of the 74.0 km Lumsden Discount (2006) Ltd Sprint are:
91 Michael OLHEISER [JPM]
26 Heath BLACKGROVE [ZCS]
80 Jack BAUER [STR]
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10:53:45
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Heath Blackgrove and Jack Bauer are doing most of the work at the front now.
With 8 km to go, the gap was 1:02.
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10:51:32
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Looking back, the 5 leaders are flying along at over 70km/h all taking a turn.
The leaders are inside 10 km now.
The gap at the 10km sign was out to 65 seconds.
Jack Bauer may move into second place if the gap stays the same at Lumsden.
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10:48:29
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The main peleton seem to have given up the chase. We are approaching the 10km to go mark and the lead is out to a minute.
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10:47:06
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Calculations are being done in the car. With 15kms to go lead 5 have a 50second advantage. Bauer will also have scored a 3 second bonus winning the Sprint in Mossburn. The winner of the stage will also get a 6second time bonus.
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10:44:08
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Riders are flying. On a gradual downhill now for the remaining 15kms of stage 8 of the PowerNet tour and the wind is still behind them.
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10:43:54
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The riders are flying along at over 70km/h now as we pass the 15km to go sign.
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10:42:44
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The six riders in front are all working well together and the gap is now 28 seconds. Graham Sycamore is just saying that Jack Bauer is doing a huge amount of work in this break.
95 Stefan Rothe has been dropped in Mossburn.
We are inside the last 20km now.
Jack Bauer won the second sprint in Mossburn and got a 3 second time bonus. Heath Blackgrove was third and got a 1 second time bonus.
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10:41:54
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58.4 km Mossburn Cafe Sprint results
26 Heath BLACKGROVE [ZCS]
80 Jack BAUER [STR]
95 Stefan ROTHE [JPM]
59.1 km Mossburn Hotel Sprint *Bonus
80 Jack BAUER [STR]
91 Michael OLHEISER [JPM]
26 Heath BLACKGROVE [ZCS]
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10:36:20
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At Mossburn Creek they riders are flying along at over 60 km/h. The gap is now 26 seconds.
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10:35:01
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The leading group of 26 Heath BLACKGROVE 29 Glen CHADWICK 80 Jack BAUER 91 Michael OLHEISER 95 Stefan ROTHE [JPM] 110 Tom Findlay have just passed the 25km to go sign.
Two riders have jumped off the front of the main group.
The gap is now 22 seconds at the 25km to go sign.
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10:33:15
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At 49km, the second group with Marc Ryan is going to be joined by a large group of about 20 riders who are powering along.
Jack Bauer is at the front of the leading group and they seem to be moving away.
The gap has gone out to 17 seconds now.
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10:28:22
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The second group are trying to get across and seem to be gaining after 43km.
The gap is now down to 10 seconds. The third group is 23 behind the leading riders.
The Ryan group have the advantage of chasing a target and I think they will join the group with the yellow jersey shortly.
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10:23:15
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Jack Bauer lead Heath Blackgrove over the top of Gorge Hill. There are about 8 riders flying down the hill at over
26 Heath BLACKGROVE 29 Glen CHADWICK 80 Jack BAUER 91 Michael OLHEISER 95 Stefan ROTHE [JPM] 110 Tom Findlay
19 seconds ahead of 2 Marc Ryan 11 Jeremy Vennell 12 Peter Latham 31 Robin Reid
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10:23:06
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36.0 km Mayfly Cafe (Gorge Hill) Hill Climb results
80 Jack BAUER [STR]
26 Heath BLACKGROVE [ZCS]
91 Michael OLHEISER [JPM]
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10:16:45
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After 17km the peleton are all together. Earlier on there was a break of 3 riders who had up to a 17 second lead.
At 19km, there are two riders off the front. The peleton seem happy to let them stay there. 92 Kevin NICOL [JPM] 100 David AYRE [WMP]
Paul ODLIN, Alex McGregor and the Zookeepers Cycle Surgery are on the front of the main group driving it along.
The gap is 8 seconds at 21km.
