Herald Sun Tour (Australia)
23-Oct-2003

CHRIS NEWTON IS 3rd ON STAGE 10

The afternoon stage of this race, stage 10, saw the riders in the Great Britain endurance squad continue their hunt for stage wins and for Chris Newton, he went close to making if four for the team when he was third. After loosing 22 minutes in the morning stage, Chris was ready to go for a stage win in the afternoon and when the pressure was applied from the word go, Newton was quick off the mark to ensure he was part of it. A group of four escaped after around 20 kilometers including Chris, and with none of them a threat to the overall leaders of the race, the group was given its head while those looking for the bigger prize eyed each other up.

What the chasers perhaps didn't expect was for the leaders to stay away to the end but although they were not overall contenders, none of them were to be taken lightly, especially Chris who was World Points champion in 2002. Stay away they did,and while a crash took out one the UK's overall contenders, Jeremy Hunt, Chris and his companions took the podium placings with Chris finishing 3rd.

1 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life 1.17.02
2 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 0.04
3 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 0.10
4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 0.23
5 Luke Roberts (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco 0.28
6 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 0.37
7 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) FRF Couriers 0.43
8 Scott Guyton (NZl) Jayco 0.46
9 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 0.47
10 Matt Wilson (Aus) Malaysia Airlines
11 Scott Moninger (USA) Ballarat*Eureka! 0.55
12 Chris Bradford (Aus) Subaru 0.56
13 Jamie Drew (Aus) Jayco 1.06
14 Tim Johnson (USA) Active For Life 1.13
15 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Pelaco
16 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco
17 Tony Mann (Aus) Caravello
18 Paul Manning (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 1.25
19 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry
20 Hector Morales (Uru) Active For Life
21 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Ballarat*Eureka! 1.33
22 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Pelaco 1.37
23 Peter Milostic (Aus) FRF Couriers
24 Milton Wynants (Uru) Echuca-Moama
25 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Pelaco 1.43
26 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Active For Life 1.48
27 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Malaysia Airlines
28 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco
29 Danny In't Ven (Bel) Carlton Midstrength
30 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Vicroads 1.52
31 Andrew Graham (Aus) FRF Couriers 1.55
32 Anthony Challinor (Aus) FRF Couriers 2.04
33 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 2.07
34 Joel Pearson (Aus) Subaru 2.17
35 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Team Warrnambool 2.20
36 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) City Of Melbourne
37 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Team Warrnambool
38 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Vicroads 2.26
39 Gerado Castro (Uru) Echuca-Moama 2.30
40 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) Emu Spirit-Apsco
41 Jose Medina (Chi) City Of Melbourne 2.33
42 Matthew Goold (Aus) Malaysia Airlines 2.36
43 Kieran Page (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 2.38
44 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Vicroads 2.43
45 Troy Glennan (Aus) FRF Couriers
46 Brian Steel (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 3.03
47 George Vallins (Aus) Vicroads
48 Jindrich Vana (Cze) Team Warrnambool 3.11
49 Jaco de Witt (RSA) Barloworld 3.28
50 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld
51 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld
52 Luke Weir (Aus) City Of Melbourne 3.35
53 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Active For Life
54 Brett Aitken (Aus) Rio Coffee 3.46
55 Ashley Baines (Aus) Subaru 3.54
56 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Pelaco 4.08
57 Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) Echuca-Moama 4.11
58 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Pelaco 4.35
59 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Echuca-Moama 4.59
60 Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) City Of Melbourne 5.17
61 Steve Cunningham (Aus) Rio Coffee 5.35
62 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jayco
63 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Rio Coffee 6.17
64 Domenic Gatto (Aus) Subaru 6.20
65 Colin Thornton (Aus) Emu Spirit-Apsco
66 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Barloworld 6.59
67 Michael Sayers (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
68 Alex Candelario (USA) Ballarat*Eureka!
69 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Carlton Midstrength 7.33
70 James Hannam (Aus) Rio Coffee 8.04
71 Stephen Wooldridge (Aus) Carlton Midstrength
72 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Caravello 12.06
73 Tim Decker (Aus) Subaru 13.20
74 Nigel Dunstone (Aus) Caravello 14.30

Sprints

Pomonal Primary School (15)

1 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 3 pts
2 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 2
3 Kristian House (GBr) Emu Spirit-Apsco 1

Moyston Primary School (22)

1 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Caravello 3 pts
2 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 2
3 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life 1

Hill Climbs

Mocka No. 23

1 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 5 pts
2 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life 3
3 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 2

Mocka No. 26

1 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 5 pts
2 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life 3
3 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 2

Mocka No. 42

1 Dominique Perras (Can) Active For Life 7 pts
2 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Warrnambool 5
3 Chris Newton (GBr) Bendigo Building Industry 3



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