We still have no cellular signal as we approach The Key. The gap has gone out to 20 seconds.
At The Key the field are all together.
Rider 15 Cody O`Reilly has just withdrawn from the Tour.
The main field are getting themselves organised so they are in their desired position for the Gorge Hill Climb. The GC leaders will be wanting to be near the front so they are not isolated.
Team and rider tactics will be key as they reach Gorge Hill Climb. I can think of at least 3 tours that we won and lost around this point.
We are just starting the Gorge Hill Climb.
Jack Bauer has attacked striaght away and the field has started to split.
I can see the yellow of Blackgrove and pink jersey of Findlay are chasing along with a Colour Plus rider, probably Ryan.
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10:08:07
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24.6 km Lumsden Sawmill Sprint results
105 Sam STEELE [STT]
33 Karl MOORE [KMS]
100 David AYRE [WMP]
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09:48:25
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The cellular signal was lost just as we passed the Fiordland Hotel, so be prepared for long periods with no updates.
Last night I was speaking to a number of people last night in the Te Anau pubs and the opinion was split on who will take out the 2009 PowerNet Tour of Southland.
Heath Blackgrove and Marc Ryan were the obvious names mentioned frequently, but many still rated the chances of Jack Bauer.
Tom Findlay and Peter Latham cannot be counted out either.
Realistically, one of the top 5 are the going to win the Tour.
The top 5 are as follows:
1. Heath Blackgrove
2. Marc Ryan @0:11
3. Jack Bauer @1:07
4. Tom Findlay @1:13
5. Peter Latham @1:32
In the PSIS Under 23 Classification, Tom Findlay has a 4:06 lead over Ben King.
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09:40:53
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Lead for the 3 riders is 16 seconds after 8km
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09:40:27
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2.0 km Te Anau Club Sprint results
109 Alex RAY [BCV]
33 Karl MOORE [KMS]
88 Alex McGREGOR [SMP]
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09:34:37
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Heath BLACKGROVE from Zookeepers Cycle Surgery starts in the PowerNet Yellow jersey in Te Anau, 11 seconds ahead of Marc RYAN.
Stage 7 winner Patrick BEVIN from Ascot Park Hotel is still wearing the Green jersey of the Harcourts Sprint Ace.
Tom FINDLAY (Bica Vida) is still the Under 23 leader with the PSIS Pink jersey.
Ben KING is the leader in the Red and White Polka Dot jersey of the Hydraulink King of the Mountains (KOM).
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09:34:56
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Welcome to the LIVE TEXT Commentary for stage 8 in the 53rd PowerNet Tour of Southland.
Commentary provided by Tony Corkill (PowerNet) & Rachael Neutze (BikeNZ)
This stage is sponsored by Southland District Council
Stage 8 is 79km. The route is as follows: Te Anau (Hollyford Boulevard) - Mossburn - Lumsden (Lumsden Hotel, Diana Street)
SPRINTS/KOM Hill Climbs
2.0km Te Anau Club Sprint
12.0km The Ranch Sprint
24.6km May Fly Cafe Sprint
36.0km Lumsden Sawmill Hill Climb (Gorge Hill)
58.4km Mossburn Cafe Sprint
59.1km Mossburn Hotel Sprint *Bonus
74.0km Lumsden Discount (2006) Ltd Sprint
79.0km Southland District Council Stage Finish
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This TEXT COMMENTARY is made possible by the support of following organisations |
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TEXT COMMENTARY provided by
A W (Tony) Corkill from PowerNet & Rachael Neutze from
BikeNZ. Tony & Rachael will travelling with Peter Martinez from NZPA in a vehicle
provided by Graeme Atkinson from G J Atkinson Building Maintenance. |
Look out for the More FM Southland 89.2 Vehicle with Julian Ineson (Tour Commentator).
Listen out for Julian's Tour bulletins on More FM Southland 89.2 throughout the Tour.
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Grant Bulling is driving a vehicle provided by Ivan Bulling designers! furniture + interior. This van will be used at the finish line for photo finish and judging duties. |
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